Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 7, 1875, Page 12

) &4 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1875. SIXTEEN PAGES, THE JIG'S UP. This Is the Substance of the Reflections of Whisky Ring Men. & Brief History of the Raid in Mis- seuri from Its Commence- ment. How the Kiee-Laid Plaps of the Thievish (onspirators Were Frus- trated. Alleged Murder of an Important Witness as a Measure of Precantion. A Fuli List of the Indicted Firms—Rich Developments Aniicipated. Chicago Parties under Indict- ment Come Forward and Furnish Bail A Word to Wise Gaugers on the Sub- ject of Errors in Gauging. THE MISSOURI FRAUDS. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. pecial Dupat-h to ke Clacaao Tribune. . 87. Lorts, Mo., Nov. G.—The excitement over the cruesde upon the Whisky Riog here is in- creasing with every doy that passes, and the condition of things becomes more critical for those implicated. During the session of the Grand Jury in May and June last many efforts were made on the part of the Governmeni to induce various members of the Ring to make a clesn brezst of what they krew. All of the mombers of the indicted firms were severally intorviewed b§ personal friends, nd they were begged to come forward and tell all they knew, and scme of them were reported by buch frionds s willing to do £o, and were acoordingly summoned before the Grand Tury, but when thers resolutely declared that shey koew nothing of the existence of auy Whisiy Ring, and DINIED ALL ENOWLEDGE of any irregularities, such as were charged igsinst tie parties respecting whom they were {uestioned. When the Grand Jury adjourned, the documentary evidence was verv conclusive md volominous, bat ¢id not involve any parties sxcept rectifiers, distillers, snd gaugers, and hus there wero no indiccmoocts against oany of the - wellknown Whisky Ring lealers. Mstiors were in this condi- ion when Judge Keckels courtt, In the Nestern District of Miesouri, began its session m the 1st Monday of September, and the de- relopments tuat tollowed led to the indiciment of oL John A. Joyce, and £o his speedy convie- lon. The evidence brought ont'in that trial ounvinced the St. Louis Whicky Riog that THE 316 WAS TP rith them, and the sooner they plead guilty to svery chorgo made against them, snd threw themselves upon the clemency of the Governmentf, making a clean confession of 1ll they knew about the gigantic steal which has oeen 80 long in progress, the better it would be lpr them. Consequently there was a grand rush w0 the suxious bench, cnd frms and individuals that had so long stontly protestod their inno- ence, BOWSD TILIE HEADS IN GRIEF md plesded gulty to iho charges brought \gainst them. Sivco tha first coafessions of ruilt others hzvo come forward, and the roster of suppliants at the present moment 18 as fol- ows : Distillers— Bevis & Trazer, St* Louis; R. W. Tirici, St. Loais; Loms Teuscher. St. Lonis; irigham Bros., St. Louis; John Sheehan, &t. ‘oseph. Rectifiers—PB. A. Fernemau & Co., Eaosas City; idler & Co., -St.-Josevh ; Devis. Frazer & Co., t. Louis; Beonecker & Lungoll, St. Louis toltmsn & O'Hara, St. Loms; Quinlan Broe, %o., Loms; G. Leusberg, St. Louis; C. Fed- rer, 8t. Louis. Government Oficers—J. F. iursh, Gauger, isnsss City; Ferd Bendelmen. United States Jisillery Storekeeper. St. Joseph; Heury 3orngessner, United States Distiliery Geager, it. Joseph: John McFall, Gauger, St. Louis; fohm A. Me=d, Gacger, 8t -Louis; Jobn E. Foward, Gauger, 5t, Louis; William 7. Bassctz, St Richard Fauger, . Louis B. Jones, Distillery itorekeeper, §t. Lonis; 5. D. Thorp, Distillery Korekeeper, 8. Louis; Col. Joun A. Joyce, tevenue Agont, convicted ; Col. John L. Ditten- rer, Ganger, convicted. Jobn Busby, St. Locis, distiller, died just be- wore his distillery was seized. 3ir. Jarret had o alliog ont with his attorney, Gen. Noble, and hat gentleman threw up the case_and returaed 0 Mr. Jarret his reta:ving fee. Mr., Jarrct is wow seeking other counsel. The Government 188 just levied A BACE TAX OF $£80,000 igainst Br. Jarret, and bis distiilery, which was mrrendered to him on a bond 1n September, has gan been geized by Colidctor Sturge. ‘The men who plesded gu:lty and gave evidence sefore the Grand Jury are paturally reticont, st enongh bas been learned of tle nature of Lieir testimony to present some matters ina iew Light. It is stoutly smd by these men, aad yrobably traly, that most members of the Ring vere ighorant of the ultimate destination of & arge proportion of the epoils, they were led in a reneral way to believe that large sums went 1o ofticials high in place outeide of £t. Louis. iow, a8 1t becomes apparent to the rank and file o the Ring that ibe managers may havedecerved Ziem, aud that the money which supposably Vent to Washington may have simply beon re- sined bete, a vindichiveness of feeling is xoused which has dor:e much toward the giving o State's evidence. This sentiment was openly xpressed to-day by at least one of the minor aembars of the Ring officials indicted. boenttroely commocsed wih the Whisky Bi s y connected with the Whisky Rin, or the last day or two, but be has not beon inE ticted or does it appear that ho bas boen before be Grand Jury. A mysterious dispatch or let- araigned by him bas becn seen in possession £ members of the Ring, which is asserted by oms of the whisky men to be bogus, and ex- ibited merely for effect. What has been smid oucerning bim, ba it true or false, is as only & wmor ©COL. CHAPMAN, #ad of the Stamp Burezu at Washington, is ¥ere to asmst in prepanng evidence enabliog the telbgent senteocing of the men who have Jeaded guilty, as well as to assist in the prose- Btion of others. Ile stated to-day that any mount of testumony is in the bands of the Gov- Fnment, more thax it will bo n to pro- mce, especislly 1n those that have pleaded pity. He also stated that overtures have been tsde st Washungton in bebalf of some of the uilty men, offering » surrender of all they pos- 388 on coadition that the Government will not Tess the crmival part of the proceedin *hese ovprtares have been received with no rfi: u%:.\i:x;‘ to conmder them. _THE POSITION OF THINGS 1 8t. Lonis ot this moment, and it is most likely 18t the week now betors us will bring & con. onation of startlisg develonments. It 18 not e, however, that anv sctempt has as yet been wde to mdict Krum, Collector Casay, of Now rleans, Orville Graat, or Gen. Baboock. Nene {the above names have yet been Presanted « the Grand Jury for mdictment, so ut, of the prominent people, William cKee, proprietor of the Globe- and oostantine staguire, the ex-United States Col- ctor, are the most conspicuons plsced under wictment. Itis thonght thai tho trials of the embers of the Iurg woodid not plead guilty W begim 19 this eity on Tuesday or Wednesday, D87 be that either Avers, Joyee, or AlcDonald il o the 224, 28 most of the Ktiller e couplied vizh tho M8y COreain i : or TEsTixonT 0ds 0L 25, Lows will b brought out, and some highly interesting resd- ing may be looked for. 1t ia ramored that the Grand Jury will indict some new people on Mon- day. and reindict someof thoss already underin- dictment. Theroe will also be further coniessions of guilt, avd o good dest of in- eresting experience. ‘There will ba, 1t is bel:eved. no let up or compromise on the part of the Government. No bargain has been made with those whbo pleaded guilty, nor will Grant mterfere, In fact, the prosecutions srenow fully in tho hands of an indignont people, and they will be poshed to their fallest conclusion, and ‘gl those whoumpede will be held strictly sccount- able. A DANGEROTS PARTY DISPOSED OF. Srecial Inspateh to The Chicago Tripune. « 81, Joseeg, Mo., Nov. 6.—The Evening Chron- iclehias an elaborate article to-day giving tho investigation of the widow of Charles Jagaw, the witbess in the crooked whisky cases, who was lately lnlled on the railroad at Morrison, Y. Bhe claims to hsve discovered important 1acts in connection with the death of her husband, showing that he wasfoully dealt with. She nvers that he was in poesession of mostim- portant facts concerning the whisky frauds of tbia State, and that ehe believes tl he was made way with to prevent disclosure. _She also raye sbe is herself cognizant of these facts, and 18 ready to tell what she knows io court. WASHINGTON ADVICES. Speciat Drsvaich to Jhe Chicago Tribune. Wasmisazoy, D. C.. Nov. 6.—It bas trans- pired that on Wednesday eveniog three cr fuur gentiemen went to St. Louis in the interest of “Gertain vrominen officials, to see whether the foreshadowed indictment of partios here in con- nection with tbe whisky frauds could not be avoided. Asyotthereis o official intelhgence of indictmenis beicy found, as alileged in the dispatches of yeeterdny. The rumors to that effect receive a good deal of credence. st IN CHICACO. COMING TT AND GIVING BAIL. A considerable delegation of gentlemen inter- ested in whisky were befors the Unitea States Dustrict Court yesterday and spoke up manfully inreply to the finding of certain indictments by the Grand Jury of that tribunal. The expecta- tion that some prominent geotleman not bereto- fore connected with the frands would be ar- rested aud brought in was not realized, aud the giving of bail was mainly contined to the cases of those men who have been heretofore accused of revenue frauds. ] Messra. Rickcords & Moss, proprietors of the Brigps House, wore brought in_and plesded guiity to sellng liquor without a license. The case did not appesr very serious to the District Autorney, and he consented to bave the penaity made light. The Judge thereupon fixed the sum nt £100, and euspended it fon a further consider- ation of the case. ; Roswell C. Moserenu came in and gave bail of 420,000 on three indicuments. W. R. Loomis 'was accepted as surety. Trank A. Eastman, of the firm of Golsen & Kastman, gave bail in the rum of £15,000. Perry H. Smith was accepied 8§ surety. i M. Ford, of the firm of B. Af. Ford, Oliver .. g2ve bail in the sum of 85,000, 0. George and J, i B G. G. Russell found three indictments acainst him, and offered Thomas Lynch and J. H. Pahl- man a3 sureties in the total sum of £15,000. E. C. Leach offered the same partios on his bond for £5,000, and they weio accepted. ‘The game bondsimen aleo became responsible for J. P. Furiong's appearance in the sum of £5,000. Joseph Bchlossman gave bail of $2,500, with Henry Leopold as surets. _ Yarker R. Mason was honored with taree in- dictmeats, an¢ gave the siguature of Pat 0'Neill and Silas Dutton as sureties for §20,000. H. C.and C. C. Fredericks were present, ex- pecting to givo bail, but their sureties did not come 1, and they were put over until Monday ‘moraing. Ar. W. S. Goleen, Mr. Miller, Messra. Roelle and Juaker, and several others, wore cxpected to appear but did not. ‘There 2re besde those named a considerable number of Gaugers and Storekeepers who will be shortly called on to come up and give bail. il ERRORS IN GAUGING. THEZ DISTILLER'S REMEDY. The fcllewing correspondence between the Tuternsl Nievenue Department and a prominent New York firm will not be without interest to all concerned in the distilling husiness : Nrw YoRs, Oct, 4.—The Hon, D. . Pratt, Commis- sioner Internai Recenue, Washington, L. C.—Sia: Herewith we beg to hand you a stafement of 2,097 barrels highwines which we have received during the yast two months on consignment from the West. ‘This being 3 fair sample of our receipts, you will ob- serve thut thore is o loss on the actual capacity of {Beso 2007 borrels of 1525 wine gallons, equal 10 2,238 proof gallons, This, of course, is independ- eutof the lo:s in outs and Frcof. Wo beg to call your sttention to the fact that thicse goods were aver- fanged at the distilieries by the Uniiod Ststes Gaugers ap}inted to make a correct gauge of the same, snd we desirs to ask what remedy tuereis for distillers who are obliged to pay tax on distilled epirits more than is actually in the burrels, Under the present system, distillers are heavs losers by this appareut insceuracy in gavging. We havo measured 5ve barrels in each of the inciosed lota,—fifty barrels,—nd therefore know, berond s doubt, that the barrels were overgauged at the distiledes. Now, when distilled spirits are undergavged at the distillery, i tillor i assesscd for such underguge, snd we ask if it would not be only justico to refund to the distiller, where his bar- rels bave been overgauged at his distlery. It s im- poasible for a Gauger to scertain sccurately the capacity of a barrel by using tho prescribed imstru- ‘meas for various ressons, and ot best it is little petter than gueswork with them. Thero i no means of ascertaining, for instance, thethickness of the hesd of & barrel, wi 5 be half an inch or 13 inches, which would mage s _considerablo difference in the capacity of the barrcl Then, again, o barrel may Le to0 high in the ceatro and low om the quarter, or vice-versa, which would alto make o considerable differcnce in the gauge. Agzin, barrels are not always perfectly ronnd at the head.” This you may say the Gauger should perceive and govern himself accordingly, but toe great diff- cully is that, 2a & rule, many of the present Gaugers are quito inesperienced, aud do pot understand their business. Alany having been recently appointed, and Imowing that by undergauging they endanger their coutintance in office, they are too apt to go o tho other a8 ibe sccompanying staie- shows, and, when distillers endeavor to deal honestly with the Government, they certainly look for and are entitled {o corresponding trestment at the bands of Government officials. Per- mitusto suggest that a systom of weighing would obviate in a great measure the existing trouble, or per- haps better snll, to sllow the distiller to measure his &pints into his barrels through & copper-box with & grdeating acale upon which each galion and graduats ing par: thereof is marked. This would show beyond 3 doubt tho exact amount of spiriss put into_each bar- zel, anl thus ingure justico to both tho distiler and vermment, matter of gauging is really a ve serions obstacle in (ho way of TDALIDG the business oF distiling a proStabie_one to those who desire to pay the full tax, and, in bebalf of our Western distillers, We beg o ask you to_ give this fmportant matter your serioua consideratiun, for wo_fcel that & change i the mouie of guuging is a4 essential to the interests of tha Government a8 the welfare of distillers. We are, yours truly, ¥, 0. Bor & Co, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF YNTERNAL ASZINGTON, D, C., Oct. 16, 18i5.—#. O, Boyd & (., 59 Lroad street, New York--Smm: Yours of the 4t inst. is received, n which you recommend 2 changein the system of gouging st distilleries, and propose the use of s sesled measure in place of the gruging rod. In reply you ore respectfully informed that the [sw as it now Etands provides that all epirita shall be drawn from tho recelving msiern into caske, . . . znd rhall thereupon bo gauged, proved end inarked by an Internal Revenuo Gauger (see Sec. 5287 Revised Statutes). You will observe that fho Jaw contemplates the gwuging of the spirits aficr ~they have been wn into casks, and it is not thought that paseing them “ through a copper box with a graduated cale upon which galon and fractional parts thereof are marked " would bo & compliance with the requirements of the Jaw. You als0 ey that when epirits are unaergauged the distille Qs ex i assessed for such underguuge, and ask if it would | Dot be simple justice to refund to the distiller where his barrels havo been overgauged. In reply, you are Tespect{ully informed that any distilier who claims to have been overtaxed throngh s erroncous geuge of spirits produced by them hastho right, common to all taxpayers, to spply for a refund of the amount 8o alleged to have been overpaid. Respectfally, D. D. PratT, Commissioner. —_— THE WEATHER. Wasmseron, D. C., Nov. 7~1 a m.—For the lake remon, falling barometer, southerly to easterly winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather, and rain aress. LOCAL ODSERVATION. CmIcado, Nov. 6. _l‘md. 'Ear“Thi"‘Hu.E Wind. | Rawn, 6:532, m. 3010 46 .. BErhbaty B Tl Wither, 20 p. m 5001 51 34 5. W, fresh Claar. 333D, mlB0.00: 61; 34 5., fresh. .. Claar, 9:00 b, m.‘..u.m‘ 44 08 8. W., light Hazy, 1028 p. m.fs003) 48} 5280 W, light.. Clear, hu;xlmm thermomelar, 53 ; minimum thermome- GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Cmi2a60, Nov. (—Midoight. Station. Ba: 7 e, Chicago.... [30. 448, W. light..\.. Cheyeane. |22 :n)w., rm‘fil.' Davenport.[20.03{ 5!8.."} Duluth LsCrosse, .. [29.93, Teavenwil|®. 22 WASHINGTON. Young Mr. Potter Satisfied with the Arrangements Concerning Our Costom-Honse, List of Clerical Changes in the In- terior Department, MeCann, the Contractor, Talks Back to the Red Cloud Commissioners. And Proves from the Department Rec- ords that They Blundered Badly. Two Millions Stolen from the Govern- ment Annually by Bogus Pensioners, QUR CUSTOM-HOUSE. EVERYTHING LOVELY. Special Dipatch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasminaro¥, D. Q. Nov. 6.—Supervising- Architect Potter returned from Chioago this evening. He raports the condition of affairs at the Custom-House building as very satisfactory. The Secretary of the Treasury had received let- ters from members of the last Government Com- mission, constitutiog the majority, in which these members give their interpretation of their report. Theae interpretations agreed, and Potter has given instractions to Burling based upon them. Tbe coucrete is being placed about the foundstions to setrengthen them, and to prevent the upward pressure. Nearly all the 1mperfect piers have heen taken down. As 5000 88 the concrate work is finisbed, the nork on the Clark street front will go forward, and it is expocted that that end of tho wall will be completed befors the heavy frosts come. Tuis is all that it 18 the purpose to do tnis fall, and all that will be accomplished bafore Congress con- siders the subject. It ia no: expectea that any further trouble will arize in conuection with the Dbuilding. S gerts M'CANN. A WORD IN BELT-DEFENSE. Special Dispawch to The Chicago Tribune. ‘Wasgixarox, D. C., Nov. 6.—Dr. J. McCann, of Omahs, one of the contractora of the Indian Bureau, whom the Red Cloud Commission charged with fraud and severelly arraigned, has prepared an answer to the report of flee Com- mission. This answer is based upon the official records of tho Treasury and Imtorior Depart- ments, and scoms to show thst in import sut particulers the Commission is seriously at feolt. Indced, McCann's statements belp to contlim the theory shat the Red Cloud Commis- sion singled out o few outside cootractors a3 soapegosts, and let the members of the resl Iudian Ring go free. It is certain that the heaviest contractors, who for years have bsen copaidered the Indisn Ring, either escaped con- sure or recuved the cummendation of this Commuseion. Secrotary Chandler is carefully examining the reporé of this Commission, and while his opioions aro not fully known, thers is Teason to beleve that ha i convinced of THE SHALLOWNESS OF THE RED CLOTUD INVESTI~ GATION, and has received evidence showing where it con- tains grave errors of conciusion and fact. Sec- retary Chandler to-day received and resd Mo- Canu's reply to the Commuesion. The substan- tial points of that reply are these : The account~ ing ofticers of the Government have examined all the Government claims, contracts, and ac~ counts. Thisinvolved the examination of forty- one acconnts from August, 1871, to October, 1875, amounting in the agrregate to 84,522,000, end embracing charges for traosportation of mure than ten million pounds. The sccounting officer of the Treasury, over his official signature under date of Oct. 29, 1875, says : ** I have care- fully reviewed all the sccounts of Mr. McCann, and fiud nothing therein to demonstrate that he s been overpaid on any of his accounts, or that be has been engaged 10 any fraudulent transsc- tions in cannection with the same.” Mr. McCann replies to the charge of the Comumission a8 to THE EIGHTY-POUND 5ACZS by stating that the Commission misconstrned the contract. The Commission sty tha contrect called for 100-pound sacks., The letter of the contract, however, calls for flour in double sacks, at the contractor’s discretion. The Com- wmission state that Maj. Long's instractions were 10 test the quality of the flour bat not to weigh it. McCann quotes from the offical lettor of instructions to Long to show that the contrary isthe fact. Asto THE QUESTION OF TRANEPORTATION, McCann ehowa that the Comminsion is not in accord with the record evidenoe in the Indian Office or the oifice of tho Becond Comptroller of the Trena- ury. The Commission charge McCaon with fraud in transporting supplies from Cheyenne to the Red Cloud Agency in 1871 add 1872, The records show that for both those years the ser- vice was performed by another contractor, and that the distance was established by an agent of the Government. McCann examines in detail all the points the Commission make against Lim, and makes a very plansible defense from tho official records. R S THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. OFFICE-BEEKERS. Special Dispatch to I'he Chicago Tribune. ‘WaAsHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—The pressure for office at the Interior Depariment continues, The ante-room of the Beciatary's office was pretty well filled by 9 o'clock to-day by ap- plicants, most of whom wers females. The Secretary received all applicants courteously, but hss invariably seid: *Thore are now no vacancies. When there are, your application will receive proper consideration.” As yet the Secretary has done but little except to see call- ers aud investigate the workings of the different bureaus of the Department. THE INDIAN BUREAU. Concerning the Indian Bureau the Evening Slar Bsys ** Secretary Chandler is as yet uodecided es to what recommendations, if aoy, he will make in his annoal repor: with reference to the Indizn Burean. He has not yet determined to recom- mend the transfer of the Bureau to the War Department, a8 has been stated. Whatever ac- tion is taken will be in accordance with the views of the President and all of the members of the Cabinet. The secretary did,while in the Senate, advocate the transfer of the Burzau to the War TDopartment, bat now that he is Secretary of tho Toterior_he probably, docs not desire to put himself in the attitude of shirkiog any responsi- ility, and perbaps for this renson will not insist ‘very strennously upon sach a transfer.” CLERICAL CHANGES. The followipg clerical chaoges 1n the Interior Department have been ordered by Secretary Chandler to-day: John Bules, of Washingtou, is made Appowtment Clark, vice John B. ‘Lhompson, transferred to s clorkship in the Pension Bureau: G. W. Partridge, of Michigan, is appointed Law Clerk, vice James Rexington, Tesigned. ——— THE HUMBLE SHEPHERD. HE EMERGES PEOM KIS OBSCURITT. Spacial Dispatch to The Chicago Trioune, WasuINGTOXN, D. v, Nov. 6.—8ome of the members of the late District Government, under the title of **Citizens of the Districe,” arranged for & serenade to-night to the President avd some of the Cabinet officers. The Presideut was nione accessible. The Cabinet officers, if they kuew of the intended demonstration, either tled the town or kept cut of the way, At 5 o'clock a sante of 100 guns was fired in Judiciary Square. A largs crowd assembled. Arthur Bhepherd, brother of the late Goy. Shep- herd, seemed to be the controlling epirit. The Marino baud led the way to the White House. The President, on being " called, made & brief tary Robeson’s house the erowd found that that pentleman was abseut, but received the thavks of Mis. Robeson for the compli- tments. Th featare of the evening was the visit 10 Boss Shepherd's. The vieit WAS NOT UNEXPECTED, a8 an zmple poiice force bad been provided to rotect the handeome lawn. After the band fad cansed a dimng-room waiter appeared from tbe house. in the of Y Orum-Major, _ and _ ordered soother tene, Xx- Qov. Shepierd then, in a set epecch, congratulated his Lrother citizens upon the Repuvhean victories. He did BOt state what thelata District Government con- tributed to these victories, but Shopherd did say conclugion: “Yon will always find me in favor of the pavment of our debts in hard mopey.” ~The $20,000.00 of obligations of tho late District Goveroment have not yet been redesmed in papsr promiscs. Gov. Shepherd then, with some majesty, intro~ duced in terms as “a member of the late Dis- trict Ring,” THE MJGHTY MULLETT. This is Mullett's first speech since his visit to the homes of European orators. Mullett said, in brief. that he was ap unterritied Republican, and that he wag glad of it. Secretary Chandler was too shrewd to be caught by such chaff. He could not be found. The same was frueof Judge Edmunds. (- S— THE TREASURY: ANNUAL BEPORTS. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicage Tribune. ‘WasmziNatox, D. 0., Nov. 6.—The hesds of Departments are devoting a good deal of time to their annual reportsand several of these official documents are well advanced. The Sec- rotary of the Treasury was not at his office to- day, but remained at his hotel in ordor to be uninterrupted in the preparation of hia report. Mr. Conant, the Assistant Secrotary of the Treasury, acted as head of the Department. The Comptroller of the Curiency, Mr. Kaox, has his report well advanced. He will not make many recommendations of changes of the law this year, but will devote his report largely to the discuesion and defense of Lhe National Bank system, 8 subject which will bo much discussed in the Houso of Representatives. The report is ikely to be a valuable one. [To the Assoctatea Press.] A REVENGE RGLE. ‘Wasmyorox, D. C., Nov. 6.—The Commis- sioner of Internal Revonue has decided thatun der the statutes all inventionsjfor ageing spirits, when brought into use in bonded warehoussa according to tho propositions made to the De- partment, constitute worl of rectification and puritication, and those usiog such processes be- come rectifiers of spirits, and subject to taxction a8 such. RSO INSURANCE CASES, THE GUEAT WESTERN. Bpecial Dispatch lo The Chucgo Tribune. ‘Wasuixaroy, D. C., Nov. 6.—The Great West- ern Insurance cases, from Chicago, will be argued in the United States’ Bupreme Court Monday. There aro eight cases which practi- cally turn upon the issues of the three cases which staud first in the calendsr. The gt of tho case is this: The policy provided that the assessments should be made by the Directors upon the call of the stockholders. The call was made by the Court. The Court made the order. The first ground taken 13 tbat the Court has nou the authority to do this. Another poist is that the action should have been in equity and not at Iaw. There are also soveral questions of Dractice coming up between the Circwt and District Courts. The mestiona are new. Al of the cases hinge upon the firat ones. There are goma variations in- the different cases. The frst is Cartor sgast Upton. The second is Alyer agamnst l% ton. Tho third is Major agaiost Upton. Theso are the earliest of the cases. The decision will torn Tpon these cases. Tho aggregate interest involved in all theso cases is porbaps $100,000. Thero ere many other cases depending upon those cases in Michigan, fowa, and Utah. % —— NOTES AND NEWS, DOGUS PENSIONERS. Special Duspatch to The Chicano Tribune, WasuiNGToy, D. C., Nov. 6.—A large number of Special Agents are omployed in iuvestigating frauds in the pension business. These frauds are chuetly in the West, and there is reason to believe that the total amount of money which the Government is Gefrauded of gnnually by this means i an enormous sum, One of the Special Agente fixes the snm as high as 2,000,000, He thinss that amount of mouey i8 illegally paid out to perscus claiming to be pensionera. IThe pre- vention of fraud is a matter of the greatest aifti- calty, as sharp, persoual inquiry is neces- eary in overy caso to determine that frapd is really practiced, and when the fraud 13 proved the persons committing it cannot be pun- ished, but aro meely dropped from the rolls of the Pension Office. BEMOVAL. ‘The President to-day appointed John B. Ray- mond Postmaster at Vicksburg, Miss., in place of Henry XK. Pease, suspended under the Tenure- of-Office act. Peaso wus elecied United States Senstor from Mississippi from February, 1874, {o last March. tho unexpired term of Gov. Ames, _He wau then appointed Postmaster at Vickaburg, and hes since been removed through tho in- fluence of his colored successor, Uniled States Sonator Bruce, sided by s delegafion from Mis- EigSIppi. TOSTAL CARDS. Twonty million one hundred and thirty-eight thonsand postal cards were issned by tho Post- Office Department last month,—tho largest iseue by at least 5,000,00 ever made in the same time. CRIME. B VILE CONSPIRACY. Special Dipateh to The Chieago Tribun, DavesronT, Ia., Nov. 6.—It appears that the arrest jof tho negro Henry Sinxley, in Rock Island, for rape upon his step-doughter, was & copspiracy of the worst kind. The case camo up for frial, when high medical authority wus pro- been duced to show that the crime could not have committed. The case was then dropped. The State's Attorney describes the case s being one of the most infernal attempts to deprive an 1n- nocent man of Liberty, ana get rid of bim shorl of murder, that he ever heard of. It bas been rare in his experience to have a prosecut- ing witness of any kind—and never one 80 youn ~—tell him such s straight story as tnis littie girl did. It was only owing to the completeness of the story in minute particulars that be was led to suspect s possibility of its partial fabrication, by the mother's promptings. The mother took the termination of the case with discreot quiet- ness, and got away as soon as possible. RUN DOWN AT LAST, Special Dispatch to The Chicogo Tridune. Lixcory, Neb., Nov. 6.—To-day Capt.J. H. Bull, of Turtle's detective force, arrested Jobn H. Blair, who is wanted in Chicago for perjury, and in Manchester, Eogland. for swindling a lead- ing silk mapufactarer there out of §25,000 worth of goods. He was traced by eable from England to this city, and has been ehadowed for wecks by Capt. Bull. Two hours after his arrest, Capt. Turtle arrested, in company with the Hon. Marsh Foley, M. P., maoager of tbe house upon whom the swindle wns practiced. The goods were stipped by Blair to two places in Iowa. Blair was keeping honse hero with his famly. and proposed to go into business to sell his_stolen proporty. He will bo taken to Chieago on Monday, thence to England. WINDOW-BREAKING STUDENTS. Prwrours, N. H., Nov. 6.—~About a dozen of the setdents in Dartmouth College have been held in bonds to appear on trial in March at Ha- verhill, on the charge of disorderly conduct at a book-auction 1n the store of J. B. Parker, break- 10% windows and furniture, and assaalting Mr. Parker aod his clerk. The students were ar- rested while in bed, and in the morning were takeu to the railroad depot. followed by 400 yell- ing collegians, who found the plaintiff, Parker, there, and bustled bim into the tioket-otlice, where they kept him until the train had started for Haverhill. JAIL-BREAKING. Bpecial Disvateh to The Chicago Trioune. Drxox, Ill., Nov. 6.—Five prisoners broke out of the Morrison Jail last night. and are sup- pored to havo boarded a freight-treln east and are now in Chicago. Oneof them had a pistol- ball wound on the top of his head, avother the Bame across his throat, tbe latter being about 30 years of age. Two of them are about 20 years olg, light complexion, aod oue an map, smooth faced, about 40 years of age. A heavy reward is offered for their eapture. KILLS HER SLEEPING HUSBAND. Special Dispatch to The'Chicago Tribune, 8r. Lows, Nov. 6.—A horrible murder occurred at Springfield, Mo., to-dsy. A womso named Mary Collins wens into the room where her hus- band, James Colline, was sleeping, and seizing a0 ax eplit bis skall in two, kLilfing him instant- Jy. Bhe then atrempted to murder her little daughter, but the child made her escape ton neighbor’s. ROW IN_A ST. LOUIS DANGE-HOUSE. Sr. Lours, Mo., Nov. 6.—A row at the dance- house of Charles Kriedler, a low Almond street den, about midnight Iast night, resulted in a young man named Monroe Guior, very respect- ably connected here, shooting and mortally woundiug Kriedler's wife, sod being b msell g0 tadiy benteo by Kriedler and bis barkeeper that be 18 in a very critical condition. SPORTING. Good Base-Ball Doctrine from an Urexpected Quarter. Proposed New Bules for the Game-- Personal and General Notes. Decisions of the Tarf Association’s Conrt of Appeals, Walking Matoh Arranged Between Weston and 0'Leary, BASE-BALL. SOUND WORDS FROM A STRANGE BOURCE. The New York Evening Posl, organ of all that is proper, and mathetic, and nice, and ele~ gaot in the metropolis, has astonished itself with an opinion o the polity of bass-ball; and, a8 was to have been expected, the utterance is eminently just, and gots at the salient points of the difficulty with directness and force. The editorial is herewith submitted, it beiog only premised that the wonder is not that the article should have been correcs, but that it should have beon wntten atall; the next thing to be looked foris aremedy for the evilsin horse- racing in the Interior: It was soms twenty years ago that the reyised game that we call * Nationul” came into life. Most of us Who can recall fta infuncy wiil agree that ita carliest days were ita best. Then the term ** base-ball 7 des- iguated a sport that was chuefly and peculiarly recres- tive, In tuose days there wasa “nine” in slmost every villge that a Goldsmith could have sung without ablush, Bt there came an era of degeneration. Wealth nccumulated and the base-ball player decayed. To the Americen youth struggling on the green sward in open snd generons rivalry thers succecded troops of gladistorial mercenaries that scoured the country, accompanied by pretorian body-guards of gamblers, As the gome took a profeselonal ita freabness ana besuty faded, and with them public mterest was lost, until threo years ago the sport dwindled almos: intoa mere dovicé of the sporting frateruity for gain, But the game has of late regained sometaing of iis old ypopularity and good character; and a promising sign Tor its future is the foct {nat professional ball-playing appears ta have just reached that condition commer- cially described «s ““sglut in the market,” where de- mand ceasoa and supply must be reduced. Tl evidence of this cendition s afforded by s com- plaint of Tax Cmicao TuizoNe. The provinelal but aggressive city which Tay: TRISUNE represents has of 1sto secured a * nine " selected chiefly from the Boston “*team ” that for three years has fiown the champion pennant. The prowess of the new club, ransomed 1rom Boston **for & good ., must not, in_the opinion of Chicago’s leading journal, go efther without eppreciation or reward. A serious ootacle to the at- tainment of these ends has been discovered in the fact that in the Fear 1876 there will be formed eighteen ball clubs that will seek admission to the Professional Convention. A lurgs number of these organizations will be of infeztor brawn and skill, yet under profes- £10nal regulations they are each entitled to games with “superior” clubs—that is, higher priced— that Wre thus forced into contests peculiarly un- profitablo, The conclusion of Tmx TomUSE i that the superior clubs can only peserve them- scives from bankraptcy by o strict limita- tion of the number of coniestants sud contests, To emphasize these points it may be expluined that on tho home ground each recognized professionul club is en- titled to two-thirds of the moncy receiptsyand that of the thirteen clubs that entored the champlopsbip arena at the beginning of the season, six ** detaulted ' in the matter of pluying return games, while threa of these disbanded after their games had entailed serious expense on the viaiting clubs, which had entered the field in good faith. 1f over speculation thus should lead to s panie in -ball pLock, the result fa very certain to be an im- provement in the moral atmosphers of the game, It will pass into the hands of the few profeasional clubs {hat command puklic support, and of thoss persons who uge it in its legiiimata ofic s & healthful, recre- avive exorcise, Between these two classes—the skillod 4 professionals " and amsteurs—it ought to nssume the standing of & national game, auelogous to cricket in England, snd become au influence in the formation of tho Augio-Sazon traits that have so successfully assert- cd thenscives in higher forms of achievement than sports of the feld. PLAIN WORDS. The Clipper has the following paragraph which w11l do great good to the profession if heeded : There has been but one drawback tothe credit of the sezson’s play, and that is the fraudulent play which has been induiged in by a Emall minority of the players of the Philadelphia, Mutual, Atlantic, xnd Chi-ago Clubs, There s 1o nocd of mincing matters on the subjoct— tlie facts are too plain, in showing the * crooked play induiged in by a few members of esch of the above- mentivned teams during the past season, to be doubt- ed. The Chicago and Philsdeiphin Clubs have openly suspended plasers for alleged dishonest practices, and the style of pluy exhibitca by the other two clubs shows plainly enough what both could have done bad ail of their nines piayed with earnest efforts to win in every contest in which they ware engaged. The worst casca of this “crooked ” busincsa have oocurred ir: tho Philudclphia Glub team; und for the credit of the Loest portion of that corps, wa hope to see the Judi- ciary Commttee throw light on the frauds committed, end'place the knaves outside the pale of the Profei- sion.l Associution. Out of about 1% regular profes- sionai players who bave faken part in the contests of 1875, thers ate about ten whose record for honest play will ot bear examination. This list includes a well- knows piicter, o catcher, s shortstop, o second Lasemau, and 'two outfelders, allof whom are marked men in the cities whero they play. There {s but one remedy for this evil, and that is for every club-manager, who i5 de- sirous of collecting an honest teamn together, to repudi- ato every suspected player, To engage such men i3 to men is open the door to the chirgs of getting togother & ! crooked nine ;" and thia season’s piay has shown that'three, if not four, of such teams have in- dulged in their dishcnest play at a cost to the honest clube of the arens of thonsands of dollars in the loss of patronage they bavo cutsed. This evil must bo ulomu:d;dlx' the life of professicnal playing is to be preeerved. y ‘ ) Will the author credit Chicago with having early gotten 1id of of her suspected players ? PROPOSED NEW BULES. Among the new rules to be ?mpaacd at the next Conveution of the Nationol Association is one providing that foul dies canght aball be consid- ered in play 88 are fair flies ; that is, when a fonl fly is caught & man on the buse shalf be ailowed to start ror his next base directly after the ball Las been caught, instead of belog obliged to ‘wait until it has reached the pitcher's hands. It is also proposed to change the rules so that & base-ranver who attempts to run oo s foul hit shall be allowed to return to his pase instead of beiug ** caugnt off,” as ia now the case. Another proposition is_to enforce the calling of & ball on every second nufair ball delivered, the call to bo made in the order of the delivery of unfsir balls. And in calling stnkes the rale should accord with that governing the calling of balls, and every secand fair ball delivered should be struck at or a strke called. OTHER MIATTERS. The Professional Championship Committee will meet at Earl's Hotel this week, to award the pennaot to the Boston Red Stockings. The Judiciary Committee will hold & session this month rometime. They should meet before the Champiopship Committeo doos. ‘The next Pro- fessional Asgociation Convention will be held in New Haven iu March next. The sugrestion made by TEE TRIBUNE that no more than eight clubs be permitted to form the championship association tor the coming season meets with great favor in every city that has any right to attempt to support & professional club, and the orgauizaiions generally see the need of the adoption of the policy named, which maust be followed if the game would live. The stockholders of tue New Haven Baso-Ball Club bave voted to increase the capital stock to £10,000. Ransom H. Goldsmith has beon elected President of the club, and Thomes B. Jewett mauager. All that theclub now needs is a city to pisy in and a few players. During the season past the railroad compsnies have gotten all the receipts of the clubs who have played in New Haven. Let the ambitions vililage wait until it grows before it boasts of luxaries. ‘The mansgers of the Boston and Hartford Clubs attempted to force the season, and, in- stead of giving up Nov. 1, like other clubs, they arrangea a tour through New England after that date. The firat game was fixed at Lynn, and daly placarded. en the nines came on the ground they fouod a paying audience of two men and a dead-hesd crowd of haif-a-dozen boys who had *‘crawled under.”” The extra games were given up. ‘The members of the Chicago nine for 1876 have all signed, aealed, ana delivered their con- tracts, and consequently the questions of doubt abont Aady, Aneon, and White are settled. A telegram trom Spalding saya that the contracts of Whits, McVey, Barnes, Cone, and himself, are onthewr way trom Bostop, together with those of Addyand Anson from FPhiladelphia. Glenn, Bielaski, and Petors signed some time g0, and Jones’ contract has been in the safe three montha or more. —_—— THE TURF. SESGION OF THE COURT OF APFRALS. The November session of the National Asso- ciztion's Court of Appeals was held during the paa: week at Cincinnati. Of the twelve mem- bers of the Court thera have been present Messrs. Vail, of Hartford ; Woolley, of Cincin. pati; Sturges, of Phisdelphia; Thorns, of Milibrook, N. Y.; Edwards, of Clevelana ; and Tathill, of Saginaw, Mich. The only cases de- cided which are of interest to turfmen in this portion of the Weet are the folfowing : 412. G. B. Xznsur, Caleago, proprietor Dexter Park. lieation for review of judgment of cass decided ¢ » previous mesting fn volving a clafm for antrance monsy from A-W. Gil lom, who was under suspension at the timo of ‘enter ing, but npon being questioned in relation thoreto da- clared that the suspension aid not relzte o him, but 0 another person of the Sume mame. Ths evidence on file with the Board disproved this representation and the Board hold that ander the circumatances 3r. Giflum was liable for the entrance feo, and the clain of 3r. Mansur was confirmed in that respect, 430.'C. H. Ward, of Detroit—4n apolication for the rescinding of an expuision of him andhis black mare Dalsy, impoted Dec. 8, 1874, The testimony being 00d, bis petition wos granted. 441, Willinm M Gurgan, Jr., Big Rapids, Mich,, va, Grand Haven Trolting Park and_Agricultur=! Associ stion, Grand Huven, Mich.—Application for removal of penaties, xnd suspension, and expulsion imposed on him and the chestnat g:lding Honest Mack, sliss Nameless. For want of evidence such 25 wonid entl- {le the spplicant o the rellef applied for, the caso was 440, I. W. Jacobs, of Plano, TIL, ve. the Marengo Agricultural end Driving Park Association—This is & complaint alleging non-payment of a premium which s swarded, u?" Court ullowed the petitioner’s com- P and ordercd that the respondent ‘suspended until the same is paid, - 454, G. V. Bushnell, of Meadota, IIL, va. C. 3L Brown, of e, Wis,, and the gray gelding Billy Fassos—Tho complaintalleges that Down madoa frau alent entry of Billy Wasson, incamach as ho en- tered the gelding by the name of Black Joker. The complaint, however, failed to establish this fact, and his petition was dismissed. 462, Galesburg Driving Park Association, Galesburg, I0.. vs. EQ Johnson, Omaba, Neb., and the brown gelding Hu . Appiication for an order e: g the respondent and horse for failure to re- 3pellin; furn the premium wrongtully obtsined, which had been demabded under Rule 15, From the evidence. was shown that the premium had been obtained by one R. T, Kneebs, at a race parformed Jast season, and that the horss bad been sold by his owner to Mr. John- 00, Who was not privy to said fraud, and without no- tice thereof had purchased tne hoise in good faith, Said Eneobs has been expelled for failure 0 return the premium in question, sud upon this spplication the Board held that Mr. Johneon was not liable under the ruled, and that the horse could not be expelied for said transaction after the salo £5 aforesald, E 467. Parker Wineman, of Jolfet, T, and others, vs, the Northwestern Agricultural Soclety of Dubuue, Ia,—This i3 an application by plaintiff to tha Secretary of the Natioral Association, to have the claim of the ‘plaintiff seut to the referee appointed by tho Boazd for the State of Iowa for investigation, and cuch zction as outhorized under the ruls and the previous orders of the Bosrd. The referee having communicated to the Secretary a preferencw-that the matter should not be sent to Kim, for g0od Tessons assigned, the mattor was presented o the Board for such order aa should ba ‘deemed proper under the cireumstances. It was thezeuroa ordered that Col. Milo Smith, of Clinton, Ta., be sprointed Commissioner to toke tenti- mony in this coee, at Buch placo 18 shall by him be destgnated, ho giving fen days’ notice thereof to the arties; the testimony so taken to be forwarded to the Bocrotuky of the National Amsociation for sctioe of the Board at its meeting to be beld on the second Tresday of December in the City of New York, ——— MISCELLANEOUS PEDESTRIANISH. A match has been arranged between Mr. E. P. Weston, of New York, and Daniel O'Leary, of this city, for & walk of mx copsecutive days in the Rink. No wager will be made, but a purse to a large amount, contributed by Chicagoans, will be given to the victor. The pair will begin their walk ag 12:05 Sunday pight mext, and the prizo will be awarded to 1he one who shail cover the greatest number of miles betore 12 o'clock on the following Satuday night. % BOATING. The November meecting of the Farragnt Boat glnb will be held Monday evening at the Palmer ouse. THE TRIGGER. A mesting of the Prame Sbooting Clab will bo beld at Charles Kern's Paclors on Tuesday. A full attendanco is requessed. FOREIGN. CGREAT BRITAIN. PABLIAMENTARY ELECTION. Loxpoy, Nov. 6.—Lieut.-Col. John Ireland Blackburp, Conservative, has been elected Mom- ber of Parliament for Scuthwest Lancashire, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Chares Tarner. Col. Blackburn was returned wituont opposition, although the Liberals atone time contemploted bringing foraacd Col, Moly- nesux, the brotacr of the Eacl of Sefton, to contest the seat. 'DEPRZAIION IN LONDON. The stock market has been greatly depressed to-day, aud vague reporis of lastern complica~ tions and Continental financial embarrsssment are circulated. A telegram fiom Vienna states that the Austrian frontier foits at Kuin, Li and Rsgnsa are maxng ready, in the event of hostiitties. THE SUGAR MARKET. Loxpoy, Nov. 6.—The Times ta-day says the dealivgs in the foreign sad columal markets have been on a very limited ucale the past weas. Bogar is depressed, and previous quots:lous, potwithatanding the reduced stock in the mar- Ket, cannos be obtained. Retined sugar is bare- ly 201d ut last week's prices. LIBEL EUIT. Liveeroor, Nov. t.—The proprietors of the London Timeswill be sued for livelfor de- nouncing the operations of che Co-operative Credit Bank as a scandal and disgrace to the ci.y, strongly intimating it 18 swindiing the pablic. — TURKEY. A GENEBAL MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS APPRE~ HENDED. BnusseLs, Nov. 6.—Le Nord publiscea the fol- lowing under reserve: * Ragusa, Nov. 5.—The greatest exasperation is manifested by the Mus- selmen of Herzegovina towards Christians. Se- cret meetings are being beld in the mosaques, at which preparations aro makiog for & general massacro of Christians at lostar, Bonua, and other locaiities. The details are unknown to Berver Pasha.” S FRANCE, DIED. | Pamis, Nov. 6.—De Carbounier de Marzoc, Depaty of the Assombly from Dordogne, is dead. He was a Nonarchist. RELIGIOUS. MOODY'S LABORS. NEew Yorr, Nov. 6.—The Brooldyn Tebernacle was Slled this morving a: the revival service. Mr. Sankey was not present, and the Rev. Frea Balk took bis place, leading tne singing of “*Jesus, lover of mysoul, *Nearer, my God, to Thee,” and other hymns. Mr. Moody sad he hsd & great many requests for prayer, and ali but four asked prayers for others. He wished (o have more people requesting prayers for themselves. Mr. Moody then read the eighth chapter of Acts, basiog his discourse upon the incident of Paul and the viper. Heread as a farther lesson Paul's Egpistle to the Corinthiana and the fifth varseof the fifth chapter of Matthew: « Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst af- terrighteouancas,erc. He bopad that allthitsted after this righteousnesa. Ho did, and he prayed that might ll hm with it. Taey should hot ask tor drops, but for floods of 1it. Mr. Needham, the Irish evangelist, offered a forvent prayor for the blessiog of God oa this worls, and was followed by representative cler- gymen in_their several denominations, 0oe of whom said he thought the cause of Christ would bo farinered if they stopped patronizing gracers, butchers, batbors, and street-cara on the Sabbath; aud he was interrupted by Mr. Moody saving thoy must not wander from the subject before them, and ke called upon the Rev, Jir. Davis to prononnce the benediction. Aftor the congregation was dismissed, Mr, Moody cal.ed the clergymen about the platfurm fora cocference, in wnich the Rov. Henry Ward Beecher participated. Their principal business Was the laying ont of the work for the mext week, aod aiscussiog tne best conrse to pursue for bingiog souts to Christ. o ‘Tabernacle mesting yesterday afternoon, was by far the Jaigost thal bas assemoled mince the advent of Jloudy and Sankey. To-moirow there will be three meetings. At 8:30 in the morning_there wiil be a meeting for Christians, intne rink; at 4 o'clock in the afterncon, & meeting exclusively for wome: nd at 7:30 o the evening, & meeting for persons who are not regular attendants at church. ‘The Sun pays: ‘It is mot plensant fo hesar that Moody and Sankey have got out an injunc- tion to prevent another party from printing aad circalstiog their bymus. ‘Ihe jowing of the bus.ness of selling hrmn-books to that of saving sou!s is not seem!y.” THE. REV. DR. FULTON'S CALL. New Yomk. Nov. 6.—fhe Rev. Dr. Fulton, Ppastor of the Hanson Place Baptist Church, st & meeting of his Society, sud he wonld nos be with thiem next week, as ho hadan engagement at Granvitle, O., for Wednesday next. He bad received their lefter rejnesting bim to withdraw his resignation, and would take the leiter and request under jrayerful consideration. nod give his answar to-morrow prior to the closiog of the meeting. Dr. Fulton ssid he bad purchased four hundred Moody and Saokey hymn-bouks and ut tnew on the seats of the chapel, bat he dis- covored thst many of thewn had been tsken away. Ha hoped each mewber would leave s hymn-book to supply the piace of the missing cnea Wiliam M. Taylor, THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL, _— Brooklyn Congregational ters Not Satisfied with the Verdict. —_— The Church Association Wm:l?nmb Investigate the Matter, How 2r. Beecher’s Friends Hayp fore Prevented Such Action, Court of Sessions, Erkpy New Youx, Nov. 6.—The folloms, a8 the Committes charged w%?hmfiu‘:u, cording to the resolution pnssed by the oy gational Association of Ministers, oflbam:;; investigating the charges Sginst the Rey, Hep, ry Ward Beecher, and Teporting to the G gational Assucistion their advics a8 o b fitness 38 & fellow-member: . Tyy x’:;. of the y Tabernacle, New York; the R?ym;z William ves Badingtan, of the Clintap i Chureh, Brooklyn; the Rev. Profs, g Mlartin, of the New York Theclogical - and the Rev. Charlea H. Everest, of the g nfmxhe Puritans, Brooklyn. The inveet e will be thorough, and will begwn wi scrutiny of the evidence made gfl&tfi"fl of the Tilton-Boecher ecandal tnal; then ng evidence will be cought. The Meetings an; Commuttee will be in pri ‘: fomoie ¥ PrvaLe, but the verdict wi} The Loader Oass Befors the A New York Sun, Nor. 5, Tho Now ori end Brookiva. Association Coogregational Ministers has taken action why will certainly revive tue Beecher scandal, any probably lead to a thorough investigatios of tha facts io the case. A committes of ita membery haa been sppointed, and inatructed £ repu Bthb‘e:hn ?hrufzi esamination of tne Whether the Association ought mfinaéin membership, | ‘O Teuln e Congregstional clergymen and Brooklyn bave not at say. pa B — preciativo of the misconstruction that might g pat ugon their silouce with rogard to the geay. dal. The policy of Congregationaliam exsmpty its churches from any hugher or discipiina authority, and its Cougcila called gp upon Bpecific cases, lixe the body whioedes with Plymonth Church two ren’t “m%‘.'.‘.‘ sheright to advise, not to dictate. New York and Brooklyn Association of Congregation. al Ministers 1s, thercfore, a body without any authority over the churcnes to whom bers minister. It is, however, wweflufinm ence and forcefui 1n its action, becauss every Congregauvnal clergymaa in New York aad Biookiyn belungs 10 1t, and its deliberations they have the imiortance whicn to more formally-constituted bodies in other denomins. tions, In November, 1875, at & regular mes this As-ociation, the expediency of a mu:.‘m:.t to investigate the charges against Mr, Beechar was discuseed. A resolution was offered order. ing the sppointment of & commiztee to maky sucn o invesugazion, and to report advising thy Association what action to taka. In bebad af Mr. Beecber it was urged that nothing procip tats should be done; t.at a tr.alof Mr. Tihao's sUit wa8 800n to begin, and that, in the sxmied state of the public miud the a i wontd be unfair :0 belp on the agitati fifin‘: scandal. That view prepondera:ed, sud thareso- lution w8 laid on the taole, In Apnl, 1875, the Association met ia the Bey, Dr. Scudder's chuich, in Brooklyn. Mr. Beech. er's friends had, by mistepredenting the gience of Congregational clergvmen upon the topis of tho scandui, convinced themseives that the ides of action had been abandoned. They therstore had planned to gaia & surt of indorsement of him by means of a vots expunging the offer of the L_e.,amuon from the minates of ths previons meeting. The Euamps was made at this gathering inths Rev. Dr. Scudder’s church. A resolution was oftered 10 expunge all record of any scuon o proposal for action in Mr. Beecher's cazs. iy roused a stroug sentiment of indignation, sods very neated duscussion lasted an hour and s balf. ‘The upehot was a ruhng of the Modarator that the resofution was technically ont of order, sud a Beocher partisan, shrewdy taking sdvsa- tage of the m.ment of confasion, moved an sd- journment, and it was carried. 'The reconds were thus left unattered. On Wedne:day last the next meeting of the Association waa held in the New England Cor- gregational Church, Brooklyn, E. D, of which the Rev. John H. Lookwnod is pastor. The sl tendsuce was uncommonly large. There ate fifty-four members, and, alchongh several are in Europe, and many others away from home, toicty were there. Among the aitendsots ware Bioers Hopototin Bagiestan, Cante aad 17 torrs, Hepwor ggleston, - lor, and the Rev. Messra, Evereat, MacFaland, aod Haliday, the asaistant pastor of Piymoutr Chuich, M. Beecher was noy thera. The 1mportant tople was introduced in the form of ished basineas, the resojution to appoint & cummittes being taken from the tabla. At onco the discussion was snimated Ths majoruy orged that the dnty of the Assceistion was to deal fearleazly with the queation whethee Mr. Beecher wes fitto be retaned in member- slip. No propasition was mada to enticise PIy- mouth Church, that being considered withouh the province of the body. It was only proposed to setuie the poin of Ar. Beecher's wasthiness to continne in agsociation with Christisn munis~ ters. Tho defenders of 3Lr. Beecher conteaded that any action would be an assault tpen him. 1kt several powerful speeches. The [T, of sentiment was from the firag 1n favor of 3 comm.tzes, but the Baecher men fought bard o save um from that dresded fate. They "‘“‘ui‘ oply hinder actim:.ed I:uva:ver. not prevent The Association vol ;0 hase & commu! ‘Then the minority endeavored to mfl: appoiutment of men known ‘W = Mr. Beecher, 8o that 3 white :m‘ might be expected ; butthey failed, 100, B Five repesentstive clergymen were on the Committee, two of them bemxumg a8 any in Congregauonalism. They sre by Tesoluuon, directed to investigasa (ho SREE thorougnly, reviewing the evidance sdmittad b0 rejected in the judicial trial, and ""”‘".‘Mu asaer facts mudn.\e,v may beum g;f. oy report their verdict to the vice as w whether Mr. Beechor ought wba™® tained in memoership or e e They are not limuted in time, and it S200 S, Dpected that they will bo able to do their “:BH ;he toorough mrinnar a;’wud of them, less (nan several moaths. St Holliday carried the news to 3. Beecdd without deiay ; but no suthontative mhfl"“u of bis or Plv:lionth Church’s intentions coud ined yesterdsy. B v anid Inst._evaping, bowsver, 168 X Beecher would withdraw from the Associstis rather thau sabmit to an m":‘i:’_pnofl- TOE LOADES New Yonx. Nov. 6.—The cato of ;—g Loader, who was 1ndicted for perjury ‘. pvred tion with the Beecher-scandal suit, e G fare Judge Moriis to-day, in the B z“ e of tessions, Loader’s couasel made & B30 for s order that a commissigd 8 5 powted to go to Mont Cimr N of i ko tho fesimouy, B, Tae 10, eph H. Ricl a0 3 %Bed on the trial, - Counsel said that the £523 vit of ;%Z defendant showed 53 the Di sary. The motion ¥as op) tiorne, and, afiar ashort argument. e 20 took the papers, reserving bis lfl’“"‘w ] Court depied the mflno‘:tmwda‘y +h the indictment again! - sttt qn;‘lvmnnth Church has referred ‘gu:_ Houlis the charge of adultery msde by Feary Wosd agamst her late pastar, the Bev. Beecher. —_——— THE SAN FRANCISCO BANKS. Say Pravasco, Cal, Nov. 6.—The reotrt of the National Gold Baak snd to close up its bIS® E esterday resolved imnidn{on can probablysbe effectsd ml;’ doys, sud the baak will pay its depos stockholdars in fall 2 The Taiel Wasmaros, D. 0, Nov. 610 Jo g States Treasurer to-day airec :‘&nfl‘* £800,600 in gotd from New York *pank of G 200,000 of which are for the 3 S 300,000 for the Avglo-Caisa=® Baak. o i T . OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWE. L N Tk pare arived o6t Castalia, from New i — The students in the Michigsn USTiL, ¢ pumber 1,02L, mgi‘: Lo Uy date. Of = st thoame dite. Of B oty cocins =