Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1885 — GENERAL. [ARTICLE]

GENERAL.

Mexican robbers attacked a pack-mule train carrying bullion, near Parral, a station on the Mexican Central Road, killed four of the escort, and drove off with the treasure, the amount of which has not I been determined. The propeller Cuba, from Montreal, j made application for necessary papers at Detroit, upon which the Health Officer arrested TheT officers and crew and quarantined the boat. The captain and purser swore that on a preceding trip they put ftshore at Chicago a sailor sick with smallpox, and landed another at St. Catharines, Ontario. Ten pounds of sulphur -were used in fumigating the vessel... .The annual meeting of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company was held at Cincinnati. The report of the directors showed a deficit for the year ending June 30 of $99,168. Captain’ W. W. Peabody, of Cincinnati, was re-elected President. The race for the base-ball championship of America this year has been the most exciting within the history of the league. After a most stubborn contest the Chicago Club w’ins the coveted pennant by the narrow margin of two games over her great rival, the New York Club. The percentage of the victors was 776, which has only been excelled twice—in 1876 and 1880—and then by themselves, and they came our of the contest as second both in batting and fielding, and with 145 morp runs to their credit than any of their competitors. The following table shows the games won and lost during the season by the eight contesting clubs:

J .If JN H g CLUBS. » SI«2 1 o *: cs Q (vffl Q'pq tn <5 Chicago 611 villi 15)16 14 87 New Yorklo .. 11 12 13ll2!15 12 85 Philadelphia 5 6.. » 9 911 9 .56 Providence.. .. 5 4 7 7 912 8 52 805t0n..........TJ.-.T.-’TiPSp ft .. 810 8T46 Detroit. 1 4 7 6 9.. 5 9! 41 Buffalo 0 1 5 3 611 .. 12 38 St. Louis 2 4 6 8 8 4 4 .. 36 Games lost 25 27;54;57 6667 73 72 ... The St. Louis Club captures the American Association pennant, the record standing as follows: r ■' -I' Ll.!! .1 li Jg clubs. fl g . ‘St. Louislo 10 12! 9 12112114; 79 Cincinnati.... 6 .: 10 9| 8 1110,10.64 Pittsburg 6 7.. 61010 7 10:56 Athletic,.. 4 7 9.. 8 5 1110134 Louisville.... 7 8 6 8.. 610 9 54 Brooklyn. 3 5 61110.. 8 9i 52 Metropolitan...... 4 5 8 5 6 8,16 42 Baltimore.- 2666677.. 40 Thames lost : Wwss 57 57 59'65 68 i The schooner E. H. Harriman, which arrived at New York from Nuevitas, reported that a black sea-serpent, at least three hundred feet long, was plainly seen from the vessel on the fourth day out.