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B VOLUME 27. LINEN GOODS. LINEN STORE, ‘We offer to the public, at very Jow prices, a large and com- oA it Ml A e plete assortment of DRESS_LINENS Novel Shades, Flemish Suitings, Elastic Suit- ings, Indian Blue Suitings, Soft Finish Blays, Navy Blue Suit- ings, Batiste Suitings. CARTER & WARRIY, 77 State-st. COAL. OFrIrIcHE O J. L. HATHAWAY, AGENT TOR TE BUTLER COLLIERY (0, MINERS AND SHIPPERS OF Anthracite & Bituminons Coal, Cor, Market & Randolph-sts. feneral Ofce, Corniag, . Y. - Mings focated ot PIUsto, Pa. CmioAco, May 11, 1874, We are now solling our superior Anthracite: Coal, screened and de- livered in the city at the following prices: CHESTNUT SIZE LARGE EGG SIZE. SMALL EGG SIZE. RANGE SIZE..... And by the cer load at the market rates. 'Wo also keop constantly on band Blossburg, Briar Hill, Erieand ‘Wilmington Coals, which we offer at merketrates by tho car load and at vetail. Orders solicited from city and country. J. L. HATHA £, L IEDSTRON &G0, Sole Agents at all points for the Luzarne Goald [ronto. (Lehigh Valley B. 2. Co), Dffer the unrivaled Coals mined by tho abovu Company at WILKESBARRE At the following prices, per ton of n,ogo pounds, soreened and deliv- pred: $8.50 8.850 .00 8.50 Also Morria Oonl Co.’s Indiann Block, Briaz E1ll, Blogsburg, Lump Lehigh, and lllinois Uoals, at Jowest market price. CIOICAGO OFFICE, 71 WASIIINGTON-ST. ‘REDUCED! “FRANKLIN COAL” Retail Prices, Scroened and Delivered : Chestnut. $8.50 per ton. Range. 9.00 per ton. Small Egg. 8.50 per ton. Large Egg... .. ..... 8.50 per ton, This Cosl is warranted freo from slate and will not elinker in burning. Qity and country dealers who buy oither by enrgio or car load will find our prices as low as the lowest. ROGERS & GO0, 144 Market-st. 144 Mnrket-st. vanps {74 TR b in.ot. Coal Reduced. On sad after Monday, May 11, we shall sol boat Wilkos- E:r‘r’u Tackosann .fi)‘:’w $hsuhorLah for N, Bmall e ré0 Lig Oonly 4l S et & B0ey 23 Washington-st. TO RENT. For Rent. Btores, Banlilg Rooms, Oficos, and Sleoping Rooma In tho gen'ro of tho clty, Dwollings on tho avenues and sthor residonca strcets fa tho South and Wast Divlsions; slso ta loaso, a cliolce 10-40re Blaok on Twelfth-st., six yoars, for taxos, Renta collooted and tazes pald. Pere 1ons having promises to rent coll ond soomo, J. M. MARSHALL, Real Estato Brokor and Ronting Agoncy, told offico, 97 South Olark-st. TO RENT. Horase No, 574 Michlgnn-av., formerly occuplod by Mr. Guo. M. Pullman, aud haviog all modern haprovemouts, including stosm boating, wll ba rontod at very low rant by J. M, MARSHALL'S Res] Estato and Rontiog Agenos, 97 South Clark-st, LUMBER OR COAL DOCK TO RENT OR FOR SALE. 1560 fect front on Twelfth-st., runping back to the Empire Blip, with rmirond conneotions, —near Twelfth-st. bridge. Apply to M. PETRI.E, 103 Waghington.st., Basement, VINEGAR, PRUSSING'S WHITE WINE VINEGAR. A most superb articlo,, Warranted paro, palatable, and to prasorve piokles, 't Elrat promium awarded whorever axhiblted, THE PRUSSING VINEGAR WORKS, 517, 199 and 311 Stnto-st., Chicago, TO EXCHANGE. To Exchange for Chicago Property. A vory valuable mill property, situsted on_ the Ollo Ttivor, at Motropolis, Til, Buliding erooted throo years ago, Meobinory now, and of tho most approvad detorip tion, including 3 ongl Iar iammill complote, "3 1., sud all appliano Tlio'abave {s owned e bor i a fars sdasens BRIDAL GIFTS, SILVER BRIDAL GIFTS. THE GORHATI COMPANY, The well-known Silversmiths, of No. 1 Bond-st.,, New York, have completed arrangements with the leading Jowelers in this city, whereby Silver of their manuface ture, for WEDDING: and PRE- SENTATION GIFTS and for gen- cral Family use, can bo supplied to all purchasers upon terms as favorable as {romn the Company in New York. 2 w) STERLING Thia trado-mark {s atamped on evory pleca of Sterllug Silver of tho Gorbam Com- pauy manufacture, aud is a guarantes of ita purity And gonulnonnar, REMOVALS, Removal. ‘W shall be open in our new store, 121 and 123 State-st. (near corner of Madison}, Monday, May 11, with the best and cheapest stock of Watches and Joewelry in the West. GILES, BRO. & (0. REMOVED M. POLACHEK, OFPTICTAIY, 1AS REMOVED TO No. L48 Statowst., Botweon Madison and Monroo-sts. Offcoof the GREAT WISTERN DESPATOH SOUTH SHORE LINE hns beon removed to Ko, 56 Ulark-at., undor tho Sherman Louso, W. YI. HOGAN, Agent. L. Fowtrn, Ast Gun'l Magneer. HATS, CAPS, &e. WREAT SACRIFICE! HATS, GAPS, STRAW G0ODS, Umbrellas, Parasols, AND MILLINERY CGOODS. Of fresh goods, in original Oases, purchaned by us of the Assigneo of GAGIE, MAL: £ CO., for UASH, which we will open to tho v*-daz, for thirty duys. Cxil 223 508 the goods and prices. BrBUIAL INDUCEMENTB to JOB- BERS and largo buyers by the oase or quane ™ 961 Humroest, Farwels Buing CHARS.A.LEWIS & CO0. Chicago, May 11, 1874, AUCTION SALES. * Grand Auction Sals Pavilion Par_lfima,y Property. 15 ACRES, Subdivided into 88 Large and Eli- giblo Lots. THIRTY LOTA on Parkway, THIRTY-FOUR LOTS, Bouth front, on s1¥v.sixthont, FHITY-FOUR LOTS North frunt on ¥itty-aixth.st. Cornering un Bowdeiav., *Horkiey and Waiinop-sis: Pavllion Packway 18200 foot wide, macadumized and sew- ored, bosutliully ornamontod with largo Eims, Wator plgm now being laid within ona_block of theso lots, 'hore 1a no praporty sround Chicago that will incroaso morgrapldly {u valug thau this, boing only s fow blocks weat, of tho Kouth Park, on a Houlsvard 200 foot wido, cading 1o , Englewood adjoining on the Park, 3 Hourh, Oity of Ohicago'on tho nocth, Parks un tho ons Iako watee uad sowar om tho propuriye Ohaucos 1o b property likothia aro scldom offorad. NOW {sthe TIM Proporty bouglit at loss than ita valuo will poy you well, Tlo' salo is poromptary, nnd will take placs on tho qund MoNDAY AT ERNOOR, atny il atd olclock. {nl Free Trafn will Joa ot pecll Dopot o t Wayno R. ) “Madison aud Canal-s Gl wharp. D5 ON HAND. Tho title Iy norfoot:” Abstract furalshod. TEIAS oosh, balauoo fn 1 and 3 sears vt por ooat. JALISON, POMEROY & CU., Auctionours. BUSINESS CARDS. STUBER'S Wing and Beer Hall N. E. corner State and Randolph-sts,, (BASEMENT). The best of Liquors, Wines, Beer, Cigars, and other refreshments, al- ways on hand, W.C. WATTS & CO., 21 Brown’s Building, Liverpool, Bolloit coneignments of Provisiuns, Lard, &o., and exo- cuto orders for tho purohase and salo of ‘sxmo’ for future shipmont or delivory, Advances mado on consignments, and all information affordod by our friends, Mossrs, Fox & Flash, No. 2 William-st., Now York. HARBLE MANTELS, MONUMENTS AND TILING. THE GOWIEN MARBLIE CO., 11 North Olark-st. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS, . Na, 18 Wall.st,, Now York, executa ordora for BTOOKS, BUNDS, "ANI} GOLD, atlow 4 por cent lutorost on_Ditx pos #d tranpact a goners| Bankiag and Hrokorags ustuoss, 3 GENERAL NOTICES, ‘SLIPRENTING Atthe Unlon Park Congregntional Church, at 8 o’clock p. m., Mon- day, May 11, inst, . Pew Renting. ‘Tho Third Prosbyterian Ohurch, Rov, A. K. Kit« trodgo, will Lo opon on Munduy eveulog, May 11y at 7' 'cluuk, far tho puryoNe of rentiny the fow romainlng va- Sent Paws 04 Lo misin lour and tho Pows In tho tallery, Percons whstily to obtaln Paws or bittings lust bo on hand yromptly. Wost Side_Kindergarten. ‘Warren-av. and Wood.st., under the 5:"-";&.’.}%&&"55"{4 . 16, B, HOWAID: fi,i'.m ol ¥ e the advautagos ot ‘this Hohool aze lavited R bons ALAY 18 WASHINGTON. More Charges of Fraud in Letting Postal Con- ; tracts, The Committee Not Anxious to Investigate Thoroughly. A Card from. Senmator Schurz to the St. Louis Re- - publican, The Fato of Attorney-General Williams’ Landaulets ‘A Review of the District of Columbia Investigation, The Way in Which Mr, Chittenden Was Bamboozled, Mr. Kirtland Shorn of 1is Posses- sions by Mr. Ira Holmes. Gov. Shepherd Acquitted of Corrupt Dealings. OSTAL CONTRACT FRAUDS. A NEW WDLE IN COMMITTEE. Speetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wu_nmu'mx, My 10.—Tho Houso Post-Offlco Committoe, in tho matter of ‘the investigation of certain charges as to frauds in the lotting of postal contracts, aro pursmning a course which does not at all comport with their so-oxprossed dosire to donl fairly and ascortnin tho truth, and ©xposa tho wrongs if any have boon committed. Mr. Btone, of Dlissouri, having submitted a list of. witnesses that ho dosired to have summoned, manyof them employes of the Post-OMca De- partment, the Committeo sont him a note n day or two ago, signed by thoir clerk, saying that: ** Tho Postal Committee desire me to inform you - that, according to their rules, it will bo nocessary for you to furnish them a statoment of what you desiro to prove by any witnoss, beforo they decide a8 to the propriety or neces- sity of calling any of thom.” 1t never bofore wns kuown, it is neserted, that © committeo of Congress bad pursucd such a courso towards & member of Congross who pro- forred charges of this sort, with an honest de- siro to bavo frauds upon tho Government un- onrthed, ofiicial dishonesty oxposed, and n ropotition of such offenses and crimes provented, THE NOTE QUOTED is & doliberato insult on its face, nnd leaves room for inferring s desire on tho pnrt of tho Committeo to stifle and hugh the spirit of hon- ost inquiry that ham actuated the gentlemon, Stono and Luttrell, in profairing tEo charges, In response to this’ uxunordinnr{ and insolent domand, Mlr. Stone xoplicd on ¥riday in & dig- mfied_conynunieotion, in which Le doolinied to participato in any oxumination or investigation under such restrictions. Having submitted his liug of witnessess in good faith, Lo devios tho right of tho Committes to assume, in advance, that Lo has selected thom at random and with- out any knowledge tliat they will be ablo to tes- tify pertinently. THE SPECIFI0 CHAROES, THo then submits & list of nbuses, as shown by & report from the Post-Offico Dopartment, not forth in an executive document of the last Con- g:"eau of whioh the following inatances are sam- ples: “That & bid for $9,000 for carrying on routo No. 7,687 was accepted, and, subsequently, a contract wos made with F., I, Bawyer for §84,~ 296, although he was not a bidder, aud the offors of reapousiblo competitors wers rejected. ‘That on route No, 7,930, a bid of $18,000 was necoptod, but & contract was mado with Sawyor for $12,000, aithough he had offored to do the ll:nrryiug for $2,227 less lhan this contraot calls or. A bid of $4,000 was accepted for route No. 7,692, but a contract was made with Bawyer for §1,500, which was moro than other responsiblo biddors hiad offerad to tako tho contract for. On route No, 8,533, a bid of $1,400 was accept~ ed, but o contract was mado with Bawyer for 9,900, while other respousible contractors offer- cd to do the work for much less monoy. On route No. 8,686 & bid of $1,800 was accopt- ed, but o contract wns made with Bawyer for $27,000, also largoly in excoss of othor bids from responsiblo meu. n route No. 8,537 a bid of £3,300 was ncnoyt- od, but o contrack was mado with Sawsor for over 817,000, being over 31,600 in oxcess of Ins own bid, and Iargely more than the bid of any- ono clso. v On route No. 8,638 a bid of £83,700 was accopted, whilo n eontract was made with Sawyer for §GL,730, being 18,730 more than his own bid, aod wmore than ouy other respongiblo b u routo No. 8,639, a bid for £4,200 was ac- copted, but o cohtract was mado with Bawyer for 55,170. which was the highest bid filed for the roitte, On routo, No. 7,647, & bid for $2,000 was ac- copted, but s contract was made with Bawyer for 66,500 ; in this cago Bawyer was not o bidder, and the rate at which the contract was lot was higher than any responsible bid put in, On route No, 8,640, a bid for £5,000 was ac- copted, but a contract was made with Sawyer for 844,225, tho highost bid made. On route No. 8,650 a bid for 92,400 was ac- ceptod, while & contract was mado with Suwyer for $16,000, slthough he wos not bidder. Ou route No. 8,667 a bid for £3,300 wns ac- copted, but & contract was made with Sawyer for £8,000, although he wns not s bidder, aud the wum was largor thou any responeible bid for the ropite. ‘ n route No. 8,671, a bid for $3,000 by one Humilton was rejected on the ground that it was too high, and the postal authorities offered to givo it at 1,200 ; this was rejocted, aud subse- quontly a contract was mado with Suwyor for 44,000, slthough ho wns not a bidder for the route, On routo No. 8,672 & bid for §2,200 was ac- cepted, but & contract was made with Bawyer for $13,000, which was tho highost bid for the route, On route No, 8,675, & bid for €1,500 was ac- cepted, but a coutract was made with Bawyer for E‘ll‘l!.l](]o‘ ‘which was 87,000 highor than auy othor On route No. 8,617, 2 bid for £6,000 was ac- copted, whilo a contract was mado with Bawyer for 87,500, the higheat bid for tho route, On routo No. 8,640, & bid for 1,200 was ac- copted, whilo a contract was mado wlth Bawyer for ?&AEW, although he was not a bidder for the routo, On route No. 8,008 a ;bid for 1,000 was no- captod, but & contruot was made with Sawyer for 18,000, although he was not a bidder for tho route and this sum was greator than any bid offered, Ou route No. 8,610 abid for £2,200 was_ao- vopted, but & contract was mado with Baw- ynrtfm‘ $7,600, the highest bid made for the Touto, On route No, 8,619 & bid for 1,000 was coptad, but a contract wae excouted with Snw- yer‘lor $7,000, the highest bid made for the route, On routo No, 8,020 a bid for §1,100 was no- cepted, but & contract was made with Bawyer tor §0,000, although.he was not & biddor for the routo, and thoe sum was grontor than was named In any responsible bid, g On’ routs No, B,048 a bid for 2,800 was ao- gepted, but & contract was made with Bawyer ’ for $10,000, which wes tho highost bid mado for | the route. NO DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BAWYER. It in eubmitted that thoro was cortainly no diseriminntion ngainet Brother Bawyer, On route No. 7,608, » bid for 84,000 was accoptad, bub s contract waa madn with T, M. Tiblotts for $12,099, boing $1,499 more than bis own bid for tho route. THE SUMMING UP, Thero aro 23 additional epecifiontionsof a prooleoly similar nature to the- foregoing in thia doctiment, sud the summing up shows that while tho aggrogato amount of accopted bida is 8108,- 795,03, tho amount_oalled for by tho contracta aotually mndo fs $055,804. Bawyer is a residont of Georgetown, D. O., ond sooms to have been on very ‘good terms with little_ Crosywell, the chiof of the Postmaa- tors, or with his subordinates who Lnve had ohargo of these mattora. With theas chinrges, in addition to thoso offor- od by Luttroll some timo ince of a similar pur- ‘port, snd indicating ‘ FHAUD AND CONRUPTION EQUALLY OFFENBIVE, boforo thom, this virtuous Commitieo hositate and quibbloe on assumed technicalities, and dodgo around every concelvable way to avold or pro- vent iuvestigations, ' Thoy soem to tiake advantage of tho ofrcumstnnce that both Btono aud Luttrell - aro now mombars, Thoy certainly bave, as far 08 it was posstble, put them in the position of orazy, hot-hoadoed zonlots, who are acting upon a theory without baving nuficient grounds for their course, and thioy aro doing this In tho faco of theso spucific charges, duly filed and drawn from ofliclal docu- ments in the hauds of the publie, open to all, il ke SENATOR SOHURZ. . Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. A CARD FROXM BENATOR SCHURZ. * WasmyeTox, D, 0., DMay 10,—1The following was telographed from this city to-night by the correspondent of tho Bt. Louis Republican, at tho requeat of Senntor Bohurz: o the Editor of the St Louls Republican : DrAR BrR: I havo' just read the letter of your Washington correspondent in the - Republican of tho 7th inst, Boma cxpressiona in it Aro caloulatod to lead the reader to nuEpolu thnt I ind soun and rovised tho letter beforo ita publication, oud oxprossly nuthorized it oy » sort of manifesto of my views and intentions, Now, 'whils I recognize that It Wwas prompted bzn friendly spint, I tlink it is due to mysolf 1o say that T didnot 8ee jt before 1t waa publisied,” In ona word, X had no Jmowledgo of tho letter nor of any part of it. Of courso 1 do not think of intorfering with tho right of any, journalist ta spoak nbout me, but, as Lo epoaking for me, I always prefer to do thal myself, In my own way, and according to my own vlews Of projriety, - As {o the statements contnined in tho letter of your correspondent, which is liberally ornamentod with quotation marks and other pootic license, I shall not go into detail to point out where thoy aro correct and wlere they ato erromeous, for I am mot in tho hubit of making such corrections, My ‘opinions on tho problems of the day, and on the relations of tho old (h\fly organizations {o them, you know from my publi wtterances, Whon the time cames for discussing my personal relations to my constituonts, I trust I shnll do 8o on my part in’ a proper spirit and tono, I shall olwaya en- deavor to do my duty to ihio esuso I serve to the best of my ablity. At presont, I desiro to nsk yon and your readers to regard the letter of your correspondent aa a clever and woll-meant jour- nallatio performence of bis own, but not as & motiifos. to jnspired by me, In conclusion, l¢t me thank yon for the very friend- 1y commenta with which you accompanied #8 publica- tion, Vory truly yours, 8 ©C. Bouunz, st N NOTES AND NEWS. THAT LANDAULET AGAIN, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, ‘Wasuixnton, D. 0, Moy 10.—Judge John W. Wright, of Tows, late an Indian agent, and ro- contly tried and acquitted for frauds com- mitted whilo holding that position, has just pur- chased tho famous Landaulot which Atty.-Gen. Williams bought for his private use, paying for tho same out of the Contingent Fund of the De- partmont of Jiatice, It will be remembered that Wright '‘made publication * not long ngo of charges .that Willlams and Doleno had maliclously persccuted him, Ho hos purchased tour magmiicent horses which he proposes to attach to thé' Iandaulet, with which to mnko an ovorland trip to' Logansport, Ind., stopping by tho way at Lanonstar, 0., his 0ld home, He goos with this megepificont turmont, and nccompanied by a0t a0 2 SEINE Scotman dn livery, o allus- 403, horny-habded, and Lonost ruralists the luxury and EXTRAVAGANCE OF WASHINGTON OFFIOIAL LIFE, The Jud&e proposes to attend political meet- ings and other public gatberings thia fall in all parts of tho West for tho purpdse of giving tho speechos that Lie will_doliver on the dishonosty of ourrulers, due and tolliug point and effect. EFFECTH OF THE HEAT. Congressmen wrodict that should the senson of hot weathor, which vot'in yeatorday, continute, it will hayo the offect to expedite bnsiness and shorton the session, Tho thefinomoter to-day rnged at about 95 degroes, in the shade. I'hig now asphalt pavements are in danger of runniug awny. TIIE MOIETY REPEAT, DILL. ‘WasninaTox, May 10,—Tho bill heratofors re- ported from the Committeo on Ways and Menus reponling all moioty ncts will be’ takon up for considoration Tucsaay wook. TILE TUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE. Tho Comuwissioner of Intornal Revanue will ask the Benate Committco ou Appropriation to reinstato the oumber of clorks in his Burenu cut ont by the Houso, which reduced the lorce about one-goventh of tne presout number. THE RECEIPTH OF INTERNAL NEVENUE thus far for the fiscal year are %86,000,000, loaving $14,000,000 to be received during the mainder of this mouth and Juue to rench tho es- timate made by tho Commissionor of 100,000, 000 for tho fiscal year ending with Juve, ''The receipts since May 1 have beon #8,000,000; for tho month of May, 1873, they wero' 919,355,000, May is tho henviest montl in tho year, when spocial tnxes ave paid. Itis estimated that the recoipta for the presont May will be 10,000,000, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTURE. - Tho statistician of the Dopartment of Agricul- ture, Dodge, loft to-day for the purposo of nt- tonding the National Agricultural Congrans, which opens Wednesday at Atlants, and also with tho intention of maling ccrtain’ atatistical invostigations in tho South, 1 ———— THE DISTRICT GOVERNMENT, From Our Own Correspondent, - WasniNoTON, May 4, 1874, A hardshell preacher onco oponed tho services by saking the prayers of the congregation for Brother Hoimes, who had boon sorely injured while resisting an ofiicer. { ‘Whether this Brother Holmes was of tho fam- ily o Ira Ilolmes, of Chicago, is at presont un- Tnown, But Ira has been injured to the extout of soveral thousands of dollars by the nct of “ovortrading” in notes paid out for supposod bribery, but which wnas really “approprinted”, Dby a vagrant lobbyist to the gront mortiffeation of George R. Chitteuden, of Olioago, who was sonton hore to do the bribery, and was ploked up for & Chinaman—otherwise n greenhorn, It took tho splendid powera of Emery A. Storrs to rescuo bim, and o tho end, Storrs found him- 4olf & defendant I the witnews box, with the colebrated Judge Wilson, of Indinun, putting holos into him with an invostigating gumlot. 1t would not be unpootical justice if Mr. Storrs® principal, wera to Lo indicted by the Grand Jury of the District of Columbia for altemptod bribery of tho offlcialy kiere ; for his errand has brought shame upon ono man hitherto in' tho highest consideration and earncst sffection of tho pooplo,—none otherthan Col. Wi, G. Mooro, loug the secrotary and confidential friond of Andrew Johngon, This sliamo hus come upon Moore, if shamo it be, without a ponny-worth of honeflt on his part, and morely by the acol- dont of old military and Magonle acquaintauce with o loaforwlo used Lis name bobind his baok, traded bim off for ' tho notes aforesaid, exposed him perforce at last, and noarly ruined, meautinie, "Lis oxalted amployer, Tho fotlowing was TIE RORTER of this intrigue in tho order of persona inter- cepted by it ¢ . De Qollyer & McOlelland geud G. R, Ohit- tenden as their agont to Washimgton to got a aving contract at tho rates advertised by the gard of Public Worke, and authorlze him to pay 60 conts n equare yard to any porson, official or unoflicial, who will procure it. * 2,/Chittonden pulls two strings, one acrlal, one’subterranean, Ho emplo‘yu Richard O, Par- gons, of Clevoland, Oblo, ns hiy Attoraey, who sagoolaton with him Jrmen G, Garfleld, . 0, to n,_x“uelthu morite of the plumlni'hl'on i_he ghe Ghicage Salp oribw CHICAGO, MONDAY; MAY 11, 1874. Donrd, This was the serinl string, fair and abovo bonrd, Noxt, the subiorrancan string, Chittondon, (?) an ox-newapaper man, hired Paigo, formerly war correspondont of the Now York Z'ribuné, now & claim-hunter of Washington, to find him s men who could reach the Doard of Publie Works undornenth, 8, Paigo produces s loitoring New Yorker, namod Kirtland, s the man to rench Vico Prosi- dent Shophord undorground, and with him a politicul proacher and nx-tnmlml Consul, named rown, aa & man o be usoful with Gov, Cooke. 4, Kirtland, o follow volunteer nrmy officor in tho War and cordinl stroot-nequaintance of Col. W. G Moore, confldontin!_bookkeeper of A, I, Bhepherd, tampors with Mooro Masonically. THoro, almost at Bhophord’s foot, tho uystem of bribory contrived at Ohicago stood still, aud be- lind, through the links by roverso, A DETUNN 8YSTEM of swindting began, Tho contractors had moved tho lobbyists forward, up to tho very parapot wall ot un lunocont man's charactor, and for noarly two years ho aover knew thnt the mines wore oponed boneath his feot, The lobbyists wero now to countormarch up to tho poclets of DoGollyer & AMcOlollnnd, steal tho bribory- fund and decamp, leaving the contractors bank- rupt and drlvlui Col. Moore “ont of tho confl- dence and tho businoss flrm of Mr. Bhepherd, T'he following were the movemonts {n revorse : 6. Kirtlond secures £73,000 in notos of hand of DeGoliyor & McOlolland from their lobby- ist, Obittenden, whioh the latter prosumod wore to bocome tho propotty of Kirtland, Moore, and, !mrb-ps, Bhophord, 6. Kirsland, awaro that dolay will breed dnn- gors, soeks at onco to discount tho notes, but maota with indifferont succese, until he finds McClolland’s banker, Ira Hotmes, at Chicago, who proceeds to take Kirtlaud to. his house an entertain him, and finally golu the bulk of tho notes at a cloan shave of 50 per cent, inclusivo of somo common place Chicago real estnto. Ho afterwards sells him two bhorses and a carriage for 25,000, 'f'he poor devil does not reach his liomo ‘st Groonbush, nenr Albany, with above $20,000 out of tho 72,000, This was oightoon mouths ago, and with exponsive living, more horacs, aud 810,000, of which Parson Brown awindled him, Lo bid not enough money Inat weelk to oboy the Sergeant-at-Arms' suminons. Lot us now roturn to Chittendon, who is all tho time supposing that Kirtland discounted those notos in bolwlt of Moore et al. He pays the nttornoys first employed thio remainder of the ‘mystorious $7,000, which bns been the subjeot of cavil all over the lend, and for himsolf re- ceivos an interest with Do Gollyer & McClelland, which has presumedly yielded him about $13,000 up to the prosent time, Ho thinks that MMX. thing nt tho Washiugton oud is lovely, and so do Do Gollyer & McClolland, Loss 80 does Ira Homies, who, In despito of his testimony hore, that he nekod no incisive questions of Kirtland, afraid that thoy would be answered, aud he be made crimivally aware of a work of bribery, kuow porfactly well that such was tho secrot of tho notes. 'Ho proceeded to uso the Cook County Natiousl Bauk to rediscount some of thosie “noles, aud meantimo the Washington suthoritics hold Do Gallyer & MeClolland to buch a rigid excoution of their work, that thoy wore constantly piuched. i GO, BIEPIERD'S STATEMENT, . Ibave omitted to say that the contract was toally obtained in this way, which 1 derive from Gov. Shoplord's own lips: “The Cbicago contractors sont Chittonden hoto, and ho hirod Parsous to got him o contract out of Honry D. Caoko. Parsons was thon Mo shal of the Biprome Court of the United States. e postered Cooko for montbs to give them z largo contract outright. As oxecuiivoe officer I ‘managed all paving buslness, and when Cooke, mportunad to despair, turned Parsons over to ma, Itold him to clear out, Then, it seoms, Paruons hit upon the iden of rotaiving Gariield, to whoso position in Congresa aud tho country wo wore obliged to award n more respectful hearing, It was Garflold’s argument and re- quest, and nothing olss, which made Chittendon successful in Washington, I never know that Garflold recoivod & foo until within these few weoks," DBut Chittenden bolioved that the money Kirtland diddled him out of woy tho concenled maguet to draw a contract, McClelland, suppos- ing thot the honor of poople in bigh suthority at Washingion was compromised, paid littlo g{!mmml and conscientious attention to bis worl. irtlend, who had beon gobbled up two-thirds of tho way by Ira Holmes, dropped in _mli.luu friond Moord aud' srid “that ho hodc't.ienlized much, but apprecinted hin good offices, aud forced upon him a momoradum agreoment that ho would in due time divide with lim, COL. W, G. MOORI. 8 That agroement, the duo bill of a vagrant and o shyster, never moaut to bo honored, never honored, indeed destroyed in & fow woek by its rocipient, was tho devil's warrant sorved on Col. Moote. And yat, t this momont, tho pobulu- tion around him regnrd Moore witha confidence strongthened by sympathy. Ho was the victim of an idle acquaintance s of an every-day sale of good.charactor in this Cupital by such mero bumming acquaintances. What, now, did Movre do for bis old army friend, Kirtland? Ho snid to hiaschoolmato and employer: ", 4 Alacl, aro you going to nward a contract to DeGoiyer & McOlelland? If you do, it would benotit a friond of mine.” I don't kuow anytiung about it, Billy, They will hiave to put in their application like all the rest,—lay it before the Board.” Once more, sfter some - daye or wecks, Moore ventured co touch tho subject, aud recolved tho samo answor, ‘I'his was the oxtent of ‘his inter- cossion and influence, But he was too good-na- tured, or too weak, to deny to Kirtlaud thut ho liad made any offort iu his bohalf, sud porhaps lie may liavo srid to himself: ‘i Hero {8 n fellow who hns tho vast sum of $72,000, picked up in a fow weoks of lobbying, whilo I, who was tho confidential Secrotary of & President of tho Umted Btates, am o clerk for n plumbing houso, Do I deal justly with my fam- ily i!gl rofuge to congont that hp may give mo a urt ¥y Loolk at theso men in their order roversely. Moora is a gentleman by tomporamont, brod here in Washington, and of that a¥able mauner whioh the chumato aud socioty give ono. Ile is o literary man in tastes, and of romarkable busi- ness talents, mauaging: the dotails of an estab- lishment whioh does five orsix millious of trans- actions & yenr, Kirtlund, the noxt man, is o subtls, cool, yet withal nervous man, of skrictly worldly bringing up, and apparontly desigued for no matorial pur~ suit but lmux;lug on tho vergeof socioty and l‘z‘jnpumtlonu i 1y tho wits. Ira Holmes says of m ¢ Whila T had interview aftor Intorviow with this man, and was on very friandly torms with Lim,~—he stopped at my Liouse, aiud I treaiod him ologantly,~and I bave s0on hin when hie s hnd & gluss too mitch, sud 1 sm aatisfied that i he would have told uuybody (n thu world ho would have told mo, yut 1 nover received the nlightest Intiniation whero this monvy went to, or but whit it all helonged to him; and I judgo that cither hodidnot glve it up to 'tho purtlos tuat bLe promised, or else hunovor mado any sich promisu; 1 do not believe s dollar of it uver went to nnybady ©l80 ; there may hiave been somio pledge somewhere wlso ossibly, but 1do not beliove ha evor gave » dol- Iar up 3 I think ho took and gobbled the whols thing, Chittondeu, thonext link above, is a vory large, stoienl, adiposo, and blund man of 40 or 15, well adaptod to conduct operatious of this kind. Ho was swindlod by the apparontly logioal coinci- dence ol Kirtland's work with the effoct pro- duced by Garflold's speech. Bolieving that dis- hovest means woro more dircct than diroct monns, ho watohod tho dovious train that the loubyist propnsod to be laying, instoad of the spark of true influence which Uarfield oxorted, IF wounld huve cost DeGolyer & MeClelland just §5,000,—porhiaps only $1,000,—to huve employed a lawyer lilko Garflold at the outset. Instead of that, they gave their credit for #07,000, and eve’ry morta} soulin the whole job was injured by it. DEYELOPMENTS, Lot us go on with the story. Alr. Shopherd usod to ride every day over the new streets in his buggy, personally inspecting the work. He soon found reason to dlulile tho chinragter of the work porformed by the Chicago mou, Thoy had contract Amonuting in groes to above #600,000, and thuy were dolug 1t lilte lot of slouches. 1lo battered away nt them, delayod to give them new work to do, aud while they wore made to do over wmuoh niready done, at their own expenso, their racelpts stopped In' Washington, while the Kirt- Tand notes, now the froperty of Ohicugo bankoers, were romorunlessly prassoed for puymout, Sowg. thing was wmnpi. They repaired to JTamos R, Doolittlo and rotained him to write to Gov, Cooke, hintingof the ssorot sgreoment and bribery-fund, and domauding that tiio Board fulflll its promiuo or bo exposed, Cooke know of no acoret agreomont, aud wrote back thnt the Board soliolted investigation, My Lordl" zunuqm. Chittendon, “what s trencliorous, sauoy ot 1" . Chittenden tion wrote to Shephord, saying {Hes Elghth Pagon o 7 ARKANSAS. ‘Warlike Preparations 8till Going On. The Rival Governors senfl Telegrams to tho Attorney-Generals Baxtor Refuses to Acoept’ the Com "- promise Suggested. He Will Accept the Decision of the L{ 7 islature, Which Meets To-Day. o Gn W gm Brooks Is Willing to Accopt f £, Compromise. I": i 1N, ! "Tho Situation in Little Rook. ", . THE STEAMER HALLIE HUNK. - Lirrie Rook, Ark, May 10,—As announced in lnat night's dispatchos, Col. Rose, command- ing the United Statea troops, direoted the State- #ouse party to turn over the steamer Hallie to tho owners. This ordor was to lave been exocuted by 7 o'clock this morning. Prior to that time Col. John Drooler, with a squad ol State-Houso troops, went on Lanrrl the steamer and souttiod her, She was sunk Lo the burrican deck In about fiftcon feot of water, but evory- thhlkg of valuo was taken off hor bofore sho was sunk, - REINFOROENENTS FOIt BAXTER. . Gon. King Whito arrived from Pine Bluffs to- day with 200 caveiry to reinforco Baxter. Ho has an equal number of infantry on a bont which is oxpectod this ovening, Baxter was aleo roin- forced by & compauny from Hempatond and another from Lone Oak County. The Baxterites Lavo planted & 24-pounder on the river bank in tho rorr of Elm streot, botween Mark- bam and Bcott, commending o good viow of -the State-House, ‘I'ho State- House party have a mx-poinder pointing toward the big gun. Everything has beon rath- or quiot to-dny in the Baxtor camp, The limes have boon moro strictly drawn than herotoforo. Vory fow persons are peraittod to pass in or out " of the linea, . BAXTES WILL NOT SIGN THE AGREEMENT, Gov. Baxter rofuscs to nccodo to the proposi- tlona submittod by tlio Attorney Genoral of tho United Btates for a settlemont of the pondin, diffieulty, giving the following rensons for sug refusal: That ho submitted substantially tho samo ‘propositions to Brooks somo_timo ago and thoy wore indignantly rojected, Brooks anmnouncing that ho would have nothing to do with the Log- islaturo; that they had no jurisdiction, and that he would not racognize thom, or anything thoy might do. WIAT DAXTER ALLEGES, DBaxter alloges: that thera is o quorum of the Loglulaturo now horo sssombled uudor his call will the Prosident’s assurance of protaction, and that thoy will meot to-morrow and detor- mino the question, He will recommond the call of o Conatitutional Convention with a viow to rosubmittiug tho whole question to & voto of the peoplo. TROOKS ALHO PRODAPLY DECLINES. Mr. Brooks has not signifled what he will do, but from the position heretofore taken by him, hotoo will refuse to acceds to the Attorney- Genornl's proposod sottloment. THE MEETING OF THY LEGITLATURE. Quite » number of Benntors and Reprosonta- tives aro now hero—enough, it is stated, to make o quornm to-morrow, They wers in caicus this ovening, preparing o dispateh.to the President on the situstion of affars, LROISLATORS ADDRESS THE PRESIDENT. . TitrrLe Boar, 3lay. 10.--The following dis- fmtehi Yy72a Sforwardod (5. Prosident Grant thia evening : L17TLE ROCK, Ark,, May 10, 1874, T0 "':';- President of the Untted Stalcs, i¥ashinaton, ‘Wo, the undersigned members of the Logislature of this Stato, have come hore to meet undnr the call of Gov. Baxter to-morrow; and we wish fo meot and settlo the troubles now exlsting Liere, n8 the country requires, and wo respectfully sk protection of tho Genoral Government whilo We meot and deliborato, We hald tho matter should not be postponed, snd all that we can do to have a fuir and. Liouorabls adjust- ment shull be done, but wnlesn we aro protocied there may be bloodahed heren a very siort time, and tlia consequencos no ono cail tell, We'are well satlu. fled thore will bo & quorum of tho Legislaturo present to-morrow undor tho call of Gov, Baxter, and wo aro eatislied a_quorum would be here now wern it not for the unwarrantablo selzure and_auppression of the trafn on (ha Littte Iock & TForl Smith Railcond, necesaarily dolayiug the members of the Legislatura from the northwestera povtion of the State. Sigued by Senators Scott, Pollard, Jones, and oth- ors, aud twenty-one Repredentatives, BAXTEG TO TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL, ‘Wasuivaroy, D. C., May 10.—The following telegrama -were reccived lore to-nighu in re- wponse to dispntches sont to Arkansas convoy- ing o plan of adjustment for pending troubles there : Lrrree Rook, Ark, May 9, To the Hon, Georgn H. Williams, Attorney-General United Staten in: Yours of this dato, submilting & proposition for the sottlement of {ho trouble in Arkansus, is ro- celved and fully considered, A almilar proposition iu nil respects, oxcept 8o faras velates to u joiut call of {lo Legislaturo, was sub- mittod by mo ‘om0 two weoks sitice, and’ rejected by Drooks, I canuot consent Lo snyfhing that will, in wholo or part, recognize Drooks os Governor, Eithior I am Goyernor or 1 am 1ot Governor, Tho Legistaturo hos beon called together for the 1ith of the month; the members are rapldly assembling, and nearly” ' quorum s present mow, with' tho bellef that they will rccelve the protection of the Genoral Govormmont in their delibe erations, 1 could not lawfully disporso them if X wouid, nor have T any mesns of compeliing a Leglalatuso it mght Vo convoucd under & joint call to conform to thu terms proposed. Tho Legislaturo might i woll mees now und mot under my call, bocauso db might not return in wo weoks hence, aud in the meiu= timo wo are in confuslon with mo recognized Governor and n s atate of wur, To diaposo of ail these matters I hvo callod tho Leglslntura for tho 11th inst,, nudor tho conviction that it would assem= bin 0 s protocted by the General Govornment. now renow my apponl fo tho President to protect fho . Legisloture now calied. If tho Leglelature meets now, tho question” may Ve submitted to it fairly, and I will abida the dacisloil fully, I amtherofore compallud to dechlno the terms proponed, - (Signed) ELIAT BAxTER, Governor of Arkansas, ROOKR' DIRPATOIL, TAnING Onosstia, Ark, May 10, Attorney~trenerat Wiltlame, Waseington Your dispatcli subinittiug {lie proposition to submit {he question of who was duly olocted Governor, and to rofeain from war-like donjonetrations wntll o con- tent is inally sottled by the Leglslaturo or the National Government, as proposad in your dispatch, is ac- ceplod, 3y clatm to the Governorahip hus alrady boen nd- Judgod in the Cireuit Court, in w proceeding whero the main question at iseuo wis who was Governor of Avknnsus ; notwithstandlog, T feel so confident of my eleotion, and tho justness of my cinim, that £ am will- ingg to submit tho”questto n to the tribunl you luva nemied, and peacenbly abids the dotermination, at all times ansenting that the only tribunal that can' or g tho right to construw tho constitution s tho Suproma Gourt of the State, which, in ita late dealslon in the cnee of Trooks agniust Lage, dotormined that tho Girouit Court nd’ both tha power and jurindiction to adudicato my right to tho office.} (8lgned) Joserit Brooxs, Thoso dispatches willbo submitted to the #rosident by tho Attorney Goneral, CAPITAL AND LABOR. Excesses Commifted by Striking m orme Covuxpus, 0., Mu; A panky of promi- nent conl oporators liaving mines in the lock- iug and Btraitsvillo roglon, went to Chittivotho toulny totoquost Gov, Allon to ordec ouo or moro militury compnuios to Btraitsville to pre- kervo the peace, tho striking miners having rovented non-union mon from vorking osers, Brooks and Longutroot siatedton ro- porter to-day, thot op to riday night thoy had ixty non-unfon miners, who had boen-at work, bub yostorday, although' willing aud sixious to go o work, they rofused to go o she mines through foar of the siriker. : A QUESTION OF AUTHORMY. al Diepatch to The Chioago Trbtne, warraph i8 in_the g, NUMBER 261, Hinks for resisting tho officers of the law undor cirenmatauces alroady telegraphed ; {v i to bo executed in the morning. Gen, mufm ina telegraphod to Washington for {ostructions. Te - Lolds IEM tho civil nuthoritios must apply to the Commandor and fllo an aflidavit showing the of- fonse charged, and if good cause is shown the offenders will bo given up to the authoritics for trinl, but the Shoril® eannot come in with a war- rant and tako inmatos of the Boldiors' Home out of tho protoction of tho military without showe Ing caugo. FOREIGN. MEXICO. * Orry or Mexico, May 1,—Unitod Statos Minls- tor Fostor, Mrs. Foster, and Bocrotary Bliss ro- contly ascepdad tho voleano of I'opocatopotl, Fostor and’ Bliss almoat 1enching tho crator. Mru, Fostor roached tho cross, several hun: foct above tho region of perpetusl snow and 14,000 foot abova tho ses, the highest point ovor reachod by o lady. . ——— GREAT BRITAIN. Lonpox, May 10.—William Patvick Adam will succood Bir Robort Peol as tho Liboral * whip.” g —_— BPAIN, Mapnm, Moy 10.—The quostion of the re- drganization of tho Governmont is the absorbing topio ot Madiid at prosont. Marshal Borrano- #ays ho will form a bottor Cabinot than the ox- istiug ono, but he has doferrod the considoration of tho subject until his hoaitly, which is improv- mi, is uomblmuliv restorod. % % oNDoN, May i1.—A dispatch from Bayonns aays tuat Don Oarlos hau issued a proclamation announcing that ho will offor strenuous resist- anco to the Ropublican army in the - Biecay provinces, =~ % g, FRANOE. Pans, May 10,—Tho lato eovere frosts hava done considerablo damago to the vines through- ont tho country. It is estimated that tho grape crop for tho present year will not be above half a0 average ono. ——— CIRIM Coroner’s Verdict. Oquawra, IiL, May 10.—The Coroner's jury in the caso of Miss Watson, found dead hors yosterdav, closed their Iabor at an early hour this morning, finding her murdered by some porson or porsons unkmown. Faote olicited by the inquoat to warrant the arrost of Welch, 5. drayman, and Caton, & raltsman, who are held, for Turthor developments. A Olerical Froud. Bpecial Diapateh to The Chicago. T'rituns, Dernorr, Minn, Moy 10.—A month ago, € man calling himeelf Fathor Rogers, of l:lnthnr. Ircland, camo hore with lotters from tho Bishop* of that Dioceso, and Dishop Borgoss consonto to his canvassing the diocoso for funds to build. o church at_Clouglier. Rogers raised sbout. $1,000, when Borgoss had renson to bolieve hint nu impostor and called bim to account. Rogorz agreed if atlowed to go for the money, to return with it by Baturday uight ; but he did not, and liis whereabouts {8 not kmown. RELIGIOUS. ‘The, Itoman Catholic Pilgrimage- Parting Coromonies in Fort Wayne, * And. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Fr. Wayne, Ind,, Moy 10.—Bishop Dwenger, of the Ft.. Wayne Diocese, with o number of Roman Catholic clorgymen, leave at 11 o'clock to-night for New Yorik City, whonce they eail for Europo on the 16th inst. To-day all tha Catholic societies in the city paraded the streets, accompanied by three banda of musie, in _honot of the aveut. Pontificnl high mass was celebrate ol at the Cathodral in pressuco of an immons¢ ansomblage. The Bishop blessod tho now ban- uer ot 8t. Paul's Church, and delivered o touch- ing farowell address, Tho clorical party will visit Lourdos, Franco, sud tho shrincs of th& * Apostles. During tho Bishop's absence, the Rev, Edward Koonig, of tlus city, acts 08 adminis« trator of the Dicceso, 4 | THE WISCONAIY JLATEROAD TAW. . .. Consultation by the State Officiald— A Land GrantAcceptoe, Speciul Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, MavisoN, Wis., May..10.—Nothing now har trauspired In repard to tho contlict botwaen the rilronds and tho State. ThoGovernor, Attornoy- General, and the Railroad Commissioners had & protracted private consultation Baturday, the ro- sults of which are soon_expected to appenr. The Chicago & Northorn Pacifle Air Line Come MILWAUREE, 10.—, May hands of the Bhen® for the angat of Gen, / pany, Baturday, filéd accontance of its shara of the Bt, Crolx and ‘Superior land gront, and_gave & bond of $200,600, with- six surotiés, justifring - - to the amount of $240,000, to build ‘from Bupe- rior to North_Wisconsin' Junation, or to forfeit §8,600 por mile for all not builf according to the torms of the law. . Pt LS e THE WEATHER. WasmineToN, May 10.—Probahilities—TFor the Upper Ll rogion, and thence southwost- ward to tho Missouri Valley, eloudy weathor and rain, with southenst to sonthwest winds, with & stight fall of tho tomperature and stationery or - falling borometer, E LOCAL OSSENVATIONS, Cruuaup, Moy 10, 1874, L Apprangy = Direction and urce of wind, Hour of ob-| aervation. Weather, ~szjaoang| 3 § { 08 |8, fresh. | 76 | 63 [8.'W,, frosh., 20.80( 70 | 43 8 W2, fresh!’[Fair, 3 m.;[20.85) 80 ( 41 |8,, fresh.....|Fair. 9:00 p, m.1[29.03] 69 | B0 [8,'W., freah. [Clear, 10:18 p. m..[29.98! 67 |70 |W., gontle. .. |Fuir, Suximum (hermomoter, 80, Minimum thermomojer, 64, GENERAL ODSERVATIONS, .. 400, May 111 8. 7, Station.. | Bar. Thr, Waud, | Rafn| Weather, Breckiuri'e, H % Calro.......[80,03! 70, COlifeags 20.05! 6] Clncinne 07, 70 Cheyunno . 10 Cleveland . 69 59 69 44 53 o1 5 491N, o1} Marquotte, |20 Milwaulceo', (20,04 |8, W,, fresh . SUICIDE. Swectal Dispateh to Tlie Chfeago Tribune, Yourviure, 111, May 10,—H. Kuglor, a wealthy and respocted farnior, who lived -near Millbrook, in this county, bung- himself Ly the neck to the post of i boil, with biy snspondors, yesterany. Ho had boen almost holploss_with the rhenma- tism for o long time, and ‘had to 'be washed and dressed by the famlly, Mrs, Kuglor loft home yeuterday quite early, and loft the daughtor to asaint hor fathor. When the young lady went to her fathor's bed, sho found him cold in death. Bha at onco _summoned modical aid, but it was too late. Corover Littlowood Lold un inquest during the duy, and a verdict was rondered in ac- cordance with' tho fucts given above, TELEGRAHHIC BREVITIES. ‘Tho community of Madison, Wis., wan shooked Jostorduy morning by tha sudden deatls of J. 1T, Garuhart, formerly of 8t. Lows, propristor of the Maaieon ml:ficr works, 1le roso and drossed himsclf, folt badly, and went back to bed, gent. for n physioian, and died within an hour, of Ayncope. —The winter wheat crop in. Northern and Contral Michigan is in a ‘Ymcurlon» condition. The late frasss lifted a good deal of it out of the ground, und now a drought threatons to complota the disnstor to tho o ot OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yonxk, day 10.—~Arrived, 3 mlc‘,l from Li'vo;]poo]l.o St‘ o '| stoamor Adt IVERPOOL, A L ~Bleam Frisla, trom Now Xork, mlvudu gu‘:‘? e Ll . EENENS CERITRE panimans e RERI ETs TR AT TAEAS T Al B U TR s R

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