Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 1, 1874, Page 1

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BALTIMORE & OW0 RAILROAD. Commencing Nov. 23, Passenger Trains will depart from end arrive at the Company’s Depot, foot of South Water-st., as follows : Leave....7:25 a. m. and 5:40 p. m. Arrive...7:55 2. m. and 9:15 p. m. TICKET OFFICES: No. 92 LaSalle-st., and at Depot. W. O, QUINCY, General Manager. WANTED. Business Wanted. - ¢ baon engaged (n tho Wholesalo Trade e marad Yem So i can Faies i T of rafarcncos, would Jike to tako &n activo faterestin o astablificd wholaralo businoss ‘whore o would - , " Baota aud Shoos, X Er?nfi?fifll‘r:?:rmd. ‘Addross, in conridonoo, K E4, Tribe o oflice, Ohloezo. WANTED. , 1ound, i for which wa will oxchiange onouts WAV ASRIR G HETCH VS Call“Batwosn [TV B, WANTE 129 LaSul A second-hand Sgfe, of first-class make. Address, giving dimensions and make, 85 West Twolfth-st, COAL, A Lnxgo Force of Teams and Men in Readlness to Deliver COA L Promptly and in good order, toall parts of the alty, at J. L. HATHAW}%&Y’S, Corner Market and Randolp) ¥YOR SALE, TORRETS WEATHER STRIPS FOR DOORB AND WINDOWS, J. W, D. KELLEY & BROS., Agonts, Tribune Bullding, Ubleago. SLEIGHS! SLEIGHS! Abbott's Patent Tlunner Attach ot to gsalod vablolssof ail klnds ‘and ',n'a{."" B . L, 9% Gor, Boooh and Sebo 1L 8. Cnal-at. GUNTHER'S © NDIES | » Rooin 4, Colobratad througlout tho Usion, Expre x W60 conta & Doyt BRR: Gontuciros SCALES. FAIRBANKS’ BTANDAKD SCALES OF ALL KINDs, FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00, 111 &118 Lake St., Chicago, Bocareful tobuy only the Genulne, "WINTER RESORTS. WINTER RESORT. ROYAL VICTORIA HOTELs T. J, PonzR, Proprieto: ABBAT, . P, BAIIASMAS, rees of, Lidgerwaod & Co, Bl gl i e R D. A GAGE. Proceedings of the First Day of His Trial. A Jury Is Secured with Very Little Diffi- culty, The State’s Attorney Makes a Brief Opening Speech. Dan O’Hara Is the First Wit- ness Called, fle Swears to the Demands Ie Made on Gage for the Money. Various Technical Objections of Defendant’s Counsel Are Overruled. The Court Does Not Pay Any Atten- tion to the $100 Olause, Hr. Dexter Raisos tho Point that the Demand Was Not Properly Made. A Question as to the Funds. Speetal Diepateh to_The Chleago Tribune. WAURZGAN, Nov, 3).—Tho trial of David A, Gags, ©ex-Clty Treasurer of Chiengo, under nn indictment for failing to pay ‘over $503,000 to his succossor in oftice, wns begun this morniug before Judgo Murphy, sitting in tho Criminat Court of Lake County, It will bo romombered thiat the caso was brought lLiero from Cook County on a chnnge of vonue, presumably on account of a lack of confldenco in o jury of dr, Gage's follow-citizens, Those not directly intorested imng~ iued that tho purposs was to socure twelvo mon to alt in judgment who would bo moro easily movod by or tory, and would heed argument rather than evidenco, ‘This tmpression, however, scoms to have been fncor- Tect, Tho roal object in securing tho travsfer was to gain timo, It fs sald that DMr. Gage felt confidont of his ability to roturn all tho funds ho had misappiled, belloving that, by making good the doficlency befors the day sct for tho trial, ho could eithor Kill tuo prosecution, or nt loast show to tho jury thot ho was really an honest mon, and mot ontitled to bo claesod as a dofaulter, 1ifa oaleulctions bave beon upact by the *hard times”; money 18 not 50 035y to abtaln ns by anticipated, and, having fafled to restore tho money taken from the Clty Trenuury, be was obliged to ccept the inevitabls, THE INTEESE IN THE 0ASE 18 not very movked, Whethior Luko County shall hrve a now Court-House I8 the question upperniost in the minds of the peoplo, Judgo Murphy rocently con- domned the old structuroas o nuisauce, and refused fo longer hold court within fts walls, In cousoyuenve, new quurtors hnd to be seoured, and Sosrles Hall, on Geneseo strest, was Tented by tho county authoritica, It 1 4n thin pleco that M. Ggo is bolng tried, The room {s large imd weil Hghtod, snd has scating ca- pacity for nbout 250 pornons. Not more than a third of the bonches were oceupled to-iay, THOBE PRESENT, Among thoss whocaino up on tha early morning truin were Mr. Gago, tho Hon, Lecnard Swett, Wirt Dexter. Esq,, and George Campbell, Esq., his counsol; Btato's Attorney Reed aud Sldney Smitl, Esg,, wko i to sealst in tho proscention; Wilium Alcott, who was cashier, aud E, H, Hilton, bookkeopor, fu Iir, Gago's oftice ; aud Frank Barrott and J, W, Bridgmaa, om- ployea in the Comptrollor’s oflic, Tho urrivala by the later traiu wero ex~Comptroller Burley, City Treas. urer 0'liura, oz-Mayor Liond, ex-Ald, 8lerwood, Capt. Connett, oud Mr, L, M, Murray, Sccrelury of the Riverside Improvement Company, —_—— MORNING SESSION, DEULNNING PROCEEDINGS, The Court opened at 11 o'clocls, and hinlf an hour was aevoted to disposiug of motions in other cases, The State’s Attorney and bis sasistant ocenpied the Tight of tho bonch,”and tho accuscd and his attorneys, in~ cluding E. M. Hnducs, tho left. Mz, Grgo appeared as usunl,—good-natured, snd appurently indiderent, With his fingera fu tho avm-holes of his vest, bo roeked back aud forth in his chair, noticing eversthing, Lut auying liitlo, When the caso was called, Mr, Reed aroso and satd tho Court wduld recoliect that ho lud niide ano- tion to AMEND THE RECORD, £0 na fo show that tho indictment was returncd futo open court by tho Graud Jury, Mo deufred lewveto fio the amended record, Mr, Doxter objosted. Tho view ho took of it was that the venuo bad beon changed from Cook County, and, tho caso belng bero on a racord, 1t ehould stand upon that record, Tho Court overraled tho objoction, saying the qiei- tion luvoived bad besn argucd befors him recently, and ho was, thorefore, propared to dispuau of it, tho suthoritiea boing all ono way, Tho prosccution and defenso announced that they ‘wore ready to go to trial, GETTING A JURY, The Court asked whether twelvo jurors should be put into tho box, Mr, Bearles, of Waukegan, who aaslsted Mr, Dextor in selectiug a jury, sald four would bo proferrad, Mr, Reed romarked that any way wonld suit him, The Court thought it would bowell to 1eauc a veniro for moro jurios, that thoy might be summonod and thus savo time. r, Reod did mot want that done, unlesa the othor 1o consented to it until tho panel Was exbansted, The Court—Vory well, Four jurors were then called and ezamined as to thoir qualifications, DARNEY DR, of Fremont, who was born in Germnany, and had lived in ho county niueteen years, testified that he did not know Gage, and had nover heard anybody say anye thiug about the case, 1o waa accopted. QEONGE L, ATEANS, who hait lived in tho county thirty years, said ho did not know Gnge, buthad read about tho case In the uowspapers, No one had attempted to inGuence bit, Challenged poremptorlly by thio dofenso, WILLIAM MESSENGER, of Warren, did not know Mr, Gego, Ho hud talked and read about the case, and hind an opinion which wan 0 fized that ovidence would be required to ro- movoit, His opinion. was formed by reading tho newspapers, Mr, carles proceeded to ‘oxamina the juror aa ko his knowledge of bath aldes of tho case, M, Reed objected, Bir., Bwelt urged that thoy bad the sama right to say whot tho defouso was ag the prosocution to mako their statement, The Court ruled that there must Lo womo Huit to ihe examination, Aftor same further questioning, tho Juror rald from what ke resd in thy nowspapers ho had made up liv mind thut “ such and suich things ” sore so, ‘He waa challenged for causn by tho defeny, TIIE NEW STATUTE, Bfr, Neod quoted the now statute, clsiming (bat, un. der it, an opinton formed from rendivg nowapapers, it the Juror had not stated that ho bolioved tho roports to o true, was not a sufficlent causo for exousing, ‘The Court sald 1§ wes revolting ta he mind to allow CHICAGO, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1874, & Juror with sny opinfon whatever " about the osso t0 o Into the box, The Juror at Tength stated that he could not try the cass fairly, and was oxcuned for causo, T, D, HARDEN had formed an opinfon, but would do the “best he could,” if ‘aworn saa juror, toward giving the do- fendanta faic trial, o lind hoard but ono side of the cato, and had talked with 3 man about it alnce he wan summoned na n juror, Ohallevged peromptorily by e prosecution, ‘WALTER L, INULTIS Bind talled about tho case, but had formed no oplnfan a5 1o Its merlts, 1fe lud al6o road newapaper articles, bellsving, Lowerer, o would Yo gulded by the evi. onco, TORACE OULVER had road sbout tho “defalcation,” but thought Lo couli glve Mr. Gagoa falr trial, Olallenged poromp- torlly by the defonso, D, D, PARMLER had rend tho newspapers, but had not discuseod the case. Ohallenged peremptorily by the defonse, JIENOME DURNETT bad formod no opinlou, thouyh he Lad heard somo talk about tto case, Challengod peromptorily by the defenso, J. 1, JOTIRGON had road the Fiter-Ocenn aud formod an opinfon, Te, howovar, had not exprossod it, or taked with any- body, After helng challenged for causo (the Court overrul- ing it), ho was nccapted, A W, TAYT.OR, of Lake Forest, kuew nolhing sbout the onse, snd was accepted, CHRISTIAN REDLINGER had tafked about thie ease, and had an opinfon, Chal- lengedt peromptorly by.tho prosecution, HMENDY CARSTENS, a butcher, who didn't know Gage, or anything about Bim, was challengod paremptorily by the proscoution, QEonoE veTTEN, who keeps a country atore at Deorfleld, and had no opinion, was accopted, - 01N T, noax ™S, of Veruon, hnd read tho nowspapers, aud was chal longed pevemptorlly by ths defense, JOMN KTEARNR, who never formoil an opinlon from what ho rend fn nowspapiers, was challongod poremptorily by tho do- fouse, GroneR Zone #21d hio would have n fixed opinfon 1f o heard what hio bad rond testified o, and thot ho had talked with mion who pretented to know ull nbont the case, Chul- | lenged for cause, JOHN LEWIN know nothiug of Gago or his cuse, nnd was accopted, HOBERT Yaur, 2 carpenter, ws gnorant of tho caue, but he was chale longed paremptorily by thio defenso, a.c.popar, - of Avon, lind an oplufon; and uould not give thu do- fendant a fair trial, Obnlionged for cutse. ROENEZER WARE 1iad on absoluto opinion as to the uilt or innocence of Ar. Gage, nnd wax excusod for calino, QKOROE: W, ONAMBER, of Warren, b no opinion, and was nceepted, A rocere was then taken, the Gourt putting the eipht Jurors acceptud under tho chargo of o nworn ofilcer, wwho twas inslrueted o let thom epoak to no one. The Bpecttors wero told that 1t wonld be regardod s con- tumpt of Court If thoy spok 0.2 Juror upam any sub- Joct whatever, i AFTERNOON SESSION, COMPLETING TILE JURY, Tpon tho reassembling of tho Ouurc it appeared that tho panel was oxhausted, with tho exception of one Suror, £nd tho Court therenpon lssued o spectal venire for twenty-four “good aud liwrul men,” roturnable forthwlth, ‘Tho Court asled tho connsol If thoy Inalsted upon delaying the proceedings unill the whole tweuty-four woro scoured, AMr, Reed said he was willing te examine thom as thoy wero summonad. Mr, Bwott preferred to havo tho wholo panel roturnod in duo forin, Mr. Reod urged that the Court lad authority to sond the Deputy-iheria fnto tho otreots to plck up Jurors, 3r. Sywett eatd ho would go ahed when preacnted wwith & list of telve, Mr, Reed remerkad that, na a question of practics, counsel were not entitlod to o lat. The Court thought tho samo; but until thore wae officlal ovidence of tho selc:tion of the jurora Lo cauld not recogniza them na wuclr. It wos fually declded to go on, nud four persons were put futo tho bos, RODERT sTIwART did not know Gngo or enytbiug about him beyond what ho bod board and read, He bnd nu opinion, which was agafues tho defendant, fornded npon what ho Lnd resd, but did not know {hat iho rerorts were truo, - Ciallenged peremprorily by the dofonse, Wi W, M'DAID had heard talk of tbo case, nud had formed an opinton, which was “ fixed.” Challenged for causo by the prosecution, T. W, DWYER, who hizd talked about tho ease, buthad learned nothe {ng about the fucts, was nceepted. NHLEON BIAW know Mr, Guga by eight, but had no ofinion ns to hia guilt or fnnacence, Challenged poremptorily by tho yrotecuticn, 0, B. azonux sald ho know Mr, Gage, und W chudlengod peromp- torfly, ALEXANDER OLLMLNT, of Livertyvitle, wau chullmged for cause, ho baving ‘a sult ponding f the court. ¢5orar M, nURNETT hind fornzed au oplifion from whint he hed resd in tho nowupupers, Challengad poremptorily by the dofense, 3, BLOCUM, . who moved hin goods (v Wautegen from Winona two years ago, but bud not permancatly rewided hore un- 1l slx months ugo, was ohallenged for caue,—inoou- petoncy. Tho Qourt could not sea tho point, Mz, Reed chulionged him peremptortly, DAKIEL WARL, o fazmer, who Lind lived in tho county forty years, hav- 1ng 10 declded opinfon, was neceptad, JMEXRY WOOD {honght he conll givo Mr, Gages fair trial, notwith- atanding projudices caused by what ho had resd, Ac- cepted, I, D, NATWOOD Bl an optulon,Zwhich ho presumed would influcace him, Excuscd for canse, L. I, BTANFORD hail a fixoid opinion, based upon nowepaper atatements, Dut could sit u o Juror without blas, Ho Lelloved what bo 26ad o Lo true, Ohullenged for ouuve. 0N WILLIAMS 1ad o knowledgo whitever of tho cage, but was ohal- lengod peremptorily by the defense. IAMES PINNEY rond eomething about the cane, but pald no partioutar attoution to i, Cliallenged peremplerily by tho prose- cution, AT JOHN W, SULL had boord eomo discusuion regarding tho case, hut formed uo opinion, Challenged peromptorlly by the defouse. JOSEPH PALMER W doath on treanurers” Ho, howover, had uo opinton respecting v, Gge, aud’ could yive him n fnir trial, Accopted. ‘fhis sclection completod the jury, and they wora tmmediately aworn to “well and frafy tey, oto, OPENING DY R, XRED, 3Ir, Reod thon opencd for iha rosscution, e snid Bonevor, in all s oxperiencous a prosccutiugaitoracy, Lud had ¥o pafuful u duty to perform us that thcn do Yolvlng upon him. Tho defondsnt was hin friond s ho bad kiown him’ for » long timo, hsd mot him fumiliarly on {ho streot, and they hud always been kiud to oach ofher, ence friend was prosecuting a friend, But ho had a duty to perform, 1t o fuilad 10 do 1t Jio would bo unworlhy of tho To. gard of any lioneat 1aau, 1o lad uo doubdt it was trus that nearly overy man and woinal §n the Olty of Chi. cuggo tegrotted tho prosecution 3 and, alnost without exception, rn&m:lle(l thnt nn oceasion Liad over urikon wheraty the defondant was presentod at tho bar of court of Justico chnrged with boing o crlminnl, But it was a fuct,—ono of those thinge that niust be met, or soclety wonkl prove to o & ropo of sand, wnd governe ment hscl He slould utter no harsh words sgatnst him, but beliovod himself bonud, undor tho Jaw and tho évidenco, o Insist that the Suty should convict tho defendant, however yaiuful it iight' bo to thom to do 40, Dr, Need thou utated TILK FAOTS I[E INTENDED TO IOVE, naying that ho sbould stiow that tho dafondant admit. fed izt bo mada falao entries in Lis book with u view of doceiving and choating tho FPluance Commitice of (ho Conneil, The puniebment for fatling to pay over wan nut fess thad oo uor mors than ten yesni, Ho anked tho Jury to give Mr, Gago a falr tiial—tho bone. it of every ressousblo douut, of any former yood chyracter, und troat bim junt as mu( would u hrothier, r, Swett sakd tho defcuso would muks thalr opone ing when ready to precont tuelr cave, VAN O'LARA, Dantol 0'l1ara waa tho first witiess called, Feamined by Alr. Recd, —Whuro do you roside? A—Iu Chicago, i How fong Lave you livod Thoda7 AeTwety~ four years, QDo 3o e oo TUR VIkw) L D Mr, Bwalt objeoted o amy proof that Mr, O'Hara 81 ll‘fi\ had Leen cheated once by a treasurer, aud ha- ‘was Olty Tressurer of Ohicago, oxcapt rocord evidence, which wan in existonce; M. Bumith urged that the universal rule, motiled by principlo and. nuthorities, wan that parol teatimony waw suficlont. o then ofisred in ovidenca s eortifled copy of the ?Illhl:)l' dilmcz, thie ofticlal boud, and the spproval of o bond, . Mz, Galt abjooled, Thore was @ sult provialng » peuslty ngainat an ofilcor_for nan-‘ymg over to his Auccesror in offico when ho was required by law, aud upon domand, Thero mnust be & dothaud made upon fthe roiring ofoer, that must be amado by the party to whom it wad hia duty o turn over tho money, Thoy said that 3 'Hara liad made {hat deinand, ant Air, Gege ind not tirned the tmonoy over, and ALY, Gago was now fudiciod for that, The olcotion of ME, O'Mnrs, liko & conrt, was & matter of rocord. Thers nust binve been a majority of votes for Mim, nnd ho must have rocoived hia cortifieato of slection, Tho bond did not mako it out, e objocted 10 any proof that that gentloman i the Treasuror of {ho City of Chicago oxcept the racord avidence, which in fact ald exiat, i This objection was ovorrulod by the Court; o which ruling cotnol for defendant oxcapted. Tho examination was resumed by Mr, Reod, Q.—Mr, O'Hara, do you hold any office? A,—I hold 115 oflico of City Treasuror in Chicago, Q.~In_the City of Chi -ng'o. Uounty of Cook, and eir, Stato of Illjnoin?” A.—Ye 0 Treasurer of tha Olty of Q.—Witen i yoi bo Cliicago, jn the Connty of Ooulk, and State of Tlilnola 7 filca on thio 16th dny of A—I 100k possonnlon of thp o Iaat Decombor, Q.—On tho 10th day of Inst Decomber? ,A,—Yes, sir, Q.—From whom dld you ocalve posséasion of the offico? A—From the Foprosuntativos of M. Gago that wero fhoro, Q=Davld & e, this detondunt? A—Yor, ir, Q.—Do you know him?7 A+ Yes, alr, Q.—Low lung havo you kuown bitn? - A.—Ob, elght- ool years 150, s Lireity yencs ago. iavo you known him all the timo down? A,— ir, Q.—Whera did you tako possession of tho ofico? Whiers was tho offico ut thrt tlme? A.—Room No, 9 in tho City-Tlall buflding on Adums atraot, —In Luilding on tle cornor of Adams and La- Sallo etrect In ihe Oity of Ohleago? A,—Yes, sir, ,—Whiat office was that? Whut hnd that boun! nsed for prior to tho timo soit took posseasion of 487 Av— 14 was ved for the City Treasurs. Q.~Tho oMco of thaClty Treasurer? A.—Yes, uir, Q.—lfow long had 1t boon B0 used prior fo that dato 7 {—Tundorstauid siuce tho consizuction of {he bulla- ug., J.—Tow loug had that been? A.—From the dato of the fire, Tt wak bullt 48 tomporary placo aftor the Court-ouso had been burnt down, Q.—In tho groat fira of 18717 A.—1871, October, Q.—Now {hut office—you knew of the offica did you— befors tho 16th of last Docember? A.—Yoa sir., Q—flad youbeon tnit? A—Yen. (.—Who' ocoupiod tho ofiico—who was the City Tresuror 7 [Objeoted to.) fr. Smith. By Q—TImmedlintoly precoding 7 Mz, 3wett—There {s an averinont fu this indictmont thut David A Gago wan the City 'I'reannirer, Mr, Recd-—1£ 0o Ggust plowse, Wwo had s parallel ceto fo this bofore, An fudictment was found against certuu Aldermen for bribery, and it was avorred in tho iudictment that they wero Aldermon, Objection g urged, and waa abaudoued In iho Bupromo Court, They «id not buve the faco Lo prosent it there, ‘The Conrt—Well, I think this ia a stronger case than tlie other, Thora I8 low question about this, If Mr, Gago wus nn oiicer he wag estopp “Yhe objection overrated and oxception taken by do- fendunts counsol, 1y Mr, Reed, Q.—Mr, O'llara, you say yon hocamo Clty Treanurer on'the 10th day of Decomber Inat ; who was your m- modiuto predecensor 7 A~—~David 'A. Gngs, 3 Q.—This defondsnt in this case? -Yos, air, Q.—How lonys hiad he beeu acting a8 City Trensurer of the Clty of Chicago to your koowledgo? A.~For the previous four yeara, 2 ALLING ON MR, GAGE. Q.—After your taking possesslon on tho 16th day of Deconbor lint, did you seo the acfendant, M. Gugo, in rolntion to tho oflleco? A.—I eaw him’ subsequent to tho 161l of Dogomber., Q.—Wiit dsto did you neo him—T monn this defond- ~IL wrote bim 4 noto ou the 26th of Dovora- Tant? AYes, Q.—lavo youa cnps of tho noto? 'A~—Thero fa & copy of it (showlng i), anl T recelved nb anawer, .—Goon, A—1 abteined no snawer to that, and then T uade s rersunal domand, I sorved him with copy of this, . Q.~Where (i _yon seo hiin when you servod him with thiz? Av—In tho Grand Taeilic Holal. Q.—Novw, wwhen was that 2 A.—~That whs sbout tho St or Sth of Jauuury last, Q.—You tiaw b in_the Grand Pacifio Hotol—the defendant in pevson, What ovcurred botwewn you sud him then and thera? A~ went and olated that I camo npon & perconal duty that I was roquired to dls- dbarge in thu wuy of maling a personal domaud upen Iim for tho bilaco duo to the City Treasur: aniounting to £o much 33 was oxpressed In tho note I Iranded to him, Qu—Well, what occurred? A—Ho took it snd put 1t i Ifs peckot, Qu—What did ho o2y 7 ANOTIEI ODIFOTION, Mr, Dexter—We ubjcet to that percr, Mr. Roed—I 4m ouly asking what Bfr. Gage sald now, Br, Doxter—The objection du that we do not want o dewand proved ty parol, Jlu i eekitg now what ho end, sud bo has got o demond in writlog which e Bays ho projoses 1o offer, en wo get ready. 3r. Duxter—If you mnde a written demond we do 20t vt It proved 1y yarol, by Jir, Reed, Q.—You eay you rent hil o paper, and he took 1t 7 A=Yen, uir, and put it in his pockct. Q~Well, 'What "dld ko 63y7 A—Io said he was deficient, B Objecied to by defendsut's couneel ; objection over- ruled, und excention by dofendant's counsel.] WHAT NIt GAGE BAID, Q—Woll, Mfr. O'ffara, What did ho say? Ao stated thst ho hud been nnfortunately duvoived i complicated matiers in relation to his own affairy, but lio hopad f1: tho course of o very briof time to be abla to pry ovor the doficioncy, —Woll, what, If suything, did he ray alout the aniownt—about {ly belog 4 eortect siatement of tlio snoum 2 A—I think lio simply statod that Loac- cepted of tho declarstion so mude by me a8 1o tho smvuLE that was deficlent, Q.—~Ht bio ever pakl that money to you? A.—Thero wug £23,000, 1 believe, pald fn ; that vas nil, .—Who has buew City Treawnrer over ince tho 16th dny of Docember Inst 2~ A.—T Lave, Q.—No other perion ? - A.—No, 4 CASE IN TOIET, Tho Court—I ind this decision, which T alluded to 8somo limoago, 1t Is the casa of Marsh ve, Smith, The Suporlor Court hold this doctrino: Thut where eu ofticor neekss o Jutify hiaeelt for i act that would L2 othierwire 8 trespass, and whero ho rets up his oMclnl character a1 simply setting bimself up a3 en ofticer de ficto. Q. Well X, O'5avs, “wihces e, voct your fico —Well, Mr, arn, wlieray hape Vol o stuce tho1ath day of imisiost 14512 AN, 9 City- )1, "Q).—Thn snmo huilding that Gage formerly ocou- plea? A,~Yes, sir, Q.—What did 5r, Gage, when you handed him tho paper i person, eay abont recelving any otlier paper from yow,—the one you say you ront? A.—I believe ho etaied hio bad rocoived & communication of » simi- Tar purport to this, aud did not pay any immediato ot tention 10 it, oGl for Popleotored tho two papers tn evi- enco,] Q.—You say you demanded o sum named in there of him? A—Yos, 6ir, THE TWO DEMANDS, Br. Dextor—I would liko to el ono_question, You say Gago opoko of huving received somo other paper, Did ho ay when ha recelved 1L7 A,.—No, 3r. Réed—I propoao to iduntify {he first notice, thon, < : Dy 3r. Smith, Q,—Why, you nevor sent sny but ono by mall? A— I think I éont that by hand—the irst one, —You eout that by messeuger? A.—Yes, sir, 7 And o oler you dellveral to bt oisonilly 7 -Yes, sir, ~Thesa aro the ouly two? A.~Yes, sir, Ar, Deater—And to these two wo object, They are ovidenus of a demand, ‘o ono dated Dec. 26 ho waid hio recelved 1o anawer to, Tt did not call for auy an- swer, and it is in evidence by Mr, O'Hora Limself that no demand iwas mentioned when Mr. Guge recoived that, That was perfectly understood, and is evi- denced by the fact that tho nextono wassentata later dato, Tho indictinent slleges that the domand was maide on Jau, §, This demand hers is dated tho 20th, and, thero befug no aftempt to prove whon it reached Mr, Gage, it wonld not be adiissiblo, 2, teed—Tho fudictmont was found on Jab, 8, and Lo 688 hio served it on tho Gili, TnE $1C0 CLADRE, Jr. Bwott—Soc, a7, yngs 499, of - the City Ohartor, provides that if - fuy persou, having boon ai oflicer in safd city, sholk uot, within fen. days sfter notification and request, do- Uver {0 hin succopsor in ofce ml proparty, Papars, and oifacts of ovory dosceluion If et3 vosso slon bolongiug to said eity poriining to the ofllcy, .y sbill pay for tho s af tle ity §100, bostdes nll dam- ago cauned by s nogloot and efusal 8o to doliver, It Drovides ten daya lsgway I 3y domand fos” payluis over and delivering the proporty, Hr, TieedonTho sodiclinent is Got framed undor that Inw ut all ; it hos nothiug to do with the ndictment, 3, Doxtur—Well, that law oststs, oud what docu fho Hiate's Attornoy proposo to do with it? What fs his theory of framing’ judictments 7 ‘That eection fu puet of thy ewaulo act of o Uity of Ghicogo suvioquont o this old faw,— tho lutent esprehston of tho leglalative mind wpon tho dntien i fized to tho ollico of the Trone~ wrur of Uliicago, 1t ays tuat the Treasuror shiall huve ton duys to By ovor, Can tho Siule's Attornoy kay that o shali ot heva fen daye? That fu the gues ton, X sindl contend by and by st tho proper stage thiat thls subsoguont law repcals the earilur ono by sopununcy and by revialon, aud that there i no zuthority anywhero for claimiug that the law under which he defendant fs indicted oxietu an & legnl atatute ; ut it (s eufliclent for my present srgummt 10 coufrout the Court with fhiu stutute, and ciafin it~ prolection for my cllent, It mist have a coutruction, Tho Niucteenth of Illinis Los o deolsfon on the subject, 1 cun atato itd substauce, T prosume i will be conceden by counsel that (L s tho duty of the Court to construe’ every statute that the Leglelaturo has passed o it shall have o meaning, Tho logsl presumption i, alttiough it involves somo- times conatitutional objections, that the Court will ratection, that Lo connovRg: go by | construo overy Iawsosn toglvo it effect, Now, the Dont theory thia State's Attornoy can take, is, that 'this Inw and tho'old one stand pari. materie.’ I hope ho will not sy thnt the law of 1833 repeals the law of 1863, Wo hiavo two atatuten, ‘Tho Iaw of 1833 provides » domand to bo made witlout apecifying s timo for refusml to comply with the domand, Tho law of 1803 -given tho officer in _quostion ten dnys, Now, put thern togethier, and weave them together, and 'ars wo not entitiod to tha ton dayn? Upan fair construiction of thicao two Inwa Lho dofond- ant 15 cutitled to ton days, ~What business hoa & do- mand that only abto-latou tho Indictiicut tores days— whiat bunfoess s it in this cave? ITE WEAL MPANING, Mr, Smith—This indictimont hea been adjudged to auflictent, Itwaaheld by ono of the Judges in Cook Couuty, sud it has heenn held by Yonr Ionor, that thin indfotment ntaniis on tha orlginal atatuto, snd it ntrikes mo that the intentlon of this twenty-seventh section {a_apparont avd plain, It fs a moro atatutory porition, compolling o parly’ whien bie torin ruus out o dalivor over the property and ofTects in Lia pos- sossfon—tho chattels, Gxturos, and paraphornalia of tho office to_his succesuor, for tho purpous of provent- ing the oumborsomne and tedlons process of & quo war- ratito, Such a slstute oxista in'evory Blate, but no- body evar heard that this atatito was applicablo fo & a0 of dofaleation of fuuds, It toroly says that,whon a party’s torm of offico explres, if ho falls to turn over thio property and effects— " Mr, Reed—It uses the word * monoy,” tao, Tl Courb—t Property, papors, aud offects of every doscription,” Mr. Smith—Yos, nirs property, papers, and offocts, and it is sutficlent to ssy to your Honor that that atat: uto wa ara not proccading undor, 1f wa wero obliged to procend undor that, tho only yenalty woutd bs §100, whiles wo oould niot enforco by Indictinuit, Mr, Roed—~It {8 an action of debt simply, M, BWETT then entercd {nto a lengthy nrgument toshow that Mr, Gogo ought to bave bogn indictod under the ** $100 cluilao ” fu the charler, cluming that no other statuto covored theoffonko of falling to pay over, Mr, Gago was. willing to be tried by tho lowa under which thie actcomne platned of was done, but, inafead of tht, an effozt was inade to forc him to trisl upun other staiutes, OVERLULED, ‘The Court held that Bac, 2T (the $100 clause) should not recelve such construction at thoe Lands of the Gourt, 25 t0 bo el to ropesl, by complication, the act of 1833, upon which the prosecution was bascd, Tho showing of a demaud, and a refusal iu pursusnce of thab act, was campotent testimony, THE DOOUMINTs. Tho appended doouments wers thon ofterod in evi- donco, subject to excoption “p. “ Orrx Tacaaonen's Orrion, Dec. 20, 1878, . A, Gage, Eag: BT Afirecably to theinstructions of the Law Ad~ vinors of tha city, and as your snccessor s Froauter, 1 nm requested to domand of you tho deficlt of monvy tnongiugt to the Gity Treanury, amounting to $507,- 3,08, 1 am, vory respectfully, your obedient servant, ¥ DaNzL O'HARA, Qity Troasurcr,” “ Orry Tnzasunzn's Orrics, Jan, 1, 1674, @aqe, Ery, i Dizin Sin's Agrocably to the roquest of tho Btate’s Attoruey, T hereby demand of you $607,000.88, boing the deficlt of funds belonging to the Gity of Ohicago, and which 1, as your succeseor in offico ns Clty Treus- urer, roquest to bo pald to me forthwith, Respecte fully, DaNIEL O'HAnA, City Tronsurer,” By Mr, Reed. Q.—I will sk you hgain, r, O'ifara, no there can bo 00 mistake about 11, At tho time you hindod him that paper, which you say was on tho 51b, at the Grand Pa~ citic Hotel, what, if “sanything, did Lo ray nbout u for- mer communication 7 Glve iis language a6 near as youcan, A~Thivk he simyly acknowledged Laving recoived it, ~—What kind of a communiention did_you sny it waB7 A1 5ald T had ont a similar on, I thivk, by ous of tho young men who is going to be & witness, He, I think, alro doliversd that, he say? A—He gavo me {o under- stond or said that ho bind received ft. Anfar as I can Teaen, X thiulk it s Dir, Lflton who dclfvorad it, d you recei¥o s book whon you camo i5to the e, wir, k you that bookhora? A.—Yus, sir, Il you produco §67” (Wikiiow prodticed ths —WWhat book {8 that? A.—It s tho casli-liook, —Of What? A,—Of lattor Aof the Oity Trezaur- or’s oflice, TIK CARII-DODK. Q.—Did you find that book thera whon you went Into the oflica? A.—VYos, air, Q—Aa s casl'books &f (hio ity Trawmuror? A.— Yes, nir, .. Q.—A used by whom? A,—As made by my prede- cessor, Mr. Gago. Gity ‘Lroasurcr? A,—Yos, Eir. Q.—Will you turn to Page 110, I think it is, and atate ‘what tho balanco s as shown there i, Dextor objusted to the witnoss niatiog gonersl g, Q=Wint docs the Dok show—tho balonce fo what? Mr. Doxter obfocted to tlie queation, unless the book wes offuredd In evidence, Az, Rcod—Wo Linve proved that this book was in tho oflice of tho City Treasurer, and used by Mr, Gage 58 au ofllclal ook, A balmto was struck by dlr. Gage, Dec, 16, and shown thou to be $105,785.61, and it shows that e paid over to Mr, O'Hara sufficlent to liao fust tho Dalsuca domandod of him in these notleed. M. Smith—Thero aro certatn portions of the record matorisl ta thia fssne, #nd wo offer them in ovidence, “They aro the balauce strick on the 15th of November, tho ‘day Mr, O'ltara took tho oftico, and also anotlier balancg talen on that dute. 2r. Teed—Ou page 103 thin book sliows the halanco whieh Mr, Gago ropresonted was in the Trensury, and 1 propose to prove by Mr, O'Hara how much Lo re- colved of the doticlt, TIE BALANOE, 3fr, Dexter—I object to the admission of the evi- dence, for tho renson that the law under which tho do- feudant was indicted provided that Lo should be ro- quired to yay over funds of & wpecific char- ncler, o -fund established by iw to bo ueed’ for * publio purposes, and nono other, "Y'o malo any other demand on the defondant would go for nauglit ; but it would be found that certsin private funds were 'ncluded in the goneral balance. Public funds nnd funds of a private nunture wero all grouped, together, and the smount was arrived at by sdding all’ thesa funds togother, and deducting what tho Treas urer puid over from what it was claimed ho ought to liavo paid over, leaving o balanco which tho prosccu- ilon soughit to prove. Ho hind authorities which per- haps the court would not care to hear at that Jats hour, but which ho conaldered fmportant on this polut, Mr, Reed—Wa only offer pago 110, ITho Court—If Mr, Dextor lina somo authorities, T ‘will hear them ; but, granting that thu book itself doet not show such & fund, stlll i3 that o resson why tho {estimony should be excluded 7 Ar. Daxter—It io my position, and I have authority to prove it, First, that this 'fund which tloy do- manded was not any ono fund, but a confuston, u va- rioty of funds, snd fntermixturo; und, in the socond place, not all of theso funds wwero eatablished by law. Tho Court—I would suggest, gentlomen, withi o ‘g to facllitaling tho hearing of this quostion, thnt tho gy mow mnde by countel for {ho defensa lan Beerns t0 M8 \u g ey o wt Gy o8 1caion o 1A fo tha Gortand Mr, Smith—Whother {he o, - Tho Court—Yes : nud wheilits s g grarer.Liiohd had .o right to recalve, Aftor some farthor disousalon, Mr, Doxtor being vers anxious to Do heard on tho points, tho suggestion of the Court wae socopled, and ‘tho atgumont was there- fore deferred unhil tho proper time, when the Jury will be instricted Ly tho Court s 1o tho law in the cafo, ‘Tho Court then took a recess until9 o’clock to-mor~ row morning. s e o s CASUALTIES, Fatal Explosion at Wilkesbarre, Pr.=-Frozcn to Donth on un Aboudoned Scow-Miscels laneous Tteur. QrevenaND, O., Nov, 30.~Scow Pearl, of Fafrport, loaded with lumbor, cama saliora st Genevs, O, thin morning. On board was found the body of & man aupposed to bo J, Grabam, of Fairport, and tho body of & boy agod sbout 14, Loth ovfiently frozen to death, tlio bodies bolng complatoly covered with feo. Thint of the boy was found Jnshed to tho rigging, The scaw i3 o total wreck, and has tho appearauco of having beon run fnto, Nothing was found on board to {udicate ‘Whora tha Bcow was from or whero bound, VYATAL BOILER-ESTPLOSION, Special Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune, WILKEALATEY, Fik,, Nov, d—Thia mnorning a boiler exploded at the Warrlor Run Colliery, Instantly killing Daniol Roborts, the engincer, Just before the ac: dont ocenrred tho fireman beard_somothing give we and called the engineer to make an examination, whe tho expleslon followed, sovering the engincor's head from bfs body. _Roberta lesves a laryo family, TWO PRIUSONS DROWNED. DALTIMORE, Nov, #0.~Tho stbamer Wilmingtou, from Now Orleans, nrrived to-day, pleked up n dies ablod schooner snd took off hier crow, putting u rizo orow ou Loard lu chargo of fhio accand ofileer, [f’hn Wilmington attemipted to tow tho achooner fnty part, but It wenk suddouly, carrylng down tho second officer and one seaman, A RAILROAD BRIDGE BROKEXN DOWN, BArTIMORE, Nov, 0.~Tho acenmmodetion trains on {ho Northern Central Tailroad and Ooclieysvillo Rtond, 11"‘:1‘;“! ‘»fleruoon on tho fron bridge over Lako ave way, precipitating th lendors and {0 thowaler, Ono passengor wus illed oyis fujured, PorTsvirLE, Nov, 10,—Jumes Meyg A minkng-Loss for tho colliary at Gimrdyille, was sutfocated fu tho wine this morning, 51X MEN DROWNED, BALTIMORE, Nov., B.—An Oysler prngy was run down in 1ho Chiesspenke Bay early yestorday morning, und alx mon were drowued, . e CASES UNDER THE tNFORCEMENT ACT. Rionsosn, Nov, 30,~In f10 Unltodt States Ofreutt Court to-day, Judges Boad and Hughos, tho sitting Judges, xnuouncel that they hud disagrend fn the Peterabury clection oasos, aud would cortify thom up to the Bupremo Courtof the United Hiates, Theso aro the cases of oight judgea and:tholr regigizars of sloction, indicted uider tha Enforcoment act, for ob. atvucting and proveiting colored 1am from voting at the municipal eloctin in Alsy It 1 . WASHINGT( The President an j_‘cccretnry Bristow Strong] <5 wvor Specie Resump- tion, = They Will Take High Grounds for Naming the : Happy Day. Hord-Monsy Men Firm, with an Upward Tendency, Becretary Bristow Getiing Ready to Beat the Claim-Agents, Mr. Forney Revokes, and Refuses to . Sell His Newspaper. Kalakana and His Coaling Station. THE FINANCES, WHAT MAY DE EXPECTED OF CONORESS, Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, . WsnINGTON, D, 0., Nov. 30, —Thers {5 no douht thiat both the Prealdent and Secrotaty Bristow, in thefr communications to Gongross, will takou vory declded ‘posttion with reforeuco to speelo payments, and, while 10 oue 14 permitted 1o apeak by authority, it necme cor- toin that they will rccommend thst Cougrees Uiz by legislation an carly day for coln resumption, and that thiat doy will bo Jan, 1, 1670, tho first dsy of tho con- tonnlal year. 1t also soems probablo that, if such rocommendations aro sent to Congress, the financinl discusslon and excitomant of last year can soarcely bo wyoided, uniesa tho Committoes shall docide to avold discusston by declluing to report back the fusncinl 'NUMBER 101, anwer foran swssnlt pon Ohstlos W, Tnld, of Ghte cago, by which Tild Tost o eyo, sveral wooks ngo. o William 0, Kny'hcmluln of Frank Key, author of the Kennor Hotuey tjionszy oitiel bields at tne y Ba nore, on Bundn) igut, Dooens: haa beou for some timo Dast {n the )Ag'lul busines: Tilinofs River at Peoria. wan complotaly closed by the cold of Bunday night, * Notwilhwlanuting povernl Iuches of snow remaing on £ tee, eatting wik bo' eommongs ed at ouco, Dealers sad icéemen gencrally auticipato a good acaion, Tho soclal ovont of the eearon In Milwaukes & plice lant ovoniuyg ut the Nowall Hotso, S sacy shonc Titus glviog o grand ball and supper to the entire olito of tho ‘cify un tho eveuing_prior to, their de-. parture for the I2ast and Euvope, Twimenro' preparne tlona wero madv, and evorythliig of the soct proviously was cast {nto the shede, i > - Willlam__ Dawaon, s . prominent morchant of Trecport TIl, 'commilted aulchia in tho rear of his « itarn on unday cventng by Inuglog, - ickuows in bis Lomilly Iy sanigned ne the cause, Ar, Dawson wasa notiv of England, and 40 years of nge, Iio wau highly respected, and doinyg n prouperous businuss, Ho leaves » wifo and Givo childron, A favorabla anewor Is soon expected from Rome to tha rocommondation for the furinution of a now Cuth~ olio dlocene fram Nortbern Minnesota and Dakota. The Hlulmy, it tho Moerss In entablished, will b efther ibo Rev, Jobn Ireland, of Bt, Paul, Abliot Rupert Bcidenbueh, of 8t, John's College, Stoarns County, or Tather Bul, a traveling ininslounty, Tho running fca stopped ond the river frozo over ab 8t. Paul . vesterdny morning, Ko that yestordsy Rftors 1100 tho feo” companlus wora ablo £0 stake out thoir claims, From {ho firat to tho st hoat through Lnko Lepin, thosaanon of unvigalion Liwn boon 208 ays, boe Ing tlio abortost scason on record oxcept 183 - boits could Liavo run a fow days oarlier uud Jato A gontloman who arrivod at Kausau Cliy, Mo, yose {exday, ovor tho Atchfnon, Topekn & Boita Fa Tislle Toud, kaya that fhat Compeny fins sold a largo tract of land in “Ylarvoy Connty, Kaneas, to tho Camnbellite Chuvchof Ilinots throngh & party of gentlomen ropro- penting tuat Canren, It s waid (st st loast 60,000 acres will o hought und nattlo copla of th denomtustion, b s e FIRES, Yesterdny’s Blezos in Chicngo-- Hotel Doa ;lrn)'ed aL Last Saginaw, Mich..-Miscels nucons, oo Jero o falso alsrms of firo yestorday, one rom hox No, 512 at 6:10 p, m., SOy o 512 8 610 p. ., and anciioe from box An overlicated furnaca in tho resldonco of R, G, Rog- ur#, No. 162 South Asbland nvenue, caused a slight fire and $25 worth of damage at 6:30 o'olock Inst evening. Tho alirm from Mox 01 at 8:16 o'clock yestordsy marning, wan eaused by the bursting of a atoam pipe in tho Lundry of E. Hutohinson, No. 91 Wabash ay= enue, No damago rosulted. ALB:00 p. . yestorday a dofectivo ohimuey caused measuzes. “This courus ins already beon wuggensed by Congreusmen who are opposed to detormiining the TIME OF HPEOIX REAUMPTION Dy legislation, " o fur as can bo udgod by the state- aionts of the Congrensmen who liave siready arrivod, Cungressmen goncrally do not seomt to have modiiled the inancinl viows Leld by thom last winter, A con- versation wilh a conaidersblo numbor initicates 1o up~ preciable modification of opinton . on either side of ‘tho question, Tho lurd-monoy men are very delermined fn thelr viows, and state that thoy Mo Dreparod, it lwowuiry, o mike the finaucial question o natfonal fusus. - Thors holding conteary opinfons aro not so errly agrosd upou & policy. Bomo favor forcing a natloxal iseus upon the qudfiion of spoedy colu resnmplion ; others deprecato such an dusuo, nud ura verse to Axing by Inye o day for spcaie resumption, Tiao Inteat information from TIHE NEW BYNDIOATR {8 that the high rato of diseount iu England, which was & per cent duriug a portion of Noveniber, an tho Liigh prico of gold, Lisye ombarrnsscd tho neiotiation of tho mow loan. Thore ¢ as yai netbiug fo indleato what tho action of fhe Syndiculy Wil bo with respect to closing tholr optious fo1 tha ra- mainder of tha loan, which exjaros oo ¥eb, 1 noxt. It is known nt tho Traasury, howover, that tho con. tract with the Syndicate s mory advahtagaous to (ho Govornment than to 1hy negotintors, The Inttor realizo 0 profits oxcopt whon tho houds are kol for moro than yiar, and are abliged 1o coutoud with dn Rdverse markot aid wilh competing lonns, WAR CLAIMS. TIX 8UGG FONT JOB. Spacial Dipaich to The Chicayo Tridune, Wisuwaox, D, 0., Nov. 30,.—Tho Speclal Agents sent to Tennessco to nveatigato tho colebrated Sugy Tort cuso Luve, It f8 understood, submilted theic ve- port to Sccrotary Dristow, and it is probablo thnt eatly atops will Lo talon to recovor tho §34,000 pnid on tho 2ut of July Inat. 1t s understood thnt certalu ofliclals nudclerks aro fnvolved, coliusion with tho claimiant nnd wuppreasion of mitorial evidonce betug catablislicd, Seeretary Lristow has puslod s wyuiry witl a clnractotistio vigor, aud it {s likcly tbat b Wil break up a ring that las for yeary proseonting, aud in many cages succeasfully, fraudufont claiins ngainnt the Govern- mont. 1t ig aazerted that tho cvidenco takon serlously implicates the Hon, Rtodorick Bitlor, of Tenncasce, of cadelalip fame, snd that an investigntion of tho cas ‘will be uade by the Committoo on Wor Claims of tho 1louse, which rojected the cluin_during tho last sce- alon, 'Judge Lawrenca will, it in sald, ofter a rosolu. tlon to that effoct, nod_ondeavor to’ sustaln_ certain theories advanecd by him in bin publiched letter of laat summer on tho genoral subjoct of war clalma, Tho cako 1 likely tu develop soino._ fntoroating foatures of the claim busiucss, sud show the workings of tho Dopartment lobby, g NOTES AND NEWS, SECRETARY DRISTOW AFTEN THE SI'ECIAL AGENTS, Suecial Dispateh to The Clicwno Tribune, WannmNazo, D, C,, Nov. 30.—Secretary Drlstow fa congidering tho proprioty of reconsidoringan ordor mado in #ho carly part of his administration whereby tho Special Agents of the Tressury were nusigued to theofiico of the Commissloner of Customs, Practi- «ally the reports of the Special Agents aro sent to the Becrolury for uctlon, although mado diroctly to tho Commissioner, for tho renson thot tho Comuissloner, linder the 1w, 4 a coutrolllug, not mu_ exocutive, otlicer, xING RALAKAUA'S VIAIT, 1t 18 known hero that Kalulkaun, Kiug of the Sand~ wich Ialands, Lus been opponed 0 foreigners in thoso isiunds, and 'hna boen nit enowy of the progressioniut party, In connoction with his srrivel, the old slory’ that Lo will offr a couling wtatlon ut Pear] Rixer In oxchango for a rociprocity (reaty with the United States in agal rovived. Itis'certain {hat nuval otlicors, at the request of tho State Departmunty madoa vory careful examinntion of LTear] Riv.r har- and reported it woil adapled to the JLI:IE’OE::QU: i fixions for a reciprocily 'y which suall per~ mit tho free eutry of nico aud sugar from the Sand- wich Islands, BUTLER ON MARSAONUBETTH rFOLITICS, Gon, Butler, who Lin arrived, n unnppronciibla to Journalists, 1le convorscs, however, frocly with lis Iricuds, and ia quito bitter at the pérwons. whow hy cousidors tho causo of his defeat, e miys thst no lost fewer votes than auy Republican candidate i Mas sachunotts, but tho troublo was that tho votes hie lost were cast ngatust bim, Mo ridlcules the trinmph of tho Democrats, or what ‘thoy call their triumph, in Maswichusetts s aays that, shico tho Lxecutivo Guiin- cil u entlroly Topubfican, the Dumocratio Governor can initiuto 1o measuro aiid havo no prtrousge except olutment of an Adjutaut-Goneral und two e-Cutap, THE OIVIL-MIGNTS DILL. The Clork of tho House Laa complotd tho caleniar of busiucss for Moudny, Tho Civil-Rtights bill bs sccoud on the catondar, FORNLY OIANGEH I8 31IND, A telegrawa was rocelyod hcro thin aftornoon trom Thlladelphin stating that Jobn W. Forney lau revoked hi3 agreomont to sell tho Yhilndelphis £ross to Aloxauder SlcOlure, It is understood Liero that Forney's rovoeation fa duo to tho fact that George W, Oliflds und othior eapitalists hnyo profferred the ald necessary to relieve bim from hiu Guancial ombarrassuients,” McOlure, it (s atated, I alrendy ne- gotlating for o purcliauo of tho Industriat Age, which ban tho Askoclated Prens frauchine, with tho infention of muling it au fudependent paper, PRILADELYILA, Nov, 30,~Tho Lreas will publish nn artiely to-morrow saying : * No salo of the /'ress hns Deow made, norin suy fu contemplation., There will hit 1o trausfur of the puper until the lst of January next, which remndns now as (b always lus hoen under the xole proprietoraltlp of tho Ion, Jokm W, Fornoy, “Tliera witl L 10 chungo in the editorinl staif with th new yoar,” NOTE YROM 0OV, GARLAND, V11 the Associated Tren Wastinazow, Nov, §0,—Cuv, Gatlund, of Arkansas, inreply t0a tdlegrain from Lis cownutl hers, says : “1 am not coucentrating troops to defy the President or Congress, a6 has becn chiarged; mor for any other purpose. 'am ot concoutraiing trogp at iy ter ofng peace and quict throughout the State," TILE INTEN-OUANIO OANAL, COMMISKION ot st noon to-day, Tho roport of Ma, Melarland, of the Englneor Corps, on tho Nossiptvd Nicaragua oty 4kl 3 VOO pupee on U subloct T parud by Prof, Nourec, of the Naval Obaurvatory, wers vocelvod and (liced on Alo, Tho Commisslon” savehy Linin to-morrow, JORE: ON SPINNER, Treasurcr Spiuner this morniug rocelvod tho follow- g gnta,‘mci]ud;m §l: * * Do ta the doverniment, 1. Spinuor, get ready, Tho Dowiocrata will conio ik & oyt | & & TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, @rorge Labor, aged 113 yoars, diod at 8t Pa on Batirday duaty o Hod ut Blroudiharg, Miko O'Connor, who calls himself ¢ Tted-1nnded o, 1 i urteat aid i Jafl at Fadnon, Wi, for rilolpution u & prize-ight “opposita Stiliwater two yuare ogo, ‘Tho estato of (ho lsto Hamual 0, Williston, of lnst Hampton, Mass,, {u valuad at 31,015,111, ani the rsts the ta-utory frame houre of Jusoph GIll, No, 38 Secte Gtzeot, {o cately fire, The dmmngn‘:mmmlled to mur: fully covered by jusuranco, An alsrm way glven from box'No. 730, AT EABT RAGINAYY, MICH, Suectal Dispatch ts The Chicaro Tribune, East SAa1xavw, 3lch,, Nov. 30,—The Grant Hotel, s Inrge frume buliding on Fronklin street, wos destroysd by five nbout 4 o'clock this aftornoon, The causs of tlio fire 18 not definitoly known, Tho lotel was fifled with boarders, many of whoin loat o Iargo portion of thuir goods, ‘The bullding was ownod and. kept by Jowephs Poquet, It was Insured for £2,000, and the furnituco for $300. Tho loas, which is fotnl o far a8 the building fu concerned, will not excood §4,000, AT WILAUNGTON, DEL. " WiLswaToy, Dol,, Nov, 30.—James Guthrie & Co.' earringe favtory was pet on fire Inat night and doer stroyed. Tho loss Is $30,000 ; the insurance, $20,000,, AT IRAUILATNOIS, CANADA, BrAvitAnxold, Can,, Nov, 830, ~Kilgaur & Broif', ateam cabinel factory has burnod, ho loss 1s hoa, . CHEAP TRANSPORTATION. Cliensto Delrgaten to the Richmond Convens Uon Propase 1o Inventignte Cortain Wat pre Route Nehcues, Speelal Dispatch to The Clitcnso Tritune, Wasuixorow. D, (.. Nov f0.—John 0, Dore ang Lyraan Bridges, of Chiengo, dolegates from Il nots, elthore to-night for Richmond, Va., to attend tho Chenp-Transportation Conventlon, Thoy bave besn spoading some time Lore in gotting {nformation af tha office of_the Engineor Corps relativo to tho proposed trunsportation routes. 3ir, Dridges, aftor the adjourne ment of the Conveution, will procedd to Savannih and fuspect tho route of tno Atlantlo & Groat Weatorn Canal, Ho will nlso vislt Mobilo sud othier Southern clties to oxamine tho various schomea of wator-line improvement, Tho results of this in- vestigution will bo embodicd I a report to Gov. Bev- orliye, which will be mado at an_carly day. ~Mr. Dore ©xpucts to remain some time in Washington in the inw . tercst of tho Hennepin Canal improvement, SOUTH CAROLINA, Edgefield Peoplo Indiguant at tho Storles of Gutruges Committed on Blacks in That Ree rlo, ' AUGUATA, O2,, Nov., 30,—A large meeting wag held In Edgofield, 8, O, to-dsy, ot which Indig- mation was oxpressed at tho charges sgainst the whito yeoplo aud arbitrary arrests of cith zens. The spenkors eafd tho charges of outragex in 1idgeficld County werc without foundstion, and that miore intimidntfon had beon practicod by tolored tuon by whilo peoplo. A commilice yas sppolutod ta roport at a mecting next Monday tho factsln regard to intimidation on election sy by the Radical party, KALAKAUA. The Haswnilan King Dolng San Franclaco. Bax Fnaxciseo, Cal,, Nov, 80,—Tho Hawaiiap King will not loave for Washington till Saturday noxt, wiehe 1ug to visit all pointa of intorest bofore golng. Ho hos also expressed o wish to witness a review of Col, Mce Comb’s regimont of Californis National Guard, at the Mechanles’ Pavilion noxt Friday night, when Gov. Booth will review tha troops in' tho brosence of the Lilng, Last evening ho inspected tho Clay Streot Ohain Cablo Raflroad, sud gave o reception 10 soveral city ofllelals at his Notel, The King and suite have accepted tho invitation of Bla, Leland to vis sit lunlla l‘nnllmuglula} :I?(:Imflnoo'l' mo) Ay & o] . A 6 nu) 0 H inence will ugfaety A 14T ) *R8 OF. rom; ot i ——p——s POLITICAL. Wauts to Bo Spenkor of the Illinols Housos Spectal Diegateh to The Chicago Trilune, BrooxiNazox, Ill., Nov. 30.~Dr, Thomss Togers, rocontly electod by the Domocrats of - this county to the Legialuture, has aspirations toward the Bpoakor's seat, and scoms fo have molld backing smong the Bourboun of this part of tho State, 1fo 8 o simone pura hurdshioil Democrat, but, locally, 18 @ favoritp af sll partics, and will not, probably, bo opjiosed by memberu from {his part of "thio Btato, Thero 14 much tglk zhont tho mattor hore, and Rogers will undoubte odly b s candidato, e NO GOID IN THE BLACK HILLS, Dra Moves, Ia,, Nov, 30.—Walter Strain, of Buf- falo, N, ., arvivod hers on Saturday from tho Black Hills, whoro ho has been prospocting siuce August, Ho nado thorough prospect, snd reports some * pocket ” gold found, but not cnongh to pay, Ho dee cluras that thore ia nok a shadow of truth n the atate- ments mado o8 to tho discoveries of gold i that country, Two of Lis comrades wero ot by tho Tudlan, of whom tho hille are full, - e CANADIAN LUMBER STATISTICS. OrTAwWA, Nov, 0.~Tue Citizens' lumbor roport says the nmount of white-pino timbar cut in thi Ottaws, Valley this year was 047,000 foot, nud of red ptne 445,000 fect, ‘Tho caloulation for thia winter's cut on tho Ottawa §8 7,000,000 cublo feet of whito pine, and 1.500,000 feet of fad pino, ‘Ihis showa reduction of 5,000,090 foot of white plfio In two yoars, and a roduce tlon 0f 2,000,000 feut of red pin, a8 compared with 1rsi seavon, 5 PSP THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. PHILADELPRIA, No¥. 30,~Tho Board of Managors of the Nutlounl Tomporance Soclety, n sesalou to-dsy, #dopted u rosolubion. requesting the police authoritics to ropross tho terrlblo ovils of - Iy uor-aclling and thontzical porformancos on tho Lord's day, It was aldo rexolvad to bold a Nattonal Temporanco’ Conven- tion ut some point in tho Wost the coming yoir, —— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yoms, Nov, 30.—Arrived—Steamship Galtlc, from Liverpool, Taverroow, Nov, 80,—~The sleamsbip Baltlo, from Now Yark, hus srrived out, New Yours, Nov. 30,—Arrlved—Steamship 0, I, Funeh, from Antwerp, e a— SIR KNIGHTS AT NEW ORLEANS. Niw Onurusy, Nov, 30.—Thoro arrived to-day thy followlug Gommauderlon: Loulevill, No, 137 8, Alduman, No, 18; B, Louis, No,1, from Bt, Lani Mowpital } from Jackaonvillo, 11l abd delogates from Nobruska aad other States, s TN THEBEECHER-TILTON LIBEL SuiT. Youi, Nov. 30,.—Judge Nottson, of the Iroklyu Clty Court, hus refunod o 1ix flio duy for tho trial wr the Indictment agalnst Theodora Tilton, leaying WAter 10 couusel aud the District Adtorney, 6 1 due to goto Amberst Uollege, aft are plid,%flll smount to nu,ofin. R Josoph Gulon, of Bt, Panl, was arraignad jn the Po- Lo Gourt of, that city yostordng, and o 1n b1 000 oo EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS INWEVADA. BAN FRANOIACO, Oal,y Nov, 30,—~There wan & hoa: eartiquaka ut Oreino, Nov,, yeuter vy SeRicl nated two i, "No CRRLES ae Boen 00k