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Charles Spencer, WHO was burned bv the e.
plosion OF barrel OF gasoline at the Alhamb,a
saloon, corner Of Randolph and Dearborn
streets. died OF his injuries at the County
Hospital yesterday.
At about o'clock yesterday morning B. T.
Co'well, manager Of the hospital 10 the fcar OF
tie Bennett Medical College, on State street,
reported to the police that the remains of
three still-born babes packed in bog were
found on the steps OF the hospital. Where they
ca1nc from or by whom they we're left is un-
kunwn.
Capt. Forbes, Of the Indianapolis police force.
arrived III this city last evening having
in charge A. 4. Lucas, who was
arrested in tlaat city upon a telegram
sent by Supt. Seayey. The indianapolis police
aWays suppose That string with q reward to
tile Chicago end Of it is attached to every
prisoner arrested, and to this Lucas owes hfa
capture. Lucas lett this city Sept IL Of last
year, defaulter to the extent OF S1,e5O which
lie appropriated in the office OF Carue i Drury,
where he was employed as bookkeeper. He
CAN'T originally from Canaua, aud WIS
FOR time in the employ of Williams & Co.,
commission merchants. 1t Vas supposed that
hc hat1 spent the money in riotons living, as be
took With him woman, aud left bis sick wife
and three children at Rilgciand. The prisoner
had little to say, and insisted that be knew
nothing 1t all about m embezZlement.
, 1879-02-23

lighted audience. The programme included
walking on twenty-two-lap track BY Gus Oim'
stead and James Smith, the former doing mile
in 7:4433< and the latter in 7:34G; novel per
formancc On the suspended perch by Charles F.
MILLER; daring double trapcze act by J. Redick
and Il. Duplessis; and some very grrceful ln'
d1an-club swinging by George Benedict. The
I" manly art ~ was illustrated by Messrs. Gal
laher mud Benedict, Doraey and Bowen, aud
Iearncy and c. o. Duplessis. The fcats on the
horizontal and parallel bars hy members OF the
Athenrrm class and West Side Turner's showed
great skill and nerve, while the tunbling, espe-
clally James Woods double somersaults from
t'le sprtng-board, brought down the house. The
gymnasium is in excellent condition, largely
patroaized, and has a fine walking track for
those who wish to rival o'Lcury.
rua1L1sT1c.
.Dwyer, the Brooklyn pugilist who is to fight
Elliott, reached Chicago last Friday, and will
soon give an exhibition here.
Ed Seward, welI-known boxer, who has been
solotrninS In Chicago for the past few months,
went to Akron, O., last week, to arrange the
prellminaries Of scrap With Tim Collins, but
the latter failed to show up at the appointed
time. Seward now claims the lightweight
championship OF tue West, and is ready to- back
up LIS claims against all comers.
AQUATIC.
Tile Farragut Boat Club held its regular
monthly meeting last Monday, but transacted
no business OF importance.
March s, the Executive Committee Of the
Mississippi Valley Amateur Rowing Association
will meet fn this city, and Tx the date and MACE
OF the regatta to bc held next July It is prob
aote that Moline or keokuk will be selected.
, 1879-02-23
SPORTING.

COMING ENGLISH EVENTS,

COMING ENGLISH EVENTS.
last SUNDAY THE TRIBUNE published tables
showing the various events in which the Ameri-
ean-brcd horses now in Europe were entered, it
being the first complete and accurate. list Of
their engagements that has appeared. Since
that time the mails haye brought adyices con-
ccr,ing tic weights tor the carly spring handi-
cans In the City and Suburban, Parole has
been assigned 1l4 pounds, aud, although it has
been thought by some writer's that this weight
was not excessive, they appear to hare entirely
lost sight OF the fact that, although Parole is
when lit, race ho-s. OF merit, there are othcrs
in the race whose public performances have
shown them to be in no way bis interiors either
in speed or ability to carry weight. The talk
about Parole being deficient in driving power,
and, therefore, unsuited to the course at EPSON,
over which the City aud Suburban is to be rup,
smouDts TO nothing. The only fair way to
estimate bis chances OF SUCCESS is
bv seeing what other good horses
will start against him. and comparing their
Weights with his The English handicapped,
Mr. DorIing, seems to have first formed an
opinion OF the respective merits Of Parole
ard Duke OF Magenta, since in the great Metro
politan Stakes to bp run Apr1! %, in which both
horses are named, he estimates the Duke as
only two pounds inferior to his stable companion.
In the City and Suburban, where, as above
stated, Parole will carry IL pounds, there arc
los entries, aud Of these 1sonomy has the top
ycjchl-12G pounls. Last season he won the
cambridseshire with % pounds, aud that sue
cess cntailcd great advance in his
weights for this years handicaps. 1t
Is hardly probable that he will accept Rel
naube, i wears, and kalei1osropc. years, arc
b,tl. in at IA pounds, All English writer says
of ibis race and Paroles chanres tl'at as Thun-
1erstouo and Midlothian arc also in at III
rounds tic American horse will have no chancc
Of winning.
- In order that its readers NAV have all the in-
formation concerning the principal liked events
in Europe during the present year TIE ln11s~
uss has prepared the following table, which
gives the date of each one and tile distance.
Those races in which American horses are en-
tered arc designated By an astcrisk.
Tic latest aoyicrs from ENGLAND are that
OuEe OF Magenta has been struck out OF all ell
uagctncuts uo to Goodwood. The most lm-
noTtant of these are the Great Metropolitan, the
Ascot Gold Cup, and the Alexandra Plate:
, 1879-02-23

duction " Of s per cent OF last year, made after
the Council had voted on their galartea.
The highest sum was agreed to,
The item, s'salary OF forty Iieuteuanta at
$95 each, S3S, ,000,'' was not changed
The salaries Of thirty engineers was changed
from $3.50 to S1,0s0, On motion If Aid. RYAN.
The item, s.twenty-nine assistant engineers at
S9oo,'' was adopted. 40
Aid. Lawler wanted the 123 pfpcmen and
truckmen to get $3.50, instead of $500, thoueh
the latter was an increase OF SEQ over last year,
but only Stauber stood bY him
The salary Of seVenty-fve drivers at $500 yas
passed.
The Fire-Alarm Department. salaries yere
thus liked: Superintendent, $2,500. chief
operator, S1,590; two operators, $l,20p, instead
ot $l,0o0 each, as recommended; three assist
ant operators, 81 ,tN, instead OF $500; three re-
OF S100.
The total addition to the salaries Of the Fire
$50 instead Of s3i6,S0
The item to deduct Il cash from miscellaneous
sources, SI20, co.," was debated.
Aid. Iuiry moved to amend BY inserting uto
be maid on salaries Of Sl,0tN and UNDER,
AID. Cary didn't think that ought to prevail.
since it was only another way Of reducing
salaries. @~@e7
AID. Throop thought it would result in mnch
Jealousy aud complaint
The motion was lost.
,n Aid. Tuley moved to make the amount S15n..
1t was lost.
After changing the deficiency item 10 s2s,s.s,
salary item s225s, ,37o instead of se94R a.
recommended by the Committee, The ConndI
adjourned. ~
, 1879-02-23

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INV ,nI = tx ;r+;.nato ocouoint,nao .;ks S a." =.
n, n1 ~, a,n;,]er ho9v1 - t,n.' ~ ula"
ps a. ~a,,sn ~ ~ hi want ~ noo pus 1o' ~!
srhama ,rii1 ~ 4.,ri. and tho oesar.ia 80
Cn;-;t ,1 VEL u nnt,,or torrnarot ~ ~ ta'
sct, nio. ,ri, .a,,, ~ n,mn;nn ~ ~,
snrrnn no c,,o,,,nn ~ hmerirn ana 1;na,,
chamnfon of IN world .,1is too absurd ~ jeearre
mnch nttention Srnaefer las Won the t;t1a ~
wnrd,a rhnmr,;on bv honest nlayino ,nd 14s a.u ~.
attcnnt to denrivc lin Of II viii oniv res,,+ u =,
1c f!,,,tt,'r " f .hnsc enu,ed Gs H. hssut ~
artio,, @A~39
A~'''A'
TIE PROPOSED ohAHeh of GAME.
Ever since the recent tournament in New
York, when the Western players, Schacfer and
Slosson, demonstrated ttele ABILITY to defeat the
Eastern cracks, the sporL1ns papsrs OF thatcity,
aided by one or two al Tie dalilcs, have been
making great lnrrai over Proposed change
IN the game. Although tue inaster Is presented
fn very artlul manner anu SET 1orth With spe-
cous argutnents tue pnolac mas not failed to
discover that 1t is simply tile selleme Of bill
iarl-rin.5, which Is never satisfied unless its
faVorltes win all the emoeln5 for which they
Contend, and whose niembefs ate. more
than ever chaErined tnat Signal defeat should
have been administered to these sas''e layoritcs
BY the Western players, anu especially by
Schaefcr. This young man Il Especially
an object of their hatred. ~ attention to busf-
ness, sober life. anu ass'duoiIs pract!cc, he
has raised hfmsclt from ooscuritY TO the hi.hcs;
pinnacle Of fame known 10 tue billiard world.
This was something Us unexpected rs It WAS un-
satisfactory, anu the NC" 1ork billiard ring at
once opened tlefr Euhs uoon ilnl' seeing that
ltiey couu hot aen.esc h,s ~ ''u eousnt 1or hy
, 1879-02-23
BILLIARDS.

The Spirit Of the Times, which in billiard mat.
ters always takes the stand that anything which
comes from the West can by no possibility be
OF any account, has delivered itself of au opfc-
ion to the effect that Schaefer IS not the chan
pion billiard player OF the world, and that the
recent tournament in which he signally defeated
every one who entered the lists against him was
not for the championship of the world, al-
though SO advertised by its projectors, wi,o Of
fered prizes OF sufficient magnitude to warrant
their claiming the title. The Spirit holds tl1at
ut was misnomer to style that tourney
one for the championship of the world. for the
reason that Vignaux still holds the Collcnder
cup emblcmatic Of that distinction, and no man
can become worlds champion without defeating
Vignaux, unless he should voluntarily resign
his position, although there is some ground for
the claim that Sexton holds the world's cham
pionship at the three-ball game, because Wig
naux refused to accept challenge from Sexton
which complied with the rules"
This argument is in strict accordance with the
pettifoggine style adopted By the Spirit when-
ever 1t attempts to discuss billiard matters Its
position is: Schaefcr cannot be worlds eharn~
pion because Vignaux holds the Collender cup:
but Sexton can be because lie challenged for
the cup. Perhaps the argument regarding
Schaefcr's claim to the title might have carried
show that ilis prutegc, Sexton, was still the
best billiard player on earth, although defeated
in the recent tournament by two Chicago players,
neither OF whom, in the opinion of the New
York sporting Journals, had the slightest chance
OF winning lli'st prize, but who managed to cap
tura both first and second. 1t seems that tic
ColIcndcr cup, about which the Spirit is making
SO much fuss, is in ''soak ~ at Toulouse,
France, and that almost anybody who wants the
emblem can secure it BY making satisfactory
financial arrangements with the pawnbrolcr
in whose possession it is. Here is fine chance
for some wealthy Young man to acquire the
title OF worlds champioo, and bare his claims
consolins to learn that Vignau1 has kept the in
terest on the loan procured b. the deposit OF the
cup paid up, so that intending purchasers need
fear no arrcarages in this direction.
The truth of the matter is, that the failure Of
Sexton to accom-, plish what all the sporting jour-
nails had Often declared him canaplc Of doing in
The ray OF Ela:iug billiards, has been another
, 1879-02-23

! = =: Simmons b. 6. Kansas Chief -..2 DR.
r. van Ncss CT: e. AlOemarle. dis
! TRACK TALK.
Bair, the Cincinnati driver who developed
Maud s., has received six young trotters from
| Boston, whose education as trottcrs he is to
complete
Mr.. Charles M Town has been reelected Sec
| retary Of the Point Breeze Park Association. q
| good man in the wrong plare.-l,httade.phsd
| City Item.
Lady Voorhees,, record 2:231H5, we'll known in
Chicago, was sold at auction in Philadelphia last
Wednesday, to close out the estate OF the late
| X. W. Mackey.
49, Protcine is reported to be wintcring nicely Ia
Kentucky anu 1t is thought that her . game p"
leg will stand training. Lida Bassctt, Who IL al
| the same place, never looked better.
| Red Cloud, record 2:1s, is announced to bic
all right again. It Is proner to state, however,
that the same yarn has hee1l launched at Oh un4
suspecting public every spring fur tile last three
years.
| Vera Cruz, the horse that at one time was
talked Of as match for Molie Mccarthy. slip
| ped recently ard hurt himself in tile brisket.
] The accident was not severe enough, howeVor,to
stop Ills training.
The only noted horses destroyed by the burn
ing Of the New York Tuttprsalls In New York
LILY. were dfFiie, oy dcor:se Wilkes, a par oi
Mor"eean ponles' worth "s,ooo o"1teu 's] ~ Mr:
Iayen1eger; anu LIE gray mare A"Alsht, ullt
eouio beat @:2''
A race between eeutlemcn's :roadsters has
been arranged to take place May 20 at Fleetwood
Park, the entries being Louis Lorillaril's Forest
Girl, Col. Kip's Duchess, and Foster Dewey's
Ion. Tie Judges will be Charles Back1nar
Sheppard f. Knapp, ,ud David Bonner, and the
stakesa wine supper at Drlmouico's-
IN ha,r h"I I'LL ;tt a;.'t es le.a,ses seem 70
1Ionas H. oII 1.aI ,r mn os ias. noIscs. otna.l
e't;o, 10, na,, HSu n',.e. ~" ~ u1 icinue1 aIu ~
e,,Ia.ar' tI ,.s os 'otlS W i snsG al.u seriously
, 1879-02-23

seems to meet all the requirements of the game,
and they arc iuclined to let we'll enough alone.
THEN AND NOW.
An Eastern payer has the following, which
shows the cphen,eral nature Of ball-players
about Us well as anything could:
Whist changes have occurred IN the professional
arena within the past decade! How many players
years ago have either disappeared from the field.
been superseded, or have died! glance at the
presents this fact in vcry striking manner. Below
we give the mines Of the seven prominent pro;cy-
s!onal organizations OF 1867. with the nun,bcr OF
games each player took part in during that year:
, 1879-02-23
TIE COUNCIL.

The Council held an ADJOURNED lncetlcE 9es
| terlay afternoon, AID. McCafrey in the chair
aud absent Oliver, Eiszner, Cook, Daly, ant
| Jonas.
| The consideration Of the Appropriation bill
was resumed, the first item taken up being
81, 800 for the Second Assistant Eire-Sfarshal..
AID. Law1er moved to increase to s2,500
Aid. Rawleigh moved that the salary be the
same as last year, s1,5G0, which seemed to be
satisfactory to the officer
Aid. Tlomps moved to strike out and put
! in $4,000.
Aid. Tulcy spoke against increasing salaries
3311< ger cent, aud >burdeniny the city With an
acpropriatioE that would destroy the little credit
tie city had. The people would not pay sucn
taxes.
the position at the salary paid last year
Aid. Gilbert moved as a substitute to make
the amount 81, ,750.
The item vas allowed to staud as reported, -
yeas, 10; nays, :, as follows:
Yeas-sanders, Cary. Gilbert Mallory. Turner
Slesen, Slse' wettercr, Janssens: Necedrey-1o.
Nqys-Pearsons; Tuley, Ballard Phelps befd-
Aid Cary said it seemed to be the disposition
OF the Council to increase the salaries, anu, to
save time, he moved that the report OF tile
/ xE1... Enr ,fr.rf
Finance Committee as TO then oe aaoptea. @
AID ryan Wantea 10 a'snu n,o so el.a. t,s en at
gtnccrs should receive @ sl,uzo, tne same as iast
Aid. Thompson moved as an amcndment on2 to
the amendment TO GIVE odn s1le Gaptalns sl,uo
and the engineers el,uoo, "nat 1ney Mero sn1
qoteu last 1eas. ne spo 80 S nJ @ an.!
should be asked to Work lor less than LAST year.
Aid. Cnllerton sala he iavoreu me motion 10
adopt at tne saiules ~ 1Fst, out ~ ~ e",s aooSli
the list over, ne 1ounu tnae soplc nao oeen re-
duccd and others increased.
Aid. Cary Withdrew tne tnotion'
The salary OF tue Ihlrd Assistant tsl,1 was
not interlered with:
4 snag was struck IN "salary OF SIX assistants
at 81, 500 each, $4,000"
Aid. lulcy was opposed 70 supefnuous Oh
ficers, seeing no necessity for them; and be
hoped the Department would DC reorgantzed the
more men and fewer officials
This speech. however, had no effect, the Item
going througb,-Tufey, Pearsons, Phelps anu
, 1879-02-23
SUICIDAL.

CGcrSSAT1, Feb. 22.-Ars. Henry Smith,
residing on the Walker sill road, short dis
tance from the city, whose husband is niaera-
bic sot, depending upon his wife's earnings Tor
support, became desperate, cut her OWN throat
and inflicted gash upon each arm in the en-
deayor to commit suicide. She now lies in q
critical condition.
Spectcl DFsnofcn to The TRIBUNE
JASEsy1LLE, Wis, Feb. 22.-Joseph Luke, a
shoemaker OF Mineral Grove, who has long
hcen addicted to drink, and tried in vain to re-
form, took strychnine yesterday, and although
he repcntcd OF his act and sent for doctor,
died before Ills arrival.
, 1879-02-23
6UNDRY SPORTS.

4 very fine athletic, pugis:ic, and pedestrian
exhibition was given last Wednesday evening ut
at the Athenaum Gymnasium, Nos. IS to s.
Dearborn street, br some OF the best ath1ercs
in the city, who kindly rendered = compliment
ary benefit to Prof c. o. Duplcssis, the manager
OF the gymnasium. There Was large anu de-
, 1879-02-23
AUTOMATIC DOORS
THE GREAT DESIDERATUM.
Van Osdcrs Automatic Doors for
Closing Elevator Openings.

This much needed and Important tuventfon is nov IN
ey have these dors at,schcd they give perfect salts
9art9n & TO pafs t s,nG s Thes re aways eose
through the clesator-way at any time. Ths elevator
stor Theg prevent nee from passing fruM one story
10 another Tney are nosress IN their onefatlon.
Nu1rt but little force Ut the elevator opening tc1
No ncIos.4 SHAFT Ia required where these doors ara
USED They durable, and require It1e attention
these doors to elevator opening vt short notlce.
Address JOHN III. VAN O9DEL,
II South Elarx-at.
, 1879-02-23
4 COMPROMISE OFFERED.

II VOHs7 51V!1TI0I- t-ItCDe
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23--The Hlbcrnia
Brewery, Of which Mathew Nunau, Sheriff. is
head, having been seized by revenue official
for neglect to comply with the law in canceisng
the stamps on the barrels, and bonded in $1,000,
has offered to compromise for about hall the,
amount of the boad. Similar proposals were
made By the match and cigar ticms involved.
, 1879-02-23
CAPITALS CRY FOR CHEAP LABOR.
Sescj0I Disnufch tn ar Y1-:s..;,-

NEW YoRK4 Feb. 22.--The German Republic
an Central Committee adopted last evening,
but no. unanimously, resolutions requesting the
President to veto the Chinese Immigration bill
, 1879-02-23

yoyed the validity of the present scrip, the
decision Of the lower Courts is affirmed for the
reason thatthe paper conforms substantially TO
the rulings in the Springfield and Law cases.
This will bring joy 70 tAe holders OF the the t~9 a
doubt OF its legality is removed. It w,l also
bring relief to the city officials, who, though
some misgivings on account OF the long, delay
OF the Supreme Court In reaching conclusion
, 1879-02-23

z. =: Simmons b. G. Kansas Chief .2 4 DR.
r. an Ness gr. e. A1Ocmarle. ........ds
1M1e. .-X:22, 2.22. a:14A. 2:23n. 1::234. n:3l.
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THIN NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1e 1878

ingredients together and cook until ths. eggs
thickpn stirring all the time. snreaH this
between, any delicate cake that has hren nahea
In Jelly cake pans Save ane-fourth 81 the
eucoan,it for the top.
Dtn,aon Pickle fS,raetl- Take seven pounds
tlamEon, three pounds brown sugar, one ounce
pf stick cinnamon. half ounce each nl maze,
allsrice and cloves. Boil the sugar ana spices
with quart rf syrup. Trick eh6h hanson
with dailng needle OF iorE, anu put ttleua
III boiling altogether until The ttnst u ao1et
Cfeam for ti,fee-A writer says me
members Of my family prefer the. following
,natla cream for their coffee tn the. genuine
article. Epat one egg IT, n tpatn, ahn tahe-
spoonful OF white sugar and pour over n pint
nF boiling lint milk. stirring hriekly ~ II Is
poured over the egg Prepare at night Tor the
morning.
Srulinued 1,,mufoea Stew tomatoes one
hour afI salt and a little sugar. tut m an
a.rthen ,Jah a yer Of bread crumbs, next q
LAYER III Tomatoes then over the tomatoes
sc,ans Of butter another layer Ut crumbs,
etn ana 81 tn until the dlsh 10 full. having
the crumbs on top. Wet them aud bake half
an hour.
Irjah Hinm-GHt some potatoes and onions
intn slices and PIT layer III them at the bot
ton If the saucepan; add some pieces nf
n,,ftpn. With a little pepper and salt. put ~
more pt,tatnaa and more chops In the same
way until ING saucepan II full. add little
mushroom natsup, and let II stew very slowly
mill done. hut the potatoes should he
slightly boiled before they are put with The
maat. a. the water the potatoes are boiled IN
Ia very detrimental to- health
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Letter Headings,
Note Headings,
Business Cards,
Bills Ladings,
Dray Receipts,
Bill Heads, Etc.
Az neat. az cheap. and Mt as short notice 90 any
printing office In the annth west.
WANTED.

TtANvAHSERH TO SELL THE FOLLOWING
- new and useful lnyen,i II! J., The celebrated
alploms ut The Let let bsglslaqa end AaIaras
cheapest method y obtaining water from The
SITTER which for culinary psrpoass N alrunet
lIn nd The Wilson 3 Ksaale WHARE
worm destroyer yet diseoyered. The Clayton
FIHEPLACE HEAT HEFL EOTOR ELHl~
TRIO BELLS. the latest and best method OF bslla
haneIpe for dwellings. street cars aud ste ss
boats being less Liable to get out OF repair fnnn
the old style. The PATENT WATER CUT
OFF. mn Ingenious eontrivance TO prevent tho
9Th accommodating on the roofs Of houses enter
Ing ,eisterns. w method BY which 4, water car
he drsw n from Hf8stern Ice cold through Iron
pipes, Without the use Of Ice o. chemicals. The
BA0RUs WATER MOTOR. great invention
nan be- used for any purposes, q very cheap COM
trivanoe for running mae machinery of I'll dsgorip.
lions. The Sun LIGHT GAS MACHINE. tho
latest. cheaptest and most convenient method =
lighting houses.
Enarpetin ranvaaHera wanted and AO0n
gfJB1NEHs GUARANTEED.
JAMES Fl REYFOLDH,
Plumber and Gas Filter,
.a9stvn&w g Haronna atrfef
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said elaetion to the Secretary OF state On OF nsr
fore the twantv.pjnth day Of December, 1879. In
sreordanea with the provisions Of the proposed
constitution.
III testimony whereof, / have hsreunto afiiTed
nv signature. and caused the seal Of the state
of Louisiana to be affixed thereto. ut the city Of
New Orleans, this thirty FIRST day Of july In
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hum
dred aud seventy nine. ,r
ny the Acting Coverings
OSCAR ARROYO.
Assistant Secretary Of State.
ana tfn,vf)nt-tlta