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STOREY'S LATEST UNPLEASANTNESS.
6uectal Dtspufch to The TYibune.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-Gov. Beycridge
having returned to-day, the matter Of the
rcquisition on the Governor for an executive
warrant for the arrest OF Wilbur F. Storey, Of
the Chicago Times, for libel, was presented
The requisition Of the Governor Of Wisconsin
was presented by Prosecuting Attorney Martin,
Of Milwaukee County, Wis, and the complaint
sets forth that Wilbur F. Storey, transiently
of Milwaukee, committed the offeDse of
libel in that State, and that he fled
from Justice about two weeks prior to Aug. 8.
Gov. Beveridge entertained some doubts as
to the legality OF the proceeding, and asked
that the authorities be presented. This was
done BY Judge Martin this afternoon 1t but the
opinion could be obtained from Attorney-Gen-
erai Edsall, who is absent to-day. The ques-
tions involved are whether man can be indict-
ed in another State for a misdemeanor COM
1nittcd in Illinois, and can an offender be extra
dited for misdemeanor.
, 1876-08-27
AQUATIC.

New YORK, Aug. 26.-John Bfglin has with
drawn from the American crew selected to row
in the international contest at Philadelphia next
month. The positions in the boat have neces-
sarily been changed, Maxwell taking the stroke
in place Of Biglin; Flannery and Plaisted come
next in order, with either Thomas Elliot, Of
Brooklyn, or James Mahoney, Of Boston, fourth.
The reason assigned by Blglin is, he vas de-
barred from engaging in the single scull race,
and in that respect had not been treated fairly
by his hackers
THE PHILADELPHIA CREWS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 26>-A1l the crews
for the four-oared shell race are now here, with
their boats. Henry Smith, Of the Northwestern
crew, is unwel, and does not think he can row.
James Jerome will most likely take his place.
NEWBuRG ROWING RACES.
NEwBgno, y; T., Ang; 36;-In the 1S. rqwing
by three lengths in the Smile contest for IT,
foot working-boats. Time, 26 minutes Is Sec
onds.
The double-scull race was won by McKeel and
Alfred Moshier, BY one length, defeating Ellis
Ward and Dennis Gilmarten and Dan and Gil
Ward. Time, 24 minutes.
, 1876-08-27
PAY OF TEACHERS.

40 kAS Ed&1of u IAE ITIoufk
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-I have been reader OF
your paper for ten years, and have never
troubled you with correspondence before But
cannot refrain from asking portion Of your
space to enter vigorous protest against the
action Of the Board Of Education OF this city
land should think furnishing an additional
reason to the Council for not confirming the
nomination Of some OF them) in adopting the
schedule of teachers salaries.
Let me say 1t once that it Is not the amount
object to, though they seem to have taken thx
whole Is per cent off each teachers salary, in
stead Of diminishing the force as other depart
ments OF the City Government have done, but
the manner in which salaries are graduated
What would be thought OF = business man
years they had happened to work for him with
out the slightest regard Tor ef1ciency2 Or how
much business would a merchant do whose en-
ployes had no incentive to work any more than
would Just save them from discharge, because
fOEsooth it was the years service that promoted
them to higher wages, however worthless the
service might be4
Yet this is the way our wise and astute Board
Of Education do business. They say teacher
who has taught six years shall have go much,
i've years SO much, and SO on down, when It Il
we'll known that there are teachers OF two or
three years. experience who are every way more
efficient than some OF the older ones.
lae test . o. e1eenGy among g teachers Is t1e m
=
another. For instance, good teacher viii take
from twenty to forty or sixty scholars, work
hard and faithfully with them, drill them thor
oughly, and pass them all with an average Of 90
to 95, the big hest being 100, while perhaps the
teacher in the next room, working q month or
two longer with the same number, will manage
to skin twenty or thirty OF them through at the
lowest average that will pass, and yet the latter
teacher, having been employed year or so
longer, gets from SIS to $50 per year more
pay.
From 100 to 15o scholars is large number fer
one teacher to pass In year and do 1t we'll. Tt
shows faithful work and efficiency on the part
Of the teacher. Yet the Board of Education, II
they will take the trouble to examine their
records, will find teachers who have promoted
that number with good averages getting $50
to $780, while others who have promoted no
more than twenty to thirty during the whole Of
last year get the highest, $3.50, simply because
they have taught year or two longer.
To this must seriously object I pay my
schuoltax, and want to know that some pains
will be taken to teach my children. I have a.
ready heard teachers Of my acquaintance say:
swell, don't think I shall hurt myself this
year: What is the use1 I'll get no credit for
it! There's Miss So-and- -So,-don't amount to
anything as her record will show,-who just
loafed along all last year and didn't pass thirty
scholars, while worked myself almost to death
to promote q large NUMBER, and have been paying
DOCTORS bills all vacation There is no Justice
n itn' PARENT.
, 1876-08-27
TO tAe Editor QJ Tha Trf1x

TO tAe EaAtof QJ 1h6 Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-In to-aays Ta1BuH1
"HaTy B. Free" takes issue Wnh his fellow
'puffers,'' and his arguments are about as solid
as smoke He admits that the smoke from
vile cigar is extremely offensive Now comes
the question: does one man out OF hundred
smoke good OF 25-cent cigara The experience
Of every man, woman, or child, who has rode
on street-car, says emphatically "No!" OF
course there is not so much objection to tho
fragrant smell OF q genuine Henry Clay smoke,
but it Is the vile smell VIC Of sensitive noses OBJ
ject to. Il Bridgeport aud the North Branch
smelled nice we would not have such rumpus
Branch stinks- Our argument is against the
bad cigars, not tile good ones, and as ninety
nine out Of hundred smoke bad cigars, the
only way to get I'D OF the nuisance on the cars
is to abolish it altogether Il is enough
to be s bounced ed. and 10lted about bout and apa
punched, etc, besides having to endure
the conglomerated smells Of pipes, cigars, and
breaths. No doubt Fl. B. Free will argue that
such sensitive noses should keep OF street cars
street car dividends would be oper cent per an
mum, and car companies would soon find out
who the " majority are.
Harry, who no doubts walking cigar, takes UNI
brage at those who object to having their eyes and
nose filled With tobacco eluvia7 and calls ''Eve's
daughter ~ sour old maid, and because an old
man Oyilliam Ripley objected to being spit
upon By smoking pup, he gently terms him an
'told croaker." Il strikes me Harry himself
would howl Il he were spit upon, and no doubt
he would make the splitter croak :" very quick
II. He claims smokers are usually happy s1xt
pleasant, on the same principle that drankard
Is ss happy and pleasant" when he Is full 1T
whisky. II it mAkes man pleasant and happy
to puff cigar OF suck a pipe, he must, indeed,
be easily pleased. And the bold assertion that
j" all nice girls like tobacco smoke" They
must, indeed, be - nice" +" and no doubt smoke
themselves, and live on Red-Light avenue. To
look at the expression on the ladies' faces when
4 cigar or pipe, accompanied by g man, is around,
one can easily see that they wished the smoktr
was ia Helvetia-
In conclusion would say, thatw Of sensitive
noses object to smokers on a car, the same as We
all object to q drunken, noisy, brute ON car,
and u man is gentleman he will not smoke
on car simply to please himself when it an
noys every one around him, and Harry. who Is
no doubt a liberal thinker, will admit this.
Therefore, join hands with ''Eve's Curious
Daughter" ," and William Ridley, and cry again
''DoWn with smoking in the street-cars-'
Ex-SA0KER.
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! go back home with you and smoke my cigar"
| Imagine Airs simpsons dlsmay ut this an
nouncement! But what could she dos Simply
nothing, although she certainly never had less
need OF her husband at home than on that par
| tltular morning.
They reached the house, and jeremiah smoked
his clgaF,-the longest cigar that Mrs. Simpson
! PAD PAD ever SEEN When 1t was at last finished.
| 60. II he don't, that water will soon be up to
this floor" She had no doubt that BY this tmc
ths tue was feet high in the basement, and
still rising.
But jeremiah did not manifest auy disposf-
tion to leave. For some time he had been
gazing into the yard back OF the house, and he
now said:
"My dear, if you will bring me the old
carving-knife ont OF the kitchen, I Will 70 out
aud dig I'D those weeds 1t Is wonderful how
rapidly weeds do grow"
''Here is something much better than a
carviny-knife to destroy weeds with," replied
Mrs Simpson, rising aud moving towards her
workable, whence She took w u pair OF shears,
which she handed to jeremiah. t.Bcsides,''
added she, II think that carving knife is lost"
''But,'' said Jeremiah, - it would ruin your
SCISSORS to use then. fur such purpose. I'll
go down stairs myself and hunt for the knife:''
y No, no." said Mrs. Simpson, now all IN q
twitter Of fear at the impending danger Of dis
covery; +" I'm quite sure the knife Isn't there.
Just take the scissors, If you must dig up
weeds; they're an old pair that II keep on
Pet podC 4oA HtCIo A4f( 54A O~AS4 H+@AA9 <AAA
In good order for other work. shall never
want this old pair for anything else"
1t occurred to Jeremiah that Mrs. Simpson
displayed rather more earncstness than usual
about SO small matter. He knew that Il knife
was better than scissors tor wedding purposes,
but he also knew that it was useless to argue a
point with woman; furthermore, he pr1ded
himself on his uniform nncekness in matters
that came up between Mrs. Simpson and him,
sell, and he, therefore, quietly took the scis-
sors, proceeded to the yarl, and commenced to
dig up the obnoxious weeds.
He did not enjoy it. It was slow work. The
weather, warm when he hegan, berame grrat
deal warmer Is he continued; hc felt his Shirt
collar willing; the position be was obliged to
assume was not comfortable; the scissors proved
to be IN inconycnient wedding implement; anu,-
finally, his mind changed about the wee.|s- Hs,
began to think they did 10 great harm after
ali.
So he stopped the work and entered the
house. 4 few minutes afterwards, to the great
delight OF Mrs. Simpson, he took his departure.
With deep sign Of relief that esti1nable lady
at once arrayed herself suitably for the task be-
fore her. Descending to the Kitchen she wadcd
straightway to the burner through wnter which
reached nearly to her waist, aud turned of that
miserable spigot.
During the day the waters abated By dint
Of much labor on the part OF Mrs. Simpson, the
affairs OF the kitchen were put in working order
by the time Jeremiah returned IN the evening.
Hc does not know to this day Of the unfortu-
nate incident; and so, still having faith in Mrs
Simpsons "scuse" and Asmartness," he still
"clings." A. REEVES JACKSON.
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members for their s'back pey.n It is hardly
probable that We shall see the Athletics out
West again this ycar.-Ctneinnati Enquirer.
"The Enquirer says that there are many men
Browns will yet be champions" There Is at Ltn-
coin, In this State, an asylum for those poor
people It's called the Institution for the Feeble
Minded.
The St. Louis papers attack Spalding because
he would not arrange game with the st. Louis
Reds in Chicago last week. When you think Ut
it moment, would it have been fair to the
Browns to have divided up the interest and
attendance, and decreased their rcccipts,-say,
ole-hllll
The trouble In the Athletic Club promises to
come to serious elimination very soon. It is
learned from private and authentic source tiat
the players have banded together, and resolved
to play no more after a certain date II the sal
aries due them are not paid. What will conc
of it remains to be seen.
Developments being made every day in the
working Of the rules indicate that the League
will have more to do at its next meeting than it
did at its first. There are several rules which
should have penalty attaching to them to
make them Of any force and som some Others which
structions. Here, fol. instance j is; an
exact transcEiPtt Of part OF ses.
fully obstructs fielder from fielding Ran, he
HAAuA! UG oAt} AAieAf AZ
tentonal1y kick or let the ball strike him, he
shall be declared out.'' Reading this carefully
and with due respect to the commas, it will be
seen that according to the rule as it stands,
every base-runncr must be declared out If the
ball strikes him. It was not, perhaps, the in-
tention Of the maker Of the rules to get this
construction on them, but it is there perfectly
plain.
Circumstances of recent occurrence go to show
that the League next season is much more likely
to consist Of q lesser number Of organizations
than eight instead OF greater. The Athletics
are likely to drop out Capt. Spaldng, while
here, stated that there would again be fierce
opposition to the admission Of tic New Haven
Club next season, as well as to the indianapolis
aud other aspiring teams. 4 movement has
been quietly going on for some time past to
form second association Of stability for the
next year. The points aimed at are to reduce
the price OF admission to Is cents, and the clubs
joining are to bind themselves not to play any
exhibition games with League clubs. Quite .
strong ring, it is said, has been formed, which
will inuluIe the Buckeyes OF Columbus, Ale
ghencs of Allegheny, Etnas Of Detroit, Har-
risburgs of Harrisburg, Neshannocks OF New
Castle, St. Louis Red Stockings, Memphis Red
Stockings, and other crack tcnlns in the East.
It is also stated on very good authority that GER
tain gentlemen in Chicago and Philadelphia are
interesting themselves in this movement, and
will place firstclass mines In the ie1d.-St. Louis
6e-Denocrat.
, 1876-08-27

q. Turrill, Of this city. The programme sets
forth the following purses and prizes:
wednesday, purses Of $400 and S4425; Thurs
day, purses Of S4235 and $3.50; Friday, purses of
S450 and s575, all at ten single rises, class
shooting, five prizes in each purse. Saturday
1915 will be given the six best scores to win;
twenty five rises at Is yards. The club shoot,
perhaps the most interesting part OF the tour
nament, will also take place Saturday. Each
contcsting club to scEd a team Of four men
who will shoot at twenty birds each at 25 yards.
The first prize will be an elegant gold medal
costing $500, donated by John a: Nichols, Of
Syracuse, N. Y. Entrance-fee will be $40 per
team, and it will be divided up to make second
and third prizes.
Mr.. T. G. Banks, OF the Rod and Gun, offers
fine mcerschaum pipe, costing 5120, for the
best average score in the shoots proper.
CHICAGO RlFLEMEN AT MILWAUKEE.
A Chicago team Of SIX went up to Milwaukee
Friday and shot match with q team from that
city, taking defeat by the following scores:
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These are some OF the errors that tho Times
man made regarding therecordso of horses. As to
the list itself, it is simply an abortion. Any
stable-boy could have made better one. Every
body who knows anything about trotting-horses
records OF o:28 or better would run up into
the hundreds, and yet the Times would have us
believe that there arc but rs of them, all
told, dead and alive. To show the utter abb
surdity of the Times list, will give you list
Of horses that trottcd in 1926 or better last year
alone, none Of whom can be found in the Tines
1ists
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TRAPS AND TRIGGERS.

The National Sportsmen's Association will
hold its third annual convention at the Grand
Pacific Hotel, beginning Tuesday Of this week,
at 2 p. N. The attendance will be composed OF
five delegates from each State Sportsmen's Asso-
eiation, and very nearly all tue States are CT
pected to be represented. The business OF the
Convention will be in connection with the move
ment to obtain uniform game laws through al
those sections Of country where, for climatic
reasons, they will apply. The Hon }. '. LIE
Moyne, President Of the Association is expected
to preside.
The fact that the Convention will call together
many OF the best sportsmen in the country has
led to the arrangement Of grand
TRAP-sHooT1EG TOURNAMENT,
at Dexter Park, under the management Of 8
, 1876-08-27
MUTUAI.s VS.. HOsT0NS.
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MUTUAI.s vs.. HOsT0S3.
Special Dispatch to Tie Tribune.
New YORK, Aug :j.-TAe Boston and Mutu-
nj Clubs playedtheir last game Of the champion
ship series on the Union grounds to-day. About
Pools sold Is to II in the Bostons' favor. The
Bostons led the score from the second inning,
up to the sixth, when the Mutuals took the lead
by the good batting OF Nichols, Mathews,
Start, and Treacy, and maintained it to the
close The playing OF Brown and Wright for
the Bostons, and that Of Holdsworth and Mich
ols for the Mutuals, was most conspicuous.
Following Is
TIRE SCORE:
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THE COAL Trade.

New York, Aug. 2G.-The Delaware & Hud-
son Canal Company have issued List Of re-
duced prices for coal Prices to contractors for
coal discharged in carts, per ton Of 2,24o pounds,
now stand: Broken, S4G5; egg, 34-15; stove,
54G5; nut, $465. This is equal to decline a{
about &l.50 Der ton from former rates.
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DEXTER PARK FALL MEETING
is at present the main subject OF discussion
among Chicago horsemen, but as nobody knows
anything definite about the matter, nothing but
speculations can be indulged in. From letters
received from Secretary Boyle, who is attendi1.g G
the Septlateral races, it is learned that nearly
all the horse-owners in that section are anxious
to make Western trip directly after the Spring
field meeting, which occurs OIL Sept. $, 6, and Z.
Col Mansur is perfectly willing to arrange a
meeting at Dexter Park, but will not do so un-
less arrangements can be made whereby Gold
smith Maid. Smuggler, and Lulu will enter for
the free-for-all purse OF 5,0OO Which Mr.. Man
sur stands ready to offer. Mr.. Boyle has been
notified to this effect by telegraph, and it is ex-
pccted that an answer will be received in 4 few
days.
RECORDS.
To the Editor af The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26,-For some time past there
has been belief among horsemen that the turf
department Of the Times is presided over by a
party not at all familiar with the requirements
of the position, but none of us had the slightest
idea that anybody who had been in this country
for year or more could commit such q series
Of shocking blundcrs as did the sporting report
er Of Mr.. Storey,s paper OF last Sunday: He
interesting," a table showing the time Of
horses that have records better than
49," There is not the slightest
doubt that this table is Interesting. Merely as
showing how much Ignorance can be condensed
into small space, aud at the same time dis
played to the best advantage, it is interesting.
And when the reader gets fairly into the har-
rowing details of the blunders, he becomes
fascinated and awcd in the presence Of such
overwhelming nownothfngisrn. But to business.
The 1f,nes man in his list Of horses that have
trotted in 2:26 or better pretends to mark with
m asterisk those that have retired from the
turf, but omit to thus designate Lucy, George
Palmer, Manbrino Gift, Fleety Golddust,
Castle Boy, Jay Gould, A1anbrino Chief, Flora
Belle, Thomas jefferson, Billy Burr, Music,
Chicago, Susie, Crown Prince, Derby, and Harry
Harberg all Of whom have retired from the
turf, some Of them several years since. The
Times would also have its readers believe that
Monarch, Jr., James Howell, Dr., and Ethan Al
len are still engaged in track contests. The first
two are dead, and old Ethan has not been in a
race for at least ten years.
With regard to records, the article Is still
more defective, and, in order to Illustrate its
errnrs 7 will fahu]ate them:
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It will be seen that White lcrils the van Of
the Chicaggos, followed closely by Andrus mud
Anson; For the St. Louis Blong. takes first
order. Bloug's average is the same as Whites,
while the next three on the Chicago list rank
Bradley, SO that the honors rest with the home
nine. Barnes leads the run-gcttiug record with
Z total ot Il runs, Th!le White, Anson, aud
Barnes, with each, all take precedence Of Pike,
the st. Louis champion, who only scored Z.
FIELDING RECORD cAtCAao-sT. LOUIS GAMES.
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1IlTIVL143
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
LINCOLN, ILL.,, Aug. 2G.-The pacing race
carried over last night was finished this fore
noon, Lena Rivers taking the heat 4nd race.
third.
4 match race for $500 side was made
up between Tangle Legs and kittie Aenard,
GOO yards. kittie won by three lengths.
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It appears. therefore, that the Chicagos made
81 runs to their opponents Il, and earned Is
Us against Is. In errors the St. Louis take
precedence, with a total Of Is to the Chica-
gos' 63.
The batting aud run-getting records of the
two clubs come next, the names being ar
ranged in the order OF batting merit. 13r
reference to the fourth column the true test
that is, the percentage OF base hits to times at
bat-wil be at once observed:
MATING RECORD CHIC4GO-sT 1otr1s sEr,rs
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*The actual score stood: St. Louis, 7; Chicapos.
=, - Dull the umpire gave the game to the St, Louis
by score OF to D. ~A''
1he following table shows all other partfc11
lars as to the club records as wholes, without
reference to the Individual players, whose bat
ting and fielding records and averages viii be
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r:A"o-pase llta-G1rles, !; refers. " nltt,
Hie Iss ~ l; spald,ns aals I; Adds' 1-ch'easo'
4-Chfca.o, 8.
tome +run-Anson, !.
Total Total bases Oh hits-Chicago, 80; st. Louis, 10.
= nsses Sesa on erroEs-Acfcy. L: Peters, White,
R,.haL !; shaldin:, 3; Glenn, 5Chicago, $. Pike, l.
Left On bases-Anson, l; NcVev. /; Glenn, 8;
- Saoay: G; !; Pike, J.: Blong, l; Bradley, 8; Clapp,
";Cufhtert, 2; Dehlman.2.
Dases On called balls-Barnes, !.
rAsted balis-Clapp, 2.
~ Mad ptchcs-spalding, 1; Bradley, S.
rllhe Of gnme-Two hours and thirty minutes.
cmplre-thas}es Daniels, Hartford.
REMARKS.
n yesterdays TRIBUNE it Was stated, with
~ 1alrncss and desire for impartiality, that the
Ihlcago Club had lost the game which decided
e4e championship of the West by being out
paved. In the same truthful spirit it is proper
"" 70 wonder, in view Of yesterdays game,
!! 10" II was that St. Louis ever won any one of
sAe series. The fine work yesterday was done
lor tae Chicasos by Anson, who ranged around
4au played IN all sorts Of curious ways, but a.
rays with desire, intent, and will to win. Ills
!ey on these grounds. Addy had as many
a1rst-bases, but made only one long
9snlVe, sr while Anson has a total OF bases.
ne browns we're in the very middle OF an OIL
uass, aud made errors all around, every man
having At least one
,KEt1E" OF THE Cu1CAGo-sT. LOUIS SERIES.
!esteraay's game closed the championship
seE1gs ot ten games between the Chicago and
o. Louis Clubs Below will be found record
showing e. the result Of every game played, with
LIE individual records Of each player. the total