Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 18, 1875, Page 6

u 1] n it THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1875. e ————— e ———— e 5 THE WAR SPECK. fghint Which Xs Perceived in the Bircetion of spain. gemarkablo Letter of Don Carlos to King Ale fonso, gavlos Assumes (hat War with the United States Is Probable. o Offors & Truoe Pending the Du- ration of Such a Confliot, fio Feeling in Washington—An Interview wilh the Spanish Mipister, A Nore Reassuring Aspect of Affairs as Observed at the Capital, ghe London “ Times” on the Cu- ban Complication. CARLOS TO ALFONSO. THE LETTER. nurs, Nov. 17,—~The ovening papers of thls yaul1shs the toxt of tho lotter writton by Don (esn w0 Kiing Alfonso. **The attitude of Pros- deat Grant,” tho letter savs, *‘is a preludo 12 war betwoen Spain aud the United fstes if you do mot recognize tho frdepcodonce of Cuba, The revolution xkich voit roprosent ie responaible for this par. ridal robellion, Ilad I roigmed tt would not twoocuried, at loast not gained atrength. Naw, Liowaver, the integrity of tha country Is at Yake, and il har children are bound to defoud f. 8tould war break out, I oifer you a truco as Jmg a8 tho contest Iasts, but miutain oy rpbts to the Crown, 88 I re- s the convicticn that I sbsll ooo day vearit, 1cannob send my loyal voluntoers to Cats, tut T will dofoud these provinces and the Cantabrisu const, and will send out privateer shich will pursue the meichaut-ships of our aemles, and verbops chase them fnto their own batber.. If you accopt tho truco, let na appoiot nprescatativen to sottlo conditions. If you ra- foa, the world will bo witness that Catholio $palo Lisa nobly done her duty.” OFINION AND SBPZOULATION. zyeave, Bpain, Nov, 17,—Intslligence from 1 Carlled sourco assorts thot tho Jottor that Don Catlos rocensly wroto to the King did not make wy proposaiu for au arrangement, but offerod toagreo to o truco should the Cubsn difiicultios auon war betwoon Spuin and the United Btates, In that caso Don Carlos, while roserv- Iog i righits to the tnrone of Bpain, offerod tauoite Liw force with those of King Alfonsa todefend the iutogrity of Spanish terricory. Jsonwp, Nov. 17.—Tbhe fact that Don Carlos Lisseut & lotter to the King has areated n grent tanticn hore, and is varionaly commented upon Ly the 1.owupnpors. Tha Cronista, Ministerial organ, etates In rel- uencatd tho reported lotter of Don Corlos to King Alionsn : ** Wo boliove Don Carlos i moro tacompromislug than any of bl partisans.” Tho Cronistamlso Bays: **We ars at the boginning ofthoend. Tho war will be specdily termle tated, oither by submission or the overwholming ofthe Carlinta.™ The Correspondencia saya that tho protensions of Don Carlos aro exaggoerated and inadmissible. TheRoyal army in the flald will be 800,000 wtrong by ho 1st of Docembor. Tbe Temps hails the sction of Don Carloa as 1bs barbinger of peace. The Cronistd eays that Caldoron Collantos, Ftaent Minister of Justico, will be appointsd dmbazsador to tho Vaticsa. —_— AT WASHINGTON. A MORE PEACEYUL OUTLOOX. Spial Dipateh to The Chicado Triduns, Wisnixaroy, D. 0., Nov. 17.—The nows re- Tecting the Cuban-Spanish situation is less ox- ttogto-nlght. Whatever may have been’ the tiae, qulte axtonaive naval preparations have beenorlered witlilu the last fow days. 1t there b beouw anythiog in the pending diplomatlo tzotlations between Waahington mod Aadrid futing tha laat weok which rondored an ozhibis lion of naval forco necessary on the pact of this Dorernment, tho nocessity seoma to no longer e, The most significsut indication of this in lus action of the Nsvy Departmout in tho mat~ “tof the flagahip Colorado. This is one of ch best and 1most powerful vessels ia Yaworvice, It had been ordered fnto commis- tion with {natructions to be speedliy ready to put bus. Capt, Davis, onoof the moss expen- tncod Captaina in tho navy, bad boen asalgned ouoaud of that vossel, sud wse dircoted to id bmsolt in readiuoss for sailiog ordars. Today tho ordorto Capt. Davis has been ro- Noked, angd tbere Is generally lesa mctivity in Bl clyel The Stato Departmont authorition l':l:lll teticsnt. Thoy sosm to be possessed of ormation whioh thoy {nteud to zealously guard 10t 196 publication of the Presidaut's measage, %0 who should know say, howevor, that 2ediepatobos recelved fast night and this morn- R frotn Ministor Oushing indloate that there ia 1 dager of suy diffisalty with Spalo. Indeed, #2¢ gentleman who hias lisd speolal facilities for Wowlog the faote that, unless something Mnordinary ocours between now snd Dec, 6, U8 Pragident will state iu bis mossage that onr Mations mith Spain are mora eatiutastory tuan Ley Live boen for somo time, Thora AT TIR LEGATIONS. e ”-, of courre, much wpooulstion among m&‘. :ml concarniog tho Bpanish situation. i A fi erview with thoSpanish dilnister sho e l.|“ little knowlodgo of any new diffici M'euc: i, baving suoh koowledgo, ke doea it 1088 it, ‘The fuollowiug has been gath- h"umm ?ufionh iutimate with the 8panish ilig barg & 18 vot belisved that the Admiuis- thn.;n 470 made auy offer of lata for the pur- fon of Cubs from Hpsin, Buch sn offer m‘thwl» tertained. Bpain would reject it v “I" aad sho would defend Lor possssaton -m' faland with all her might, Morcover, an, pery by the United States to obtatu the island, N “Tecoguize the belligerant rigute of the fne Mtfllu. would unlte partios 1o Bpain in sup- mhxfl 1 Prosent Covernment. It 18 e isved that thera have boeu KDY LOW OF re- Siajp OPRUDICations from this Govervwent to h-:p“ & threataning chavacter. It there 080y such dispatch it has not passod Wing§, rdinary clinugels, and {8 uukoown hx‘: Palsh Miatuter, Outsldo of the Bpanish o hton dijlomatlo goualps way that the Presi- i, C" fommunicated In an upofticlal manner 8 n:bunuiug that 1K BALX OF CORA ',:&:unnxuu Btatea would open & way to Spain hiveds b: 0% only her tronblea iy tho ialand, but B llion of the Carlis: Thequeation whether ehte "mu d rogard the granting of belligerens ifu., 3 Cuban fnsurgouss as equivaleut ton ‘pl:n: ‘7: 18 One which s disoussed by the Gidy pitte heve. Thoy refer ta a declarativn iy nor Bagasts, Minfster of Forelgn i b ‘}“‘"Enu 0 of Amadeus, to England, * ‘rl: hnwoumrwnd the grauting of bellig. "Nmns 18 10 tha Cubany by the Bfimh Gove Rarg mlnuuu Of war, and to the fact that Tilgpe oty Bpain - has interrupted ber I ‘lzl‘;l:haulemnlu {or sjmilar ressovs, Govag, ey U0 doubt the pressnt Spanuab WOULD ¥OT BEORDE IS toned, taken lowezds Graat Deitatn, ug ADYy o0 . m"lddmnml floey of umh'w {m ‘:}.uh.:n Ut Biaty g, } ® partment has been advised of liiomiastion” “of Wegor Oaldeson Oole Nuday ‘:“ l’anfiju}fl:nmu’ na‘ .'!.u-x:‘uultn ister o 0, ! of " Muqula® Casa Valeuciss Z, Senor Collantes s apokan of as a very anorgelio man, convereant with Cuban afairs, and bis vomination 1n 1egarded hero by thoso who unosw hiin na important. Thero {a no doubt but our Uovornmont Liss beou urgiog on Hnain, umder tho treaty of 1795, (ho nccesaity of do- ing justico to American eltizens resident in” Cubs, many of whom bad bad their property ' Megally soized and wold, snd ind it impossiblo to obtain justico from the Cuban autboritin, I'ne Bpaoish Jovernment promises very readily, bus it doss not spposr able to XNFORCE ITR DECRKZS IN CUNA, Mr. Cunbing pas Liad to deal with no less than four alfforcnt Miolstors, and hias obtained, it1a belioved, satisfactory aromisos from all, but no ]wr!nrmnneo, Thoio is no remson to beo. llovo the DProsident las cheuged hia viewa respecting Cubm sinco lsst -mlnf. Thosa views wero very clearly mat forth in the instructions of Becretary Fish to Minister Cushing, of which the following 18 tha conclud- ing paragraph : ** Witbal the Prosidont cannot but rogaudd indepondence aud emancipation, of course, a4 tho only cortain and evoo tho noces- vary salution of tho quostion of Cubs, aud in iy mind all incidensal questions aro snbordinato lo theas in this respoct. It requires to bo borne in mind that in w0 far nw we may contributo to the solution of theso quentions, this Government ia not actuatod by any solish or Iutercsted motive. The P'remdout” duos not meditato or desiro tho annoxation of Cuba o the Unitod Btates, but its elovation into an Indopondent Ropuilic of freo men, in harmony with owsolves sud othor Ro- puvlics of Amorica, You will understand, there- fore, thot tho policy of the United Btates i reforouco to Cuba at the yres- ent lims 8 oon of expecteucy, but with positive and fixed convictions a# to the duty of the Uuited Btatos when tho time or emergency of aciton sball arrive,” Thero s ONE THEONY OF TIE PRESENT XEOOTIALIONA which cannot at present be veriffed, 1tis that 1 sddition 1o tho modilication of the treaty of 1795, tho rocent note alo reters to the rotoction of tho nights of American citizens jn Cubn. Theso represontations, it 18 supposod, ariso from tho ditticultics which tho Spanish Covernment in Cuba bas placed 1 tha way of tha operations of tho Spanish-American Mixed Claims Commis- siou, which bave beon practically susponded bo- causo of tio Inability of American citi- zoua to toko testimony in Cuba. Another cansa of diplomatic complunt hos born that iho trenty rights betweon tho Unitod States aud Spain hiave beon violated by tho trial of Amouicnu citizang by court-martial. Whatever tho caus of tho recent agitation, thers i good toundtion for tho boliel that dispatches from Minister Cushing within tweutv-four hioura have i.eon very rosssuring. 1t Is poteworthy that of inte yoars & simiar Spaolsh-Cuban craze (s ox- eited about the fume of the asaembling of Con- greis, THE THUNDERER, WIHAT THE LONDON **TiMES" THINES OF TAE AMDRICAN NOTE—''ONE OF THE MOST PEh- EAPTORY MESBAOES"—''KING ALFONSO'S MIN~ ISTERS OANXOT AFFORD EVIN TO DALLY." London Times, Now. 3, A war botsvcen the Umted States and Spain on account of Ouba would be all but luovitable if Amerioan dispatches eould be conatrued as liter~ slly 23 those of Europoan countrios. No Euro- poan Government would rend such o Doto as that which Presidont Grant hag caused to ba do- livered to the Cabinet of Jadrid, untess it wero roady to fight; and eny Govornment with a #ouso of self-rospoct would fight ratbor than yleld to such dictation, As thore is, bappily, lit- tle reason to fear that Prosident Graut mesns to Do takon at his word, we sy look st his domand auite calmly. The preciso termsof it as our Amorican correspoudout said yesierdsy, bave w0t been made public, but they may be gathered from tho well-known views of the DPresident. 1t socms that it was pre- rented po long ago e Septembor, by Mr. Caleb Cushiog, the American Ministorin Madrid. It etsted that thoinsurrection in Cuba was only ono dogrea loss important to the United Btates tlan to Spaju. \hile Amorican interosta oro in- jured, no rodreas can be obtsiued, excopt by & citcuitous nppeal to Mudrid, The causo of tho disturbance, and conesquently of the mischiof sutlicted on' American cltizens, the Promdent thiuks, is the oxistenco of lavery and the do- minion of Bpatn. ile had hopod that Spain woutd bave put an ond to the quarrel of her own ncoord, but, winco sho hna morely fanved tho fismoa, Lo tolls her what sho ought to do. She ought to set Cuba free sud pormit It to become an independent Ropublio. 1t will become froe iu upito of all hier efforts to koop it In subjece tion, A continuanca of presant rolationa haa thia danget: that it may somo dsy force tho Uuited States to ioterfers. Tho President does not positively say that tbey will interfero, but Lo plaiuly gives Spain to undordand that_thos -might at any momont bo left no choice, and thut hio bos mado up his mlud how to ack when an ewmorgoncy ocellrd, 1f wuch was really the languago of the note, it Isonsof the most porompiory mossages over sont to & Btato, even of the second or the third runk. It is novo tho loss offensive bocauso much of it 18 truc, Blavery lLms done ludoscribable 1wischicf in Caba, a8 it doos everywhore olse. It han brutalized the slave-ownars almost rs much as tho boudsmon themselves, nud it gives o pe- culiar saysgery to the wasting contost in the inlaud, Mapy partisans of Spain are fighting for sisvery ratuer chau for the riguts of tho Crown, The colony sisocosts Bpain far more than it is worth, But for the draip of mon and money to put down the robellion, Spain would Lave long winco conoluded tho Carlist war. Nor has sho much chavce of permanently reducing Caba to o stute of peace. If sue could drive Doa Carlos across tho Pyronces, and if she could ead s fow more millions to hor dobt, it would bo easy for her, mo doutt, to sond such an army as would put an end to the ravolt for a timo. Liut the Unitea Htates aro so nesr, aud disatfection ia so ensily faoned by a people with a genius of fiibustering, that siich » pacification would be & moero repriove. Tho cooler minds in Byalo can scaroly oxpect that sho wil Joug retain Cuba, and, porbaps, thoy would gladly spandon it if the pride of the people would purimis them. Dat, in truth, that pride forbida any stateaman or party ovon b0 int at a surronder of o groat a rompaut of Bpaln's oncoe vast colonial Empire, "The ¥paniards aro atill tho samo proud raco us thoy were in tlie timo of hilip 1L., aud, sv loug 84 Unba I8 still theurs, tuoy foel thoy can put on imporial aira despite recurring provunciamoentos, cionic civil war, aud & baukropt treasury, Ke- publicaus, Alfonists, and Carlists, oll compete with each other, thereforo, In loudly refusing to givoup tho *Pearl of the Antilles™ Iy, evon if ihey wors less ooger to keop it, thoy would reseut tho aumimons of & foreigu power to ot it froe. If anything would uuite the Carlistn and the Alfoushuts, it would bs tho necessity of defending Cubs against sggression from withe out. King Alfouso's Mintaters could not afford even to daily with such g threat as that which 18 d to have como from President Grant. d thoy would be suiued if they woro to tako it even iuto considoration, Tho ‘caso Is oue of thowa iu which courago is not & virtuo, but o hee ocasity ; aud they would bo forced to resist the aummons even if 1y bad come from Prinoo Bis- marck {natead ot I'recident Gract, As yot they do pot seen to bave suswercd tho noto; but they can scarcely fail to make ns haughty s re- spouse as If Spain were etlll tho greatuss Dower in the world, They will {:-mfy the prido of the nation by the loftiect phrased ln tha vocabulery of Cas~ tlian pride, and they will deal them out all the moro froely because they can ucarcely beliova that tho United Biates iutend to winke. Moan- whalo, it 18 said, arders wore givan on tha 25ih of skt month 0 propare tive trou-ciuas sud ton frigates for tha Cuban etation. Retaforcaments aro already amving at Havana. ‘I'hess propera. tions have causod wuoh rostlessnensut Washing- ton, aud the Governniont is said to be also pre- pating its oavy for action, Eight sloops-of- war are updorgoing Fopairs, ton iron-clads wie **ready for outtit,” sud toe Navy Department hopos that tho feet will ba well girengthaued by the oud of tha yesr. 1¢ the Unitad Hiates were soriously determiued to set Cuba froe, there bo could but ona end to s contest with Bpaiu. The richer, wora vigorous, Mors compact uaticn would, of course, ultimately win. But it 18 almost equally cortain that the Unated Btates would ot win at first. Weak aud ombariassed su Spain 18, unoe has more available tightivg power at Lresent, for Ler tieot ia resdy, aud it s wh\l‘yl formidable; while, by turning the war against the Carlists wio s marely defensive conteat, King Alfouso could spare s large body of woldlors for @ervice in Cuua, The United Btates, on Lo other haud. would have to equip both wu arwy aud ao efective deet, and, bofore that oould be done, Hpain mighs gain yomo cheap glorica, Norcan King Alfonso's Ministers dis- nien the yeilaction that, if Bpato must loss Unba, 1t would ba batter for her to lode iz {n = contest with s groat power hike the United Statos, than in & series of skirmishes with Lalf-srined ju- surgents. Lut wo do not anticipate that the result of the quassel will bo #0 grave, Perkaps tho vontents of the Piemdent's note are lexw fery thau thoy are repisssnted 10 Le by the Awesloan press. Perbaps lie Lias ysed shreatening I3uguage locse- ly, Amsiioan diplomasiets bave basu kuowu to do #0, sud theis io wu dossen £ bulleve that Presidont Grant has a martors over tho delizacion of political kpenchi. 1t Mr. “Caleb Cosbiog Liag auy innd In thu eatupoaition of the nota, it might anwily botray & httls ** apread-eagleinm * without daing violonco to the rietarical reputa. tion he won by his reply to Hir Atoxander Cock- burn'a Judgmont on the Alabams claims. Tut the moro probable explanation fa, that I'residont Grant s not unwilling to try whethor Uhe pros- pecta of tho Republican party or of & thifd-term can bo hrightontd by s+ apirited forolgn polior.” Alarge partyin tho United Btstas would cor- tainly liko to apnox Cuba, and avother Iarge arty mould bo glad to sice it formed {nto an 1n- dopsndent tepubnic. Tho Insurrection hindara American trade so much that poace ia loudly de- mandod by many of I'resident Urant's country- men, who caro Jittle what may hucomo of the inland, Il thono clansca would ba gratified if the I'rorldont should give Bpain poromptory no- tico to qulst, and if sho abould obey. But the nuccess of ok an oxpotiment will de- nend partly o the degreo of kil with which tho nota has besn framcd, ond paitly on the Lebavior of Spain. If it Lmen loft a Auflicfont means of dignified cucape, all may be well; for tho Government of " the United Htates will not have Lonnd ltsolf to do suything. and yeb it will biave hinted that somo day it may do & proat deal, Chesp hopes of ono day govoroing Cuba may have o cortaln electlonoering valuo; but the diversion may be disastrous to President Urant's party if tho note has beon g6 insulting a8 to draw forib a dofant reply. We ecanuot Loliove that the good sonso of tho Americau people would permit them to be provalied into n war for Cuba by mny pitch of Spanish haugh- tinces, Tho majority of them will roflact, whea thoy coolly look at the disorgavized etate of Cuba, that they would only increase their pres- ont dificullics by tho 2nnexation of so unmly ao faland, We refuso to bollevo, than, that tho narlike proparationa iu the United States faiih- fuily cxpress tho deliberato iatoution of the Prealdent or of tho peoplo. "FOREIGN CREAT BRITAIN, ATPOINTMENTS, Loxpoy, Nov. 17.—Solicitor-Gonoral Bir John Holker, M, P. for Preston, has becn nppointed Attornay-Geuoral, Mardinge Stauley Gifford has been appointed Bolicitor-General, vico Holker. THE IRON TRALE. Blockow, Vaughan & Co., irou producers o Louds, will be compellod, owing to dopression of tho trade in iron, to dischargo betweon 2,000 uud 3,000 operatives, oUR FRITZ. Tho atatoment in the dispatch from Borlin that the German Crown Prince purposed slslting tho Untted Stales is donied. It iy now eaid Le novor Jutended meking the trip, THE 1UME, Thu race for the groat stnopshire handicap, at Bhrewslury, to-day, was won by Ceworuleus, Con- sul secoud, Carawel third. ———— TURKEY. AN INHUROENT DEFEAT. Loxpox, Nov. 17.—A telegram from Cobatan- tinople contaius tho following : * A serious en- counter occurrod on the 12th of November, nt Plva, in Boauia, botwoon eixtoen battalious of Turkish lroncr! and alaree Loay of insurgenty, It 18 roported that tho invurgonts were complete- 1y routed, leaving 600 killed on the fisld.” CASUALTIF, PROPELLER BUANFD. Bpectat Dispateh to 1'ha Chcaao Tribune, Burraro, N. Y., Nov. 17.—The Westorn Trans- portation Compang's propellor Mobawk took fire about 2 o'clock this aftornoon, and burned te tho wator's edgo, Sho bas beon hold in ordivety for a month past, with tha intention of sendiug her out again if froights warranted, but, having da- cidod ta pue Ler into winter-quartors, hor ma- chinery was_lolng cleansd and oiloed for that purpose. While the men were abseut to dinuor, tho watchman discovered §ro coming from her fire-holo, supposod to bave caughe irow the en- glocor's lamp, though it moy bave been incen- diary work. Bhoe was towed ontside tho breait- water and_ scuttled. Tho bull end machinery will probably be saved, Lowss about 16,000, ‘The propelior wan vatued at £25,000. No tnsur- ance, BShe camo out in tho apring of 1860, SCALDED TO DEATH. Special Dupateh to The Caicage Tribune, Fiavaxa, i), Nov. 17.—A serious accident, re- sulting in tho doath of a little daughtur of W. I Caldwoll, Eeq., of this city, has just ocourred, The child, aged about § yoars, was etooping in the back door of {heir dwelling, aud the servant Enfl in sttompting to po out past her withn ucket of boillng water, spilled it over her, causing lmmedisto death, CAUGHT IN A SHAFT. Speaial Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, MoxriceLro, Til.,, Nov. 17.—~A sad aecldent oo~ curred in oue of the grain olovators of this city to~day, which will probably result iu tho death of tho victim, Bamuel Hoblason, who, while per~ forming his accustomed lubors, was caught in a Tovolving shaft and hormibiy mangled by being ;vhuéud around the shaft and agawnst sowo lumber. SUFFOCATED BY COAL GAS. Proviozxce, R. 1, Nov. 17.—In Beckon, Muass,, on Tuesday morning, 3rs. Annie L, Wa- terman and her two ckildron wore found fu their room, {usonsible from coal gas oscapiog from s stove, the dsmper of which waa improperly turned. One child waa reatored, thy other died, and the mothor Ia yot in s eritical condition. THE WACO DISASTER, GavvzsToN, Nov. 17.—~A sohoonor from Esst Bay brings s report that a body supposed to be thst of, Hoory Rodgers, of Brooklyn, a passcu- or on the Waco, was found und buried on tho esch noar High Ialand, 80 milen from Gaivaston. JOLIET. Capacity of the Joltct Stoel and Iron Works, specwal Dispateh to Lha Clivago Tribune, Jouigr, Ill, Nov, 17.—Ycuterday ovening tho Joliet Bteol Mills comploted tho most extraor- dinary run ever accomplisbod. Commencing the oveniug pravious, theyturned out, in an actual running time of 17 hours and 40 minutes, the enormous amountof 1,214 62.pound steel raile, each 80 foot in longth, making s total of 63,128 pounds of rails. Work commenoced on the night-turn at 5:60 p. m. on Monday, sod at 5:45 . 1w, on Tucaday C08ralla had been rolled. ‘Tho day-turn begun at 0:33 . m., sud at 6:45 yesatorday ovening had its work of OIl rails fimshed. Tho sctual working timo of the night-turn was 8 honrs and miu- utes, wnd of tho day-turn 8 hours und 43 wivutes, Tue remaiudor of the tims, & bhoars mad 25 minutos, was lost 1u bLonting, wlich was dous in soven furnaces, four of them gos, aud (hres cosl farpacos, with ® 23-iuch train of 15-tnch pass rolls. ‘U'his losu of time was ocaasionad by the 1act that the capacity of tuo furnacea waw not suflicient to supply tho rolly. The 1. e for the Olilo & Miusissippl Haliroad, ‘Thia exploit probably excels all previous achiove- mouts ju slus bravch of induatry, It ceriainly an far abead of the veceut performance of the North Chicaga olling Mills, whou 1,010 stecl ey wero nindo in 20 Lioury sod 4 minutes, Leing oo average of 1 minute and 13 seconds for oaci rall, whlfi: 1t will bo seen tuat the average timo, 1n this lnst uncqualod foat, is ivss than BS soc- oudw for onchs rail. Tho evwamer Works of the Company hiave also_nccomplishied wanders, For the week cnd- lng Basurdav, Nov. 13, tho worke made 252 hoats, tho product being 1,432 grows tous of stosl ingots. ‘The’ works staited on Monday, Nov. 8, sth o'closk a, ., and finished Baturday, Nov. 1 8 o'clock p. On Baturdsy thirty-one were takon from one speigel cupols, This traordinsry run waa accomplished with the rog. ular working forcs of this departinent. 1n April Inut these works monde the largest run on record, boing 1,814 gross tous, and it remained ag wuch untit {n Octouer last whon tue North Chicsgo mulle made a run of 1,817 grosa tons. Laat weock the Joliet milla mado s runot 1,i82 ross tons, beatiug those of Ohicago by 115 tone. Yl there aro any umlls, either iu this country or in Europe, (hat can yival this accowplisbinent, Joliet would Like to hear from th NEW YORK FAILURES. New Yopk, Nov. 17.—The fallure of White, Willis & Chapmou, dealers in milllnery goods in Broadway, was anuounced yesterdsy, Also, the failure of Robert Roacobesg, dealer in corsots sud bosiery, in Fravklin strest. Johotkin Davis Lias sssigoed a!l bis property for the bLenefit of his cieditore, His uabilities =re 53,000 and his savets 817,000, Matk M, Pomeroy, better kuown as '‘Briok " f.?"".’.f" Eaagxmr of mmwo::a« in m:: spenda Liabl timatad 108,007 N danains RING-WORR. The Present Alarming Cutane- ous Eruption on the Body Politic. A Diagnosis of the Diseaso Afforded by McDonald’s Trial at $t Louls, Frazer, McGrow, Thorpe, and Fitz- roy Confess Their Male~ factions, Princely Patronage Bestowed on Arlisis in Whitewash from Washington. Ben Buller Gets His Sirabismal Organs on the Crooked Business, Plain Statement RBegarding Racent Cosea Belore the Chicago - Grand Jury. INTEREST, FEVEN-IEAT. Svecial Dispatch to The Clveage Tridune, 87, Louzs, Nov, 17.—The McDouald cuse drew & full Louse to-day, every avallablo foot of space in tho United States Conrt-room bemng ocoupied st an early hour by curious spoctators, No evort has jccutred horo for years which Lss sa oxcited the peoplo ns the trial of this case, and the community is appalied at the official cor- ruption and mercautile dishonor which tho in- vestigation {s reveahng, The bueiness-men who sro involved in this spolistion of tho Govern- meot wero swong tho wealthlest distilers m the 1West, and long noted for their integrity and irreproachablo charsc~ ters, The coufessed guilt of such persons haa quito oaturally shocked the public sud created an excitement eatirely unprecedentod, Tho tes- timony to-dsy was listoned to with ittemso futer- est, Dofore tho arrival of Judgo Troat & num- ber of BENSATIONAL RBUMORH bnd gained currency among the crowd, which sorved to aggravate tho prevalling excitoment snd to incresso tbo curiosity to wituess the forthcoming developmouts. Ono of these rumors way to tho effect that ovidence was to e tntreduced during the day directly implicst- ing Gen. Babeock, the President's Private Socro- tary, aud olber prominent Washington officiala now bigh in tbe Presmdent's favor. Anotber was to tho effect .that Willam McKee bad weskened, sod was going to toll about his connection with the Wiaky Ring. Another waa that thero would bo poaitive avidenco mpli- cattay Judgo Krum, ox-District-Attronoy Pat- rick, and ex-Upitod Btates Marsual Newcomb,® who weut out of oflice to-dny, Lewy; succooded by J. W. Leflingwell. Somo of these rumory wero veritied, and some Were not, as will appusr by the evidence, which is of sbsorbing jnterest to pooplo overgwhere, and is therefore fur- nigbed Tue Tumuss io full. Tho ovidenco of Titzroy, the lnst witness oxamined, was tho most startling elicited to<lay, aud, ay will bo obaorved, draga iuto the Whisky Ring a number of perdona about whom Damo Rumor has Lere- tofore been quite busy, but who have until now succeasfully macaged to oludo actual exposure. ——— FRAZER, ONE OF THE CROOKED DISTILLERS. Specsal Dispatsh to Lhe Chicagoe Fribune, Br. Louws, Nov. 17.—Tho firat witness was Edwurd D. Frazer, and bis tostimony gives s vory jucid insight into the manuer in which tho distillors wers 1aveigled juto & scheme of fraud that led to their ruin and disgrace. Tho follow- lgis FRAZER'S TESTIMONY: Tam s member of tho drm of Bevis & Frazer. Wa commenced business in Septembor, 1671 I met Me- Donald {u the year 1672, and Joyce n tho samo yoar or 4ho year provious, Idon'tthink I hod suy converss- tiun wilb Joyco or MeDonald tu 187 relative to the burluess. 1 took charge of the distiilery in tho carly part of 1874, and managed St till we wero closed, I found the muchine rinuing crooked, and couldn't stop it. I understood that Ulricl, Choutean, Touscher, and others, wero dolng Hkewise. Wa had soverat MEETINGS TO RAISE MOXEY for the revenue ageuts. Onco we raised $5,000 for doyce, I pald the money to bim at the Plauters’ Houre, Hesaid that McDonald waa gaing to takoit 10 Washington o use it for stopping an {nvestigation. McDounald went to Weshington and remained about s week or ten daya, Idou't think he made any report fo ua, This occurred in tho month of Aprll, 1875, I dan’t know fo whom tho money waa fo be * fized," Joyce came down to we me, aud wo went to Gregory's saloon and Liad a bottia of wine, and La told me ho HAD TO mAVE £5,000, T told hiin that it was rather too ruck for our bouss, and I talked o Darton, who was Superintondent for Yiogham Bros, Barton talked to Joyee about it, and our firm pald Dal€ and Bingham Bros, balf. In May $5,000 moro were rased, st Titzroy's suggestion, to wipo out tho past and make brizoncs be brgoues, 1t was rotsed by all of tho distiliers, assistud by Bonze bury, Colmsu & O'Hara, and otlicr rectifying firms tuai § foryet, Each tlrm pald proportion agreed up. ou. I gavo the mouoy to Iitzroy, Ma sald it was not fof the revenuo viticers, and thal, 1f 1t did not acoom. plish the objoct of FREVENTING A BEIZUNE, which wan threstencd, it would bo returned. It was nover returued, Levid, Joyce, McDouald, and myeelt hud a copversation at the DPlanters’ House some time after tho seizuro—auy weithin two weeky, The con- vorsation was general, nud Joyee talked niors than McDonaid, _Bovis all thet thie diutillers aud recti- flers wero indignant {hat (hat money was not re- turned them, it 1ot having sccomplisked the purpose 1t waa raisod for, M'DONALD BAID that Fitzroy sbowld not bo blomed about it bacause the distillers sud roctiiers had gulned time by it to_get T of their stock, While our fimi wus running crooked, we 1d our proportiou, but T can't tell how much 'we pajd 1471, 1872, oF 1878, Mr, Bevis told mo bo had pafd monoy ‘aurivg theas years, While I was tn cliorge of the distilivry wo pald various amounta yier week, For aix wreaks betoro tho sufzure we were Tunntng straight, Wheu running crookied we paid wnoxt 1,000 To 2,000 PER WrEE, T nover patd Joyce but two or threa times, and that was ot the Planters’ House, 3r, liuvis geherally st teuded (o in, wuatier, but whelt he wal wway Ipala it, Wequit paylig some ne ju March. never patd aLy woney to MoDouald nor to suy one fn tho Bupervisor's ofce, Andy Mcyirow was our Super- Lutendant attho diatiliery tof & tizuo, 8a waa Mr, Bevia® rother. HOW 2L, NOOUE INVESTIOATED. I ralscd soiue money once for Mr. logue, Revenuo Agent, who s bero i the apriug of 184 investisat: ing revenue watters. 1 dou't remember whether I lad sny falk with Joyco about that monej, I ,000, Al tho distillers and ted, and Darton and I ool Jectcd §t, [ had vorious conversatlons with Joyce iu 174 aid 1636, uearly overy suonth, abous our safety, Iwanafruid of gettiug into trouble, su I know we wera watched, bus Joyce alwayy assured me we were safo, - Guco Loyl sowed me & lettor signod " uan," which Joyco hod given Lim 1o resssnre mo, It pir- ported to couo fiom Habcock, at Wuudlnglon. Uue Huudsy night Joyee cao ub 10 wy huise wnd told me (o got iy datilery b1 Ordur, as thio_rovunue aguuts were uxjocted 10 bo \bure 10’ uvestigae, This wes fu tho winter of 1874 I don't koow whellier he told the other distlllers, I weut to the uummg 8t opeo thut night, sud straightened up my huuse, Tha ogents did put coae, Lut 1dou't tvmewber learniug wWhy Bot, ; ME, BRAZILU'S INVESTIUATION, Alr. Bovle 1013 oo Lio biad raisd mon, or anotler revenuo apent naived Draxivr, This wasin 1471 or 1872, before 1 camso bere. Tho swount was, I think $10,600, 1 don't kuow of any olhier extra moncy raisod Ly'ue for such purpoves, Losidis, of touiwe, 8o pro rate payweut on crooked whisky. A1 tho tinw Jovee callad vn me at my Liouse, 88 T waa boarding at tho Hart's Building, or Hau corner of Jefluraon usunue aud OLVG lre boarded st tko Plontuis' House, about twenty-el squares dist-at. Ha cawe about U or 10 o'clock, \wa tbe oaly cail that Juyce tiade ou me thire. MONEY BAIBED JOM UYPOTUKTICAL INVESTIUATORS. We biad I0 of ILTev acares in 1574 sud 1#7a ubout au agent's comiiog—1 think A, AL, Evercst, Yaryau ouce told us obout some one corolug, This waw be- fore the dJoyoe scare, 1 don't remswmber whether {bo Usiuies were given, but no one cams, 1 dou't hink FilZroy or auy one elas ever gave us any such fuformation,” Ia wy convursation with Joyce abuut betng In dangor, bo d ue togoabesd 80 FuD, becauso wo were “all yight% Ho sald he bad commudlcation wih Wasbiugion which would «enable lini (o lot us kuow if uufaody was culaing. Waon I patd Joyce it was ALWAXY LY QURBENCY, chance to make tark by running crooked, running straight at th tine, P ] MW GREW--.NOT MEGRUE, IS CBOOKED BUFEKINTRLNDENGY OF 5 DISTIL~ LERY. Bpectal Diepateh to The Chicans Tritune, 8r, Lot:s, Xov. 17,—Audtow McGrew, a tall, white-headed, venerablo gentloman, quite portly, was called aud sworn, 1o tostified : 1 reslde fn Clermoot County, Oblo. I came fo Bt Loula in_July, 1871, and einained hiera nutil bes tween tho Christinas, holidays, 1872, 1 was winpinged 1n Bevis & Frazer's distillers, ' 1 Liiped to repair it an Huperintandent, firat, and got it atarted hy tho ail of Mr. Hevin In September, 17l Tilicit whinky was made by the diatitlery, but I can't tell how much, Wo itcreased tho capacily sftor we nlarted from 800 10 sbout 1,20 bushein, T don't remember Just when we gt in' the sdditional fermenting tuts. We ran pretty regularly, wtoppiug_only for repsire, The proportion of iilirit” whirky was, ob an aversg, maybo less than oue-third of the whole manufactuced. I don't know where it all went, but most of it weut to omin & Frazer's rectitying caiabiishment, was taken withont Maopy, it MORT WAR BHIPIED IV ** OFFR-1 007, On_onoe eceaslon Josce catr o thu distiliury snd met me, We went ino the cistern-ivuie, where the barrels were layiog in rows. UEN. M'DONALL'S FLEANAXT EUPHEMISM, He said Lo had come down to veo about haw muelt wo wero tnakiug, and be ssked which wan atraight and witich wan * grapavine,” Gen, MeDuuald came there ance, aid I et Lim in tho otlice. 1fe avked how we wore getting uloug, 1 said, *Bmouthly.” Ho asked @by we did not make more, ' [ xal] 1 was runuing un- der tuc ordern of Levie & Frazer, and, if thoy wald o snake more, § would. GEX. M'DONALU'N URQUESTIONABLE CACOLOOY. Haid he: 4 Well, thix ain't jauniug out well. Why in hell don't you make 1more of 1he whieky that pays?” 1 had very few conversations witn McDouald or Joyce, Cominissionor Megruo told me that he bad made ar. raugoruents with Government oilicials by which dis. tillers could 1oake Uilcit whisky without mlerference Dy the Guvernment, I st not under any iudictmeut here, Iam st present employed Ly the Guvernment 1D thie atawyp depaziment of the Clucluuati Pout-Uttice, —— THORPE. RIS TORTUOLH ETORERERL, Spesial Disvateh to The Chicaan Tribune, B1. Locis, Nov, 17.—The next witness was 8. D. Tborpe, one of the Gaugers who has been ivtimstely aseociated with Joyce and McDonald for soveral years. A few days ago Thorpe eu- tered o plea of guilty to thros Indiztments peud- ing againat him, His testimony was as follows : A BOLLING BTONE, 1 have revided in B¢, Louis siuca 180, T wan ap- ponted United Btated storekocpor in 1869, 1 weat Brat o Ulrict's_ daalillery, theu lo Huvie & Frazer's, wuil then to Maolot Thompson's distillery, 1 tuen resigned, and held o sl agency for a time, alter which I was reappointed Uniied Blates Storekveper, cod went on duty b Tupstall & Buros' dise tilery, No. 3113 North Tenth wiruet, sutees quenty tun by Jouett, whinse T was removed 10J, G, Chouteau’s disulliry, at the foot of Grand nva entie, ob tho river-bauk. as then heot fo Peter Curran's dustillery, corner of Eleventh street aud Cora svenue, 1 went back 1o Choutesu's, Liento 10 Joucit's, und thenco to Bushy's distillery, waero 1 weat In Felt ruary or March of 1815, OEN, M'DONALD'S SESERE BIONTEOCTKNESS, 1 recoived tuatzuctions from McDouad when 1 was acnt to Curran's distillery 0 fes that 1bnt Louxe woa pun to tho lotter of the law, I did so, He uf- forwards tola me, when wia going to Cliouteaws housc, that, i he found uny atiemyt At fraud there, hie would selzoit, While I was thers Jogca told me’ tlat thix hiouse bad to mako rume crooked whivky, audtho mouey wur b raid to him, 1e ulao gave theo fRatructions relative to the Aurata duatlliery sfter Jouett took 6, Choutesd, Devia & Frazer and Bingham Brow, wereall Tunning at hat timmo. Curran waa tho owper of the Buaby distillers when RicDopsld toid we to watch it, It'was after- ward that he told 1me to watch Choutcau's distiliers, Ho s.id nothng sbout other distillerier, M'DONALD'S JIGUROUH PRISCIUPTIONA COMPOUND- XD OUM JOYCE'S URANO SALIS, When Joyco told me to run crooked at Chouteau's, T #afd {t wad strange Leaboold give these fuatructions, 18 MeDould lud (o1l 1o tust bo wouid eelze ths o We were Very little house for even 6 tochufcal vivintion of the Lyws, usld not 1o 2nind what McDouuid suid. Ezeo, was ot Currsu's und the Aurors distiller, whi tosw’s diutilery made about AUEST M'FALLS TIOATION, While thero 1 yaid the money to UcFall by instruc- tious of Joyce, Who wus then Hevenuo Agent, ife visitod the disthilcry frequently, and bad bis udics witt cDould ot Jouett's distiligey, 1 bud to muake about Afty barreis of crooked whikky per week, Some weeks we could not wake that tnuel, but that was the asaessmenta wo wero required to Ail s xed by Joyee. At tho other dintiliurics 1 was Night Btorekeeper, and 1d not kuow what was made. &% Thompsou's dintil- Tery T let whisky out of the warehouso crooked at Fitz- roy's orders. 1went 1o Thompsou's distillery in De- L'S SUDDEN NAID ON CHOUTEAT. 1t was whon I was sont theras second time that Joyce sent for ma to come to the Bupervisor's office. McDoald saw o there, aud aeked mie how things wero rupning, Me 8aia Lu Wak golog to vialt it, and it lo found ovan a technical vioiation of the Lsw ho would seizo it, Chouteou bad made pyments to tho Tiug beforo that, but nono wan being nade when I weut thero, 1o aid tho oficiala didu't soom 10 aurer. 3r, Joueit’ can probsbly explalu that It Wea the tame <cad0 with Currats whilo T was there, A BPIRITCOTS GNAT, When I went thers I fouud & couple of balf-barrols Io tue warchouso coniaining 8 few polions, but upstamped, Josee meked Corrua i ke aidn® kuow ho was lable 10 suirure. 1o oxplainod that theso were some spirits proscnted to im and Hardsway by Thompeoti. 1 rewored them from the wurebouse, Dvery Haturday Joueit would yive me the money, and I'd givo it to McFail, AUENT EVEREST'S INVESTIOATION, Afterwardn 1 delivured the monoy to Lverest, whom T svould meet down town and he woutd give it tg Joyce, 75 used to taaku sbout Mty barrels o week, at (0 qnlons per barrel, amounting to sbout £1,000 per week. TIOS DAPACITY OF THE INCARCLRATED DEMOS- TURNEH. Some weoks we could not msko i, ond then I would receive o measde from Joyce that ho wahted to sca me, He would ask mo what Was tho master, sud 1 would ex things, 1 mever kept any muemoroudual, but always it ugo i th envelope with the moues. Col, Joyco fold e he was takiug cuo of the olicern in’ Waabe ington, A LAy, 1 slways understood that we were working under orders from beadguarters, [Lsuglfer] Me would coms around and rmake specis) aseesviuens, saying tast tho * folks at Washington ¥ wavted some manes, uud must bave it. (Laughier,) Ho umsessed e $100 ‘occasionally for the fuiks at Washington.” RATTLING AMOXG DRY KONES. The partios ke numed ay receiving the money bers were _ex-Districi-Attorney Iatrick, United States Marshal Nowcomb, Uen, Mcbonald, Maj. Gunther, Fitzeroy, Con Meguire, aud William 3feiee, MR, TUOBPE NEVER GOT IS CLAWS ON THE SANE AMONEY IWICE, 1 don't remembor auy vlker, 1 don't know Low the money waa distributed, bocause,aitor the nionoy passod ot of oy handn, 1 never qot o sip &) N agatu. Laugh- ter] 1 have talkied with & nuinter of the Btorckoepers oand Gaugers (hers witness mentioned o number of them) about thi3 thiug. I was not here when tho Grond Jury mat 1n the spring, but T eard tist they were indicting peoplo liere, and 1 caie Lere, NOT A8 A SCRIKE. Ididn't tostify thisall beforo the Grand Jury be. causo 1 was tuutucted by Joyco uot 1o testily accord- ing to the law in the book, Lt accordiug Lo the Hev- caue law, sa Ireceived it from 1wy suporior oficers, Joyco and McDonuld, ~(Laughter.] Wben I came, Joyce aaked mo if 1 Ll sn atiornuy, And 1 sald ¢ No,” ‘nor had I money to pay oe. A LEGAL CUTMU O¥ COMFORT, Hesald my fricuds would vew that [ bud one, and he futroduced mo (o Judge Krutuin MeDouald’s prosonce, I dou't know who wy fricuds wero, 2 referved 0 by Joyce, an I bave not found them yet, I asked Judgs Erum whst he wanted aso retstier, and ha_told me, 1 turnied to go, and Joyes wanted to know it I had re- tained Krum, 1 replied that I bad not, as he wanted » retainer and 1 did not have it. 1o uflerod to lend ma thio money, bt Trifused, a8 T did not want to bor- row {rum hiui AleMeDonald theu borrowsd §100 for Te £rotn Joyce, sud 1 pald it fo Judge Krum, ——— FITZROY, EE CLINCHES TUE MATTER, Special Dispateh o 1he Chlcags Tribune, 8. Louts, Nov, 17.—The last witneas ex- amined to-day wus Josoph M. Fitzroy, the suo- cessor of Con Megrue as cashior of the Ring. His tostimony waa of & very important character, sud complated the chiain of ovidence beguu by that of BMogrue, showing that the Ring was a combinstion both formidable sud weslthy, fu- volvlog all the revesue ofiiclals kere in i, woll a8 tho Leavicat distillors in the Wost. Ho toatitled thixt o was Chief Clerk lu the United Statea Asacasor's oftice in 1871 and 1872, snd be- camo Deputy Collector fu Charles W Ford's ofico in 1878, Ho romained unsil that ofticer died and contivued with Mr, Magulre fn the smme portion, He hed re. celved money from 3ogrue, Thorpe, and otlel aud bad reponted converdations with Joyce with regard 10 it. He said It was all zight. Hedid not then know woo constituted the Ring, bus Leard from Joyce and Megruo that the mouey was paid for 4 POLITICAL PURPOSEI."” Bubsequontly Lo heard from McDonald snd Joyea that tha Mg cousisted of Mexua, Donsld, Joyce, Collsctors Ford and Maguire, William Mekes, Avory, Patrick, Nowcomb, aud the Usugers aud Btorekoopers. Witness roceivod woney weekly from (Lo Jiatitlois Ulricy, Bevis & Frazer, Busby, Teuscher, and otbers. Holbod a faw couvordatious with Afclonald, but tle touor of hiw watructions was to koop distillors dowu wy low s possiblo, sad uot dot thow maku crovked whisky t0 auy groat oxtent. ‘lina wae in 1374, Ho kuew of the coming of Agents brooks, Brazler, Yaryan, aud Gavitt, some days betoie tuev camio, aod Infcrmed tho disullers. 1+ iold them to straighten up. Under the inatructions of Joyea, the malu part of Lhe money recelvaa from’ distllere Was Qivided iuto saven parts. sund the Qi was among MeDausld, Joyss, Magulrs, Xewoamb, Psisied, MaKe~ ad witneas, The Btorekoopers and Gsugers wore paid differently, —in various suma and by diffor- ant peraone. Mr, Concannou, who wan Dopaty Cullector in 1873, also received s sum ranging from #100 to 2300 per week. During the tirst part of the present sear witnees had o coo- vorsation _with McDonald at the Plantera' Houro. McDonald sud he wauted 95,000 to romunorato some parties in \ashington for informatlon received from them. Witnens raised the woney and threw it over the transom nf the door of McDovald's room, se agreed upon with him, WKEE, OF THE “6Lope,” Witness wan prescnt whon §1.8) wan given by Joycs to McKeo, of tho filobe office, McKao usid to witness, ** Fitzrov, tuls is a wacied thing, You must keop it pocret.” Witness rephod that ho would do wuothing to injure him- aolf. Thin was just befors Megruo beeame Collector, InNovemher, 1873, when Joyco was i California. the money was divided by McDouald. Upto 1873 it was divided 1uto fonr parts, Witvesa hod s conversation with McDonald in regard to hia testimony before the Grand Jury Inat spring. K0T UOING TO KX, MUCT OF A SHOWED, McDonald told him ho must stand firm; that it would ot atnouut to_snything; that they must atand by each othor, Witniew told McDonald afier no had teetifiod that ho hiad failed to jocotloct considerable, and wome things o did not know snything shout, Doth MeDouald and Joyee said 1t waa all right. PERAONAL. Ou cross-oxamination, tuo witnoss thought be migm posnibly bave recoived ¥10,000 or $15,000 4 hin ehiaro of the Ring fund. Iie said he wan noder conspiracy to fraud the Government, for perjury, and for silstion of the Reveuus lawa, He made up his mind to plesd guilty to all the indlctments agalont him except one for perjury sowe dayy beforo ho did it. He had no under- Ataudig with any ona as to what was to be dono with lus cuse. No promise of sny kind was made to him, Ho belloverd that Lo stated t0 tho Graud Jury that Mr. Maguiro was oue of tho partics t0 tho couspiracy, Ha did not think thint ho bad told Maguire that he stated nothing to the Grand Jury that could injure or tmplicste indictment for de- —— BEN BUTLER, AND GATAN CAME ALSO, Boertal Duspateh to The Chicao Tr(bune, Br. Louts, Mo., Nov. 17.—Leu Eotler arrived to-day in bohalf of his client, Chisf Clerk Avery. Aftor Lieariug the substence of the testimony in McDonald's caso this evening, ho sald to a friend, with a solemn Jook of that cocked eyo: *“This inabad searon ths norighteousvess." Chief lerk Avery slso got to town to-day, and bas beon closeted with Mr, Butler in consultation over bhiscase, Beo's plan of defeuse, as de- tailed to a friond, will be entirely dificrent from that of Judge Krum and other attorneysof Kt, Louw, who have been couducting the defcuse of tho whisky cases here. Hin pahicy will be oaeentially sggreseive, not insulting the intelli- gonce of the jury b ignoring and disputing the cxistenco of a Wuisky Ring, as other nttorneys Lnve done, but by Loldly suserting thst there was o moustrous Rinz—s most damnablo cow- ‘bination, organizod Ly ofticial ecoundroly aud dlahonorable distillers for the purpose of robbing tho Government of its just duea—and that, hav- ing beon eaugbt in the perpetration of thor fe- lonious acts, they endoavor to drsg in others bigher iu oflico and ju the esicom of tbe people, 80 thoy may have compsny iu their disgrace aud lofutny, Haviog admitted the Whisky fung. ho will claim that his clhent 1a ono of those whose good usme haw been used 1o sbelter the rascals and thieves who Lave been pinudering the Tressury, All the witnesses Bgainst Avery are either uadar jndictment or huve ploaded guilty, and Beu expects with this powerful circamedtauce against them to g0 beln~ bor aud browbeat them before the jury that the credibility-of their tostimony will be entirely do- sroved. It is rumored thar Butler wil ‘tako part in one or two otlior casos Lero. TITE BYCAMOLE, Dan Voorheos spent 1o day i the conrt-room observing thoprogress ot the McDons'd case. IL1s quito probatlo that he will follow o ike pohicy to cbat of Bou Dutlerin defending the cases of McKee ard Maguire. It s ‘kuown that bo ex- pocts to accomphsl mnch by the unmercifol nhsndling of Government witnessess whilo on cross-examination. “nan” The rouzh manner 1t whicl the namo of Gen. Babcock has beon used by tho vurious wituosses ou the stand to-dsy Lss been n wource of re- gret to bie friends. Hevis and Fitzroy both tentitied to neeing lottors wigued * Bab," from Washington, 1 tho haods of | Joyeo, who represented that thoy were from Babeoek, wad that Babeock standing in" on the crooked iwhisky businoss. It is reported that Gen. Babcock has boen sent for to tesufy in the McDonald caso ; that this was dono to-day attho suggestion of Ben Butler, who ia a porsonal frioud of Babcock, and whio wantod bim summoned 1 ordor 10 give ity 3 opportuDiis, under oath, to clear Lime u{f of the base ipulation against bils char- acter, THE ORAND JURY mot again to-day, after a rocess of three daya. A juryman said to-night that they expected to adjourn in about & wosk. DR, PRETORIOUA, co-editor with Carl Seburz of the Testliche FPost, haa been sumironed tu appear before the Urand Jury to-morruw to give evidence 1n rafer- 0o to a direct chaigo made & fow daya ago by the Post that ‘*Gen. Babcock, Grant's body- ;iolill(l:; was as desp in the Whisky Ring as any~ y. —_— IN CHICAGO. NO MORE IXDICTMENTS. During the whole courso of the operation of the Revonue laws of the United Btates, from tho day they weut in force to the pres- eut, there haa been in the minds of suspl- cioua peoplo a vayue idea that somobody was de- frauding the CGovernment. Suspicious peoble have beon right in some ¢sses, aud they have thercupon assumed other things, and procosded to consider everybody, from hoads of dopart- monts—and even tho head of the Governmount— all tho way dowu, as guilty and {u tho;Ring. This has beon carried o far that tho publio prints liaye in some citios toemed with startling dis- ologures, and abounded in rsvolations, which wore, whea analyzed, noither the one nor the utuer, In Chlcago there has beon o snstained attempt ou the past of one or two papers to draw down condemnation upon the heads of pervons who tind uo more counection with tho Whisky Riug than with Magoa Cbarta, These pspers Lavo binted, sud elarred, and thrown mud without stint or limit, and have, with repetitiou iotended to Luve the force of fnot, fosisted that tle rev- enuo oficials had more proof aud more * livks, aud that terrible secrota were about to be un- foldod. This soached its chiuiax yestorday when a paper gavo o lougthy aggrogation uf words frained 1o convoy the idea tht auother Graud Jusy was to be called to cousider tuo cabes of culunta compared with whow the lately-ar- rested were small fry, Now, the cleaa-shavon truth of (ke matter la tha tus de uconiect, bug yoi 1o may bo well to stato tho facts conneotod with tho pastiew alwayy suspacted bui never iudictud, BIX NAMEN of prominent citizeus Luve besn openly and repeatedly canvasaed a3 ' in tu fing," sud the ownens Lkve beon uudor suspiciou for wome time. Againut the first of thedo thoro ls not oW and hever fias Luel tho susdow of a heus of prouf, sad Vet ho Las been mentioned alt mloug ws **fnit,” and s using his influence to werosn (he otbeni, "0 more of sbe s1x lad the honor of Laving their names cauvassed by the Grand Jury, aud witness sltor witucss wis called t0 prove somo- thiug, aud dismissed on proving nothing. Ouo particular witueds was o0 the stand for bours, and lott the room without having dropped o word impheating wny one, thougt thero wes » 1noral corwsiuty that e wiy in thie cunsidence of Whatoyer niog thero was, Lyudence agmust tuw other three won was not waubing, but it was wot the nght kiod of evie deuce. It suouied to show aurellcliovs, aud 1t ceruinly showod carelossuess iu tho conduct of » Government ofice, but iv stopped just short of showlog guilt. From it could” be vroved npglligence und even great Iazity io the verlormance of daty, but then 1t wed nothing uoder the statuie. du & word, theze was nothiug shows that coul be uxplated away on u hypothouls of error, aud nothiog that was & peceussry coucowmitant of frsud. Uuder these circuwstances, there was tho very beat roason for uot tuding Indictiionts, Me. Heury W, Kiug, & tmetber of the jucy, seld, aftor beaning all the tosnouy, that, while there Was Bliquestionuply good Fukeon SOr ABSOILOR laxity aud osrolessucws, thure was 20 ground Tor aaseriing & coimusl mtont. It may bo paid that tho testimony agaiost those men Way tuo same 34 shas adduced in the case of Colloctor Erskiue, tried at Alilwsukee balore Judge Drummond, and easily acquitt It mmay also ba noted thst the attention ot Judg: Drummongd bimsel! was salled to the sstimony i bhs eanesy and thad i wss prodably oo his ade vice or oxprasaion of opinion that some of the Grand Jury ncted in voling sgainat indictmonts. This atate of facts being eatablished, sod tha additional fact boing known that no new avi- danco lias como to hight, it will ba seon bow fool- ish 1s tho assertion f\ml another Grand Jury 18 to be calied, LEHSER OFPESDERS, In pursuanco of instructioas from head quarters, the rovenuo officorn have contivued their exploratioua for liquor Larrels aud to- bacco and cipAr naokagos with unerseed mtamps. Yoatordsy, Mossra. Merr, Byringar, and two otbers, ‘continued their researcnes on the Nortu Hide, aad two of them went luto the sbop of FP. Woldmsan, st Rush strect bridge, and wanted to soo tha state of affairs, but tho owner, & Gorman not well up in tho Iaw, said that nobody could examine hir place without a weaich warrant. Onoof the ollicers sliowed his commission as Rovenue Agent, and demsnded to be shown tho empty packages, If thore were any. 8tul Weidmann re: fused, and when tho oflicer triod to go bebwd tho counter a sharp tussle ensued, &nd the ownor sadeavored mont strenuously to put tho other man ont. Ho was fecured at Iaat, howoser, and brougbit bofore Commiastoner Hoyoe. After the facte had beon dotailod by the officers. Weld« maun was beld in £2,000 bail for appoaraoca be- fore tho Grand Jury. Fred Held. n gracer doing business at No. 92 North Clatk ntroet, was befors Commissionex Hosno yosterday, echarged with selling wine without & Government Liconse. He did not dony the welling. but thought that lie shoald oot bs heavily punisbod for hiu careleasnoss, [lIe was lcu::(lrdluxly diecharged on payment of §2F coaty, —— INDIANAPOLIS, A GRIST UF INDIANA MALEPAGTORS. Buectal Dispateh to The Chictoo Tribune. Inptavarorts, Nov, 11.—The prisoners ate rostod in the First Indisos Districs on Grand Jury warrants, charged with complicity 1o frauds on the reveous by the manafacturiog of crodked whieky, havo arsived bere for oramina. tion. The nrrests woro made yestorday, but, a8 the prisovora oanly left Lysosville this morniog, thoy arrived hers too late for examination this evening. Tho amount of bail was fixed in each case, but the bouda arenot yot approved, and in the wmesntimo the prison- era nre guarded at two of tho priocipal hotais. ‘The names of tho piisomors avd their ocoupa- tions and the amounts of bail are asfoliows: G. I, Bingham, propriotor of the Patoks distillery, 815,001 &, Crisp, rectitior, 82,000; Cocononr, dssuiller, §2,000; Dennis Reilly, roctifier, §2,000 (theso aro employes in the Patoks aistillery); Ilarrison Miller, of Priucelon, Storokceper, : J. Plillipps. Gauker, of Princoto Col. Sunnuson, _Gaug: &5,000; N 35,00 00 ol U, A, It Vornon, Storakeapor, . Everaine, Gauger, of Evansville, J. W, Bmghsm, proprietor of a disudliery st LEvansville, $15,000. I'iomas Robb, of Prince- ton, waa_urrested, but excapad nt Torro Haute t0-day ¥hilo ou tbo way bere, Hois supposcd to have nctod sss go-between in_the matter. Houry Allis, bookkeeper for the Binghaos, i8 nlA0 updor indictments, but cacapod arrest by loaving Mouday eveulug for some powt Eaut. i’ “si MISCELLANEQUS, EVANAVILLE, 15D, Evaxavieue, Iud., KN 17.—Joln W. Biog- ham, dietiller, 1. C. Eterwino, Gauger, sud David M. Lowis, Storckeeper, who wero arrested liero Iast night on warrauts from [udianapolia, aud Goorge T. Himonsiu, Gaugor, who wos ar- rested st the swmo timo ot ilount Vernon, Iu left this morning for Indisnapolis, m tho cus- tody of Governmont ofiicers. Dyron ingham, the othor wemier of tho firy of Binglawm Drotbers, is wick nt bis hotne o Latoke, but will of Eyunavillo, also gu to lIodignapolis 08 800w as he 18 ablo. Aleury Allis, the bookkeeper of tue Dinghanm Drothers, :as_thus far kopt out of tie way of the ofticers, It in suppoced that Lo hau loft the city. Jamea Gray was uirosted on su sitachnient sent for bim as o witness, and tie Hoe, Willisw Hoiitmay, who wan summoned as s witneas, hut algo lett fur the Stats Capial. MiLwatGrs, Nov, 17— 1l casp was givon 1o the jury ar 1 o'clock toe dav. At thiy bour (10 o'clock) they bad nod agrecd upou their vordict, GITNEARE L, -+ Cidieaao Trivune, \ Gpeeial Digpatel 41, X Dix Nov, 17.—Col. Luwi ! vuckey, Privata Sceretary of Presdent Grant, togetier with George 1. Lsnjamin, Cowngsiooer of Public tsrounds sud Buildiigs in Wasmngtou, n10 hers on their wuy to Nt, Louis, where thoy liave boon subpaused in tho great Wiisky Ring cades to cowo off thia week. Doth gentlewen wero formar rosidents of this city. 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