Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 12, 1874, Page 5

1 WASHINGTON. Pacific Mail Affairs Un- der Investiga- tion. An Order for Trwin's Arrest Passed by the House, Sypher, of Louisiana, the Only Ono Thus Far Im- plicated. Kelley's Bond Bill Probably Shoved on One Side. Some Hard-Houey Converls Made in the Currency Com- miliees Toxt of Mr, Farwell’s Currency Relief Bill jt Contalns Some Very Exeellent Features, Views of the Executive Committee of the National Board of Trade. Apprehension of Trouble in Now Ore leans---Interference Asked For. PACIFIC MAIL INVESTIGATION, EX-PREYIDEST BAGE EXAMINED. Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Whsusarox, D. O, Dog. 11.—The Ways and Bleaus Committeo nre proceeding with tho inves- tigation of corruption and bribery by means of which, it {s alloged, tho Pacific Msil Company securod their increaso of subsidy in tho spring of 1873. Russoll Bage, former President, was sxemined to-day, and testified that there fs cbiargod on the books of the Company against Tichard Irwin over 700,000, Irsin was tho sgent of tho Company in Washington at the 4imo the inorenso was votod, snd is undorstood 40 assort that ho spont tho money to gat the bill through Congross, Tho testimony tsken by the Waya and Sonna Congress was rend to tho Committeo to-day. It DOES NOT SUOW THAT ANY CONGRESEMEN WERE ; DLIBED, 1t does show, howover, upon the oath of Com- modore Garrigon, who was kero in tho interest of g lino to Brazil while thls increaso of subsidy waa ponding, that sdvaucea wero made to him vy J. Halo Bypler, Republican carpot-bagger Congrossman trom Louisinun, The Commodore #uys ho was appronchiod by o woll-known lobby- Iat, who told bim that ho comld holp him along ; that in company with this lobbyist homet Sypher in tho room of ‘tho Paciflo Ttailrond Commisteo, of which Committoo Bypher was a membor, whero the question of a ubsidy to the Brazilian Jino was discuszed, _Aftor some littlo conversa- tion it wis euggested that somo money would be required to OIL THE LEGISLATIVE WIIEELS, ‘but the Commodore at onco firmly deelined to puy anything ot all, and thero tho negotiation ended, An over-zealous attnchs of the Borgeant- at-Armu’ ofiico went boforo the Committeo and toatifled that bwo promiuent Demacratic Con- groswmen had, at about that timo, deposited uito & sum of monoy with the Sorgeant-at- ‘ms, who aots ay a kort of banler for tho mom- ‘bors of the liouse, and among the bills were eome of tua denomiontion of a thousand dollars, which were frosh and crisp. ‘This was thought tobe A BUSPICIOUS CIRQUMSTANGE, lut the two Congrossmen implicated explained it Ly honing that they woroe ecquired at the goutly exlularating gamo of draw-poker. [7o the Awsociated Preay) AGTION OF TUE HOUSE, aouisatos, D. C. Dec, 1L Darwes, yisug (0 & question of privilage, called attention tu tho fact that the Committeo on Ways aud JMeans Lad taken up an investigation juto tho Facitic Mnil subsidy, which had beon commenced 2! tho clote of tho Inst Congress and lad then fallen thyough becauso tho Committes had hoou uuuble to tccuro tho attendance of Richard B, Irwia, agent of the Company, who was tha only person who could give the information sought for, and who hod left for Burope, while the DProeidont of the Compnny becamo lempormily insane, or protonded insanity. Tins lrwin had recenlly returned liom Turope, snd the Company had causcd ins arrest, ana brought suit agasmet bim for the recovery of £750,000 obtained Ly him from tho Company, Ho bad thon given bail, and bad ugain goue to Turopo, but hind einco teturned, The Commite tec luid subpatuned him, nnd Lind, Juto Inst night, recerved o tolegram from bim stating that bo had important business to atiend to in Now York on Frday and Baturdav; tat Lis heolth would mnob - pormit i to travel at night, but that bo would appear betore the Committge on Tuesduy next. Tho Buvgeaut-at-Arms had atso roceived a tologram {rom hiy aseistaut at New Yorl, etating chat Ir- Vi wae unable, on nceount of his hoolih, to ap- pear before Pugeday, Lho Committeo had somo wantof coufidouce in Irwin, and had #cut him 2 iclegram that tho Committeo could not consent 1o any deluy, To this the following reply nad been recoive 1 fntend no disrespect to thie Committes, butyit 1 uterly ftpoeotblo for mo to atart hefore Mouday with- out incruuting ny lincss to kuch au extout that ny prosenco will bo uscless, 1 will pouitively appear next ueaday, Ar. Randall—Ias not Irwin beon in Washing- ton withiu ten days 4 Mr. Dawos—TIi that 18 so it is nows to the Comumlttes, I with to bavo tho action of the Tiouso -on tho subjoct, 60 that if this witness #hould fail to appeir the Houso, not tho Com- I'mtme ou Ways aud Mesns, will be rospousible or 1, 3Lr. Phelps sent to tho Clork'n desk a tole. grum which ho had just roceived from Ivwin, Ktating that ho was too ill_to move bofore Mon- day ; that he wag confined to his room, unabio to write, and hardly ablo to speak audibly, sud tutd Lhnt if tho Committeo's Lusta was anything wmoro than pro formu it was sumply brutal. Ho ndded thut Trwin was u conetituont of bhis; and thint g was boing mado tho victim of tho Pacifio Nail Company ; ‘thut ho was cagor {o Linve the suit tried, and had come back from Luropa to hurr{ ou tho trlal, . After further discussion, tho rosolution was adopted, direoting tho airest of Irwin for con- tampt tu failing"to_aboy the munmons of tho Committee, Mr. Dawes oxplnining, howover, £hat tho oblof objeet was to wunrd against 1wl ugnin leaviug tho country before giving hiu testi- mony, A GENEDAL DENIAL, Representativo Larsous, of Onp, will, at tho eavlicst moment on Mondiy, from’ Liu ‘placo in the Houao, dony in tho brondeut wmanner that ho had auy conuection whatevor with tho dlauribu- tion of "tho no-called Pacifio Maii fand, s ntated in a recent newspaper article, and will'gtato that ?n 1}3\'«:: pljul L3 mmllk" nl‘ ‘mmrm;: ona dollar for Lid gorvicos or is voto upon the B0z kuow of one being maid, - o RESRRe in a porsonal afix:; m“"!uh 1tlydouie oxplanation, oxplic ouied slatcniont mado 1n tho- Now Vogle Zuppes (L0 lerday, that tho Approprintion Committoo Lad lmfld to racommond an additional subsidy of 500,000 to the Pacific Mail Compauy, Tho Come mitteo bad ot evon considorad tho subjoct. g THE FINANCE QUESTION. TUE BITUATION REVIEWLD, Enectal ispatels fo Phe Chicasn Tribuse, WasiNatoy, D, 0., Doo. 11,—The finance Btooussion in tho Houso is postponed untl) Tucs- dsy, Tho appropriation bllls aro thon In order, and will command tho floor until thosa who aro disposod to dikcuns tluancslinve strength enough to compel the Ifousa to go to the genorn! culen~ dar. . Xolley's bill thero controls tho sltuation, pud cannot bo displuced excopt by o final vote, THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN BATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1874-TWELVE PAGES. 4 5 Moanwhile, thore aro vory sotive offorts to nevnre a bill which, whilo ombodying thu mibe stautial recommendationa of tho Presidont’s 1measago, would bo cortain to become n law, TR BANKING COMMITTEE, Tho ITouse Committoo on Banking and Cur- ronoy havo nirendy hoid twa mectings, Tho mc;fi:urs have hnd o vory genernl tnterchango of views, A canvass of tho opluions of tha diffor- ont monibers of tho Committao shown thint thoy Liasve boen someywhat oliangod during tho recond, “I'bo pronounced inflationisls nro not ay radical for papor Mmooy aa they wero last winter, while tho bard-moncy men Aro evon more positive in thelr convictions, The consoryative mon now morostronglyloau toLho hard-moneysido. Onth abstract question of n paper currency nnd spocie payments the Committoo undoubtedly stand gix for hard mmm{ and five for aoft monoy ; Lut it baw yot beon fmpaseible to doviee any schomo tor resumption upoo which the members of tho Committoo can unito. Bomo of tha mombors are quito hopefal that nuch a mensuro can_yel bo doviked, and thoy nre now dally engaged in the consideration of differout propositions to that end, M. FARWELL'S BILL, Chnrles B, Farwoll hus proparad & Wil which containg hia viows n to tho bost weans of n speedy roturn Lo speoio puyment, This bill, of which tho following 18 tho text, Mr, Karwoll will s00n presout to tho Hounee : A Act to nuthorlzo freo bunklug, and o provide for the resumption of specto puyments, Storion 1, Jig it enacted by the Senate and Houge af Revrescntatives, i Cougress arsembicd, Thit o1l limite atious imposed by the Natlonsl Banlibg Act, limitiog {ho uggregato aniount of Notfonal Tiauk creulation, ve Hmiting the amotint to any one bpls, bo, and the simo aro horeby, repeeled, Kxc, 3. Tuat Nationsl Bank not=s sball bo denued fo old aud now neaociations by tha Comptrollor of the Onrroney at 96 cents upon thie dollar of the full valua of uny Unilod Statos coin bonds doposited for that e poke. PS¥or%: Tuntthe Meorotary of the Tresnury shall ro- tire_and cancel ou the first day of cach and every inanth, beginning on the Ist day of July, 1875, 81,000, 00 of' United Htntes nutes, and shall contiino such retirement and cancellation il the notes outatand~ ing sliall bo at par_with tho gold can of tha United Htaten when o whill caiso. nucl sotiroment and can- celintion, BEc. 4, Thal to enntlo the Becrotary of tho Treasury tocitry out tho provisions of thisact ho In hereby subhorlyed and diracied to. wad tho SHEpHWS Tovomty of tho Trenuury ; but, If suich surplus revenue ahouldi any tirue Lo insutilclent forthis purposs, hn 18 horeby furthor directed towelt a sufticient smount of United Statos bonda for thnt. purpose. THE NATIONAL JIOARD OF 'TRADE'S PROPOSTION, Tho Iixecutive Committca of the Nutionsl Board of Trade had o conforence with tho Secre- tary of tho Treasury this morning, Senator Shormnn was present at the intorviow, and will prosont tho views of the Council to the Senate Financo Commitioo on Mondny noxt. The Lx- coutive Council do not appear to have yot agreed npon anydefinite plan to be recommended in Congress. Indecd the members of the Conun cil diffor a3 greatly ns do Congressmen. ‘Tho proposition which was disousscd this morning was that tho Govaoroment ahould borros $360,~ 000,000 fu gold with which to commonco tho ré~ demption of logal tondors, and iksus 8200,000,000 in bonds, the subsoription for which shall bo taken in groenbucks. 1o this way the Treasury noton wauld ho retired. 'tho Council sre mora nenriy agroed upon this plan thau upon any other. It ombodies somo of tho foatiuros of Gen. Dristosy's proposition in a rovorse order. ——— KELLOGG'S TROUBLES, A OALL ¥OM MILITAMY INTERFERENCE, Special Dispatoh to The Chicaaa Lributte, Wasmsoros, D. O, Deo. Il.—Prerident Grant Las recaived o telegram from tho Prosi- dent of tho Roturning Board in New Orleans, which states that the Board ls propared to malke its returns on Bunday next, and that the mom- bors of the Board hnve been notified that in cnse thoy sball return some of the Ropublican candic dates olected, the membera of the Returning Board will bo killed. Lho Prosident of tho Board caifs upon Presidont Grant for protection. The President Las replied in eyphor to the Prealdent of tho Returning Board that bo will not pormic United States troops to bo_stationed in the State-Tlouss, but that thoy will be located near thio Yento-House, roady for any omergenvy. The Trosident has nlso telegraphed Gew. Lmory in cvphor detnilod fustructions to hold his troops 1 readiness nonr tho Btato-Ilouso, propared for naction at o moment's notico. More and spocific instructions will be forwarded to-mosrow, It {g axpected that the outbroak, if it occurrs at all, will begin on Sunday night or Mouday morning, e by ARKANSAS, THE BENATE COMMITTLE IN A QUANDARY. Specral Dispatch to The Chicago Jriotnc. Wasumvatos, D. €., Dec, 11,—It is expected that on Mondey noxt tho Scnate Caucus Sube Committoo will report soma dofinite proposition to the adjourned Soualo Ropublican caucus with respoct to Arkansay. Thoso in the Sooate who favor Exccutivo intorference, adinit that thoro ig at present only ono possible provision in tho Fed- cral Constitution under which they can act, and thnt is tho elauso which provides that every Stato shall bave aropublican form of Goveroment. Qno difticulty which the mombers of the Sub- Committeo have encountered in considering that stdo of the question is, that thore is 110 consti- tutional dofinition of a republic or of a repub- lican form of Goyernment, and that it is very diflienlt to siate in a formal proposition within the limlts of the Conntitation what the condi- tions or roquirements of & republican forin of Government aro, = ‘THE UNRECONSTRUCTED. TUE OLD RENEL SPIRIL STILL ALIVE, Swecial Disvateh o 7he Chicago Irivune. ‘WasuiyoTos, Dee. 11l.—~An evont oceurred hero to-day which sbowa that the Southorn lond- ora have not forgotten their logalty to the lost causo, On Monday and Tuesday, July 12 and 18, 1864, an attack wns mado upon Fort Stovenson, on tho north side of Washivgton, by » column of Confederato troops of Gen, Early’s corps un- dor the jmmediate commnnd of Gen. Gurdon, now Bonator from Georgin, A number of Con- fedornton wore killed, They wero to-day re- moved to 0 nhow comotery, ‘Tho coromoby of rointeymont wa3 closed * by sau oration by Dr. Garrott, of this city, the Surgeon-General of iho Confederates, 110 Anid tbot tho time bad come when they could do justico to the memories of their [riouds, aud perform euch coromonics unmolested, and claimed that they should ot perform tho act coldly and with subdueq apinta, Ifo alluded to tho caunos of the War, and justi- fied tho South for their action, Ho oncoalluded to thao willinguess of the Bouth to tale up .arms to dofond tholr howmos from invasion, when a voice in tho erowd Haid, “And wa aro stilt willing todoit.” o alluded to tho South as * ourpag- plo,” sud Joff Davis na **our Presidont,” —_——, NOTES AND NEWS, TUE PONTUGUESE MISHON, Hpecial Inspateh to I'he Chicaga Tribune, Wasumsatoy, D, C,, Doc, 11,1t s possible that thero may bo somo opposition to the con- flrmation of Benjamin Moran to be Minlstor at Portugal, The conlirmarion of Mokan of ituulf seoures the removal of the present Mivistor to that Kingdom, who is an only brothor of Senator Lowls, of Virginia. I is alrondy urged agalnsy Moruu that he has nover baen a Ropublican, NO JONE RAILROAD SUBNIDIZS, 'I'ho majority of tho Pucifio Railrond Commit~ tee aro undorstood {o be doterminedly opposed to the further subsidizing of railronds. THE FRESIDENT AND MR, RIISTOW, 10 1he Awnciates Preve,! WisHinaTox, Des, 11.—A report waa privately circnlatod, last ight, smong n few frieudy of tho Administiation, that Becretary Bristow and tho Vrosidout wero at varianueo over the appointment of n fluancial agent ne London, and that it might deyolop into & sovious breach, Lx- Benutor Cattoll, who las held this position, which was created for thoe sole purposo of look-: ing aftor the intercsis of the Goverumenl In conngction with tho Syndicato, desired a roap- pointment, Secretary Dristow, for cortain ren- sons, was ot disposed to gpprove of the soleo- tionn, My, Cattol’s frioude, among others Soc- rotary Hobeson, took the mattor to the Presi- dent, who guve assuranco thal My, Caitell shautd have the position, und inforned Mr, Dristow of bin wishes, ‘I'ho latter, howover, wus not dis- posed to ylold, nnd s 83id to hiayo protested, and then intimated that, 2s Secrotary of the Tronauty, he could not consent io bo overrujod In'this wmattor, - In this whapo tho mattor now stands, aud tho Presidont is roportad 3 loing dotormined to sund Mr, Cattell back to Y.ondon again. If ho carrios this _ous, some of Mr, Hristow's frionds are confident thue Lo (Bristow) will not romain in the Tressury, The mfair has ocensfoned much commount wmong thoso who ara informed as to what is going on, and thero are many conjectures as to Low it will torminate, Alr, Cottoll’ hud & protracted iutor- viow with (ho Presidont to-duy bofors the moet~ ing of the Cabmot, aud i4 conlidout o will oot with Buccogn, THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL, The Touse Coramiftes on the Judiclary to.day dlsenssnd tho Civil Niglts bill, but cao to o conelusion, A BovA FIOK, Arrungomonts byve beon comploted for tha ro- contlon to-morrow of the King of tho Hawvation Islandn, A state dinner will bo givennest weck. APPOINTMENTH, John O, Tautz aud 0. 8, Maoro hiava heon ap- pointed Rovanue Storakeopnrs at Chleago, DISTILLERIES, Distillarios incronsod twonty-nino in Novom- bor, muking a total on tho 184" of Decombor of 205, and 1ucronsod tho producing capacity 30,515 gallons, 110USE PIOCEEDINOS. In tho ITouss, tho Yanato bill far tho appolut- mont of George Baneroft to fill tho vacaney in tho Donrd of togonis of tho Smithsoman Insti- turo was passod, Mr. Orr, from the Gommittoo on Publio Lands, roportod » bill ntlowing the homostoad and proe emption neitlora iu Iown, Minnceota, Nobranka, aud Knuses, whoso _erops viore dostroyed by grosshoppors In 1874, to leavo anid ba sbrant from thefr Innds 11 i3, 1876, without projudics to tholr righta, 'avsed. THE LIBLL MANIA. SERVANT GINLY TO "THIE FRONT. Sneeral Dieyateh to I'he Chicugo Trioune, MiyNEAvoLts, Alinn., Doo. 1L.—UThe T'ribunc of thia city in sued for lihol, damages boing lnid ot §10,000. o circmnstuucos of tho caso nre poculiar, and the motivo which prompted the publication highly Intorosting. About a wock 8go u young gurl, dressed in monrning, and ap- parontly under the tufluonce of somo grout sor- row, presentod borsolf ab tho Tribuns office with a story for publication, stating that it was fho truo Distory of her dond sls- ter, who lknd been shamofully wrongod. The story was ilogibly srritton and coarsoly worded. "It was reduced, howovor, to the propor form nnd published. It roprosonted that s youus irl named O'Nuil, working in the city, hat beon woduced, and thut an abortion had been per- formod upon her, ending in her death, The vin- cority of the woman who brought tho mannscript to tho oftico left no doubt of tho authonticity uf o story, Tho das following its publication o priest eallod ut tho Tribune “ofiice nnd told the city editor that the narrativo was falso ; thot the girl O'Neil wag alive and well, and n girl of oxcellent chuvactor, Ilo hoped that n public donial of tho mattor wonld bo given, Tho city editor complied, and told the whole story, Not only tife, but tha Tribunc noticed tho caso editorially, Suit wag, howevor, commenced, wlmaur‘uu doteotlyes sworo Bet to work. It was faund thet the girl O’Neil was employed an n do- mestic in tho family of the connsel for tho pro~ couticn, Aftor Bomo searoh, tho author of tha 1ibel was :ecz:Fnlzan in the person of another hired girl, and the aniwua of the offanse deval- oped., ~ Sha had 2 lover, to whom she was deoply devoted, and whom sha was nbout to marry. Tha day of tha wadding hod several timey been fized and sa ofton poutponed. Aftor much patlent walting, thé disappointod servant loarnod that she hind a rival in tho O'Neil girl, and thoro. upon gonglht rovengo, It was n.\sll{ suggeated in a nowspaper account of o seduction cnés of the roquisito flavor and juiciness, and, with o substitution of hames nud places, sho took it to tho Pribune ofiica, Bho I very penitent, and witl probably not bs disappointed. A BALTIMORE SUIT. Barrntonr, Dec, 11,—Judgo John J. Yellott, of tho Circuit Qourt of Baltimoro Connty, has justitnted o suit against tho Baltimore American for Iibol,—dnmngas, $50,000,—for criticlalng tho Court for the reloase, on insuMclont bail, of par- ties indicted for shoplifting in Baltimoro, dnd whoso cass had beon romoved to Daltimore County. GOOD-BY, SWEET WILLIAM. If Wom ffust Leave tho Qepublican Party It Wil ‘Try and Survive Without You, Mr. Xolley. Ixpraxarorts, Dec. 11.—The Hon, W, D. Kel- loy's lotter of Dec. b, to F. B. Buchanap, Sccre- tary of tho National Exeentive Committes of iho Indopendent party, will bo published in the In- dinnpoliy Sun to-morrow. In that lotter Mr, Keolloy saya: Yor thie protont, T owe s duty to the Republican arty, aud Will porform i, £0 far o8 T can, consclens toualy, " If, howaver, the demands of thio purty shall treuch upou tho domiln of conselence or solf-respect, T aball be forced to act so far in_opposition tolt. 4 fow dnya will cnlighten me on this subject. If tho mesuage of tho President and the roport of the Scere- tary of {hio Treasury uro 10 contain sucl proposltions a8 v aro told they will with reforonco to tha apeedy. resumption of speclo pavments, and the Ropublican pacty uccept them, T aliulf, In so’ far, co-onarate withy thoso who opposs them, let such’ opposition Jead wo into what afiliction It may. havo carctully counidored your proposed bnuls of union, and may sny Lt T liave long betfoved in, snd have faf nowe years enforced, tha doctrino thnt 1¢'18 tho duty of 1o Governinent to iasue the mapey of the country aud probibit tho circulution of tho uotes of corporatious, whother Etete or Natloual, ond thut thio nioney i dsaucd should bea legal tender forall dobis, piiblic aud private, including duties on imports. In theso vlows I egreed with iy Into dintinguinlied colleagite, Tinddous Slevens, 88 oxrly os 18623 hut, having been justrucied by the Temnits of tho feato of - nssige pote el upon property o whih "Hhip Qovermment bud uo legal tonure, and of Cuntisental money, for tho funding of which 20 provislon waa mndo, 1. have beld that cofnefdenfally with the issue of Government Pupv:r neans should Le provided for its fundlog in in- crest-bearing bonds, 80 1lint the Government might Lo able to burrow from itsown people and distribute Abie taxes collected from thens among them when pay- {ng tho intercst on its funded debt, Two classos of bunds sbould bo ixsied by tho Government for the absorption of any escoss of paner monoy that might Tie desued, Ono cl hould bo long bonds, with a fixed rateof interest payable, priuclpal and intercst, itt paper, spd thorefors not Jfkaly 40 bo favored by for: clgn fuvestors, Auother, futerconvertiblu st tho option of the holdor, ata lower rale of interest, say 4,05 per cent, With these two classes of loann open to tho poovle, there meed bs mo apprebension 0 1o tho einizsion of tau ezcessive Vol ume of currency by converting the prosent bonded debt into bonds Learing a lower rato of interest In per, aud placing it into the Lands of our own prople,” Mo eays: *Inthis way womay turn (he balance of trado {n our favor, sud rotain the bulllon produced 1rom onr owii mities, and como naturally to tho use of gold and aliver as u part of our currency without the terriblo suftering that forced contruction us s meany of resumption, i 1OW Snipondg on tho men of entor. priss and the mon of toll and small economies in every pact of our coutttry, for the benefit of the comparas tively few wha ara in tho enjoyment of reslized capita), The eflect of thin system would unquestionably bo to ruduce the rate of {ntorest, and in 80 far romove the necnnity for a certuin percentage of the protectfon now deinandad by thoso who nre ¢cogaged in dovel, ing tho sosourcos of the country aud providing dr. \'m'xlll:lufl employment for ita men, wowen, and Rts youth, THE BLACK HILLS, Mining Partics Oporating on the Forbiditen Ground and Doing u Fair Bunlien. Siieciat Lhanatch to T Chicaan Tribune, Stoux Crry, lu., Dec, 11,—1e ovout in this vielnity yesterday way the rotura of a Black Tiills miner namod J. W, Bense, direct from that country, 1o giveaa graphio account of his trip ontaud buck, snw tho Sloux City Compnny there, and confirms Littls DBuckshot's (the famous scout’s etory) recurding whito mon on- gnged in mining and prospeeting sn tho Dlack Itills, He says they huve found gold in paying quantition. Thero nro eoveral parties in - the lills, aud they have joined their forces for better protection, and cccnpfi oua genoral camp, well fortified, They are woll sutiafied with their vantnrs, aud havo bigh anticipations, The near- cet point whero thoy get mil is situntod nbont 75 milos uhiy pide of tho Hillw, at u mail-station enlled Yayior, near Klkhorn, My, Bonse, with n amall pity, came to Taylor for the mail for ihomssives and thoso in enmp in thoe Hills, and thero recoived a lottor from his homo 1o Min- uesoth urping hin immediate return on ueeount of tha soyere illuess of his wife, He started, und arrived horo last night, and toulk the early traiu this morning for home. 1le says bo will #o back with o lurge forco early in the spring, and is convincod that his fortuno lies hidden in tho earth of tho Binck iLilly, — e LITILE ROCK FAILURE. Tatrie Rock, Ak, Dee, 1.—Tho bankinge houso of Bloddurd Brothers & Co. suspendod (o- dey, causing much excitement, especinlly auong dopoeitors, 'W'hero was o eoneidorablo run aftor- wards ou othor banks. Cho aesots of the suss Bl‘il"t‘l]ul bawic are suid to bo groutor thun tho Ha- ities, e CANADIAN POLITICS, Qurnee, Doo, 11.—Tho volo on the question of » want of confidonce in tho Goverumont re- u?l;gd m fuvor of the Mnintry by s majority of 10, N Stntno of Stonvwall Fnckson, Tho slatie of Stonowall Jaekson, oxecited by the late Mr., Poloy, the well-known Euglish sculptor, for ths City of Cuarloston, 8. O, It now neurly completed b the Manor Foundry st Choleea, neur Londow. Tho Genoral is repro- sonted na stiiding with s diawn broudsword in tho right hund, 'The hand rests on ho sword- Lilt, and tho polut of the weapon i Jlacod upon & preco of ok at the sido of the Ngure, le wours s horssmnan's short tunic, girs by a brond belt, and buttonod close on the choxt, and Joaso LLOWBGTH Vi boots, ‘o dofect of the il i i the fave, which vivaeily, sud ovon poetlo suggestivoness, FREE LANCES. They Have Been Cutting Up Many TFantastio Capers, Two of Them Counterfsited and Were Caught in St, Louis. ‘Tlm Traders” Bank of Chicago Is In- tevosted in Their Mistory, One Was a Universalist Clergy- man, and the Woman Wasn't to Blame, Another Was Postmaster at Eikhari, Indsy and Is So No Longer, Then Again There Is the Kentland Grain-Man, Morton by Name, Vho Is Said to Have Offered a Bribe to a Chicago Inspector. Othors Still Are Miscellancous Shooters and Slashers, GENERAL CRIMINAL RECORD, A BEAST WAIVES EXAMINATION. Snecial Diepateh to The Chicaao Tribune, 81, PAvr, Minn,, Dee. 11.~—Fredorick Hitker, whose srreat for ontragos upen six young gitls - won tolographed yesterday, waives examination nndis hold for the CGrand Jury on' complainty sworn out by rolatives of caoh of tho girle. Ho mnkos no denial, but noknowledgea all that has been told by fhe girls, with shom i now ap- poars he becamo acquaintod threo yoara or moro ngo, when thoir tonchor in the Sunday-school, For throo yoars ho has not attonded st the school or churol to which tho girla bolong, but hus kopt up Lis sequaintance with the Dfilldmnh' froquent {utorviowa and smull presonts, with visita at_thofr homes, Tho Gormans aro much incoused agninst him, and go many gathored at tho Joil to-day that it wns considered not pra- dont to take Lim into court, and tho necessary formalitios for his commitmont were condusted ingide tho Jail, Ililker's horrible crimes,adidad to the two clenrly promoditated murdors récontly committed in thiy city, loads to much talk of tho inndoguaey of tho pilnishment shized by lawa for such crimos; and tho froquent oacapo of known eriminals Irom auy punishment throngh logal tochnicalities, and by favor of juries, leads all claases of porsons to think that those Jata erimoy muet o punished, i not logully, thon il- legally. ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER, Special Digpateh to I'he Chicago Lribune. WiLkespanRe, Ta., Dec. 11.—Last ovening tbreo officors of tho Mazleton polico forco ar- rested Timothy Boyne, who is charged with the murder of Dovid Storoy, committed at Hazloton, Dae, 13, last year. Tive bundred dollars reward waw offored for his orrest, and ho wnu caprured at Treverton, an out-of-the-way miniug town in Northumberlond County. Tho victim of the murder was a hotol-keopor, and was attempting to drivo n party of fouglhs from his premises with 8 gun, In tho moaleo which onsued the gun clianged lsauds, and Slorey was beafon to denth. “Tha party wos' arrested, ona of them turning State’s evidonco, and chorgivg Doyle with the murder. Hofled tho country, and wandered ubout from placo to place until about n month month ngo, whon ho weut to work fn the minoy in Northumberland County. Ho was living un- der an assumod nemo whon ho was aracsted, 1o wa Jodgod iu jail fn thiu city this nfternoon, In conversation with a correapoudent this ofter- noon, tho accitsed, Who ja s ploasant-looking young mat of 24, Enid he was afraid to look any one in the face for fear of rocognition ; bad con- templatod giving bimsolf up, nod that ho was only walting tho advico of & lawyor as to his clinnces in a trinl, ANO1UER SUPPOSED TRAIN-RODBER CAUGHT. Specral Disputeh to The Chicago Triditne, Kansas Ciry, Mo, Deo, 11.—Another eapturo of supposed traju-robbors was mnde hero to- dny. A young mnn named Rickots, belonging to & good family hero, is tho party, He is held on tho strength of provious bad character and asso- ciation with the man captured ycsterday, who is Wilham, instead of Joro, McDaniol, a8 roported last night. Tho eugincer of tho Kaneas Paci- flo train was In tho city to-day, and idontified the prisonor's size and general appesrance as the mau who borded his trafu at thu timo of tho robbery. 'Iho jewelry found on the porson of the man was ideitifiod by n party from Lawrence, Kau., a8 that shipped by him por oxpross the day of the robbery, Tha men who were identified in the attompt to pick tho packeta of AleDaniol o3 tha time of tho nrrest, two of whom cscaped, aro bolieved to belong to tho gang and his fiionds, and o beinyg looked sfter by the polico, who are on tho alert und watching for suspectad pastios. A GUILTY MINISTER'S CONFIISSION, onectat Dispateh to T'he Chicago 2'ribune, Gnraxp Rarios, Mich,, Dec, 11,—Dr. Fisk, the adulterous pastor, hag written and causod to be publisbed tho following fottor of confesslon: To the Publie ¢ 1 Crankly confens {o tho fearful iu of which Lam oharged, and will not ho cowardly ouough to lio or seok 8 palliation of my weakuess snd gullt. T eun anl grave tho pity sud compasslon of the world T have of- fonded, aud ‘tho forgiveness which my sfucers and profount repentanco befora Qod and man calla for, I linvo returned miy lotter of followship to tho donomi= nation bavo” 'm0 gricyously kiricken, and sbamloned ~{ho prafession Which bava to doplorably shomed, Msy God sud mun yity aud forgiv tue, wad i 1ie to do some lnmble “work in for tho good of kaciety, Iamuota toward or k to maky Adnm's plea that ‘¢ n woman did g, It wea my own weak und’ nuguarded soul that, in'a moont of {renzy, wrought wy downfall, In’ peal- fonco and nuuiterable sorrovw, (Slgnod) R, Fisx, Jr, AN ILLIGIT HORSIDEALER, Svectit Dinvatoh to Lhe Chicune Tribue, Azrox, IlL, Deo, 11,—O0n Tuoedsy Invt » man who gave s numo as O, II. Mathews, of Chi- eayo, hirod & pair of horses und a light buggy ot Liatt & Hart's stablo, fn this city, for a tripinto the country. He hired tho tonm at about 8 o'olack in tiie morning, and promised to bo baclk by 1 o'clock p, m.,’ bup ho did not rotwm a6 that time, nor subequontly. Tho next morning Mr. Charles Platt wont o 8t. Louis iunoarch of the thisf aud proporty, and wus Hfluully successtul iu recoverng the latter, bub tho thiof succeeded in making his _escapo, Mathows had drivon direotly over to Eust St. Louly, whove ho loft ono liorsa and tho buggy, and took tho ofhier horso over to tho city, whera Lesold it ‘I'ie socond horso was ubsoiuontly sold at the Blook-Yards in East §t. Louls, whora Mathews aluo viotimized an Exst 8t Louls man out of another hovus, g ARIEST OF BUNKO OPERATORS, Snacuad ienateh to Llhe Chiicayo Lribine. PIrskuna, Pa,, Doo, 11,—A bunko gamo was brokon up to-day. John Rofd, John Thompson, J. 0. Howe, James P, Gammon, aud J. Lavelle wera aricated and jallod in dotuult of §2,000 bail oach, ‘U'wo of thy cronies wore woll known {u Madison scroot, Olicago, and wora st one time yopors-in for MeDonald, Lavotls clatms that Ht. Louit {s hls howe, ~ All played protty sharp, but happenod to got hold of \{m wrony men. Ow- TYIng on & game of chunco in this Siato subjects parties to ton yours in the enitontinry sid o iine of §5,000. "The gamblers will be indioted at oues, A WOMAN GATGITS & WiLtEw, Speciat Dioputch to Phe Chicuaw ribune, Ciuicorny, Q. De3, 11.—Jobn McQuoy, sou of {ho notoncus Joo MoQuay, of Clarku- burg, whilo losving the ostablishmont of Tidn | Tiuchanan Inat ovoning, by some mlstals carrlod off tho gold watel of “the Iandlady, Sho neartod off bare-hoaded in puranlt, and, ovortaking him turned bim oyor to tho polico, IIs was bonnd over to court fu bail of #300. AN UNVORTUNATE DRFATOATION, Sueatal Ditpateh to T'he Clhacagn Trbune, Erctant, Ind,, Deew 11.—Rumor bas hoen nome days busy with the name of It, X, Drush, who for twolvo yoars hnw hold Lho oflico of Pout- mastor at Bikhart, This rmmor has magnifiea nnd multiplied as it travelod tho rond from homo until it mado bim a defanltor to tho Qovornment in surmn varying from 8,000 to $10,000, aud on the strongth of thaso rumors a TRINUNE reporter visitod Eikhart to malo duo Investigation, the reault of which is contafued in tho following: Warlnasdry, tho 2d inst., J. 8. Bonrd, o rosidont of Bloamiugton, I, wnd Bpecial Agent of the Tost-Oflice Dopnrtment, arrivod in Bllchare, oud proceedad to lnvestipats the nffnirs of the oflico, and way afded that diy by Mr, Bruah to the full oxtent of biu ability, “On tho ‘avoniug of that day, in making dome chango in his wenring ap- parel, Mr, Brush, {u thrusting his rovolvor into tho blp-pookot, of s pants, the hummor caught, discharging t. Tho ball, ‘11-32 of wn ihen in dinmoter, entored his body within a fourth of un inch of hin spius, possiog nently out in front, and just grazing the proin. T'ho futondely noiontific deectiption, as furbjued by tho 3L, D., snys “ the bull struck tho middlo yortion of the sacrum obliquely, pasaing arountd tho ontor aurface of tho iloum, and lodgiog in ITrout pear tha aaterlor border.” Tho ball was enelly, oxtraoted, aud bir. Brush s lving quite comfortable nt hla rosidonco, with overy sympton tavorable to his recovery. In thio mountime, tha worl of inveatigation was conducted by Beard, and resultod in fluding o daficioncy of $2.640, svhich was promptly made up by tho Postmuator's hondsmon, Roberi Sunford and Philip Crull, who obtafnod tho monoy {n part through tho Tirat Notloual Bauk of Elkhast. Mr. Drush hind rosigned on tho 4th, aud on Wodnasdny, the 9th, Mr. Beard placed in oharge of tho olico, n8 naccoptable to the = bondsmon, Clarouco Kmickorbocker, & mephow of Brugh, until & successor can bo appointed, 3r. Brush is widely knowa a8 o Jive man, alwayy doing ovorything In his powor for tha advanco- mout of hia town, and for all philanthropic #cliomos, giving with & liboral liand, without quostioning tho result, and this lboral policy is tho couse of his misfortuno, This fact boing woll known to all, tie was conatantly bealoged by many who liad no claim to his liberality or recog- uition, and whon ha roalized his position, & con- sidorablo whilo ago, he for a time postponod the rogular sottlomont, and borrowed monoy to squaro up with, yot nover Lardening his hoort to tho calls for charity, nor refusing friendly bor- rowers of monoy, Tho salary attached to tho oflico bas beon but $2,600, out of which thore bos had fo be pald 'a Jarge smount for unocessary olorls hire, the approprintions for that purposo ot bolng sufllclont, With thin misfortune of Mr. Drush, his reputation in ncarcoly harmod among the 'bettor puoplo, nnd many affirm, If tho matter wore loft 10 & _vote, that Brush would be his own succossor. In nn interviow to-day with Mr. Brush, ho talked free- Iy, aud eays he is not conscious of any mten- tional wrong, end whaen able to ngain bo ont Lo bl ot uetnto to fool suy one squaraly in tho neo. A MILWAUKEE MURDER MYSTERY, Special Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, BMiLwAUREE, Doo, 11—A singuler affair hag just como to light, which secms ta indicato that s murdor may have been committed. Qerritt Nolden, of Eighth avenue, aged 70, fathior-in-lawy of Charlos Strong, Buperintendent of tho Chica- go Nowspaper Union, went out, Thursiay ovon- ing of Inat weelr, and did not return during the night. Frlday morning, at 6 o'clock, his body was found lying in tho open rond on_ Tifth nva- nue, From its appearauce, it was thought tho old man had stumbled avd_ fall Mo way takon to tho enloon of ono Kraogor, whero o hiad boon Iast soen, tho provior ovoning, sud medical attondanco procured. As hio wan rapidly sinking, and could not bo roused from a state of insonsibility, ho was carried home, whore ho died tho samo oveniog. It was learned at tho saloon that the old gontioman had beon drinhing, As it thon scomod protty cortain that bo had fallen and striick "his lLead against o #tono, tha matter pnsged away, ond no inquest was held. ~By-nnd-ly, howover, the Coroner learnt some singular circumstances connocted with the man's doath. A woman, liv~ ing near whero the body was fouad, camie for- ward ad testifled ao had benard crios of distress tho night before tho finding, Another proved that tho old man'slifo had boon threateued ; au- othor that deceasod had recoived $200 tho day ’)rcnudlug in death, which he had when he weut nto tho saloon, but no part of which cauld ba found on his body. Furtber inquiry developed tha fact that, on his body being washed befora burial, it wa found bruised on tho nides, appar- ontly by kicks, aud othor circumstonces woro recollected incompatiblo with s thoory of o fall, tho head beiug battered in aud othor injuries fu- tlieted that could bardly result from accident, Qreat excitement Lins “bocn the consequence in tho ward, and n formal demand has been made an tho Coroner to hold an inquost ; and ho will probably do #o, if, in the opinion of the District Attornoy, tho facth justify it. THI? REVENUY SUIT AT MADISON, ASpecial Disputch to The Chicaao Tribune. BlADIgON, Wis., Dec, 1L, —~In tho Tovenuo con- epiracy trial iu the United States Courl to-duy, the evidenco agaiust Prince wam Rindskopf, the Milwaukee lquor man, was vory damaging, Rogers, tho Middlcton aistilior, testifying that lio lifld 4 privato mtorview with him i Milwan- Joe, nt which arrangoments woro made for the purchase and shipmont of illicit bighwiney, and for tbe sbipmont of considerablo quantities which paid no Government tax, und for the pay- ment therefor by Rindslopf, some at regulr icea and some at 22 per cont off fromt the Cls cago prices, Evory otrort is made by tho numor- ous counsal of pariics implicated to obstruct the tcpitznun)" but tho objections sro generally ovor- ruled. TIHI JONNSON MURDER CASE. Svecial Disuatch to 2'he Chicauo Tribune, Des Moixes, In,, Dec. 11.—Tho jury is still ont in tho Johuson murder cano, They camo fu- Jfo court this morning and faid thoy could not agroo upon the avidenco, ‘Uhe Court sent them buck, and will keop thom thoro & while, The - dignation of the peoplo is intensa nt thoir ob- duracy. A BRAKEMAN ROBSED. Svecial Duspateh to The Chieago 2riblne, Buriny, 0., Dec. 1L.—A brakoman on the Oloyeland, Columbus, Cincinuati & Indiauspolis Railroad last night was kuocked from a car while his train wos 1 motion, south of tho depot, by two tramps, who stabbed aud robbed him of his watoh and wallet. HELD FOR CONMMITTING PERIURY, 8r. Paur, Minn,, Dec, 11,—Dr, Schultz, a well- kuow politician ot tha Cauadiun party 1 Mani- toba, was to~day committed for trial for parjury Ly Judge Bolournsy, at Winnopeg. Tho evis donce agalust Schultz f8 said to bo vary clour. Ho was & very prominont opponent of Itiel dur- ing the robolliou. TIHE MILWAUKER COUNTY TREASURER'S OASE, Spweial Digpatch to I'he Chicaao 7/ ribune, MriwAukger, Dee. 11—In the Lhlers mattor the bondsmon met to-day, and resolved to con- teut tho bankruptoy procecdinga, aud (o poy no more tonay uuder tholr bond to the county wu- til compelled by tho courts, ——— ARRESTED COUNTERFEITERS, + Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, 87 Lous, Mo., Dee, 11,—1T'he groat sonsntion concerning tho capturo of two counterfoitors by {hroe dfatries polico officers ab the corner of Summlt avonue aud Morket streot, ju which a desporute fight onsuecd, aud In which oo man wad slabbed eix times and another shot In tho sido, continues to b THE IO EXCITEMENT HERE, On bolug searched, thore wis found ou Judd b §20 countorfolt United Siates Wrensury noto, £11.25 1n good money, and two &500 United Statos bonds, apparantly genuine, On Run- Xin, thore was found 373 In good money and $220 in countorfolt twonties, two kulvos, n tooth-brush, and o paper of rotten stone, On ‘Watts thoro wag found 74 In good munoy and u vovolvor, Ou senrehing tho room whors the aflray took placo, thoro was found under one of thio buds, ou tho Hloor, & soven-shooting Bmith & Wesson revolver, largo eizo, one eartindge of which had beon fired ; also #2,605 In COUNTHRFEAT ILLS, mostly twonbien, and n part in fives on the “Lradora’ Nationat Bauk of Ohicago, Last night the tiwo eountorfoiters, Witmor wml Walls, who wore wounded in the affray, wore tnkon to the hospital, whore they were gusyded closely dur- ing the night by the police, "' motuing Watts sont word to Chint Harrigan that he wishod to 400 him, snd, accompanled by Dotcetivo Duck- worth, tho Chiof visitod tho hospital at 11 o'olock, In tha convorsatinn which onsuod, Watls smdy “I dow't dony that I have boon with thesa countorfoiters, I lmow protty muchallal thow, and thoy lnve horotofare bolioved I was ON THE BQUARE WITH THEM, ‘Threo or four yonra ngo I was in Phitadelphis, when two ** coney * mon ware captured, l’nfl\o\ i tried, nud convioted, 1 visitod thom tm jall, an {hoy, believing T wns with thew, gave sivay tho Iiding-placo of £21,000 in queer. I wont and got tho monoy and gava it to the United Statcd Gopa.‘Washburn s most of it now, snd o put mo al work a8 o * apottor,” CREDENTIALS, Horo Watts reached out his right hand, and, get« tug hold of hin pockut-book, #howod tho report- orhalf a dozen telegramu from Washburn, tho Ctitef of the Sccrot-Hervica, Boma of thosa tolo- grama woro divectod to Watts in ona namno and soma In nuothior, Whoy showed that the mnan Jind bioon on thio trafl of countorfoitors in vari- ous parts of tha conntry. WATTS CONTINUTD 1118 STORY ¢ ‘T hnyo boon at worle ou Wilmer, who, by the Wwhy, {a nlio known a# Judd, for weveral davs, + conoy’ mon know all that i8 golng on in their Jiue, and Wilmor and his partner (1onsior) know I liad found the 821,000 givon away by the men who wero tonvicted, andthey commenced nego- tiotionn with ma to 'bity noma of thin quoer, Wo mat by appointment in Chicago, hut could nob coms to ny conclusion, and then agroed to hiave 8 meoting in St. Louis.' Wo eamo to St. Lonin yestorday and triod venrly all day to get & suitas blo placo for talking tho mattar ovor, - Thoy pro- gnaed tho st St, Lonin Stook-Yards and !mp-.'\- dozen other places. Finally, we agroed to moot on the bridge nt G o'clook Inst mfim, and did ro, Wiltor sud Judd woro thoro, and 1 had » young man who goos by the name of Christio, and whe CAURIED TUE OAIPET-DAG , which I told thom contained the $21,000. From there wo wont to the room where the fight ook place. It was alarge boarding-house, and I told thom wo oould connt tho mouoy over thers and thon soparato. Iwas to give thom (e 820,000 for $1,000. Wo wont to the room aud I hended over tha bag. Tha koy-olo had been soldorad up, and one of the mon_wont out and bought a eandte. Ibad looked ot the room proviously, sud, knowing it was CLOSE BY THE TOLICE BTATION, thought Lelp would como immediately, Wilmer took “the_satchal, which, of courae, was ouly a blind, and was full of old papers, ifo lighted candlo and wont {nto ouo cornorof the room, and cominenced molting out tho lock, I thought thin was_my time. I suddenty diow & revolver, and said, “You aro my prisonors, every ono of you, All'of your confedorates are arrosted, snd now eurtender” Thoy wore small mon, and I thought I could hold thom untif tho polico woull come. I fired o abotat random to give the alarm, and thon tho fight commenced. Woall sprang for the door. ~ Christio, who had aup- posod i I WAR ALS BIQNT, smashod through the upper panels and got out, £ hold the othor two, aud wa had it then uutil tho police camo, I should say thet 1 wag to have mot Detoctive Duckwortl, but failed to oo ki, I wae afraid to biot him up.” lere Watts, weak from tho loss of blood, showed signs of wenrinoss, aud Lho roportors Ioft him aud wont over to tho boduide of Wil mor, and, contrary to oxpectations, found him willing to taik, oven to tho extent of the other alloged connterfeiter. Wilmer, alins Judd, ntates that he is by oceupatlon s farmer, and that hishomo I8 in Ohfo, Bovoral wooks ngo a man swhogo ucrllnmtmlm\ bomade told bimthat bie could put him in the WAY OF MAKING o considernblo nmount of moncy npon n small capital, and it i ovidont, although Wilmer doew ot positively ndmit it, that tho way in which tho ionay wos to bo mado wan by denling in tho *queor.’” Ho had noarly £2,000 in cash, and concluded to enter iuto tho business. Wilmer's statomont rbout the meoting on the bridge and subsequent ronde:vous nt iho Loarding-housy corresponda with that of Watts, 1N CONCLUBION, it may bo stated thnt Deteefive Duclworth, who i8 Washburn's bost man_in the Wost, nd- mits that Watts and the man known na George Ohiristio have beon in the employ of tho Seorot Detectivo Servico at Washington. 1o thinks, howevor, that thoy aro both rascals, and that thoy intonded last night to rob tho two counter- faitors, Rankin and Wimer, and then esvapo with the booty. LATEST. Lato this evening Dotectives Duckworth and Tracy eaptured €3,000 more couutorfeit woney &8 tho Bouthorn Ilotel coat-room. The partics wounded will all live, y Washburmn, Chiof of tho United States Seerot Borvico, will arrivo on Saturdry morning, Bloomfold, tho escaped countorfoiter, hag not boon honrd from, — BY WAIL, THE CORINTIH (MIS¥,) BANK-ROBRERY, HFrom tha Jemphis Avalanche, Diec, 9, Certnin circles i thia city were considorably excitod yestorday ovar the report of the robbery of tho bank at Corinth, Mies,, last Monday. Tho banle i8 in rather & retirod position, so far as tho business portion of the town is conzornad, boing ouo #quare distant frow tho main stroel, yot on tho atreot which leads to tho railread depot, and which i8 travelod a great deal. It stands on the coruor of tho etreet, juut ono wquare back of the Panuell Monso, tho lending lotel of tho tawn, and around which is constantly w erowd of men. From o gentleman whoarrived from thore yos- tordny an zalanchian loaruod tho following par- tieulits of the roblory: Fora fow days past four men, strangors, hinvo beon stopping in the tawn, represouting that they wero stock-drovers, on their way from Lexns to"their home in Kene tucky, Thoy gave #is thoit roason for stopping at Corinth a desiro to rost their horaes, four fine, strong-looking brutes, They lnd considerablo gold with .hom, and froquent visits wero paid tho bank for the pur}msu of making exchauga into papor monay, which scomingly could not bln nutiflL‘lncLurily ‘done, ns no gold wa over ox- changed. Monday after dfunor they pafd thofr board-billa and had funcheon put up, which thoy swung on their snddles with siraps, It woa holiced that onch mnn was armed with two avy sises, but an thoy had been traveling in wild ‘countries but little uttention was pald to that, With tho res mark that they would try the banlk onge mora to sco if thoy could got fhoir gold ehangod, they rode oft leinurely in thet direction. ‘Whou they got in front of tho bank threo of thom dismounted, Ieaving only one outsido to lald tha horses. The threo men walked iuto the bank. At the time tho only oficer in was Mr. “Laylor, Presidaut of tho bank, who ws pagluz a negro some monoy, Whon tho st of the thioo entored ho quiotly lockad tha door, while avothor ono of tho gang lot down the shades over the doors aud windows, This startled v, Taylor, who asked what thoy moant by doing that, ‘The roply wae, Wa waut your mouoy, and you had bottor band It over quiok.” M. Tuylor suid, ¥ 1 can't do that." “ Phen,” said tho leuder, * wo will kill you" *Oh” says Mr. Taylor, *I guosa you wouldn't Kill a porson, woutd you 2" “Tho fiell we won't,” replied tho leador, a8 ho drow a lurge bowin like o flash and made a slh At Mr. Taylor, juflicting n sorious sealp-wound, from which tho blaad ran vory freely. Baeing thiat the mon would iudoud kill him, Mr, Tuylor gave them tho Koy to thie safe, which thay nt onco openod. Thoir booty was 54,000 in currency, dismonds 1o the mmount of 2,300, aud twolve gold watches valuod af about the weme atmownt,—the latter special doposits, They may bavo taken & littlo niore monoy than tho nmount stated above, but that is about tho total loss, In the mesawhilo the wan outside had had his Httle diversion, Io st cock-t-leg on his sad- dlo, Huum(ngl{ ougrossed in his cigar, yot with an’ oyo on lhe strcol. Tho fltst citlzen who he thought wus gofng by tho bank was grootod with tho whistlo of & rovolver-bullin close prox- imity to his oar, sent by tho man on Lo saddlo, Mo thaught it o little pleasautey untht the next shot killed the dog ranuing by his side, when Lo snoved himwelf, Another ono wha was coming Teom an opposite direction moved oub of tho way after tho first shot, The threo men In ine benk, having finished their work, ¢amo out, mounted, and,” putting spur to their horses, ull rode 1apidiy out of tho town, tuking & shot ut overy muu thoy saw, but fortunately hlting uo one, Nows of tho ron bory poon spread wround, aund nseous of the willost oxcitoment cnsned, The Bhoriff sum- wmonod a posee of armed snd mounted mon, and was att tha road in littlo over hialf au bour. No- body had boon cuptured up to a lato hour lust ught. I'rom the muanmier in which tha rohbory was carvied out, it looks vory much as if tlus job was dona by the same men vho robhed the bank at Cotumbla, Ky, killiug the Cashier becuuso ho would not unlock the safo, and who sucoosuivaly vobbed tho bunks at Rusrutlvillo, Ky, ; the baule at Blo, Qenoviove, Mo, whora thoy atso kitled tho Cashier ; andint Boranton, I, All of thesy robbories were committod in the aftornoon, at timo whon Lut one or two persons wore n the banks, Cho man who stays ontside and holds the hovaes dacs tho samo thing in ovory town, fires Indiseriminataly at overy person in_ sight, “hilm the Insido men do theic work quickly and woll. PIE KARSAS PRAIN-ROBRERY AGAIN. Framthe Kunwas City (Mo,) Times, Lee, 10, At duncte, which Is ounly 7 miles trom heve our voportor found a vhort switeh from the main track, m grocory ju whicl way located (ho Lost. Offico, and n small shanty. Around theso two bulldings tho timhor wau cut awsy for a shord diotanco, and to tho north faq high hill whioh runy away to tho enst and woat, It wana do~ sertod wpot, woll suited for tho purposcs which tho robharn dosired, Intho grocory atoro the roporter found Mr. Jolin Partee, tho Postmanter and prapriotor. He Lind fully rocovered from sho oxeitemont of the day provious, and enterad into converaation without restraint, moking a statement aubptans tialty ns followa: ‘* About hnit-paat 3 o'clock, Doc. 8, twa mon on horgeback rode n‘y to my ntore, coming from the north, and hitehod their horgea near by. Har~ rldon Bucklaud was with mo at tho tima, camo {u and asked mia what timo tho train wes (uo. IanAwored, in twonty minntos. One of them wantod to know if it was tho train that car- ried tho express maiter, and op my answoring yes, ho pulled out & revolver and pus it o my Inco, eaying: * Consider yoursolf my prisoner —L am” gomg to rob that train. lo thon aekod "It I had any shooting-tron, and lonrning that I hnd one bohind the oountor, he wonl snd got jt. Ilo thon wont through my clothon and took out my pocket-boal, which cone tainell two £ conutevfoll notes,—ono way ‘Een- sas Stato Bank, Wyandotto,' aud the other wus on the Ninth Natiounl Ilauk of Now York. 1lo appronriated these, and then wont to the money~ drawoer and took $20 therofrom. Whilo this was going on, thres mon arrived, lilched their hioraen, and camo tn “nnd about the sloro. As thoy stood on the outsido they put an thelr moske, and tho two first arniving put thoirs on while in the store, Whon' thoy Tionrd tho traiu coming, thoy mndo mo_go it and fiag ft, oo toan covortig mo with his rovolver. Thoy had proviously made tha cotion mon put two rails .c‘lin“ Oi!mr(nuli." ust before the traln arrived, the rohbers cap- tured all of tho section mon’ and unnntrymgn who happonad along, aud ordored thom ints the grooary, declaring that if thoy mado any domons stration towards ausiating the railroaa mon, thoy would ghoot thom on the pot. Thare wora somia elght or ton mon 10 Purieo's store whila the robbing wns doug. The rost of tho hurrled oxporienco of that any has alvoady bo i o an y boen told, and is wnnocossary o Thoy HIGHWAYMEN OAPTURN A COACH, Frow the Denver (Col.) News, Dec, 8, As tho coach from - Pueblo was appronching Fout Unlon, Suturdny night about 10 o'clock, four masked higghwaymon appeared in front of the loaders, aud, levoliug guns at the hond of the drivor, domnnded tho exprofs-box and the Unltod Btates maila, At tho samo time o shoth gun was pointed through the door of the conol te malntatn quiot and order among the p:n:cnh- koo lueldo, "ha driser, with a promptuces and r_n itoncea_peculiar to all the omployes of that liny, hn'n‘dud out tho monoy-box nod the mail sacks. 'Lhe Wghwarmen liolped thomeolvos to to vrbn"t money the box aontuined, amounting to about £80, hut did uot moleay or sttompt to upon tho moil-bags. Tho drivor, baving permission, to procoed, whipped wp his' Dobbing and soor reached Fort Unlou, whero tho facts of tho roh. bory woro inid boforo tuo commanding oflcer. A dotnolunont of ' o Eighth Cavaley teaped inty thoir #addles sud wout in puranit of tho font. vads, The trail was strick Bunday morning, and followad until late 1n the avening, when the pursuit was abaudoned, Tlho telogram adds that thie robbers are kuown to bo Americanu, ————— FRONTIER PRIVATIONS. IErports from Various Sowrces. Special Disvateh to The Clicagn Trivune, .:D.m Moreg, Dec. 11.—~The State Grange Com- mittoe on Rolief of Grasshopper Suffarers ro- pD_rlnd ta-dny. The recoipts have boen $8,508.65; poid out, 87,927,09, Thare aro not loss than 160 families of the Order who will requiro aid this wintor—Knneas County, 1003 Emmott Couuty, 40; Dickinson County, 85. It way otdored that doputies act a8 agents for aupnlies, and send ta deputies in Kansas and Nobruska, and report ta tho Blate agont at Dos Moines. IN KANSAS. Spectal Diepateh to The Cldcago Tribune, Biooyuxarox, Iil, Dec. 11.—AMoeLeun County Do taken steps toward systomatic aud vigor. ous work In tho ald of Jausas destitute peoplo. Rod Dana, of Bmith County, came Lere yestor. dny, and presented the facts regarding tho pov. orly in hia gection to a meoting of ministors, who, in turn, presontod tho onse to tho Hoard of Couuty Bupervisors, then in session. As thai Lody coutd not by Inw take official action or ex. pond mouney in this, thoy took up an indic vidnal collection, mmountiny fo g3y, and also determined to orgnnize ?fllo 8 pooplo’s meotiug with the pooplo of the city, This moot ing wis hold just night, and rosulted iy thorough organization. A Contral Committco, vongisting of Suporvisors Bunderland and Petor Whitmor, and Mesars, John E. McCiun, Dr, Walofleld, and Duncan 3, Funk, il of thit city, was appointod, There wora nlso appointod tg actin unison, committoes in cach townsbip of the couuty, who aro to call public maotings &t 4 P. m. on the 18th inst, All contributions are tq pn_\:b‘l through the hends of the Central Com. mittee, 'THE BUEFERING 1N BMITH COUNTY. Ssrris OeNTEN, Smith Co,, Kan,, Dec, 3, 1874, To Mr, 11, C. Cone, Chicago : Dean 81m: Your favor of Nov. 24, containing coples of your circulars to tho hnmane, was ro- coived to-day, In reply, I would eny that, ou & Bociety constituted by aud acting for tho peoplo wo thank you for your offorts in our boball* Our peoplo binye rocoived but & small amount of assistanco 05 yet ; but wo ara informod by prie vato lottors, and by exchanges &t the Fast, that the beuovolont poople at Quincy, Gulesburg, Elgin, and Chicngo, Laye nobly responded to our appes! for assisianc, und that a large amonn) of clothing und food 18 now eu route from thosa and some otlior locations to Smith Connty and vicinity, We faol asaurcd that, as soon ns opr sufering condition becomes generally known to the wholo peoplo of the country, they will choor- Tully and promptly como o tho rescue, and give, in clothing nnd " food, sufiiciont for our sctual wants, Jore thau that wo do nat ssk, Our Bteto ling nob soen ik to give us tho as- sistanco which we woraled to bolieve at the outset would bo afforded us, and tho rosult is, we aro forcod to nsk for succor aud ralief from stangers. Neurly overy Stato In the Union is roprasentod in this county.. The sous -of 1llinois, Iows, Michigan, Muine, Now York, and Kentuely, call thomselves neighborn ; and 'wo appaal to' the whole sisterhoud of Stutes for help, or wo pere iuh. The condition of tho dostitutc of this ra- pion indnily_growing worss, and tha story of want and sitfforing hins not been anc-hult told ny yot. Our Socioty has hnd over 400 a?‘ll!uullnun Tor Rarlstanco within the past wool, and had nothing to give, Wo aro not boggara. A dispensstion of Provie donco has rendored us desttuto, and, in our mis- fortune, wo asic thut wo may bo dssisted and sus- tainod until wo ean recover npon s Him basis, Aud, in tho rovolviug yenrs, it muy bo our lot to roturn ten-fold tho bread which our brethren of the Iinub ure 8o freoly casting upon tho waters, Allow mie, theu, 10 rotirn to your poopio the lieartfolt thanks of tho suiering and neody of this county, aud, as Chairmun of tho Ald Soclel fully indoree your appoiutmont by Mr, T. Smith, aud ospevinlly thank you for what yon Davo dono and aro doing for “us, Very truly yours, b Ciarres 8, Aunpicn, Chiairman Gounty Al Society, Stith County, Ksans. IN NEBRASKA, Oaraia, Nob., Dec, 11, —Col, Romick, an old sottler and agent sent outb by tho Stato Ald S cloty, has roturned from the gresshoppor di trlet, having carofully visited soven countio: Uiy report is vory bad. It shown thut 2,300 poo- ple will nead daily rations and clothing titl thoy cun rals gometbing to subsist upon in_ the spring. There have been 0 casos of persong ntacving to desth. Peoplo are not juactive, ‘Thoy hinye boow, and aro yob, plowing and gat- ting vondy for the epring plnnting, hoping thay sond will bo in womo way provided. But very fovr pooplo aro leaving the district. Bogn Not Proo From tho Sacramento, (Cal.) Union, It hay froquently beon remarked that hogn are pot injured” by poison—ovon tho bito of the ynttlosnake—but that, on the contrary, thoy ure womotimos benefited ' by it, Rolative'to this, o wase oeourrad in Bacramonto County a fow daya ugo, & ranchman named Burke, rosidiug on tho Meoport rond, u fow wilos bolow the city, who waa tha awner of oight or nino hogs, inoluding two it would welghe 300 ar 400 IlDlIudfl each, tound that ouo of tho lattor was niling, and wad wdvised to givo it u doso of ursenle, 1o camo to tha clty, &)mu)msml foue bits worth of tho poison, and, yoturning homoe, gava tho animal n larga doso—n_dops w0 Inrgo' thnt the porcing cauld not keap it down. Another doso was nd- minintored in & trough full o food, and, ufter (hosick hog hind hoen satiaded, tho trongh was phiead m tha next pen, where th allsr aiininly woro, Hingular 8 it may eproar o gome, the offeet of {ho areonio was to kil every hog th i Bid, bt (o kel ona diod Tav, Y 108 e