Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, , aud mado arrangomenta to turn ont to- ::;‘rg’fi with their brother vaterann. -—— MISCELLANEDUS, BATTERY M. Aptopos of the army reution Lo take placs this yeel:, in which Dattery 3, Firat filinois Light Artillory, 18 to participate, a sbort reauma of the socord of the batlery will not be uninteresting Lo jts many fricuds. A battory larpely mado up fu {hiscity, it was searcely known withinour bordern, paving departed without any flourish of trumpels to iako ita position In the very front of eur Western army, and whon, after threo years of campalgning, it survivors retarned to be mun- terod ont, their reliurn was an unberalded ss {lelr departuto; and yot the following record of their achiovementa spsaks in tonos s lond as tlelr own shiotted guns when striking those plows on theanvilof battlo. At the battle of Chlokamaugn the battery was nttached to Gen, Granwor's Teerve corps, of which Gen, Tose- eranz in his ofiiclal roport gaya: * To Gon, Granger's rasorvo corps {8 due tho eredit ot saving the day, but et a fear- ful nacifice, losing two-thirds ile membera in Lilled and wounded,” 1urihor on In Lis re- yport he nays of this Lattery, **'Lha ridge aud gap s held the whalo of Bunday nfterncon by o pattory of mx rifled guos which, with donble- hostcd canniater, poured doath into tho tebel ranka of Longstroot.” At tho battle of I'each Tros Creek, Qen. Georgo 1L Thomas, on the spur of tho moment (the rebols haviug struck tho right of our o with tremendoua forcs, threatening for » fow minutes to tura tho whois right wing of our army back upon itsolf and take it in front, flank, and rear, ot one and o oamo time), established bin headquartors wlongaide thin batlery, aud way the firat mzn to diggover tho advancing robols ns they swung sround ontho doublo quick from tue Yadeial right flaok to the front, endeavoring Ly s sud- don rush and crash Lo onvelops the whole rigls wing, but Thomes, firm &o & wall of grauite, qui- satly polntod acrors the open flelds in front of ‘the Lattery, and in Lis own nunflurried way #ald, * There they are boys; givo them can- pistor,” The battery immudiatoly ofterits or- ganization in 1862 ‘was orderod "to Ientucky, whore It took part in the campaign Agaiust Gon, ‘John Morgaun, then raiding through Kentucky and Tonnessco, Aé tho close of that camprign it wan ordored to Nashvilla to join Geu. Rose- eran's ariny, then organizing for the campaign which nitimatoly gavo us Chattanooga. At tho closo of thnt campaign, and alter nearly ntarving whilo hosleged with Itosecran's mrray fn Chattanooga, and whilo dolup picket dnty on wlhiat tha boys truthifully named * Starvo lidge,” tho battory was atinched to Gen. Phil Shoridan's momorablo and ever-glorious Becond Division, Fourth Corps, Army of the Cumberland, Laldni art in the winter of 1863-'4 campeiga into Last ‘enuesseo and tho relief of Xnoxville, THelwurn- ing from Eaat Tonncaseo in the spring of 1664 1t jolned Gon. Bherman, taking part iu the cam- paign whioh resultod in the capturo of Atlgnta and culminated in the overtbrow of the xebel- ‘Iho following is a list of the engmgemonts in which she battory participated: Green River Yridge, Compbollsville, Oolumibis, Franklin, Trjune, Ringgold, Pea Vina Creok, Chickamaugs, Ringgold_Unp, Chiattsuoogs, Mission Ridie, Cattanen Springn, Tocky Face Ridge, ltocky Face Uap, Buzzard finaust. Daltoy, Rounca, Jackson's, Erowah River, Adairavitle, Eubailoe River, Now ‘Hopo Church, Ackworth, Lost Mountain, Pino Mouhtain, Big Bhanty, Konssaw Mountain, Bald Knob, Konesaw (June 27 sud 28), Marietia, Ohattalioocheo River, Bucl Head, Peach Troo Crook, Atlanta, Jonosboro, Lovejos, Stono Moun- DECORATIONS, @ Gen. Boem feels somowhat disgusted at the sy tha ladies hang back from tha work of pre- nting tho docorations for the Army Reunioxu, uning yeatorday nftornoot some lialf-dozen only pat in their appearsuco at No. 170 Wobash avenue, and, fu order to get ahead with tho work, & number of the Post-Offica clerks had to como down in tho aftornoou. About 4,800 foot of featooning was finlshed yestordsy by working 1ato into the night, The Docoration Committea want at lonat 4,000 foot, sud a number of em- blematio desighs are also to bo prepnted, go that thero fs great moed for o8 many volunteers s Gzne(blo to roport for work this morning 8t 179 ‘abash avenuo. TIT. POBT-OFYIOL. “ The Post-Offico will closo nn Thuriday, May 18, at 10 8. m., and reopen at 3:30 p.w, ‘Two deliveries by carriers will bo mado in the busi- ueas &unhu of tha eity, one in tho morning and ono in the afternoon. Three colloctions from she street-bozes in the business portion of the city will bo made,—one in lhe mornivg nnd two in the afterncon. Maila for the early aftornoon trains will close af10s.m.; the evening mails will closo at the usual bours, The postal stations will_clovs st 10 a.m. for the day. Ono delivery nnd ono eolloction ouly will bs roada by the stations, Joun MoArTous, Postmaster. ITEMS, ‘The members of the Lighty-sccond Illinols are requested to agsemble at tho herdquarters, No. 128 West Randolph strect, at U o'clook sharp to- morrow morning. £ ‘The sailors and marinos of the United Btates n Chicago axe prernring to participate in the o on tho 13th inst. They applied yeaterday place in the column, and wera assigned to the Jourth Division, immediately behind the tiovernar's Guard, THE GRASSHOPPER. ¥his Pest of Lnst Scason Commonces Ata Work im Dlissouri and Kalleas, Svecial Dispateh to The Chicage Tribune, Br. Joser, Mo, May 11,—The grasshoppers have multiplied and grown like magic in this quarter of the Stata in the past fow days, Wido- spread apprsheusion § now folt. The gardons of gome portions of Lhin city aro literally black ‘with them, Bomo meadows in tho noighborhood bavo slrcody hoon greatly damaged. Reliable and sceurate informotion reveals tha focs that in & mouthwosterly dircction from hera to the Rocky Mountaluy they exist in allolcd numbors. Tholr mize {8 from that of aflea to thnt of a house-fly. What thoy may o in thoir further carcer ju a matter of appro« Liension and conjeciuro, In mome coantics of Kunean they have nlrondy dono vast hurm, A _“:enUcmnu in this city yosterday, from Neosho, Han,, said ho had agon finlds utterly destroyed in that [ocality already. Thoir courea apposts to be vonthesstorly, aud tholy progress to oxtend not ibeyond tho prairle regtuns, Wet weather fu ‘withed for, in the Lope thbas it might check their 3 _ POLITICAL. TEMPERANCE IN MICHIQAN, Bpecuat Dispatch to Tha Chicuas Tridune, Laxsixa, Mich., May 11,.—1The Siate Contral , Probibition Committos met st the Lansing x lluugo to mil' ntI%n I}g(l.(g-: thouI.lnnn lg!fll:g- ment recontly submitted to tho 0 Legialature, l{zd ore atlll in l!lllfl\l!wm % ELKHART, IND, Speeial Dispaich to The Chicaan Trivune, Lrxuant, Ind, Moy 11,~The paople's libers “ whisky " ticket was victorioas in the city eleo- 1tion to-day, with but ono excoption. Mr, Gil- lotte, the ecitizons' candidate for waa wlscted by » amall majority. AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, v the Kditor of The Chicago Yribune : Oxicado, Moy 10,—During the year ending Aarch 1, 1875, the migsionazios of the American Bunday-8cliool Unlon, weat of the Missinsippi, entablisbed 680 now Sunday-schools fu deatitute localition, and brought into them 21,220 echoters aud 3,880 teachers, Dosidas thin, they viuitial and alded 1,211 othor schools previously estabe ahod, baving 5,730 seachiors and 45,617 scholars, ‘Fhny ousted 5,018 Bibles and 'Testamonts ; held 4,175 veligious aervices ; vinited 5,264 families; traveled 75,014 mileay and put in ciroulation 80,803.67 worth of rel‘mow. litersture,—all as an ;lsunu less than tho aversge coas of & sibgle o of & first-clesa raliroad, pahids et A THE BLACK HILLS, . 8pecial Disvatch ts T'he Chirage Tridbune. ¥oux City, 1n., May 11.—Ywo companies o the Boveuth Uslted States Osvalry, trom Now Orleans, armived hore thismoruiog by theIllinois Uontral Railrosd, and went on up ths river,Thoy o for Custer's explorng expodition te the Yol- owutone country, About fifty miow lets Lioye to« Jay for the Hilla, Up to thiw tims the uumber %or'mn who have laft for the Bleck Hills is over Syectat Diepatsh &2 Yhe Chioase Tribune, Eavusy Orry, Bo., MNay H.—Ons buondred miness leave for the Black Hille to-morrow via Che; 6. Throe hundeed are at Cheyenus, de- laylng startiog uniil thus expeditian sirives THE WEATRER, THE WHISKY RAID. The Governmont Prepared to Complete the Worlk of Seizure. Great Sensation Among Holders eof tke ¢ Crooked* Article, Politiclans Moving in Dehall of the Tlicit Distillers, The Chicage Revenue Gfficers Still Unablo to Undersland ke Thing. Preparing the Inventories for the Dis- {rict-Attorney. 8t. Louis Officials Also in o Stats of Blissful Ignorance, List of Additional Seizures Made in Milwaukee, IN WASHINGTON. FUTCRE PROORASME, Speefal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Wasuivator, I, €., May 11.—The ezposura of tho skiliful mod successful raid upoo tho whisky ring has been the sensational fenture of the dey. Tho marvel Lay Leen thats socrot which was intruated to so many persons should hava been 8o faithtully guarded. Tho only nowe lo-day conuits of further dotails of eclzures aud plaus for the prosocution. It has hicon rumored that somo District-Attorneys might not pursue the casns with much zeal, and thet owing to powerful political jutlucncea thero will Lo fow conviotions, but it has been detormined if the prosent District-Attornoys do not proscento the offenders with their bost enorgies, Attornoys will be found who will, Therescemy to bo no doubt that the principal revenuo oflicera in tho States whore the soizures have bosn made will cithor resien or bo spoedily romoved. Bupervisor McDonald, of 8t. Louls, it " is sad, tondorod his resignation on Baturday lsst, afler receiviug {ibe dianatch from Washingtlou trom soms unknown confidential friond, which infonmed him that THE LIGUTXING WOULD STRIKE on Monday. 1t is not known whether sho resig- nation Los Loen or will bo necopted, Tl.\ufdunSn of somsa of the leading rovenuo officers bavo al- roady serived hiero, aud information hos Loen Tocaived tbut othors are coming. Their purposo in underatood to bo to insist Lhat thelr frionds and appolatecs shall not bo condemmed unheard. "elogratns have been received hera to-day by privato personn from tho Bupervisors of noma of tho Staten protesting (hnt sefzuros woro mado _ yesterday within thelr juriediction and without their provious knowl- edgo by Supervisors of other States, and addiug that such notion would not bo eudurod. The dispatchos plainly indicato that the Bupervisors in question HAD NO KNOWLEDGE O¥ TIIL: 8TORM which was to break over them this mom. ing. Tho sction of Becretery Dristow was entiroly in tho intorests of a botter admin. {stration of tho revonues of tho country and of the Dopartmont under his ctiarge. Politiciaus ato to-day giving curroncy to the wildeas rumora a4 to wonio ulterior pnrposes whichh may Lave soinated this dramatio oshibition of de- teutive ond oxecutivo power. Bomo eay that tho davolopmoents of resterday are but part of i echome which shall securs tho removal of moat of the prominent Jodersl ofticers through- «wut tho cowitry, to ba repluced by the supportera of dilferent polltical persons, Thoy conuect the solzures yeuterday with the rocent Cabinet aad Turoeu changea horo as part of ONE BTUPEXDOUR SICRET POLITICAL SCHENE. These rumors, however, csa ba plainly traced ta dinnppoluwd golf-intercat or ingenioun smalico, * Thero {8 no evidenco that tho action of the Governmant had any other purposo or dosign {han to collcet tho revonue and puaish knayory. ‘The Comumirsioner hLas tolegraphed to-day to Chicago aud other places to learn tho namas of revenus officlals implicated in the frauds. No _further spocific roporta havo hasn re- cotved [rom any of tho loading cities, Tha do- tajla of tho oporation wero for the mont part’ lolt to tho officors wpocially oharged to mako the smoizures, It is understood that strong political fnfluancos are olready at work to PREVENT THE SUCCIASFUL PROSCOUTION of tho persons implicaled. It ie confidantiolly balieved that the whisky ring dorived o consid- orablo portion of their information by tho ueany of diapnichos stolen from iho tole- graph wiro st Eomo points not for remoto 1rotn this city, Tho ovidenco thus far obtained does not necosssrily connoet tho Buporyisars or Collectora of Intornnl lovonue with the ring, but the euthorities horo considor that tho pro- sumptive evidouce ngainst thom s very damag- fog,” By far tho _moat scrious frauds wara detected in 5t Louis, and it is stated thst somo of tha higher rovonue officials wero peid as much as 3,000 & week by tho,whisky ring. Orders havo beon issucd by Secretary Liziatow to ectzo tive distillerios 1 Xilwaulies, NO SEIZURES havo o8 yeb been ordored in JCinclonat, Pitta- bury, or Kentucky, By transcripts of the booke of the leading distillories and rectiflers iu Louis- ville that Lave beon accured, it i8 oxpectod tho some seizured will soon ba mada, Their Holici- tor, Wilsan, saya that hie froquontly advised with Commisslouer ‘Dauglaes, who farnishod hiin with all possible intormation, and no blamo fa that connection atiaches to Douglase. ‘[lio ofileera of {ho L'rossury Liavo been In re- coipt of nuwmerous teloprmns to-dav, #owa of which couvey information, others voluntser 4o give informatlon upon the condition that PELSONAL BAYETY 18 GUARANTELD, The Becrotary of tho Tresenry thinks he Los nuch perfoct evidoncs that i wlll not bo necossary to vesort to xoy such means to complote i€, It ia probublo that somo of tho Peozis distilleries will also bo seized. Hince tho chango fu the Bapervisor in Loufsi- ana woveral attemipls bave bean made to briho tho now Eupervisor and his immodiate subordi- nato ofilcers, At zoon as they wero fourd to b nnapproschablo, the distiilora closed their dis- tillerlos. Thoy stato that they could not work A st the comnpotition of Bt. Louis, Milwaukee, Evanaville, aud Ohicago, whero, thoy said, tho revonuo ofilcers wero openly bought, ‘Ubls liea Loen reportod to tus Dopartment. ‘I'he Govern- mont Auhorities expoct that thero will bo & umall rise in whisky, owlug to the oxposurcs. COMMIKSIONEY DOUGLALS -| in = card to-night, says: Tn regard ta ths muatter of the anicures of dlatillerics {n nome portions of tho West, aliow e to say that when the Heereh Servica’ oblco was reonramized under #4 proocnt manigement, I mavde the Toquest of cnw or Loth, iLat whenover any of thelr fores, who wire mirangers boih (o tho Iuteroul Revenus oficials sad the distilers, Bappened fo the course of thuir publio employinent u way section of the country where distiing waa earried ‘o, that I vould ba greutly pioused L0 havo thitn make investiatious wnd tnform v of anyihing wrouy thst tuoy wight ud, and thus morv coriaiuly {nxure ® close euforcunent of tho faws, Tho twenty. five Ztovenun Ageuts allowed Ly Iaw were all bub wo oF threa ui duty with o Supervisors tbrough- authe country, und, of vourse, with the teliling ox- «uption of the two or thres above Tufervs (o, are nok immedistely svwlableta this ofiice, As to Whethur romu of tho subordinates of this Otlico tre Gufaith- ful, 1 cau only ey that, out of the 50 persons emnployed, many of then I kuow porsonsl 10 Lu gontlemen aud 'tdios of oxcelient charcier an: abilitles, 17 thero i & 1D in this oftice Who lisd Yl fully betrayod bis trust, I have ouly tosay that uo oitany shotild bo &) to detoct mid Leing huma to prutshument, J. W, Dovuzass, Commissloner, Douglasaclalma to-pight that habus beon wade & vietim of some porsounl eacmy iu this matter. 1o vaye, for himself, that if the ordur chang- ing the location of tho Bupservisors Led boen carried out tho frandd which have now been developed would $hon hava boen discovered, Ho had thon made the very disposition of the goveuna Bnporvivora wiuch wos waade 0 deteot frasds, Chat order, ft1a well Lnowi, was re- vokod solely by mosns of the protests of tha mgymn sad the interveation of thely polit~ e il . [70th Atoctated Press, ) Wasumxaroy, D, C, May 11,—Commisslooer Dougluta to-dsy telegraphod to various Supsre ylsors who aro suporiotending the work of soiz« to uand ths names of all rovonuo of ths establisimente s A District-Attornoya for prozocution in evary cans whara thore is avidence of coltuaion, Tt {seaid in ths Intarna! Revenno Ofice to-day that thore fs not yet rufliciant evidenca baforo the Dopart- mont upon which to hage {4 action ean- corning certain ollioialn who must linwve kad roine knowledgo of fraudulent transactions, or elne havo bren grosrly nepligont in permit- ting them to he cerried un, and thus far no ro- mavals other theu thoso of the Ciaugers and Htorakcapera horetofors mentioued have beon made, ADDITIONAL ISATAUCTIONS wera to-day sent to Colleclors at various polnts Yaet and’ West, whore (ha Dopartment is astinfled fraudufont wihisky ham heon shipred, toaeize a1l such nupplion, and telegramn hava beou received from nevers! placem announcing neizuren, tho hoaviest among them boing tho oslablishment of Bingham & Co,, at Lyauesillo, Ind. ~Othor soizures have been orderod al Pekin, IlL, Cincinnati, and elrsxhers, and tha Heeretary to-day directed that legai ateps be taken st il polnts where frauds hed heen discovared, and that, arreets bo made where tha evidenco ia puificient to justify them. I officors linve already cocertained thot groat quantities of this “crooked ” whinky have been DISTRIBUTED THROUGTOUT THIY COUNTRY, anprcially 1 the Sonth, bat tho form of prak- l(z(’l in which it was originzliy shipped has heen changud fo many fnstances, and 1t will now Lo impousibte to dsticl mu ——— \ THE SITUATION IN CHICAGO, PROCEEDINGS YESTERDAY. Collector Wadawortt's ofiics yeotorday was tho acena of much mora then it usual amount of busiuess, The dutics of tho new Collector and his ofiiclals wero grently augmented on ece count of tho recent geizure of tho half-dozen Chicago whisky-munulacturers euspectod of having swindled Unclo Sam onl of & large sum of hisrevenuo, Thone whoso business hiad been 80 peremplorily stopped, and whosa distilloties and reclifying establishments liad no suddeaty fallen into the hands of Governwent oflcials, eacly repaired to the Colleetor to sce WIUAT HTEPA WERS NKCLSIARY to bo taken for their viudication, and how long thoir manufacturing operations would bo kapt at a ptandatill. All of thom ars loud in denounc- iog tho procedure &3 en outruge, end ol nro ,» equally vokoment 1n amicrting thelr ~ enifre = {nmocence, and zigid compliauce with evory requirement of the rovenun lawa, T'heyars ready to pive ample bonda to guarantes their futuro goad failh with tho Governiaent, nud dewiro. 3 s0c an may ba, that gomn diposition of thelr cases which will not unneceesarily rotard their business may bo made, Yosterday tho oflicers who hiavo mado the ueizuco wore buay HARIXG INVENTORIES of tha property found at the Gilforent houses, and it will ba comploted aa soon as possible, xo a8 to give the victima au apportunity to file bonds at on early day. MMr. Tutton busiod imself all day Inspecting tho books nnd busincea rocords of (Lie housas soized with » view todiscover evideaces of fiaud if auy wera thero apparent. Collector Wadawarth, by whom the value of the seizuro must ba determined, yostordoy ap- pointod TUNLE AUPRAISLEG by tho following order: 1 iereby uppeint 11, I Siufeldt, T, M, Ford, and Wil L terr, sppraisers to valu tire praerty selzed ct tha distlileries of G, J. Russoll, Luko Shore Disitllery Company, Unfon Cnppe: mtilling Com- pany, rectifying osiablisbmonte of Guldson & Eaute man, Roells, Junkor & Co,, sud Parker R, Macou, Putrie WanowoaTi, The object of tho apprasoment fa that the Uuited Ftatea District Court, whcn comolaint is made, may kuow at what figares to ix tho bonds of tho owners. Ho i iuclined to hurry up tho business as mach as possiblo, end thinks tho cesos mav Lo brought iuto court, whon tha doalers will have achanco to enler into bondu end rosuwe busl- nean by to-morrow, ‘Tho value of (ho property seized is roughly eatimated at 500,000, This, in xome nstances, Includes tho roal estate, As raon as tho nppraiscmont 8 comploted tho Collector wil fllo an foformation in Judgo Bladgett'n Court, and the mattor will thoa fall into the Lands of ‘the District Attornoy to provscuie. 13 TUF, CHARGES ARE SUSTAINLD the penalty ia o farfeiture of property, and if an intentional fraud can bo proven the guilty par- tion sre linhle to a prosecntion. heso alloged frands wore woknown to Collce- tor Wadeworth and Commissionor Llogne, and tho first intimation they ted of them was through tho movomenis of the Bacret Nervica Depariment. As to ihe nannor of tho frauds thoy Lnow no moro than tho ganoral public. Home of tho Gaugers hace think thoy conld nos have baen porpetrated without tho conniyznco of Gaugers and Storgiccopers, who might astst distillors and rectitiors to muko falso certificates that the ravanua plamps bad boen destroyed m their prosonco, thus alfording & chanoo to use thom a second time, Tha solzure was the result of » well-planned concerted action ; ail thoae suspacied were ne- cordipgly eapturod et tho samo time, No now selzutos will be mado. ——— ST, LOUIS, ALL A MYSTEGT, 8r. Lours, May 11.—Nothiug of apecial im- porteoee transpired to-day regarding tho soizure yentorday of distilleries and roctifsing establish- monts in this city. Sapt. Hawloy and hls assiste ants heve hoon buoy ndl doy oxamining papers and proparing evidenco to libol the property poized, This wiil tako four or fivo days to do, and then tho wholo mattor will go bofore tho eourts. No moro ssizures will ho mado. The raciifying houcos can givo bands under tho low and proceod with thoir business, but tho dislil- lorlos cannot. Al tho distilleriea acized aro atiil in the hauas of the ofticials, juventorios of prop- orty in them boiny mado, T4l the work i com- ploted the smount of proporty meizod cannot bo statod, Locai Government offieinis say they kunow nothing about the mattor. At all evonts they mro reticont. Littlo fuformution can be obiaiued of tiom, Warrants for tho propriotors of tho catablivhmonts sdizod havo not s yot Yeeu anmod for, and the next step of tho Gov- ormmnoul ofticialo is anxiously looked for by the publio. 'Theas propriotors, however, aifectto be undisturbed sud unconcorued, and saylug they don't know why their hquses have bean talkou ponsecoion 6f. No reason has hoon griven by the Uoverument oflelals, and they disclaiin all kuowledgo of wrong-doing, Homo of tho recti- flore will give bonds o8 soun 2 tho inventones aro taken, and continio busincas, whilo others, porhapy, will wait till mattera are fully do- vuloped., Gon. Joha McDouald, Bupervicor of Internal TRevenne of this district, roceived a leltor to-dny from Suporvisor Ilawloy, otlicially notifying him of Lifs action yosterdsy, sud fucfoufng i copy of bls autharity from Bcorotary Bristaw. = Qen. Me- Douald veplied by offoning auy assistanceto Gen, Iluwloy ho might requize, extending to him tho ueo of his oflica during his stay here, aud asklug him if, ot tha thno of the rolinre yoster- v, e found the distillerien belng oporated ao- can.'uuu to law, aud whother the ofiicorns in chargo of them wora at their posts of duty. To s Mr. Hamioy roplicd {fhat two of the distillerics were rupning a3 tho time of solzure; two othera had spirits in warshouss, aund one wos ontirely vacanut, but whother thoy ware operating sccording to law eanuos bo doe termined till full ezamination 48 mado, All ofi- cerd in cherge wero on dulf, oxcopt ono ktores Kocpar, tha dintlilory being it full oporatian at the timo, In snintorviow with u roporier Gou. McDounld eaid ho Lxd boon forty-five yeara making a roputation. and didu’t intond tollow ouy oos to tmfio with it. Ilo intie mated be would make b A per- wonal maiter with any one who daro impeach lis hovesty, 1o hed Lo foar but lie could cloar nr wny charge that might be hmu&hz wpalust film. Tho selzure hus created cousidorabio oz- citemont among ncarly all claseos of businews mon, and thero has Doen o good deal of come mant, genorally to the offecs that if tho jaw be violatod the guilty parties should bs punished. ——— MILWAUKEE, ADDITIONAL DLIZURZS. Bpecta] Disnatzh to The Chicaco Tribune, Mmwavuxze, May 11,—The followiog sddition- ol whisky establighmonts were seized to-doy: 'The ractifying houses of Obristinn Baleutiue and Thilip Welmer on Lleed strost, and the Milwau- koo Rodistilling and Rectityleg Eatablishmont, and Bergenthal & Drothars' distillery and Oharles Ciraw's Qiotlilery, Thomas O'Nelll's distillery wan releasod aftor a fight betweeu tho luwyers in tho United tates Court ynder bogd for tha val- ue found by Auscasors, 1t i undorstood that tho lpllo\vhlf llaraiue Btorokeepors wers tome paracily displaced tu-day ; Louls Lsemis, IL A, Uslontine, Dano Drlscoll, D, M, Gritith, Charios Lsy. — INCIDENTAL NOTES, TUE PEXIN DIgTILIXES, Swactal Dispateh 9 Tha Chicago Tritune, Sraixarmep, Iil, 3ay 11.—1t s reported to- night that tho distillorios wé Pekin Lave been ;]uud nnd:x ordors &( :htflfl:ng:;a;:i b_;‘ tha aputy Collootor at thaf of olleator Mer- Hunl? way fram the ally, sod $he rimor oia Dbl o wad FOREIGN. Further 8peculations Concerning tho Berlin Conference. Arrect of Ploiters Against the Life of Dismarck, The Irish Peace-Bill Passed in the House of Commons, An Encouraging View of tho Political Situation in France, THE BERLIN CONFERENCE, NUROR COXTRADICTED. Rerurs, May 11,~Tho rumor that Qormany and Luesia lutand sddressing representations to Tranes in relation (o armaments is falee, L LONDON. TIMER OX TIE BITUATION, Loxnox, May 11,—~1bo Tines, in a lesding editurial, koys: * Wa beliova the Czar is ra- aolved to hold the mont declded longuage in favor of “the malutonauce of peaco, and o ko evory effort to put & stop to the yaiesent alera, A few days will probably bring forth cillcinl disclaimers of the recent reports, ltiw poueible it will bo suid that there in nothingio Justify (he French opprobensious,s bt tiers ahou'd Le uo mistals on this paint. * An long ns tho mresent conditions remain, thora must Lo uneakinces, oven danger. An unforosnon fuci- dout, an outburat of jnalaullf. may precipitato a supturo. The Czar Jn unabia to gusranien that France will not attack Germany witlun afuw yoara, Gigantio armaments aro n mituslmnoace, and vhile they exiat it i heyoud tho power of nf‘nn"lm;\eml peacemakers to ellay approhen- sion.’ AN INQUIRY IN THP DIUTIAN PARLIAMLST. J.oxty, May 11.—In the Houeo of Commona this rftetngou, Mr. Bourke, the Undor-Forcien it Secretary sponso to an Inqairy of Sie Charles as to tho Continental ultustion, esid thal the Government las to-day secoived the juost eutiyfactory assurances frous Berlin of tle wo:utouxncs of tho puace of Ewrapo, ey e GERMANY. TIE PLOT AUAINST DISNARCK'A LIVE. Penvt, May 11.—=The Frovincial Press and Hourse Gazette ropost that tho authoritien havo procured the arrest sbroad of tho principal con- apirator In the plot to seseseinato Bismarck and ‘alek. The azelle soys the prisoner I8 a rota~ of Archibishop T.edochawski, whilo the Zress elates thnt ho i ralated to Monacigoor Dunin, who was Ledochowski's prodecessor. Iiath Jjournals ansert that the plot included tho ssaas- siuatiou of Fxporor Williat, THE ECCLESIASTICAL, BILL, The Lower House lias paesed bills abrogating {hres cliuaes of the Conatitution. gl bioizhiin GREAT BRITAIN, THE IBISN PEACE LILL. Loxpos, May 11.—In the Houss of Commans, this oveniug, tho Poaco-Preservauon act for Ira- 1nud passed a third reading. pok oot P FRANCE. TOX POLITICAL BITCATION, The following oxtract of a late private letter from Philio Gilbert demerton, 1ho ewinent En- Rlisk art-writer and ariist, to the Rav, Dr. H. N, Powers, of thig city, on the prercat oacouraging politicel situation in F'rance, will be teresting to many of our roaders. Mlr, Humerton baos re- ofded in Frauco momo twelve or fiftcen yeors, wuud i8 2 most competent cbuorver of public ut- tairs: 1 feck wnucts encouraged by the political sitnatian & Pranco, Clrcumuianess huve braugit xbou tue wtiio uf thinge which 1 lavo been 2 17, tht tho richec clauses, tnstea vvi aloof from the lepublic, Lsve now en- mere or low coruielly. aud that tuo i jiartiea Lave jolned togother uider tho Ui of conzercateurs, in wuich characier thoy sch ool sod are’much ndodud, On the ¢ izud 1 Bepubliewns parly, under tiss now pru. s stica Jeaderolup uf Uktmbetts, hos Jarnod teat, paiiencs, cud wodwration, cad wiil, to & certainty, batoa (roat fucroase cf power aflar ‘tho ele: guichy a4 you Luow, aro proity mure {0 tek . it 1 ovenibur, Al partles eeem 1o be quicky seitting Jown to accept {bu now atate of things, ond thers can bolittlo duubt that, when the Senoto aud Chamber of Doputica aro both eiscled, th country will bogin to feel & cortaln ridu in ius aww Caustitution, 28 it does, for exnnpls, i tho doclmal system. It i must vo maraeblo thial, by w 6ort of fatality, every fuilicnze, whellier that of frionds or enomnies, ins only tended to pofect tho Coustitntiou, sMacdabon i3 wot & Hepublleno, but ho rendored tha Ropublio n most sl gereloo fn pruventiug tho viection of tueSenatn Ly thy sawe mode as that of Lo Chamber of Deputics, and ko elio renounced {ho propoicd (Gosertat) fdva that Henatorn Ju a cerialn proportion should be named by the President hiugelf, It would tae &n clsborais articls o suow oli tio dlfazont ve- cealous on which tbo enciuies of thy Iepnblic Lave hulpod 10 form what soouns by far tito best Coustitue tion the country haa ever pocsezsed, Ibavo good hiopen that it willlaat, Al partios aro agroed (ex.ept tho Bonapartisto and Comuinnards) that thiere nro 1o ba 10 1noro eoupa Wetat, and 1o mory blovdy revolu- tionn, whildt ovary provision i mada for legal aud counitutiounl changs which tho future may seo to Lo uccesscry, Tlio Sonarchists hsvo 1o sori of chanco of establishing any sort of mouarchy, but they \will Lo » uscful coaservativo draxt on o lastinern ‘of tho sdvaneed Mopublieans, TLo recent fmportaut Fooruary voto was duu chilesly o tho Orleaulss Lrincea, Who drexd the Luipire, sbd who know (het tis Lgilis mats mouarchy 4 au Imposeivliity, Thoy aro vary counlderablo psople nnidcr the Jepublic, and aro la- teroviad in its maintenance, I 1opo, huwever, that ita Cangress will not_bo vo fil-advised 28 {0 place Irince d‘Auunale in the Prusidentlal chatr, 'Thero azo scveral 00d nien to coor the uext Preeddent. from without Raving Yecotrso to a Irivee, 1 have heen Feading latoly # good chapter Ly Furman on “Iyesidontial Governnient,” Tha French Coustitution ix juuch nearur 10 the English ono in one respect, nomely, that the Catdnez will il haveseats {n Farliamont, wnf bo responaibio there, This makes the Cabluet of graster importance, relatively, 1o tuo President toan & i tn Auisrica, ACETING OF TIN ASACHOLY, Pamis, May 11.—Tha Natioual Arsembly met to-day. Noevent of imporianco nttended the rosumption of the session, i THE PAPAL QUESTION, A MONSILR ADDRESS TO THE POPE. Loxnoy, May 11,—A spocial dispateh from Borlin 1o the Pall Mall Gaselle saye: **The Catholio Assoctation hau lett Meyonce for Rome to prosent tho Popowith an eddreys conzratulat- ing him upon tho snniveroary of hin 83d hirth- day, which will occur on tho 15th inat. Che ad- drokg, which is ad to have 1,000,000 slguniures nttachod toit, s conchied in terms of the deap- oat dovotion and allegiance. . —_—— GERMANY AND FRANCE. THE ATTEAPT TO UXCURK PAXAL INTERVENTION IN TRE LATE WAL, Denery, April 4L—The North German Qazelte of this evening disousses an nrticlo publishied in tho Vieuun Presso upon tho Prussin Ceutro party nnd tho Vatican, and sayu 1t §s certainly correct that Prines Blsmarck dressed hinsalf 1o tho Popa during tho ¥runco- wnuu war, sud endeavured Lo bring wboub peave Ly tuu snedlation of Iis Holinces with (s Dambets Gaverus ment, Novortunlos, tho asseztion that tho Popus 1n- tezvcition fu b Intijesta of peace had susgeated 1o Yriues Bamarck the {dca of evuling himseif of tha Hloly Tutlier's gosd ofticea for otbor Yurposss in Lrus- #13 foquires abuoluto coniradieliou, 'Tho Priuce b couviuocd Liuwsi? on that occasion of the cumplets puweriosancss of tue Pope with res gard to tnduendg the French peapls, Coucernfig wie Centre party, tiiore bava Leen 2o lottars exchabizeil betwoen the Tmperial Chancellor and ths Vatican o youd tbe comsaunications pubileiod by he Nertn Uerman Guoette, ANl othier alastemcuts of the Jirssss upon thas subject are unfounded, S*DISTURBERY OF KUNOPEAN PRACE" Benewy, April 26.—1he Lierlin Post congrati- laten iwealf upon the quieting and pacifying offect produced by its recout lewding articlo up- ou tha chunces of war, Irance, tho Fost sayd, will only go to war it cho can find an olly, At prosent the Ultramontanos in and out of Uorinany are tho only allies at hor dispoeal ; but 1heso ulxlw, fortunataly, Lavo 1o soldiors to call to sraw. Thero aro, cortafuly, s good many friendd and represcutatives of thie Aucivn Regimo on the Lanuba aud oluowhere, who would Like to destroy tho Oorivan Lmplre ; but they aro dangerous only wihile allowed to carry un thelr luknguu in the darl. Bbon!d tlia conspiracy continue thoir oporations againet (his Gavern- ment warn the turberd of natlon, tho Governmont will sgain ublio agaluet the incosrigible dis- uropean puuca. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yous, Moy 11.—Arrived, stoumship Ene gland, from Liverwool. Loxvox, Mgy 11.—Btesmehips France snd Don rom Now York, have arrived out, o't drritale your luugw will & stulborn cough, wliou & rotucdy safo and certaiu ss Dr, Juyuo's Expoo. torsut can be o ole procured, Hore thiroataud Tauge ave sprodtly helped Ly ft, Tt ] BUSINESS NOTIOEN. of the Throst miid Lungs, B. Sfunter, Lakedldd [ sireodly s Invite Bpscial Attanticn to ths following Dergains. $1,60, urual prics $2.00. $2.00, usual price £2.75. 62,50, usunl prics £3,00, $3.00, usual price $3.75. Colored Silks. 150 pieces Ziow Spring Bhiades, 40.inch, $1,50, worth $2.00, Drezs Goods. 500 pes DIAGON AL SERGE, for Eprinz Buits, 20 ets. CAMEL') JTAIR, for 8pring Suits, 36 ota. MOREAIR GLAZE, for Bpring Bulta, 350, CLOTEH, for Boring Buits and Polonaises, GO cta. Plaids aids. An elezant line of Osmal's Hair and Do Doger. Plaids in 2if'the nowost dosigna and coloring, varying in prices from 25e to Toe o yard. LHBEOTT BLACK SILKS. SIMPSON, NORWELL & G0, OFFER AN IMMENSE STOCK “Guinet & Co.s” WORLD-FANMED | Black Silks! Which are superior in color, auality, and finish to any Black Bilks imported into the United States. BLACK TREHCH CASHFIERES. An elegent quality All-Wool Cashmers, 40.inch vride, 75 cis o yard. HBuporb guelity All-Wool Csahmoro, 40- inch wide, 85 ot3 a yard, A sublimo quality All-Wool Cashmore, 40- inch wide, $1.00 a yord. A Bublimo quality AN.-Wool Cashmare, fall 48-inch wido, warranted, $1.00 s yard. Linen mdl Household Goods, £11.Linen Towels, $1.25 a dozon, All-Linen NapLins, 88 cta s dogen. All-Linen Mapkins, cxtra long, $1.00 adoz. Zdarscilles Bod Bprocda, 52,00, ‘Whits Linca ‘Lablo Damark, 80 ct1 o yard. U:blnlch:d Linen Tablo Domask, 35 cts a yard. Purchasersof these gocds will Our prices range from $1.25 to $5 a Yard. CIRCTS AND MENAGERIE, T .32 | THE STANDARD ~ EXAIBITION OF AWERICA. THIRD SEASON 16 AMERICA, First_ Apnearance 0 Clicago Singe Its Anival from England, ¥ LA 7 As. CETICAGO For 4 Days Only! OUR CITY OF TENTS! AND EXHIBIRION GROUNDS! Lake Front, Foot of Washington-st., please observe that the name, | Yaingslyy aul Thirsday, Hay 12 aud 14 “ANTOINE GUINET & CO., — L'YOITs,” is wovea in each end of the Silk, as no others are | Corner Madison & Elizabeti-stse ganuine. West Bide, Frifay and Safuwdey, Hoy 14 and 16, The Leviathan Coming] HOWE' GREAT LONDOX CIRCUS, SANGEKSflE}iGLISH HENASERIE of Trained UIBaLS, Ladies who have purchased | AND IHDaUUIS THDIAN TROUPE ! these goods once, buy no otker, 79 & 81 Btate-gt 8.4 Barnaley Trbls Domasic $1.00, warth $1.50, 1,000 piccos yard-wido Percalsa st 10c, good valuo at 26c. oy us avisit of examination, Tos.121 & 123 State-st. Twenly-seoond:st, o Hichizan-ay, SULTE. Chas. Gossage & Co.. Solicit the attention of strangers vis- iting the city, to the unusual attrac- tion of their Cloak and Suit Dept. The stock includes o large variety of Elegant Imported Silk and Stuff Suits and Over Dresses, in the latest modes; at prices, in many instances, less than importing cost, Great bargoins are offered in Cash- mere and Drap de Eto Mantles and Jaokets from recent purchasers, at groat reductions from prices, Elegant Silk Suits, slightly soiled, have been marked down to about one- third value. » Graduating Suits In Bwiss and Organdie, and Summer Suits and Over Drogses in new mate- rinly, received daily, which you are cordially invited to inspect at 106,108 & 110 State-st. CLOTHING. Blaok Diagonrl Coat and Vest, with light or dark.colored Pants, in Iatest atyle. Buit, 27, EDWARDS & BROWNE, Olark and Adams.sts, REMOVALS, REMOVAL. SMITH & €0, Tho Wost Sile Hattars, HAVE REAMOVED TO HBDWARDS & Adams-ats, JEWELRY, &o. FRESH Elegant Coral, Cameo, and Gold Jewelry, Sil- ver aud Silver Plate. Fine Geneva and American Watches and | 266 & 268 Wabash-av, Goods saxt 0% approval to any part of the Nerthwast, RICHMOND PRINTS. RICEMOND PRINTS 1¥ New RPRING eTYLEs oy “CHOCOLATES” FANCIES, “G_'RAY’S” AXD (3 E.” TIOKETS NOW IN STORIZ AND RECEIVED DAILY DY J. V.FARWELL & CO. CEIICAGO. CLOTHING. A Good Buit of Clothes, all Wool, for $18. BROWNE, Olark and 231 West Madison-st., (THOMPSON'S BLOOIT), Whore thoy aro now_oponing the finost and beat-sclooted stook of brasks, a Gin trick Store, FOR SALZ, For Sale, Ina flouriebing Mivinurl Rivor and ruitensd town in Nex -xelovtad stock' of in Foud 3 Sdice; Stvins GENTS' AND OHILDREN'S | foitns et biiinten, Sondinisdllis Hats & Cap Ever shown in this oity, and at tho vory lowost prices, FURS roeveived for sufo-keo?in 'y ond insured against Fivo, lIQl'Hg eta. Charges reasonanblo. REMOV.AL. QOLLIGTION OF EUROPEAN PAINTIRGS. You aze lavited to sn [owpscion of miof now getvaet | & art Inchivos! [N v 165 Walcali-av o obthor Dlesrenst. " Woventh o “Tnfantry. s VOATRS Addross TOR SALE IN PHILADELPHIA a Siisinle. putchater. S U Timsinle. DULChuSre DAdrua bn lfilh'u:l R R R T s . Fregars_and ‘Dow 1ol vl BN Ve Tt ferrrs, the A C. A. COOE & CO,, T, DUKE § CO,, Plakuwouth, Neb, 7o Swveuib-st Opora-Iinnie; lot %0x10 foct; iwarble Dt U 1 BOATL Of 10 vity, aad cunrualent of cers, Wpiondid VLRTIGOY F Sttominodati Relrioont oo Uruait Froozor till you . LR AR kit ALV LT Sy, “t"» 3 3 ey (Sacoatsars to Oouk, Uoburn & Co,) Cor. Dearbern and Washinglon.Sts., Chicage, § 87 The Oldest, Egryent und Lot Corplaie ADVERTH "’O AaZNOY g LLEVIY \\'Efl. Larmest Combination . Gpeclsl Atirpstions atibiiod by mo Gt ¢ e Fokd, A0 Ul 1 nEs: fanger’s English Menagerie I:u.xz«'v‘l;!l!'-! ’!\ry all to eoatain mam 'mu.\'mfi ‘WILD thiy 1nat eholcn Andd il LN T ‘o 1a itio Viorld, crosloas ROVAL EENGAR TIGRL. And tho only Daa of Bix UIAVE-ROBDING IIYENAS ever outerad by niag, The enly Thrsn BANY ROYAL BENGAL TIGERS e o whllain asatirier.” orw Apeit e, 1973, W CAGEY AND DENS OF AN1S{ALS, GRTAT LOKDON OIROUS. 1 Cnupaay In America, CITS AND COARSENESS o ethibitioyy, aud in this wr prasuoted thata geatles € Ity Lo witiices, or the YR ADVERTISED : in the iovu_tinidou Charluts, tme cost af SI0,c0, tuzsther with wola Qavaleato ovar two miles in h tho principal straets warsuf sishition, WAKY, WALCH, AND SO Xp Admistion o3 nsual. 1,97 Jioserved Leather.Cnabe foperl Scatb, Dioara epan at L and 7 p. 1a. WL aito’ ohibit + May &, Dansilio; Hsy 10, Charoe Maz 1}, Kaukskos: May 17, Geaveso: My 1%, oland: Mav iy, L 1, ugi, o ol t n Rock Chains, French Clocks |====— "= and Cronaments. Sy GILES, BRO. & (0., Bpring Overcoets in lizght and dark colors, best matorial; porfectin it rotail at wholes zele prices. EDWARDS & BROWNE Clark and Adams.sts. \ SEWING MACHINES. 2OUYW Tl IMPROVED" HODME: SEUTTLE Sewing Bachine. PRICH, $40. It has no saperior s & first-class JOCK-STITCH SEWING MACHINE, LARGEDISCOUNTS FOR CASH. Machines GENT O TRAL to any pars of the oquntry AT OUR, EXPEXUE if not accepted. Eomil for latest ciroulars aul tornss 10 0aals puroliasers. or CALL and examine whea inelyat JOENEONW, CLARK & CO.’8, No. 141 State-st., Chicago, HEN'L AGTA, U. 8, AL GROCERIZES. Grogceries. 3.1b Tomatoes, baat, por dozo: 2-1b Tomatoes, best, per dozu! 2-1b Dlackborrios, best, por dozon #.1h Chervles, bost, vor dozen.... (¥oldon $yrup, 5-golion kog. .. . Cotlses, froah roastea_and ground daily, a% bottom yrices, ot the Wholosalo and Hotald rocery House of STOVIR & DOLLINGER, Lo GOODRICH BTPAMERS. Milwavioe, and West Bbore ports, I8y oxvoptes 9. aurslon tuat don't uven, Moskegou, Oraod ndey exvoptod, af CLOTHING. Blus Cloth and ¥lannel Suits of the bast matorinl, EDWARDS & BROWNE, Clark and Adams-sta. REAL ESTATE; Sonth Chicago Iron-Workers' Addition. ot out pales of lots and Llocks s sl i ted Loksses, ‘The Qrvdgray Lr tie llm' ' A gy e R S S e Qi ' Sauda; wud Triday oleties u..?'fiy"?.‘s’i... lrx wd 188 VWatbluatorsih