Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 5, 1874, Page 2

2 on the part of tho prososution to objoot, I nsk it it was not much moro infamous and barbarons on tho part of tho Court to sustain tho objoce tion? _\What answor does the coungol mako? Mr, Swatt—Aly anawor is tols— Mr. Smith—"Tbnt I8 onough abont this. Mr. Bwott—I sald thub about iho prosccu- o ith—T objuct to Lis making another h, !p!"\‘lnrn. Swett—Do not asenll mo, and ask me fo [:{ it. < o’]‘:m Court—T do not tuluk tho goutlemen had bottar binve any controversy. Mr. Swott—I wonld be glad to oxplaln my position. Mr, 8mith—I wonld bo glad if you kept your seat. Mr. Bwoit—Do not ask me to respond then, Mr, 8mith—I did not nex you to iwt up_ o make a spoech, Didn't Mr, Senrles turn to nio and ask_all sorts of quentions. Don't bo nerv- aus. We will givo you amplo timo to got ovor OUr NOIVOUBNCHS, 2 Purning to the jury, Me, Smith repeated his rematks, soying tliat this metizod of CASTIGATING TiE: COURT waswhot was somotimes called ** whipping tho dovil around the stump.” Notwithstanding tho deuporate effurts made to provent, togal evidonco Doing intiodueed, the goutlemon Lud poralstent- ly preeeed upon tho Court and jurv an iffogal defonse. Was it not right that bio sliould eay it waa an illegal defenso whon the Court, aftor argument, without tho lonst indleation of portiality, so decldod? Tho claim was that thoy ¥ero nob recolviug a fair trinl, and an attompt o to obtain the sympatly of tho jury by olinrgos of pardality. Conusel, fiowaver, undar- antimoted tho intelligonco of tuo Jjurors when thoy attompted to paim oft ‘auch bumbug in heu of 6 legitimuto dofengo, - Mr. Bwett had nd the Boldnogs to state plainly thav” the ovidenco lio offered was ‘-mot {liogal, snd that it 708 ishumsy on theopatt of the proscenting attorney to object to its introduction as matter o sontion nefghbarly courtosy. Wan that tho Way coutts waro to bo conducted I Lake County or any other, whero tho Christian religlon and il tibesty’ provailed ? Dr. Sherwood had stated, and thern could bo no doubt abont it, that whben f10 askod Mr. Gngo to toll him whns lm‘!md Joue with the dofloit, ho (Gugo) d, * Do DOt press mo on thas point.” Mz, gonded on by TUE INRVSIRTIRLE TEMPTATION affordodl by the nofarious Now York law, stated that ho told him _(Sherwood) thar he had iuvested it in Riversido bonmds. Vas thero a ecintills of evidenco which sndicatod that nuy oficial of Chicago bad over #ivon his nasent, to tho investment of tho city's fuuds in Riverside bonds, or any other bonds, unlers in thoss of tho United Statos? No won- dor thiat Mr, Gago failed to atate what he had douo with the money. 1fotold Mr. O'lfara that tho “complications of lus_privato aifairs™ bad tiod up tho funds, and heosmo_on the stand and #aid that bo iovested thom in Rivorside bouds, Pat tho two togother. Did ¥hey not ohow that ho _was interested iu the Tiversido sobemo? Thoe dolenso offered to prove by Mr. Gage that the bonde wore worth ar whon hio invested in them. 1lo (Smith) ob- coted to it becauso 1t was fllogal ovidenco ; and thias was ono of tho acis of barbarism of which {hoy hud beon guilly. But convediug, for tho ko of the argumont, that 1t bo true that Gngo inveeted at par, WERL THE DONDS G0OD BECUNITS P Ak the firat breath: of commioicinl reversea bonds were tho first thing to fall to a nominal prico. VWas it sale to tuvest the mouey in Rivorsldo or aav other * wild-cat® bonds, avd givo dollar _for dolar? It was nonseugs to assert that it was, The taking of tho money snd using it in that way was a misapplication of tho funds, It was boido thio iesuo to prove the waluo of the bonda, becauso tho law held him yesponsible for tho money. ‘Ihe prosecuation wasnot propared for any such fasue, Counsol ooid thoy did not want_tho tinth to come out ¢ Fhey wont into the (risl prepured_ouly for Iogal issues, and If tho defendant did not get in theeo outsido issuce, * the truth did not domo out,” hecause tho prosecutfon was not prepared to meet illegal issucs, If wist Riveiside bonds woro worth had boon o legnl issuo they would have come prepared to meet ths question ; and, when the dofenso had attompted o prove by tha dofendant thet tho bonds were worth par, it woulil have boen proper for tho prosecution to show that thoy had s . basts pollywogs, frogs, frop’s sittal, mosquitacs, aud fever and aguo. Loughter.] 1f a moot court was organized, and o ibucd tried, the prosecutton would prove that ** Riverside” was a Ecteme gotten ap by Mr. Gago lumself, snd thet ho Wioped m” & voung mai from {ho Eust with' ©40,000, which bo suuk iv it. It wasa # wild-cat” eehemo of tho niost disgreceful char- acter, and ruined ovory man who was conncoted with it. DEXTER AND SMITI, 3fr. Doxter—Do you clnim thut that is ju the Yecord 2 A Ar., Smlth—No, i, Ar. Dextor—Do_yon claim that- you havos Mght, in the closiug speoeh, to eay what you zsould provo ? ¢ Mr. gmltb—[ claim thatwe wero not propared to meet tuo irsue, but that when it comesup legully wo would be, Br, Doxter—That {8 not the point. BIr. Smuth—Wers we bound tu bs prepured to to.mect an illogel iesve? j Ar, Doxter—Tbut is jusi tho point. The fesuo j8 not fn tho record, and ouwht wot to Lo talked about. Lot hun stop there. When bo goos_on and Teproves us for attempting to go auisida of the record, and eays that if Riversido was boforo the Couit, ho could prove go and ko, was it proper? 1 do not caro about getting into o controversy, bub 1 simply usk the Court the question in order to ond it. : Mr, Smith—~1 am fuinishing the jury with the reatons why, on nny principls, we could ot go into the Riversida bond question~that it is illegal and outside of the issue': that, if it had been o logal issne, wo were presumed to bo pre- purod to meet it ; and, if it bad been, that wo wrould bave bad the right to prove that which wau true, aud wonld do 80 wers there occasion for it. Mr. Dextor—That is not the point, and the connsel knows it, It isnot whnt he would b ready to_provo, but he says tha bonds bave no vaine. I #ay ho could ot prove any such thing, r. Smith—I could not ouly prove that, but Counsellor Dexter linows I couid prova it. . Dexter—I know thero is not » word of teuth in it. [Loughter.] ‘Mr. Bauth—Lot Romekowl. [Ronowod langh- ter. M]n Dextor—I make u square doninl of what you eny. = Mr. Smith ngain faced tho jury, spd contivued his atgumont. 1o had not come to Waukegan to bave n * town-meeling squabble,” but to tiy the cago according to the law and the evideuco, end it should not be prejudiced by any unfair atlogations. : Tho dofeneo strrted vub by offering to prove cortain facts, which, they lusisiod, smountod toan AUTIORITY ON THE PART OF MU GAGK o da what ha pleased with the money; that the action of Lhe Committeo ou Lis lotters to the Common Council of Chicago authorized bim to do what ho did. 1o gaid he was prepsred to ploca the money In four = banks, und bomstfully sunonoced thet be was not obliged fo enll on uny bankers for bonds, &nd, therefore, was enabled to got haltn per cent inore interest ; that he would got 434 por_cont on tho balances on doposit, isrhich,” enid e, * belongs to the city and not to mwe, and [ Jxopose 10 pluco it in the trensury. But I profer thay you would take the responsi- bility and desigunto the bauks, and give me £10,000.” Tuntcud of authorizing bim to go into swild-cat!” sohomoi, tho Council lind tho right to {:mhl:““ thut ho would keep the funds in solvent suky. s SWETT AND SMITIL g My, Bwott—When I came Lo that point and wianted to send the docuwents, T was called to rder for atating tho contents of documenty thut glt.l boon rejected, to~— ‘' Court—I do not thiuk you had the right to read them, aud I do not thivk ho has, Mr, Swotl—Dy agreemant, wo aro willing to put thom all in. - Mr. Bnith—T was not reading documents, but way telling the jury what ocewrred, ‘The Court—You wero sisting the contents of alatter which was_excludut by the Conrt, sud making it the foundation of observations, Mr. Bmith—1f they bad not charged us with baing barbarous, it would nobbe uccoesary for ma to say what did cceur. Mr. Bwott—Ara yon defending youreelf? Pir, Smith—1t think yon buyve il you want to do iu defendimg yoursolf, Wu bad & squara and logitimate fight on Lhint subjeot, aud tho Court wes furced by the clearest principles of suthority 1o decide that it did not cottitute an authority for doing what Jr, Gagen free did do, s that berbariem? Fho. wrgumont was theu rosumod. It veaw Tmau to ofr, And it was arecognized fuct that Judges would hiouestly exr. 1C counsel cluimed thav the distinguishud Juduo upon the Banch had not_ pregided fainly during the irial, they hnd thelr legal romedy, Was it tuo that Amorican junsprudonce was s nat which cunght tho little Dl and Jot tho big ones slip thvowhi? 1o would Wit to see whether, by tha verdict of u Take County Juiry, it vius teuo this thing eafled tho law wen & Dot of wuch wwrvelous cuustrue. tion as that, 1f the puug\u of Chivugo would vote to eoquit tho dafendaut, why did ho take » clusngo of yonus ? He (Gage) soemad to think that s jury in Waukegan wonld indorgo oflivial dellnquenoy, and BET, A TRECEDENT for tho next City Trepsuror to' fudulge in speous Intions with tho city's funds, and hear lus coun- el sav thoy would lko to put their arms around tho dofondant and * dio with him."” Among other teasons urged why Mr, Onge should uot bo hold rosponsiblo for tho ontiro do- flclt wes that, aftor tho firo of 187, ho hod _returned n largor bolaunco than thoro reslly waa, Thers w3 no osldonco of that. Mr, Burloy etated that tho vouchons in the Comptrollor's ofloa wera burned, aud was sikod, ** Do you protend that the amount givon by Mr. Ciand wad tha actunl smount ho bad 1 bis hands?™ * Nob at all.” Aud yar, after thab distinct statomant, counacl succeding caoh otlier, #aid, nean_ovidenco of sinceronees, Mr, Qago had roturned a balauco of &4,000 too much, Mr. Doxtor had ialked about borrowing from ono fund for tho bonofit of snother, What bad that to do with ibo quostion? I monoy was token from ono fund and put ~Into anothet, that mako tho balance any less? DId b give him the rght to bocomio “ complicated i his privaie atfaira " go that o coull not burn over tho mon- oys? Why was that eloment introduced into tf’la easo, and o flourislt “mado ovor the lotter ? Was it for tho purposo of showing o legal ex- cuso or confusing tho jury? Dr. Bmith thon quoted tho ohartor provision In rolation to TRANSYERRING MONEY from ono faud Lo anothor, saying it was done by oxpross muunmn of Iaw, and asking what boar- fug 1t hind upon tho quostion of calling Ar. Gago to account, It wns tho general balnnco that o was under obligations to rotum, and it was tho enoral balauge that ho did not roturn, It bad Ecun also assorted thny thore was no safo placo to keop tho monoy, and that bnd been urged ag an excuso for losing it, Wero nol the counsol aware, and wad 1t hot in proof, that AMr, Gsge toak tho oftice knuwlng that thero was uo etrong hox in which {o keep tho money— that such a thing lind novor beon loard of " in Chieago? Did o (Gage) not know porfactly well that, if bo had selectod the atrong banks, and kot the money in thom, there would have boon no_danger of losy, especially it ho mado them givo bouds a8 collateral 7 Was that any excuso for nuxing the fundsup in his private sffnirs? Mr, Smith then referred to tho Jaw making tho {ury judges of both tho law and tho fnots. v was tho duty of tho Coust, 1f requested by oither pnrty, to instruct the jury as to the law; and, It thoy believed, from his reading and exporienco, bo (tho Judge) know 1aw botter than they did, It wes their duly to ndopt bus construction of thelaw aud follow Lis lustructions, ‘Tho dofenso had offered to prove that Bir, Gago hind settled with tho oity, but ho oLjected, and the Cowrt ruled out tue testimony, 1t was uodoubledly tho law that, if A wen conmitted an offonso which ~was & crime _under tho ciiminal jurisprudence ol tho Btate, it could nov bo sottled. 1f David A, Gago attempted to sottlo (he erime with whioh ie was charged, bo would be guilty of another, know a8 ** compountiig & folony.” ANOTHER CONTROVEISY, Mr. Bwott—I presume tho gentloman does not mean to misapprebheud our position, whieh is thnt no crimo could rest until demand and ro- fayal, 1r, & month before the domand, Mr. Gage turned ovor all the sseots in which ho bad lacod the money, and his own privato property* erides, that was a settlomont of tho lability to tho city, nud did not gicate any cruno. Mr, Bmith—Yhero was o demand on the 10th of Decomber. Mr. Swott—No!nol Ruoning to s mans oflico when b js gone does not_constitute that. Mr. Bauth ~1t was stated in tho most distinct mapner that they offerad Lo sottlo with the eity. N, Bwott—I did not sny that. Mr. Smith—You are only one. You do mot [;nauuss the ontive logal abiliy that bas been rought to boar bero in favor cf Mr. Gago, If, after the 10th of Decomber, thero had haen any attempted pystloment, and 1t had been carried ont, u sec i orimo would havo beon committad. Dut no such proposition was ade, and the ocounsel who aeserted tho contrary knew it. BSome iustraments were brought i to show that My, Gage had turned over certain assets to the Comptroller to realizo upoa, sud pay into the Troasury tise moncy which tho luw com- pelied him (Gago) to pay . The Court bad aad if thoy wera put iuto the hands of a ‘Crustee, by way of paymont, it was all_right, but donied their rignt to prove any such thing; and the idoa that, becauso DIr. Gage had put into tho honds of a 'Urustoe certein things to bo realized upon, tbat hould be held as o settloment, way tho busest picce of offsontery displayed by tho arrogant defense, Ho (Smith) lind o intercet in thocaso. excopt 88 opo of tho community aud & citizon .of Itli- nois, and could say frapkly and truthfully that u]in noquuttal of tho defendant would be ‘ons of the MOST ALARMING LVENTR thut had bappened in the bistory of tho jurispru- denco of the Stato, and sdd_uuother weight to tho slrondy-tromendous load under which this country was stuggerivg, nesisting in huirying on tha State and Navional Governmonts’ to” plood- shed and anarchy. Lor when the poople failed to bo protected, whou they wore Jonded down by taxation, and ofliciale botrayod thoir trust, snd squandered the publio funds, avd thoir action was indorsed by the judiciary, throughits juries, Rood men would commence soriously to look about for o remedy to releaso themsolves from the jotolerable yoke. 'I'ho respousivility of the deelgion of the case restcd upon tho jury ; thoy tiad tho ramo interest 1n it that ho had, “Havieg 1done bie duty fenrleasly, notwithutaud'ng the as- snults upon him, he could do nothing moroe ; and, if the caso miuscarried, his skirtsZwero clear ; tho linbility rested somewnoro elss ; but hy had no doubt of tho rosult, howover pawful or disagroo- able it might bo. * TIE INSTRUCTIONH. Tho Court then iustructed the jury, those for tho prusccution being ns follows 3 First—Tho Court {oetructs the Jury thatif they be- levo from tho avidence beyoud ‘& ressonable doubt that tho defendant wag tha Treasurer of thy City of Chicago us chargod fn the indivtmont ; and thiat iy torm of oftico as auch Treasuror expired on the 16th dsy of December, A, D, 187, and tbat Daniol O'Hara becamo aud was bLls kucceasor In ofleo of sald dofend. ant on suid 16th dny of December aa charged fn the {ulictment ; and tind aid defoudont, 28 such Troise wrer, reccived for sufe keepiug and dlsburscinent the ‘mongy mentioned in the fndictiment, and did not diss burso tho samo as such Treagurer: and that tho sald money was n fund established * by Iaw for public purposes, us charged in tho indictment'; aud that sald Danfel 0'Liara, ns Biuch successor in onlicd of snld defendant, demanded payment of snd from suid defendant of ‘sald money, ia charged in the in- ictinent; snd that sald defondant falied to pay over aud dolivor snld_mosey to gald Duniel O'Hara, ud such successor, as charged In tho dudictment, tled tho de- feudant 18 gnilty, and it {s the duty of tlio jury to find Bl gnllty. It 18 tho duty of the Jury to decldo thin oss0 golely upon tho lawand tho évidence, aud thoy huye 1o tight to decido it upon suy otlier flca or ‘proposition br anpporition, Second—The Court Instriucts tho jury that thoy must declidotuls cago by the law aud tho evidenco adwmitted by dho Gourt, i tiey o o xight to consider auy= o thing oaevidenco which swas not admitted by ¢ Court : ond they have noright whatever fo couslder thibg a8 evidence which tho attornoys for the do- an Tondant stated {hoy could isvo proved if permittert by tho Court ; aud thoy haveno Fight to ho iuflipniced by auy stutonicuts of the itornoya on. eithor el unlees UGN statcments wero_founded upon to evidonco ads ‘mitted by $he Court or resonubly oF properly inforred Tron: th ovidenco admicted by the Courtas propor and Luwful evidence. Tuird—The jurs are fuefructed that, whatover tho balatice of funds inuy havo boen which hud beou put itto the innds of the defeuidsnt Gugo as Ticasurer of tho Clty of Chicago, sud not puid out. or dlshursyd by bim by autborify of Iaw on oe sboitt Wio 161l dny of Decomber, 1873, howas bouisd (o pay over tho bumo to sufd O'ildra, his succosor In_oftive, upon demand ; and theruforo, i the Jury belleve from the ovidence that tho amounit Of_siicl balsnco wis $507,« 700,68 on udd 10th doy of December, and that salt O'liars, 08 suceersor {1 viflco of auid Gage, demanded sticl balauco of sald Gogo op or Lhout Lo’ 81 of Jan- Uury, 1874 1 thot said Gage foled (0 pay over aald bale anicd to satd O°JInra us Lis_succostor, upon Just dee tnauds ad that any portlon of suid halance” exceads 1ug £100 wa a fund estublivhied by law for publio pur- Doses, thion o8 {0 astd publio fund, tho fulliirs of ‘eaid Gago to pay over the same, constituted v offcnto un- \er th tatute, for the viotatlon of whick tho indict~ wmicul u tuls cise wan fonnd, otythi—"Tlic Conrt Suntritits tho Jury that 4 reakone abls <owbE smeaus n. law o eerlous, eubstantinl, woll- fonuded donbt, and not the wmerd possibllity” of & doubt, The Jury binye uo right to go ontsldo of tha fany i tho o¥idenco (0 scarelt for of huut up donbls (in ovder tp ncauit tho defendant) ot axlsiug (rom {h avadcncs o tho waut of avidonco; that tho former good charactor of tho defondunt canuot sblglq or pro- ot hitm from tho conguquences of 1w et if tho Jury beliove, from the evience, beyond 4 rensotiablo doubi, b tls derendant ta ulley nu charged fu tho indicte et Fifth—Tastly, Tho Court fustructs the Jury that, upon tho question of demand meutloned in the e divtincut, ft 18 not neceesary to prove that the preclio amount of money Atufed 1n (he ldietnient was all o fud entabiisbed by low for publio prpores ; but ik la miiicient, on the question of sahd demand, 0 show by (ho orldéncy that n porlion of skl mouey, to na anaunt exceeding $100, Wo & fund ostubliskied by luw for publte purpuses, YOI THE DEFENSE, On the part of the dofense, the Court ine siructed tho jory au follows ; Furet=/Tho Gourt fatructs tho Jury that they ore tho Judyten of 1o Juw aud tho Iacts In s case, dud that tiey 8ro fiok Lonnid by the oplulon. of the Jourt sa to \Whit tho 1w 1a, aud thoy can uesutie e rospountbility of declding, eath Jurar for Lineolf, what fli faw in, Second— e JuFY ore lusirucied that o dndistnen I this cugo 14 10t bubtatued tulees they ure satistiod Ue,~2d & Teasonable doubt, from fho cvideuce i i a e, thut the stiiu of §507,703.08, olieged to havo een demauded by O'Hars, v ut st an” amouut thereof oveeeding 2100, wis then and thoro o fund cetabilued by luw for public purposes, Lhied—"Lnoy are further fnstructod tuad i 48 not THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SATUR! B e DAY, DECEMBER 5, 1874- sufficlont that the evldonce shonld show that thesam of $407,703,68 wos ot tho {{mn of eatd_demand_in tho liands uf the defendant av Treqaurer of the City of Olicaga, and was tha motiey of rald clty; the profo- .cutlon miist aleo Ratisty tho Jury that thio monsy wad & fand ostablinhed by Tay sud Tor publto purposes, {0 A amount oxceeding $100 theroof ; and, Tnless Wicy oro satisfled of this fuet boyoned - Toasariabla doiibt front e ovidetico i tho cans, thoy riliat S defondant not anilty, Fourth—Tho fury sro further inetructed that doposita {n bunks with of witbont interesy aro shmply Toans of moucy, and that thero i no difference In law Dbolweon oaun 'to b bank and offier corporations, of yorsons o individuals, fifth—Aud (ko fury oro furlber inntructed, an & matfer of faw, that {us ftem of $18,610.88 which appears i tho lont trlal Wlance-shoet of David A, Gigann Treosurer of (o City of Chicago to the crodit of *wharfing—privata uwnvnfln." was mot & fund eatavlished by law for publlo purposess and that tho ttom of $800,78, which appesra fn aald Lalanco-sheet fo thi crodit of tho Foltea Lifo and Hoalth Iusurance Tand, wan ot o fund estabifwbed by law far public purpores; and that tho ftem of $3,117.31, which appeas dn eald balancé-nheet fo' tho' croit of (ho Jonstln Burr Fuud, wos not & fuud eatabllshied by law for public purposes: and st an Indfctment undor tho act of 1833 canuot bw_suntainod sgainet the defondant for fulling (o pay eaid sume over to bis muccoasor, = Sizth—Tho Jnry ura instructed, as a mattor of law, that {1, upon tho facta and ciroumelances fu this case, thoy ava a resmonable donbt of the guilt of tho des fenilaut, thoy shonld render s vordics of not gutlty. Serenili—Tho Jury are further fnatructod that, by Beo, 280 of tho Crlminal Code of this Htate, 1t la Tro- vhled that crlminal offense consiats in a violatioi of # public aw, in the commisslon of wihich thero shull bea unfon or jolut operation of nct and futoution, o criminal negligungs. und tist by Bao. 281 of aald codo 5t in provided that intention tn mauifested by clecum- stances conneeted witl the perpetration of tho offcrso charged ; and that, from all tho facts smi exwcum- stances i (ho cano, 1€ tho jury ontertain o reasonabla dauut upon tho qubelion of tntention or crlmiual eyl gence, thoy must Snd tho defendant not gnllty. FORAt OF VERDIOT, It tho Jury Ond the defondant nuilty, thoy muat fix i torim of Iniprisonmont lu tho Vonltentlary for & petiod of not loas thau one nor mors than tew year and, #f they find him funocent, thoy will simply say so, To jury loft thoir box at tho conclusion of the reading of tho lusiructions, being takon iato an unoceupied room on the aecond floor of tho bullding tbat they might consult and make up thelr vardict withous belng. disturbed. Immediatoly aftor tholr dopnretire, althongh 1t was but s quarter aftor 11 o'clock, A recess was takon until 2 o'clock in tho afternoon, *Ihis afforded suficiont thne for indulging in conjecturon, Evory ono seemed contideut that the verdict would bs * ot guilty.” doubtless becauso they bollovod tho jury had ns mach sywpatby for Mr, Gage ns thoy thomuclves, —_— AFTERNOON SESSION, TUE vimpier, * Tha Court opened promptly at 2 a'clock, there theing but fow foot of standing-room iu the hall, Among thoso present was Judge MoAllister, who ‘hne been much improved in hosith by drinking tho Glen Flora spring water of Waukegan. T'ho Olork had hardly iniebed saying tho formula, **Oyez,"” ate,, whon gome ono rushed up-tairs, aud whispered to thoss near the door **not guilty.* The rumor, for it was suob at that time, quiokly sproad through tho sssombly. Mr, Gago and hia conusol looked hopoful but anxious; Mr, Reod wae evidently not iu tho bost of bumor. Presently the jury filed into the room, and their countsnancos were watclied to dlscover indications of the remult, Ono or two of them looked toward Mr. Gngo and smlled, and the report was confirmed by their glances, Thoy took their eoats in tho box amld av awral eilence, which was byokon by * Tho Court, who said: Gontlomon of tho jury, bavo you agroed upon your vordict. “Mr. Wood (the foroman)—Yos, alr. “Tho Coutt—4'ass it up to tho Clerk. ‘Thia was dono, Tho Court (to tho Clerk)—Read it. Olerk Lucas—**We, tho” jury, fiud the defend- anb not guilty.” Tho word “not" had hardly escaped hislips bofore & fow pauple hegan to ‘clup tueir bands others joined, and she spplause was prolouge for s minute. ‘Lhe Court smiled, Mr, Dextar, Ar. 8wott, and Mr, Campbell spproached Mr, Gago and congsabulated b, It s seldom that oue sees AS LATFY A PARTY a8 {hat which sursonnded Mr, Gsge. **Hank” McLain, s follow who is rowatkable for his taculty in telliug rough wtories, was 80 jubiluns that ne “yellad out, divecting tho * remark to State's-Attorney Reed, ** Now you seo thore is a doubt.,” 1r, Gage advancot o whore Mr. Reed was sitting, gloomily storiug at tho jury, and shooit Lanas with bim. Lho shinko Wao roturned ; but Ar. Reed did net soom in s talktivo mood, ‘Lhie sg.octators had in the meantime beon leay- ing tho court-room, and in Sivo minutes it was comparatively emptr, The jury wero thea die- chargod, zad Mr, Gugo and lus frionds hustoued duwn to the depot to lelegrh%h the verdict to Ohicago nnd rotun bonis by tho 2:86 traln. About fifty people followed them, and as tho cars moved off three cheers wore giveu for ‘“ Dave Gag ‘Plis it au wdication of the un- accoutablo hotd Mr. Guge, an outito_stranger to them, had upon tho svimpathies of thoe peoplo of Chioagoy they bolieved him guilty of a tech- nical viowstion of the (sw, but not of an intout to approprints tho city's funds, 1t i snid that tho Jury tatked the matter over for half an hoar Lefore takiug a ballot, disouss- ing tho question of intontion, and that when they did voto tha ballots showed that they were unanimous for acquitcal. "Thio presence of oue or two mon from Chicago who would have no hesitstion i sttempting to corrnpt o jury 1f tho opportupity wero presouted thom gavo1ise to SONE ROMORY whitch reflcoted sevorely upon Mr, Gago, Hence it is but Just Lo state that Loth ho oud bis cona- gol behaved duving their shore stey beroinn wannor which would rofuie any cuarges that they had resorted to ohicauery to inflnonce the jury ; and, whilo it is trae that offorts woro mado by ohe man o gain accens to tho jurors’ room at the Waunkenan House, it is tho genersl bohef that he was prompted moio by a desire to loarn the views of the jury sbau by improper aud corrupt motives. The trial was o long and tedlous one, and, though & little spiciness was oceasionally intor- jeeted by tho disputes of counsol, every ona ie glad that it is over, aod that Waukogan hos re- turaed to ita normal condition. ————— IN THE CITY, CONGRATULATIONS AT THI PAOIFIC. ‘When the train reached the Milwaukeo depob inthis city, quito o numbor of Mr, Gage's friends, including Georgo O. Walker, Ald Woodman, and ex-Ald. Cox, wers waiting to congratulate him upontho fostunats rosult ot tho trial, Aftorshaking Lands with them, ho took hiy carriago und was driven to his rosidence on Allebigan avenue. Congratulations wero tho ardor lnst ovening at tho Oraud Pucitic Hotol, T'he hero of the hour, David A, Gage, was not l]:mnmll. but bis brother, Mr. George Gago, was tho rucllglnm. of mooy ox- prosulons of eatisfaciion thut David wns acquit- ted, DPosted in a copspicuous pluce in the vestibule of the hotel was a memorandum dispatched from the Evening Journal at hulf-past 2 . ., yesterdsy, and signed by B. A, Shuman, sunonuciug tho vordict of tue jury. Evorybody connocted with tho placo seemed bappy. The clorks, gounisi at most times and aver rondy to oblige, wore last ovoning bowildor- ingly attontive to guosts and callors, and the joy indicated by their werry twinkling eyes some- timen found vent in Inugbtor, & scoming levity and want of seriousness which tho occason utous oxcused. It was thought what a **ovial ? gadhoting of friends would take placo thero to colobrato the triumph, as it i regarded, but as far as conld bo learnod no meeting enme off, as it was nudorstood that Mr, Guge, Divid, was op- posed to it, —e THE OHID DENTISTS, CoLonmus, 0., Deo, 4,—At tho sossion of the Btato Dental Association to-day, tho Treasurer's report was presented, and showed the receipts for the yeur to huvo beon B9, and thedisburao~ monts /712, The following efifcors were clected; T resldont, O. I, Butler, Cloveland; Vieo-Prosl- donty, 0. I, Taft, Mansflold, aud A. F. Em- wingor, ' Columbus s Cotresponding Secroiary, Frank Iuntor, Clucinnuti; IHecording Becrotary, J, M, Purter, Mosmillon; ‘rousurer, J, W, Keeley, Oxford. ‘I'wo cases of violatlou of dental othics wore roportod, but Judgment was susponded for wvestigation, Tho Association aujourned to mosl 1u this elty on tho frub Wadnosday it noxt Deconber, o oidetiea i INTERNATIONAL PEACE PROJECT. NEw Yonr, Dev, 4.—A moeting of the Intorna- tional Code Committeo lor Ameries was held last night, ox-Gov. Washburn presiding, About fifuy pornous were prosont. Among them wus Chancolloy Prayn, of Albany; D'rosident Bare pard, of Columina Colloge ; Preridout Chap, of Beloit Collepa; David Dudloy Fiold ; dudga Qlintles Deabady’s Dr. dumos B, Milen ; und Trowdont Waalsoy, of Yulo, ‘heso Ecmlumuu. \ith Willima I, Dodge, Elikn Darntt, and 1de ward 8, Yooy, wero appointed un Lixecutivo Commttes. A redolution waus adopted requents {ug tho Goverument to take purcin tho upe proachiog couferonco to bo beld at the sugges- tion of tlo Russian and Gorman Govornmouts, THE POS'T-OFFICE. Report of Poskmaster-General Je'mrell, Recoipts ond Eependitares of tho Depertment, Mail-Depredation v --- Rallway Posts Ofices---For vign Mails--In- ternational Postal Co nigresss Appointments-..T'he Free-Delivery and Postal-Mone y.Order Syslems. Efforts to Bo &do to Placo the De- par{ment in a Self-Sustaining Hlosition. ¢ Jtonz-Orrior Denpr,) W slizaroy, Nov, 14, 1814, The ordinary rove sues of this Dopartment dur- ing tho yoar onding Juno 80, 1874, wore §24,506,- 568,84, and tho oxp emditures of all kinds $33, 120,414.68. Tor 1 ko fiscal yoar ended Juua 80, 1873, the rovenues fuom tho »amo sources weto £22,028,157.67, and 1tho expenditures of alt kiudy $20,081,915.67. For the lnst flacril yoar thoro was an incrense of rovenuo, exclur /o of rovenue from tho mon- oy-order business and from ofilcial stamps, of $1,074.411.27, or *[,80 per cont, and an inorease of oxpeuditares ¢ ) $3,041.468.91, or 10.457 pur oont. A compat:gon of the facal year 1878-4 with 18712 shonta an Incroase in rovonue, ex- clusivo of revent 1 from the nioucy-order busl- nees nod from of lufal stunps, of $3,130,576.28, or 1468 per cent, nnd {n oxpenditures of $5,463,- 921,27, or 20,61 p: i’ cent. “Tho estimated « ez¢ponditures for the yoar end- ing Juno 80, 1870, are £30,934,03%. Tho total cstimatod rovennia for tho year ending Juno 30, 1876, 18 0,148, 156, leaving & doficioncy to bo appropriated out of the Genoral Trensury ot $7,916,878. Tho foregoing -estimates do not include specinl appropriations £ bo made out of tho Goneral “Trensury, smoutug to $2,008,500. Tho totsl number of ordinary adhesive ‘postago atapa 1 dued dursng tho yoor ‘wan 052,703,420, nepresenting, ... .$17,276,242,00 Stamped envelopcs , plaiy, £5,107,5. 1,097, 30 Btamped cuvetopcit, roquest, 61,940,230 .. 1,73,738 Nowapaper Wrap; o ordiuar, b Tostal cards, 91,03 4,00, . 010,700 Qdiclal postage st iz 1ps, U2, 1,415,816,20 Qliclal stamped ¢.o1/elopes uud wrappers, 000,300, 00+ e ence 853,450,08 Tho wholo numbeis of postugo atamps, stampod cuvelch, 63, NOWPLICT Wrape pors, and postal Girds wus U03,431,305, of tho valite of... A +323,837,526.62 ‘The increase fn tho issuo of ordinary postage- stamps was 8.5/ por cont; of stamped ouvel- opos, plain, 11.03 per cent; of s:nmped oovol- opos, roquest, 12,2¢ per cont;. of newspapor ‘wrappors, 53.86 piir cont ; of postal eards, 192.01 per cent,—an avel‘age fucrease of 8.17 por cent. ‘The numboer of doad lettors received was 4,001,773, reproe eriting » nominel or actusl value of $4,637,420.08, Number of lettera dolivered, 1,892,224, ropremisiating $3,000,803.46 5 number which, containiag: cicculars, or, failing in de- livery snd being worthloss, were destroyed, 2,622,619, Tho ‘ntimber of applications for dead lotters was 6,420, In 2,140 of these crsos the lotters wero fouintl and properly debvered. s CONTHACTS. Thoro were i, :tho sorvico of the Department. on the 80th of Ju no, 1874, 6,232 contineiora for tho transportation of tho mails on public routes, 'Tho service was g .vided as 1010w : Railrond Rontry —Length, 87,733 miles ; annta) transportation, 72,400,615 wiles , unmunl cost, fncid- lug o621 Sur ¥l djuatweat, $9,113,100,—1 458 cante et wilo, vo‘mnmbonz Routes —Length, 28,369 miles; aonual trausportation, 4,078, 725 miles | antual cost, $830,L04,— abput 20.57 cents pet- wiho, Othier ruutes, uost which the malls are reqnired to bo convoyod with *# 1 selerity, cevtainty, snd soeurlty % Iengtli, 182,904 1nlls 3 aony midlos § wuiiual cost,, $5,07 mie. Thera was an |31 crense ovor the procoding year inlength of rout:s of 12,587 oules ; ib sunusl trausportation, 1i' 8,717,82C miles; aad in cost, of £1,766.716. liciding tho inctessed ocust for 1nilway post-oftice cterks, route, local, sud athier aponis, 286,635, ¢ho tolal mncreaso -in cust was $9,058,301. Tho 7tailroad routes heye beenine creased 10 length 4,277 miles, nnd incost §1,- 89,467, ngainst 31 incrango lask year of 5,646 miles tn lougth and 8764,425 in cost. This dis. propostionato iners asa fu cost is awing to tha re- adjustmont of payundor theac of Congross spproved March 8, 1873, ALT DEPREDATIONS, The number of i:ogurdod complnints for the past year of miesio g Jouers of value wos 5,233, ot wiiich 2,040 wez s registered, and 3,193 unrogs istered. 'L'he regis'tered lotters coutained, as ro- ported, in_bonds, drafts, end currency, $105 transyortation, 52,008,200 —abiout 1147 cdnt'per 778,80, and the it oxistored $180,901.70. ' OF thio rogistdrad, 016 vere sutisfactorily dccounted for, 507 mo tveported as setuatly loet, sud 618 cases ara i11 the bands of spectal agents Tor fuvesligation. Durivg the year 285 persons welo arrested foz violation of the postal lnwe aud rogulations, Of these, 99 huve been con- victed, 16 bava beci 1 scquitted, 6 eseaped ootore trinl, 2 forfeited bl |, prosecution was abrudoned in 98 cusos, and 145 sre awaiumg trisl. RAILAY AY TOST-OFFICE. The number of railway nost-olfice lines in op- erationon the 90tk of June, 1874, was 68, ex- tending ovor 16,414 miles of raitrond and steam- bont xonton, an’ duiatenso of four hnes und 1,648 miles over the preceding yoar. The numberof clorks omployed *nias 830, ot an aunnal cost of $1,058,200, an incr ¢ 160 of 98 clerka and $117.200, Upon 18,271 miles 10 sorvice is porformod daily, upon 8,122 mites L fco dwly, and upon 21 miles duily, oquivalent jn. all to 19,599 miites each way doily. Countwgall the linos both wnys, tho ag- gregato Borvice s {151,199 miles daily, : FOLEION MAILY. The total number of letters oxcbanged during tho yoar with foroisn countrios was 28,670,046, an fueronso of 1,119,800 ovor the numbor ro- ported for 1878, (1" thiia number 14,885,989 wore gent from and 14,1393,U56 wore recoived Iu the Unyted Btates, 2 Companpg the ‘sear 1874 with the year 1871, the rato of incroar b iu the tolul sumber of leftors oxohanged with' iloreign countrics was 4.1 per cont, and the rate of luereass 1o the amount ol posiagal thereon 48 1,05 por cent, The ucreaso {u tno uumbar of lottors exchauged with Iaro- pean countries wns 105 per ceut, and tho iu- creneo of postage s thoreon amounnted to 2.3 per cont, “Ilie total weight of minils oxchanged during the your with Eurgpean counttios was 1,035:303 Dounds (over §67 onk), an _iucreago of 109,900 pounds (or 95 toras) compared with tho proviouy yeur. 3 "T'iio cost of tlio Unitod Statos transntlantio mail beamehip morvico for {ho yoar 1874 wus S2U5,79.81, belig an inciease o &H,028.04 over tho cost of Lho smne sorvice for tho yoar B o United §11 tes poalaga ou mailu conveyed to and from the West Indiew, Panamn, Central Amorios, Brazl, 3lexico, Normuda, Nova Scatia, New Granadu, Vot ziels, and Feundor, smounted to ©141,650.55, and o cost of sen couvoyunoe thoreof was $06,47 1,11, Tho United Statos posts 0 on mails exchitugaed with Brazll, Jopan, and Chlng, tho Sondwivly Islands, Now Zonlund, and Austrilis, by et of the wubgidized llues of isect mail stosn i, anounted 1o 251150.88, INTERNATI (AT, POSTAL CONGAESS, © Tho United fita te s having boon juvited to tuke pect it tho Intecaationsl Postul Congross up- pointed to assembla at Borno, 1 Bwltzesland, on tho 15th of Sepeen bor lasg, My, Blackfan, tho Buporintondent o' Foralgn Mails, was scleoted s tho roprowontafi'ye of this Dapnrtmont. 1 seknowledged abiti y and thorough sequmntrnco with tho foreign nn U domostio il xervico of the country seamed to xondor his seloction eu coynontly proper w10, Alr, Rambuuub, of tho oftiea of Forelgn Ma ils, was & rpointed to sccom- puny him se an seels at, They roached Derno oa tha 18tk of Hopte mbar, The Congress had adjournad to tho 21et of that wonth, und ou that sy, aftor & Cow roma vk from the Uresident of tha Congrogs (M. Box vel, Lostmaytor-Goneral of Switzorland) complia loutmy to tho position of tha United fitates on | be quostion of postal ro- form, the pouslemut. abuve named tovk their keats, ‘L'wo sessiont ¢ mly had boen hetd hofaro thow orrival, On thi» 7th of October un In- ternational Copventiin was srreed upon sud elgned by tho deleguta s from all the countries xoprouonted, with {hi» oxceplion of ITrauce, whoeo m‘i‘rnuunenuvu deoldod to dofor his signa- ture until the approval of the National Assoms bly could bo obtained. It {s generatly bollaved that France will aventually giva bor adltersuce o Lo Convention, and, uhould aho do ro, all of Taropo, Lgspt, Aslatis’ Turkey, and the United Htaten will ho_Inoluded in Lo proposed postal unio, The Convantion will, of conrse, Luve to Do ratified according Lo the laws and usages of oacl cotntry partioipating in it boforo its pro- vislous can acquira tho forco of treaty obliga. tions, It mo ratifled, it is proposed thint It shall go into offect on thoe 18t of Jaly, 1875, ‘Tho pro- Visions of tho Convontion are Luo numorous to bo stated in dotail In this roport 3 those of pri- mary importaves : That a umform letler ralo of G cents may be catabe lehod to all countriea included in 116 postal union, which will geeatly reduco {us oxinting rutus to all conntries oxcept Grout Uritain aud Gersany, "Cha total nbolitlon of nccounts for_intcrantional correapondenco. This wil not ouly ave the sxpenne incidont to keoplugr such accounts, but it will add Turgely Lo our postal sovonuos, as wo shall retaly tho Inrgs oxcesn of foteln postag wbicl fa sumually col- Jocied o {lic Unfled States, nnd uuder oxintiig ar- sangemonty nccounted tor and paid fuuctorly 1o the rl‘l\llwu\'fl {forcign oflices, 1o countriod forming the uaton ata ta cauatitute o sluglo postal ferritary” for the oxchungoof corro- spondeice between thelr post-ofMeea, o relattonn of Lha cotntrles of the unlon to conn- tries outaiddo of §t_nre t bo regulated by auicl apocial couventions se oxlst or may be concludod between thomn § aud tho rafes of transpost ontaldo tho limita of tlio unfon aty to Lo acttled by those couventions and aidul 10 o postago of tio unton ‘Tho_provisions of thie conentions arenol {o effect sy alleration in tue domentin postal loglalation of any mlmlr{A nor Lo restrlot the right of the contruct- ln{( purties to mointaln and conclitds treaties, or Lo ea- tabilsh moro restricted nulons with tho’ viow of Im- provement of postal relatioua. "Thera 18 to bo argauilzed a contral office, undar the nanwof tho Intornational Burcat of the Qeioral Postal Uuion, which fs toact undor ths supervivon of tho ostal udiministration designated by tlia Congrose, and {ho expentes of whiloh &ra to ho pald. by tuo conthct~ ing countrics, Tho liberly of trnuait thzough the en. Hr0 torrdtory of the poatal union, and the right Lo send ip trausit_ (hrough tho iutermedinto countries, aro gunranteed, a8 well for correspondouce Inclosed aa In open mails, the fending-ofica to pay tho transit coun- try 2 frunca per kilogram for diatances undor 730 kllo- inictere, and 4 france for longer distances, Theso rates, bowaver, are not to apply Lo the transit neroes tha tere ritory of thie United Btates betweon Now York ond San Frauclco, Tho convontion, whon ratlfied, {1 to cantinto in forco for thros yoars, and may bo prolonged besond thet parlod ; but any country may witndrow from the unfon ou giving notico one your {n advance. t is Doltoved thit nll essentisl points affeoting tbo intorosts of this Doprrtment have boon guarded in the Convention, among which may be wentioved the right to collect our postago by our domestlo atandard of weight, the olevation of tho siuglo weikht for printed matter to 2 ounces, and tho right to allow nowspapars to o atasiuglo rato, provided they do not uxceed tho weight of 4 ouuces. It fs not deomed proper fo make vy recom- ‘mondation at this tima m reforence to the rat- iticatlon of tho Convantion by this countrv. Mr, Bluckfan wag authorized to fix hiseignature to it, ou tho part. of the United States, subjeck to tho approval of tho President and the Postmaster- Gonoral, It Is oxpected that be will return soon after, it not borore, the opening of tho ap- pronching sesion of Congress, whon such action will bo taken in regard to the Conveution ag the interests of tho Covernment and the Dopart- mont may rander necessary. Iustructions woio given to Mr, Blackfan (o take advantage of bis presence in Europo to visitthe principal post dopartments, affer tho adjonrnment of the Congrese, and to examina into the improvements in postal srrangements, and facilities which might be found in foreign systemns, with o view of introducing into our servico siich of them ag might be advantageously put into oporation hero, This will necossaily delay his return, but not, Jg is belioved, beyond tho time above men- uoned., APPOINTMENTS. ‘The report of the Appuinsment Ofiico shows 1he following : Number of post-offices established duriug the 2018 108 s, 1,050 Number in operation on Jano 30, 1873, 4 Number in operation on June 80, 1574, Number filled by appolntmeuts' of thie” Presle deut,.... i - 1,408 Number filled by appointments of the Post- TNBET-GEBETM suaasnasrerrsaresorsssvenaens 33,880 Appoiutmonts wero made during tho year; On resiguations, Ou romovala. .. On chunges of namo and sites On deathis of Postmnsters. . On establishment. of new post-oific Total appointmonts. . e Nutnber of caes acted on during the yoar. . .. The number and aggregate compensstion of epecial agonts, route agents, mail-routo messon- gors, ratlvay post-office clerks, and local agonts in gervico during tho year ending Juuo 30, 1874, wero: 54 apectsl ngenta,... €50 ruflwsy nosteoffice cleris ++$_ 103,4T8,63 + 1,018,400.00 +o 90,030,00 o TUG,HI0.0 124 local sgents, .. 1#4,710,00 L% Total.. 10 e $,01,603,63 EREE-DELIVERY SYSTEM. The sggreguto tosults were ag follows: Number of oices. ... Number of letter-carricrs,... Mall letters deliverod ...t Mal postul cards dulivired. Local letters deliveredeuss aaiseavens Tocal postal cards deliversd Newnpapers delivereteyes o Letters colloctod D 100 183 . 481,802,600 41 Averaga ol per piceo, o b.od mile, ‘Amount, of o-age on focal mAttor. ... -.$1,011,481 66 Showiug tho followiug incroase, corapared with last year: ‘Offices Letter-ca Dl Jotters do DMall postal cardy dels Locolletters delivered. ..., Local postal cards do ivered. Nowspiagers delivered, Lottora colloctod., Postul cards collcofed! kg 002,008 + .. 128,470,735 Amouut pald carrlers, lucludig incldentals.§350,200,93 Postage ou local matte $199,200,45 Per eentum of jucrea Whiolo numbor of pleces hundied cal postage, Der centuiu o 2.7 TOBTAL EMPLOYES, Tho following sable stiown tho number of em- ployes in the Lost-Offico Dopartment ; also the vumber of Podtmasters, coutravtors, clerks m nust-ofiicos, route-agents, raflway-poat-oflico clorlie, and othor ofticors in_servico ou the Sith ‘Jul]m, 1473, and the JUth ot Juno, 1874, respect- valy : DEPARTMENTAL OFFICELY AND EMPLOYESS FEEE L Postmastor-Gener: Ansistant, Postmasters-Gioneral, ‘Hugecinteudon of Forelgn Malln,, o0 Bupermtendent of Monoy-Order Hystom, Clief Olerk {o the Pustiusier.Qeueral, Ohlef of Division of Dexd Lettera Culef of Division of Depredations, Topographer for the Dopartment Chief Clerks of Bareans 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 5 Disbursiug oflicer and S b 1 Clerks, laborers, watchimen, ot ai8 e 1873, TPostmaster H,253 Coutractors , Olorkn in posi-ofiecs . Leller-carriors .. Toute sgeut Railway post-ofilcy Mail-routo mossengers, Tosal ugeuts, Bpevial ageni 612 i “Total in ervicCusssees TOSTAL MONEY-ORDER AYSILN. Slnce the publication of tho last aunual report of tho Postmaster-Goneral, at which - time thore wore 8,069 money-ordar pust-offices in oporation, 847 now ofticess hwve been established and 11 dis- coutinned, making the precont number 3,401, Ot tho additional offlces, fiftcan were opaned ab sub-posc-otilces or stations In large cities, “The number of doineatio mones-ordors demued during the Jowt year with 4,420« the aggreguto valuo of whieh was,§74,434,851,71 Tho number of anch ordoen uhid was 4,410,116, amounte (s 12 VIO LG, s oo $73,700,433.01 20 which 14 ta bo & smount of orders sepald 10 8116 FOWHHET 0 one s vunerd 478,720,20 oo 8H,210,130,25 1ixeos OF JSBUCH OVEE PAYMEtS,.yvesn$ 214,003,10 “Piyo feos roceived by Postmastors for tho insuo of damestio woney-orders amounted to Sil,- 482,80, A gwin of A10,008,038.03, ot 20.1 por cent, in the amonnt of ordus issued, of 16, 311,422.74, or 93,7 per cont, in the amount of or- «ory pawd, and of $106,780.05, or 80,11 per cent, in tho amount of feos roveived, is shown by thoso figuves over the fransactions of the pro- viouw vesr, a8 sgainst a Lo gain i the business of 1673 ovor thut of 1872 of 18.55 por cout w iu- Huew, 18,8 por. cont 1 payments, and 1,28 per cont 1 foe, During tho last tacal yesr the svorage amount of monoy-orders’ ispuod nuy B10.8934, & decrense of 014 cents sineo 1873, "Pho revenuo ncconnt of the domostlo monoy- order wystem as ndjustdd and reported by tho Auditor, is as followa: Ttecoipls, ©402,253.51; oxponuliures, §I57,040.42 b 0XCoBE OF Fuspiply ovor expendituros, $105,105,12. % This uinouns of roveaue iy geater by £96,- 49,000 ‘Total ¢f payments,, TWELVE PAGES. 614,13 than that of tho pravlons yoar, an ingreaso of 53,4 por cont. Surpiis funds to the amount af 801,263,147.44, dorived from tho fmsuo of monay-ordera at tho emallor post-oliices, woro doposited by themat the Iargorotficcadenignnrod a6 thelr dojositories, 'Cho Postmnater at Now York, N. Y., ban pald drafté to tho smount of £0,034,675 of Postmastors to whom oredite with him wero from tima to tima allowed on acconnt of tho axcons of thair payments over tholr lssues of money-orders. 1t was nlleged that ont of tho whole nnmber of ordars paid, to-wits 4,416,114, tho paymens of savanty-fonur was aifectod frauduloutly by forgory of the ignaturo of thd payeo or 1ndoracs, or by otber unlawful or impropér moans, botug_ab the rate of ono erroucous paywout in 62,677 paye mouta. T'ho numbor of orders issued in thia country on Bwitzerland duzing tho luut yoar was 2,725, amounting 10 §72,287.28, and tho numbor fiom thet conutry paid heio was 703, amounting to $21,222,16, “showing in comparison with tho provious yoar's business & decroase of 86,014.05, or 7.7 per cont in tho instice, aud au increass of %4,412,68, or 2GX( per cen, in tho payments, Tho focs recoived amonntod to §2,000.60, und the oxpentos to §0JL.60. From ilo accompauying statomient of tho Auditor it_sppears that after tho pavmont of all balencos duo Bwitzorlaud on tha exchangs of mmmf—nrdurfl daring the year, & vt rovanie of 283148 acerued to tho United Btates, Tho uvmbor of orders issuod In this country on the United Kingdom during Lhe lnst year was 77,051, amounting to &1,491,820.82, aud tho number from tnat counlry pald horo was 16,902, smounting to £303,773.60, showing In comparison with the businesa of tho provious year, an fncreaso of 126,848.09, o 0.3 per cont, in tho issucs, and S84,080.08, or 4128 por cont in tho paymeunts. Tho foos roceived amonnied to $44,608.75, and tho cost of com~ migsions to Dostmustors, clerk-hiro, in- cidental oxponses, sud miscellancous Itoms, e $41,60371, The number of orders sucd thuls couutry on Gormany durivg the last yoar wus 32,642, amounting to $701,634.78, and tho number trom that country paid Lore wes 20,607, amounting to £525,216.72. A comparison of fhego trausactions with tho amouut of orderd {asued, viz, §120,722.12, ond of ordors paid, viz., $10,108,26, from tho csatablin) nt of the Getman wternatioyn! money-ordor systom, Oct. 1,1872, to_tho closo of the fiscal yonr ending Juno 30, 1870, exhiita o largo ratio of increaso. ‘Tho foes recoived amnunted to $19,228,05, and tha cost uf commestons to Postmastors, clork- biro, ncidental expanses, aud miecellancous itoms, way 7,378.28. The Auditor bas not tho roquisite data ot presont to evablo bim to fur~ nish an oxact statoment of the roveauo of tho Inst fiscal yoar from tho exchsngo of monoy-or- ders with Grest Dritain and Germany, That from the Brtish buainees of the proceding year is mam'nml by bim at §14,006.60, nud $hat from tho German busiuess at §7,795.23. PUSCELLANEOUS. Brtho act of Congress approved June 23, 1874, 1t is vequired that on and after the 1ut June uary, 1876, postage on newspapers and poriodi- cal publications mailed from a kaown ollico of publication or nows-agoney, and nddresscd to regular subsoribors or nows-agonts, shall bo chargad at the rate of 2 conts por ponnd if wsued weeldy or oftenor, and ot 8 ecnts & pound if is- stied less froquently thau once a weck. Lhe act proviges that tho matter shall be weighed in bulk and prepaid with adhesivo stamps to bo specially devised for tho purpoxo, ‘Iho manner of applving the stamps is lelt discretionary with tho Dopartinetit, aud n syotom, which it is hopod will work- sntistuctorily, bas been devised for carrging tho law into olfcct, ‘'ho stamps aro now in conrss of prebasation, avd will bo ready at the time appojuted for thair uge, 1t is expected that tho revennos of the Dopart- ment (rom pos ago on printed matter will bo in- oreazod by tho enforcomont of this sct, nouwith- stauding that the rates aro chizaper than balgre, a8 uow the Ynumna will bo prepaid, whilo hereto- foro much loes hus been occasioned to the De- pattment ou accouut of tuo uon-coltection of - pastagoe at the poiut of delivery. The money-order business 1o this Department appears to be rapidly growing 1 public faver, aud {8 undoubtediy a very guod accommodation to a large nuwbor of pereous who a:0 not within tho reach of banking facilitios, or who are unac- customed to tho usu of thom, Yot Isce no rau- son why tuis brauch of tho servico should not bo golt.sustainiug, The appareut profits of the money-order s78- tom duribg the lasu year are about w105,000, while certain expeuyes to tho amouvt of {182 000, for clerk-biro aud stationery in the Foot- Oitice Department aud the Auoicor's offica, avd for money-order binnka in post-allices, aro not chntged o the monoy-ordor lusiness, but nie paid out of apprapriatious, so thot while tho ronay~arder. system appears 0 yicld a rovenue of 316,000, thero te, In 1act, & delicic of §77,000. T suggees, tuerefare, that tha fees for wonoy-ar- dovo Uo incrensed, £0 that the maney-ordor sys- tom shall, lixe any otherbusiness, bo mado to de- fuay all its awn expeuses, ‘Lo number aud_leorth of mnil-routes in tho United States require au oxponditare fur trans- portation which dwarfs luto incigoificaucs the cost of similar service in other countries, For tho year ending Juno 80, 1876, it in estunnted that thiy item miono will excced $18,000,000, ‘Tl portion t5 be ¢ aid 1o railroads will amount to mora thaa $10,000,000. Olz'hlluns bave dufered widaly ns to fhie best mothod of detormining tho rightful rates of campeagation, to bo urid fo railroads for ser~ vices renderod to this depertment. Heretoforo their pay has been basod on tho weight of the malls, with an edditional allowanco oa cestain thotoughtarcs for providing postal cats, At present tho mattex 8 1u o vory uusaustuctory conditton, and somo oquitublo modo of adjust- ment should be at onco dovised, and sanctioned by law, I find no disposition on the partof any rail road or trauspastation compauy o deal athe wisg with the Dopartment 1han in a svirit of fuir- nessand jostice. 1 trust that Cungress will nadopt somd wqutabile plan of adjastmont, which will nog bo tov burdeusome to tho Government, oud whioh will be satisiactory to tho companica. “Iha act of March 8, 187, roadjustiug tho pay of railronds on tho basts of woight of mails car- ried, added much moro laygely thau was avtici- pated to tho exponsos of the Departmont. Tho ulx)]vronrlnnnu for tnat purposs huving becoma [ utumu. 1 havo declined to wako farther puy- meuts, 1 would sugrest that tho timo Liea come whon n resoluto oifort should bo ude to detormne how far the Post-Oflice Dopaitwont can proper iv £0 in its efforts to sccommodato tho public without trespassing unwarrantaoly upon tho sphoro of private cuterprivo, ‘Lheto must ho a limit to Governmental iute: ferenco, aud, happily, it battersuits the gemiusaf the Ameriean peoplo to help thomselves than to dojend ou the S.ate. To communicate iutelligonce aud dissominate ju- formativn aro the primary fuoctious of this Do- partinent. Any divergenco fiom tho legitimato splicto of itsoperations tonds to distww the just rulo that, in tho ordinary business of Lfc, tho teciplont of a bonelit Is tho proper party to pay for it, sinico thoro 18 10 escapa from the universsl law thas every servico milst, 1n Bumo way, be paid for by suio one. Moreovar, in n_counury 04 & vast oxtons like ows, whore most of tha oporations of the Departuwent aia carriod on re- moto from tho controlling centre, tho disposition to engapo in Inierad ontorprisen, mors or loss toreign to tho thaory of tho system, may lend 1o embarrassiments whouoo ostrication would bo difioult, Tor yonrs the franking privilego was o fnen- bus “on the Dopartmeat and un obsiucle to cfiiclont postal reform. Ity abohtion, for which wo aro laigely indebtod to tha zesolution and wisdom of my predecossor, opons tho way for other moasnres whtel have yet to Lo iudugu- rated and pressed to o successful {ssne boforo the Departument can hooomo sell-suatnining. Winlo I do not fiattor myolf that I shall be abie to accomplish this most desirable end during the short Peunj of my service, T propose to_ keap it stoudily tn vlew, and dircct my best efforts to. ward 1ts attaiumont. Yor tho tlrat time in the conrso of n }ifo dovoted actively to businces, I find mysolf nt tho Liead ot an ostablishmont tho oxpeuditured ¢f which lnrgely oxcoeds its re- colpts—a state of affalrs which strikos with pe- oullur torco 8 mind more or less disciplined by thot close iuspection of seconnta enfotcod in meteantito pursuits, In ovdivary buslocsa al- faurs thoro i bui one end 1o this condition of things—baniruptoy, ‘I'ho dofivionoy of this Dwnr(munt hag varied of Jate years from 15 lo 20 per cent, whilo, from the bost dats at my commaud, 1 huve been compelted Lo snbmit estinttos for the year oud- 1ng Jute 80, 1476, which will show an’ oxpeuted oxeoss of expeuditures over roceipts of neurly £8,000,000, or about 25 per ceul of tho outiro Fovonuos Of tho Dopurtment, Ilow fur tho Americun paoplo will be willing togo in this di- raction vemaws (o bo geen, Fhe dilicutios In tne way of adopting ana enforclog s policy of cooneuly, wineh, while proporly gusrding tho rovenues of tho Dopartmuont, shall also uNord to tho now and growing pottions of our country the mail fucllitios to which the enterpriso of the Bnopln eutitles them, aro noithivr few uor smali ut In some way they can and must be sw- monote, T doen It suitable to auy lioro that I proposa to guard with strict vigianco the expouditures of this Departmont, savotioning vo oulley which cun bo voided without etement o the worvies, nud 8o to onduct its atwry gonerslly that the interests of tho publio shall be pafamoucy to thouse of avy indwvidush, corporution, ur pasty, ALSUBITALL J LWELL, Postmauster Cienoral, o the Presideat, THE COURTS. Applications Mads Yostorday for Die VOrces. Now Sults and Judgmeonts, DIvoneTs, , Pollcoman Henry Sinith ls mado tho objoot of sorlous chnrges profmirod against him by his wifo Margarat, Bho says in her bl filed for a divoroo thnt eho was warriod In 1818, and that hor husband s and bas beon, sivce Maich, 1872, n member of tho polico forco, About the enmo timo sho bogan keapiug bonrdors to belp the exchogquer, mad has hiad on an aversge ten boarders o wosk, By hor #avings sbo hus pald her own board, and that of hor child, bought a large amount of turnituro, paid & part of ho house-ront and alyo paid H180 on o lob at Nor. wood Park, And yob her husband bina faflod uttorly to approciate her thriftiness, but po.slots in calling ber by vilo numes and boating bor, 8lo also shinks thot Houry has boau & roposted [nmate of houses of ill-famo, 8ho wants tho benofit of tho doubt, and & di vorca. : Darins B. Nicholas flled a bill against his wito flurcnu for a divorce, on the ground of desore lon, Joanun Morrlil complaing that hor husband had anothor wife living whon he married bot, and that ho has been habltually gailty of adule tory with various womon, 8o that sho has been obliged to abandon lum, and has not lived with bLim for tho pust ten years, Bho therofore doe slrea o divorco. UNITED BTATES COURTS, Maleom MeNeill sued €. €. Morrick and T G Carroll for §1,200, Georgo A. Kibbo bogan a enit In ojectment againgt Crowell B, Aldiich to recover possocssion of tho 8. W. }{ of Bee. 31, 88, 15; anothet agsinat George W, Hill and August 1 N, B 3¢ of Se, 36, 85, 14; & :m‘;«\"fl'.l;i: J. ¥. Scaution sud Wusson for the N. E. }f of Soa. m{l lk:&. 14, aud a fourth agaiust G, W. ou Hill an ry Behaidt to reoaver tho 8, W, 3¢ S5 Bolion - Go bogan sutt for & , Dollas & Co, began a sult for £5,000 agalue tho ‘Town of Amboy. e “Tho Furat Matioust Dank brought sult egalngh 0. @. Morse cloyming 82,000, Dyer and Amasa B.atuerd and J. W, Steol sucd A. . Vau Cott tor $1,500, SUPERION GOURT IN DRIEF. V. A. Turpin, Hoceiver of tho Atlantic & Pa- clfle Insurauce Company, flied & bill #gaiust John W. Biotz sud John ‘Woliz and tholr wives to foracloso a mortgage for 85,00 on Lots 18 and 1, Block 6, of Dutler, Wnght & gVebsior's Addition. F. W. Croudo began o suit for £2,000 sgalnsi Dauiel Wuittentill, CIRCUIT 00URT. W. A. Wright commenced o oult fu trespasa agaivst Ieury Weller sud Hévry uost, luywg dumagos as $3,000. Tho Minerva Iron Company sued Jacob Wer- thoimer for €1,000. Adolph Loowy bogan o suit In tronpass sgainst the City of Chicage, claiming 10,050, TUE COUNTT OUULT. In the mutter of tho ostato of Ellon Byrna; order tuat adwmiuvietrator filo fuventory aud an- praismont witun ten days, aud publish ot once for cluits, ‘Tho application of Thomas L. Kembater for hinrge from atrest ob tho suit of 1. B. Lvan wag on trisl yesterday. This et grows cusof tho fuet that tho defendauc way criostod and imprisuned fur dobt upon a obargs in cocruticts 1og smd_dobt. Evaus, it tcems, brongnt suit agaivst Kempslor betore Justico Dolvolf, nnd outefued a judgmont for £183.63, sud taen cavsod nis arrest Dy virtue of o wric of . £a. 16sued by the Justico. ‘ho peisouer demanded 2 jury to try the question us to whuthes or” mot he wis guilty of Trend, The jury roturned o verdict of not guilty. A wotion was outered by tho plintiffs or a new trial, and overruled. An appeal wus prayed to the Circait Guurt, and sllowed on filing bond fo1 costs in £800 during tho wresent torm. Adjufication in tha cstuto of Witllam ARl decensed, wao ordered. Leave was granted to the adminigtrator of the astuto of Jowes Bpeavo lo pay &S00 to J. M. Diesell a8 Atiorucy’s fecs. In tho matter of tho estalo of Georgo A Digelow, decoased; the clam of the Lucifle 1{ote] Company for 810,000 ayainst the catato wae dismissed. Tho Compnuy prayed au cppeal to the Circuit Court, which “wag aliowed on filing bond for costs 1n $200 dusing tho present ferm. This elaim s founded ou tho grounds that the desansed eubserived during the year 1870 for 100 shures—310,000—0f the eapitul stock of the Duetic Hote! Company, aud that the Company buvo fully complied with the wonditlons and fll‘flv}alunu sot forth to tho deceased to obtaln is subscrip:ion, Funitoormore, the Doard of Directors of the Corporation ot forth that lefl{ Lave ut dilforens times roquired all the capitu! stock to bo declared duo sud payablo, the last I%umsllmcut of which was auo on or about Sopt. 28, 1891, The will of Ernat Dattger was proven, and lotters toctamontary igsucd to Aun Bustzor, undor her individusl boud of §7,000. 'Lbo 1ollowlng is tlig will of tho docoased s Kuow all men by theso presuuts, that 1, Ernst Bott- gor, of thie Gity of Clicago, in the Gounty’of Guols, und Stale of Hltnois, belog tu tithealts, aud 0f_sound’aud disposing mind’ and” memory, do'make aud pubish this my dist will aud testument, hieieby sevoklug all former wills Ly mo ut uny tino lierctofore mads, Firgt—1 herovy coustitute and appolne wy wife, Anns Battger, 10 bo sole exocutrix of this my st will, without her belug bound to give bonds for tha faithe £ul performotics of such trust, Seconi—T divect my sadd executrix to pay all my Juet dobts and funoral exponsca. hard—1 doviss aud glvo to my sald execulrix all tho persoual uatute, and ull of wmy reul estute, ovied by 1o at wy docessio, CRIMINAL COURT. ¥ Christophor Hazeudorn, having provionsly pleaded gufley to hving i ut opon state of for- nication with Auuto Larrimore, was sontonced to nina months to tho Houso of Correction.— Hormen Schuttz, triod for couspiring to defizud Abrabiam Woils out of tho procieds of 114 gal. lous of chcrrxyl wine § verdict guiity, aad term of punishmont lixed at imprisonmant for oue year 10 te Lenitoutivry,—To-day prizonars coovioted during tho prosout term of thio Court will bo are raigned for seutonce.~Judge Treo will proside during the Docewbdor teray whivh commences Alunday morning. THE GALL MONDAY, Jupax (any—1 to 20 on new cilendar No. 1. \vJume: MoRonerts—1 to 20 on new cafondar No. 4 Junet Roaens—~1401¢ to 160. Juvus Booru—2 to 104 JUDANLNTH, UNTrED STaTES Clacuie URT—JUDIE DLOD- oETr—1T. A, Guoute v, 1, D, Slucluir, 0u9,30, UsiTed Braves Dissuior OuURN—JUDGE Brop. aETT—I, D, Habvay, Assignes, ve, B, D, G lis, $103,07, —tamo v, ¥, W, 1006, S18417.~Semo va, Lisducl Gone oell, $170,09, Bupenion Counr—CoNrEseloNs—-First Natlonal Wippo, La12~8. D, Bk of Calesgo Vi, Curie Tinnuack ov ul, va, Tdoa s MeNamars, $10d.14, 3upGe Oakv—Lewls Husteun v3, W, ., Wrigley ond 1, Welgiey, 35,010, 3. Dull Ve, Baiauel Dol Clnobit CounT—QoNFLesioNs—Thomes Retlly va, Willlawn Bliow, 81,857,060, Jupak Noogis—~0, 8, Marrlson vs, 3, 0, MaClords verdict, §98, und molton tur now triak—Reuben Good- vicl v, D, d, Noid o B. D, Nea, $340,—Edward dure phy ve: o titeell, S100.~alsch Coah ca al, ve, dury Clybourne, SK3.47, ¢ulupoE MEAON=Sibiucl Sloyor va. Laander Wyuz, R o S Erench uud German Losses in tho Lato War, y Tho Patls correspondent of the London Time: guyn s ** M. Cheng, Medioal Inspostor-Gononl o: tho French arwy, whosa statistical and clivical obyoivations on the Crimean and Itulisy came paigus were oxceodingly valuable, bas publisbed u simnar work ou tho lust war, Ia reports tha luwuey sustnined by tho French to havo voen cs Tullowa: Killed, disappoated, or dlod of wounds and divoason, 198,571 ; woundod oy tho enomy's 1r0,143,000; mon msableu by marching, u.d'.}l. 11,811 nussing arotroatod ua dead, 'Uhose figurey invtudo 2,881 otticers kitled or wio died of and di:saso and Y0 missing, with 17,240 fpr::’i::lrt‘:ll: w:hu died in Germnny, 1,71 in Switzorlaud, and 148 fu Belgium, Wailo 17,210 deaths, the, ocoure rod 1u oaptivity, oaly 1,420 ‘suldiers’ wore killed a4 Uravelotte, the bloodiest butile of the war, "Lho Gotman lussea wera; Killed or died of wonuda und diseaso , 40,741 ; misaing und troatod g dond, 4,000; wounded, 147,867, 'To thoue have tobo ude ded 1,703 Jalled, 8,64 wonndad, aud 1,639 missing In slirmlshes, putvols, and sliguy ongugemants, Thio Germans Lind 44,000 donch, the Ionoy 1ot 871 tho Gormans 127,000 wounded, (ho. o 113,000, WhoXrsuch had 11,421 demarche—tout is, througl de nlul.lrmdlnmi—\\'huullm Qorm tle Irom this enuso, AL, Chenu, show, Ciimen and Italy, o well as ln the Jfah&'e.:".:fl‘.‘ casa wis mare fatal than the eword, this l'm‘m;: . purtly atiribucabls t Loesitat uhm;‘wn:ln;?ufimmsmm' e ang tone! dicabled by piaies fuotive encks, boots nus shlterad aut lite