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tic* »*»7 Jrom tl,e r Mh of (luly * nfl * lory * Kx '
jooaior Carpenter might hrvvo been trwisy in
ictlro political life liaJ he cot cucouuwrod " ■
lorlous pull-Lack."
Arlimr Orion, Iho famous Tlclthorno claimant,
fcM bacn allowed to spend timrh time In the
j gon library, and to learn some Latin from the
iirUon schoolmaster. Ho is now able to make
btckneyod quotations with effect, much to the
delight of bis Ignorant admlrors.
jo connection with (he appointment of Mr.
£varie to bo Centennial orator. It hag been no*
ticed that bo la a grandson of Roger Sherman,
*bo was ft member of the Committee of tho
Continental Congress which prepared the Draft
of (bo Declaration of Independence. (
the Tiomlontjcwepapora have generally shown
a small spirit of Jealousy by making no refer
«Qco to tbe repot t* of Stanley's discoveries in
Africa, which are published exclusively in the
tfflegraph, and reach a limited class of readers,
v bo are chiefly persons of little culture.
C<jl, J. 11. Wood, of Chicago and Philadelphia,
|i said to ho the owtiorof the largest diamond
Id America. The Jewel is worth at a moderate
estimate 950,000. 'lt in sot in a heavy gold ring.
With this handsome object illuminating his
ebabby hand. Col. Wood is a more interesting
object ibao any curiosity in cither of his muse
ums.
Tho rumors of war with Cuba have caused a
great fluttering of hoartn la Waabington society,
of which our youthful naval horooa are the roost
distinguished omsraouts. Ik la feorod Gist those
Isadora of (he dsneo who do not lose their Uvea
(o (bo bloody Dons will lose their hoarte to the
bewitching Donnas; sod the last end of those
pen would bo worse than tho first.
Judge-Advocate-Clonond Holt, whose retire
ment from public lifo baa boon ignored daring
the bustlo and excitement attending the opening
sf Congress, bold the othce continuously from
jgC2. He was rostmastor-Qeoaral io 1851),
Becrolary of War in ISGO, and waa urged to be
come Attorney-General in President Lincoln’s
Cabinet In 18GI, bat declined tho office.
Frank Walworth Is said to bo suffering seri
ously from his long confinement in prison, ami
it is thought Gov. Tildbn may pardon him at any
time. A number of eminent physicians have
testified that the young man is “ liable from a
eoDgeoits! disease to deeds of sodden violence
without presence of an actual soiauro and it
sums to be at least probable (bat bo did lull his
'(slber in a sudden ncocea of four.
Eight hundred men 0 foot high and therea
bouts gathered at tho etago-door of Booth’s
Theatre in Mow York Tuesday. They came in
answer to an advertisement, which called for 500
men to represent Romans in ’* Julias Crcssr,”
which is shortly to bo pnt on tho stage with un
usual splendor. Tho salary of a common Roman
Is 30 cents per night. Tho minimum height of
the applicants was fixed at 6 foot. Out of the
whole number 250 were engaged.
The Now York Christian Association .baa Insti
tuted proceedings against Matt Morgan, former
ly chief artist of Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Weekly, and a rival of Naat, for exhibiting In
decent pictures. Morgan is now manager of the
Theatre Comiquo, and in that capacity bo baa
boon showing “Classic Pictures,” which have
given offense. Ho has temporarily draped tho
pictures, bat promises soon to exhibit thorn
(gain “in tholr original shape.’'
Ur. Trollope has written a burlesque of his
own style for a charitaolo publication In Boston
called Sheen for the Cradle, In Bonding the
manoaoript of the story, Ur. Trollope writes:
M Aa Bret Haste says X have do sodso of humor,
wd won't laugh at me, 1 mast try to laugh at
nnolf, aod make fun of tho horoloo I have
loved best." Those faithful readers who aro
familiar with the novel* of Mr. Trollope will
readily recognize in the burlesque the heroine of
ibo “Small House at Arlington. ’’
The Hot. Baxter Dickinson, whoso death is
lononnoed in the Now York papers, had many
acquaintances in Chicago and vicinity. For
many years he conducted a seminary far young
ladies at Lake Forest, which is now continued os
*a school for young children of both eoxoa. under
the hue of the Dickinson Homo. Dr. Dlckia
<qa waa in his eighty-first year. Ho was born
it Amherst, Maas., aod graduated from Yale
College in 1817. For many years he filled the
Professorship of Sacred Theology lu tho Lane
Theological Seminary, aod was (he Moderator
of the Presbyterian General Assembly of 1838.
Be was Identified with the Preabyteriah min
htty for nearly fifty years, Us principal pas
torates being at Longmeado w, ft ass., aod New
ark, N. J.
The lawsuit brought against Queen Isabella of
Spain by her Parisian batchers and bakers, to
Bay nothing of her candlestick-makers, baa boon
definitely settled in Her Majesty's favor. Tho
leading facts of the earn have already boon made
public; how the ex-sovereign contracted with
hiroook, one Blanchard, to supply her royal
table al the very extravagant rate of 12 francs
(12.40) per day and per person: how she punct
ually paid the cook aforesaid the sums agreed
upon } and how bo, on the contrary, paid none
sf the tradespeople from whom be obtained tho
Aolly snppUee; and how ho finally ended by run-
Bing away, whereupon the defrauded ahopkeop
•f» brought salt against the ex-Quoon to oumpol
bir to aettlo the unpaid bills. This form of
housekeeping is a very common one ia Paris,
Mpecially among foreigners.
BOTH, ARRTVAIfI.
, iWmir Mouss—George D. Gould, Moline; 8. n.
AUtmuou, 2l«w York; F. O. stark, Boston; £. C.
Holbrook, New Vork; C. W. Bowen, New York /no*.
t*uhnt; John Sanders, EugUpd; W. Uooshmer,
BcctUnd; J. W. Qmn, Lawrence, Kan.; 8, 0. Cook,
Bt> Fsul; H. M. Bussell, Galesburg; T, Sirano,
*psn; D. p. Snyder, Washington; J. E. Filch,
Veshlogtoo; W. H. Clock, Detroit; Theodore
Pittsfield, Mass Grand Pacific —Sen. A.
®v Terry, BL Paul: 11. U. Coumigbt, Han
blbsl, Mo.; G. C. Kimball, Grand Rapids;
Lyman Elmore, Brooklyn; MaJ.-Geu. W. H. Ban-
U. a. A.; OoU W. H. Mitchell, O. 8. A.;
’’.l), Jono*, Cleveland; George Judd, Springfield,
lu.: 0. W. Allen, Auburn; L. £ I'ond, Now York ; J.
T. obsoklifl,Kansas Pacific ilatlrnad; J. 0. llaruord and
«sorgsOMs,Bt. Joseph; A. MuMurtry, Toledo; D. A.
Better. ’Aansae City; O. T, Thurman, 0hi0.. .. Tre
•wsf HiruM—J. P. Westcotl, Plttahurg; the llamabeo
tttnipe;, the Hon, Josiah Bacon ana B. P. Lee, Dos
•J°J Ai ibar Milts, Boston; 11. D. Williams, Janesville;
R on, E. N. Dickerson, New York; George It.
~4 l i, Detroit; Gen. Frsuk De Balts, Olucmnati;
X°h J. W. Eddy, Millington; the lion. Peter Mcleudy,
r Rapids i 11. 11. Caudse, Cairo; F. It. Hulling*-
h, New Or 100n5,.... Mmn on Umut— The lion,
fipngue, Vermont: the lion. J. U. Southworth,
5® Nlstock; Judge John Towle, New York; Cub Jsimw
*• Alsunder, Montreal; J. H. Drake, Bock Island .(r
--£f *» P. K. Orris, DIXou; CoU A. Richardson, Logatu
ff rt; B. d. Walls, Milwaukee; Mai. W. U.Uroadderc,
-bools; W.D. Wilson, Rock island: J, li. Chtd
• Bangor, Me,; E, Z.Gross, Pittsburg* 11. J,
Detroit; John liicks, Ushkoab; D. O. Browu,
£jtn,.., Gardner ifousa—W. H. Burks, Detroit Advtr*
yo; J. 0. Goodhue, Detroit Aac*rti*r : the lion. J,
£• sorgo, Agent American Express Company. Detroit;
w.A. Steele and party, Baltimore; W. H. Riley, Bqp.
Hek Boose, Kalamaaoo; W. Keovy, KsUmavoo; U.
tod P, Johnson, Philadelphia,
THE WEATHER,
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by faffing barometer, nortbweet winds, shifting
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ELECTRO-ALCOHOLIC.
Tho Long-Suspended Bolt at
Last Crashes upon
Babcock,
His Indictment by the Grand Jnry
at St. Louis Uclurncd to
Court Yesterday.
The Jury ’Winds Up Its Exist
ence by a Letter Beprais
big the President.
Some Sharp Correspondence
Concerning Henderson’s
Stump Speech.
Regret that So Serviceable a Man
Should Talk So Much with Ilia
Democratic Mouth.
Rumors of tho Very Ugliest
Kind Freely Circulated by
tho Bourbons.
Belief that (bo Ring Is Working to
Prevent Confirmation of Clifford
Wilson and Dyer.
Proceedings at Chicago of the Bab
cock Military Court of
Inquiry.
Nothing Yet Settled as io the District-
Attorneyship at Chicago.
Tho Testimony Before tbo Grand Jury
as to Messrs. Farwoll and Rohm,
THE ST. LOUIS GRAND JURY.
TOE INDICTMENT OF IUDCOCK PCRMHUBD.
Sperial Piipatch to The Chuayo Tribune.
Bt. Louis, Dec, 9,— -That part of tho public
which has boon bo long and anxiously expecting
tho indictment of Gen. Babcock has at last boon
gratified. His Indictment is now an ac
complished fact, as telegraphed Tns
Tiudunk last Tuesday. The Grand Jury,
at tho solicitation of Mr. Henderson,
loading counsel for tho Government, agreed to
hold over until certain testimony could bo re
ceived from Washington. This'*testimony was
in tho shape of certain telegrams to Joyce aud
McDonald, relating to tho Whisky-Ring luni
neej, which were discovered In Washington a
few daya ago. Tho desired evidence arrived
here last night, aod was submitted to tho Grand
Jury at an early hour this morning.
now tub Jimi STOOD.
It has boon impossible to ascertain tho exact
nature of this evidence, bat it is known that,
immediately after receiving and considering it,
tho Grand Jury voted upon Uio indictment of
Babcock, and wore in favor of tho samo hy a
vote of 17 to 2, thoro being nineteen members
of the jury present at tho time. These two
Grand Jurors subsequently admitted that their
Donative votes were erroneous, aud that, if they
baa to vole over, they would vote la favor of
tbo indictment of Babcock. Bo tho Indictment
of this gentleman may bo considered unani
mous, although thoro woro two votes in his fa
vor.
ILLTOATOIIT.
Tho indictment chargee him witli conspiring
with Joyce, McDonald, Avery, ami others, to de
fraud tho Treasury of the united State*. After
the Grand Jury bad delivered tbo indictments,
they announced their readiness to adjourn.
Jutfgo Treat thanked them for tho efficient man
ner m’wUioh they had discharged their duties.
ANTB-UOBTEM BTATUMENTB.
Tbo jury thou retired to their room, and,
shortly thereafter, addressed letters respectively
to ox-Dlatnot-Attorney Patrick and ox-Marshal
Newcomb, assuring those gentlemen that,
though numerous charges have boon preferred
against them, alleging their connection with tho
Wniaky Bing, moat thorough and exhaustive ex
aminations have failed to connect their names
with tbo conspiracy in a sufficiently strong man
ner to Justify indictment, or even a suspicion of
their guilt.
a xjsrrfß puainiNO Tnr rPEsinKirr.
After considerable debate, tuo following loiter
ms also directed to tho President, and niailud
to him this afternoon :
CSTTID &TATBB OBAND JcDT-ItOOM, RT. LOOM, Mo.,
Dec. 0, 1H73.— Tj U. S. (Jrant, Prtnultnl oj tho united
XUUct, I Viutanffton. D. C.: Tim uudlrslgiied, late
United Biatou Grand Juror* for the Eoatcru District of
.Missouri, lo the discharge of Uiclr sworn duty have
found U imperative on them to present to the United
States Court of the said District tbo names of many
officials and oilier persons as being coouectod wilti
a cousplracv to defraud tbo internal rev
enue of Uio United States. As cltlzena of
our common country, sincerely desiring to
uphold the bands of the Cliiof Executive iu scuttling
aa honest collection of public revenue, wo caunot re
frain from thus testifying to our estimation of the
moral support which we have leaned upon as Imparted
in your noble instructions to tho Secretary of the
Treasury.—“ Let no guilty man escape." With this
sli good eilUooa ran contribute their share
In ahliug tho Ooverumeut, aud In suststulug
your Administration in Its endeavor to conduct
It with parity and fidelity. We, individually sud col
lectively, tender lo you our highest cuusldsraUona of
esteem and confidence, and an assurance of our ap
preciation of the wisdom, patriotism, and independ
ence displayed to directing the measures necessary for
detecting and correcting the gigantic frauds which
have to lately proy&l upon tbo public revenue.
CONFIDENCE.
TUB ntCniDBNT CONTENT WITH BAR COCK.
ortxctaJ Dispatch to TM Chicago TriOuiw,
Washington, i). 0., Doc. o.—The President
states that he baa hoard tho explanations made
by Gea. Babcock respecting tbo St. Louis tele
grams, aud that ho believes him ionooeut.
HENDERSON.
ATTORN BY-GENERAL PIiUREPOMT WRITES A. MOTB.
Sptoial litipaUh to Tho Chicago Jribunt,
Wasuinotov, D. 0., Deo. 9.—A number of ex*
tracts from the concluding speech of ex-Sonator
Henderson, the counsel for the Government in
tbe Avery trie), have been sent to tbo President
end ,tbe Attorney-General. These extracts not
only deal la the most bitter denunciation of the
villains of tho Whlekv lliug aud of Oen, Dab*
cock's alleged connection -with tbo Bing, but tbe
language need in thorn la person ally disrespect*
lul to tbo President, aud under any oiroata*
stances very Improper to be need by a prose
cuting officer of tho Government toward the
Executive. Tbe President has not con
sidered that it was ueceaiary for him to
take any notice ot these extracts 5 bat tbe At
torney-General. under whose direction Mr.
Henderson was employed to asalst In tbe prose
cution, is of tbe opinion that, if Ur. Henderson
did use such language, it is not proper for bixn
toconlinuoin.hu present relations toward the
Government. Accordingly be thU morning sent
a dispatch to Mr. Henderson directing hU atten
tion to the reports of bis remarks, and Informed
him that, If he had used such language* he
would please consider that his services were no
looger required by the Government,
r uckdesson’s hcput.
iKainj'V’tAec
WiUhtr,
Ur. Benderaon telegraphed back that the
language attributed to him bed not been used in
hie epeeohi and that he would forward by malt
a correct copy of hie rotnarke. The Attorney*
General thereupon.directed that Mr. Beadenou
continue to act lot aid Uomjtaeht until further
Tllu (JUHJAuu 'iJIIIBLHNU: Fill DAY, MUCUMIJkII 10, 1875.
notice, and the matter will rest until the copy
soot by Mr. Henderson is received.
after tub ntcnirr op tub dispatch.
On the receipt of tho dispatch from Mr.
Picrrcpont to-day, District-Attorney Dyer tele
graphed to tho Attorney-General to know if ids
dispatch were to be considered os a dismissal
of Hcndornon. Picrrcpont replied that,
if (he chargee against Henderson were
true, yes; if fatso, no. Dyer replied
that tho charges wore false, and that Henderson
had exhibited the utmost fidelity in the tcrvloos
which ho had rendered tho Government, sod was
In every way worthy of the confidence of the
Attorney-General. During tbe early part
of the forenoon Homlorson was apprised
of tho dispatch from Piorropont. and fell
it immaibent to reply in vindication of
himself to the effect (hat what he had said in his
speech wan deliberate ami well considered, and
that ho had nothing to retract, and that, if tho
Government wished to dispense with bin services
on account of bia utterances, be wanted to know
it.
THE ETNO AT WORN.
Dyer telegraphed tills afternoon to
Wilson, Solicitor of tho Treasury, to know how
things stood at Washington, and Wilson, io re
sponding, said : •* I expc>-. wo will all fall to
gether.'* Drer has not yet boon confirmed by tbe
Denote, ami bo took this answer to moan that bia
chances for confirmation are very smati, and
that n good many other official* who depend on
the Donate for confirmation wlii be seriously
disappointed.
THE nOWL OVER AGAIN.
The following are the obnoxious passages in
Henderson's speech to which Pierropoint so
seriously objected:
This la (he blot upon oar OovorUTTirnf—that it is
poMlble for aoch Ibiue* to exist. They could not
exist In England, Prince, or any other civil
ized Government, but nro |«cullar fo our
boasted Itopnbllc. It is party, party, party, that
damns our country, sn.l he who has tbe nerve to ro
tlsl the bebtMa of parly la worthy of more credit than
the bravest of old Homan soldiers. Uniter the name
of party every fraud and Infamy within the range of
poseUilJiUee la perpetrated. It Is to bo hoped and
prayed that the time la coming when a man who has
the Imperious force of character to reslnt
the dictates of party wIU be looked up
to as a hero. Out, wo may go to tbo bottom, corrup
tion may feast in Ml our Institutions, and our nation
may decay and fall before wo learn this grand truth.
1 respect party when It Is comjioacd of honest men,
organized for honest purposes ; but, when 11 in com
posed of men banded together to perpetrate
frtals upon tho Government to nerve the
personal cuds of Its leaden, thrn, away with it I
111 none of It. What right had Dabcock to go to Doug
las* to Induce Lira to withdraw hta agents 7 Dongtans
was placed in bis position to toe that the Rerenun laws
of tbe Government were properly enforced; what bus
iness, then, had Douglas* with him? When an official
goes into office, bn should bo frea oud Independ
ent of all influences, except that of law,
amt if he recognises any other mas
ter, then this Government Is tumbling down.
What right baa the President to Interfere with Com
missioner Dnugltss In the proper discharge of bis du
ties, or'with the Treasury? Kane; aud Douglass
sh/iwcd a lamentable weakness of character when ho
listened to Dabcock’s dictates. Ho should either have
Insisted that his orders an they existed be carried
nut or should havo resigned his othce. Douglas*
now determined that his only course was
to change the Supervisors all over the
country, and this would necessarily expovo
fraud. On Jan. 21), 1670, he telegraphed Hogue: "You
nro hereby ordered to reput in iwrsuu to Hupervlanr
Tulton, who supersedes McDonald In Kt. Louis." This
was one of the first moves toward (he change. On
Feb. a, 1875, a telegram signed “ Sylph ” was sent
from here to Dabcock, saying; “We have
official Information that thn enemy weak
ens. Uuah things-” This was Joyce’s
writing, and tbe “ enemy »* referred to
wero those persons who were favoring the change of
Supervisors. A couple of days later, Douglass tele
graphed Drooks : •* Tbo order telling you to report to
Tattoo is suspended. Now, why did Douglass bond
the supple blnger of the knee and permit any Inter
ference by tho 1 resident 7 This was Douglass* own
bnelnnw, and lie stood respau.dhhi for It under his of
ficial oath. Ite was bound Pi listen to no dictation
from tho President, Dalnmck, or imy other officer, and
it was bis duly to a<e that tho order was carried out or
to resign.
BOMB SERVICE TO TUB STATE CONCEDED.
Considerable dissatisfaction has manifested
itself hero to-night over tho action of tho Gov
ernment in dispensing with tho services of Hon
ntor Henderson, and remarks are freely made to
the effect that tho prosecution has lost its most
powerful counsellor. Though Altornoy-Uoa
oral X'ierropoDt has not actually dis
charged him, it is considered that his
services will bo no longer required, and
that tie is now practically out of the Govern
ment employ. Thoro aro a number of people
hero who do not hesitate to censure Henderson
for his attack on tho President, aud say that no
wont out of the way to vent a personal spito.
but that his services to tho Government have
been luvalualJo, and that a acnous mistake has
boon mode in getting rid of nim.
ho baa at no time Appeared in person boforo tho
Grand Jurv, but that tho prosecution followed
the i'rceidoufu instructions,—“ Let no guilty
man oueapo,”—ami bo supposed tbo Prouuloub
vos flinoere. and that tho country may tost as
sured that no man has been indicted but who
will bo convicted, provided tho prosecutions ato
followed with ordinary ability. .The Senator
feola much worried over the Associated Press
dispatch wherein it refers to tho matter of eora
poooation. In that matter tbero has novor boon
a word said or written. It has never been under
consideration. Tbo appointment was given bun
without solicitation upon his part, Henderson
telegraphed to Atty.-Oen. Piorropont this even
ing that ho did not intend to rellect upon tho
President in tho Avery speech, hut, neverthe
less, ho would stand by his speech, aud that he
had no apologies to make.
AN UOLT DEMOCRATIC BTORT.
The removal of Henderson is Interpreted here
is one step in tbo secret efforts to break down
the prosecution bore. This idea has been
strengthened through a knowledge of an order
from the Attoruoy-uonoral to furnish all evi
dence against God. Babcock to the Court in Chi
cago. This would tako from tuo possession of
tho Court all tho evidence upon which it is
proceeding, aud, if eomo of the pacers wore lost
in transitu, it might ruin the caao. If Mr. Hen
demon leaves for tbo reason glveu, is is expect
ed that bis associate, Mr. Baton, may go also,
aud this would put tho cases of Maguire, Mo-
Keo, aud Muon, set for early trial, Into tho
hands of tnou who couldn’t familiarize them
selves with the cases in time to become efficient
prosecutors.
TUB PRESIDENT CUEWINO TUB THRICE-TURNED
COD OP WRATH.
TVahiiinoton, I). C.. Dec. o.—Tbo President lo
tho courvo of hia conversation with tho Illinois
delegation, referring to tbo whisky frauds, said
iu substance this: “Henderson prosecuted
Avery lo order to carry out a conspiracy bo (Hen
derson) entered Into with Bcliur? against mo."
• COL QABCOCK.
ORGANIZATION OK TUB OOUUT OT INQUIRY.
Tho milllory Court of Inquiry appointed by
President Grant to oonsidor tho charges made
against Col. Babcock by ex-Benator Henderson,
of Missouri, convened yesterday at noon in
Parlor 23, Palmer House. Tho Court consists
of Tdbut.-Oon. Phil Bheridau, President, and
MaJ.-Gon. W. H. Hancock and Brlg.-Goo. A. U.
Torry, Maj. Gardner, of West Point, acting as
Judge Advocate. The Court occupies throe con
necting rooms, fronting on Mooroo and State
streets, the one used for the sessions fronting
on both streets. Tho other rooms are 23 and 24,
23 being used as a publio ante-room, aud 24 by
the mombors of the Court for consultations, etc.
TUB COL’BT-UOOil
U very neatly arranged, aud reflects credit on
Ur. Farnsworth, of tbo Palmer House. Tbo
three Generals occupy tbe rear of tbe room,
tbolr tables being arranged so as to place Gen.
Bberidan in tbe centre, a beautifully upholstered
arm-chair, covered in red velvet, being assigned
to him. Oen. Hancock occupies tbe seat to tbe
right, while Gen. Terry sits to the left. To tbe
right, facing the court, la tbe Judge-Advocate's
table, and to bis eight is placed tbe official re
porter of tbe Court, Mr. liltoUlo, of this city.
COL, BABCOCK'S
table is placed to the loft in front of tbe Court,
and the witnese-cbalr Is between him and tbe
Jodgo-Advooate. Tbe members of tbe proa* are
well provided for with all tbe necessary conven
iences immediately in tbe rear of Col. Dabcook,
while very comfortable chairs are placed around
the entire room. The Court-room Is, taken alto
gether, very conveniently arranged, and It Is at
once tasty and elegant.
TUX CUARQtI
agaioat CoL Babcock are that be waa la com*
plioity with the notorious til. Louis Wbleky*
King, two of whoa. Joyce aad Avery, bavo al
ready been convicted, and that through Col.
Babcock’s knowledge and influence (ho King had
aecuied it# immunity from diemrbenoe up to the
tune that Mr. Bristow took the portfolio u tioo
retary of the Treasury.
Tbeeo chargee, thuush not made direct, have
tamUhed the lair name of Col. Babeooa. amt ho
deulee id toto the Inalouetlooe made teams* hie
chmater, «ttd propone* to pton kla umooauoe
by having a thorough Inquiry made, not alone
through tbe military, but throughtho civil courts.
His tiamo, lieclaims. has boon dragited into mat
ters with which )m has Imd no connection what
ever, and a military court of inquiry will bring
out all tbn facta.
TIM! HCOl'l! OP A count OP INgTMRV
goon very much further than the Investigations
made by a Grand Jury possibly could resell, Tho
Conrt not only has power to inquire into
criminal conduct, but also conduct unbecoming
an ofllcer and a gentleman. Military etiquette
Is very strict, and officers are generally firmly
held to it by its code of lawn. A Grand Jury
cannot presume to indict on acts which, though
they may oppear dishonorable, yet are not
actually criminal, and therefore on offense
against civil law, while they might bo such m
were unbecoming cither a gentleman or soldier.
A military court of inquiry is rosily a Grand
Jury, lint martial laws do not icstnct to am*
narrow limits of investigation, and if it finds
merely probable cause, a court-martial can be
convened to try tbe officer on charges preferred.
Tho scope of its duties io very wide. It may not
lind anything criminally wrong, but it may find
that the officer charged had been guilty of ques
tionable conduct, and, though not punishable by
civil law, the military court could
onncK ms DISMISSAL
after a court-martial. Aside from these points,
which show the intricacy of military laws, and
yet how plain they arc. the officer must certainly
fool pretty certain of his innocence and honora
ble acquittal, to bravo such » Court as convened
la this city yesterday.
Whatever action this Court may take, it will
not debar Col, liabbock from civil prosecution,
and even acoiirt-marual’a finding could only be
to dismiss blm from the service, loaviug the
civil laws to punish him in case of guilt,
and tho dismissal would have to ho made before
the criminal trial in a civil court had commenced.
A military court may bo said to possess an
equity Jurisdiction, and takes in many points not
usually considered in civil practice. A majority
of tho members bring In tbe finding, thus avoid
ing all difficulties connected with hung Juries.
At a few minutes alter 12 o’clock tbe Court
marched into tho room. Gen. Sheridan took his
scat, and was flanked on either side by Gens.
Hancock and Terry as above described. Judge-
Advocate Gardner also took his position.
Col. Babcock entered alone a few momenta later,
dressed in the full-dress of a Major of Engi
neers, which rank lie holds os an officer of tho
regular army. The Colonel appeared very calm,
and a sort of smile was playing over bis face.
Ills general demeanor showed a full confidence
in his ultimate vindication, and also that he fully
appreciates the peculiar and very unpleasant po
sition into which ho had Loon placed.
Geo. Hancock seems to have grown somewhat
more gray within tho past fow years, and much
more fleshy. His face Indicates military preemioo
and firmness, and ho looks every inch the brave
soldier ho is. |
Gen. Terry's beard is also more intermingled
with gray than it was a fow years ago. But (its
tall form remains erect, aud ho retains hts elas
ticity of step. AH the Generals are well known,
and thoir military records stand high.
is a pleasant, affable gentleman, and shows Al
ness for the position of Judge-Advocate to ao
high and dignified a Coart. Ho is comparatively
a young man, with a pleasing face, light
sandy whiskers and mustache, bordering upon
red. Ills hair is sandy and cut olos<*ly, Ho ia
sparely but linnly built, and about >5 feet 9
inches in height, and holds the positioo of Pro
fessor in West Point.
After the Conrt and Col. Bibcock had takon
their seats, Judgo-Advocaut Gardner stated that
ho believed the first thing in order was the call
of the roll. This formula was then gone
through with, and it was found tlj&t the emirs
Court was present.
Tho order of President Grant, convening the
Court, and which was published in the Washing
ton dispatches of Tna Tmno.vE at tho time, was
then road.
The Judge-Advocate then stated that it was
for tho Court to decide whether they would bo
sworn as an open or closed Court.
The Judge-Advocate thou stepped over to Geo.
Sheridan, whore, after a few momenta’ consulta
tion. tho Court decided that it would determine
whether it should hold its sessions with closed
or open doors. While this discussion took place
the outsiders were requested to Ic&vo tho room,
and all except tho Judges retired from tnocourt
room, including Col. Babcock and the official re
porter.
cor., hadcock’s wish.
It might ho stated hero that Col. Babcock de
sired that tho sessions be held openly, and had
so stated to Maj. Gardner, and the order from
boadquartoro left it to the Court itself to de
termine whether Its sessions should bo publicly
or eocretly hold.
It took the Conrt but a few moments to de
cide. and tho outsiders and repot P-m war* noli
lied by Maj. Gardner that they could bo present.
Tho following Aids-do-Csmp then took floats
within tho room: Laout-Col. Shoridan. Aid to
MaJ.-Oon. Sheridan; Brevot I,lent.-Col. Mitch
ell, Aid to Gen. Hancock; Brevet Maj. Ludlow,
Corps of Engineers, Aid to Oon. Terry.
THE ontNiso.
Col. Babcock roßumod his place, after which
Judge-Advocate Gardner said: “If the Court
please, I deeiro to stats that 1 will cut ho
able to proceed with tho case. bo far as
tho Qdvorumoot of the United Btatea m
concerned, to-day, as no list of witnesses
has yot been received from tho United
Stale's Attopior for tho Eastern Dlatriot of Mis
sauri. I have communicated with him. and have
received only oo acknowledgment of my die*
patch. consequently I will be unable to proceed
to-day.
Qoo. Sheridan, President of the Court, said:
Before tho Court taken into consideration the
remarks made by tho Judge Advocate, 1 wish to
state that the Court has taken into considera
tion tho question of proceeding with tins case
ss an onou or a closed court, aud has decided
that ail our proceedings shall bo open. This is
the decision of the Court, The Judge Advocate
not being ready to go oo with the case, the Court
will adjourn until Id o’clock to-morrow.
Tho Court then adjourned uutil 12 o’clock to
day,
WHAT hXs BKtK DOSE.
Maj. Gardner has sent adlsoatch to the United
States District-Attorney at Ht. Louis, asking for
full particulars in regard to tho charges against
Col. Babcock, and also for a full list of witnesses
for tho United Slates Government, in order that
they may bo-summoued. but only a mere ac
knowledgment of the dispatch has thus for bean
received.
Col. Babcock stated that ho had not yet decided
upon bis arrangements for a defense.
The Court was not sworn in yesterday, but will
bo to-day, by Judge-Advocate Gardner.
After the Court convenes to-day. Col. Babcock
has tho privilege under tho law, if he so desires,
to object to any member of tho Commission. If
he should do so others would havo to be ap
pointed Id place of those to whom objections
wore made. Uis not likely, however, that such
a thing will occur.
CHICAGO NOTES.
TOE DWTRICT-ATTOBNEYSIIIP STILL UNSETTLED.
The business transacted at tbo Chicago Cue
tom-ilouse yesterday may have been very largo,
and there may havo been many startling inci
dents connected with it, but if so tho officials
managed to hide matters with groat buoceaa.
Beyond much speculation as to the nemo of the
next District-Attorney, nothing was done or said
that indicated any atirrlng developments.
The esnyass over tho District-Attorneyship
was excited end even enthusiastic, bat It can
hardly be eald that It was conclusive. There
seemed a general feeling that Ur. Bouteli was
likely to bo appointed, and some rumors were to
the effect that he had been offered tbe
place. This last half of the rumor
was disproved by a call uu tbo gentleman con
cerned. at bis office, lie eald that oo offer bad
been made to him of the place, and likewise that
lie had made oo application for it. And then,
with an unpleasant «overs&l of tho usual coarse
of things, bo proceeded to interview the report
er on tbe general subject.
Mr. Ward was pot useful as a source of Infor
mation from the feet that be was not in hla of*
Ace daring tbe day, and Messrs. Burko and 01-
seu had nothing to offer; Geo. Webster did not
believe that any name had been settled on ; and,
finally, Phil Uoyue gracefully offered a item
winding watch for the most accurate informa
tion on the subject. It was won by tbe cheeki
est reporter in the city.
TUB TKSIIUOMX I* TOE BBBM XKD FXBWBIJ.
Immediately after Mr. Ward bad forwarded
hie resicoatioo of tbo office of District-Attorney,
or even nofoia that document bad luft (ho city,
gossip was rife as to the cause or causes which
bad lad the President toa*k for hi* retirement.
Mr. Ward's theory of the matter was published in
these columns the day after the removal, Since
that time there have also been published other
alleged reasons, with such comments as tire facts
and proceedings of tho lest few mouths
made proper. Kow, iu several exchanges,
mo found special telegrams trom Washington,
giving various otb<*r theories of tbo oouduct of
Mr. ward which led to bis removal. These
special telegrams agree with so arncl) execute*
as to raise the suspicion that they were all writ
ts& or implied by oaetnau,
the whole of them in the idea that Mr. Ward
neglected to have certain pon-on* indicted by
tho lint (hand Jury whom the Government offi
cers would havo liked to soo indicted.
Two of intro men wore, of cvjiirre, Charlc l ! IJ.
FaitrHl and Jacob Itohm. agaiopt n**ithor of
whom, as iu well known, was a irtio till found
by (ho fJinbd Jury bcfoio lie adjournment.
Without winning (o ovorliaui ihn findings, aTnm
r.vi; reporter jestorday found a member nf tho last
druid Jury, and orked him to give an outline
of the loatlmoDyagainßt Farwell which that body
thought insufficient to warrant an Indictment.
Without professing any false delicacy about di
vulging Hocrate which am no longer necessary to
be kept secret, (he gentleman said :
“ The truth of that matter about Farwell was
that the story was very thir,—ao thin that it
would never havecomo boforo the Grand Jury
if the person ogaiost whom tho allegations were
made hadn’t been a public ofllcer. All that we
got out of the wltneaac*—and wo had a plenty
of them there. I warrant you—won, that some tirao
ago 110-wcli Mereercau came to thin city from
somewhere In tho Kant, bringing a
I.KTTKB OP ISTRODCCTIO*
to Charley Farwell. Charley mot him cordiallr,
•ud, likely as not, ho played a game of poker
with him, or perhaps they had a little sour mash
over it. But there didn’t appear to ho any groat
intimacy between the men. Well. Merseroau
had something like 87,000 when he came, and he
asked Charley what ho should do with it to keep
it safe. Now, you know the Farwolls do
a good banking business. It may not be
generally known, butstill a large number of men
kuccp their accounts with the Farwella. sod to
all intents and purposes they do a banking busi
ness. Ho Charley eavs to him. " You put your
mone? right there with tho cashier and got a
look." And he did. Well, then, afterwards ha
went into tho diatilling business, and ho keot
bis account right there with the Farwolls. Ue
drew out and ho paid in, and once in a while ha
saked for accommodations maybe—got Charley
to back his paper for him. or perhaps Charley
and bis friends
Wr..NT OS MEBEEUEAC'S BONDS
when ho wont into tho whisky business, and
that would bo very ilkslv. because Mcrsoreau
hadn't anv particular friends here in tho city ex
cept the Farwells. Well, he kept his account
with tho Farwelln up to the timo (he Grand Jury
mot, and I presume it is’there now. There
wasn’t anything to indicate that Charley bad any
partnership with him, do mors than with J. V.,
as wo could see. and tho fact that Charley was
on his hand or stgned a note with him at
tbe bank wasn't testimony enough to bring ao
indictment against him fora partnership with
him in tho whisky business. Of coarse, you
know Mcrsoreau got into all sorts of tronblo.
Uo was indicted, and his stuff all seized, hot that
didn’t appear to includo Farwell, as wo could
see. That’s all tho testimony was against
Charley Farwell. aud I could nut boo how, as
reasonable men, wo could find au indictment
•gainst him "
The re]Hirtcr tin-cod with the gootlomao, bat
wanted to know about
and bin informant vary freely started off to tell
tUat in a conversations'! way. Ho said :
'• You fellow iiavo already published that
mailer about tbo burning up of tlic books of tlio
jsorthwealern Malt Company, and, while wo
thought that was quite auspicious, and was per*
baps a circumptauco. yet it alone would
not proto much, if anythin;*. because
the burning might have been done
innocently. Then wo had testimony
before us*to show, or attempting to abow, that
Jake had something to do with those 1/iO barrels
of hlchwincs thou la the Chicago Dock Com*
pany’a warehouse. I believe vou published
something about that. too. Well, wo had Dum
pily an before us, and bo produced the receipts,
and they wore indorsed, sum enough, by some
thing that looked like I, J. llelitn." hut
IT wasn’t JAKE JIKHM’s UAKOWRITINn,
and it w«* silled kind of different from Jake's ;
seems like it was spelled “llhem,’’ or
“Ilheim,” or something like that. But
tho moat doubtful circumstance about tho
indorsement was that several men who wore
well acquainted with .lake said thev saw tho
man write the indorsement on the receipt, and
they all swore positively that it wasn't Jake
Kohm who wrote the name there, bo you soo
we couldn’t verr well indict a man for that, and
that was about all the testimony wo had against
Itahm. Under those circumstances it wouldn’t
have been fair or decent to have indicted thwo
men when wo know that thev couldn't bo
convicted. Judge Blodgett charged us very
strongly that wo shouldn't find any indictment
that we didn't bolic.vo could bo prosecuted to a
conviction. And we had a fiuo l>odv of men for
a Grand Jury, too,—Henry W. King, Hamuol
Hoard, and such men,—and wo didn't wish to
loud ourselves to tlodmg any indictment on tes
timony Hko that. Ilia foolish for anybody to
blame Ward for tho matter, for Ward didn’t
counsel us *o And an indictment, or didn't
counsel us not to, but ho gave ns
bis opinion like any ' lawyer would,
and Avar was present a part of tho time and
helped to question these men. but we couldn’t
get anything further out of them thou what I
told you.
“ i’bear that somebodr has a good deal of ad
ditional evidence about this Northwestern Malt
Company, and it may bo that it may amount to
something. But the ’thing is to get at it. Per
hapn another Grand Jury might do it, but we
couldn’t."
Aud tho reporter wont away.
WARD’S SUCCESSOR.
THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION MAIiE INQUIRIES.
.s'ixnal binaleh to Jht Chicago Inoune.
Wariunoton, D, C., Dec. it. —The Illinois Re
publican Congressmen, In their efforts to dis
cover tho causes of the removal of Jasper D.
Ward arc in search of knowledge under diffi
culties. Tho following is an outline of their ad
ventures, as detailed by an oye-witneau : The
delegation was composed of moat of tho Repub
lican Congressmen who represent constituen
cies within tho Northern Judicial District of
Illinois. Forweli declined to accompany them,
stating that ho did not seo that anything could
bo accomplished by tho visit, aud propos
ed to havo nothing to do with It,
The delegation had decided before seeing
tho President that if they recommended
anybody they would agreo upon a lawyer
who was not a resident of Chicago. The theory
of this decision was, that if there aro any rings
at Chicago, it would bo easier for
A NON-RESIDENT LAWYER
to make war npou them. Do would be loss like
ly to have friends among tho persons charged
with crime. This determined upon, the delega
tion proceeded to the Department of Justice and
waited upon Attorney-amoral Pierrepont. They
announced through Senator Oglesby, their
Chairman, that tho object of their visit
was to ascertain officially whether in fact
tboro was a vacancy in the office
of United States District-Attorney for the
Northern District of Illinois. Attorney-General
Pierroponl answered officially that such vacancy
existed. “And might 1 inquire on behalf of the
delegation," eald Senator Oglesby, “thereasou
for tho acceptance of Mr. Ward's resignation?"
Ur. Pierrepont eald, “Certainly, you can. It
was accepted because we wanted it. That was
the substance of tbo interview, and Piorrepout
was so bland end courteous about it that Ogles
by, after leaving the Department of Justice,
mode Ibis inquiry of bis colleagues : “Did be
give us any reason for Ward’s removal after
all ?'* The delegation concluded that an answer
was given, but (bat it
NEEDED AN INTERPRETATION,
and they proceeded to ino White House. The
President received them very pleasantly. They
began to talk about a successor of Ward. The
President broke in upon them before they scarce
ly had began talking, by saying, •* Why, you have
a good uiau there now—lluutor.” Different
members of the delegation expressed Ignorance
of Hunter. Tbo President did not enlighten
them until loto In tbo conversation, when be said
in substance: "U you don’t know Hunter now,
you will snow him some time. He Is a young man
of due ap]>earauce, and of fine ability, and will
make bis mark some day.*' The President then
BAggested that the delegation propose tome
names. They then withdrew. Tbo delegation
mot to-day and presented tboao three names s
Latbrop. of Ilookford 5 Bangs, of Laoou ; and
Caafield, of Aurora. The President referred
tliis application to tba Attorney-General, with an
indorsement to Ills effect that bo know nothing
against any of tho parties.
The paper was tbou lodged with tba Attorney-
General Word has reached hois since that
Latbrop will not permit bis name to be used tn
oouneoaon with the office. The appointment
may be made to-morrow. Judge Parks, of Au
rora, has telegraphed here making application
for tba place. _
INDIANAPOLIS*
DEPOTf-OOLLEOTOa UIU. OK TBUL.
Ikdukxfous, Ind., Deo. B.—The trial of
James K. Hill, Deputy Revenue Collector of tba
First District, wse commenced In tbo Unltad
States Court to-dsy before Judge Gresham* A
motion made by tbs defendant's counsel to
quash lbs indictment on an alleged defect In
three eeperete oouots of tbo written instrument,
was overruled sod a )ory impaneled.
bpuou roa tub uoaßODtrox.
Bepulj-Di*vle*-Ptaeeduterflaieieia then mad*
a detailed statement of the process of distilling
spirits, and the general arrangements of the die*
tillery whore these whisky irregtilarifies have
been carried on no long and successfully. The
prosecutor thou set forth a history of the In
diana whisky conspiracy, which ho observed was
an outgrowth of the Ht. Louis Ring. and has
boon successfully organized since The
defendant has been in the employ of the
Government in the capacity of Depu
ty Revenue Collector of the First Dis
trict, and the charge against him is that of
having been a conspirator with certain distiller*
nbo were defrauding tho Government out of
money. It will bo shown in tho evidence, he
sail, that tho defendant was a parly to the
Whisky King, and for bis connection with and
conniving at tho procedures of the organized
oilkjuo, ho received a monthly a.lowanco from
them of 4ir>o: that ho has given
information in advance of the approach of Gov
ernment officers to these distillers, by which
roeaus everything waa found in proper shape on
(hs arrival of these officials. The prosecution
proposed to show tha>, on one occasion. Hill was
sent by bia superior officer. Gen. Veach, to look
alter some irregnlailty at oue of ibo distilleries
included within the Ring, but, instead of making
anv inquiry, tho Deputy mcro y wont to tho
premises, and, after loitering about awhile, re
turned to Evansville with the information that
ov-pf, thing was correct. For this report Uo re
ceived (UK).
Mil. nSfIOACK*!) SPEECH.
W. P. Fhhtack, attorney for Mr. Hill, in atal
ing tho cause of his client to the Jury, expressed
Ins surprise at the swooping assertions counsel
for the prosecution bad made relative to the
character and integrity of Mr. Hill, which, ha
maintained, perjured parties had conspired to
break down and destroy. Mr, Fisbback put con
siderable stress upon too fact that tho defendant
was indicted solely on evidence of parties who
pleaded guilty to defrauding the Government of
its Just dues, and in doing which they
have virtually confessed themselves to
bo perjurers. Men that can He
continually for three years will not hesitate to
swear falsely in this Court if thereby thev can
secure tho conviction of au innocent party.
The testimony of those perjured person* wi’ll
amount to nothing in a court of justice nolens
their evidence is corroborated by outside parties.
Counsel said they proposed putting tho District
Prosecutor and bis Deputy upon the witness
aland to testify aa to the earnest and deter
mined efforts of the defendant in working up
the wfatskv cases, and placing before the Grand
Jurv important information uj>on which the
guilty parties wore indicted.
Only two or three witnesses out of about forty
for the prosecution wore examined before tho
Court adjourned.
TUB orKortAM unos.
appeared in person in Court this morning;, and.
with the remaining parties who have pleaded
guilty to defrauding the Govornraeu*. are wait
ing sentence from the Court, which will bo
passed after the Hill case is settled.
LEWIS 11. BRASHER.
arrested at Cincinnati charged with complicity
in the Evansville frauds, woe released to-day ou
*23,000 bail.
MILWAUKEE.
THE n.ESEXT TRIALS.
Epenal [juvauh to The Chtcaao Tribune.
Milwaukee, Wie„ Dec. 9. —The case of Bur
back «t Reynolds, indicted for india-rubber-stamp
frauds, is atilt in progress, but will probably go
o tbo Jury to-morrow.
mu. payne’s holiday nan to wasiu.votox.
This morning I bad an interview with Mr. H.
C. Payne. who, about last Christmas, after Ham
Riudaaopf’e conviction, was the bearer to Wash
ington of a petition to tbo Wisconsin delegation,
urging them to use their ioliueuco to secure a
new trial for Prince Bam. Tbo petition was
signed by tbo entire Legislative delegation from
Milwaukee, except one member, whose signa
ture, Mr. Payne slated, was not obtained, bo be
lieved. because the honorable member happened
to be oat of town. The petition, tbo original
of which Mr. Payne showed mo, set forth
what, if true, was matter to bo addressed to the
Court before which Rlndakopf was convicted,
and. if proved, must havo secured for him, nu
dor the rules of law, a now trial—namely, it
stated in substance that, as the petitioners be
lieved, lliudukopf had been convicted through a
conspiracy against him, and that, ou a new trial,
ho could produce new and lmj«rt»nt evidence.
Tbo common report, generally credited beta, for
which 1 do not vouch and oolv give for what it
is worth, is that Payne took with him funds to
defray the “ necessary expenses,”—the exact
amount has been stated at $1,430, raised by
Herman Nnnuomachor and others. Kuuno
macher was Treasurer of the Whisky Ring, and
is now under indictment and a fugitive from
Justice.
am. BAYNE DENIES $1,450,
1 stated to Mr. Payne what 1 bad learned, and
asked htf statement about it. Ho answered that
such was the pressure brought to bear upon him
politically and by business men boro that ho was
in fact throat into the breach and forced to go ;
among those who waited on him and aided in
getting up the pressure being Herman Nuune
macbcr, who had not then been indicted, but
wbo shared in the common peril of the Riug in
cident to whaWwas developed in the Madison
trial. Mr. Fayuo stated that ho took no money
with him, and that he never received any money
from the Whisky Ring or in their behalf
from anybody else (or any improper purpose.
He went to Washington and fouud nothing
could be effected; and. anxious to bavo the lout
to do with the matter lie could, hurried homo.
MORE NETTLES FOR MR. CARPENTER.
In response to my question whether bo pre
sented the petition of the members ot tbo Legis-
Uturo to the Wisconsin Congressional delega
tion, Mr. Payne replied (ana tbo reply is not
without Bigmlicaoco) that be did not,—bo only
saw Carpenter, tbeu Senator. In view of Mr.
Carpenter’s immensely virtuous indignation at
the recital in this correspondence of tbo facts as
jour cotrespoudont obtained thorn from tho best
attainable authority, doubtless be will again boil
over with indignation at tbe publication of wbat
Payne’s (trrtuor statement discloses of bis (Car*
pouter's) solicitude,.when a Senator, In bebalf of
Ssm Rindskopf.
canpcsnui. DIftOUST.
Psyoo says that Carpenter then told him
there bad boon a tlmo when Bam Hind
akopf might ibave compromised, and might
have bad bis (Carpenter's) aid in effecting
it. hut lUodusopf wouldn't compromise as Car
penter augmented— the "d—dfool ’’ (Jtindakopf)
nail thought he could beat tbe Government, and
it was now too late. Now perhaps Mr. Carpen
ter’s Wbieky-Ulug organ, tbo SaUinel, will slop
hurling epithets long enough to explain Mr.
Carpenters solicitude in bebalf of Sam Rind*
akopf, and why a United States Senator should in
any event have been willing when ** Prince’’
Ham's case was in court whoro It would bo fully
investigated and all the facts brought out, in
stead, to assist Sam In gelling it compromised
ant of court, so that it should not he fully inves
tigated and justice should not be meted out to
Sam according to law. It would also he inter*
eating to know what moved the Senator from
Wisconsin to pronounce Sam a d— d fool for not
letting his case bo compromised out of court
when that might have been dune.
a* ton mb. m.tE.
it id to bo observed, as a matter of limpie job*
tica, that nothing has developed to warrant the
strictmoi that have been passed upon him lu
this matter, uor aught to show that ho did more
thao the legal professional practice has sane
tlooed aa legitimate, however indefeasible it
may be la morals. roluically be yielded to com*
pulsion which few politician* could have. with
stood—the pressure of both partle* here through
the legislative delegation, backed by the power
ful organised pressure from business circles,
which the Whisky King, repreaeotiug the
wealthiest Interest In Milwaukee, brought to
bear. The whole, however, Is aiguidcam as cmw
hrmlug (he statement heretofore nude m this
correspondence that the Whisky Bing bere con
trolled the local organization of each party; and.
as often as the facta are brought to light, (be
edifying spectacle la presented of Bam Bind
sko|f working the Democracy in bta own
behalf, with tue Carpeuter-ltepubllcan local or
ganisation also as a tail to Sum's WUisky-lUug
kite, with glimpses here and there of what Sen
ator Carpenter bad to do about it.
Ur, Bayne, it should be added, has not desired
to figure in print about itj but tne facts ore not
•nob as should be hiddeu, and I am glad to be
Instrumental in fetching them Into full day
light. Bayne evidently knows a great deal more
than be has told.
a (50,000 ruiUD.
Another Interesting fuature of the whiskv
frauds here under the auspices of Ur. Caipon
tor’s Whisky-Ring appointees, Moeller, Weis
sert, Coukhng. et ah, was discovered to-day by
the revenue otticers. A distillery which, prior
to the time lightning struck, reported for tax
ation aa av« age yield of 'i bd-lOU proof gallon*
of spirit* lor each bttabei of grain used, situ*
iiguutlug struck hoi iuoreoaed iW UuobU yield
to from 8K M 4 proof ffaUcot of *(0111* for
every btiaU** of gretiiweUywda vm Uioni*th>
ing Improvement In the business of distilling
since lightning attack is manifest from tho fart
that tho figures disclose that in seven monthn’
run under tho regime of Revenue Agent Conk
ling and the rest of ths clidal Ring, that dis
tillery must have rootled tho Government
through this single fraud of about 950.000,—and
it was not much of a distillery either. There
will probably ihortly ho an a-se-anont fjr baoic
tuns to that amount levied against that sam*
distillery.
SPRINGFIELD)
liionryiso.
Setetal Dinatth in Th* t'htenao ]r(bune.
fipmsortELD, HI, Doc. o.—No new develop
ments in the Fekio whisky affairs to-day, hut the
Federal officials ssy they will be ready in a few
days to push things. The lightning will strike
Monday or Tuesday next, sure, and there ia flut
tering m anticipation. The officials admit that
several not heretofore suspected prominent poli
ticians and others will feel tho shock, it Is
rumored that ex-HnpsrvlsorMmm appears in tho
matter as very negligent it) pushing the Fokin
Ring.
The Federal Grand and Petit Jurors were
drawn to-day for the January terra, and every
single one are countrymen. It is unusual for
fipringfield or Pekin to be unrepresented on
Juries here.
CARPETS,
CARPETS.
GREAT BARSiffiS.
Field, Leiter
& Co .
STATE & WASHINGTON-STS.,
Will offer until January
1, '76, all grades of Car
pets at prices which,
after that date CAN
NOT he duplicated.
Any one wanting CAR
PETS within the next
THREE MONTHS wih
find this a rare oppor
tunity, as their stock is
full in every respect.
Some special “ New
Designs" just received
for Spring Trade, which
will be on exhibition.
WHITE LEAD AND OIL/
oinoAGb
MTELEMfIUfifI.
E. \\. Blatchlord. Prret. C, P. Gates, Sec.
Kauufactuaon and Dealers In
WMte Lead, Zinc, Linseed Oil, Polly,
Colors, Veroisiies, Cottage Colors,
LnMcaig Oils, Brute,
W Painters’ Materials generally,
WHOLESALED RETAIL
Pure Goods a Specialty.
All Goods Warranted zb iloproaonted.
LARGE RETAMPARTMENT.
Special Indnocoenu to Buyers for Cash.
If our goods cannot bo obtained
readily, send your orders direct to
our address, and they will bo prompt
ly filled at tbo lowest prices.
OFfiCR MANUFACTORY, AND SALESROOM,
Corner of Green und Fultou-sts*,
Chicago, West Side.
CLOTNIHQ.
flsfiieWflie,
-AJNTID
WE SHALL QIFER
OUH ENTIEB STOCK OP
MEN’S & BOYS’
IPZITE
Clothing,
From this dote, lowor than asked
elsewhere. Booing is believing.
Call and bo convinced.
Edwards & Browne,
Cor. Adams and Clark.
MISOhILLANEO OS.
KTUCiCIIOI.DUItH 1 MEETING.
Orncs o» tub Vkssbu-Owkeus' lowma C 0.,)
No. ‘fit Booth Watso-st., >
Omcuuo, Use. V. 18T5. )
The annual mooting of the atookhoidera of the Ves*«U
Owners’ Towing Compaoy. of Onlcsgo, will be heiu al
tint rooms of the Lumberman's Esclnngu, Mo.
South Water-at., Chicago, llh. Tuesday, Jau. 11, ISIS,
at 1 o'clock p. tu,
Thu buaiuota of the meeting will be the election of a
Board of Directors fur (he ensuing joir. and auch
action in regard to the purchase or miring of a portion
of the capital stock of Iho Company aa .hail be ueewud
advisable, JOHN OLIVER, Secretary.
THEBE 13 NO NEED OFMTINfI CHAPPED HANDS
this winter, when for its cents Stafford's Oiyoerine
Cream can be had of every dr>:^otft.
TthillEVA BRADLEY,
Oeoeral Agents, 171 and 17J Randolph -at.
CONFECTIONER Y.
M -m MUM, —sen CELEBRATED throughout
n M Mliliiy tua Union—eaprwusd to all
IIM B| IB W parte. 1 U» and upward at
■ill nil ■ a, eo.eOo nr a. Addrms
vlulll A am mp**- ««*•■
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