Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 21, 1873, Page 4

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Olifoago, Tit, OONTENTS OF TO'DAY'S TEIBUNE‘ VIRST PAGE—~Washington Nows: Roport of the Wilson Committeo; Tho Loulstana Invostigation} Procood- inge {n Congross, SECOND PAGH—Washington Lottor—\Whoaton Colloge —Tho Btato, and Ita Carnorato OMspring—Rpring- flold: Fint Notos of the Unitod Slates Burvey of the Ktato of Iilinols—\Wisconsin Lottor, THIRD PAGI—Tho Law Counrts—Counoll Meoting This Evoniog—Oustoma Feos—Railway Extonsion—Tor- sonal ltoma—Ratlroad Timo Tablo—Advortisomonta. TFOURTH PAGE-Fditorials: A Bold and Fearloss Stand; Judgo Shormany Anothor Dad Momory: Oommercial Convontlon for tho Northwost: Mr, Ool- fax's Counsol—Current Nows Itams, FIFTIT PAGE-Logislativo Notos from Springfleld— Othor Btato Logislaturos—Markota by Tologeaph—~ Advortisomonts, BIXTH PAGIE—Monotary and Commoralal, BIEVENTH PAGR—Tho Good Templars' Oonvention— The Oity in Briof—Tho Toloscoped Traln—Nowa Paragraphs—Small Advortisoments : Real Eatato, For Balo, To Ront, Wanted, Doarding, Lodg- ing, oto, %IGHTH PAGR—Forolgn Naws—Now York Itoms-—is- collancous Tologra: TO-DAY'S AMUSEMENTS. MVIOKER'S THEATRE-Madison streot, botwean Btate.and Donrborn, Engagomont of Hdwin Booth. ** Morchant of Vonlco." AOADEMY OF MUSIO— Halsted stroet, south of Madison, ** Wifo of T HOOLEY'S OPERA 1OUS twaen Olack and LaSalla. Bogts," ** Lverybody’s Frion MYERS' OPERA+ HOUSK—Manroe stroot, batwoon Btato anl Doarborn, ~ Arlington, Cotton & Koemblo's Ainstroland Burlosquo Troupo. Ethlopian Comioalitios. GLOBE THEATRE~Desplatnes stroot, betireen Madl- sonand Washlugton, **Nock and Neck." AIKEN'S THEATRE—Rubinstoln Concort, D ITANDS AND FAQILCURED BY USING Kfll’afi?fi? Bosp. Made by Caswell, linzard & Co., ow York. FOR DYSPEPSIA, (NDIGESTION, DEPRLSSION of . %‘5’0‘5 aud Gonoral’ Dobility. 1o Forro' Pliosphoratod b v: lisayn Hark (O Bazk and Tran), I tho st heds by Caenoll Tiazard & 0o 1 Now Yorky sold by Druggls The Chicage Tiibune, Fridey Morning, February 31, 1873. The motlon for & now trinl for the murderer Osborno, of Yates City, who was sontonced to bo banged March 14, has boen donied. The Iowa Legislature has sdopted 2 Railroad law limiting the rates for passonger travel to 8¢ conts per mile upon all roads whoro gross carn« ings excood 4,000 per milo por yoar. Tho United Btates, Bicklos tells Castelar, will not trouble Spain about Cuba for the present, as wo dsire not to ombarrass the young Ropub- Yie. — e Wo publish, this morning, sn abatract of the bill, which has passed to a second roding in the House, providing for the lovy and collection of taxos in Chicago and the othor oitios of this Btato. Tho bill for the abohtion of tho Polico Board of this city was warmly debated in the House, yostorday, and was at longth roforred to the Cook County delegation for their conmsider- wiion. The Cormmittco on Banks and Banking in the Lower Houso of tho Logislaturo havo submitted r resolution instructing the Tepresontatives of Iitinois in Congress to vote for an incroase of £100,000,000 of currency. The rosolution is-to be debated next Wednesday. A singular calamity is ropurth to have oc- curred in Bmyrna, * A coffea-house on the shore of tho Gulf, much resorted to by the Grooks, cludo momhors of Congresn, but it was not ro- coived,—~whothor becauso tha army staudnrd would etill bo too illiboral for Congressional guldanco, or for somo othor reason, was not atatod. The Bonver Falls (Ponuaylvania) poople, who rocontly hold a mass mooting to protest ngainst tho omployment of Coolia Iabor in tho cutlery factory at that place, have sont & potition to Congress in roforonco to tholr griovanco. Thay aok, rathor portinontly, that Congross shall cithor prohibit any furthor importation of Ohi- neso laborors undor contracts made in Chins, or olao authorize the froe importation from foreign countrios of such articles ag may be produced in tho Unitod States by Chinvse Inbor so contractod for. It may poseibly have occurred to tho Boavor Falls workmen, in this mattor, that thoy recolvo procloun littlo bonoflt from the protec- tion whichis gunranteed under tho tarift, It should have been ovident, nt least, that thoso proteotive Iaws hinvo not boon framed with any viow to tholr advantagos, aotive yestorday, with a gonoral stondiness in pricos. Mess pork was quiot, and 16e per brl Digher, cloning at $12.85@12.90 cash, and §13.10 @18.20 gollor April. Lard was active, and Goper 100 1bs higher, at $7.65@7.60 cash, and §7.76 sell~ or April. Moats woro in fair domand snd steady at 4 @43¢o for shouldors; 63(@0ido for short ribs ; 63¢@63{o for short clear ; and 9}¢@Ji(c por Ib for 10-1b green hame. Dressod Liogs woro firm, and bo por 100 Ibs highor, olosing at§6.10@ 6.20, Highwines woro dull and unchanged at 87@ 971¢npavgallan. T.nka fraightawarnauint and firm at 120 for corn by anfl to Buffalo, Flourwas quiot andatoady. Whoat waoless nctive, andunchanged, closing at $1.215{ ensh, and $1.22}¢ sellor March, Corn was in fair domand, and steady, closing at 813(@315o cnsh, and 813@3154o sollor March. Oats woro quiot and stondy at 20)fc cash, and 2640 sollor March, Ryo was dull and un- chonged -at 65c.. Barloy wae more activo and firmer, closing at 72¢ for No. 2, and 580 for No. 8. Live hogs wore dull and lower, the decline reaching 56@100, “and boing most sovero in com- ‘mon and modium grades ; closing prices woro 24,10@4.05. Tho cattlo market was wonk at an H@Xe decline, Bheop were in fnir roquest at fall pricos. The Houso of Ropresontatives voted, yostor- day, upou Fornando Wood's motion to impeach Vico President Colfax. Tho’ voto stood 100 yoas to 109 nays, being dofoatod by a majority of threo, of whom two wore probably Ames and Brooks. This wau a surprisingly norrow escapo for Colfax, and it indicates that the House is in a much angrior mood towards the Crodit Mo- bilier mombera than was commonly supponod. Brooks and Ames may well fremble in their shoes, it indeod cxpulsion would be any addi- tional punishment to them. It was only after two years of repoated offort that a mmajority voto was obtained to impeach Androw Johnson, in a Congress of Lis political enomics. 'This vote upon the cago of Colfax, in » Congross of hia political frionds, is equivalent to a moral impenchmont, and wo trust it will bo so rogerdod by the Young 3Men's Christian Associations and tho Temperance Societios, After tho loss of Mr. ‘Wood's motion, Mr. Tyner, of Indinna, a Repub- lican, offored n rosolutionof a genoral nature, instructing tho Judiciary Committeo to examino the evidonco aubmitted by the Oredit Mobilier Committos, and report whethor it called for tho imponchment of any officer of the Governmont, or any further investigation. This wae ae- cbptod. Tho Wilson Oredit Mobilior Committeo have reported. Tho Union Pacific Railroad, they say, cost 850,000,000, Its builders roceived in cash valuo not loss than $28,000,000, or 43 por cent of tho cost, In tho opinion of tha Com-~ mittoo, the Compauy Led mo right, as against cither ita creditors or the minor- ity of its stockholders, to distributo any portion of its capital ag dividends, B8till aiea boen gradually undermined by the action of tho tides, and was snddenly swallowed up in the waters the other day. Tho loss of life was betweon 100 and 200 persons. Another bribery investigation has beon sot on foot in Congress by the passago of a resolution ordering the Committeo of Ways and Means to tnd out what ground there was for Legrand Lockswood's statement that alarge amount of money had boon spont on Congross to procure the subsidy for tho Pacifie Mail Stonmship Com- peny, A Ml rogulating puesenger and freight- <harges by railroads in Indiana has passed both Houses of the Logislaturoof that Btato. Pas~ acnger-fares nre fixed at 8 cents n milo; for local freights, within distancos of 20 miles, not more than 100 por cout in excess of through freight-ratea shall bo charged ; within distances of &0 miles, not mors than 75 per cent, and for groater distancos not moro than G0 per cent. The roport on the Louisiana case was made to tho Senato, yosterday, by, tho Committeo on Pivilogos and Elootions. Tlo substangs of it is, that tho Stato Lins no real Governmont, and that a now election should be ordered to give Louls- iana o republican form of government. Sonator Trumbull dissonts, on tho ground that tho McEnery Government is legal, snd Scnator Morton dissonts, as ho bolioves in thelegality of tho Kellogg Government. The Hartford Courant siates that mors than a year ago a conductor on tho night train received from o passongor in puymont of his fare a thou- sand-dollar graenback. The conductor told him he would give him his chango later, but when ho roturned the man denied having given him the note. The conductor placed the noto on deposit In a bank, and it hos beon thero ever since. Re- cent dovelopmonts indicate that the man's name must have beon Nesbitt,—his acquaintance with the conductor was 80 vory slight, and his mothod ot bostowing groonbacks upon strangors 80 ox- iraordinary, At 1ast wo nre to have a recognized authority n# to what constitutes the “intomporato use of intoxicating liquors or drugs.” It has boen a 1nooted queation In socioty, among physicians, rodinthe Courts for many genorations, Dut nny Congress proposes that tho final standard <hnll be fixed bLy.the Socrotary of War, The }louso has passed & bill doclaring that no ofilicer of the army addicted to tho intemporate use of intoxicating drinks shall bo entitled to promo- rion, and consequontly the Becrotary of War will ixsve to decide tho quostion, Wo may then have 20 army standard of just how much liquor may 'more unjustifiable was it to squandor in divi- donds money borrowed of the Governmont, or on first mortgage bonds. Thore ia no ovidenco of mismanagement by the prosent Direotors of thoroad, and tho Committeo 800 no way in which thoso who hold stock which they have bought in good faith can be distuyboed. The report oloses with a bill direct- ing tho Attornoy General to begina snit im- modiately for the protection of the interests of the Government in the road, and the rodovery of tho sums of which both the rond and tho Gov- _orbmont have boon plundered. Mr. Swann, of Maryland, agrees with tho Committee, so far as they go, but thinks they full short of their duty in not making rocommeondations for the troat- ment of the Congrossmon who had dealings with Oakos Ames. Bovoral of Judge Shorman's letters to the Naw York Btock Exchango have been producod before tho Committeo of Ways and Mceans. They con- vict him not only of outright lying, but are full of intimations of the most offonsive sort of cor- ruption. On Wednesday, Judgo Bhorman sworo Tio had not-boen in Washington for thrao yoara ; in n lottor of Fob. 12, 1873, ho says ho had beon in Washington that wintor, and is going again. o owore that ho had nover attempted to influ- enco the logislative conduct of any person what- ever ; in his lotter ho says ho has every resson to bo confident of succoss in putting an end to tho tax. Another of his lottors presses for tho paymont of his olaim ; another, written less than & month ago, only a fortnight bofore the disclosure, in view of tho probablo refusal of tho Stock Exchango to pay him, conveys a threatening intimation that ho is about to visit Washington, and that his notion thore upon tho intorosts of tho brok- “ers will dopond upon their decision. Ao a far~ thor argument in favor of the payment of his Jit- tlobiil, he tells his correapondent, young Logrand Lockwood, that the estato ho has inherited from his fathier, who was & stockholder in tho Orodit Mobilier, mny, periinps, bo involved in suits to e brought by the Government for roslitution, and offors to adviso him in tho mattor, Thero appoars to bo somo ground for suppos- ing that Btate's Attornoy Reod ovaded the real fosuo ju tho card which Lo publishod a fow days since relative to tho second supersedeas which Judge MeAllister granted in Portoot’s caso. Ilo then quoted tho conclusion of tho Bupremo Court's *opinion” inita reverssl of tho first vordiot against Perteot, and led tho public to ‘bolleve that this was all that was necossary to nuthorizo o socond trial, JFudge Knowlton, who dofandod Portcot, now states publicly that tho rocord of tho caso doos not show that a remitli- bo consumed without reaching tho intemperato degree, Whethor forlunately or unfortunately, it 1a probablo that this standard will be an ox- tromoly liberal oue. Ar, Raborts, of New York, uado & Buggestion that the samo bill should in- {ur waa ovoer sont from the Bupromo Court to the Oriminal Court of Cook County, or to tho Clreuit Conrt of Will Connty. Mr. Roby's card, publishod at the same time, shows that, yrithout a writ of this naturo, tho Cirouit Court of Will County hed no Juriadiction in the enso, and the trinl and convietion smonntod to no moro, in tho oyes of tho law, than if n number ot irrosponeiblo porsons liad constituted thom- solves court and Jury, and passed sontonco upon Porteot. Inapplylug for the superscdeas, Judgo Knowlton assigned twonty errors, ono of which waa {ho failure to issuo n remittitur. Whatover other errors thoro wny have been, tlus slone Is olnimod to havo beon sufitelont to securo thewrlt of error. Tho rosponsibility for failing to pro- vido tho remillitur rosts upon tho prosoouting attorney. 'The guilt or innoconcoe of tho min Porteot hag nothing whatover to do with the caso. Experionco has shown {t to bo nocosnary toproteot menon trinl for thoir lives agalnsb maliclous porsocition or ignorant indiguation by cortain safoguards whicli the law now provides. "Fhoy furnish no escapo for tho guilty who nro prosccuted according to law, and it is simply tho duty of the Buprome Court to euforco thom in tho caso of, ignorant ‘or carclons practico, It is sonsolous, thoroforo, to visit tho Bupremo Court with denunciation for simply doing what the law oxacts, whilo prosecuting attornoys rofnse or nogloct to obsorve tho dutics which the law puts upon them, ' Theo history of tho Pholps, Dodge & Co, swin- dle, in Now Yorlk, hag alroady beon prosonted In Tue TrmoNe, Tho charge ngainst thom was that of fornishing falee invoices to tho Custom Toneo, by menns of which tho Government was dofranded of iis logitimate rovonuo, Buit was brought against the firm for $1,000,000, to re- covor the amount still duo the Governmont on thio ronl valucs of tho imports. From this stago thioro bogau o sorion of offorts b compromivo, which are not loss romarkablo than the original fraud. First, tho firm madoe an offer of £260,000 in nottloment, ob tha same timo protosting their innocenco of any wrong-doing. Tho Socrotary of tho Treasury gpid that tho lnw did not authorizo him to roceive money from partios who wore in- nocent. Mossra, Pholps, Dodgo & Co. then re- nowed tho offer, aud withdrew their proteatations of innocenco. This proposition was accepted, but no sooner accopted than withdrawn again, becauso tho sonior membor of tho firm feared that some of hia religious frionde would regard it as o confossion of guilt. Then camo another rumor that tho mattorhnd boon settled, and that the junior membors of the firm, who wora said to Do responsiblo for tho Custom Houso swindle, had beon oxpelled from the house. Sub- goquently this was donied. 8till later, thoro was anow proffer of compromise, in whioh 11,000 more was offored to the Government than at fest. This proposition scoms still to bo ponding. Iloro wo have a euccession of protosts of innccence and confessions of guilt, and o sliding scalo of proposals to roim- bursp the CGovorument for its lossos, which in- dieatos that tho full amount that should be paid back has not yet Loen roached. Now, tho firm of Pholps, Dodgo & Co. oithor prosonted falgo invoices or they did mot. If they did, it is fit that tho public chould Imow it, and the oxposuro would bo of benofit in tho way of suppressing similar tranaactions in the future. Morcover, if tho Government has boen dofrauded, thera is no question that it should receive all tho moncy legitimately coming to it. For this reason, com- promises on o fluctuating basia naturally oxcito a suspicion that Messra, Phelps, Dodge & Co. do not propose to pay back all thoy should pay, if thoy can bolp it. It ia plain that the onlyproper ‘way for tho Govornment to preceod is to prose- cuto thoir auit publicly, for the double purpose of obiaining complote indemniflention and sot- ting an oxampla that appoars to bo noodad. A BOLD AND FEARLESS STARD, Ronents, Ford Co., Ill,, Jau, 29, 1879, o the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : S1m: T havo been o constant reader of Tny TRINUNE for tho lust twelvo yoars, Mysclf, ns well as many olhors of this town, feol 8 deop interest in tho wolfaro of Tur TRbUNE; therofore I tako the liberty tond- dresa you o fow Jnea, The previous courso of Tux TypuNE has warranted tho pooplo to expoct Tir Tu1puNE to take a bold aid fearless stand in favor of tho peoplo sgatnst unjust discrimination on the part of Iaflroad Companies ogainat tho people, Tho noxt {en days, in my humblo opinion, will decklo the fato of TnE TRMONE in this town, In that (ime wo expect td eee, in tha columna of your paper, a bold and fearless stand taken against unjust discrimination on tho part of rallroads agalnst tho peoplo, Trusting that u bold aud tearlesa stand will bs taken by Tue Tmisoxs for the people, I am, vory traly yours, ©. 8, PmncE. ANSWER. If wo know what “n bold and fearless stand” is, Tue Cnrcaco TRIDUNE has talken it, end in- tonds to maintain it. Itis astand for rigid ad- horenco to the law, and obedionco to the judg- ments of the Courts, Any one who adviees any othor courso is & disturber of the public peace, and instond of a law-obsorver is a law-breakor. Under tho classification of the Railrond Com- missioners, tho Ilinois Central Ruilroad Com- pany, to which rord wo supposo Mr. Piorco re- fors, is declarod to be entitled to demand faros for passengors at the rato of threo cents por mile. The Company deny the authority of tho State to fix any such limitation ou ita tariff. Tha quos- tion was submitted to the Cirenit Court, and that tribunal hold thet tho law waa void, and geave judgment for the Raflroad Com- pany. Tho caso waa thon appealed to tho Su- promo Court, and is now waitiug flunl action by that body. Whilo ovory man in Iilinois isat liborty to have his own opinion as to the morits of tho controversy, and can oxpress his jndg- mont as to tho constitntionality of the act of tho Logislature, we question whether any man, or body of men, can assumo suthority to decido the caso for tho Court, and to carry their judg- mont into oxeention, To admit such a doctrino in tho ono caso is to admit it in all casoes ; and, to admit it in any caso, is to substitute o mob for the Iawful tribunals of tho Btate. Tho relinnco of the farmors, and of ull other clossos of mon who are onduring what thoy concoivo to bo unjust dis- criminations, i3 in tho law, faithfully and feare loegly administored by the Cowrts, The com- ‘mon safoty rosts in thointegrity of the Judielary, It wo havo renchod » point that wo can no longer trust tho Courts, aud oncl man ontering n rail~ rond train or & frelght ofiice must prosent a londed royolver at tho Licad of tho conductor or clork, then wo have anarchy, Tur Cumicaco Trmowe ineists that the laws must bo en- forced by tho oflicors of the law, in the maunor dirccted by tho law, and in no other way, It haa no excuses to offor for mobs, whothor thoy be to hang men without {rinl, to burn down tho property of persons tom- porarily unpopular, or to overpower and eooreo roilrond conductors. Tho law of tho Btate to which theso railronds object is a now one,—iL proposos & radical chango in tho managemorit of 6,000 miles of rallway in INinols, huving a valuo of neatly §250,000,000. It proposos to rovolu- *tionizo tho hitherto accopied law on that sube Ject; it ovorthrows tho long-claimed doctiing that chartorn aro contracts; that railronds aro ontitled to rensonablo compenkation for korvicos, aud that what is o ronsonablo goraponsstion ja o mattor to bo determined by Courts of law, and not by the Loglelaturo, In the enso of tho Iiki- nofs Contral Rallroad, it proposon to upset o npocial contract botweon tho Compnny and tho Hinto, and to joopmrdizo, to thnt oxtont, tho olalm of tho Binto to 7 por cont of tho gross aarnings of tho rond, Inn caso of this fmportanco, involving quostions of such magnitudo, thls popor has not at- tompted to dictato to tho Courts that they alould sustain nor that thoy should set aside tho law. We havo insiated from tho beginning that the railronds should bo prosocuted undor tho atatuto, and that tho conatitutiounlity of tho law shiould be judiclally dotormined, and, whon that shallbave been dono in the modo pro- geribod by Iaw, thon tho declsion must bo main- tained, In tho meantime, whilo tho caso is ponding before the Courts, wo shall continue to roprobato all acts of violence, all procecdings outaldo of tho law, in the way of overawing rail- rond conductors, taking possossion of trains, rofusnl to pay fares, tearing up tracks, insti- tutod by porsons who have absurdly taken to thomaolvos the titlo of “ Inw-abidors.” JUDGE SHERMAN, Tho statomont made by Judge Bhorman to the Committco of Ways and Monns complotes the cago agalnst him, and presents tho spectaclo of Unitod Statos Judgo befora tho brokers of Now York compoting with a profossional lobbyist for foo of $10,000, for influencing logislation. Tho facts in thoir ordor are: Last winter, o Mr. Clin- ton Colgato, who had sgreod for tho sum of £10,000 & your to manggo al!, '10 tax and claim ‘businoss of tho Now York Sidck Exchango bo- foro Congross, came to Washington to proouro tho repenl of tho tax of ono-twenty-fourth of 1 por cent o month on borrowed capital, which was very burdonsome to the brokors of New York. Ho madoe his first movemont uponMr. Dawos and tho Committeo of Ways and Mosns, but failod nltogothor. Tho Committeo ro- ported tho Intornal Rovenuo bill of Ilast yonr without any repoal of tho obnoxious tax, Mr, Colgato thon chauged his point of attaclk, and his plan of oporations ns woll, and got tho Bonato Tinanco Committoe, of which Sonator Sherman is Chairman, to insert o fow significant lines in-tho Tntornal Rovenuo bill ropoaling tho taxin accordance with bis wishes. In this shapo’ tho bill passed Congross. When Mr, Colgate voturned to his employors claiming the solo credit for this victory, Lo was met by tho stato- mont that Judge Shorman, of Ohlo, Lad ron- dored o bill of $10,000 for sorvices in the somo matter. BMr. Colgate stronuously denied thet anything had beon done by any one but himself, and ho +was surprised that anothor should have attompted to divide tho credit and tho proflt of thooporation. To his disgust it is that tho conntry owes the disclosura of the part takon by & United States Judgo in procuring for monoy logislation from Congress. Qolgato lived in groot style in Washington, and opont, a8 Lis roport to the Btock Exchange shows, & largo amount of monoy thero. Tho Now York Times having intimatod that some of this monoy had found its way into tho Com- mitteo of Ways and Moans, the Senate TFinanco Committeo, and Congress, Mr. Dawes promptly summoned Colgate to tostify on this point, Colgate doniod tho atatomonts of the Zimes, and avorred that ho had novor used monoy to got logislation from Congress. Ho -#aid, however, significantly, that *logislation had takon place, and that thoro was then o domand mado to tho Btock Exchango of $10,000 for it.” When prossod to bo moro dofinite, he assorted that Judge Sherman had written tho President of thoe Btock Exchango, claiming $10,000 for proparing an argument, ond using his influenco with his brother and Genoral Garfield. Tho rest of tho caso agninst Judge Shorman is to bo found in tho teatimony of President King, of the Btoclk Exchange, and his own statemont, which, taken nlone, convicts him of conduct at varianco with tho proprioties of his position as & United Btatos Judge, and of sllowing himself to bo nsod as & go-between, under & cloak, for tho bonoflt of partics who were spending large sums of monoy.to procuro logislation, which waa nt last obtained through his brother. President King ncknowledged tho existonce of Shorman's lotter, of which Colgato had spoken, and promised to produce it when it was found. He showed the Committeo the report of the Bub-Committoo of the Stock Exchange, to which Sherman's bill of $10,000 hod beon referred, and which had decided in Colgato's favor, that Judge Sherman's claim liad no valid besis, ®o also brought forth n lot- tor dated Clovelgnd, March 27, 1872, from JudgoBhoermen to Logrand Lockwood, Jr., stating that, in purensnco of an agrosmont with his father, ko had oxerted his offorts and influenco successfully for the reponl of the tax, and asking if the Stock Exchango would rocognize the con~ tract and relmburse him for his sorvices. Judgo Bhorman's statoment contradicts nomo of tho tostimony of tho othor witnessee. Whon nsked to ropresont tho Stock Exchango in porson be- fore Congress, ho doclined, but did roprosont thom 80 far ns to pracure them counsol, who did tho work, He continued this modiatory relation by charging tho Btock Exchango in person for tho sorvices performed, intonding, he says, when tho monoy was paid, to hand it over to the counsiel ho omployed. In short, instoad of deolining to have anything to do with tho matter, he ncted throughout andin s donble rolation. To tho counsol rotalned ho was employor, us the ngont of tho ftogk Exchingd; to tho Stook Exchange, Lio was Lho roprosontative of tho counsel, There i8 no broek in tho connection. The Btook Ex- chango‘offors him $10,000 to attend to their intorostn. Ife doos o by proouring counsel, whom ho calls his *friends,” to do tho work, It is done, and ho presonta the bill in his own namo, thus from flest to Isst continuing and ncknowledging his rolations with the brokers. ilo says Le presonted tho Bill in his own 1nmmo bocauso his Iawyors wero unknown to the Exchango, and hocauso Mr. Lockiood, with whom the original correapondonae was held, had died. Ono would think such ablo lawyers could have boon truated with tho collection of their own billa. Thoy liad beon chosen by Judge Sherman to advocato bofore his Lrothor, Soustor Shorman, tho in- torosts of the Now York Btook Nxchange, aud yob were not connidorod eblo to present thelr own colalms bofore tho Stock Exohange. ‘To #uve tho troublo of explanations, Judgo Shorman rondered & bill in his own mamo, bub any amount of oxplanation to the Stock Eschauga would - have boen bottor than tho eoxposuro ho Is now forced to mako of himuolf to the country. Judgoe Bher- man donlos that ho oever spoke to his brothor or: to Qarfield upon tho aubject ; thore was no need that ho should, when *frionds™ of his own choosing could o to thom, o novor recoived tho monoy for tho nmount of his bill, but de- sorvos no oredit for that : ko tried to ot it, and 1 110 hnd Auccoodod would hava boon in & botter ponition, Ho would have £10,000 moro, with no groator culpabllity than must bo now chargad upon him, on his own showlug. ANOTHER BAD MEMORY, Tho following Is Judge Sherman's lotter to Togrand Lockwood, Jr., of the New York Ex- chango, asking for $10,000 for services rondored in hnving n tax ropoaled : Jupor’s Roosts, U, 8, COURT ¥om Tz Nonruesnn Dinrnicr or 0110, Blarcls 27, 1873, Teat snmmer, at iho inatanco of your fathor, X ate tompted fo got suck o conatruction placed upon the Rovonue laws aa wouldl rellovo tho bankers and brokers from tho paymont of o hieavy lax, Thoro was & par- tal socess, but such a bonsting, or rather publiclty, was givon to it that tho atténtlon of tho Socrotary of thio 'Frenaury was called to it, and o forbado the order to bo fssucd. Thero was thon no remody but in Con- gress, nnd T so suggested to your father, o then wrota mo tho enclosed lottor. On the suthority and in considoration of what Lie sald in it, I went to work and had an foterviow with Mr, Boutwell and with John Bherman, Chnirman of tho Senate Financo Commite teo, with Mr, Garfleld, and other prominont membors of Congroes, and tho result was, that it Lecame tho policy of tho Adminstration to ropeal not only the taxin question, but tho stamp and otlier taxes, I think this result was btought sbout by discussions ralsed and Influonces used by me, Tho taxes aronot yot repealed, but thoy sre certaln to bo within tho nextsixty days, If yourfathor woroliving thorowould bo no necosaity for asking about it ; but, =a the agreo- ment was made through him, I fear thoro may ariso s misundoratanding, and thoreforo ask you to fuquire into It and ascortain whother tho Commitice of the Btock Exchango stiil recognize the contract, If thoy 4o, it fs nll right, snd I will continuo my labors, Lot 'me hoar from you at your carllcat convenionce, Ploane prosorv tho lottor. Another thing—pleass inquiro what {s tho scliing valuo of the stock of the Central Tacific Rallroad of Californis, snd Iot mo know. Yours truly, O, T, BuEnMax, In this lottor, Judgo Shorman assorts that ho did each of tho following things: 1. That ho so influcnced the subordinate offl- cora of tha'T'ronsury that thoy construed the Rove- nuo law to roliove bankers and brokers from tho paymont of o hoavy tax, but that Mr, Dontwoll, coming to hear of it, rovorsod tho ordor. 2. That ho thon suggested an appeal'to Con- greas, and recoived a writton promise of $10,000. 8. “In considoration of™ this promiso I went to work and had su interview with Mr. Boutwell, and with Join Bherman, Chairman of the Bonato Financo Committeo, with Mr. Gar- flold, and other prominent mombers of Con- gress," and tho policy was adopted of ropealing tho tax. 4. Hoclaims that this resnlt *“was brought about by discussions raised, aud influonces used by me.” This was tho statement made by him whon ho was domanding tho $10,000 feo promised for procuring tho changoin thelaw., Now, when Lrought to faco the brokersof whom hedemand- ed tho money, ho states on oath: 1. That ho nover sought to influence anybody to Lisve tho law construed difforently. 2. That ho nover went to work to induce Con- gress to chango tho law. 8. That hoe never, by word orlottor, oxchanged viowa with Mr. Bontwell, Mr. Shorman, or AMr. Garfleld on tho subjeet. 4. That, ns ho nover souglht by discussions or othorwisoe to influence legislative action on the. subjoct, the change in the policy of the Admin~ istration was in no wiso due to him, ‘When o man holding. the high position of & Judge of the United States Court thus placen himself beforo the public in making broad and omphatio ngsertions of fact as & reason whyho ehould bo paid $10,000, and thon upon oath a8 broadly and emphatically declares that the state- monts in his lottor worafalso in evory particular, thero can be but one judgment, and that is, that his seat on the Fodoral boneh should be vacatad instantly, - - For bold and uublushing falschood this caso of Judgo Bhorman's will compare with that of Col- fax, Pattorson, Caldwell, and Pomeroy. Judge Sherman is his own acouser. Swoaring that tho statoments in his lotter woro falso merely fastons upon him the disgrace of making = domand for services nover rondercd, and of fabrication of evidonce to support the fraudulent demand. COMMERCIAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTHWEST., At tho Industrinl Convention held at Dos- Moines, in January, Governor Carpentor, of Towa, was, by resolution, roquestod to corre- spond with tho Governors of tho Northwoestern Biates with reforence to calling & Convention early intho coming spring or-summer. Tho gonoral subject of cheap transportation for our farm produots to the scaboard will, doubtless, ‘bo tho leading topic of discussion, as it is now tho theme most anxiously mooted in farming, ns woll as in commereial, circles. To make its in- fluenco most widely folt, it should embraco tho Ieading minds of the West, and time should bo takon to mature eome comprohonsive plan of action which would copcentrate the entire influ- onco of theso Btatos for its carly accomplish- ment. 1t is, of course, too early to form any dofinite - opinions a8 to the probablo doings of tho Con- veution, but some suggestions in rogard to mat- tors connceted with it, may bo in order. And firat, as to the mon who should compose it. Tho Govornors and BState officers of all the Statea and Torritories that surround and lig west of Lako Michigan will, it is belioved, give their in- fluence to the movement. Mayors and leading officora In all our principal oltios, roprosenta- tivos of Bonrda of Trado,’ dologatos of Farmars” Olubs and Grangos, editors of newspapors, and ‘Wostern Railway Presidents, Dircctors, and Su- perintendonts, should by all means e invited, All who can give carofully-collected information in rogard to tho amount of our products, the ratio of thoir increnso, and the means by which the froights on thom to tho ocean can bo rondored cheapor eud more rapid, should have a cordial wolcomo. As tho only adoquatoe outlet for our products lics through tho Dominion of Canads, the leading mon of the Provinces should algo havo an invitation to bo prosont. Woaro sura & large number of thom would be glad to meot and give us tho bonofit of thoir wisdom and cnergy in any measures that would pronioto tho wolfare of tho Dominion and of tho Northwest. It is thorofore wsupggested that invitations bo sont to Loxd Dufforin, the Governor Goueral of tho Domiyion ; to the ofii- cora of the Govornment and membors of Pexlia- ment ; to tho Licutonant Govornors of the sov- oral Provinces, and their lending oflicors, Mayors of cities, ropresentatives of Dourds of Trade, and such otbor gentlomen as might bo readily named by our com- morelal mon, Our Woatern railway nanegers will, doubtloss, oxtond usual courtesios to these gontlemen, sonding them to tho Missouri River, or to tho Rocky Mountaing, in ordor that thoy ‘may soe for thomsolves tho extont and tho end- loss rosourcon of (ho Northwest; and that all tuo faciliilos thoy cnn alford Lo our commorce will bo gladly aceoplod, and crowded to thoir ut- most capaclty. As to tho plnoo to hiold such n Conventlon, thore can be but ono opfuion, 1f thogentlemen hiaving tho matter in chargoe shall namo Ohleago, it will moot n cordial rospouso from all our people, By tho first wook in June, moat of our Inrge hoteln will bo finished, and wo shall bave much more and far bottor holel accommo- dations than wo hiad boforo tho fire. A groat doal of work will have Lo ho dono in tho way of invitations and correspondonce, providing a placo of mosting, ote,, and it is suggested that if tho Governors who have tho matler in chargo should roquest our Board of Trado to attond to all this inoldental machinery, thoy would do it in tho beat posstblo manner, . 1t hina loug sinco bocomo o historical fact that the Chieago Commorclal Convention of 1847 gave tho firat grent commanding impulse to the gottlement and the prosporily of the Northwest. A goneration has nenrly presod, and so wondor- ful has beon that dovelopment that another Con- vontlon is imporatively neoded to dovise meaus to got hor products cheaply to market. Tho production of one groat staple, corn, has about ronched ita limit, unloss a channel capablo of pansing large vessols to the ocoan ean bo opensd to our producers. It will not and ought not to bo ralsed for fucl. Buch being the nocossition of the situation, thore cau bo no doubt that such & Oonvontion as it is proposed to call can deviso the moans to moot it. MR. OOLFAX'S COUNSEL, It sooms to be necossary that somebody should stand up for Judge Hale, Mr. Colfax's counsol boforo tho Credit Mobilier Committeo, sinco the brasa-collar nowspapors have fallon to donounce ing him for malpractico, stiributing Colfax's final demolition to tho blundoring of his lawyer, ‘Wo nover conld soo why Colfax or any other ac~ ousod porson should nood the sorvices of n law- yer in an {nvestigation affooting Lis Intogrity, if Lo had o good caso. Ho wns not on trial. Tho rules of ovidonco applicable to s criminal pro- cooding in court woro not in force. Thero wos ronlly nothing for a lawyer to do, unless the facts wore againat Mr., Colfax, In that case, and in that only, it might bo useful to have the services of counsel, to obstruct the investigation and covor up tho facts, Bir. Colfax, wo bolicvo, waa the only accused person who appenred be- foro tho Committen flanked by a lawyor. This fact was prima facie against Lim, Mr. Colfax, of courso, told Judge Halo that his dofence against tho chargo that ho had reccived and deposited $1,2000f Crodit Mobilior money was, that holmd roceived $1,000 in a bank note on Juno 20, by mail from Nosbitt ; that Nosbitt had adopted this singular modo of remitting tho money in order that & might be kopt secrot, cte, "It Mr. Colfax thon told Judgo Hale of the other remit- tances from Nosbitt, all of them in checks, nond cepecially it ho showed Nowbitt's lottors to Colfax, ho would havo scen that the dofence was inconsistent with these additional facts, and would hove ad- vised him to keop them in the back-ground. Horo is what Mr. Colfax snid to the Committeo about the Nesbitt greenback remittanco: About tho middle of June, and very moon rftor tho paymont of Matthews, Iwas opening my lottor mall at tho broakfast-table, in sccordance with my usual custom, and found nu envelopo within another envel- ope post-markcd Now York, On opening tho luner envslopo I fouud it contained & lotter written by George W, Neebitt, congratulating mo most cordially and waraly on my nomination for tho Vice Presidency, ang eaying that tho writer destred mo confidentially to accept the romitianco enclosed to ald mo in the heavy exponscs of tho canvass, but ‘wialiod it kept secret, g neither his family nor any ono would ever know Jt, un~ leos I told them, Encloscd fu this was a greenbaek, or & Notlonal Bauk note, for §1,000. Tt was as gratifying 88 it was liberal, and, lolding up the lotter oand Dill, I asked tho attontion of all my family fo it, and then rcad thom the letter, Tho fact of sending 50 largo a bill by matl wes commented upon, aud the magnitudo of (ho gift wan discussod, when Matthows remarked that it came in good thne, reforring to tho nppeal of tho Chiairman of the Indiana Republican Cornmittes for moncyto ald in the arranges ments for the canvasa alroady in activa progress. Tho Dill wag then passed around from hond to hand and oxamined, % Hero is what Mr. Nesbitt arid in hic letter of July 11, throo wooks lator, onclosing a check for 91,000 : - New Yonx, July 11, 1868, Dran Sin: Allow me to congratulate you upon the result of the first bettle of tho political campalgn, and to pradict a satisfactory result at its close, A8 you about to leave your preaent occupation for tho moro ace tivo and expensivo one of o canvasa for the pproache ing olection, Ibegto offer the enclosed to assiat in poying the cost, Nothing about a payment threo woeks' onrlior for tho indentical purpose of nssisting Mr, Col- fax in o contest imponding, but mot yot bogun, which waa to transfor Mr, Colfax to a higher and ‘more cxponsivo position! It ia ovident that Mr. ‘Colfax, in hid dire extromity to nccount for the $1,200 deposit of Juno 22, borrowed tho ides, and almost the phraseology which ho omployed, from tho Neebitt lettor of July 11, If Judge Halo saw this lottor beforo the Committos forced it out, ho would very proporly Lave ad~ vised Mr, Colfax not to produce it, since it con- tninod oxplosive matorial which would blow up tho whole theory of the defence. Honco wo say that the nttacks on Judge Hale by tho brass- collar fraternity are both unjust and imbecile. AMUSEMENTS. THE THOMAS CONOERT. Thalast of the rogular * Btar™ soason of Thomas ‘concorts was givon inthe Michigan Avonuo Baptist Church, yoatorday oveniug, ton large and brilliant audienco. Tho scagon hag beon one of the most succossful Mr. Thomas hus badin Chiengo, and it will coufirm hin confi- donco of our peoplo’s constant appreciation of his musicsl accomplishmonts. Last night’s programmo was partieularly in- toresting for tho provontntion of Raff's Third Bymphony, “ In the Forest,” 'Cho music, aatho titlo indicates, is dogcriptive of & dny in the woods, the first part picturing tho improssions and sonsations of the dny-stroll ; tho socond, tho reveria of the twilight hour, and the danco of tho iwood-nymphs; tho third, the murmers of tho forest whilo tha shades of night bavo failon, and tho woeird offacts of the logend of tho ““ Wild Chase,” whoro Damo Hollo and Wotau como and go, Mueh was expocted from this musio, but yot tho heau- tios wore so manifold and the desoription so yivid a8 to offer o gonuino surprise, It was liko roading a new eories of bucolles, and it offored o gorious temptation to grow pootic, Tho firat part presonted some quaint harmonies sug- geativo of the quist surprises of woodland in an autumn day ; tho roverle of the second part de- volgped s more distinotively melodic character, ond its coutrast with tho dance musio that fol- lowad gavo to both a happlor ‘offoct than cithor would have had soparately ; but {& was in tho grotogque and exclting tono-picture of tho night seeno that tho camponor dovelopod all the possi- bilitios of tho thome. It would. not have beou difieult to soo, with closed oyas, the old women riding tho broom-sticks, tho pranks of the Erl- King's daughtors, and the sensations of Tam O'ghantor’s rido all combined. Tho musio was superbly played, bringing out its varisd offccts with mutos on the strings, with tha drums aud fites, with tho harmony of the braunes, and with & epirited oxprosulon of overy wontlmont, A ropolition of the sympliony will bo looked for- ward Lo with pleasuie by those who honrd it last ovoning, Tho othor orchestral numbora of tho ovening consisted notably of sclootions from the 1list oy of ' Liohengrin," with their oconsionul suggostions of tho ¥ Rionzi" muslo, somo Dailot rauic by Borlioz, and & calvary mareh by Solwbort, “Tracumarel” was plaged for the gratification of n largo numbor of peoplo who will nover yot tired of it. Tho solos wore a Baothoven concerto, with tho lnturyolntlon of n cadonzn by the brilliant Hans von Dulow, played by Minn Mohllg; » coupla of Schumann _songs m\n;i by Mr, Osgood, and a harp fantasy by Mr. Adolplins Lockwood, It Is n plonsuro to announco that the gala Wn;?mrcul\ucrl has hoon dofinitely fixed for noxt Thursday night at tho Union_Park Congro- Enuomfl Ghureh, and Messrs, Corpentor and holdon havo mndo arrangemonts to carr, tho South Hide poople from Twonty-ninth atract, and from tholr ofiics, to the 'cpncurt and back freo of charge, Tho programmo will cousist ontiroly of Wagner musfo with tho exception of Miss Mohlig's solo of Chopiu's solections, It will introduca the * Walkuren Ritt, ” played from tho MHB. notes whioh Waguor font to Mr. Thomas, 'I'his prodnction formsa part of the colobrated * Niehuklungon Ring" which Ia to bo glven st tho Wagnor fostivel in Boiruth noxt yonr. Thore will nlso boa * Fouat” overturo writton Ly Wauner, said to Lo ono of Lis grontentofforky, and hir. Osgood will uing two of agnor’s wongn, Thorest of the programme willho mado up of tho Wagnor music that iy already most popular. The programme, nsa wholo, {8 n ropetition of tho Wagner concort which Thomas gave In Now York and which nttracted “on lmmouso ~ sudienco and mado o ront senuation, We & Lave no donbt that there will be the smno gone oral anxioty to hoar it in Chicago. A _man who {8 80 nearly a univorsnl gonluy s Wagnor—a vory Michnol Avngolo in music—cannot but be tho sensntion of his age, and hois fortunnto in hlwlnf; Theodoro Thomas for his disciple in America, On Thuraday, » matince will bo given in tho Michigan Avonue Baptist Church, at which tho rogrmmmo of Thioimas' irst Chidago concort will be ropentoed. THE RUDBINSTEIN CONCERTS. Tho firat concort of tho now Hubinstein sorios occurs at Aiken's Theatro, this oveniug, o fact that tho scalo of prices is so mnnfi lower than upon the occasion of Rubinstein's first ay poarance in Chicago will probably contribute materially to the attondauce., 'To-night's pro. grammo {9 ns follows: A PART I, 1. Proludo ot Fuguo, Bulte, Saraband, Pasneplod, Gournito, Givolto, uton Ttubinates 9. Aris, E Morta . e e 3. Andante, from {bio ooncerto for vfolin, Mondelstohn IHenrt Wieniaus 4. Arls, Guineo Altin Momento Figaro"), Tubinstein s Nozzadl +esioMozara e. Lotifso Ticthart, TAUT 1, 5. Fantalalo Etndes, A 8, Songs, " The Viol malhan"...}‘.” o \ile, Louise Licbhart. 7. Fantasfo, “ Faust”.,.. ,.... 3 Ilenrt 'fentaics! 8. Arda, “Italinnic in Algleri”, : Mile, Loutoe Ormen; [ Gon;!s];g?-mmun-'xnmnlnlh o, R IBE" cas0ss Wedalug Merel it Drocm ™, ..., Anion Kubinatcd Thero will bo & matines to-morrow, with a now programmo, containing meny attractive so- lcctions. WALL STREET. Roview of the floney, Bond, Gold, Stock, and Produce Marikets, Special Despatoh to The Chicago Tribune, New Yonx, Fob, 20,—The moncy stringoncy was unchanged to-day, call loans ranging from 1-83 to 3¢, with the bulk of busincss ot 1-16@8-32. Leading Clovernmont bond dealors quote. the market at 7. currency to 7 gold. Morcautile paper is dull ond nominnl. Much of tho cxisting strine genoy is nrtiflcial, and thero aro no signs of Bpeedy roliof. Loans on call are boipg drawn in vigorously, and tho duily statoments mado to tho Clearing Houso aroe watched to soe the con- dition of cuch individual Lank. 'hose which are largoly creditor or debtor are required to adjust tho diffcrences promptly, and thus the call “for moucy is sovioucly felt smong borrowera on stock colluterals. “Theé enrroncy ‘balancos in the I'rensury are down to sbont 4, 000,000, and, as long as Congross is in eossion, tho Secrotary will not issuc any more lugaf tenders out of tho resorvo of £44,000,000. Some bankors are wrgingupon Congress tho ruthoriza. tion of the issuo of n part of (his £44,000,000, but it i8 5o nenr the ond of the sossion ‘that thd progpeet of legislation in this divection is faint, The Post says the lozsas to New York by tho suspension of Lizardi & Co,, Bpnuish’ mer. chonts, with the main hougo ih London and o branch at New Orleans, are uot imporiant, Tho London monoy markot is casy at from 2 to 84, i TOORE. The stock market wae moderatoly active, and onerally highor, especinlly Western Union, New fi'urk Contral, Iarlor, and Lake Slhore. Union Pecifio fell off to 8375, Tho stockholders of the Atlantic & Great Western Railway heve at Inst " ratitied tho negotiations comploted by tho mana~ oru of tho road for tho lonso of the Densylvanin Petroloum Railway, the Pitholo Valloy Railroad, and tho Chenango & Allufihuny Railrond, The Pepnsylvania Potroleum Reulway, which is ta run from Titusvillo, Pa., to Cambridge, on the Atlantic & Great Wostern, is only purtly built, T'o obtain tho nocessary funds for lensing theso roads, the Atlantic & Grent Wostern Com~ any, throngh its London ogonts, have ust * mogotintod ~w Joan of ~ £4,600,000 on 7 por cont rental trust bonds, being part of tho 80,860,000 specinlly seoured by the rental of the Ponusylvanin Potroloum Raifway, the Pithols Vulley Ruilroad, and the Chenango & Alloghony Railroad, . a oLD was quict aud stendy ot 1143(@81143¢. Evon aftor tho Tronsury awnrd,’ but littlo movement was noticed, 'T'lio mnount bid for at the Sub-~ Troneury was £8,125,000 ot pricos rangiug from $114.01 to S114.03)- 4 IMPORTS. An estimato of tho imports for tho weok showa that the total will be about 10,000,000, There will_be an iucronse of nearly $250,000 in dry goods, ne compared with lnst weok, and a de- Crongo of nearly 52,000,000 in goneral merclun. digo. 'The customs paymonts for the weok wil! Do in tho neighborhood of $3,000,000, 5 BONDS, Governmonts woro legs firm than for somt timo, Cable reporta to-dny stato that the new Fronoh loan i nbout G por tont premium, 'This Joan was placed at about 85 per cout. So the original-subscribers hayo alveady mudo n haud- somwmo profit, FRODUCE. Tlour was quiot, closing lower on most gradea under $10,00. Winter wheat bravds are abund- ant. In whent at tho opening thero was littla done, andtha oiferings wora limited, but holdera, undor stoadior Liverpool advicos, wore firm, espocially for choico sprivg, Poric was quiet 5 for new moss_814.76@14.8714 was quoted, the highor figure being nsked ; 50 brls old mons nold at 914,25, For futuro dolivery, March is quoted ot 814,25, _ For outments there s ngood de- mand, and prices rulo ‘vory firm, with snlos of 000 pkgs ot 0X@Bc for dry olted shoulder, nnd 1130 for piclded ; hims, 185%. Bacon s flim and fuisly activa with sales of 500 boxos nt 7igc for long cloar, and T@73{c for short, L.ard rules quiet at 8 5-1¢ @8%o for Western for Fobruary ; 60 tercos of grade sold at & —— A SMART THIEF. fluwt\\\'eur-fimm‘;flm Bis Wateh and Chaln, Yosterday moraing 3lr. Hubor, of No. 676 Fulton streot, way robbod of & wateh and chain, and £12 in monoy, in 2 novol manner. About 10 o'clock Mr. ITuber wes walking along ‘West Lale-gt,, in company with a A, Zoit, both somowhet intoxicsted. Mr, lluber, under tha {mpression that his nothar limbs woro stondier | than thoso of his friend, was ondeuvorng to assint him in his locomotion. Ile was not vory succesuful, and, when a gonteel young man mot them end offered hin as- pistanco, Ilubor accopted it. They had not proceedod far, when Zott obaorved that Hu- ber's watch and chain woro in tho poasession of tho young man, who was nbout to plip them In hie pockot, Zott had an indofinito idan that this roceeding was jrroular, nud upon mnkin ]:nm\'u this iden to tho young mau, e hando over tho property to Zoti, with tho romark that Dlibor had oquissud L fo taleo 16 Whon tho party avrived =t Hulo's bouso, ihat gentlomon was plecod in hin bod, and Zott wont to his own houso near by, About an hour after, the young mav, who bud recelvod many hearly hanis from Mrs, IIubor, reappoarad ab ITuber’s feont door, aud eald that Zott had been arrosted for boing disordorly, and had sont for Hubor's watoh and chain to got Lim out of jail, Mrs, Hubor, without consulting her oleoping part. ner, gave the )'ouufi man tho dosired property, It 1s ncedloss to add that noithoer the young mau nor the watch and chain havo boon seen siunco, It has pleo boon discovored that 12 was taken from Huber's vout, Tho linols River haw risou two foot within tha last 24 hourn, and {8 utill vising yupidly, Expas rlonced river non think it probablo tiiat the Il’sa may move wilhin tho noxt 24 hours,