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is now playing in "Mother aad Sob" with witntne Boston Club. This fills the team, and disposes of the rumor that narrr er's intense desire to show the St. lonis public A NEW DIAMOND STORY, DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL. the Union Square Company. something ia 6cenery that they have certain day each man goes shooting where he chooses, and the next day reports hia score to the secretary.

The snpper wili be at the Lin-dell Hotel and will be a grand affair. Thisteam W. T. Elliott, th business Manager for the never seen. before, and that, is Biignging nu brother Sam lor the portion.

The latter has signed for next season with the Now Bedfords, as short-stop and captain. Florences, has made numerous friends during his stay here, and is a genial gentleman. snooting Is getting to be an annual affair. Which Means Everything in Out-Door Amusements. Bat On which Barney Spyer Doesn't Care About Telling-.

rrrst-class blue-blooded dos are no lonser a Daveaport Beburs, of the Florence Combina There will be an eie-hth elns t- Maggie Mitchell Playing a Short En rarity. Five years aeo there was not an im fore spring opens. It is vet a one-tin gagement at the Olympic. tion, will be remembered as having been here early tn the season with the Blanche Med a party. highly Improbable they will ever find surpassed anywhere outside of the Grand Opera-house.

It is the interior of a drawing-room, filled with pedestals and urns of the richest majolica, rases of the brightest porcelain, and bronzes, marbles and bric-a-brao generally. The decorations of the room axe in the Chinese style, handsome contrasts pervading the colorings, and the whole possessing a er the clnb will hail from Tm vt York, or St. Louis. Whv ahu nnt Be ii.ni. ported setter or pointer dog in St.

Louis at least, not one ol any note. The St. Louis Kennel Club, since then, have imported a number of dogs from Ireland and England, and have bred and raised a great many more, and their Madge Hughes returned to St. Louis, last How the Trusting Broker Got Excite About Worth of Gems. take the Milwaukee Clnb and form the tourth corner to the Westera anadMiatri ic- Wednesday week, having met with flattering sueeess while out with the Selden-Irwin Com Movements and Peculiarities of Prominent Ball-Tossers, The Florences Remain a Second Week at w'l? St.

LOUiS SllOnlll tln in tV.nnlr.r bination. sort of subdued brilliancy that attracts without. the Opera-Houso. Thank tou, but St. Louis Is not to be compared to the Willi' Barkis.

She is willin'. however. Dr. Gustave Bideaux will sing at Dick Park stock is scattered all over the country. They bred the Irish do Berkely frem dogs of their own importation, and after showing him until he became champion of America they sold him lately to ko to Boston tor $500.

They sold their imported Thorstein for 1600 to a Cincin er's benefit Monday nigh. This will be the first time for many years that this gentleman ILiOoal Green-Room Gossir With a Fund of Information Concerning Various Clubi. has appeared on the variety stage. Mrs. Bowers has offered Mr.

Berrell the posi Miscellaneous Items, tion of business agent for her for next season, nati gentleman. They have now twenty-five yonng pups at their kennel. As an evidence of the demand for dort from and Mrs. Berrell a place in the company. Mrs.

Bewe.s will travel with her own combination next year. The opera season appears to have tried the Hoof-Tracks on the Turf Canine Howls from St. Louis Kennels. imported stock, there have been orders received here from Maine to California for pups Dnrses and patience of the public, and the for The Post asd Dispatch man, bavins: learned mer having been pretty well drained, and the irotn the justly celebrated St. Louis importa latter very uch exhausted during the two weeks of warbling to which Max Strakosch tions.

Mr. L. H. Smith, of Canada, sends pups of his fine English stock over the whole coun-tty. Of a litter of ten Red Irish pups, whelped that sonao little displeasure had resulted from Tuesday afternoon's report ef his previous night's experience behind the scenes at the Olympic, called on Mr.

Otis Hall yesterday afternoon for an explanation of the affair. Mr. astonishing, aad that pleases without creating undue wonder. Eieh lanterns depend from the arches of the doorways, and elegant laees, rare flowers, magnificent furniture, and a quiet light gilding, all render the picture enchanting, and cause it to be pronounced the) very best piece of scene painting ever witnessed by a St. Louis audience.

John Daisy, the property man, deserves credit for hia excellent imitations of majolica porcelain, which have been pronounced almost as charming as the genuine. The Opera-house management have displayed a desire to please the public in presenting the drama this season with the most attractive accessories, and especially deserve the thanks and patronage of the community for having placed several plays upon the stage in a style almost equal in magnificence to that of the scenery of the present week, and for promising to keep on doing so as long as they find it appreciated ana profitable. MME. EENTZ'S MINSTRELS. This excellent combination played a very successful week at the Comique, and gave a most satisfactory performance each evening.

The specialty artists, ladies and gentlemen. treated us, it was no wonder that the theaters this week received but a comparatively poor last February by Mr. J. W.Hanson's Kate (imported), one went to Indiana, one to Virginia, and insignificant patronage. The business Hall stated about as follows: First of all, he was very sorry one to Iowa, one to Kansas, three to Illinois, that Mr.

Collins should have made use of cer done at either of the houses was by no means encouraging, and the general -lack oi interest in things theatrical again forced the occasional reflection that St. Louis audiences to let the "galled jade" wink another season. The League last week brought ap the question of "etnnding-off" the club Captain so far from the home-plate that he would not cbia the umpire. The whole plan, howover. fell through.

Some one mentioned Captaia Anson. If they put him outside the grounds he'd aot be suppressed. Aus. isn't pretty, but he's positive. Exchange.

And Lordl what a capacity for chin music and kicking. It takes Jack Kern sen to soothe the Baby's perturbed spirit. Cal McVey, one of the Cincinnati stand-bys. has been qnite 111 at his father's home in Indianapolis, were he is wintering. He wss hit in the groin with a batted ball some throe months which gave biin innatnrnatioa of the bladder.

He suffered everything but death, and Thursday night It was feared lie could not get well. Latest accounts report tiim recovering, which will be glad nows to all his matiy friends. A protest has been entered by the California Base Hall Club against the game of November 10, which decided the Paciiic coast championship, being given to the Athletics. Thegrosnd of the protect is that iu the seventh inning the umpire erred in not declaring Boyle out on Second base, when he was fairly put out. That inning gave the Athletics four runs which, it is claimed, they did not earn, thus giving them the gatne.

Had it not been for this decision ti California claim they would have been the victors with a score of 7 to 5. tain expressions concerning one of the actors who had kindly consented to take part, and are very uncertain, and the show business Barney Spyer, the Fourth street jeweler, tells a number of interesting diamond stories, many of which have already crept into the public prints, and ail of which have gained Barney the reputation of being a real genial, enjoyable and entertaining fellow. But there is one story in Barney's repertoire that, whenever he has to tell it, he immediately boards a street car, hastens to the Deaf and Dnmb Asylum, and after carefully stuffing the ears of the inmates with cotton, proceeds to unburden himself. Barney never tells the story witbln the hearing of anybody else, and strange to say he cares as little about having the narrative called to miad as he does of telling it. Let anybody ask Barney to tell that story about the Poaaeroy diamonds, and it the genial jeweler does not throw open the cellar doors of his intellect and quote every religious remark, from the first cover of the Books of the Brabnias right down to the "Finis" page of the latest Methodist catechism, the writer has been mistaken in his man, that's all.

The story goes like this: It will be remembered that Louise Pomeroy opened the season at the Grand Opera-house under the management of John Edwards. Miss Pomeroy played a very successful engagement, and Barney, being around as usual, thought the lady might want to invest her spare dimes in diamonds. Barney is always on hand to tell actors and actresses that diamonds are surer investments than savings banks, and that the possession of a solitaire is a blessing beyond compare, while a cluster ring or a shining pin is the invariable distinguishing badge ot the eleot. Barney approached Miss Pomeroy through her agent, Mr. Edwards.

Be had about $1,500 worth of the GLISTENING GEMS, which he would like the rising star to make her property and at the same time make him happy inthe possession of his commissions. He turned The Kail Field. TROY IN THE LEAGUE. A special to the Enquirer troin Troy, JT. Sited the 10th says: "A largo and enthusiastic meeting of the Troy City Base Ball Club itockholrters was held here to-night to the propriety of applying for admission In thf A warm sentiment in favor of nncon'litioriailv applying was seen to prevail "from thf first.

When the vota was taken it stood 33 to (i, and it was thus decidedlv settled that the club will apply for uncotiititional ad mitt aace. Under the cireumst ances there would seem to be little doubt that the Troy club will complete the octagonal shape of the League. hereabouts a not at all sure investment. who did so to the satisfaction of all. In regard to the remarks about, himself they were entirely false, and he could not understand Society amateurs held the boards at the Olympic on Monday and Tuesday evenings, what prompted Mr.

Collins to make them. and on both occasions the theater was crowd A misunderstanding had occurred between ed. This, which was a sort of af himself and the stage manager on Tuesday morning, on account of an unavoidable tardiness on his part in getting to the rehearsal. termath to the opera, helped to make the professional outlook gloomy. wore all first class, the music and singing Maggie Mitchell playing Wednesday and Thurs good, the burlesque tairly funny, and the com and three remained here.

The St. Louis Kennel Club's dogs have been exhibited so often, in so many places, and won so many prizes, that they are well known, and the ttoek is always in demand. There is not a city in America where a better class of citizsns are sportsmen at heart, if not in practice than in Su Louis. Field sports are familiar to the great majority of our best business and professional men, and the woods and streams for several hundred aiiies around St. Loads are known to them.

A St. Louis business man is not afraid to say he goes out occasionally for a day with his rod or gun. This is as it should be. Out-door sports never were an injury to a business man, and it is no disgrace to own a fine field dog, aad know bow to work hiin, or a fine gun, and know bow to handle It. Kev.

Mr. Holland is a good shot and fond of a dog and gun so are other prominent divines, bankers, doctors, lawyers, merchants, public officers. All have representatives in the noble army of shooters and fishers. A kennel club stud-book: is soon to be issued. pany in its entirety is one of the best that ever TUB INTERNATIONALS.

This tardiness he had explained satisfactorily to the ladies and gentlemen, but Mr. Collins took him to task unwarrantably for it, and day to mediocre houses, and the Florences, up to Thursday night, doing bat a fair business. exhibited here. They are aesering of success INTRANATIONAL B.SK BALL ASSOCIATION' I OU'Mlll'S OHIO, Deceiliuer 9, 167S. Last night, however, the attendance at both wherever they go, and will be found all they when an explanation was asked insulted him.

To til'- Membersot lh I. li. B. A houses was large, and there was evidence in represent themselves to be. Their perform ance here was devoid of anything that would the number present that the public bad awakened from their post-operatic lethargy.

This difficulty, he imagined, was probably the cause of the deprecatory remarks which Mr. Collins made use ef towards him. Mr. Hall says Mr. Collins was there for the purpose of You ate In ri-liv notified that the following resolution lias l'irn adopted bv the Judiciary I oiiiiiiiitce ot this association: "A HLUKAS, Tne Mar Base Ball Club of iving joined the National League ot Base be reprehensible, and all they apparently aimed to do was to supplement a good variety "performance with acceptable burlesquing, aad and that Maggie Mitchell and the Florences nail lubs, Mint as a consequence severed their would not be allowed to carry away Irom St Louis, at this late day, an nufavorable impres ia this they succeeded admirably.

drilling, and not criticising, the company, and bis treatment et himself and ethers of the members was entirely uncalled for. Saddle and Sulky. road rackets. The race meeting at Nice, France, will be Connection with this association it is not desirable to have the annual meeting of the International Ba-e Call Association held at Syra sion of the ability of our people to appreciate rin The Latest Lyric Drama. cuse, as decided at the last Hllllllal InrtllDK of excellent acting when they have such rare op portnnities of witnessing it as those now pre sented.

Mr. George B. Berrell, stage manager at the INSURANCE ITEMS, Sim association; tlierelore he it Usolced, That the annual meeting of the International Base Itall Associat ion shall beheld Grand Opera-house, and Miss Bessie Taylor the diamonds over to Edwards on Thursday TH AMATEURS AT THE OLYMPIC Jackson, of the stock company, were married Picked fp in St. Louis Offices and Gleaned at Hotel, in the city ot I tica.on tin- date which will contain the pedigrees of most ot the prominent clogs of the country. It will be printed and published by the A.

A. K. Club and old at $2 per volume. Entries for the afternoon, with the understanding that Ed in Chicago last wack. A reception at theTre- gave two very successful entertainments.

There had been preparations going on for a Lnewtier by the l'oit and Dispatch lie-portsrs. riarry I. Bodley, is the oldest under niont House followed the ceremoay at the resi early next mohtli. A 1 rotting Association has been formed at Louisville, and the buildiug of a track will at once be begun. The brown mare Nettie C.

was bonght last week by Budd Doble for Si, 000, and is at his stable in Chicago. Sh has a record of 2:28. Hoosicrdom claims the possession of a pacing gelding named Lincoln who baa recently made his mile in over a half mile track. Whoopia? wards would exhibit them te Miss Fouieroy that night, and bring sack the lady's decision early next morning. Tho ttysling place for month or so previous, numerous rehearsals of dence of Rev.

8. 3. Harris, and on this Interest writer in St. Louis. tixeu by the constitution ot enid association lot he sai itnnunl meet ing.

and he secret arv is herebv instructed to lioiiiv all he association clubs of this change id the place oi meet ing." Yon will, therefore, take notice, and govern yoiir-elws Hccordingiv. A fnrtner notice or Call. ning particular instructions, wiilprob- the plays selected were had, and the tableaux, ing occasion the following pretty poetic crea second volume will be received very soon aud it also will soon be brought out. Rules lor holding bench shows and field trials are made by this club, and generally adopted by local It is reported that cotton is being insured recitations, had all been properly attend- tion by Miss Florence J. Eaker, of Chicago, was Edwards and Spyer was Steve Cornish's saloon, nnder the Opera-house, and the time 9 from St.

Louis to Liverpool at a very low rate. to, so that when they were given on the presented and read: m. Friday. The time came, and evenings of Monday and Tuesday, there was 1 be i-sif-d. You are also notified tnat the Clubs.

In fact the N. A. K. Club is to tuis couutry hat the English Kennel Club is to so did Barney, but Edwards showed not np. The jeweler waited England: the highest aui hority ia dog matters There are now 153 parks connected with the National Trotting Association.

(Hill there are some people ho thing trotters and trotting The membership at present is 100, which will I'ltiKS liUO' J.isfpll V. Itattlti.M. H. Dunlin, Joseph W. lLoche.

J. G'-iiues. Nit liolas Aicott, 1- J. Nlack, Ed. Kennedy and i.

li tr: tor 1ST J. Very rcsi'ecttuliy, J. A. Williams, Secretary GSLFN DIAMOND FACTS AND FANCIES. no doubt be increased to 500 in a few years.

out." President Johnson of the Nashville Assoeia nntil he almost shook to pieces with nervous trepidation, but said never a word of his business. At last patience failed to brace him any longer, and he went around to the hotel to look for Edwards. Edwards was not there, and the clerks did not know anything about his where 1 lie annual dues are nominal, as no funds are needed to keep ap the organization. Every gnntleuian dog owner should be a member. No Tho C.nciuimti Clu: wuut.

to engage a good thin, was in Chicago this week and arranged the programme tor the spring meeting of the initiation is neesssary. cl: ne pitcher. Leonard, Muriiaii, Drown and Foley are win ti'i iti in Boston. There was an important meeting of the Na abouts. Back to Hteve Cornish's Barney winged his way, aud approaching the proprie Jockey and Tro'iiu Club.

Ju.ius tcsar, the well known English race tional American Kennel Club, at Nashville, Arthur t'utti'taas) will maaaje the Albany horse, has such a bad to in per that it is necessa Tennessee, last week. OiHeers were elected tor of the establishment, asked him if he hud seen anything ol Edwards. ry to blindfold and muzzle him before saddling lor ine ensuing year, bouie changes were Johnny Edwards?" asked Steve, pretend made in tiie constitution, and for the first in order that be may do no damage to tho attendants. K. G.

Bu'cher, Eso of Comanche, the ing to reach under the counter for a bottle of Iilil next H'tl'Dll. Wi Hicham will be sub st it he IT' vi' It nee Harry I of tt.e old clrtmoinn Reds, is a present soj- turning in Hoosierdotn. time in its historv it was decided that in 1379 ginger ale, but in reality to smother a smile, the club would hold field trials in the State of tor ne knew what was coming. DO'il seller and poet, ha purchased ot D. Swi- Illinois.

Field triais up to this time have been The English companies are "here to stay," all opposing devices te the contrary notwithstanding. H. D. McLean, vice-president of the Citizens' Insurance Company, ia president of the Board of Marine Underwriters of this city. It is the hope that there will be a large fire in someplace, "and we not in," which is keening several companies in the business.

In the death of Geo. K. McGunnegle. St. Louis loses one who for thirty-six years was retained as president ol the St.

Louis Insurance Company. They have a cattle insurance company in Spain, which promises to pay losses within twenty-four hours. No discouut on that policy. The St. Louis Insurance Company retired one of its presidents three years ago, and survived the retirement only about two years and a half.

The Imperial Fire of London has purchased and remodeled in a characteristically sensible way the building kuewn as No. 33 Plus street. New York. An analysis of the original avocation ol the Chicago Bosrd of Underwriters shows that one was a gentleman. How did ho get into such company? Some of the fire insnranee eompnnies have ceased advertising with blotters and calendars -They- say it smacks too much of tho "patent medicine" trade.

The "Queen" of London has erected a sub-staatial building on Wall street, New Y'ork, "Yes; Edwards oi the Pomeroy combina Sullivan, it is sai is wanted in Buffalo, and acrt, Kentucky, the tuice-year-old fiily Maiao gotten uo by private clubs. The National tion," explained the diamond broker. ca, by Gilroy. and a bay gcl'tiiug by the same wiii i'1'i'baiiiv i lav there uext season. Kennel Club, as its nme implies, is national He went away this morning," answered horse fouled in ls-73.

no delay or deficiency noticeable, and the whole affair passed off as smoothly, agreeably and successfully as if professionals instead of amateurs had been holding the boards. Stage Manager John J. Collins, of the Olympic, lent bis valuable assistance and tended greatly to bring about the glorious consummation. The iadies and gentlemen who took part in the two comedies presented acquitted themselves most creditably, while the singing by Misses Ella Keating, Georgia Lee, Minnie Curtis and Dimple Lowe, aided by Messrs. Cunningham, Doane, Bagshawe and Pa ker made an attractive feature of the programme and was well received.

Little Miss Evelyn Spyer, the child prodigy, recited ssverai of her numerous recitations, and strengthened the opinions previously expressed of her that she is the greatest elocutionary phenomenon of this or any other time. The entertainments were grand successes financially and artistically, and it is probable the boys will be induced to don the sock again betore long, and flash forth once more in ail the glory of the footlights. MAGGIE SIITCHEI.I, began to play at the Olympic about the middle of the week, commencing Wednesday evening, and inaugurated her season here under moat despondent circumstances. She played "Fan-chou" the first evening to a most meagre audience, and played it only as an artiste of Maggie Mitchell's superior grace. and thoroughness could doit.

The amateur nights had told terribly npon the ability of theafu -Koers to Uocp up terttcmi anue at their favorite shrine, and so the lack in its character. Its membership is about equal Steve, adjusting his spectacles and taking an Mr. Bonner recently drove Iward Forrest a orehestra-chair look at Barney. lv divided between the East arl West. The new president, E.

C. Sterling, and the new iLiie to road wagon in He thinks For 8TN0PSIS. "Love and Marriage" (an ancient play As played betore lor many a day). The prologue, one act; drama two-Same old scenery characters few. PROLOGUE.

Scene 1 Somewhere, it matters not (Can't be clear as to time and spot). Cupid discovered (well up stage) In blacksmith's work he doth engssre Enter George Berrell (all fancy free) Bessie Taylor oomes on O. P. George sees B8ssie Bessie sees George; Cupid begins a chain to forge. They speak together Cupid acain Looks from his forge, takes np a ehain, Throws it over them, binds them, too-Down goes curtain, prologue's through.

A lapse of nearly two years. ACT I. Scene 1 Court-houae; County Clerk Discovered at dsK and hard at work; Enter Berrell (cool as ice) Spesks, "Pray, tell me, sir, the price Of marriage licenses." Price is told. Berrell throws him purse of gold Pockets document, takes hat; Exit hurriedly (door in flat). Scene 2 Minister's house in Enter lovers (I.

1 Minister comes from door iu 1 Speaks his lines. His part is dona. Picture red fire music slow. Curtain end ol act, you know. ACT II.

TimR. 1SS0; scene A cosv cottage blinds of green. Georite and Bessie we see, Bessie seated on George's knee. Bessie rises to seek the tadie; George goes over and rocks tde cradle. Baby cries.

Down goes curtain. roarod Spyer, leaning secretary, J. W. ttmison, are St. I.ouisani.

rest is tlieonlv hoi se that can equal Dexter's feat of a road won and driver weigh over the counter so that be nearly fell in be iu vice-president, itieouore Morlora. is i banker of Now Jersey. The treasurer, 9. hind it. "Yes, he went to Nashville at 7 o'clock this M.iioue, who is to play in Milwaukee next season is en route to he East Irom Calif rnia.

(hi 3 in' are contract to play With the l-fiiue ati'l Inleiiiatioii.il Clubs next Manager J-tck Chapman, of the Milwaukee, is iu rthe winter. Uw address Is i.urii" si rc-t. en ii- ii.terins iu Indianapolis and taking vu.iia-ituo work preparatory to great deds on I'el next oar. t)i one pr ball -player was killed i lia-e ba I tat whiie two were killed at Smith, is a banker of Strathrov, Canada. The morning," cornisn went on to say in an ex board is composed ef prominent guitlemeu troin different sections of the United States.

Among the objects uud purposes of the orani zation is the loitering ot Dure breeding of dogs. ing 31y pounds a in Some of ttie pu ilic-spinted people of Deem ur, 111 are try ing to organize a Kunning ami Jockey Club. Il is proposed to lav out a it i la and tnree-q lat ter track, and make Decatur one point iu the Western circuit, Dan Mace -ays that It frequently happens hen drivers ish to be it a trotter that could not be beatou fairly, they "build a midge" by driving their animals abreast across the track. hich only Koes to prove that a liberal list ol funerals among drivers of trotting stock would be public benefit. The remarkable work mde oy the horse Con The Mariana of the Next Generation.

I two at crii k- so lar, hav uinh tcr IJoW foot i n. Tie I. ears contract well, thet which furnishes some ef the most commodious offices in that city. 'flic Lancaster Fire Insurance Company has Wo i lit- base. Vnuiu, of the Leukine, has io'e I states Treasury In-prt- Wa- hti.to.i for thirteen years.

c-te! Association ot Base Ball withdrawn from business. An Eastern insur a' No aucQ journal truthfully says that it might have ot numbers kad to be generously overlooked and a more wide-spread devotion fervently hoped for. There was a slight improvement in been spared long since. The last mentioned item won't deter the par be formed and a meeting to that ieid at Uock.bifd, 111., January 2 A CM 1 11 li pi i- i v. i 1 lies.

Thursday night's attendance upon the audience ot the preceding evening, and last ties at Aema, are organizing anew -t oi Hai ti rj team, is as deaf as company. None are so brave as those who "Big hit!" say the critics, "Long run cer You come not ah, you come nejt. 1 watch with a cary eye From my window as the crowded Balloons go floating by. Each bears its human lading. But bears it from me aloof, Aud never rattles a grapnel L'pon our lonely root.

II. Alonj its rails of iron, An hundred miles an hour, The ex steam horse is hurried Ky th Kcly motor's powtr; It Hashes past the station. And away otitspeeding the storm; But in the passenger-catcher I do uot sue your form. (or ail that Paul caii tend cetiter- niht, when "The Pearl of Savoy" was produced, tho little lady was drawing splendidly. have not tried the art and friction of war.

white at tne bat lie a la The Supreme Court of Colorado has deeided and the box sheet for next week gave every tain." Announcements. GRAND OPERA -HOUSE. planatory sort ot way. "Bismallah! II Alia! Valhalla! exclaimed Barney, and the astonishment that struck tiiu knocked him clear up against the opposite wail. "By the green beard of the corner stone of the O'Spyers, I'm a ruined man a ruined man!" "How is that, Barney?" Sieve Cornish inquired "That man Edwards had $1,500 worth of diamonds belonging to me that I gave him to show Miss Pomeroy, and now he has run away with them.

I'll go to police headquarters and telegraph to have Dim arrested. I'll bring the villain to justice, if it takes the last glimmering ray of the biggest Koh-i-noor in my show-window te do it. I thought something was wrong. He promised to meet me here this morning, and he didn't. I went to his hotel aud they knew nothing about him.

Now 1 find he has ruu away. But I'LL HAVE IIIM ARRESTED. I'll follow him into the inmost recesses of the yellow fever districts, and it I don't get those diamonds back" "I wouldn't do anything hastily, Barney." suggested Cornish. "But he's got my diamonds!" roared Spyer. "Well, go up to the.

Lindell again and be sure that he is gone before you do anything!" Barney shot out of the saloon, uud as Cornish, who had sprung over the counter, reached the door, the Fourth street Jeweler was flyir.g arouud Sixth aud Market with his coat-tails standing out at right augles, and the toes of his boots running an exciting race in the direction of the Lindell, where Edwards was found as much as that the "act to regulate and tax foreign in reason to believe that the audiences will con suraace caiupanies 8 valid. Of course it ii! tinue to increase until the popular apprecia as follows Kennedy, left The Florences wiil remain a second week, ror. The I'tieiis. so far a-i enxa'ieil, l--iau. Alcwtt.

niic'e': rrst base; i'aily, short stop; held. Who ever thought a corporation had any tion reaches the proper point. Maggie Mitchell has been before the public so many rights? producing "Tne Mighty Dollar" until Friday night, when Mr. Florence, supported by his talented wife and excellent company, will ap The business ot plate-slass insurance has years that it is next to impossidle to say any not been tried in St. Louis to any nlarmins ex thing new about her, or anything that would the pitcliina for tb.e ciii-uuiiiier, this wititer il" in ti.e Chici.go Times Cnei-ok' Ki-hcr di i-'i imV.Uiis last is plavtii the pear in his great original cnaraeter ot Bob tent perhaps in this Hue there is a cnanee for iley in "The Ticket of Leave Man.

This aa some enterprising agent. Who will be the flr6t to introduce it? troller at tiie Oakland (California) track, of ten miiet in 27 minutes, J3'i seconds, beats his best previous time and plac.s him cleanly at the head of the ten-mile trotters. His best mile was made in 2:37, an the slowest in The average is les than 2:13, which is i ertainiy a wonderful performance. Benjamin F. Akers.

of Leavenwojth, Kas. died recently. Mr. Akers was one of the best liked and most generally known drivers and breeders of trotting stock iu the Wet. or, tor that matter, in the country.

As senior proprietor ot th Kansas Stud Farm, one ot the most complete aUairs of tiie Kin. I in the United Mates, he was known to every horseman of note. Consumption seized upon lutn a couple of Years ago, although hi decline was not rapid until within ib past year. Tie Spirit of the Tirnts is tiing out a two-minute Christmas number. Iu addition to original stories by ilkie olliiis, Olive Logan, Njui Crynkle, David Her, Billy Florence, 'Dundreary" Joii.am and others, there wiil be a double-psige illustration of Mr.

William H. Vundeibiit's trotters. Leandcr and Lysander, Small Hopes and Capt. Jack, Maud S. and Lady-Mac, and portraits of the leading trotters aad thoroughbreds of the year, including Uarus, Hopeful, Edwin Forrest, Edward, Midnight, Bouesetter, Indianapolis, 1'oteine, Lucille, Dick Swivelier.

Duke of Magenta, Bramble, Tarole and Uncas. Nearly $1,000,000 worth of ammunition for nounceuient is hailed with a great deal of delight by theater-goers, and it is hig'nly probable the Opera-house will be packed on Friday evening. the Turks was lost by the wrecking of the John Bramhall," outward bound from Prov THE OLYMPIC. Maggie Mitchell is announced to appear to dence.R. I.

Fully insured in New oik and English companies. morrow and Tuesday evenings" in "Lorle," a So-called insurance agents who collect pre play in which there is a very general desire to see this great artiste. "Little Barefoot" and miums and forget to pay them over to the com panies are becoming well known. One is ad Jane Eyre' will follow during the week. Mr.

vertised in the December number of a New Wm. Hurris as special support and the Olym add to her reputation. Her Fnnchon, as played here, showed that she is still as lively and cheery as a cricket, and that revolving years instead of detracting from have added to the beauty and attractiveness of her characterizations. In Fauchon, as well as in Marie, last night, she played admirably, and if golden opinions ean make an artiste feel repaid for her labors, Maggie Mitchell must have a light heart and a willing frame, for the universal vantict has been iu her favor, and it is overwhelming and enthusiastic, Mr. William Harris and the Olympic Company have rendered admirable support, and have helped to make the performances the artistic triumphs which they certainly were.

"Fanchon" is announced tor this afternoon, and "Ihe Pearl of Savoy" lor tonight. "THE MIGHTY DOLLAR" has drawn fairly during this week and will do better next. Mr. and Mrs. Florence are simply inimitable in their respective characters, and the support they receive, which is given by York insurance journal.

pic stock will do tueir best, which is equivalent A quarterly dividend of 5 per cent has ro to saying they wiil do well, and there can be tonished to hear of his departure to Nashville as Barney had been. cently been declared by the Girard Fin; of Philadelphia. Query: Was the money made no doubt but that Miss Mitchell wiil meet with favorable attention from the public. As has been intimated above, e. liord-'Ck i known as a terrible kicker and ea it tin- Bob brought him up.

1 utiiy i-. known as the man with the iron jaw ltii'i 5' ea in -iloa Uey lt.iij;s. Ci.il 1 and Imiiiap lead the lieldinr and but-t ot tite llornells, Slurtrie and Gore those i the New Be.ifords, and Libby and row ley those of the Buffalo. Toii.niN Bond of the Bostons, and Sullivan, of last year's Lowells, went up to Worcester, Mn js. on he lid imd and enteied the College the Ibdy Cross for the winter.

Mr. Ibiv-dson. the base ball reporter of tho Chicago Tiuu-r, is a jolly young bachelor. He i woi kin hard to supply to Chieao some of what it lo-t in the death ol Meachem. Kjler was the only member of ihe Buffalo nine that piayed in every game in which the club took part last season.

He played inlJu contests, Libby in lot), Fulmerin 107, Allen iu lot, and Force in 100. luthc ten games which Burke played with the Cleveland Club he had a record of 400 in butting, undone out of every two hits were double, triple or quadruple baggers, his per cent on total bases being 700. Mr. llulbert slated in the League convention out of the insurance business, or out of the never tens tins story, ana wnen- THEATRB COMIQUE. Manager W.

C. Mitchell's specialty troupe company's investments? ever any one wants to take biia Seven companies have obtained a verdict reapppears to-morrow night with eighteen into Steve's to get a drink he invarinbly refuses, and aceepts the libation oa the condition against a woolen mill owner at oxboro.Mass., for arson, after having promptly paid the loss. Field and Kennel. SOLID FACTS FOE SfORTSMtN. new stars, and the names presented are sufficient to guarantee a good variety performance.

Among the artists are Ernest A. Booth, that the invitation be extended to some saloon around the corner. Another and a very different thing, however, Jeff Clark's fine English setter pup is also is to get the money back. very ill at Kay's kennel. with bis life-like representations living actors; Lydia Yeamans, song and dance lady; The Humboldt Fire Insurance Company, of Pointer pups bv Bow out of good bitches will III.

The trees are red wit ii autumn, But in tile lent strewn mead 1 miss the old, familiar tracks Ot your velocipede. Only the stieaniiet's sighing 1 near, and theloivst's moan. Though the ears of love are kneuer Thau any microphone. IV. When the children toy at twilight Sometimes with the phonograph, I hear again your well-known voice, Again jour merry laugh Then I start up and listen, But I catch no further tone, Thougu north aud sonih, and east and west I sweep my megaphone.

V. The carbon points are lighted, The opal globe 'gins glow, my absent lover is colder Than is the Alpine snow. Barriers more fell thau oceans Have severed ns apart. And the tasimeter finds no warmt Within this icy heart. VI.

Upon the wall of my chamber The instrument I see Through which in happier moment You used to whisper me. But never the call-bell ringeth, Nay, so many days have flown That the silly spider has built her web O'er the mating telephone! VII. that we two were lying That we in death might join, To impalpable ash cremating In the furnace of Le Moyno; That we from tiie self-same Brahmin's Identic flneer and thumb Might be sprinkled upon the water Till the Gruat Pralaya cemet Gibbons and Russell, the Irish Twins; Beatrice be in demand in future at high prices. their own company, is far above the average of traveling combinations. The ladies and Newark, N.

ha ceased doing an agency business. Kxchange. There are several other small and unknowing companies which might The next St. Louis dog show will be October, Vernon, vocalist; MeAuley and Howe, pedestal Barney and Harry Clark, 1S7'J. Several other cities will have dog shows profitably go and do likewise.

gentlemen are admirably adapted to the parts assigned them, and the action runs harmoni-" ously through the whole play. "The Honorable belore then. Irish comedians; Jas. Rowe, banjoist; Jessie Willis, serio-comic vocalist, aud a new ballet Tho Kentucky Bureau of Insurance is contin That prince ol good fellows and keen ually needing funds for its greedy oflicials, for Representative from the Cohosh Dee-strtek' has entitled "King and Slave." iortsinaa. John W.

Uunson, returned from which it enders no Q. P. Q. quid pro quo as numerous and new hits, which provoke a great an Eastern trip Thursdav morning. DICK PARKER'S BENEFIT.

Dick Parker, stage manager at the Comique, Slote savs. Insurance departments generally deal of mirth, and the points made on natioual A good wirvg-shot nine times iu ten is a good may be placed in the same class. and local matters are very irood and are thor fellow iu every way. You can trust a man who will take a benefit at that theater to-night, when the longest best and most varied bill The New York Board ef Fire Underwriters hug oughly enjoyed. The play is exactly the same is fond of field-sports just as you can trust a ever presented in this city will be offered.

appointed a committee to reduce the present form of fire insurance policy to a more woman who loves flowers. There are over eighty volunteers for the occa S. W. Paul is the owner of a very handsome as when presented here before, and although much of the tun has been heard before, Florence has a way of getting things off that spoils them of their antiquity and makes them as fresh concise form, which is a very good idea. It sion, and numerous valuable prizes will be Irish setter bitch, imported sire and dam, eiven away.

Hot dumpling matches and a few which is under treatment at Kay's kennel for would be equally as good an idea to revise rates at the s'amo time. The National Fire and Marine Insurance distemper, with little hope ot recovery. and relishable as it brand-new. Mrs. Gen.

Gilflory, with her Franklin avenue French, still such sports win ne interspersed, uick is a genial and deserving actor, and the benefit Thursday night will be a bumper, as it ought No such sport has been enjoyed for years as Company of Now Zealand, and the South Brit looks buck with fond remembrance to the days and shade of the late lamented Gen. aud is onr local sportsmen are having this fall. Game to be. is plentiful all over this couutry, and the sea last week that the Chicagos' expenses for umpires during last season were smaller than those of any year since their CiUb bad tiuci-isience the result of the new system. Fislei, of the old Athletics, who could play first base as well and throw a ball as tar as any man iu the country with the possible exception ol John Hatlicld, will proba ly captain the Cicnnantow nine next season.

There will be secretary to the Cincinnati club next year who ill k'rp the club books, talc care of the correspondence, pay off bills and salaries, and have charge ol the grounds. Jim White will havo full business control of the cub otherwise. The Chicago Times is authority for the announcement that next year's League ill contain eixM clubs: that each club will play ten games with each other club, an I that four Kniues a week will take place during the whole of the senson of live months. There is quiie an excitement over base ball in California just now, and the Bostons are talking of a trip to California next fail. Manager Wright has been in communication with parlies in that State, and thinks there will be both son has been remarkably pleasant for out-door kept as busy as ever looking after "Libhy, Dear," Chalkville mid Muggins' Glen.

Mrs. Green-Room Gossip. Maude Branscombe is in the city. sports. Florence is still popular her own creation.

elf. Clark says he nas a snoi-gun loaueu lor Fannv Davenport will be here January 6th. and both she and Mr. Florence received an r. mm who told that ouail story to the Post ish Fire and Marine of the s.mie place, have established agencies in Nevada.

Thoy are not represented in t. Louis. Agents needing facilities can make a note of thi. Tbirty-fivo insuvanee companies have disappeared from public gazo in the present year, showing that Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest holds good iu the insurance business at least. There are many more companies to "lay down" yet.

John T.Hope, a leading New York under Geo. Heuer has another attack of rheunia ovation each night. ani Dispatch There is no danger, however, tism. THE SCENERY OF THE "MIGUTT DOLLAR" as is hard on the trigger and slow of Maggie Mitchell contiuues as lively as a is simply magnificent. r.otmng so tnarvel- action except when in the field.

Trimming the Hedge. From the Burlington Hawkeye. I saw an honest farmer trimming an osage hedge over in Henry county. It is a very peculiar operation, and I listened with a great deal of interest. I say listened, because the interesting feature of trimming a hedge consists not so much in what the farmerdoes as in what he says.

The honest farmer had a crooked knife on the end of a hoe-handle. Ho stuck this into tho hedge and gave it a jerk. Then he said: "Ah!" Then he jerked again and down came a hedge switch. Then he said: Then he took hold of tho withered switch and drew it away from the hedge. Then lie put his thumb in his mouth, aud stood on one foot, aud said "Ah-n-H-H Thenheoucc more unto the breach, dear, dear friends, made another prod with his hook, nnd said, loudly: "Gee whig!" Then he jerked at a wicked-looking branch with his hook, and roarod: "Great snakes'" Then he pulled out a crooked branch, so full of thorns that it made young Jack ache to look at it, and when he stumbled over it, and it wrapped itself around his legs, he stood still for a second, then dropped his book, lifted bis hands to heaven and screamed: Oh! bloody murder!" The next rake he made he brought a hole top of a hedge-plant with five or six brauchc right down on his back.

Thon ho threw hia hedge-hook clear across a ten-acre field, opened his mouth thrice in voiceless gasp, spread his arms out an fell down flat on his face, dug his toes into thetnrf, drummed oa -the turf In agony wi'h his clenched fists and wailed like a storm of wrath: "Oh! dad essentially I Take him off! Somebody take him off!" When he got up, he sai I seemed interested ia hedge-trimming, nd he would teach me how to do it myself. 1 sail no, I wouldn't try to leara I would liko to kuow how, but I waa toe awfully lazy. cricket. ously beautiful or minutely perfect has ev er Dr. J.

P. Garvin, of Alton, 111., has a fine Ask Barney Spyer when he heard from Johu before been seen here. Each ot the three set scenes which constitute tiie settings of tho bhu pointer, thoroughly uroae wnicn some Edwards. ot our sportsmen can buy for $50 if they Hamilton Harris arrived here irom Louisville writer, savs inai mo luutitii losses oy lire in arama is a work of ait in itself, and every night during the week the rise of each curtain was quick about it St. Lonis gentlemen havo shot the Liutca states aggregate near over the doa and pronounce mm exceptionally ly $100,000,000.

The sum is start But, hark what is that musio Comes o'er the aistant hill? Hush, tumult of my bosom! My beating heart, be still! Hark! nearer, dearer, clearer Conies the tamiliar tone. It is my lord, my life, my love! I know his xylophone. IS. Y. World.

Thursday. Mary Anderson plays at the Grand Opera house during New Year's week. the signal for applause. It would be difficult to convey an adequate idea of the excellence of ist and good. Well broke dogs are rare now.

ling and the accompanying statement Jas. D. Lucas, of Pevely, better known that the number ot fires is uearly ISO each day Kate Fisher and her horse go to New York, the scenic painter's ideas and execution with out gome into a lengthy and elaborate detail pleasure and profit in the trip. who caught Brainard Pant." has sent to Mr. A.

A. Case, of Cne- as shows how necessary insurance companies are in tho olden where the lady is to play "Mazeppa." tnna. Kansas, lor a tuuu uwS work be- Florence demolishes a k. from k. (cobbler n'd who did such good tnent of the character, style and quality the to tho world at large.

The remark of a certain fire insurance prcsi J. O. Lucas last wees: purcnas- is known as from Cornish) oa the stage every night. work required. The painter in this case, Mr.

thA ba last season the same aentlemau a brother of the dent that he wanted a nice office for his friends Geo. B. Berrell and his little wife got back to the nrofession, while Ast man doir above referred to. the city, on Monday last, from Chicago. to visit him iu, snows why some people get Richard Ualley, thoroughly understands and appieclates his art, and no critic who viewed the results of his recent labors as revealed in Dabney Oarr, George Kerr and Charles Ca- fcnvder.

of the Bo.tons, is me Jugh he does Manager Mitchell has gone back en his white The January Wide-Awake is by tar the finest number yet issued of a magazine which has been growing better aud better with each issue under Miss Ella Fartvan's management. Among the special features of this nnmber are, first, the portrait of Emerson, the finest and banne bagged about two hundred aad fifty into the insurance business. The Sheriff is said to havo visited the above-mentioned party, who resided in Newark, N. and carried off plug hat and taken to wearing a Derby. -looking body oi in three davs' shooting in Illinois last The Saulsbury Troubadours occupy the stage -hstantial men, than those the sceueiy of "The Mighty Dollar," saw aught therein which he could condemn, or found any single omission week.

They are all enthusiastic sportsmen at the Opera-house during Christinas week. all the available assets possessed by the company which furnished the office. Sheriffs are u.l irood shots. George Kerr's two dogs are which would justify a suggestion. The first E.

A. Booth, the impersonator, who appears at the Comique next week, is a consin to Edwin said to be first-class field performers. best ever engraved ot him, with sketches of his home and illustrations of the notable places in Concord, and, next, the first of a series of a grasping lot. scene is a picture in itself replete with the cotnposeu oi presenting the Lgue at Cleveland last week uSeWou. see" It may be but to a disinterested spectator it appear that the brains rowle and Appollon.o were Chicago Time, and the The St.

Louis Kennel Clnb's imported cham It has been decided ta Michigan that the Booth. beauty and glow of nature and tho brilliancy of a hundred lamps. It represents a lawn sketches of our American artists, beginning pion pointer dog Bow did not win the prizes at notes given by poiiey -holders Chas. A. Spalding, of the Olympic, has gone to Saugerties.

N. to spend the holidays with with the portrait ot W. H. Beard, and an out- the late Nashville field trials, tor which he ran, can" of Chicago cannot be collected. Ferbaps scene with the Capitol Building lighted up in but he is reported as having done some of the lino sketch ol his life by S.G.

W. Benjamin, who the holders ef "American" policies in Mis his parents. the distance. The perspective is most truth most magnificent field work ever seen by a dog is to continue these illustrated artist-sketches Cincinnati EUrer were the only 1 nt renresentatives to the meeting souri would do welt to insure only ia stock ful the coloring soft and attractive, aud the Mrs. Ella Wren, of the Owens Combination, is in the city, and plays at the Opera-house, In this country.

He added to hU laurels In eveiy nnmber lor two years. companies which give an re reed amount of I cu.iH. and it WSS OwinK light that is shed from numerous Chinese lan his wonderful speed, style and nose. insurance for a certain amount ot money ac Friday night. terns that dot the intermingling foliage of the OI thai the rest were fur The St.

Louts Gun Club is to have a team tually paid. A few Chicago insurance ageacios It is not every lady proef-reader who "re ceives 550 ler discovering an error i an an "The Mighty Dollar" did not succeed In TheT will trees falls mellow and glowing npon the hand next weok captains are chosen, and the drawing many of its namesakes out of tee peo Bished with ucn iaeisi" obligation. tiior's Latia Quotation. This is the sum which The Commercial Union Assurance Company of 1-cndon has purchased a fine building In ioimr side pays for a big supper. Judge Ches are said to be fearful ef losing their "grip after the first ef January cause, low rates How is it at home wun "the boys?" pie's uockets this week.

some surroundings. The second scene is lo cated on the Potomac, and is very attractive while the third is the realization of the paint auckTwhoha- piayed short stop teorge Bancroft recently gave to a lady iu ter Krum and Oliver Garrison are the captains. Alice Sherwood, late of the Toraeroy Convpa- service for discovering a mistake of this kind. Each choosej his niea from the club, and on a lor the National, of Washington during tn. lias signed a three years -T Fir 1....