Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 26, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 28, .- SHAWLS, [Jama Lace Shawls, Jackets, Orerdresscs, Catrases, &, assortment of this olass of goodsianow g&m for thie season, and ombracos all pew 4o s and ahapes produced by leading panufal T8, D:ng direos from thom, e osn and will'sell to our customers the pest makos of SENUTNE LLAMA GOODS At the very lowest prices. wrill also offer this week s small lo$ of lx.uuon'i patterns at greatly roduced prices. Feeld, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., NETTS AND_EDGINGS. Fashionable Noveltie Freld, Leiter & Co. 'STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., will open to-day, fresh importation, Hamburg Notts, and Edgings to matoh, for Slooveloss Jacketa and Ovardresses, at $1.00 per yard and upward. Those goods aro tho most dosirable and popular that have boon exhibitod this season, are much un- dor value, and will repsy an early examination. COLLECTION AGENCY, e O I R s T . When a dobtor neglects to nottio a olaim when dae, It pposs lin Isaming othors, aud the crediiar s Bead t0 tan dilience im 5 proealing wiltesice o3 ul; AD wot son-holed, e O R ASK B M EROANTILI GOLLEC: TR ABRHOY, carnee. Rista and Moormeisis. NEW PUBLICATIONS, Books of Bound Hiusie. Contalning the Oreme de la Oreme of all Vooal and Instrumental Music. Pages Full Sheet Music Size. Prico of each book, a ‘Y‘“‘:fl}? $1.50; in Cloth, 83; in GEMS OF GERMAN SONG, 816 pages. GRMB OF SCOTTISIE BONG, 20 pages.... Vooal. GEMS OF SACILED SONG, %0 pagoe., WREATII OF GEMS, 30 pagos. GEMB OF STRAUSS, 0 pages, OPERATIC PEARLS, 20 pages, BHOWER OF PEARLS, %0 peg: SILVER CHORD, 200 pages...... AOME CIRCLI, Vol. I, 316 pagos. HOME CIRCLT, Vol, IL, 850 pagos PIANO AT LIOME, 20 pagos. ... MUSICAL TREASURE, 235 pages.., PIANOFORTT GEMS, 20 pages . natrumental. PIANIST’S ALDUM, 220 pages.. nstramental. ORGAN AT IIOME, 30 ploces, ., Fon Rzxp Onaax. Tho above books ate nnfform fostyle and binding, are woaderfally obeap for thie ooatents, are sold by ail princl- Tualo dealors, aod wil ba sout o aay addreds Jor re- prices. LYON & HEALY, Chicago. OLIVER DITSON & CO, CIIAS, I DITSON & €0, R 711 Broadway; N. Y. Vooa! & Tos'l. GUION LINE. FIRST-OLASS TRON STEAMSHIPS, Botwesn NEW YORK and LIVERFOOL, calling ot Queonstown, Carrying the United States Mail. | At Cost! BAFETY AND COMFORT. 9 Pamongers booked to and from the principal Eue n porta as luwest tea: b and Lotiem of Crodit tsened on lesding Banks ‘#nd Bankers throughout Europe. HENRY GREENEBAUM & CO., FIETH-AV. National Line of Steamships, NEW YORK TO QUEEXSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. et , 39th Ma, st 1l a. m. Efi‘&]‘g‘bmt":‘«'n T o O R Tty T PAIN, 611 toos. inrday, 13th June, st 13 oon. A ; aturday, i9th Juns, at3p. @, a A R mtsy ine 3, 1t 3. m, oo a7, , at3p. m. fiove Tuoadsy, duns | & atlp. m. Cabtn ), currency, Hlestage at %, e prite, ‘ot ara iskeia &1 Toduged ta Bropald Stecrage tickaia'from Liv rates. Apply to 1 Buaar rp;ml st tha low Olazk snd b-4la., (0DDOsIe Bow Marth 818 409 Randolphi+ia., {appos Wfiite Star Line. MAYYL LINE TO EUROFPH. REDUCED RATES. 120 EAST RANDOLPH-8T., NEAR CLARK. ALFRED LAGELGREN, Geporal Western Agent. —_— e T i KGR IN"GOLD, o 100; second, $&8; tolrd, &m. Return tioks “ f‘L s 23, with superior socom+ gt edused pler, e A ‘Tiikioas sxtre. dXORGE MAOKENZIE, Ageot, 88 Brosdwsy, X.¥. “REFONDING OF TAXIS. T TREAADRAR 4D DOLLIOTOR, v o HE R Coox CouNTy, 4 g faod| haloe Lo e, T ..zzi" .{: “one mon .':a'u"me'; Tl o banaaitios o Bereny sivga ot e i &n&wu- can bar fig&?fi’f‘{ :{:fllu r v Cook W the Baei 4 Coanty Troasuses - The 'Chicano Dailp ; CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1876. OHINA,CROCKERY, &o. WASHINGTON. -Appointment of a Commission to Examine the Chicago Custom-House, OUR ENTIRE RETALLSTOCK COMPOSED OF The Official Inspection of the Build- Degorated and Plain Ohing ing to Commence at Once. Dinner and Tea Sots, 0”“%:;?‘3{’,'“““3, Discovery that Mueller's Was Not Silver-Plated Ware, the Lowest Sandstone Bid, Table Cutlery, and Fanoy Goods. The Government's Ultimatum to Be POSITIVELY. AT COST UNTIT, QLOSTID OUT, ta- Dellvered to the Sioux Chiefs. Bhow-Cases and Tables. BOWEN & KENT, 262 & 264 Wabash-av,, Just around the eorner from Housekespers' Row, WE MEAN DUBINESS| WILL CONTINUE OUR WHOLESALE BUSI- NESS AS USUAL. “CANADIAN BANK 0F COMMERCE, HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO, - - - ONTARIO. Capital Cpaid 1p) - $6,000,000 Gold Reserve Fund - - - $1,800,000 Gold HON. VILLILH MHASTER, Pt An Agency of this Bank has beon opened at tho Ofices, 128 WASHINGTON.BT. (cor, Exchange Place), Ohicago, for the purposs of trausacting s Goneral Banking Businezs. Accounts of Country Bonks kept under speoial arrangemont na to intereat, eto. Bterling Bxohange bought and sold. Colleotions mada in Osnnda and olsawhere on the most favorable torms, J. G. OROHARD, Agent. AUCTION SALES. ATTENTION, CITY AND COUNTRY DEALERS. Alargeltns of Patlor, Chamber, Libeasy, Diniog-coom, An OFFICE FURNITURE, doz. SORLTED CHAIRS, d 00 rolls 10 OB AN TAYEATI ¥ E-'f\;m'm'fl . t, without KL LB clow st iR SRR RUCHIORS L8 TUI8 DAY, wmfl'.“‘l)‘[fi ‘M},'v‘%. lélfl:':l«:fhu 3 .. Anctioosors 80 and & East Randolphest. Housekeepers, Save 40 Per Cent, tar Auction Sals THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, MorSh 0 eiclacke . Larga and dosiralile assortment of New and Bosond 1and Household Furniture, it 854 Used Carpets, Neweat Pattorns Broscls and A o s, Tamhiores, Ouaiea; Cutlory, sand Genoral Nerebandica, 8. DINGKK & €., Anctlonoe: Nos, &) sud 2 Fast Bandaniph-st. Morton Places Mimself in the Hands of s Friends, THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE, THE XXAMINING COMMISSION WAMED. Bpectal Dispalteh to TAs Chicago 2yibuno. ‘Waamixazox, D, C., Moy 25.—The Becretary of the Treasury has decided upon the persons who aro to comstitute the Chicago Custom-House Ezsmining Commission. The Commission is to consist of the following persona: Gen. J. D. ‘Webator, Bub-Troasuror at Chicago ; Mr. Post, an eminent consulting architact of Now York City ; and Mr, Norcross, a prominect msster- buildor of Massachuactts. The Becratary di- rectod a telegram to be mont to each of theso persons to-night, tendering them the position. It ls not known whether they will accept. These names were cousidered this afterncon in a Cabinet-mesting. Gen. Wobater was seloct~ ed on account of his personal acquaintance with Gon. Grsut, sud the reputation which bhe achiovod s an army engineer during the War. The position of architect to the Commiesion was tendered to My, Hamiltan, said to bo the best oonsulting architect of New York City, bot he bad lef¢ for Europs, Mr, Post isssid to bes man of ability, Hois probably tho solection of Bupervising-Atchitoct Potter, who went to New York last night, partly on his own business. Mr, Norcroes s & gontlsman who Las long been koown to ihe ofiiciala of the archi- tect's office, and bas & good repu- tation as a Now England mastor-builder. Becrotary Bristow Lopes that the Commission wlil be unanimous. Ho wliil undoubtedly etlhor act 1n accordanco with their judgment or trans- mit their report to tho nest Congreas for its nc- tion. 1lo will endoavor to have this Commianion on the ground the latter pars of this weok, aud hopes to be able to obtain tho repoit from thom. within a very short time. A NEW DEVELOPMENT. 1t bas boen discovered that the contract for furnishing tho stons to the Cuatom-House butlding wna not awarded to the jowent biddor. ‘The Becrotary of the Trens- ury doss mnot feel himmelf, 8t prose ent, at liborty to make public tho. list of com- poting bidders for tho work. From another saurce, howaver, tho followiog facts aro ascor- tainod : There weore thirtosn bids for tho work, ombracing the principal stone cowpauios af the country, ~ ranging i price from 863 cents to 8404 per cubic foot. The four lowest bids wore thess: 'The Spoon River Company, Cuuton, Ili, whito sandstone, 861§ ceots per cubio foot; D. Collive & Co., LaSialle, IvlL brown sandstone, 8934 ceuts per cubic foot: J. M. Muellor, Buens Vista sandstone, Cincinnati, £1.36 por cabic foos ; the Amhorst Obio Stone Company, $1.80 por cubic foot. It will be scon that tho bids of the Bpoon River Company aod tho D, Colling Compauy, both INi- nois skone, and both sandstons, wero vastly lower than the bid of J, M. Musller, snd the Buena Vista nfoneis alsos ssndstone. The only roasou assigued for skipping tbe two low- oat bidders is that neither of these Illinois stonea boon teated io & large building, The Iaw did not make it obligatory that the contract should be awardod absolutely to tho lowest bid- der, but provides that the contract shoutd bo given to the lowest biddor in tho same grade of stone. Iaw seoms to Liave boen straiued in this rospect, for the Bnena Vista Company, like tl‘m Caaton and La Sallo stones, was also & sand- stone. SHIRTS. SHIRTS! To order, of the best fabrics in uso. Full lines in_stock of our own manufacture, We aro prepared to make Bhirts to order in eight hours, when necoessary. WILSON BROS, MEN'S FURNISHERS, 67 & 69 Washington-st., Chicago. OFFICES TO RENT IN THR TRIBUNE_BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 10. “WAREHOUSE 10 RENT. The 3-story and basement brick ‘Warehouso on the N. W, corner of Cass and Michigan-ats., recently oc- H, W. Rogors, Jr., & ] NT Iotr ni“te or sto&mb:l)f onrs, &t & low ron 0 a desirable naot, W.H.MATTOOKS —_—— NOTES AND NEWS, GRASSIOFPERS DY MAIL. Bpeefal Dupateh to The Chicago Tribuna, Wasmarox, D. C., Moy 25.—Complainta have beon made to the Post-Office Departinent that a great many boxea of grasshoppers ara being sent through the malls from tho Weatern cities, THE BIOUX WARLIONS. The principsl 8loux Indlaus manifest a dispo- aition to become reasonable, and & conference ‘hasbeen sppointed with the Prosidont for to-mor- row. It is understood that the Indians wiil be mado acqualnted with the ultimatum of the Gov- ornmont, and toat tho ultimatum will consiat fn the requeat that thoy abandon . the grontor part of thoir hunting-grounds in the Stato of No- brasks, and make prefiminary arrangements for the cession of a portion of the Black Hille. TENSONAL. E. W. Batber, of Michigan, Third Asaistant Postmaster-General, who has bosu 8o long ill as his home, returneil to tha city this ovening. ARMY DESEHTIONS. The desertions f{rom tho army for the ten montha of the presont flscal year to April 8 ag- grogate the extraordinary number of 1,721 QOV. MORTON. A gentloman who baa arrived here, and who met Qov, Morton during the visit of the latter to New Orloans, atatos that hus frieuds will bring his name before the National Republican Convention. THE KEXT PENNSTLVANIA CAMPAION, A letter was reccivod here to-day from Gov. Qurtin, of Pennaylvania, in whict he says he will not sccopt the nomination of the Democratio Convention ;::r Governor, if it should be tender- od to him, aa he does not consider that his name would add any strength to the ticket. ‘SOUTHERX MARSUALS. It {s very probable that the investigations which are to be made into the aocounts of tho United States Marshnla in oertsin Bouthern &l(u will result in the dismissal of some of om. —_—— THE WEATHER, Wasmixarox, D, C., May 26—-1 a. m.—For s Tonnessse and the Obio Valloy, and the Lake 5 orn-st. Boom 1, N_D ‘“,’,Dflarb Fi-st region, rising barometer, axcept fslling over the HOTELS. Upper Lakos; winds veering from portheast to southesat, with rising temperature and increasing cloudinesy. W00D'S HOTEL, Nos. 34 and 36 Bast Washinaton-at., Fleld, ‘e Rotail Dry Geods Btare, O s BT il UTieey biare: . 8. PALME 0. BANDS, OE0 B ST otan teek, Pravriator, _$2PERDAY. 1O0AL OBAERYATION, 1 Cusoaao, May 25, Wind, [Rain Wher ——— % O] N ————— ."‘o_,, fl:! AL___ L. A GENERAL OBSXRYATIONS, ONEAP AT Ouizago, May 35, DE SK LUDWIGS, | S8ty (B Thr Wid.__ Raw_Weather, T O Tl o L MR TR o T ’ Drockin’ ..ln.n 60[8LE,, brla 100 Marksietr | Ghoyenad: ale, brax. o X o Ciucitaaii. 22,801 15/0alm, MISCELLAN To Vessel Owners. Tesl Botate 0a Lake Bhore offsrnd 1 oichangs for & t good vessal of 'M“u?w:hl?l‘z&gfi? - u:.. %:ac::::fi;u'.%k W Washingon sk, RASEeR | yyyaukes. It N'E DUTOH BROW.N o Wil to-tisy 0peu bils pew saloon, in the bassient of the £, fros) Vi d Marketats. A P o oy oty s 1he opasina bk 748, B frastl, 3 Lach Far?'Cotoe ot come all, JOEN G. ASHLEMAN, TEWEBELER, 136 STATE-AT., BECOND FLOOR TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, The Iows State Conyentiou of silopathic snd eclectic dootors alte st Dea Moines to-day. The Torouws Comn Exchange bald » mesiing yesterday and resolved to appoint a Bolicitor to protest bafore the Dominion Court of Raviaion sgainat the taxation of grain stored in olevatora. Monsa Wolf, the oldest and most prominent Inraehite In Indiznapolis, was discovered in his Led-room Jast night 1o an unconscioun ntate. He has been ailing for eome time, and it ia believed Ly some that he took poison. 1le will dia, ILLINOIB ED]TbI!S. Their Convention nt Champaign— Generous Hospitalily Extended by the Citizens—Exercises Yesterday, Bpeeial Dinpateh to The Chicare Tridune, Jackmouvirie, 11, $ay 25.—The Llioois Press Axncciation asremblod in this city to-day at 9:30 &. m., Georpe Keroggs, Eaq., of the Champaign Gazelte, proslding. The walcoming addross was dolivored by Maj, George M. McConnel), on be- balf of tho Citizons' Association, whicl was hap- pily responded to by President Beroges, follawed by the sonual addiees. The ronafoder of the forencon was occupled in tho recoption of new membera and discliarging the usnal routine busi- ness of tho Association. In the afterncon the members, many of them accompanied by thelr wives, were taken into tho private carrieges of the citizens and driven to tho Blind Asylum, ‘whore they witnesed s lint of specisl exercines, all very astonishing, and bighly croditablo to tho Faoulty of the Institution, as well as to the Btato, From there thoy wote takon to the Ifos- pital for the Insane, sod mado a thorongh in- spection of that Institution. Thenca to tho ros- ervoir of the city, when theyexpressed them- moves as higbly please with our magnif- fcent wnter-avstem. At tho ovening mes- sion s largoe audicnoce gathered to liaten to tho oration by Andrew Shumay, of the Chica- 8go Evening Journal, Bubject: ** The Editorial Couscionce,” and to_the poem of C. Dostmick, of the Jfattoon Gazetle, titled the *'Mystic Web of Public Hen- timent.” Iloth wero able productions, and well received, The andionce worn thon favored with the readiog of Will Carleton'sipoem, “The Edi- tor's Gnests,” by Mra. Fletcher, wifo of the edi- tor of the Contralia Sentinel. It was protuly tead and loudly applanded. To-night Lhero aro from 160 to 175 editora bere, many of them ac- compaoied by their wives. Thevare being en- tortained by onr citizona with royal howpitality, and a}l seem well pleased and bappy, To-mor- rowlmu ba tho most interesting day of the seaslon. THE BLACK HILLS. THE ADVENTURERS. Special Disrateh to The Chicago Tribune. 8roux Ciry, May 25.—~Frod Evans and one of his men arrivod bere to-dsy with two mulo teams, five and a lialf days from Gordon City, which ia located in aight of Harney's Pock and at tho junction of the Antslops Creak and Niobrara River. They arebuilding storehouses, cabins, otc.,, and soon & conmderable town will be built up. Gordon's train arrived thers with every man and team excapt soven who joined tho train on tho way, who went off with the {roops sud arrived at Gordon City on the 19th inat. Cnpt, Walker backed down {rom tho posi- tina ho took in makihg tho arrest, and it in plain he made the arreat on his own responaibility, and that ho hod no instractions to make arrests except on Indian territory. Chapmau, the pony expross mau whom Howard so vilitied aud slan- dered in his dispatoh to the Times, published 1nst Bunday, brought the dispatches for Howard without charge, and wont two daye’ travel vut of bla way to reach tho neareat tolegraph office to havo them sent forward, Mr Chaproap lakoown hero to beatrustworthy and honorablo man, The Transportation Company will sond suother train aut 1n about ten daya, and will mako tho trip to Qotdon City in six days with londed wagons. Grase, wator, and fuel on tho route is pienty, roada are good, aud gamo is abundaut. % E;JGG FORT. The[Ceclebrated Case of Thnt Gentles man Decided Against IXim at Nashe ville, Speeral Dirnatehlo The Chicago Tribune, Nasuvirre, Teno,, May 26.—The Sugg Fort cago was decided by the Fedoral Court to-day giving judgment 1o favor of the Usited States for $24,000, thia Leing tho smonat obtainod through n speclal enectment of Congross for flour allsged to have hecn doliverod tothe United Btates army during tho War. AMUSEMENTS. ‘THE ADELFHI, 'Tho bill st the Adelphi duriog the present week containn an ollo ratter more bulky thau usunl in promise, and, with tha exception of ono. act, rather moro elonder in performance. Thore isnmass of jojuno vocaliem that rathor tor- turea than otherwise with ite ncidnlated effects on the teoth, and not s little of negro minstrolsy of the sacond clats, of which Mr. Courtwright's is without doubt the most moritorlous. The one oxception 1 the olio which deserves mention is To Clalr, tho trapeze performer, whom 3r, Grover has discouraged with a poly- syliabio appellation. His performauce s wons derfully neat and Interesting, but it lacks the eloment of * bif " which so protty a feat should have, '“Dif" spooals to tho public. and if Le Clulr was leas finlshod In his perfarmance, and concealed tho dificulties with less art, ho would como mearor the rola of Samson and bring dawn the house. For an absoluta fact he doea his act too woll. Wonld that tho wame verdict could be rendered on other porformers. THE MINSTRELS. This place sbowa no falling off in the size of tho audionces. The liouse last evening was Hlled asusual, sud the varigss festures of the bill were hoartily applaudesl It is betterthan ever. This ia the last week 01 their stay in the city, and the bonefita of Emerson, Thursday, and of Billy Rice, Friday n(Fh(, should bo barne in mind. The company loaves for the Eaat Satur- day night. “THE BIG BONANZA." The one-hundredth performance of this suc- cosstal pince wan ocelebrated Monday evening at Daly's Theatre by the prosentation to every lady in tho audience, a8 she entored the houso, of & sllvor biick, sppropristely iozcribed, as s souvenir of the oocasion, Tho wide publicity givon to ths maneuvre inaured for the perform- apn:e aa overflowing house a weok befors the tino. Mr, Daly will bring the ** Dig Donsuza" Lere June 14, S SR, AN OVERDRAWN ACCOUNT. Louts, May 25.—(0on. J. D. Cates, & woalthy citizen of Now Jeiser, recently from Hot 8Springs, Ark., whore he has beon for his bealth, was arrestod hero to-day by & Dep- uty-8herlt from Iiot Bpriogs on charge of obtaining goods undor false protonses, It sppears that Gatos fs somewhat unsotiled, aud whila at the Hot Bprings made a nurber of gmrchases, paging for them in drafts on the Union Tnist” Company of New York. e overdrow his account, aud somo of his checks were returned proteatsd. A writ of habeas cor- pus waa applied for to-day, and made roturnable to-morrow. (en, Gates evidently did not kuow what awmount of monoy ho had in the bank, He will undoubtedly psy tha amouata claimed, and the case will bo disniszod, although it is said bo waatleeced by sbarpera who took advantage of his mental vondition. B el ) TARIFF FOR REVENUE. New Yomx, May 25.—The Board of Tradae bave sdopted resolutions declaring tbat the provalence of emuggling bas been due to the deworalized aystonia sarvice, snd to oxtortlonsto and oxorbitany tarifa; that probably the most effective mode of suppressing smugglivg v to catablish & revonud tariff, sud to refori the Civil Sorvice, and that this oard protests sxaiust tle dograding immarslity of the wholo- walo dealing in smugglod goods by thie merchania of this oy, ' DECORATION DAY. Gasswoasres, Ind, May 25.—Arrangements Bave beea completed for docorating the soldiers' &nv- st thisplace on Mondsy mext, Benalor ortan dalivess Wis addsess THE WHISKY RAID. Examination of the Books of Chi- cago Rallroads, Discoveries Made by the Government Officers. Bome of the Dark W‘ayx and Vain Tricks of Chicago Distillers, Descents Upon the Crooked Arilcle In Memphis and Pittshurg. Another List of Heads that Have Fallon Under the Official Ax. CHICAGO. WIAT THE GOYERNMINT OFFICERS ARE DOING. Tho Government officials who ara investigating the whisky frauds occupy rooms st tho Palmer House, and have two or threo clerks, who are kept busy comparing the tigares on ‘‘stemp stubs ™ with the returns of Gaugers,and examin- ing other documents, Many dircrapancies have boen found, snd it is said that ono could not guess the oxtent of the trickery in thia dintrict whereby tus Government has been swindled, The ofticiala bave recently struck a new lead, and intend examining TUE DOORS OF ALL TIE BAILNOAD COMPANIES leading from Chicago, for the purpose of learn- ing the quantlty of bichwines and aplrita thoy have carriod away within the laat four mouths. The books of the Lake Shors Rallroad Company sud of the &tar Lins have already been looked into, and information criminating saveral whole- ssle donlors has been accummlated. Two or throe days ngo an oflicer went to tho Fort Wayne depot, and, after spending s day on tha books, waa notitied by the agent that Lie must atop,— thot the making of abstracts of shioments would pot be npermittel until an at- tornoy had been consuited. Mr. ‘Tattco was about to _havo a subpeoa issned, when ho learnod that the froight agent and his Jawrer were in the Collecior’s olfice. Going thore, ho bad a consultation with them. and showed them that, under toe Jaw, the Collactor biad authority to oxamine their books. Tlhey want sway spparently entisfied, with tho undot- standiog that the subpeenaZsas tobe sorvod. Tho clerk called at the depot tho follomiog morning. but, after an hoar or two, the attorney asked him to dofer tho further exsmiuation until questions coucerning bd righla of officers to look into books, pow ~before the United States Conrts woro decided. Mr, Tutten again appearod, and told the attorney that jthe matter boforo the courts was an entiroly dilfer- ent one, having reforenco to books whict distill- ers aro roquired to keep for the inepaction of the revenue offlcers. The agent said that tho Com- pany itself bad no objections to the examina- tion, but that THE WHISKY MEX AKD THEMR ATTORNETS had beon to sce tha ofticers of the road and complalned of their nction, asviog that the Governwent had uo right to demand the infor- mation,—that it was unconstitutional.—and threatening, if tho officisls wera not excluded, thoy would withdraw tneir trade from the line, This, of course, the ofticorn of the road wished to prevont, since whisky transporiation waa a lheavy item with them, tho Ft. Wayno Rosd corryiog more than sny other in tho city. “'Ihe ngont was at’ last sntistied by Mr. Tatten, who told him that the booke of all the railrond companies wara to be gone over, sud, all bewg on an equal {nolling. the wbisky wmen could not graufy their matice, ‘The work on the Fort Wayno ltaiiroad books was finished vesterday afternoon, aud those of auother rosd will be czammed today. Thua {ar, from points gained frota tho booka, abont 250 barrols of whisky havo been Eelzed i different parts of the Woat,—one It in Omabs, and it is expected that othor seizures will follow. TITE EVIDENCE BECUNED hes not been rovealed, aud will not be until tha United Btates Grand Jury meets, whon it 18 probable that wbout two-fhirds, if not three- fourthn, of the wholeeals liquog, doalors fu thiy city will bo indicied for defrauding the Govern- ment, DLTFORD WILHOX, Bolicitor of tha Treasury Departmont. srrived in thin c..y from Warhington yesiorday, and will remain thres or four days for tho purpose of giviog logal advico to Washburn, Tulteu, sudtho others, 1t will ba remembered that tho Dapartment of Justico retained Jndize Dackwith wnd Wirt Dax. ter to asait United States District Attorney Ward in the nrosecution of tho whiskycases, Itlooks now as If Afr. Dexter will withdraw, since tho Departmeont wisbos to fix his compensation, avd he refoaes to countenanca soy euch proceeding, elaiming it to be Lia nght to say what e is eati- tlod to for bis services. —_—— IN WASHINGTON: TESTRUDAY'S NEWS BUDGET. Special Dispateh to The Chizago Tribune, Wasarvaroy, D, C., May 25,~Tue whisky budget of the day 18 t! ‘Che Secratary of the Tressury haa mado an or- der for the seizure of anotler Louss in Chicago to-morrow. ‘The papors of s large number of Kentucky dis- tilleries wore roceived to-dsyat the Troasury Department. The Secretary of the Trossury immediately gave special orders to have thom spoedily and carefully examined, and dirocted the proaccution of tho illicit cases to begin forthe with. Annthor Gauger was dismissed to-dsy in Cin- cfonati, He had scratched out from the bottom of his Ganger'a certiilcaten thess words: **Iave Been thess packsges emptied and etamps de- atroyed.” The Gaugo:s Watson and MeMullin, of Chicago, were ordered dismissed to-day by telegraph, Tho examination of thie stubs of the Gaogor's boals trom one Chicago honse furnishes anil- lustration ot the mothcds pursied by the dintil- lers to defraud the Governmont, ‘Thecontonts of & certain number of packagea zent from ono Chicago honse to New York, according to the stamps here, wera 07,000 proof gallone; but, whou the stubs of the books camo (o bo oxam- ined, theso covered ouly 10,000 proof gallons, ahowing a clear awindle of 57,000 gallans, A comparison of somo of the atamps vn another paokage of illicit whisky showed that, whoro a single atamip, sccording 1o the stub, covered on- Iy 61z galluns, the stamp in reahity coverd eighty, [To the darociated Preas) APFOINTMEXTS, Wasumxarox, D, C., Moy 25.—William Meredith has been sppointed Btorexeeper for the Firat tissouti District, sud Lindon A, Swith Gsuger for the same Dietrict. BEMOVALS. The following Ievenue-tiangors were dis. missed lo-day: (leorge J, Jonninga and Charles 11, Davis, Fitst Ohlo, aod 1L C. MoMullen, Firsy 1linois Districts. —— MISCE LLANEOUS. MILWAUKLE. Syestal Dispatch to The Chicage Tridune, MiLwaugee, May 25.—W. R. Hovoy, a Gtore- keoper, was arreated while st his work at O'Nelll's distillery on an aBidavit of Actlog-Su- porvisor Nedrick, charged with neglect of duty in not roporting cbauges in tho capacity of the Mouomineo distillory, where tho celobrated socrot vat was discovered by tho revenuo detect- ives, where Lo was at the tima aesigued, ana Lrought before Commlssioner Bloodgood. Hev- eral wituosses were oxamined who proved thoe discovery of tuo vat, the nature of its uscs, aud tho duties of tho dofeudant. The venalty is £1,000 to 85,000 fino and six months to threo years in prison. The case was sdjourned uutil ‘bursday, McKinuoy, of Madison, prosecutes for the Governmont. 'Tho Meuomines alsiiliery was bonded to-day. PITTEDUTO, Bpecial Disvatch to e Chicago Triduns. Pirtasuna, Fa., May 35.—To-day Collector Davia seized fifty barreis of whisky at Munhall's, ten at Raveloy's, and five st Dillinger & Hteven- son’s. These were of the crooked pattern, mld.H Goldsou & Eastman, rectitiers, Obicago, in April last. ‘They shippad & fluuy to R w Ballers & Co., of this oily, ch was to have besa 100 peoo!, and upon poved Iaysstigation but 83, and was stamped with an old al stamp a8 183 proof. At that tume .. ravenue officers oxamined closely into the matter with the resnlt stated. No othor cooked whisky has bosn sent hero #0 far as is known. A« tno liquor was not paid '{’or it :;:" bolonged to Goldsun & Laatman, and roceodings wera commenced agail {hio United Ktaten Court hare, = et ilismin HEMPHIB. Mexrmie, Tonn., May 25.—Gen. R, F, Patterson, Collector of Internal Hevenue for this District, to-day seizod and libelod 61 barrelu of whisky 1n the houne of H. 1L, Mette & Bons, of tla city, purchased by them of (1. Bensherg, of Kt, Louie, Motte & Bonn zto lielieved to bo inno- cent holdars, haviog purchased in good faith. CASUALTIES. A VWOMAN'S STORY OF THE SCHILLER DISASTER. Correrpendsnce Now Yort Heratd, Lorpos, May 12..—Mru. Christino Toons, the only lady saved from tho Schillor, having recov- ered somewhat from the ghock on her norvous system, sclaten toa luly correspondent the fol- lowiog incidenta of ths aupwreok ¢ Bhio raid among the pasrongera was o lady who had a boautifal litlo boy; Lo was evorybody's pot on bosrd, and would be seon plaging atl day loug with his mother or other iadies aud gontlo- men, Aftor the ateamer Lad struck the rock that lndy, with her Loy in her arms, rushed frantically upon deck, and fell upon ber kncos before a sailor. ‘'Save mo sud my child. for God's sake, savaus! Iam rich, immensoly rich: vo mo, and thou shalt be woalthy and without caren forevor. [ will give thee encugh for all thv life. Thou need not bo & sailor thon—only eave me snd my child." A big wava swept over tho deck and carried away tho rich mother, her beautiful child, and the poor sallor. Another lady on board had & little girl about 3 yours old. who looked like su angel. The moth. er, beiug mostly wessick. would not allow any- body to tsko tho clild away out of her sight, Many ladies offered to play with the child on dock, but the mother alwaya obfected, on the ground that tbe cbild might be hurs or sven fall overboard through csrolessness or oversight. Her chitd in the watar! The baro idea would already make hermsd. Wlou tho catastrophe came the mother rushed on deck with bor child oo her arm and at oncs jumpnd into tho kea. Thoidea of seeing ber child in the wnfder had made her mad. Mrs. Toous further eaid : ** e bod a great many handsome children on board, wheso gavety amused eversbody. and though childless mysell, 1t almost breaks my Iunx;!.d to thick thatnotono of them has bocn savod. DROWNED. Spectal Dispatch ta The Chicagn Trdune, Omaxvratox, Iil, Mav 25.—8anday noon. Mav 23, » young man named William Halterman, who was bathing with others near Sadarus, 1n this county, was drowned. Soveral mon going to re- cover hin body.two of thom got into a wagon-bed, which immedistely sank. They then clunbed upon a raft, whichi capsized, throwiue five mon together in tho water. With the desporation of d:nwninfi men they seized ono avother, and wero finally all rescued by the npoctators. One of tnem, n boy named lartrick. had been undor water for sevors minutes, and was rcacued by & man named Qdell, who, st the riss of bis Lifo, planged 10 and brought him to the surfase. Special Dispateh to The Chicaao Iridune, Derrotr, Micb.. Msy 25.—This sfterooon a ‘boy named Eddje Clarko fell from a host into tho river noar tho Club-house, and was drowued, DANVILLE, ILL., ACCIDENTS. Specrat Dnupatch to The Cineano Trbune. Daxvivrz, Ill, March 25.—Miss Bella Jami- son, & youug Iady acod 18, of this place, tina farencon drank a lot of concentrated Jyo by mis- tako, and now lies 1n & very dangerous condition. A sounger sistor, aoveral years ago, diod from tho cTecta of tha samo drug taken in the samoe way. 'The man George Miller, who had bis arm sav- ored from bis bodr, an account of whick ap- porred in your issue of yesterday, diod this norning at 10 o'clock. Young Uris Miller, aged 13, the carner of Tor Cnicaos Txwuxe for the city, was drowned while 1n_bathicg this afternoon, IHis body was recovered. JUMPING FROM A TRAIN, Spectal Lnavaten to The Chicaro Tribune, HMexny, 1, May 25.—Georzo Schafor, pro- prietor of s bakery, sud an old citizen, was found in an iovensiblo condition about 1 o'clock last oyening near tho railroad track. Ie bad gone to Chillicotho on a steamer dusing tho afternoon, and was returning bomse on o freight train, which ran by the station at full speed, and, not wishiog to be carried yast his horse, it is sup- posed ho jumped from tho trein, Sovero cuta wore sustained on thu temple, chin, and wrist, though no fracture of the skull or bones hag been discovorod, This evening ba is_still un- cooseious, 108 right wide i paralyzed, and hig recovery ia rogardud as hardiy posubla. ACCIDEMTALLY KILLED. Special Diayateh to The Chicaso I'nbune, Mirwavgee, Muy 25.~Louia Lrull, aged 29, employed by Meluicks & Habich, wood-deslern, was killed by & wood-+pliting mechine falling on Lt and breakiog his neck. Tla was engaged in pushing tho machine, but elipped and pulled it over on him, He lcaves a wite aud ono child in roverty. CHILD RUS OVCR. Des Morves, la., May 25.—To-lay Willle Chi- bo, 6 years ofd, while stunding ou the platform of & cabnose, was thrown off by a jerk of the train and tho caboosa ran over Lim, crushing him badly, but bro Z 10 bones, i THE MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY. The Students ef That Institution Agnin Disgrnce Thomselvoyes-Ann Arbor Votes o Submdy to the New Cullege Elospital, mceind Lispatzh to The Chieaqo Tribune, AxN Antow, Mich., May 25.—Van Amburgh's Circun was 1a town yostorday, aud the atndents attending it in a body last night woro ln sach bigh upirits by the timo that tho performanco wan over that they adjourned to the Colloge- grounds, whero an old-time **rush" took place between the University Freshmen and tho IHigh- Scliool students, in which one Froshxan had the tendon of his shoulder ruptured, sod anothor ro- colvud a fracture of the collar-bono, from the ef- fects of which both will probably bo 1md up for two_or threo montls. Tho combaling par- tios’ roinstituted tue custom of pump- Mg aud tosslog over the fenco. 1t will he remambered that it was for votlug to attond Vau Amburgh's Circus that & large part of two clasees was susprndod four yoars ago, and that t was for pumping and otherwise doing what the Faculty termed **hazing™ that two claeses woro suspended sbout thls time Iast year, Tue Freshman and the High-fichool boys aro preparing for another trial of their strength i an early day, ‘The city docided to-day, by populsr voto in tho proportion of 100 to 1, o appropriste 1,000 for the new University Hospital, aud it will be bulé this summer. i THE ST, LOUIS CONTEST. Special Dlavatch to Tha Chicago Tribune, B, Louis, May 85.—The Muyoraliy contost in this city s dally growlng more complox. The Committeo appointed by the Council to make sa investigation iuto the returns of the Jjudges of the election to-night roporied that gross irroga~ larities had been committed in soveral precincta, On the strougth of this report, s resolution to install Dritton, the Domocratio candidate, was lost by s vote of 15 lo 3. 'Y'no contest for the soat bids fair to be long snd todious, et UTAH ITEMS. Sawr Luxe Orry, May 24.—DBrigham Young bas besn siok for two weoks past, and s still un- able to receive visitors. The Mormon Temple of 88, Georgeis neasly wompleted NUMBER 275, FIRES. Incidents of tho Tearful Forcste Fires fn Pennsylvania. The Destruction Caused in Pike, Wayno, and Luzerno Counties, One Iundred Miles of Forest Tand Burned Over., The Dafly Record, THE PENNSYLVANIA FOREST FIRES. Maven Cuusk, Pa., Moy 25.—A heavy raln, faling during tho lnst oight hours, has come pletely quenched tho flames in the lumbor ro- gion and in all parts of the country. Corremponience New York Times, LACKAWAXEN, Fa., May 23.—Tho ralns of Frl- day night and yosterday morning extingnished for tho time the heavy forest tires that have been awecping through tho Counties of Piko, Wasne, Monroo, and Luzerns, in Ponnsylvania, and Bullivan, Delawaro, and Orange, in New York ; but to-day tho Lave brokon ont again in places, and threaten Lo ssnme moro dangerous proportions, The woods aro s dry as tiudor, the rain not seoming to pouctrato the bedded leaves and dry mosscs, in which the lenst spark starte o disastrous fire. The region mentioned abovo bas not in many years baen vimted with such destructivo forest conflagrationd, Villages, mills, tannerics, and farm-houxos kavo been destrogod, with millions of fect of lumber, inuumerablo corda of wood and bark, thousands of rauroad ties, and neres of valuablo young timbor. Bat little I8 yet known of the amount of dostruction nctually dons, a4 thers are handrods of mills and 1solatad mettioments, capacially in Piko, Wayna, Bullivan, and Monroa Countics, which were in tho midst of tho burning forosts, but from which no positive news has yet been ro- ceived. Reporty, on very good authority. aro rife that Swamp Mills, on Teu-Mila River, n lumber eottloment of some importance, with an immenso amount of lumber, lus been destroyed; that threo steam mills in the Beaver Hill region, be- longing to Leales & Holcomb, and 100,000 feat of lumbeg. » largo taunery, sevoral thousand corda of bark. aud tbres dvellings in Rockiand, Bullivan County; and the depot and two build- infa at Moreston, on the Midisnd Railway, have all been consumed by the fires, ‘Ihe Viilago of Eldied, in Wavuo Countv, and the very exton- sive steam mills of Wood & Boyd, were only waved by n providential change in tho wind, which drove the flames around the placo, aud sacrificed only one or two houscs in the out~ skirts and & fow thousand fect of homlock fum- ber. On the Pocono Mountaina, in $fonroo Connty, hundreds of peopie have been driven from their homos., About Tobahauna, on tho Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad, many thousand dollara’ worth of Tumber was destroyed, and_ oxtensivo mills only savod from burning by tho timely iutervention of the rain Friday night. High Kuob, the loftieat poak of tho Focono range, in tho southwestern dpcrtlan of this county, was burned over, and a sawmill at its baso destroved. The grounds of the Blooming Grove Park Associstion are iu tbat region, and some of their best game preserve hnas been swept by the flames. The whole ecction thereabout is noted for ita game, it being 1n Bome places a primitiva wilderneas, ' Maoy doar bave been seen flying from the burniog foresis, and secking safety uearer the pettlements, They havo in’ several instancos joined tho cattle Teeding in tho in- slosuros near farm-houres, game fiwr hoving beou noticed fecding thus i diffcrent places, on E'riday Iast, in the vicinity of Blooming Grove. Other wild game has beendriven from thoe wooda. aud Jargo quautities must Lave perished. Two full-grown and three young bears came out of the forrest ot tho old turnpikerosd above Blooming Grove on Friday, last, and, although pursned by buuters, followed tho road for a mile and mora nntil thoy had reached the weetern boundary of tho fire, whien thoy turned into the woods syain, and escaped the pursuing bhunters. Myriads of wild pigeons have been driven from their roosta in thie beech woods, aud wero in almost constans flight Tharsday and Friday, sooking safor places further to the north, Largs numbera woro kitled, Mishermen who bad visited the trout atreamu of tho rogion waro comoelled ta dy for their lives, Ogso party from Philadelbhia were compolled to forsake thoir teuts and climb a mouutain still hot and smaky from s firo that had just burned it over, snd make thelr way noarly 3 intles, ta get around tuo walls of fire ancoping up aund down this creek by which thoy wers eucamp Two men from Lochoster wera dtivon i s deop pool nt tho fout of a fall on Taylor Cresk, whero thoy wero obliged to lis submerited as much aa poseiblo uutil a fire nulch had soprounded thewm snd cut off their retroat had exhausted itself about them. A lawmberian at Ton Milo River, whilo fighting firo on that giresm, was felled 10 the carth by the falling ol 8 burning troe, sud bafore ho could bo reacucd, was fatally burned. Tloads throagh the woods have been impassable for a week, nod thoro ia hardly o fence for miles through tho barnt dis- trict. . A maunamed Haney, who had beou outin tho back-woodaon Thuredsy, making an examinn- tion of some lumber Iand ho was negotinting for the purchiaro of, found bumself in tho midst of an smplithentro of firo whon Lo siarted on bis return. 1y Iying close in his wagon he was enabled to shield Limself somowhot from tho heat, and his borso needed but littlo urging to wnako hissway rapidly over tho road lined with flre on each side. ’flmpnor aninal foll dead, lowever, beforo tho gauntlot was run, and Tianoy wos obliged to mako tha st of his way out of the waods, adout s balf zaile, on foot, Ila was hadly burned, aud, upon reaching Taylorse town, fell ineonsible from fright and extiaustion. Itis nrobably & 8afe extimutoto say that not loss thian 100 milec of forest have boon burned aver within a wook, in this region nlono, Butlittle of the full damago douc iy yet known, aud if tha flanes thut hiave agun broken out gain headway thara 18 yot much dovastation in store. AT BELOIT. Boecial Dispateli ia the Chicago Tribune, Bevott, Wis, May25.—Winslow & Rloseuberg™s large Liardwaro storo wasdiscoverad to ba on fire abiout 1 o'clock this morplug. The fire compa- unies answored promptly “to tho slarm, andina short timo eubdued the flames. Loss on stocl ostimated at about §2,500, Iosnrance, &4000, divided equally among the Continontal, Girard, Toyal, and Mome. The building was damaged considerably. Not inwured. AT DUBUQUE, IA. Bpectal Dispatch to The Chicana Tridune, Dunuque, Ie., May 26.—1'wo frame houses In the Pifth Ward, situated on the plank-road, op- posite the King residenco, and oocupiod by two familics, named Hultz aud Holnagel, wera burned to the gronnd thls morning. [ mated at 32,000 ; no insuranco. AT WATERMAN, ILL, Correspondence of Ths Chicago Tyibune, Warenasy, 1L, May 25.~Tho blacksmith- shop aud tixturcs of Kirk Anderson were burned at 3 o'clock this morniog, A tenant in the sccond atory_lost all of hls family goods. Io- sured in the Lycoming Company for %1.000 only yeutorday. NEAR M'GREQGOR, IA. Speciul Dispateh lo The Chicago Tribure, Mc(iuzaog, Ia., May 25.—The reslidonce and its contonts belouging to Joseph Fisher, & farmer residing 5 miles south of this place, was Lurued early this mos out 81,000, IN GHICAGO. Tha slarm from sox 313 at 2:30 o'clock yeater- day afternoon was causod by the roof of No. B34 West Madison street catchiug fire from the eparks from a chimney, Damago, $30, A gas-jot was careleasly turned against a stalr- wyy in E, J, Hopson & Cu's willinery store, No, 64 Washinglon etreet, Ias ovening, and set firo toit. Analarm waa given from Box 14 at 8:15 a'clock, and the flames were soon extiuguisecd by the fiemen, Tho dnm-gf smonuted t0 §250. an iujury was dono the stock. SUICIDE, ! Drxs, Is, May 26.—A youog man 19?:::{’; J. hhe’m. buag himselt Hu:s:‘; morning nsar Now Sbaron. Whisky was the cause,