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SPORTING EVENTS.
Eidioulous Termination of
the Hanlan-Eosa Boat
Bace.
Boss Tries to Bock Oat, oml
Finally Succeeds in Tip.,
ping Over.
Close of the Chicago-lndianapolis
Series with a Victory for
the Former,
Boston Wins rrom Milwaukee,
and Providence from
Cincinnati.
Damo Trot and Lysandor Boy tbo Winners
(n the 2:34 and 2:22 Olasioa
at Buffalo.
AQUATIC.
im lIANI.AK'ItOaS UACB.
Bfiednt IHtpateh to Tfi* Tribunt,
St.Jork* N. 8., July 31.—The Rosi-flanlan
sculling match, after to many postponements,
took place to-day. Rosa at Aral led, but Han-
Un soon overhauled and passed him. When a
mile and a quarter bad been rowed Uanlau was
some lengths ahead. Ross* shell hero capsized,
and a boat went out and picked him up. Han
lan rowed over the course leisurely In 3dm
Ross says lira spring of the rowlock worked out,
and bo upset, breaking the box of the boat.
Butnc say Rost purposely upset to avoid defeat,
which was inevitable.
TUB CONTESTANTS.
Edward Hanlnn was born of Irish parents,
near Toronto. Canada, July 13,1835, and Is con*
scquently onlv 23 years old. Ho Is flyc feet
eleht and thrcc'quarters Indies m hlght, and
weighs about 153 pounds. Lie made his first
appearance In n race when 10 years of age, and
■luce then ho has had almost a succession of
Victories. Banian gave the boating world a
surprise when ho won the first prize at tho Ccu
tconlal regatta ou the Schuylkill River iu 1870,
defeating Coulter, Luther, Flalstcd, Green of
London, ami Brayley of New Brunswick. The
final heat with the latter was rowed (a 21:09,
the best tbrco-mlle time on record up to that
time. ILo next appeared at the regatta on 6)l*
Ter Lake, near Boston, Mass., on Juno 13, 1877,
When ho was defeated by Flalstcd and Frenuhy
Johnson, owing to an accident to an outrigger.
Two weeks later, at another regatta on
the same water, Haitian won . the
first prize, beating Johnson and Driscoll.
Tho Kanutk took part In a scullers' race on
the following Fourth of July In Boston, but
was ruled out for foaling Flalstcd, whom ho
ran into at the turning slakes. Ills great race
with Wallace Ross fur $2,000 and the Canadian
championship, which he won on Oct. IS, last
year, raised him many friends In his native
jelly, and challenges How thick and fast front
the Haitian Club of Toronto,—n society com
posed of gentlemen who furnish the necessary
funds wherewith to “put Up," ami then pro
sumably make a•' divvy ” when they wlu. One
of Banian's best friends In Toronto is Col. A.
D. Shaw, United States Consul, who is known
In Chicago as the former owner of the yacht
Lna. May 15, this year, he easily defeated
Flalstcd at Toronto for $3,000, two miles
Straightaway, and was bannuoted by tho
dtizens of Toronto the sumo evening, ami
money put up for tho race to-day with Ross.
On Thursday, Juno 37, at llulton, Fa., Banian
won the championship of America frotd Evan
Mortis, who hud previously held that title, in u
llwimlu contest (or $3,000. It wus an easy vic
tory lor Banian, who prbved Imnsell a lormlda*
bio competitor, and bU Blends considered Him
the beat man at the oar In the world, and sent
challenges right and left, even to furolf Aus
tralia, In order to make a match for Ned. Court
uev’s friends have been trying to get on a mutch
with Banian, and there is a prospect that tnose
tiro will meet and try conclusions some time
tills summer. A dispatch was sent from 2k.
John u week ago announcing Banian's reported
death hv drowning, but ho sculled homo as
usual In the evening.
The mutch today caused a good deal of ex
citement, and Human woa a prime lavorltu lu
the photograph pools.
WAU.ACB UOSft
was born In Dorchester, N, ii., Feb. 20,1557,
and weighs about 170 pound*. Ills hlirht U
six feel ouu mul a half Inches. Hl» first uopcar
auuc In public us an oarsman was his mutch with
John Harding In I’ortlami harbor, which result
ed In Muss’ maiden victory. Hu beat Nicholson
over the same course not lone afterward. Aug.
21,1871, he pulled stroke of » crew composed,
besides himself, of 11. Prince. Edward Moss,
and W. Paul, lutalnst Ucorge Kllloren, J. Britt
ncy, W. Campbell, and J. Duly.—Moss' four
Winning with case. Thu following year he won
some minor raceu at Portland and elsewhere.
May 01,1870, he won a single-scull race at a re
gatta In the harbor of tit. John, heating
llraylcy and MeAnulty. lie again met
Hruylcy June 15. 1870, In a live-mile
race, Moss winning by u length and a half In
4I;UIW. Oct. lU, following, he once more
tackled Bruylay, who lu the interim hud won
second honors at the Centennial reauttu. in a
race of four miles with a turn on ttie Kennebec
susls for u slake of $2U> a aldn, and the result
wis another conquest for Uoss, who accom
plished the fastest four-mile time on record,—
28 min. UU sec.,— nearly two minutes better than
that made by Joo tiadler when he won the Inter
national race on Saratoga J.ake In September,
1871. Muss' next race was with Fred Plalstcd,
on the Keiinebeccusls, June 0, 1877. which
Moss won creditably. July 25, ol the
same year, be defeated Warren Smith,
of Halifax, N. ti., lor SI.OOU and tlie
championship of the uiarltlme provinces. He
mot Ilanlan, his competitor of to-day, Oct. 15,
1877, at Toronto, in a tlve-nille contest for a
stake of $2,000 and the championship of the
Dominion, and was beaten easily bv the Toron
tonian. lie was sorely cut up at his defeat, but
manfully acknowledged he was fairly beaten by
• man better than himself at that time. Tills
was his last appearance in public; but his back
era did not lose confidence in hint, ami asserted
their Intention of giving him another chance at
Ilanlan, which determination resulted in the
match which took place to-day. Ilanlan was
the favorite at long odds, although Moss had
many friends who felt confident he would nut
yield without a hard struggle.
TUB RACE. •
To tH« UViUm Aisocl altd Prat.
Rivbbsiub, N. U., July uj—u. m.— Ilan*
l&u and Boss have been ordered out, am) Urn
judges have taken their ignition, Boon after
Boss and H union weru ordered to appear, each
rowed out from hU boat-house, looking the pict
ure of health. •
At 9 o’clock everything waa ready. The
Judges wi*o In position at the starting-point,
and abcrlff Harding, the referee, called upon
tnc oarsmen to get into Hue.
Bet* of f£U) to |7U on Haitian were offered
ou the judge* 1 boat, with no takers.
TOO UOUGU.
liy this time the wind had freshened, making
Suite a swell. Boss rowed up the eourae, and
tiding (he water lumpy, *ald the water wa* too
rough. Thereupon the judge* fur Boss pro*
tested that it wo* not perfectly smooth, os the
articles of agreement specllled. The referee
sold, os the mutter wa* being takeu out of hi*
Lands, ho would retire. He would act no wore.
GREAT BXCITBUPNT
ensued. Rons* backer* applauding the decision,
while Huulun’s hacker* disapproved. Thu
referee made a written statement that the water
Was net perfectly smooth, but that It was
smooth enough for boat-racing, and that, aa
Bom and Boss'judge hod objected, he had no
resource but to retire. Hunlau came to the
judgj*' boat and sold that if Hot* would row,
he (llaulau) would give him two lengths’ start.
Boss also came up and said tbe starting-boats
were out of range. A general discussion look
place, andtbu result was a postponement of the
race till afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
Riverside, N. 8., July 31—9:35 p. m.~The
Water U calm. The Judges have guue to the
upper stake-boat. The men will ne called iu a
low minute*.
After considerable trouble regarding tbo
referee, tiherlll llardlog at lost consented to
set, and. a row-beat being in readiness, he was
soon taken ou hoard the Judges’ boat, and at
1:43 she steamed dowu to Torryburn Cove. Tbo
•Iguol to come out was at once sounded, and iu
three minute* Hos* was iu his bout, llaulau
appeared two minutes later, and received loud
cheers from the crowd ou tbe Judges' boat. At
6 o’clock tbe men were given instructions and
OUDBUKD JMO LINE.
The water was lu good condition when, at eight
miuutes past 5, tiut men were asutofZ. Hsidaa
being Inside. Ron# 1 boat took Ibo Icml and
struck out vigorously, pulling 32. Hanlan fol
lowed at the Mime race, hut, pulling u longer
stroke, anon cot oven, and before ho reached
Applehv’s wharf had paused Rosa. Above the
wharf iinnlan waa pulling 32, cubic alone beau
tifully, Rosa following at n :mI stroke. Three
hundred yards from Applohv’a Rosa’ boat
WAS SBBN TO CAPSIZE,
and for a moment it wna feared ho had Ifcen
drowned, lie was soon seen, however, clinging
to Ids boat, and a skiff went out to pick him up.
Ross snvs the spring of the rowlock worked
out, and he upset, breaking the box of the boat.
Hanlan meantime wont un the course, taking
his time, however, and went round the stake
boatatfldW. On his return ho showed some
lino rowing, but did not uferexert himself. Thu
accident did not appear to do Ross any harm.
At the Judges' boat ho was very reticent, hut
feeling badly over the way he lost the race. Ho
says the boat got In bad condition soon after the
race started, amt that ho was watching the boat
and not Hsulan.
Personal regret wsa felt at Ross’ misfortune,
but the prevailing opinion was that be was over
matched.
Appleby’s wharf is three-quarters of a mile
from the start Hanlan was a length ahead.
Ross struggled gamely wlilln rowing, during
the continuance of tins contest, but the accident
to Hors threw a dampener over the day’s sport.
Haitian's time to the scene of the accident was
about six minutes. OUldal Hum of the race.
08:53. ’
HANLAN AND COURTNBV.
Ottawa, July at.—An effort la holnir made to
fmlttco Ilunlan and Courtney to row on tUo Ot
tawa Klrcr. It la protmble that $5,000 will do
offered.
RETURN OV TUB “unOBS. 11
Naw Tome, July at—Till* nftcrnoon the
steamship utopia arrived from London, bring
laic nmumr tier passengers tho Slioo-wnc-cac
incites, of Monroe. Midi. They are accompani
ed by Q. W. Lee, of Newark. The party was tnct
bv Commodore Little, of the Triton Club, and
J. Young, 0. Clark, ami M, Force, of Ihu Eu
rekoa, of Newark, who Invited thu “Shoes”
and their substitutes to come to the Continen
tal Hotel, Newark, and be their guests.
The Invitation was promptly accepted.
The “ dimes ” wore also asked to
take part h> tlio great Passaic regatta
on the 17tb and iHtli of Auintst, but
said they must think the matter over first, and
read their letters from home. They, how
ever, scorned in favor of tlio proposition. The
two boats of the Club, which were lashed on
the wbecthonne of the Utopia, were badly dam
aged in England. Lee’s now boat was so dam
aged that he sold it la London. The whole
parly speak of tho cold, business-kind of recep
tion they met with Id England, ami eav that If
Englishmen should come here they would ho
more klndlv treated. The “Shoes” all look
upon their failure ns attributable to voting Na
deau’s sickness, and his giving lu during tho
roec.
Mr. E. D. Price, one of the substitutes, cor
respondent of the Detroit Pott and Tribune, and
who oiliclallv represented tho “Shoes " abroad,
made the following statement:
“The ‘Shoes' think that they received tho
cold shoulder In England, and that tho tendon
cv to snobbishness on the part ot a great many
people toward them was very evident. Perhaps
‘snobbishness * la an olTcnsivu term to use, nut
1 can't think of any other word expressing tho
same Idea. The * town ’ people of Henley were
very friendly, and 1 homMlv believe would not
have Iwcn very sorry If the‘Shore * had won.
Our British eouslus paid us no atten
tion of any kind. In what I am
saying I want to he Impartial, and
therefore £ will sav wo could not complain of
any lack of fair play. Previous to the regalia I
went to Messrs. Flavford and .Smith, of the
Londftn Rowing Club, to endeavor to arrange
(mind you, this was before the regatta) hlk>ui a
louMnllo race from Putney to Mortlund. The
proposition was declined. 1 returned to the
subject, and said wo should very much like to
have the special race, as we had to leave on the
Pith of June. U was declined for the first
lime on the ground that the regular Bonier
contest would so soon taka place. So reason
was given lor the refusal on my seeded applica
tion. After coining so far It atrnck me wo
were entitled to ask this courtesy at their
hands."
Cupt, Nadeau said: “It Is Improbable that
we shall row in any important event (his sea
son. I will say this—that we will row tho (Ji>-
Uunhliis any time they wish to challenge us,
uml 1 mn satisfied that we can patch up our
hoot, pull the ‘get there' stroke, mid still de
feat them. The Shoes may visit England next
year.”
The oarsmen itort West Friday next.
The Bnoe-Wae-Ciie-.Metlo crow uml George
Lee, the single sculler, arrived here this morn
ing on the Utopia. They wore met on the pier
hv the crews ol tho Eureka mid Triton Bout*
Clubs, of Newark, who accorded them a warm
reception. In the afternoon Gvurgu Leo? uml
the ‘‘Shoes" wont to Newark, where they were
received with salutes from a small cannon,
and welcomed by u crowd of people.
Tho “Shoes" were strongly mrged
loremain In Newark until tho 30th and partici
pate in tho national regatta on that (lute with
out expense l<> themselves. Thev arc, however,
ituxlons to get home, mid are buKllv In condi
tion to do lliemselves credit at present. Leo
will at once train for the regatta and show wlmt
he can do. The oarsmen unite In condemning
the lack of courtesy on the pari of the
English oarsmen, who lulled to extend
a single invitation of any kind. to them during
their stay on the other side. They say that
there wus almost no liming on their race with
Linden, as the chances were considered too
nearly oven, but, on tho racii between Leo and
Muss, there wus considerable money put up,
with the former os tho favorite. By many people
he was afterward charged with having
sold (lie race, and claims to have been In
Imminent danget ot being mobbed. The
"Bhons " say there are half u dozen trews in
this wmntry better than any ot the crews they
competed with In England. They hope to ho
tent over again next year, and lo go long
enough beforehand to get acclimatized. Lee
explains Ids stopping short o( tho line
by the fact that a stump standing
prominently ou tho Berks bank had
been pointed out to him in his
practice as tho mark of thu finish lino. Tho
stroke marking tlm real tints)) was set up on tho
morning of tho race, but ho was not told of It,
and stopped, as he had always doue, when op
posite the stump.
UAsls-IJA3VL,
CKD or TUB CIUCAtiO-INUUNAPOUS BBIUBB.
Vustcrday’sgume, the final contest In the Chi
cago-ludlunupotls scries, had a large proportion
of luck lu ft on both sides, but was, withal, an
Interesting display. Ferguson sent the visitors
to bat, ami they were disposed of without a run
lu the first four innings. They retired lu strik
ing order In the first three, mid made only one
hit lu the four. In the fifth Nolan hit over
toward second, and was, as It seemed, thrown
out by Ferguson, but th# umpire wouldn’t have
It that wav, and gave him safe. Warner follow
ed with a hit, and Williamson's sacrifice hit ad
vanced them both a peg. .McKelvuv tried to
make another sacrifice hit, but overdid It a lit
tle, and scored a two-boser, bringing lu two
runs, lie then started to steal third, and reach
ed home on Larkin's low throw to liunklusou. In
the seventh inning Nolan mode u hit,
but was forced out by Wornur. In trying
for ft double play McClellan threw
wide to titart, letting the runner
to third, whence ho came In on Williamson's
out. In the eighth Inning the visitors mode a
fine rally and secured a lead which seemed sale
to give them the game. Quest storied with a
hit, and, after Clapp was out, tibatfer sent a
two-baser to left. Flint's bounder was not well
handled by titurt, and safe bits by Nolan and
Warner made things look dangerous. William
sou's bounder to McClellan put men on third
and second, and McKclvey’s shot past Ferguson
brought them both home, making the score for
the game 0.
The home team began their run-getting in
the second Inning, when Cassidy was sent to
base on bulls. Ho stole second neatly, and was
brought lu by Menisen’s two-boser. over the
fence. In the next Inning the buys did some
batting, titart, Ferguson, Cassidy, and Larkin
made clean hits, and the first two scored earned
runs, lu the fifth inning, alter Indianapolis had
tied the score, Ferguson readied first onQucsl's
error, ami Hauklusou’s lung fiy was mulled
by McKclvev. VVUeu Cassidy hit to Warner, he
tried to catch Ferguson at third, but bit tbe
runner Instead of the baseman, whereupon all
the bases were full. Larkin's llv tu McKelvcy
let lui one mu, and a wild pitch another, so that
tho Whites had the pleasure of scoring two ruus
without any base Inc. Ueuiseu opened tbe sixth
inning by a hard hit, which bounded over Clapp's
head, and gave a home run. It look the live
liest kind ot running so make It, but Ucuiscu
came around like a side-wheel steamboat, and
bust the bull home without trouble. Ilarbidge
also scored lu the Inning on u base uu
bulls, Warner's error, aud Ferguson's two
baser. The Whiles bad had It so easy that
thev were more or le»s astonished when, In
the eighth inning, they found they had to moke
two to tie or three to wiu. However, they went
at It earnestly, ana lu the eighth Usroidge’s
two-baser, u wild pitch, and Anson's single let
In the former’s run. In the ninth, with « run
to make tu lie, or two to win, they managed to
pull out cleverly. After Cassidy was out, Lar
kin took his base on balls, aud two passed balls
put him uu third. McClciiau followed w ith a
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY. AUGUST T, 1878,
sharp bounder over second, letting Larkin score
the Heine run amidst the wildcat sort of shout.
Imp .sine started oil for second, and would
have been out on Clapp’s throw had Quest held
H. Ife worked no to third on Kemaen’a out.
and there was the most eager attention when
llarbldge came up to save the game, lie did
it most beautifully by « nervy drive to right
centre, which let in Mac with the winning run,
while the crowd cheered him until It was
hoarse. Start lilt tip o (1v and it wan taken, but
the game was won. Following is
ms SCOKR.
’ 2 3 4! 2, J)
i 1 3, 317 0:
; 0 1 3i 8 0
2 2! n 1 li 7
1 0| 1< 0: n
1 13' 2 0
1 12 O' 1
1 l! l! 2 7
10 14 83:57.10
111 3 n
0 0 0 a\ 1
1 ill 3 3. 0
108 3 0
2 2 4 0! 1
3‘ 21 3,0, B
o, a. o 1 4
1 S( 3 I) 2
0, Oj 0| Oj 0
"5 "o.wteiifl
Hsrbidee, c....
mart, 1 h
Anson, 1. f
Fergii«on, s. s..
Hsnslnson, .1 b.
Cassidy, r. f ...
Larkin, p
McClellan, 3 b.
Romsen, c. f...
Total
laniAXArous.
Quest, 8 b
Clapp, I. f .
Sinner, r. f ..
Flint,
Noliin, p...... ...
Warner, a. a...... ...
Williamson, Ob
McKcdvoy, c. f.
Croft, 1 b.
Total
4 fi II 7 H II
1 a ;i
- a .»
Chicago 0 1 a 0 2 2 0 1 2-10
llidlonapoll 0 0 0 3 U 1 f> 0- U
Kim* earned—Cldeiffo, 4; Indianapolis, 2.
Two* hose hits— llarbluce, 1; Ferguson, 1; Hem
sen, 1: Shaffer, 2; McKclrer, 1.
Home run—ltemsen,
Total base* on clean hits—Chicago, 20; Indanap
oils, 12.
’ First base on errors—Anson, 1; Ferguson, 1;
llankhisnn. 1; Cassidy, I—Chicago, 4. Flint, 2;
Nolan, I—lndianapolis, 3.
Krrors affecting the score—Larkin, Fetgueon,
McClellan, truest, Clapp, Nolan, Warner, Jlc-
Helve y.
Lofton bases-Ilarbldffo. 2: Start, 1; Anson, 3;
Ferguson. 1: Cassidy, 1; Larkin, 1: liemsen, 1—
Chicago. 10. Shaffer, 1, Nolan, 1; McKelroy, 2
Indianapolis, 4.
liases on called balls—Off Larkin,!; off Nolan,3.
Passed nails—Clapp, 2.
Wild pitches—Nulnn, 2.
Balls called—On Larkin. 14: on Nolan. 21.
Strikes called—Off Larkin, 10; off Nolan, 20.
Slroca out—Chicago. I: Indianapolis, 1.
Umpire—McLean, of Philadelphia.
Clapp caught the last three Innings, hut ho
was hardly a success, as compared with Flint.
The lidding was good on both sides, but tbc
best play was a atop and throw by Ferguson off
Flint. s
The Indianapolis Club play in Cleveland to*
day and to-morrow, and In Hochestcr Saturday.
The Chicago* leave here to-morrow ovenltig
and plav In Uuffalo Saturday, and in Utica Mon
day. Tntllley U expected to go with tint club.
The great game of Pork vs. Imrd will ho
played at White Stocking Park Saturday after
noon.
If ALLIKAK,
of the Chicago*, was released yesterday at Ms
own request, and at ouco entered Into contract
with tho ludlanopolU Ulub for the balance of
tho season. lie will Very likely play in the Held
for them, ami it Is fair to suppose from what
has been seen of McKeWcy't balling link he
may supplant hint. Balllnan will be eligible
under League rules to plav In the Indianapolis
games against Boston. Balllnan has many
Iriends In this city who titil be sorry to see him
leave, but there did nut seem to he any place in
the team for him, and ho would of course prefer
to bo playing rather than lying Idle. President
I’etilt, ou receiving Balllnan’* release, kindly
offered to engage Uanklnson if the club was
willing to let him go. President Bulbcrt wink
ed a solemn wink wkh his solemn old ojc.
ItSCAfITUI.ATfO.T
To show how the Chlcagos have won their
games tills season, It Is only necessary to glance
at the hatting record of tho men. Below will
be found a table showing the percentages, or
records, of each member of the team at three
points: first, after tlic disastrous opening games
of the season; second, after the return .from
the Hrst Eastern trip; and, third, at the doss
of yesterday's game:
Jiecord In lit cord In Jiteortl in
PUiytn. 41 uamt*. 17 gam**. 13 natnn,
Start :i7« .3.10 .354
Ferguson .HUS ~’ll4 .404
.SfriS .'J7II . UK)
:w:» .07.-, .grat
,a»r .aro .din
.”7’J .1011 .114
.SMI7 .1514 .IH.I
■L’r.M .Clkl .170
.W-l'd ,104 .OHT>
AtMon.....
Larkin...
Ilurhldgo..
ilsnkhtson
Cassidy ....
McClellan.,
lliMiucn ....
All these men have bettor records now than
they had lust season, except Anson, Cassidy, and
Keniscn. and these tliruo have been climbing up
In the scale ijulto rapidly. Thu most noticeable
Improvement is In Hankinson, who would hurry
some of the ton onus if he could have an easy
pitcher like Nolan to hut right along.
hollowing Is a condensed summary of the re*
suits of the Chlcago-Judlauapolls scries:
C’AI- JiuUan
caqo. apolit,
80 07
(1.0 0.0
141 OH
11.7 H.l
, Vi 11
d.fl 0.0
or» m
7.0 7.4
C.nracß w0n.......
Him* made
Average pop game
Itaso bit* >
Average per gamo.
Karneil run*
Average ocrgomo.
Krror* ....
Average per game.
This shows, If it shows anything, thin good,
slurp work with the stick is whut wins games.
Indianapolis dearly outllcldcd Chicago, but
oven then won only four out of twelve games.
*• ’ otnch a.iMUs.
Sjfdnt /JiMiH’tvh to Tbt Tribune,
ItocKPonn. ill., July III*—A game between
the .Mutuals of Chicago, ami tho Forest Citys
of Hocklord. this alternoon, resulted In tho
defeat of tho Multials, 7to 11. Thu return game
will he played to-morrow afternoon. It is evi
dent the Chicago uumloure are weak against Uio
home nine.
liosTOH, July fll.—Uostou, 3; Milwaukee, 1.
Ihtovtuß.vcK, 1C 1., July lll.—lTovidcuce, 0;
Cincinnati, it.
L'tiua, July 31.—Uticas, 4: Lowells, 3.
Maiisiuu.town, In., July 31,—Marshalls, 11;
Clippers, ut liooue, 8.
Cpdvklami, July 31.—Forest Citys,o; Buf
falo*, 0.
The rain Interfered with the gome at the end
of the lift!) Inning, when the score stood 4 toil
In favor of Buffalo. The latter club refused to
play the game out, and the umpire decided os
above.
Tins Timr.
IIPfrALO.
Buffalo, July 31.—First day's races:
Two thirty-four class; purse 81,000; divided.
Damo Trot.
Wild Air
Vu.iintuer .Mild.
Urny fcakm
John Mscdougait.
Jesse llovt
.dhlanced
Joliu 11. tiorln,
TuM— ‘isi'lJf, 8:28*4,
Two*twunty.two claw, oarw SB,OOO, dlvlttatl.
Lynafi«lurll>iy 1 a 4 I 1
Lftdv J’rttchanl ..8 17 8 4
Maltltt » 8 14 5
Low Scott .........5 4 8 a >i
bllwralUc* 4 7 U I) il
DletKwlvitW.. U 0 5 5 0
E1be!....; ........... ....7 6.8 dU,
3 Vf^ilhiui(; y:iV; ii:2j 4 ; ‘J;‘J3; 25d34.
SAUATOdA UACtS.-t.
Saratooa, N. V.. July 31.—The mile dash for
all ages was won by Bramble by a length. ul
though be started three length* behind the
others: IdulU second. Tune, l :47)^.
'rue two-udlo dash for all ages \ru won by
Altwrt bv tlx lengths, Virginias, the favorite,
•eeoiid; (Jen. riiilllps third, 'l ime, d :4o L V.
The milu-aud-an-eigldh dash was won by Don
K., Ilhadamauthus second, Bpriugbrauch third.
Time,
• BILLIARDS.
SEXTON.
Bptrial lUtpaich to fli Ttibum,
New York, July 31.—Sexton U doing the
races sncl playing exhibition games at Saratoga.
Billiard men here understand that much bad
feeling exists between the champion and Mr.
Delaney, donor of the champion bodge. Mr.
Uelauey, who gut the badge at the Bexwu-
Slnssoii games, now hold* It, and refuses to
transfer it again to Sexton without a cosh de
posit of 9UUU a* security for it* productlou when
called for under tbe rule*, bextou oiler* to de
posit tf’i'id, which ho claim* to no the value of
the bodge, but Delaney wtll not agree.
UVUIL.LB DION AND WOULSTROU
ore to begin (heir forty game* for the fifteen
boll-pool championship ou Aug. 7.
Uo Was Absent-Minded.
Tbo Troy /Veu bos this story of painful In
juries to ail absent-minded man named Fletcher,
employed lu the ear-works of (Jilbert, Uusb <Si
(jo., tsreeti Island: “ While standing close by *
circular-saw yesterday tUeruoon in conversation
with a friend, lu atil of absent-mindedness bo
Inadvertently dropped bl* right baud on the
saw, which was lu rapid motion, luau Instant
bU baud was sawed across dosu to tbu base of
mo buyers, mutilating It lu a terrible uiAuuer.
Tbo forefinger was literally tutu out. oud tbo
one adjoining was so loru and mangled that It Is
hardly possible It can be saved. Toe remainder
of tbo Ungers, although badly mangled, may
possibly be saved, lu trying to save himself
from further barm, the unlortuualu man pul
duwu bis right band ou the bench, the little lin
ger of the band was caught In Urn teeth of the
taw and badly lacerated."
RAILROADS.
Report of the Michigan Commis
sioner-Valuable Sta
tistics.
Meeting of tlie Itnllroail Mon at
tlio i’nclllc. Yesterday.
It\F,P\A
New Hates to the East—The
Work of Consolidation.
MrCYIIOAX HATMtOADS.
The sixth Annual report ol Mr. IV. B. Will
iams, Railroad Commissioner ot Michigan, has
Just bceu published. Thu report Is a very elab
orate one, and Is full of Interesting Informa
tion. The following la an abstract of the Im.
portant document, taken from advance sheets
furnished TUB Trmcnb:
Our State has. from the outset, adhered firmly to
tho doctrine of legislative control of railroads, but
It has endeavored to exercise that control wisely,
so as to promote the Interests of both the carrier
and iho shipper, and the result nas been that at no
time has public clamor or popular Indignation (icon
raised against railroad corporations; and hence,
when our sister Males were enacting laws to con
trol railroads and to regulate the entire tariff of
freight and passenger business by law, without
lint obtaining the information requisite for the
wise and primer enactment of laws, Michigan pro
vided a twstem of reports that would enanle Ha
Legislature to determine In advance the wisdom
uf the proposed enactment.
Deeming one of the Important objects to be
reached ny this office to bo tbc cost of movemontof
freight and of passengers, Independent of all other
sources of expense, 1 prepared the blanks this year
so as to show as near os practicable the expense of
movement of trains; and in obtain such Informa
tion divided the operation expenses Into four
classes, via.:
ilalntenanco of way and hnildlngs.
S«eoti'l~ Maintenance of motive power and cars.
7hirJ— Conducting transportation.
Fourth*- (lcncral expenses.
It appears that the general expense account
amotints tp the sum of |i*.(giy.Ko'l, being 10,.">8
per cent of the entire expense of operation. The
salaries of all the general officers of these corpora*
lions. Including the Lake Shore A Michigan
Southern, with Its 1,17(1 mlloa of railroad, tu:i
miles of which are In (bis State, and the Chicago A
Northwestern, with Us 1,015 miles of road, of
which lint miles are in this State, amounts to the
aggregate sum of 2oH, or I.;M percent of the
entire operating expenses.
As many of our railroads In this State are parts
of.contlnuous lines running Into and through other
Stales, a system of accounts to be of practical
value should be the same in each of the States Into
nr through which a continuous line of road may
puss. Jn order to reach such a system, the co-op
crntlon of the several States Intonated will bo uec*
canary; in other words, a uniform svsicra of ac
counts in the several States, and a unfform system
of reports, can only be ohrainod by the action of
each of these States, and probably hy the enact*
mentor laws of a similar purport in cacti. The
time has evidently arrived when wise and Judicious
legislation In Inis regard would meet with the cor*
dial approval and support of our best and most effi
cient mtlroad managers and tuout thorough ac
countants. The system of accounts kept by soma
of the roads reporting to this office la to-duy,
probably, as complete as any that can he
dctlKea; and If such a system could he
adopted by all the corporotions ll would
prererve a healthy check upon railroad busi
ness now wanting, and prevent the guerilla war
fare (hat hat been carried on between railroads for
the lust few years to the great detriment, in fact
bankruptcy, of many of oor corporation*, and aiao
to iho serious Injury of the shipping and producing
interests.
A STAPLE AND KELL-nCFfNEO HATE OfritEIOUT
TAUtyp
Is m essential to thu producer and shipper, a* a
uniform value In the currency. The farmer ought
to he able to know, with reasonable certainty, the
coni of placing hie product* lit the feunort mar
ket*. Thu dottier In these product* ought also to
ho ahlo to jmrcliftAO with reasonable knowledge of
the con of delivering the lumn iu market; hot
under the system adopted for the laat f*»w tears,
thin cost hue been In a grout degree speculative,
brought about by combinations unit agreement*
between the freight agents and managers of the
trunk linen to Increase and regulate rates to-day,
to t>e broken to-morrow,. under one and another
pretenou, frequently and usually that some of the
road* that entered Into (ho combination have “cut
under" and nut adhered to the arrangement.
Almon f.ny system of msnngument would bo
better than the present and past. A siaolo and
reasonable rate would bo far better for the public,
and If a uniform system of accounts should bo
kept, n reasonable rate could bo readily arrived
otuml the Interest* of all protected. If suchnc*
counts were kept open to public inspection the
cutting process emild he readily detected, ami
much of the Jealousy that now exist* would be re
moved. This, it I* true, might have a tendency to
Impair tbo beneficial olivets of a healthy competi
tion, hut If the rates should be made unreasonable
und oppressive, (ho law-making power canid in*
terveno to prevent It and auuly the corrective.
It in getting to no a serious question whether
thu law of competition will long fw'of uuy value,
or whether them will be any competition between
our trunk lines in the currying trade. The two
loading trunk hues of this Stale that have hereto
fore permeated nearly nil portions of Southern
.Michigan by their niulu and branch Hues, and at
all times maintained a healthy competition for the
carrying trade, are now under one control, and
competition no longer exists between them. We
have, by legislative enactment amt constitutional
amendment, prohibited Uio consolidation of
parallel and competing lines of railroads; but we
cannot by constitutional enactment or legal
restraint prevent one individual irom owning
tneui nil. and the only remedy in such case must
be found in legislation; and while I do
not Hunk ibat nny other than a wise
and conservative course will bo adopted by
the present general management of the aiicliltrun
Central and Ijko Shore .X Michigan Southern cor-
IMiruilons, and helieve that no oppressive or ar
bitrary rates will bo established, still the fact that
such Immense power may bo acquired by one per
son, or by any combination of individual*, tenches
the necessity lor other control llmu that furnished
by competition, and thu necessity that may uxlst
for wise und Judicious legislation 111 regard to
rates. As such legislation must rvst upon correct
information, to bo furnished from the accounts of
Uw corporations tlwuuelvcv, ami at such corpora
tions are the creations of thu statute laws of sev
eral States, mid within each of such Stales subject
to legislative control, thu necessity fora uniform
system of Recounts and reports among the several
Slates becomes the mure apparent. In order tbnt a
uniform system of legislation in each of the fataios
may bo adopted.
Thmy-nipu corporations wicro represented In
thlsHUto during thu year, either as owners or
operators of our ralliosds,-au Increase of three
over the previous yoar, vis,: the Chicago A North
eastern Railroad Company, f.ako George A
Muskegon River Ilstiroad Company,' and the
Toledo <Si booth Haven Railroad Company.
Tilt: I'AIU UP I’Al'iTAI.
invested in our roads umounU to Urtl, or
s2H,U7lt>er mile. ThU la mi increase over thu
nruvionttyuamf fc*i,UW.VJK lu tUu airyregite. or
one mid aevunty-fivu bundredtua per cent. Tills
Urdu Increase Is more than uccouutoU for by thu
chantfe wade in thu roortanlratUm of what U now
thu lietrolt. Lanalotr Jt Northern lUllroud Cum*
S’, by which umlr debt account was largely
nUhud and their cauiui account enlarged by
thu addition of WB,hi>“ thereto. Of tli«abov«
total. SUH, 7Ud,Viii l» common and giM, bUd, i££i
Is nrufutrud alack.
Thu funded dent account* »timv a total of gWH, •
D?*i. I’M, a decrease of fcirjj. Don from the previous
year, while thu unfunded debt ha* been Increased
by g:i,Ui7,*dliD. and amouiucd uttbe close of the
year to gl7,th)D.*,*U7, an audition of nearly *di per
cent to tide account. Thu total debt amounted to
SHi7.TJI.ViI, an uim*»w> of S-J,7*ij,*
DUi, or 1 <!•'>• 10U per cent for the year.
TUu combined stock and debt uiwrueutos the aum
of £jrj.7U‘J.Uß;i, orgnu.iml per mile of road.-The
iucrvueo of thou cuiablnud uccounta during tbu
j ear w a* sd. ’i ID, Tdl.
.1 1 1
,n 4 u
,U 3 ’A
.4 fl A
.0 0 U
Opr ranainr.
TUB OIIOSS EiItNISOS
of the several roads having ull or any portion of
tiiclr linol to this Slate aggregate the auto of s3f», •
64.vU30, a decrease, as compared with the pre
vious year, of $837,2*0. or 2 7*loo ptr cent. Tne
large yearly decrease which hat been stated to the
report* of (hi* ofllce, alm'u 1H«0, amounts to a total
of 80,012,433. the gross earning* for 1873 bating
amounted 10548,158,303. Outs* giving • more
accurate index of the variation in tnc earnings, u
mav be noted that the average earning* per mile of
road were, (or 1873, 88.043; for 1874, $8,170;
(or 1875. $7,220; lor 1K7d.57.0P1; while for 1877
it amounts to bat sU.»3o,—a falling ail
in hve year* of 81. Hid per mile of
road, or more (ban do per cent. Tbo
earning* from passenger trmltc were 810,258,305.
a decrease of *l. 003.577. or 8 U.VIUU per ccpl.
from freight trallic, 827.220,230, an lucrea»e of
$280,478. or I 4-100 pec ccni; from carrying tbo
tuail*. 8074. lUki, a decrease of iloU. Idl, or
u Ul-100 o«.r cent: from express traltlc. 87lj,U.*»d,
• decrease of 8(4.008. or 5 b io per cent; (rum
itiUceliarieuus Murcer, 8.174.014, an Increase of
ill. 000. or 1 3-100 per cent. The passenger
earning* were 20 18.100 per cent, snd tho freight
earning* 08 81-100 per cent of ibe whole. Tbo
total receipt* lor the year were $30,752,001, a
falling oil from thu previous year of $872,108, er
d V 2-100 net cent.
Hut wen these reduced receipts compare very
favorably with tbe
OPXIUTINO gXFINSBS,
which amounted for tbe year to $25,001,853. a
sum less than that for tbs previous year hy 81. *
083,230. of 4.00 per cent. Tbe average expeuso
per mile of road oucrated was $4,421. The reduc
tion in lire expenses of operation has been going
ouassteadiiy.asthe diminution m earnings, tbe
managers of our roads clearly seeing that in no
other way could the properly voder their care be
kept from actual bankruptcy, and we And that tbs
operating expenses per mile of road averaged, lor
1873, 80,023: lor 1874, 8a.442. lor 1873, $3,170
for 1870, $4,087; and for 1877, os before stated,
$1,471.
Tbe classified expenses were, for maloleoxaco of
way and buildings, 80.330,173; lot mainleuanco
of motive power and cars. 8.1,033.741; for cun*
ducting transportation. 112,080,033; and for yea*
oral expenses £2.030.800.
While taken collectively, oar toada were com*
parsllvely successful hi their operations during
1877, we dud a Uigur number than ever before of
road* whose earning did not equal the expense of
thulr operation.
The interest and rental liability of onr road* for
the year amounted to JVi.tVM.OOS, i\ decrease
from the previous year of 3170.28.'*. or H 11-1 or>
percent. Of thla total lishllltv SP.CdtMGI was
discharged, and $2, •i.V,*, 80 I remained a charge
against the dcfanlflngcompmles.
Eight roads report no part of their Interest paid,
an affgregile of entire default of BPU2, H/7.ftO. a
som larger hv SIM. 2.*>:J than appeared under the
name bead for the previous year.
Nine road* were abk to par a portion of their
Intercut, the amounts unpaid aggregating a total
of 81,tt74.7.W. a partial dcfanlt loss by $002,288
than for the year previous.
The deficit In the case of (be Michigan Lake
Shore If thu entire interest on the funded debt of
the road,—the portion of Interest which was paid
by the Receiver bo Inf that which accrued during
the rear on the Issue of Receiver's certificates, and
amounted to 812, fi2.i, IW. -
The result of the year’s business shows a total
Income from all sources nf £17.7**2.001, and A to
tal expenditure for operation and Interest uf £l7. •
hft.'LTui. which leaves as the net Income for the
year 81. TOO, Rio, a gam of $000.427, or more than
(>2 per cent ovt-r the previous year. This net In
come !• equal to ij.'ir*o per mile of road owned, and
£lt)d per mile of road operated.
OtVDiSNDs,
Four companies paid dividends as a result of tbo
year's business, os follows: Ghicsge A Northwest
ern. onooftl'i per cent on preferred slock; Lake
Snore A Michigan Southern, one of 10 percent on
guaranteed stock, and one of 2 per cent on com
mon stock: Michigan Alr-Mne Hallway, one of
1,28 p»i cent on common stock; Mineral Range,
one of ft per cent id stock.
The thirty-nine corporations doing business In
this Htnte own a tola! of 0.12R.4H miles of road,
and operate 6,8711.WJ miles. There wen In our
Mate at the end of tbo year U,4»V>.2 miles of road
completed and operated; a gain during the year of
44. ftU miles, *
There are 2, 381.41 miles of our rosds laid with
steel rail, an Increase over tbo previous year of
.’*04.51 miles. It would scorn that tlm purchase of
iron rails by our comnunics has practically ceased;
the confidence in the greater durability in the life
of. the steel over the Iron rail having In no degree
lessened with Its continued team, while the low
price at which it is obtained. In comparison with
Iron, seems to give It so decided a preference as
that we may expect that as fast us the iron raila
now in use are worn out, they will im replaced wltb
steel.
riBSBNOBRS, BTC.
The total oomber of passengers carried on onr
road* daring the year was 0,iM4,K48, a number
less than that for the previous year by r»Off, 870. or
five and aixty-three hundredth* per cent. The
total passenger mileage, or passengers carried one
mile, was 404,808,070, a falling off from the paa*
sentfer business of tbe previous rear of 08, 108,*
504, or furtern and tour-tenths {tor cent.
This Urge decrease In passenger traitte was due
not only to the falling off in the number of hull*
rtduala who were carried, but to the fact that
they traveled a less average distance, which was
40.71 miles for 1877, against4B.Bß miles fur 1870.
The average rate of (are per mile per passenger
was two and flfty-four hundredths cents, an In*
crease over the rate of the previous year of one
mill and alx-tenth*.
The large fulling off In the passenger business,
noted above, was equal to a lom of $1.780.720.52
if ll lud teen done at the rate current for tbe year;
or, If done at the rate current for the year prerl*
ous, the hits would be $1,021,707.82.
The aggregate number of ton* ol froigbt carried
on our roads was 10,480, till, a falling off from
the total reported for 187(1 by thirty-four roads,
of 14,400 lona. Hence the real decrease la more
tliau this amount. Hut (lie extent of the decrease
tn Height traffic la apparent from the mileage, the
too# of freight carried one mile being but 2.202,-
d0.’*,424. against If,HIiTJ,fHJI, (JIKJ for the previous
year, a falling off of .11,300,200 tons; ana aa but
thirty-four roads reported this item for 187(1, tbe
loss was considerably greater tbau this.
ACCIDENTS,
Our record of lectdenla shows a to to) of SOD for
tbo year, of whlcit slxty-una resulted family, and
HH la injuries moro or less severe. None of
those killed were pMiimcers. Of employer,
twenty-five were killed, u were thlrty-wlr jM*r<Hin#
unconnected with tlu» road* In any capacity. or
llte injured, twanty-elghi were passenger#, 100
employe#, cod twenty other*. Of the passenger*
who were Injured, seventeen suffered from cuunes
beyond tbeir owu control, while hy want or due
caution cloven contributed to tbetr own injury.
Right employes were killed and thirty-two Injured
from causes beyood tbeir own control, while see*
enU-cii wore killed and idsiy-clght injured from
lack of due caution. Of tbo puMcngar# injured,
eight were by attempting to get un tr off nf moving
trains, ami 14 by doraiiiuent. The total number
of accidents to employes was Itio, of which -HI
were connected with the coupling ol car*, and 7 of
which ware fatal; Id were from falling off tbeir
trains, oof which were fatal; -'(] were from work*
lag about trains. 4 of which were fatal.
The unprecedentedly low rates of freight which
were obtained in KOTO caused an effort on the part
of railroad managers to recover a little of what nod
hceu lost, and reaulteil lu an average increase of
oue-balf of a mill per ton per tulle, uu advance mo
trilling as to be scarcely appreciable to the general
shipper, but one of no hicunsiucrdblu im|>ortaucu
U) the aggregate revenue derived therefrom.
The average ittte fur freight received by the roads
doing business In this Suiu was one and thirty*
two thousandths cents per ton per mile, us against
nine hundred mid elghiy-twn thousandth# of a
cent per ton per mile for the year previous. Had
the business of JH77 bon done at the rates which
ruled fur I«7U. iho revenue icsuittng would have
been 51.Hd.3g7.71 less than we now And It. Hut
oven with this aggregate Increase resulting from
Increase of rales, our roads have not been able, as
a whole, to make any return un iho investment
which they represent; and the prospect which
seamed to be lacking in promise, at the date of oar
last report, cannot on the wbols be said to have
improved. The extremely sharp competition for
the carrying of freight has neon more tierce thou
ever, first from the tailing off in the volume to be
transported, and, second, from the Increase of
linos demanding a share of the business to be done.
ANOTHER ADVANCE IN RATES.
The General Managers mid (Jcncrat Freight
Agents of the railroads loading to Eastern sea*
boards from Western points held a meeting
yesterday at the Grand Pacific Hotel, In thla
city, for the purpose of regulating East-bound
Height matter#. The meeting wa-sjnot as well
attended as was generally expected, yet there
were a goodly number of railroad men present.
The most prominent were Mr. J. 1L Kuttcr.
Truffle Manager New York Central*, J. N. Me*
(Jullough, Vlce-l’rcsldcot, and William Stewart,
General Freight Agent, Pennsylvania Company;
11. B. Lcdyard, General Manager, and A, McKay,
Assistant General Freight Agent, Michigan
Central; John Newell, General .Manager, and
C. M. Gray, Assistant General Freight Agent,
Lake Shore A Michigan Southern Railroad;
C. M. Wicker, Traffic Manager, and James
Walsh, Assistant General Freight Agent,
Baltimore & Ohio; W. & Gray, Western
Manager Star Union Lino; It C. Meldrum,
Western General Freight Agent Pittsburg,
Fort Wavue A Chicago Railroad; D. T. Mc-
Cabe, Division Freight Agent Pittsburg,
Cincinnati A Bt. Louis; William Dun
can, General Frcigiit Agent Ohio A
Mississippi; John G. Simpson, General Manager,
and H. W. Hibbard, General Freight Agent,
V’ondulia Line; It M. Fnuler, General Freight
Agent, Marietta & Cincinnati: 8. E, Howells,
General Freight Agent Detroit A Eel River
Railroad; IL M. HinilU, General Freight Agent
Louisville i » Nashville Railroad; J. C. Me-
Mullln. General Manager Cnlcagu « Alton.
The meeting was organized hy the election of
Mr. J. N. McCullough as Chairman and Mr.
William Duneau a# Secretary.
The first business dune was the afflrmatlon of
the rates adopted by the General Freight
Agents lu this city a day or two ago. These
rates will go into effect this morning, and are as
follows
1 it 2d 3d 4/A
Class. Class. Class. Watt,
To Buffalo and Bns- . .. _
panned ilrltlc*.. ....$0 (13 $0 00 |0 38 $0 18
To Albany. Troy. Sche
ui'Ciadar ami Coiiooa 110 80 05 25
ToNew VorkaDtUluiJ*
*<m Itlvir points .... ISO 00 70 25
To Button «ml com*
moo point# 130 100 75 30
To Providence ....... IUO IUO 70 30
To Philadelphia UH 88 «8 23
Grass, ciovvi. dux seed. alcohol, lilghwloos, ami
bulk meal*. lake fourth-class rules.
jJtuf, pork', luma, •bouiocru. lard. Ulloiv, lanl
oti. vtvßnuc, urease. (crliUicrs. green hides, ull
cake, malt, mill feed. hsjr, amt canned goods, take
mu« ruU* a* grain. ,
A* soon iu tUU waft douo a resolution waa
Introduced that the rales bo still further ad
vanced. making ttiu grain rale* on the b.aU of
25 ciuU per 100 pound* Iron* Chicago to Now
York, and fourth and apodal classes od the
basis of 30 cut*. Thi* lesolutiou elicited »
lengthy and heated debate, some thinking that
the rules just adopted were high enough lor the
present, while others thought that the roads
would get )ust us much business If another ad
vance were decided Ui>ou. Finally the resolu
tion prevailed, and on and after the sth of Au
gust the rates to Intern seaboards will be as
follows ?
from Chicago fourth clatt, Cram. Hour.
to yx/'lool6s. pcrlOOUn. p*rtni.
Ualltmore 27 .22 .44
Washington 27 .2d .44
t'biiadelpbla , .28 .2:1 .4*
Sew York 00 .25 .W>
Uostou UA .30 .00
All articles that bivo taken grain rates will
be included herealrcr tu fourth-class. this
makes a turther advance tu grain of live cents
per 100 pounds and 10 cents on meals, els., that
nave taken grain-rates heretofore. A charge ol
two cents per lUU lbs will he made on all prop*
erty for Which cars are aeut to packing ami
klaughter-Uousea tu Chicago. When u Haul
box or (rult-car Is furnished for canned-meats
au extra charge ol live cents per 100 pounds
wIH he made. When a refrigerator-car U fur
nished for cured-mcal* an extra charge ol 10
cents per 100 pounds will be made, aad in both
cases tliu ice la to be furnished hv the shippers.
The question ol regulating the live-stock bust*
ness and to do away with the "eveuers" was
also brought up. hut Vanderbilt's men were up*
posud to doing anything m the matter ut this
time, and alter a lung discussion It was Uecldcd
to refer this matter to a meeting ui the Viuuk
linn Presidents And Western Managers to be
held at Long branch on the 7th. Tne cvcncrs’
and llve-stoc* interests will he Invited to bo
present nt that meeting and state their side of
the rn«e. Some of these men could nndonhtcd
ly a tale unfold If they saw lU, and reveal tho
secret why some the railroad managers are so
anxious to ham the “Erencrs’ Ring” perpetu
ated. Another meeting of the General Man
agers of the lines leading East from this dtv
will be held at the olllcc of the Pittsburg £ Fort
Wayne Rallrood in tills city this morning to
discuss the question of forming another East
bound nool. Unless some arrangement of this
kind Is mode, there Is but little doubt, the new
rates will not bo maintained a week.
cmuAdo. nocKrorti) a northern
ItAILItOAIy.
James Campbell, of Madison, Wls,, yesterday
filed a bill against the Chicago, Rockford £
Northern ttallroad Company, to foreclose a sec*
and mortgage for £150,000 on the road. The
Company was organized In March, 1873, to run
a road from Mcndota through Rochelle and
Rockford to the Wisconsin State line. In June,
1875, the Company agreed to borrow
£400,000, giving os security a first
mortgage for £250,000 on the lino completed
between Rochelle and Rockford, a distance of
twenty-four miles, and on tho uncompleted
line for tho remainder of tlio distance, and a
secured mortgage for £150,000 on tho same lino.
In July, 1575, the road was leased to the Chicago
£ lowa Railroad Company, the latter agreeing
to pay the Rockford Road 25 per cent of the
earnings on it. The complainant charges that
this lease was executed without authority, and
Is null and void; that tho Chicago £ lowa
Hoad never navs any money on account of tho
lease, but claims to have paid Die interest ou
all the llrst-roorigage bonds of the Rockford
Itond.
Several months ago the Chicago £ lowa Road
was put Into this hands of n Receiver, and ho
also took charge of tho Chicago, Rockford '£
Northern Road, hut claims to be under no obli
gation as to the latter except to keep It In
ordinary repair. The Chicago, Burlington £
Qulncv has since obtained control of tho Chi
cago £ lowa Rond, and has organized a line to
Rockford over all three nt these roads, agreeing
to divide the earnings on some basts unknown
to complainatit, ana to give tho Rockfonl line a
drawback of 20 per cent from the other roads.
It is now about to terminate this agreement, and
when this is done tho Rockford Road will be
unable to nay Its interest or run Its road, oa It
has no rolling-stock and uo money to pay the
coupons on Its bonds. The Receiver of the
Chicago £ lowa Railroad has £12,00) or 515.00 U
in bis hands of earnings belonging to the Rock
ford Rood, but complainant fears he will pay tt
to the President of the road, who will apply It
In payment of a claim against the road by tho
Chicago £ lowa, Instead of applying the money
to the payment of tho second-mortgage cou
pons. Campbell, therefore, asks for lh« usual
appointment of a Receiver, ami for a decree of
foreclosure of the second mortgage.
An application was at onco made in Judge
Blodgett, and O. H. Glover was appointed Kc
cctver under a bond (or $20,01X1.
BTJLL IIETUENCIITNO.
The General Managers and General Ticket
and Passenger Agents of tbo Lake Sboro &
Michigan Southern Uallroad held another meet*
lug yesterday evening, it was decided to con
solidate the ticket-office* ot Uiu Lake Shore &
Michigan. Southern and Michigan Central at
Milwaukee. Mr. Howl? Colo, Ticket Agent of
tb« Michigan Central at that point, will bo
allowed to ictire to private life. Mr. W, A.
Strong, of tfan Francisco, takes charge of the
consolidated office at Milwaukee, and Mr.
Georue U. Smith, of the Lake Shore It Michi
gan Southern, will Lake charge of the ticket
offices of Vanderbilt's roads at Omaha.
It was also agreed to dose up the ticket-of
fices at the Palmer House and Grand Pacific Ho
tel. Mr. James Brown, who has had charge of
these two offices, Is an old and trusted em
ploye of the Lake Shore, and he will undoubt
edly be provided for otherwise. His clerks,
Messrs, conihuul and Drew,two most excellent
men, are thus suddenly thrown out of employ
ment.
Orders were algo given that on and after to
day no passes shall be issued by any one except
tbo General Superintendent or General Mana
ger, ami only upon application by heads of De
partments. No passes will be issued to ship
pers hereafter.
TII I! CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS.
San Francisco, July 31,—Tho Central Pa
cific Knllroud Directors to-day elected Ibe fol
lowing officers: President, L. Stanford; First
Vice-President, 0. P. Huntington; Second Vice-
President, Charles Crocker; Financial Director,
D. D. Colton: Treasurer, E. \V. Hopkins; Sec
retary, S. 11. MUlcr. Jr.
Tho Southern Pacific Uallroad Company to
day elected the following Directors: Charles
Crocker. 1). D. Colton. 11. M. N’cwhall, Claries
.vlaync, N. T. Smith, j. L. Wlllcutt, Willard V.
Huntington.
The California Pacific elected officers and Di
rectors as follows: JL P. Hammond. President;
George E, Gray. Vlco-Prcsldent: J. I). Wlllcutt,
Treasurer; C. T. Crocker. N. T. Smith. C. J.
UnWmon, and J. O, U. Ounu, Directors; J.
Gunn, Secretary.
ON THE OUT.dIDR A (JAIN.
Sptdal nitpaleh tn Tht Tribu**.
SmiNOriBLD, 111., July.'ll.—C. 11. Colo, late
Receiver ami present owner, ami Charles E.
Kingsbury, Auditor, |of the Iron Mountain,
Chester & Eastern Railroad, who were com
milted for contempt of court by Judge Watts,
of the Randolph Circuit, were brought here to
day by Deputy Sheriff Gerlaeb, In response to a
writ of habeas corpus, Issued by Judge Treat of
the United States Circuit Court. As the case Is
still in custody of the Federal Court, the Judge
promptly discharged Cole and Kingsbury from
arrest.
RATES ADVANCED.
9 New York, July 31,—The Union I’adflc Rail
road Company will Issue to-day a circular to toe
dry-goods trade, informing shippers of an in
crease In rates on tiret-elosa merchandise from
New York to Son Francisco from |0 to |l‘J a
hundred. The reason assigned Is that when
rates were low merchants only shipped their
ligbt freight by rail, and scut all their bulky
merchandise by clippers around Cape Horn, thus
leaving the railroad companies the light and
costly freight, on which the risk was too great
for the small proliL
THE COMMISSIONERS,
tifittat Pitpalch bt HU Tribuiu.
BPBiNor»BLD, 111., Julv3l.—The Illinois Rail
road Commission is to-day advised that the
Railroad Commissioners* Convention, to be held
at Columbus Nov. 13, will bo attended by Com
missioners from the followlngtitates: Missouri,
lowa, Illinois, Minarsoto, Wisconsin. MKhlgun,
Ohio. Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire,
and Massachusetts.
ITEM*.
Ail the railroad offices In this city have now
been supplied with the American District Tele
graph Company’s telephones, which prove an
immense convenience and saving of labor to the
railroad officials. The telephones furnished by
the Telegraph Company are considered superior
to any other in use.
A dispatch from Pittsburg In yesterday's
I'nisUNh stale* that one George Crumm, a
conductor on tho Chicago, Burlington *fc Quincy,
and residing In this city, hod bean arrested
there on the charge of bigamy. The Managers
o t the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
searched tbelr book yesterday, but could nut
And the name of Crnmm, or anything near it,
ou tlm roll. They do nut believe that such a
man has ever been lu their employ.
Mr. France Chandler, General Ticket and Pas
senger Agent ol the Chicago, tit, Louts & New
Urleaua Kailroad, aeut a dispatch to tlm odkiuls
of the Illinois Cculrol lUulroad yesterday
stating that be would remain at his
taut in New Orleans iu suite of the yel
low fever. lie says trains are still
tearing over his road, but bo expected that
they would soon bo stooped, as those ou the
Mobile *54 New Orleans hue were no longer run
ning. Uo thinks the disease U ou the decline,
sud all will be well la a short time.
EAST ST. LOUIS.
flpectiti OdjxMcA «> 7*« JVibuao.
SraiMortSLD, 111.. July 81.—Aid. James J.
topics, of the sntl-Uowmau Council in East Bt.
Louis, is hero to-night In close conference with
tne Governor, tut wliat result, if auy,l» to come
from the meeting both decline to disclose.
Absnßlseesobetitute for oh Intoxicants, San
ford’s Jamah* Ginger.
BUSINESS NOTICES,
lluniett’s Cucoslou kills UeudruS, allay*
Irritation, and pruiuolu* the growth of the hair.
Ottawa. 111.. April «. Jf«s*/v. J<i»4p A
JiurASlt <t Co.— Uastutaas; £■—*—•
have suffered terribly with “scald-head” la Ha
worst form. A few weeks ago I tried a bottle of
f ont Cocoalno. The first application gave me re*
inf, anil now the disease is effectually cured. I
cheerfully recommend Burnett's Cocuame to any
one angering with the above complaint. Yours
respectfully, JS. C. Stbvkws, Deputy Sheriff.
Xt.CIl Ondflsfi—The beat boneless Codfish
In the world. Made from selected George’s Bank
flan. Ask your crocer for It. Pol np by George
V. Trigg & co., IH'i Daane street. New York.
Use *• Mrs. Winslow’s SoothlOg Syrup* tor
children whlleteethlna. Ucuresdysontoir snildN
srrtura, wind colic,ana recatatee the howefa. 25 eta
The Clonk Manufactory of Springer Broth*
ere. Boston, la celebrated for Us thnroagftly-mada
goods. '
CUTICUIftA.
(ntioura
THE GREAT SKIN CURE,
InfalUblu Cures
Salt Stan or Eczema, Eiwora, Tetter,
Scald Head,' Dandruff; Dry and Faffine
Hair, Rules, Blotches, and W
nlfiiis Ulcers and Sores.
Messrs. WEEKS A POTTER, Wholesale Druggist*,
or Hostnn, Mon., respectfully Inform the public tad
more afflicted with appnren’ly incurable affections of
the Akin and Scalp. mat they hare succeeded, after
elahl jfwof study and e.smrtmeat, ta obUiinlaaby
disillusion from Vegetable Products, never, ther be
lieve, before used la medicine, aparelr HJcta Bpecttle
of tl,e consilience of Jelly, wtilrb they believe to be an
Infallible cure for every kind of Skin intense. from a
common Plmrle to tbe wont eaae of Balt Kbeutn, Bcrid
Head, or Daodruß.
CUXICUItA U naraeitty believed to be the only poll
tire Specific Remedy for the cure of Silt Rheum or
Kc»«mo. Ringworm. Tetter, Puihe*. Chla vviulkl
Fiorfasis. Itcfi. Ground Itch, llerberr Itch. Red uni
Malerated lUmples tail Hlotcho*, Illicit Heed*. aruix
or Wnmie. Uunaiurii itedueu of the No»e Met Face,
Rough and CrocKed bklai. and all Vehicular, Hcaly.and
IMulular Kruptloai and Irritation* of the HJcia. Scald
Head, Dandruff. Dry. Ttitn. and Falling Hair. Rrema*
turo Ualdiieta. and all scaly Eruption*. Itching* sod lr
rltatlon»of the ffcaip: Cut», Wound*, nrultca. Scald*.
Htirm. Mllnd and itchlr.g FneM’nio and Indatnmationj
HheumatUm and A flection* of the Mmclea and Joint* j
Sore Throat, Diphtheria. Croup, and IJoarioaeaa.
Alio. «a k Veterinary Knevtfie.
Hcndolx, .Scrofulous ulcer*, and Olandnlar Swelling*
ate dlieaae* of Che mood and Hone*, and mon not Do
confounded with ikln ditcate* Uropor aa ahore named.
Viter require noth external ami (eternal treatment.
CUTIOI-KA externally and CUTICUKA UR4OLVRNT
Internally haa««firctedromr wonderful cure*.
Ct.’Tll; JltA I* told by all DrucgtaU, and will bo
mailed tree on receipt or uric*—so cent* for amali hoi«
e*i largo boxes. containing two and onr-holf time* tho
quantity of itonll. and therefore much the oheaper for
eltroiiloraaet. St.
Price of Cuticura Resolvent (can *ho tent Cry express
onlr). SI pcrlKiitie: dhotciei forth.
Prepared by WEEKS A PnTTEIt, Wbolexalo Drug*
gists, »w Wtuhlngioo-st.. Horton. Mata.
ArtforCU'Ti 00-a*. the great Skin euro.
Wholesale Aceuis-FuJler A Fuller. Van Schaack,
Summon ft Co., Lord, atoutenburgh A Co., 11. A.
UurlbutACo., TolmanetKmg, Morrison, I'lammsr*
Co.. Chicago.
SANFORD’S
Jamaica Ginger
The Quintessence of Jamaica
Ginger, Choice Aromatics,
and French Brandy,
A preparation *o elegantly flavored and tnedlclash)
effect!*** m to utterly surpass all prevloa* preparations.
Essences or Extracts of Giaour. Composition, Herb
Toss. Pstn Reliever*. and the hundred sod one di(gutt
ing sod oauaestlng possets with which we have been
wiMit to dose oanelrcs. Its tnstsotsauous effect la
Cholera, Cholera Morbus, Cramps and rains. Chronic
Ularrhccft, Dysentery and Cbolera Infantum. Diarrhoea
In Teething and all Summer Complaints. Dyspepsia,
Flatulency. Sluggish Digestion, Want of Tone aod Ac
tivity in the Stomach and Dowels, Oppression after
Eating, Illilng of Food and similar Ailments. Cttlffs and
Tevor*. Colds and Chills, Feverlih Symptoms, Material
Fever*. Pains to tbo Doom and Joints. Symptoms of
Rheumatism. Neuralgia and Gout, Ookf KxtromlUes,
Suspended Ctrenlatloa and Depressed condition of tbo
Vital Forres. render it the Standard Uoosohold Medi
cine throughout tlio length sod breadth of tbo land.
On sea. on land, for the traveler, for tbo young, the
Med, under all circumstance* and conditions. both aa
aincdlclusandMageotte stimitlaas or beverage. It la
the moat grateful and effective preparation ever com
pounded in tho history of medicine.
tlcwsraof diluted and worthless ladutfoos recom
mended by dt&ton tor pureutea of gala. Aak for aod
lualst upon having SANFORD'S JAMAICA GISOEU.
Sold by all VTholetak and Re Call Druggist*. Grocer*,
sad Dealer* la Uodtdne throughout the United States
and Canada*.
DAiOAUOD 00008.
GREAT SALE
GOODS MU®
BY WATER,
AT STORES 07
CAM, ME & CO.
West EM Err Ms House,
Madison & Peoria-sts.
Wot Carpets,
Wot Shootings,
Wet Cottons,
Wot Linens,
Wot Flannels,
Wot Blankots,
Wot Cloths,
Wot Dross Goods,
Wot Black Goods,
Wot Prints,
Wot Cambrics,
Wet Hosiery; etc.
M Si Dry Goift in,
North Clark & Erio-sts^
Same Goods as at the West
End Store, excepting Carpets.
VItiAUS.
SMOKE
5c CIGAR.
Guaranteed to contain all UAVAKA U>M3 VH-LSB*
oaJ Uaiul aiag*!.
UaavdaoWfed why by i Aatou—M. W. DIfPUCY.
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