Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 25, 1875, Page 1

The dhicanmo Dailp Tribumne, VOLUME 29, 953 WABASH-AV., COEICAGO,. Through our New York and Euro- can_ nanuiactories, (MR. F. B. Bu,}:s peing constantly in the Paris snd Geneva Marlkots), wo are otfor- {pggroat inducomonta in Diamonds, ‘Watches, And Jewelry, procious Stones, Fronch Clooks and $ronzes, 8poons and Forks, and Or- S ontal STERLING SILVER Teo fots and Fuuuy Articlos, clogantly puty {or Bridal Presents, &c. T0 DEALERS wao oifor spocial in- ducements in both fine and chea ods, CLOCKS, MATERIALS, PECTACLES, &c._ Fino Bngogo- ment ond Wadchng Ringa o spocial- . Diomonds, Watches, and En- oA 7T, HATHAWAY, JARDAND SOFT COALS. BIAIN OFFICE AND DOCK ¢ (00B. MAREET & RANDOLPH-STR {lio Office and Dock, No. 1 North Market-st. 0Jice aud Yard, 711 West Lake-st. Down Town Office, 146 TaSalle-st. ORDERS SOLICITED. —— e T 00AL REDUOED IN PRIOE, PIEDMONT COAL, The bost In the merket for Blackemiths’ use, reduced t $8.00 PER TON. ALGO A LANGE S8UPJLY XX COAT,, « Bhawneo Mines, at toweat markot rates, FAMILTON, HARDER & HAFER, 105 Washington-st.. corner Bouth Clark, SHIRTS, 1o order, of tho best fabrics in we, Full lines in stook of our ovn manufacture. ‘We are prepared 1) make Bhirts to order in eight }ours, when necessary. LSON BAOS, MEN'S FURNISHERS, #1469 Washington-st,,Chicago. Pike's Opera Touse, Cinelnnatl, obave full lines of Dent’s, Trefousss, snd Ooure e _ FINANCIAL» _ TLINOISTRUST AND Savings Bank, 122 and 124 South Clark-st. UPITAL AND SBUBPLUS - - - 625,000 h&n 4 per cent interest on Trust ud 6 per cont on Savings Dopos- HNEYTOLOAN & productive city veal ostato seourity, Horrowers *3dawell 1 sco us, DEAN & PAYNE, Y. cor. Rsndolph and Dearvorn-sts. (Bank floor), 1ZARTS STLVERMAN, v Chamber of Commeros, Ohicago,s -3 Hnaes MONEY on roduce, Real Estate, City Ceore i-l:qu: sud Rents, Exchiange for sale on all parts of S PGS {1 0 187, ook or o UeonE BOtth , Nov, ; Saled provoasts wil be recelved gice vatil 13 o & oA dnoudar. fha & AR e 7 i T g bae 108, tads kot tho i Ler-#trd i‘mm‘n‘:‘flm i Fiue rion Bquars, Hoston q fr Mle. ) veciar ok fn Yeansiiso, .ou.‘;’;‘::“' Comsmandar 17, 8. N, Naral Beosoiary. .. PHOTOGRA PH_ALBUMS. WTOGRAPH ALBUNS, Beautiful and Novel, at relall ab WLYER, PAGE, HOYNE &.0.S, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. CHICAGO, THE WHISKY THIEVES. Report that McDonald Is Mut- tering Fiercely Within His 8t. Louls Dungeon. REAL ESTATE. PARK RIDGE LOTS! ‘Wake Up! This {s tho LAST MONTH you can buy thoso beautiful Park Ridge LOTS FOR $100. Only #15 down, and #5 monthly. Noxt month they will bo $200. EXCURSIONS Teave my office every plonsant day at B o’clock in the morning and 3 in the aftornoon. All partics who Mean Business Aro taken out FREE, and those who do not mean business, please defor your trip until Dec. 7, whon the Lots will be $#200. Then wo will have more timo, He Wearies, and Will Smash Fellows on Altitudi- nous Perches. Oontinuation of the Trial of William O. Avery Yesterday. Megrue Occupies the Time of the Court with liis Evidence, The Oross-Examination Elicits a Obapter in Chorpenning, Appearante of a ew Criminal Element in the Chicago Ring. Discovery of Counterfeit Stamps Used by a Reclifier. Explanation of Another Msthod ef Excise_Evasion, ST, LOUIS, ‘THE QUTLOOK. INVEUTEDRATION OF THE RING. Speciat Diapateh to The Chicago Tribune, 8r. Louts, Nov. 24.—Thero 18 no donbt that the apirit of the Whisky Ring is completely brokon, and confidence {u tho ability of any of tho membera to mako auvthing like a ruccesaful defento utterly destroyed. Tho conviction of McDonald waa & crusbing Wow, and has con- vinced thoeo who aie untiied of tho utter hope- lessnesn of a fight. AVERY'S DEBPONDENCY. A story, apparently truthful, sas told to-day to tha effoct that Avory bad oxpreesed himself as baving but little hopo of scquittal. He said that puslic projudica was #o strong against thoso easpected of being implicated in the frauds on the Treasury that s fair trial was almoss impos- aible, and that, therefore, bo had mado up his miod to expect the worst. AVERY'S DESPONDENCY NOT NTPOCTIONDRIAC, A verdict of gulity 1n Avarg's caso Is lookod upon as alroady assured, gv complete is tho chala of ovidencs bLegun with Megrue to-da; Tho prosecating attorneys witl on Friday intro- dace latters fiom Avory to Joyce, sbowing that Avery did send informatioa to the Ring whon- over a raid was contemplated by the ‘Lressury Dopartment, Thoae lettars are in reply to lete ters from Jnyce warning Avory to be vigilant, and to send all necessary fnformation promptly. VERY FIQUANT NEWS, An evening papor publishes o sintement thas Gon. McDouald said £o o triend who vizited bim in fail : *¢ If thoy do not Jet mooug of this d—d EIICO very qulok, T will blister & lot of follows igher in authority than 1 was.” This decla tion wag sccompanied with tho prodaction of s bundlo of Jetters from hin cont-pocket and a sig. nificact poioting to them, as i they conisined evidence of gullt sgainst the purtios referred to, i S AVERY. MEORUE'S TESTIKONY HEGARDING IN. Specsai Disvatch to The Chuugo Tridune, B1. Louis, Nov. 24—In cousequenco of the attractions at the Pacilo Railrosd Convention this marniog thors was no great crowd of spee- tators at hand when Conrt opencd, but the cate bad not proceeded far beforo thero was & perfect jam of auditors, The District-Attoruey offored in evidence s certifiod copy of a letter dated Aug. 14, 1871, from tho Depariment at Washington to the do- foodaut, appolnting bim head of the Appowt- ment Division. I ALSO HAVE A0 Lols at Hyle Park, 100 Lots at Evanston, - 200 ots at Desplaings, 400 Lofs at Lake Sils, 300 Lofs at Glencos, - 800 Lots at Thortm, - - &100 each. 1,600 Lois af Homewood, - $100 each. 2400 Lofs at San Dime, Cal, $100 each. Remember, that you get an abstract with all property pur- chased of me, and also save commissions, as X deal in noth- ing but my own property. IRA BROWN, 142 LaSallé-st., ROOM 4. PIANOS. $600 cach. $500 each. $200 each $100 each, $100 cath. HAINES BROS. PIANOS, Rich Rosswood Oases—Btand in tune splendidly—Easy sotion—Full, round, deep tone, very awoot and cloar—Warranted du- rable—Firat-clasa 1o every reapeot—Sold on month.y or quarterly payments—Oatalcgues e e P RD'S THVMPLE OF MUSIC, 94 Van Buren.st., Chicago. WANTED. B MG S~ gt e e e e end The examipation of Conducs G, Degrue was ryesumed, He rolsted, 83 In the oz former tris), that Joyce lad wntten ’ ® |to him in 1871 to ocome hers . from Cincinbati, where he then wss, and he came; that ho agreed with Joyce and MoDonald to ar- range with the distillers for vanniug crooked, sad to act s callestar of one-baif of tuse tax on the crooked whisky from the distiilers for tho Bing; that ho acted in nccordauce with that syresment, asduring dlstillors of protection in the fraudulent practices by the Governmeat officials. e dotailed the manner of operating, and furnished the nawmes of illicit distillers and of the various local revenus uffi- oors wha wore concerued in the Ring. 014 Bliver wanted for C.AH.I., Loan aud Bullion Offce. B.US.T.E.D.!! And Unrodeomed Diamonds, Watches, aud Fino Jew. elry and Bilvorwars at GOLDSMID'S, 10 B, Madjaon-st., N, B.—First choice for Arst purchisers. BUCKWHLAT FLOUR. BUCKWALAR CALES st GOLDSMID'S il told of dividing the money into fivo parts—oua for himsolf, one for Joyco, ..-"3‘31‘,'9 i: ;.}m x:iau‘::our)fl enfo: thl‘iguxgx;r m‘g‘or oua for McDonald, one for Ford, aud ooo for Ay A e AR S McKoe. e gave estimates of tha amounta col- ’;‘;‘u"vi-"n‘\‘h‘xid'%m%‘.’hffi%qm (.Lg?myfi;f, lected weokly from the distileries, aud tho Flour that ffiafla uln[c.hrlauon. Aslt your groe Sof 1or B, amountu paid to tho Gaugers and Btorekeeoers. A part of the tund sot apact for the subordlnate ofticors went to Fitzroy, & part to Concannon, and a part was set auido for Willism O.Avery,the dofeudant. This last portion witness always gave toJoyce. AL first tho amount of it way $100 por weok at Joyoo's direciion, but Joyeo roturned from & Washington trip early in 1873, and said that AVERY MUST MAVE 3300 FPER WEKE, snd this swmount wos always satsaide. Afier that the money was always putin ao envelopo marked “Avery,” acd bandod to Joyee, or, NILLING 0O., 103 and 105 South Water-st. A'E AND PORTER. BNGLISH AND SB00TOH AT ES LONDON AND DUBLIN PORTHEHRS. C. TATUM, Wine Merchant, 146 HAST MADIBQN-ST. sometimas, to Filzroy. Witnosa never paid Avery any money io peraon, and Las vo positive REMOVAL. kuowloage of bis bolog pald. Witucss told of REMOVAL. J. JACOBSON, o8' Undarwoar and Sbirt Manufacturer, will move {rom 20 Archeryv. 1o 358 aad 550 Wabashiay., comer Harrisonat., this weok, Harrias-e) makiog sn agreement wish Lrazler, a Revooue Agent who came hers, by which Brazier, who hod discoversd the frauds, wes to make & favorable goport. He pad DBrazier 1,000 st tho Bouthern Hotel hore, snd cither $3,000 or $4,000 at the Carlyle Houss 1n bk ok o 1 e Yer, n stock and made to order, by NALD & JOINSON, S 3t MADISON-8T, Cincianatl, At tue Intter plsce Brazier presouted witnesa with » copy«of the whitewashing report, sud witness otill Lad it fn his possesaion. Wit~ uesa waw Lim onca lu the summer or early fall of 1874, but had no couversation with him. Ie was in the company of Fitzroy sud Thorpe when witnoss saw him, DYEING AND OLEANING. N0 ANE ANENG, DYEING. Ladies’and Gentlomen's (larments dyed snd clsaned in v superior manner, LOHTUN FANCY STRAM DYE HOUSE, 190 Bouth Cluik, 184 1linots, snd 28 W, Madlson-ats. gmhgnngs, Stationery, avd Printing Mabed promptiy and at feir prices, by JONES, Madis it ”“is.oo‘"‘gg:akagés“ RACTIONAT, CURRINGY Bl o Nl Carene, TRIBUNE OFFICE ______DOLLARSIORE. A CONVERSATION WITZ AVENY. s Witness hal a conversation with Avery in thfog ta our stors. 2d | \aslungton with regard to crooksd matters, in T m:":':? n“k\%“b.':. oither November or Docember of 1872, After il‘-’flmm’% HIN'E h‘f leaving Bt. Louis Brazier had wiliten him g to come to Weshiogton &t onco, sud bie weat, " e afremmem | [{o met Brazier at tho Eveorolt House, who said tbat he was about to visit St. Luwws » secoud time and work up those tra AVEKY'S OPPUSITION 10 BOAZIEN. 1o said that Avery waa fightiughlm. and ssked wituess to go to Avery aud poak for bim. Wit uews weut 10 Averv and told bim that Johuny McDousld snd John Joyce were very foolish to fighit Brazier, and be (Avery) was verv foolish to 1ndogse thom ia it, becauss it would result 1o tn- jury, oy only to thew bub to wiiners. Wite ess ¢cld Avery that bie (AvuyJ.Iw.\ soceived his share of the prolits of At busiuess, as bsd wilness, snd i they ~ were (N} szlor the whole thing wounld be found out. Avery said that be wes not fighte cago. Bond for descriptive sstaligie, At TOR SALE, oand of Trade Membership FOR SALHE. '_Address § 00, Tribuae office. HEA T URSDAY, )WVEMBER Ing Brazfer, sud told wiloeas to send Brazier to bim. Witnces went to Brazier and tald him that Buly Avery wasn't figbung him, and tbat bo wanted to ‘see him. Brazier went to e¢o him. The fight mentioned nsemed to bo oceasloned by the fact that Lrazior was beiug hacked by promi- nont parties in Washineton, and was working un frauds in 8f, Lows, and Joyoe and McDonald wora trying lo crowd him out of the district, Avory ‘took tholr sido of tho fight. Lrszier fold ‘me ho was working on the thing for the <sako of making monoy out of it. MEGRUE'S ATTZMPT T0 QUIT TUF CROOKED. + Wilnees continued : T vislted Avery'a houss {n Wathiogton in 1874 1 bad boen eging for aver s seat 1o s b the it muoning. When Ileft #f had born agreed that there #lould bo no more crooked ruuning, and aa for them 1o continue wan 1o constantly exposs Lo dincovery and thus subject ty connaction with t o expoaurs, [ mado every effort 10 bresk up the thing, When T beard it had been sgain begun, 1 continued this effort antil it was broken up, Hoguo had {0ld me, fu 1874, thet a rald on 81, Louis was con. templated, and 1 ecalled on y to talk with him about mattcra bors, I opened tia mubject by men- toniug the trip of Brooks and Hogus fo New Orleans, I doaired to know whether Avery was otill connected with affairs at Bt, Louiaaa b wan while | wan thero? ko wholo thing speak to that I had been (alking him, snd mentioned ioguo sa ons of tha partlea to whom 1 bad spoken. § fiaily denied ihe saseriion, and an oxplanation was at once enternd upon. 1o tho ceomreo of A few momenta T succeeded in eatinying him that hin had no grounds for complu(nt sgainat me, and sfter talking & while on other subjecta T left, It the cone of otr convereation Avery did not 1y what the Dature of he talk of whica ho complained was, Tlat waia about March, 1572, AVERY'S DUTIES TO THE RING, Joyco always told me that Avery kept him posted s 10 tho coming of Agents and otier affairs ut beadquur- tors, and frequently showed me lettera_snd telrgiams puspatting o coms fro bim. | [ do not know Avery'a andwriting sufficiontly well to identifs i1, and, hence, 1 can't nay whelher or not the letters were wriiten by blm. The telsgrams were gonerally in nubstauce much liko this: * Your friends vill losve on Monday; "' ar, “ Partles will start to-tmorrom,” or something of that kind, Joyco l‘wflgl explained that tho * fricads " and ¢ [artles ¥ reforred to Nevenue Agrnts, Avery's specific duty seomed to be to keep the Ring posted on & comlug of Agents, CROSS-EXAMINED. Tho attorneys for the defeuse mado a deter- minod effort to break down ibo evidence of Mogruo on the cross-examination, but it was ap- parcnt that thev did wot snccecd to Any moad- urabla extent in breaking lis furce. That Mertue i8 & shiewd, rharp rascal, who i8 looking out for numbnr ona, overybudy knows, The fact that ho i3 testifymne agninst as gieat viliaine a8 ho i limself, aod his former copaituors in crime, mii render his testimony about aa valuable as1f bin charsctor wero unseained P THE CHORPENNING CLAIM. nOW MEGRUE THIED TO GET HIG FINS ULON THE JOREL. Specfal Dlavateh to The Chweoao Triune, 87, Louis, Nov. 25.—A curtous fact came out on Megrua's cross-bxaminstion coucerniug the Chorpenniog oisim whiclt passod Congress two winters ago. ‘lha claim was enginoored turough Congresa by Seuator Epencor, of Ala- bama. DMegrue said of lis cunneciion with Bpencer: 1 kpow Senator Spencer, of Alibwma, 1 heve heen {1 his roon more than onco ut Willard's Hotel, 1 res member ealllng on Ljm once atout the Chorpenniog alatm. ‘The cluim Lisd pagsed Cungreon ot that yme. T dow’t know that the requisitten therafor was in Mar- tin's drawer, I supposed artin ovwed hia apj otute ment, o' Brencer, 2 ‘h‘:‘wn& from thy, wme Sate, notpropote that Hpences ge n to Tthhold the requisitton for & “few daya in order to enablo me to aqueete $30,600 from tho helis, which I would dlvide with Spoucer, 1 wan acquainted with & lawyer who was conuected with tho case, aud I wan coufid. ot that, if the requirition was withlield a fow days, I could mak sotne money out of it Ly gl ting an interest n tho claim, 5 1 went to Heuster Spencer to get it to bave the requisition wit I told Bponcer that there was money in i, and asked him to interfers gor & " tima. He at oico safd the elsim showd mever lv d at all, Hohe went Lo tho Tousc aud called out ¢, Dawes, aud had w resolution pusned throvgh the Hotias stopping pagment of the entirs claim, T dida’t ‘waut this doue, of coume, Aly plan was that T would ket tho requisition withbeld thruugh Sponcer's influ. eacy an Slath Auditor Mariin, and thon, {hrough the Miorney mentioned, I would' get s interest in the claim without peying anythiny for it, and thea would nsd tho tave it pald,” penver claim killed bocauns, »3 he maid, he was an onemy of the Dostmaster Qenernl, and he maid that tlat officer shoull not moke any moaey out of it if e could haip {¢ : 80 b went tu tho Huuse and did ax stated, Ido not Uuk that Bpeucer wis & member of the Sonate when the clalm wus audil The cludin yiue orderod patd by & rurolution pas hrouh tue Uouxe at a preceding smslon. § bad not, whep I calicd on Seastor Apeucer, had any convermation with either the Choreuning helrs or their stioroey, hut Iutended to go to tham and get thca to givems an in- terest In the clulm fu confdiration of Leving it paid, MUNN ET ALIUS. YURTIER INDICTHENTS. Svectal Divaten to The Chicagy I'nbune. 81, Lovie, Nov. 24.—~The Grand Jury, in addi- tlon to the Indictment of Bupervisor Munn, of Illinoi¥, bave found s joint indictment agalust him snd his law partoer, Lio- egar, for conspirsoy ta dofraud the rev- oune, Linegsr nsked to bo summoned befors the Grand Jury to swear that all tho monuy which it was claimed was paid b{ tho dis- tillors through hiin to Muno, waa really pad to bim (Linegar) aa rotainers for legal eervioo. Warrants bavo boan issued for tholr asrost. o ELSEWHERE, IN CHICACGO. 4 QUESTION OF COUNTENFLITING.' Thers is reason to beltove that one of tho most daugeroud enomles of theo Revenue Bureau is tho counterfeiter. All other methods of atealing dwarf themselves bLoaido this, nnd tho damage dono by tho use of forged stamps s one that las recretly been clalming touch at- tention of Jate, It is sald by persons in s posi- tion to know that this branch of tho busincas hiss boen traced to Chloago, and that there is avidenco poiuting to the use of tho countorfeits by at least one distiller in this city. This feature bos beon considered only & faw days, and in the most carefal snd ssorel maunor, by an Agont uont hers for the purpose, All that conld bo learusd about it last might waa that the examination now going on of stuby, stamps, and retmns revealed to an astounded oflcer the shipment of iwo packsges of liquor from this city witbio the samo weok nnder the same pumbered aodletiered atamps. The mis- slon ‘of tho Government Agoutisto find out other facts in the eame covneciton. If the facts aro projerly brought home, thero will be & seiz. urs and sumo arrests of pariles ot beretofore suspected. CHANGE OF PAIL. Rudolph Vocks, an indicted Gauger, waa yed- terday surrendered by bis boodswan, K. G. Schmidt, aud new recognizsuces ware cntered jnta with D. J. Gsllory ss surety, The amount of the- bond was loft ut 7,000, AN KIPLANATION, 5 The question of the Joss of the six stamp books hua seomed Lo agitate moveral revenue ofticars to an undue sod unplsasant dexreo, und various explanations liave beon offered s to bow the thing camo sbout, all lookiug to tho asaer- tion w;?wn Joaa did ot take plase during the prosons sdminmsiration. Inasmuch as this fact 18 admitted thqro seems uo partioular need for wroth abous it. It was yesterduy oxplained by a gentleman counscied with the reyonue sorvico that tbo wegloct all over the country o teke propor caro OF ho wtub-books was Initiated 1o Washiugton., It appears that no rovision for safelv kaomnf the stube was nade Fu(ho Cuicago oftice, or In the onice of any otber Collector as far an known, Thoy wero teonted sinply as 20ubblsh, and p.led away with no attempt o carefully presorvo themn. In the Chucago oilice they were put in & basement like & lumbvr-toomn, and were thought notbing until sbout the tuno of the first sozures, when they cumo o Do conudered of AMpOILANCS DecauEs, WaBL 0O~ pared with the reports of tue vectiter snd Gauger, tney furnisbed & cortsin cueck by whiols irrogulasitied could be dise ocovered. 'The gentleman in queation suiy that bo kuuw that thoso stub-book which d been seut to Wasblugion iu reply w requatsis 4 had never becn carefully kep:, outhad Leen pijed ey sud freatod very much hike the books kept st (he differcnt Collectors’ vitives. ‘I'ho burdon of tlis argument, of course, was that, since tho system of carelessnces \was inau- gtou, it was nat o be expoct- o nyte wrs would do otherwise thaa {mitate ib. It Also seems that no 25, 1875. idea of the value of the books was aver had on- 1l thoe present systom of detecting ftauds came iato voguo. HOW THK CUOORED ARIA OUT. Within s few davs Tur Tamesy. has explained somowbiat at longth the varions methods of etesling whinky or evadine the (iovernment-tas. Tho Indls-rubber packago, the atealivg of atampe, and the undergsuging of basroly hsvo been doscribed. In order to nndoratand the ueo of Tndia-rubber man or the stoaling of rectifi- era' stampa, {t must be premiscd that the crook- od wninkr{ could be manufactur~d by a distiller, aud cquid not bo put upon tho market by him without tho aid and complicity of & ractifier. Thin probably accounte for tho nnmber of runti fying bouses which wera run iu conuection with dintifleries. Tho process of paying taz was that when a disttller was 1eedy to draw off & certain umount of spirits, say fifty barrels, he spplied to tho Collector, and tho barrels whon dratvu off wars covered with distillory warehoueo atamp, This elowoed simply that the Governmont bad given permiscion to ntora this whisky In tho warehouro. Wiep tho distiller wisbed to put thin whisky upon the market ho had to apply for and puchato tax-pald swsmps, tho sum pad for these stamps being, of course. the aperegate tus on the nhisky whic e wi-hed to Lake ont. Tho systern wan 50 complete that 1t was almost impogsible to put suycrooked whiahy directly npon the markat from Lo distillery, “Thu plan wa4 then couceived of gatting tho cronked whin k¥ into the recilfice's vatw, and afterwards get- ting 1t aut ou to tho market Ly tho ryatems hefore deacribed. It would of courso be difficuit when s Storekeeper was on duty at o distiliers substaotislly all the daytime to draw off nny larne amount, or indred any smouns, of spuite and tage it awny nithouy his kuowledg.. ' Tho mottiods used to ovade tho oflicer were compara- tively stmpla, Nottiag more was noceed than the cover of night and the use of wagzoue and awift borses. ‘L'bis process of drawing off by might aud carting 10 s rectifyiug houso was protty fully descrived in the casc of Cochran, whoso dstillery wos not loag apo seized. It may bo statad sbortly that fn this, g in many other cases of the kind, 1t iy wlieged that tho propriotors or_their nganta drew off by aight, stoalthily coriiod the burrcls to the rectitier, who a¢ ouco dumped thea into hin vatw. 4 VADIATION ON TUIS TLAN wan the doublo ot trebie nko of stamned barrels. In tis cas, tho dustiller applied for taz-paid a:amps on (say) 60 batruin of whisky, aud took it irectly to tue scctitier’s house, ‘Lhou, uuder cover of night, e roturned tho barrals to his distilleiy, and renliel them. [t wus necessary that tiisstioutd be done 1ueide of one day, be- catno 1ho tax-paid stamp had on it tho dato on Which tho tax bnd been paid, and if bartels wero to Lo soen about n dimstillery having upon thon stampn of & date otuer than the date tliey were, or in tho warchoitso, 1t wouid Lo’ prims facio evidenco of fraud. Tha removal of stami:s from the heads of tho barrels was naturally o variation of this plan, The Government liny in ita poseossion ovidence szajust & cettain firat ghowing that the sawo etamp was uxed nino or ten times on differont bairels of whisky. 1t wan simply uccuseary to takio the barzels w the rec- tifies’s bouso, dump the apixits into his vaty, carefully remove the stamrs, hflrry Luck with thetn to the bonded swarolouso of the dietillety, and clap thom on otber barrels, ‘Fhe advan'age of this plan over tho one lavt named was thal the barrols conld bo taken through tha etrests to the rallronds or any other placo by day- light, becaure, unliko the eloten whishy, thoy lmd uoon them revolar tax-paid mtamps. Besidos, carrying back the stampe to tha bondod werehonss was a very small mat- ter aa compared with takiog back the bulky barrels, One firm i Chicago is known to bave stolen over hulf miflion doliare by the donble abd troblo nro of stampe fo this simplo way, iy MrwaAvsrE, Nov. 26,—0n tho streots and in court to-day there was s ruworthat C. J. Moeller, ox-Gauger, and the partners, Bergentbal & Schntz, rectifiers, latoly found guilty of frands on tho (iovernment, and st liberly under beavy bonds, ave disappeared. It iscortain that they iwers not found by perons foquiring for them to-day, nor could they Lo discorered in tholr usual places of rosort. Thoir fricuds say they will turn up when rejuired by the Court. 110 the Associatea Press) RIEWEST AND WILTI. Mirwavkrs Nov. 24,—The cags of Rodert Kiewort aud Leopold Wirth, distillers, was given to tha jury at 11 o'clock ta-mughs. There ate three counts fu tho jodictment. Judge Drumond charged that the evidonew o tho necond count was lusnilicient, . KISBINOED. Judge Dyer decided that the injunclion raotod by the County Court restraiming Col- ector Bean from selling the property of J, P Kiseiugor for at agsesament of §14.700 levied by tho Commissiouss af Internsl Reveuue be dia- solved, and that the Colioctor mav proceed. Kissinger wos a member of the Clicago Distil- lug Company. At 1B PENITEN Explanntion Regarding an Exage geratod Story of ‘Troudle Hetween That Institution and the Now Swntes taouso Mcit, Sperial Dianateh to The Chicaro Trivuna. Jouixr, 1L, Nov. 44, —For rom time past ex- aggorated roports havo veen in cireutation in cortafn circles in tlus city and elsowhero to tho effoct tbat trouble was brewing botween the State Houso Commissiovers on the one band and the suthorities of tho Slate Penitentiary on tho other, and that a rupture betwoen the two was {mminent. Thess roports ropresonted sub- etantially that W. D. Ricliardson, who has tne TARY. coutract for furcishiug thoe stone for tho new btate-House, was somo £57,000 in arrears with his paymeots; that the prison, on account of shis, had been obliged to borrow a Iarge sum of monay io order to defray its nocossary expenpes; and th‘t in all probabil- ity the Legislature, at 1ta noxt’ meeting, would be solicited to mske au sppropriation for tho benefit of tho insuitution. Thoee reports coming to tbo knowledge of your correspondent, from an apparently reliable pource, induced hiw to visit tho Penitontiary for the puipose of ascertsining from the Warden, aj. R. W. McClaughry, woat foundation, it sny, thera wa for the rumors, Ho lewrned that tho difficulty had beenp greatly over-ostimated, as asunlly the ease in such matters. Tho aotual citcumetances of the wholo busincss appear to be as follows: Thera wau s dilferouce between tho Btate-louea authorities aud thuse of the Yepitentiary ib regard to the mcasuromunt of cortain parts of the former building aud the prico of cartain pasts of the stonu, ‘'Lhis differ- vuce amountud to tess than §3,000, but, pending {18 settlement, no paywonts wore made 10 Rich- ardson ou accouat of stone furmished, sud con- soquontly be made nono to the prison for con vivt labor daring that time. The total amount due from tho Btste-fouse, howover, is only abont $20,000, not $L7,000 as bias bosu erroucous- 1v voported sud gonorally holioved, aud the dif- forenso baving been adjusted to she eatistaction of both partios, arvaugoments bave beon wado for a setiloment, which will be spoudily effected, Major McClaughry slso stated that'the insti- tution bad boriowed uo money, and no appro- priation would be ssked for, In fucs, tho tiugucos of the prison were never in a better or ors prosporoud condition than ag presout. Tho bal snce whoet fav th tun mouths endivg witu the 80tk of September, Which is now to closs of thy fiscal year, abows an locronso of not seceil B over all expeuditures, including salacies, of 10,487.89. ‘This 1 8 gratifytng tinancisl oxhiots, whou 1t s borno jn mind tnat hard times, snd thio hastuesa deprossion whicn have beon no geu- cral throughout tne country for the past year or two_ alfect the induatries carriod on at tho l'eu- (tentlsry 2 an oqual or groator degree thuu they do outside mauutactories, AMURING DIVORCE CASE. Special Duapaich to T'he Chicaco 1vidune, Laxsixo, Mioh., Nov. 24,—Au swusiug divorce case Las just terminated av Flint, Mich. Mr aud Mra, Newcome haa filod a bill aud oroes-bill for divorco, Tho partios beiug wesltby, the Iawyers expectad Lo strika & big bousnza, 'The husbaud and wife effected s reconcitiation, thus custing thom off, aud were slumbarlug togothss, wheu, nhear midnight, the iawyers bad 1ho bus- baod srrosted for conspirsoy sad brought to the Jook-up, when be compromised by paylog §600 atsoraey foes for himself aud wife. avd othiar watenal ueedad of thie country, and otics t10To Tevive kud stluulals the Procincts of Mr, Scotf 3 Convention. =¥ flow a Disagrecable Dose, by Ju- dicions Sugaring, May Be Made Passably Pale atables A Virtuous Homily cn Monopolies in Ueneral and Pacific Rail- " roads in Partioular. Build the Texas Pacific and the Stability | 1 miuch telow thumo thut bnse provallel for many years of the Unicn Is Assured, i A Sympathetic Letter from the Pennsylvania Rallroad Monareh. THE TEXAS PACIFIC, LLTTEL ¥EO3 TOM $£TT. 81. Louss, Nov. 24.—Tlo Railroad Copvontion mot again ot 10 o'clock this mormng. Tho punies of goveral dotocates who arrived Jowt night and this marsing wero proseaed and en- rolied as members. Atter somo ummportant bnsiness, @ letter from Col, Thomas A. S:ott. Premdent of the Taxas & Pacitle Rairoal, was roeavad and read by President Mattuews., It givos Seott's views of tho iwportaucs to tha conulry &t large, snd espectally to th southern part of it, of tle cou- etrucifun o tho Texas & Pavide Road. It dis- cusses at longth tha queation of didferatce of soil. climate, and resousces of the Southiorn and Nortbown toutcy, und tho chesp transpoitation growing on: of their competition, the ad- vantago of this road to tho southorn sys- tem of railways, thoe maving to the Governmeut 10 rapid and cleap transporiation and distribu- tion of military fupplica and troops, the finan- cial plan upen wiich it 18 g roposed to conatruet thiw road, and, in general, covers all the pointa | and arcumenty touching the bnlding and noces- | ity of this road. whrel bave been presentad to 16 peopls throurh the press, speeches tu Cou- | ond clgewlere. wotiov of .lr, Bowman, of Kentucky, tho thanks of the Canvenioa wero teaderod to Mr. Beott for Liwabl: communication, snd it wag placed ou tho records of the Conveation. TUE REFOLUTIONS, The Commitico on Kesolutions then mado the following report : This Couventon of delegaten, duly sppointed from tuirty-one Statew sud Territories, miny citlon, uml Boards of Trade, Mercnanm' F ge5, and other commereiil boaics, conatituting a body of ki) dele {ates, epresenting not anly s lirgo proportiou of the peapln of tho United iates, but of the activa produc- fug tumness capital of ibe country, sbd now pse ecmblud to take etion wpan the coustruction of a Suuthern Ha of railrad to the Mactiic, do respoctfally represent £ the Ssnute and Houso of Representatives of the United 8tates, In Congress eascuibled, that & Eonthern transconttnental raitway from the waters of the Alsnsiraipy, via £ Paro, to the Pzafic Oceatt, ou or near tho 20 paraliel of latitude, 83 $mperatively demanded, G 5 mcasure of sousd utatcsransbip, because it 16 ouly by conslant luicicourse, busnctd gree O aad mockl, 1hat {he great Btates now growiog up o3 the Paific Hlope cau be permanently bound 1 comn 100 {utercet with fi Eastern and Soathorn communi= tiee, and it Ju thercfore sound polics aud w.se furoalght 10 prowote tho most tutimate relation between all sec- toas of our commun_country, & uccomity alreuds recognized by the Government [t lta grant of bonde anil lands 0 the Unjon Centralaud Ksneas paciflc Roude, t and el landslo olber tramscontiuentad ines of thi | +3d, 3th, aad 47th ranullels, uuder tun belicf hat pri- | Vaté capltal would furnish the peedful funds to com- pltte thero Lighways, but, owing 10 the great commers ul deprestion, they cabuot bo bullt' by individual capital, uud (e responsibitity still rests npon the Gov- erument to recure the completion of t least one addi- tloual transcontinents) line, 9, Asnmeans of uatioual defoune, it 14 the duty of the Govermnent 10 have 3 line ta she racitic, unot- structed nt ull seasuus of the yew, for the prompt transportation of troops and eupplles should trouble urise withany tolcigu conntry, snd the porws and countries on the Pacifie Coast would be expored to in. sult or attack, buch }ine 15 be sutdclently removed from our bordur to_enable it to be fuliy protectod agaiost tho movements of bosiile forcen, 4, Avn locsl military necessity, becauso the experl- ence of the nation on the Uentrsl, Union, and Kansas Pacific Rosds Lias proven that the ruil wnd telogragh faciliticn_thezely providad furafsa the ouly sure means of fulercepting and punishing the boe- tile Indluns, sud upmistakably indfeatn the adoption of e wune metliod to preveut constut deprodations in Weetern Tezas, New dealco, and _Arizona, tiaky life sud propurty sécure, “and establish thera thesama law and ordcr that prevail uloug the prenent Paciflo line, 4. Asn oioasare of practival economy, becau alieady shown by tie experlence of tho Pacific ruade, tho ezpense of maintalniug a military entablishment for tho protection of the Kouhern ferritory ngatunt Indian depredutions — will largely re- ducod by euabling 'the Government o transport froope nnd supplios At one- Al of the present corl by enabling It to dixpensy with two-thirds of the prescut furce, shrough fa.ilities oflered for the trunsportation and mavement of troops, and thereby 3avo from $4,0 0,000 to $10M0,000 per = num, and at the sema time provids more ethlently aud ecanomieally for by care and wmalutensnce of the Indian tribes who aro under (he charge of tho Gove ernment, 5, An a commercial necessity to the 12,000,0 people Iubabitng a belt of conntry frain 4w 1o 100 miles In widtts, and stretebing: slong the entire Southern At- lautla'coust, QUi of Meaico, aud 014 Mexico, to the TacHo Ocedn, who, by reason of their geograplical po- tion, cannot shard fu tho beuelits conferred by the present Liific Une. 0. As & dircct saving to the peoplo of the sutire oountry, becatss It will glve a cotupetiag (ine between tho two Oceans both for the large local uud through trathe of this country, snd for a great through trafiio with thegandwich ladinas, Iudis, Cuina, Jspuu, Aus- trulia, aitd Wostern South Americs, thereby conforring mubsiautial banetit upon Wie entire nation, snd becatie in thls manner the jeoplo of the United Btates wiil bewt be protected agalust a mouopoly to whoo! they Dave lanod $500000 of 8 per et Government bLonds, and made large grants of lands to bwld the present Tacil Maiway™ lns, snd for whoso benetit the Government la Bow paying year- upwands of throo additonal milions vut of tho Treasury to & corporation that bas eslablinied arbi- trary ratos for trauaport.tion, apd ‘s now seelily per| eu.t dtaclf closo corporation, and coutral tw Lues and auch as it may Lereatter bulld 1u its owns ex.lusive intorval, foste.d of makiug them su opeu highway, such s 1ho people o this wuntiy have the right to domand. 7. Lcause the communication thus sstablished with tho rich aud productive tates af Okl Mextoo would eccuro the Largo aml lucrative traffl: now diverted to oiler countries, and would therely Incresso the revouucs of the Government, whi'e 4l the suwe tme tho counections aade with'the laes uuw projectod from the Caplta) uf dexico to its nortbern border wonld stinuzato and devvlop tils trado aud ewrioli the cluzeus of 0at cauutry by (50 0aclalRL uf QUE JnADU- Laclured goods tor proucts of her suil and mlucs, 3, Bocause it s tho duty of the tuvernment to pros tock the citizenis whoso giarduansbip it sagumcs uuder treaty obligations tu_fho accuaulation of Mexlcan territory in which they were restdent, sud ulso ail cittzens who hayo evn induced by grantuuade by the Goveruient o ald ths bubllding of railreads to ruttly in tbo Territorie which thosv roads wore fu- | tended 10 dovelup, 9. As a priven 13l snd Drojer sct o encournge the peotle af tua Soutl, Who ey very Justly sud ity Lrout fureo nrge 1ty whils BLTS,000,007 pubilic wonoys Dave ot tated dn the Nuribern Statos and ¥ “Ferritoris siince 6o vrganization of (e Guvernseut, thers have bret but $19,000,000 vxpended {n the Southe eru Ntates and ‘Tertitoricd, bovause uot vuly will the Toid, 318 Uicats of NAUUIAL defew, steengtion the military wan of the Goversmient, sud ot ull tunes perivet the wesurity of vur' Pacifc coast agaist citack by forolgn powera, Teduce tue exponre it loal whiiinistracioz, biud our coultry more cluely togetuor, facilitits communication wits thy cand with Ol Stoadco, develop suw tramie wud the: agricultug 4 mfluch utid great snlneral weslth of Toxna, Now Mexico, aud Aricoua, but it will alw, b thy deniand £ur taaufactures sud L roductious vt e acbeription, includiog kron, stes, cotion, woul, s, the coustruction of sl Uridges, wiachinery, Lulldivge, ete, Jor tho uso of tho rusd, and’by tho laborers cmployed u butlling and malutaluing the sawe, kivo employment Lo thio furuJcus, iniliy, aud wackiis-anops dupressed {ndusteios of sll sectlons ; WUEREAS, Sv secuve 10 Goveranuut aud tie peopls thews soveral advaulages, sud fu wdditivn iceeto se cure the returt L tho peopio of il of aures of land Leretofore grantud to buihl ths S0t paraliel Tlue, aud save the bulldiug of 1,50) wiles of rasd, it 10 the Judgrent of this Canveutiow tuat it is not uiy tuo Hight but the dusy of tuy Nevoual Government 1o reader such ald. propecly secused, reatricted, and dod, 3 will secure ihe jwouni completion of the ‘Teferred 10, snd suoh extouions as will give foull | Becting roada ahich ure now or may b | ngain:t undus or oppressive - charges, NUMBER 92, ml‘lml the advsntages rosuiting therafrom; now Fiean'ved, That a Soutborn line to the Pscific O B30 b bullt on or Boartho 334 paralin, from Bureveport, via El Paso, to Hin Dicgo, whare it will make ownections with the watera of tne Pacillc ta 8 rafs and excellent burbor, nud connezt aleo with tha ruilway lines uow buflding ‘from San Fraucisco ta the sonth-rn pact of Californis, thum zecuriug a coutinge oy l’ to that great city and port, d 3. That thoro suould aleo be construzted oxtensions feom the most riiglivo posnta of tho Toxas & Lacine Itoedl to New Orleans, Memphis, and Vicksourg, aud from a point near tho 10id meridisn lo Vinita, tn order s ceach tbo Missteaippt River to connect with every ruad of the Atlantis coast sud with overy ralle Way east of the Roky Mountain elope, 4 Tha'to Insuro the natim the grestest beuefits frem this Sue of road, and ‘to preveni fta belug comtrollad an the iuterest of apy oLe part and acation of (Lo country, thaca #liould bes eata tam the road fro opet highwy and ar a competing o to all tranacon- thnantal Palironie, i ba urek on o 10al Lerhin by all 6ope creafier brlit, sumilar regulations ta b appliod to bllndllfll !E: celving similar aid to the Texas & Pacife trunk Hos. 4. “Lust (4 stionkd Lo bidit ot 1l bewest posstblo cash cosl, in order thab tho je>pls rhal be protected and shull be mocured in it uso gt tha joweet poulllllldln raten raquiced o probact tho comparadvaly small spit sl netually expeindesd on iia constraction, n remait Witieh ¢34 be greatly sfded by fta constiuctiod st this’ time, when matertal ot Iabor can oc escnred v pflgl: il that Congres all ot ull timo( penerve the iplo_agaiust siccuiaion and oppreuelon i tha ke uf Wiy national highwy. 5, That the bullding of tus main lins rhould proced nndor such regalstions as will jonare tho conetriction of the ronrd coutiuonsly from th polt of its pressat completion fn Texaa 1o Ban Diego, ja Cufforola, of ool it moely tho extension of thu sae lins froi Bau eRO, G, That tho conntruction of auck & llo» and branches cani be best recured by the extenaion of trovernmznt afil 10 tho l{pe and branciics beretofora meatioued i thoss risolutions i the fatin of & guarsutes of Interest, not principal, on n limited stnount of b per ceat conatri on bonds, payable in Afty yeirs so that the entios Lisv ity ssaumed shall not {n any evept exceed £4,0 0 per toflo per unnum, rach labiliiy to be ecured by & Ers: morigago on all ihe Failway Lronerty aud frauchisck of the compules, aud upon (hs iauds granted by the United States, and sny deficlency i the earuings of chos to meet the iutcrest maturiug iun tobo mot by the deposls [n Lhe Uuited tates Treasury of ope.efghih of the whols au- , trized isne ad kale of the ssme, if 1t beconies | necersary, ufter applying all tho net earnings and pro- | ceedn of Lindg and (Lo wums dus for Government } trausportation, taif, and te.earaphio sctvice, to meet | the Juterest s matariog as aforessid, so that turo j #hall be no autlay Ly the Qoveromeut; thess bLouds o te e ouly to tao aclul ambunt of cun expended on {bn rosd aud branches, and o o certlfiento of worn Cominissionera appolnted by thoe Garernucut to pupers.en the bullding of the lineand Lranches, atd tliefe redemption at nisturity | to i nxneased 1o przcha<ers and holders by providing | axinking fund oot of the revenues of tho road_and i branclics, to be ysid by tho companies into tae: ury uf tho United Blates, of suct a'nount as may be suificient to pay off und discharge the eatire bonded obllZstions of the comyrniea on wiileh tho Quvernment Dau uarantced the intercsz, 7. That the Fresident of (ho Convention be requireé | to prepare un_sddress o the people of tuo Uulted States, ombodyrag (Lo views 8% ect forth o the pre ambis'and resolutions adopted Ly this Coavestlon, ané tuat e be autworized to apjoint & Committes of 'thin | teen, who, with the President of this Couvention, sbal) yrevent an augrossed eopy of the proce:dinge of this { Convention, 1oyetber mith the s3irwsto the Prestdent of thie Unitod Biates, the presiding oticer of tlio Senat and tho Hpeaker of the House of Kupresenlatives, and to take such furthior aetion as in th by ddeemed best to further te objects sud purpscs of thls Convention, 8 OTIER RESOLUTIONS, prosiding that copies of theso resolutions be turnishe:l to tho Governore of Statas, Mayors of cltics, and commorcial and other bodivs repte- sented 1 tho Couvention, and ehiat the Socrotary Dbave tho proceedings of tho Convention pube liabed 1n pampblet form, were also adopted. An amondment to the roporé providing for a branch from some point ou tho Texas & Psolfia Road to the guif coast st Galveston or somo otber point. was offered, and occasionod ocon- sidorable debate, but it waa fivally 1ojected, and tho rosolntions ss repartod by tbo Committes wete unanimously adopted. Brief and congramlatory speeches wora then munde, by invitatioa of the Convention, by tbe Hou. R, W. Thompson, of Indisna; Gen. Wil. ianm Preston, of Kentucky; snd Juogze Matthews, President gf tha Couveation. Adjourued suo die, —_——— OTHER RAILROAD MATTERS. LOCEFORD, BOCK ISLAND & 8T, LOCIS. Svenat Lusvateh to he Ciieann Trioune. Davisront, Ia, Nav. 21,—T. Al Davies, of this city, bas booo appointed Goneral Passsuger and Lickot Agent of the RNockford, Rook Yaland ! & St. Louis Nailway, sud W. W. Wells Maator of Traneporiation, An excurgion is being arranged to o to 8t Louis n=xt week over thiw road, the party to compriso the business men of Daveuport, Bock Islaud, and Moliue, The present mavagemont of the road are dis- pluging much cuergy sod enterpriso io its busi- uews at provent. 1t4 cara are pormi‘ted to cross . tho Leudgn wto Daseunort, which they bad not beew ullowe] t3do beforo. CROSSING TIIE RIVER AT LA CROSSE- vapateh to The Chicage 1'rioune, Wie., Nov, 85.—The Chicago & 5t Paul Railway Compaoy's winter bridgo at this point 18 shout completed, and traws will eom- mence running reguiarly over it to-morrow. THE CENTENNIAL, Proposed Reunion of Foderal ond Confederato Soldiors, New Youx, Nov, 24.—A movement s on foot in Philadelphin to nssemble a largs nutber of tho soldiers of the late War In that city, at some timo during the centonnial year, Itis proposed to havo both the Northern and Southern armies ropresented by thoir leading Gensrals and by thousands of "their rank aud tle from every Stato in the Union, the flurnow belng to show to the world the fact that the men wha wora in arma sgainst cach otbur, 3 fow years 8go, 810 DOW united (o colebrating tho 100th birthday of their country, sud sre joupired by the spint of patri. otism and a fooling of common uatiooality. TIE INDIANS, TOPEKA NHEWS. Speciat Disateh to The Chtoaav Tribune. Torexs, Knn,, Nov. 24.—Advices received horn to-day trom Washington state that Evoch Hoag, Supenntondent of thia Indisn Buperintendoncy, and Ageot Gibson, of the Osagos, are both to be romoved; ulso, tbat the Jutorior Depart- went will not auk Cougroes to sppropriate mon- ey to the Osages aw roparation for the killing of four of their number and tha capturs of a lot of their proporty by the Kengucky militia in 1874, notwitbatanding that ex-Secretarv Dalano prowm- ised to make such u roquest. Itis charged bara on good autbiotity thut o rivg of spoculators Las beon systomatically dufra: tho Poita- Attomic Jutivs, nho, untd_secvuily, occupled u reservation wesr Topoka, Ta priavipal clarge in thiat certaln montbors of tho tribe liviug o tha Indian Territory wore representod as toing dead aud thewr esiates were udwitustered upon and the proceeds pocketed by tho fung, The amouut vualized by tho scbem is esumated ab £20,000 TROUBLE IN TEXAS. Wasmvaroy, D. C., Nov. 2t.~Indian-Agent Alosander G, Irviuo telograplis Comumissioner fStalth that, in an altorestivn which recently oo- curred 8¢ the Comsrraw Agency, New iaxico, Lo was woumladin the heud by an Indisn, and that tho latter, attemptiug o cecane, was shob by & guard, sad that bostilities might be lookod for st uny moment. Ho rccomwends shat tho control or aifuirs by placed in chanyga of the min- tary Authonucs, reply e Commisaloner tologispha us follows: * Put the military au- thoritiss in tull contiol, and give them hearty ca-oputstion in briugtug the ludiaus into subjece ton.” H . NO WATER-WORKS FOR LA CROSSE. Syeciat Liavatch ta The Caicago Trivune, L Cuorar, Wis., Nov, 24.—Yestorday sho froe- holders of this city expreasod thelr opinion of tho plau prooosed for starting a system of water- works a tbis citv, snd loaulng the cily's credit to tho amotut of £50.000. Tho vole cast was uot largo, put the number votiuk for tus propodi- thu was not worth meutiouing, the mesuts bolog beaten by about fode to one. AR ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE, Lrrree Ilook, Nov. $1.—The Mouse to-dsy passed o bill taxing ad dogs 81 per Lesd. The Sonste passed s folug resolutioa forede Jourstavns sine die 0a the 10th of Decsmboer.