Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 28, 1875, Page 9

CLOTHING. HOW FASHIONABLE TR GETTING T0 BE . e Clothing Houses to scll For th Clothing « AT COST,” OR AT JOBBERY PRICES! Because they have a large surplus stock at their Wholcsale House here, or at their manufactory in New York or Boston, which “ they gay,” gives them the “cue” to low prices. Well, now, Jjust let me say thismuch: We are the BRANCH of BENT & MILLER'S Large Wholesale Manufacturing Estab- lishment at Syracuse, N. Y., who’ have a reputation for making the pest-fitting garments sold in the Northwest. D. J. LINES, 129 Clark-st., represents these fine and mediumn styles of Clothing in OVERCOATS] DLSTERS, Suits for Dress, and Suits for Business, FOR MEN AND FOR BOYS. Be assured of one thing: *That Jobbers’ Prices,” or “Surplus Stock Prices,” and the great so- ralled “Mark Down Prices” by others, will not, and they can’t by aay other dodge, beat any of the Low Prices made on Clothing at D.J. LINES, 120 SOUTH CLARK-ST, FURNISHING GOODS. N rder Nedo to order of the vy best materil, ranch Biltard Jackets. Moflezs, Sk m;x rtets Kid, Dogskin, Driving Gloves, Oloth, eto. IERY, Castmere, Merico, Silk, Cotton, tad Bal- briggan, etc. ONDERWEAR, Tull linet of all best makes {a Silk, Cashm: Mocino, Cottan, 80 Buckskin, aiwiss loand st FRENCH’S, . Moeree nd State-sts., oppestie Pakmer Houge. LAGER DEER, Zo CHEAP AND HEALTHFUL. Downer & ?l:;is—"Cdehn(ed LAGER BEER, Put up for Family Uss tn P Campagne Bottles at 60; per dosen. Champazme Bottles at $1.90 per dozen. vered free to any part of the city. Send your ®teaws | TRE TIYOLI BOTTLING G 114 South Clark-st. CHIROPODIST. AWILLARD,M.D. St FEE l SPECLALTY—Drszases o THz FreT, Corns, Bunions, radi 209 Statz-st, xr. Adams, Tivtes, without Lux Crus. B. FazwniL, Di X, . Afvrons, Dz W. C. Lnux. Q8erbours 91, 1. to 65 m. Bundsy. 9a, m. tol p.m. SHIRTS. SHIRTS. “THE HARRIS,” Time-tried snd thoroughly- tested, elegant in design, su- crb I wercmanship, fault- sin 8t Leave your meas- . Tre with HARRIS & COBB, 11 Sonth Clark-st. EFERENCES: w b actirs ar rpecial ous, who Syt AW 10 l_l&‘:to.q;m wer s’ chance » seidamm oi- g Lasa, Icago lo oSt gentioman o lady, sad will bear tho closest o : MILLINERY. &o. THE LATEST PARIR STYLES IN MILLINERY & DRESSHARING 44 ME3. 6T0UGHTON'S, 578 Wabssh-sv, . THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1875.~SIXTEEN PAGES, THE RINGBOLT. How the Crooked Manipula- tors Are Being Held £ Down, Justice Steadily Parsuing Mem- bers of the Milwan- Lee Ring, Startling Tales Told by Louis Rindskopf’s Check- Stubs. Ex-Supervisor Munn’s Record Showing Up Very Badly. Ammon & Brydge’s Cabalistie Dis- patch for “5,000 Bushels " of Wheat” Something About the New and Unparalleled Elastic Stamp, Secretary Bristow Replies to the Charges of the Whisky Thievese He Makes an Ungqualified Denial of the Whole Story ; And Orders His Subordinates to Stir *Em Up Vigorously. Why Ex-Supervisor Munu Was Not In- dicted in Chicago. MILWAUKEE. 'WHISKY-RING OPERATOR§—THE BIG THTSVES NOT A8 YET DROUGHT TO LIGHT. Speciat Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. Mmwackes, Nov. 37.—The justice that bas overtaken the Milwankee Whisky Ring bas been neither swift nor sure, nor does it sppear at all certain that it will fall upon the big thieves of the Ring, who as yet have escaped exposure. The depth of the whole rascality was sounded noarly eighteen months since, when Sam Rinds- kopt was indicted for his connection with the il- licit distillory at Madison. Supervisor Munn distinguished himself by bhaving that case postponed until December, and then it was brought totrial by District-Attorney McEinney in direct violation of the order of Commissioner Douglses, issned ‘st the request of Sapator Carpenter,” that it be pestponed until June fol- lowing. Assoonas that case, which was re- markably quielly disposed of, was over, Buper- visor Munn made off with the *‘Killian corre- spondence,” which disclosed, over the signatures of that dirm, that Killinn Bros., of Chicago, bad such saperior facilities for bandling the crooked that they did not require notification in advance of its shipment. That, and other evidence dis- closing fully the Ring operations here and at Chicago, Munn sand Revenue-Agent Brydges so effectually suppreesed that the Ring serenely went on stealing with PROPOUND ASSURANCE OF PERFECT DMMUNITY ander the protection of the official partners in the Ring, Sam Rindskopf escaped with one day's imprisonment, the tedium of which he relieved by holding a princely levee at the prison, stuffing bis visitors with sumptuons viands, washed down with choicest champagnes. He retarned to Milsaukes to continue his reign as * the Privce™ of the Ring, to pocket greater profits on the crooked, and no doubt satisfied that it was fortuoate for him that the Demo- cratic Committee of the Milwaukee District had been impelled to repadiate the contract by which ihey bad sold him a seat in Congress for $35,000, bat had to take his name off the tickst after he was nominated, because his con- nection with the Ring-thievery was then 80 noto- rious that it wounldo’t bear discussion. Sawm must since have congratulsted himself on the fact that he was put off the ticket, since it averted a discussion of the Riog's doinge that might have entirely (for him) bave cut short its career in its most flourishing period. He must also nave discavered enough **OPAICIAL INFLUENCE " ia the market to be bought up cheaper, all thines considered, than that of which be could have been possessor had he got the seat for his £25000. The farcical punishment with which he escaped, at least, tends powerfnlly to prove that he pought. io the open market, sufficient *“‘influence” to com- pletely mislead blind Justice. Sam also returned to reorganize the Ring, which, as the teli-tale check-stabs show, he did most effectually. ‘Weissert, the chief Deputy in the Collector’s office, and the Ring’s appointee, who, it was shown 10 the Madison case, was m the pay of the Ring, receiving from one concern 8100 por week, had beap removed. Nine dava after, be, THROUGH FPI-SENATOR CADPENTER'S INFLUENCE, was reiostated. So was Moeller, the Gauger, since convicted for letting whisky-barrals be emptied witbout canceling the stamps, the bar- 1018 being refilled aud contents dumped at the rectifier's about 2a often as thers was liquor to be transferred from toe distilleries to the recti- fring-bouses. Maonno also wrote, urging their reinstatement. And Munn, be it remembered, the Goveroment has evidence to show, advised with Weisueit and Moeller,who wers witnesses for the prosecution, that they need not attend the trial. He as well wrote Commissioner Douglass the sheer fabrica- tion that Rogers, a witness without whose testi- mony conviction was impossible, was reported insane, wherefore the case must be continued. Weissert and Moeller, howaver, wers fotched to Madison to testify, and thers distingunished themesalves by soffering a sudden Ioss of memory. Conkiing continued Revenue Agent, and the whole lot of subordinate thieves also wers kept in their positions, and the Riog ‘WAS UNIMPEDED 1N ITS OFERATIONS until “lightoing struck,” May 10. Sam Rinds- kot acted as Tressurer of the reconstuctod Ring. One of bis first operstions is stfested by the telegrams oo file in the offices at this city and in Chicago. The Killian correspondence, and other testimony disclosing the Bing-opers- tions here and at Coicago., and carmed o by Supervisor siunn, had to be suppressed ; to put 1t more exactly, its suppression ind to be paid for. Soon after Munn left Milwaukee, sud about a8 soon a8 Sam Rindskopf had recovered from the effects of his twents-four hours' im- ?riwnmcnt, the following dispaich was eent him rom Chicago : Samuel Rindskonf, Miliwakes: Send5,000 bushels ‘whest at once. We can’t remain here longer than Sat m&mdmrvmxfiedhwvmm A &B. original, on filsin Chicago.is in the hand- writing gf’ DBrydges, Maon's Reovenus Ageot. Testimony will presented at the proper time to show that A stood forihe mame of Ammon, Mann's chefclerk. Evidence isat hand to prove that, on 1eceipt of that dispatch, Bamuel Rinds- kopf levied 25000 on the Ring rectifiers and dissillers here, explaining that it was to PAY MUNN for suppression of the Killisn correspondence and otber testimony; and that the mounev was sent. And somehow, after that, no mors tronble came upon the Whisky Bing by reason of that Killian correspondence and other evidence car~ tisd off by Bupervisor Munn, though show was .sion of -Munn must bave ben inii; made of picayuns proceedings againet Sam Rindekopf about o trifling lot of Cognaz; ond the evidence seems indeed to have been remari- bly well suppresacd. The mvstery of Louis Kindskopf's check- stobe. soized a fow<ays eince, 18 liable, under the ruliugs of tha Conrt to-day in the contempt- ‘procesdings, to bs SHOBTLY DISTELLED. The Court ruled that Rindskopf muss answer all pertivent questions propounded by Super- vigor Hedrick as to the paymeata evidenced by the check-stubs, notwithstanding the evidence mignt tend to criminate himself, gince, under the statute, the testimony would be inadmissa- ble in any proceediug sgainst Rindskopf. ‘Lhis is the checz-stub book which coutains the **Macher " or **Boss " checks for $:00 monthiy, —the levy made by *‘Boss” Conkling on each member of the Ring. Besides, it is found to contain atubs, with cabalistic marks, of checks for 8500 each, drawn monthly as regular as were the “Macher™ cpecks. The evidence now 18 powerfully strong that this levy of $500 monthly on each of the members of the Ring, in addition to the 200 for * Boss ” Conkling, WAS FOR SUPERVISOR MUNN. The prosecution is now prepsring interroga- tories to Riudskopf, to be submitted to the Court, which, if allowed. will lead to further developments. Explanations of other stubs in that book w'll donbtless trace the Ring's money to yet otber hands. The Taft and Weimer case was proceded with to-day, slowly of course, saach step being cou- tested stubbornly. It promises INTERESTING DEVELOPXENTS as to the extent to whick the Indis-rubber stamp frand was practiced here. The testimony to- day showed that Weimer, the rectifier, mever applied for stamps, except for kegs containing an average of five galions each of whisky ; that th? were itsued in blauk by Taft, the Gauger, and used on barrels cootaming from 80 1090 gallons each, the sieal on each stamp being from $73t0 $81. The cese will e resumed Monday, AGENT BEOOKS. Sveciat Dispatch to_Ths Chicago Triduns. MILWAUKEE, Nov. 27.—In 7eference to the etatemert that Special Agont Brooks has been mads eway with by the Whisky-Ring, his son, now here, recoived a telogram from him this moruing, reporting him to be at St. Louis. e BRISTOW. A VIGOROUS REPLY TO CEKTAIN CHABGES. 8. Lous, Mo,, Nov. 27.—The following tele- gram, which speaks for ilself, was received here this afternoon : ‘WarEmNGTOX, D, C-, Nov. 77, 1675.—To D. P, Dyer, Trtted Slater District Attorney, St Louss: 1learn from the morning papers that in the courso of the trial of Willlam O. Avery, yesterday, a witnesa men- tionsd a rumor that X was interested in a distillery or liquor house at Louisvills, Ky. Substantislly the same rumor was circulated in Bt Louis by cor- rurt officials and guilty diatillers, their confederates aud {riends, last spring, obvlously for the purpose of Dreaking the force of the proceedings sgainst toem. So long as tie matter rested in mere strect rumar or in the columns of pers friendly to the Ring, I properly take notice of it, but now that it has been ed into Court, as it appears, at the instance of indicted officials, Ldecm it proper to rejueat that every person whoso Dame has Leen or can be given gou, 18 having, knowledge of such allessd facte, shall rought before the Grand Jury, and, subjected to the moat rigid examination. The statement is ab- solutely and unqualifiedly false, 80 far 2s it affectame; a0d I do not desire to allow tzo mitter to Test upon my denial, I beg to repeat 1he reguest, heretofore communicated to you, that these frauds on the Gov- ernment shall be probea to the very bottom; that every ramiication of the Ring shall be foliowsl in every part {rom beginning end, and tbat SRk ok e spesations Soul b persitic 15 cavape; 3 shal 3 orea tiop De"}a-rtmeu: 15 concerned, 1 sk tuat every allogation against any officer of it, from ius head 10 ita humblest .employe, bo thoroughly investigited and vigorously prosecuted, if any ground exist tiero- for. 1 have read this to thie President, who repeats his injunction, “ Lot no guilty man escape.” (8igned) B. H. w, Secretary of the Treasury. CONFIRMATION. Lovusvitre, Ky., Nov. 27.—Bristow's friends in Louisville do pot consider the statement of Alfred DBevis st Bt. Louis, on Friday, to the effect that the Secretary bas been a partuer in the house of Newcomb, Buchanan & Co., whisky dealers,wortby of notice. In an intarview to-day, George C. Buchanan, Premdent of the Newcomb- Buchanan Company, stated to the Western Asso- oated Press reporter that bo bud been very act- ive 1n assisung Bristow to discover frauds; that his knowledge of the whisky bosiness had been of some service to Bristow, and from this union in their efforts to ferret out tue guilty dealérs was_started the first report from which Bevis probably got bhis information. Mr. Buachanan says SBecretary Bristow is not now nor never hag been interested in the Company of which Le is President ; that Mr. Biistow has oot nor never had aoy interest whatever, directly or indirecily, with the housa of Newcomb, Buchanan & Co., or in its Buccessors, the Newcomb-Buchanan Company. Buchanan s2id ~ the fact tbat Barbes, salesman of the Newcomb-Buchsnan (ompany, sent & dispatch to a friend of hus in 8:. Louis, was not » new revelation. The dispatch was published in the 8t, Loois Times of Aug. 6 in the shape of & dispaich from Washington. It was copied from the Times in the New York Sun, Aug. 14 Barnes signed his own name to the disoatch, which fell at once into the hands of the Treas- ury Degmnnmenl in Washington. ~ Barnes' friend mot beecu suspected before. The fact of his receiviog a warning dispatch led to orders for the cxamination of his busi- neas, which resulted in the seizure of the estab- lishment, sod the ndictment of the owner. Barnes has been before the Grand Jury, and thers was no secret sbout his dispatch. Dispatches indicate that the defenss are try- ing to 1myose upon the jury by confonnding in their minds the dispatch of Barnes, sbout which there wag no concealment, with the famoas warning dispateh in cipher sent by some one else in Washiogton some days before. The Newcomb-Buchauan Company is composed of the beet citizeos of Lonisville. It is an old- established house, having the highest reapect of every one. —_—— IN CHICAGO. TRIAY OF THE WHISKY CASES. It is now very likely that the whisky cases in the United Btates District Conrt will be called and tried considerably earlier thau had before becn supposed poseible. 1t wos noderstood by the District Attorney and other counsel for the Government thst Judge Blodgett would be like- Iy to finish his present press of worz and get around to the whisky cases abont the 2)th of De- cember, at which time a panel of jurymen would be called for those triaia. Not exactly satis- fied with this delay, Mr. Ward has been, as it were, gunning for another Judge to tate & band in the business be- fore the District Court, and has captured Judge Hopkins, of the Western District of Wis- copsin. It has not yet been settled that Judge Hopkins will consent to take part in the judicial proceedings in this District, but it is quite car- tain that, whatever he may do, be will not bave anything to do with the whisky trials, That was prelty clearly settled by his expres- opinion Friday, when he was in this city. The District Attorney does not care eo much for this, as it was not his intention to have Judge Hopkins premde at the whisky trials in any case. His wishin the matter was, and is, o induce the legal gen- tloman from Wisconsin totake Judge Blod- gett's seat on the bench for the henring of the cwil canses, and allow tho latter to call agother jury for the trial of the whisky cases. Iu convereation yesterday Mr. Ward said that e hoped to bring about this _arrangemeat, and to make tne agresment with Judges Hopkins and Blodgett 80 a8 to call a pelit jury for the trialsof the gaagers, etc , by Dec. 10 or nearly so. If this arraugement can be carried out, Judge Hopkins will occopy Judge Blodgert's present Toom, and aliow the trials of civil cases to go on without interruption. In the meantime Judge Blodgett will move into the court-room used by the Circait Court when in seesion, xnd, with an- otber jury, will proceed to investigate the cases of the genilemen who have made, roctified, and measured whasky. DAN NUSY. The covflicting ramors that have periodicsily come from §t. Louis about the indictment and arrest of D. WW. Munn, and the farther koowl- edge that his casc was cousidered by the late Grand Jury inthe United Siates Court for this district, led a TRIBONE reposter to attempt to gather someinformation about him yes:erday. It was learned from authority that some strong testimony was adduced sgainst Munn ; but that, while the evidence was of a nature to warrant the gravest saspicion, it was not quite strong onough to founi ao indictment on. In the words of & gentisman who was present when the testimony was hesrd, ‘It looked as though and yei nothing was proved that might not have coms from care- Jessness, aod_yon can't vory well indict a mau for that, you know.” Another reason for mot finding a trus bill was that the ill deeds charged against Muno were committed in asother dustrict from the one in which the jury was sit- ting, snd the indictment if found at all ‘sbould be in the same district with the criqe. A jory- man who heard the testimony said, ** It ha onght %0 be indicted, les them do it down there; thoy bave all the vwitnesses whom we had and proba- biy some mors too."” The evidence of members f ths Reveaus Servico shows that it waa a close thing for Munn ag it was. The Grand Jury was kept here nearly 5 week after they bad £nished ail their other business for the porpose of hearing & couple of witnesses who were expected to chch the other evidence. Tne witnesses who were to coms did not come, aud they were compelled to adjourn without wterfering with Mr. Muna's liberty. e e— ST. LOUIS. THE AVEBY TRIAL. 8r. Lots, Nov. 27.—The trial of W. 0. Avery progressed to-day in the presence of the usual large crowd of spectators, the foterestin the revelations of tho Whisky Ring still being fully sustained. Fitzroy, Engelke, and Treeachar tes- tified at considerable length, but very little new iuformation wae elicited. Thers was really oo direct evidence against Mr. Avery to-day. Al the witnesses atated in 8 genersl way, howaver, that they understood Avery received part of the money raized here for the Ring, = packsge being set aside for him and given to Joyce, but whether Joyce ever sent it to Avery, or whother that gentleman ever received it from any other person, they could not sas. They did not koow of their own knowledge that he ever got a dollar. e S. Brooks, for seven years in the revenne ser- vice, and eince October, 1874, connected with the Sccret Service, gave a long acconnt of his rad op distilleries in New Orleaos and Algiers in the epring of 1874, and of his investigation subsequently of Bevis & Frazer's affairs here, but he said littls or nothing about Avery. —_—— WASRINGTON. The Mysterious Naval Prep- arations Still in Prog- ress. Orders Issned for the Return of the Mediterrancain Squad- ron, ' Remarkable Activity Report- ed at the Torpedo Bu- Teat. A Clean Sweep of 0ld Settlers in the Indian Bureau. Secretary Chandter Prapases to Take a New Start, « FOREIGN. b GREAT BRITAIN. This Action Believed to Be a Stun- Lomoe, Nov. 21.—Ta the trial of Henry and ning Blow at the Indian Thomss Wainwright for the murder of Harriet Rlll g‘ Lane, in Whitechapel Road, Iast year, the proge~ cution closed to-day. Counsel of Heary Wain- wright opened with a speech four hours snd a half long. He developed no new theory of de- fenee, relying upon the ivsufficiency of the iden- tification of the remaine, insufcient proof and incompleteness of the chain of circumstantial evidouce. Bdward 8. Tohey, of Boston, Appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Cafivusing the Prospects of the Various Candidates for the Speakership, THE CANAL PURCIASE. There ia reason to belicve tbat Parliament will meet on tho 14th of December to disouss the purchase by the Govbromen: of the Ehe- dives, shares 1n tho Suez Caual. estiss e FRANCE. POLITICAL PRECAUTIONS. Panms, Nov. 27.~Tho Journal Officiel sava: Tho Governor of Psris, after a consuitation with the Council of Ministers, has resolved to pre vent all meetings of a charscter to excite dis- orders. This is evidently simed 2t Paul Cassag- pac's recent Bonapartist specch. at Helleville, and a radical counter-demonstration that is now orgasizing here. DIED. ‘Eugene Schneider, the French statesman mechanical engineer, is dead. E gt INDIA. ALRERT EDWARD'S TBAVELS. BoxBAY, Nov. 27.—Tbo Prince of Wales yes- terday vigited Goa, in the southern part of the Bumbsy Presidency. MARINE NEWS, PORT HURON. Speetcl Disvat:h to The Chicaan Tribune. Porr Humos, Mich., Nov. 27.—Dowx—Prop City of Duluth; schrs Alvira Cobb, Bam Flint, James C. Harrison, Fuvorite. Up—Schis Harvest, St. Lawrence. Woxp—Northwest ; light; weather fine. NAVAL PREPARATIONS. RECENT ORDEES. Special Dipateh to The Cmcao Tribuns, WasEixaToN, D. C.. Nov. 27.—Tho Secratary of the Navy still continues his mysterious oper- ations. To-day the Nantucket, the last of the ironelads that is finiah od and available, was or- dered into commission. The complete list of available ironclads will now be ready for the most efficient service in a few days. Itis even said that orders Lave boen sent to Lisbon ditecting the entire Meditarranean squad- ron to return home. These orders, it is thought, should reach Lisbon by to-morrow. The eatiro torpedo corps 18 also activoly en- gaged in the preparation of torpedoes, Thess operations are conducted with the strictest secrecy. Orders bave been given in the Navy Dopartment to permit no information of the movement of the ironclads to be made public, All those veasels that are on the Atlantic Coast vorth of New Orleans have been ordered to rendezvous at Norfolk. OUR RELATIONS WITH SPAIY. The news from diplomatic sources regarding our relations with Spain is each dsy more reas- suring. There are excellent reasons for believ- ing that all the difficulties will be amicably ad- justed, and that the President will be able to communivate this fact to Congress. The infor- mation at the State Dopariment is that the Spanish Cabinet have been entirely in harmony upon tho Aterican question. gt THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. NUMEROUS DECAPITATIONS. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wasarsaroy, D. O, Nov. 27.—The ax fell to-day in the Interior Department. The Cowm- missioner of Indian Aflairs, at the suggestion of the Bocretary of the Treasury, summarily dis- missed niue of the oldest and most experienci officars of the Indian Bureau. Among the per- sons removed were men who have been there tbroagh all administrations of the Interior De- partment, and from the daya of Thomas Ewing. ‘They are men who have made themselves valu- able to every Commussionor of Indian Affairs, and to every Secretary of the Interior. THE_NEW YORK CANALS. Fraxxrorr, N. Y., Nov. 27.—~About 100 doats between here and Lit:le Falls are under way, with & good deal of ice in the canal. LAKE DISASTERS. Dersorr, Mich., Nov. 27.—The echooners Gold ‘Hunter and Atmosphere are reported ashore noar Beaver Harbor, Lake Michigan. No par- ticnlars received. POLITICAL, JUDICIAL ELECTION ORDERED, Specia Dispaich to The Cateago Tribune, Srarveriewp, Iil, Nov. 27.—The Govercor has ordered an election in the Seventh Judicial District, composed of the counties of Cook, DuPage, Will, and Eankékec, for a Judge of the Suoreme Court in place of the Hon. W. R. Mc- Allister, remigned, to bo beld Dec. 21. The nec- essary writs have been issucd to the Shoriffs of | Their knowledge of office business those counties. made them encyclopedias of the informa- tion which it was vitally important SENATOR FERRY'S SUCCESSOR. New Havey, Coon.. Nov. 27.—Gov. logersoll to-day appointed ex-Gov. Engiish United Btates Benavor in place of the Hon. O. B, Farry, de- ceased. every mnew Commissioner should know. Thaee clerks, by being usefal and obliging, by not becoming prominent, and by all sorts of in- sidious operations, have managed to keop their places through successive admimstrations. Secretary Chandler BEMOVES THEY FOR CAUSE. Tbe jovestigations which ho has sot on foot have convinced himn that the great Indisn Ring could Dot exist unlesa it was_supplied with 1oforma- tion by persons in the Indian_ Bureau who wers in position to know the number and smounts of bids, the character of routes, the condition of Indiso finsuces, ond the state of the varions Agencies, P ing upon tnis theory. Secretary Chandler has been quietly wseking to discover the persons Wwho_composed this riog 10 _the Indian Bureau. He has bad wveveral trastad sgents of the Secrec Service at work gatnering the facts. While the proofs ob- uumf are not what in every case would be con- sidered legal evideuce, they ara considered ample euough to warrant SUMMARY DISMISSAL. In oue or two cases the evideucs is of 8o start- liog & character that 1t will be laid beiore the SUICIDE. Dernorr, Mich., Nov. 27.—Two brothers, pamed R. J. aod J. E. Wilcox. en route from Mount Pleasant, Mich., to Kalamazoo, with their brather G. E. Wilcox, for the purpose of placiug him io tho Insane Asylum, stopped last pight at Graod Rapids. This morning in & room of the botel the insane brother knotked J. E. Wilcox down with a chair and then cut bis own throat, and died in a thort time. Spectal Disoaich to The Chicaao Tribune, Avutos, 1lL., Nov. 27.—Charles Hoeln, & lock- smith, committed suicide to-dav in his shop on Fourth street by putting his head in a stock-tnb and straveling himself. Ho leaves a large family of children in destituts circom- stances. . Special Dispatch to The Chizago Trtdune. Krokcs, Ia., Nov. 27.—The wife of Charles Burwell, cierk in the Laclede House at this | Graud Jury forits action. Secrotary Chandler, lace, attempted to commit wuicide this evening | uoless be bLas been msled by his y swallowing three grains of morohine, having | information, bas struck a blow at the very_ beart of the Waoshington branch of the Todian Ring. e does not proposs to stop antil he bas overthrown this combination wher- ever 1t ex.sts thioughont the country. Amoong those removed are ii. C. Clum, tor many years Cief Cierk of the Indian Buresa; Ash White, who baa beeo counected with this Dopartment ever slncs ite organization: Walker P. Irviug, Knox Ebeugh, snd Jack Niell, Chief of the Fi- nance Division. These clerks, with the remaio- der of the nine removed. all occapied the most 1mportant positioas io ti The initiative in these removals iwas taken by Secretary Chan- dler. Comumiasioner Smitk was not advieed of this investigaion until the reporis of the Special Ageats bad beeo submitted to Chandler. THE INDIAN COMDUSSIONERSHIP. Becretary Chandler bas offered the Commis- sioperahip of Indisn Affairs to E. 8. Tobey, of Boston. Tobey is the person to whom the Postmaster-General recently offered the Post- mastership of Boston when it was supposed that Burt would be removed. Heisa man of great wealth, high character, and s Btrong persoual frievd of the President. Tobev arrived here this evoning and will accept the appointmant. His commission will probably issue Mondsy next, He will be a strong supporter of the Administration. Tobey brings from his large private business great execntive experience. which will be of _sdvapiage to him in his new place. He will doubtless be an advocate ha! the Pteslldepl.'n pence olicy, a8 e 8 a religious mao. .’i‘oba; was 8 mexmber of the Board of Indian Commissioners which was abolished. He has been a Becretary of the Pesce Society. TAE VACANCIES in the Indisn Buresu, which were created by tho removal of membersof the Ring to-dav, will oot be filled until ater Tobey bas entered upod the duties of his office. been prompted to do g0 by a lat.er from another woman, addressed to her lord. She procarod tho potson nader the pretenso that it was for the tootbache. A doctor waa summoned in time to vent the poison from prodacing fatal results. arwell was formerly a conductor, sad has only been married about two months. . i i STRIKE ENDZD. Oxamd, Neb,, Nov. 27.~Information received to-day from the West says the coal-miners' strike at Carbon and Rock Bprings has been suppressed. Gov. Thayer, of Wsyoming, took four companies of United States troo;s to the m:nes to protect the works and the 100 China- men hired by the Union Pacific. Only forty- eight of the whole force at both minea have been re-omployed. Tho rest have beeo offered pesses to Omaha or Ogden, 20d are leaving the cmmt%. Foity-one of them arrived hers to- day. The Uocion Pacific intend to fill the com- plement of the working-foros with Chinawmen. THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Tamiequa, I. T., Nov. 27.~Tbe Cherokee Na- tional Conncil, in joint session to-day, connted tho votes cast at the general election in August for Privcipal and Assistant Ohlefs, and declared Cbarles Thompeon elected Principal Chief by 11 majority: Judge Davis Rae, Assistant Chief, by 120 majonty. Tho Senate stands 11 Ross men and 7 for Downing or Thompson; the Lower House, 19 Boss. 14 for Dowping. Everytbing pasved off peacefally. Chief Thompsop, on tak- ing the oath of office, intimated that there woutd beno material chaoge in the management or policy of his admiaistration. ONE SHILLING DA¥AGES, Special Disvatch to Ths Clicago Tridune, TorcxTo, Ont., Nov. 27.—The celebrated libel suit of the Hon. William McDougall versus the Globe newspaper, which has been bofore the courts here for the pas: three days, terminated foday. Tho jurs, stier au abienco ot four ours, verdic! hilling damages for plaintiff. hae 5 gt i THE WISSOURI CONSTITUTION. Br. Lowms, Nov. 27.—The vote on the new Constitution of this State was canvassed at Jef- ferson City to-day, with the following resull ‘Total_vote, 104.962; mujority for_the Cous:i tion, 76,288. The Constitution will go nto ef- fect Nov. 30. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. 8ax Faaxcisco, Cal., Nov. 27.—Arrived ~Pa~ cific Mail steamship Constitation, from Panama. New Yomx, Nov. 27.—Arrived—Steamahip State of Indians, from Gisszow. Loxpox, Nov, 27.—-Steamships Greece and Wyoming, from New York, have arrived ont. THE QUAETRS ) are dolermined to esve their Indisn Agency in Kansas if possible. Three of the lesding Quak- ets of Philadelphia have artived here to attempt to preveut tho threstened raid of Secrctary Chandler upon the Quakers in cliarge of the Ossge Indians. [To the Associated Press.) THE BEMOVALS. WasmTNGTOYN, D. C., Nov. 27.—Just before the close of business this afterncon iu the Interior Departmont Secretary Chandler signed forwal Dotitications to the Chief Clerks of the thros beads of divisions snd seven other principal clerks of the Bureaa of Tndisu Affairs, that their services from this date wil be dispepsed with. The removals are based upop the recommends- tton of Commissioner Smith, and makes s clesn sweep of all the clerks associated for soy con- sidernble time with the past history of the Bureau. The desire, n& the S::mt;l;}i lnnd ‘c&n:_- mircioper express is to_ it . Goramissioer Smith sizuifies his conidence in the persunal integrity of Chief Clerk Clum by recommending bum for transfer to sows otber Pposition in the Department. The notices of re- moval reached most of the officers after the aierks interested bad left for the day, and in theao instances were forwarded to their homes. Their successors have not yet been appointed. The presaure for offico has become 8o great at the Interior Dooartment that Secretary Chandlor has posted the following order: The Secretary fgglgan ::Jneul:o 2 hnhunm :or np;minlmant in ap! eni 6y must apply to the A Pointment Clerk, in Room $6. B! i —_—— CONCRESS. SESATE COMMITTEES. Bvectal Dispatch to The Chweato Tribune, ‘Wasaaroy, D. C. Nov. 27.—As ususl on the sssembling of the Senate, thero mill ba a partial Toorganization of the Comumittees. Two mem- bers of the Benate (Johnson of Tennesses, and Ferry of Connecticut) have died, leaviog Vacaacies, which will probably be filled by mem- bers of the Senate alroady elected. 3Ir. Ferry wea Chairmso of the Committes on Patenta, a laborious position, and also & responsible cne. Senator Bargent is mentioned 28 an aspiraot for the place, but as he already bas places on fonr committees, inoluding one Cbairmanship, it is evideut that be will have to give up some of them if he expects anythingmore. Mr. Johnson was given a place on the Committea on Foreign Relations last spriog. CAXDIDATES FOR THE SPEARERNHIF. From the conversation of Congressmen who have arrived, it is not 80 certsin that Banda'l is to have his own wav in the contest for the Spaak- ersbip as it was ono yearago. The Western Congressmen a1e by no meaus as_favorable to Randall a8 the latter has supposed and claimed. Eerr is rnmdli“de“lopin: strepgth. Most of ihe incomny Representatives ars for Kerr. Sonset Cox fs making a very plucky and vig- arous ficht, and is not to be despised as = candi- date. Ho bad the adyantage of baving somo of the most experienced men in the old Congress for him. All of the candidates prefer to zive no public expreesion of their views, Kerr bas been induced by recent attacks opou him, however, to declare that he is firmly for specis pasments, and to acknowledze that he bas chavged bis mind aince his fotlation speech in 1871, . CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING. In his annual report to Congress, Mr. Clapp, the Congressional Printer. says: **I wonld state thet the printing and binding ordered by Congress has been comploted a8 far as practics, ble. In all cases whers complets copy has been frrnished, tho printing hss ~ been done and the hinding sod delivery bave promptly followed. At noperiod during the Past ten yesrs has the ofiice been 80 clesr of un- fished work aa at this period. with tbe almost certain prospect of an early aud extensive far- lungh in both the printing sud _binding depart- wents. Tho actus! oxpepses for prinling and binding for the Government for the vear ending Sept. 80, 1875, are: Pu printing, $695.~ 098; paper, 2387,471: binding. g{TI,B5'l H lithographing and engraving for Congress, $12,766 ; mappinz for the Enpreme Court o the [ United States, $725; for salarics, ete., in the of- fice of the Congressional Printer, $16,617 ; Con~ i Record, 288,959. [Tothe Assocuated Press.) ARRIVAL OF CONGRESSMEN. WasELNGTON, D. C. Nov. 27.—A large number of Congressmen and strangers are arriving by every train, and bv Wednesday next s quornm of membera wi'l have arrived. It is the inten-~ tion to bave s Domocratic caucus oo the Speak- ership uext Batarday night. CRIME. HELD FOR ABORTION. Svecial Dispatch to The Chwcago Tridune, Toroxto, Ouvt., Nov. 27.—It is understood that the condemned coovicts, Dr. Davis and wife, bave mads confessions implicating ex-Ald. Jobn Clements as being a party to the marder of the late Miss Gilmour. Thes statement made by them is to the effect that Clemsnta introduced the late Jeonie Gilmour to Davis whon she was pregoant asdout three months, and that Davia agreed to procare an abortion for the sum of $400, $200 of which was paid by Clements previons tc the convicts® arres;. The confessions are said to bave been mads sepn- rately to Rev. Jobn Potts aud Bev. Dr. Castle, who have constantly attended the prisoers since their conviction. and from them conveved the request of the convicts to the authorities. Clem- euts 18 a promineut citizen. He occupied a seat for some time 1a tha City Council, and is now a member of the Board of School Trustees. He has been before the Polica diagistrate for exam- instion. The cago ia postponed til Fridsy uext, bail being refused. A WOOL-PULLING OPERATION. Special Dispatch to I'he Chicago Irioune, was out of the room, Bash jumped up and fled, ward is offered for his captare. DEALING IN THE QUEER. Speciat Dispatch to The Chizago Tribune. 28 John Clark was arressed Iast night at Mitchell iff Bannon, for passing counterfeit money. He had on his person wheo arrested about 3100, all counterfeit fives on the First National Bank of Pern, Tl GUILTY OF MURDER. Bverial Dispaten to The Chicago Tribune. Pgxry, Iil, Nov. 27.—The jury this morning returned their verdict in the case of the People agamst Samael Williard, indicted for the murder of Charles Ziengenbeto [ast June. The verdict was guilty of murder, and the penalty fixed at fourteen years' imprisonment. THE INSANE DODGE. New Yors, Nov. 27.—The second trial of John Scannel, for the murder of Thomas Donohue, closed this evening with a veraict of not guilty, the jury believing him ineane at the time of the shooting. Judge Barratt was icdigoant, aud re- mandeq hin. to ascertain if his fosanity contin- ues. BROOKLYN MUN!CIPAL FRAUDS. New Yorx, Nov.37.—The Attorney-General of Chief of the storage reservoir and the Water Commisaioners of Brooklvn, to racover §562,000, said to have been etolen from the city. TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT, New Yor, Nov. 27.—Col. Robert Des Avges, 310,000, DEATH SENTENCE CONFIRMED. Teon., Nov. 27.—The Saprems Court of Tennesses has sfficmed the sentence of John Jofferson and Milton McLean, convicted of murder, and sentenced then to he hanged Jan 7, the former st Memphis and the Iatier at Juckson, ‘THE MONROE BANK ROBBERY. Monrce (Mick.) Commerzial, Nov. 25 Oneof the boldest sand moet successful rob- beries ever perpetrated in this city occorred aboat 2 o’clock yesterdsy morming. The Firat National Bank was entered by a gang of men. Henry Durell, a young man who sleepsin the rear of the bank, was gagged 2od haud- cuffed, the safe was blon open. sud $17,428 in money taken. The appearance of the safeand the bank, and the tools left be- bind, show that the work was doue by arcom- plisbed artista in that line, and the gang seema to have been safficiently numerous to take all precaationary measares agsinst being disturbed while their operations were under way. It wonld seem, too, that . thougl strangers, they had become thoroughly converrua: with the aituation of things about the bauk. and not only there, but that they koew every siora and ollice in the eotire block where any oue slept. Young Durell says the burglars gained access t0 the bsak thropgh one of tne tront doors by unlocking the door froa the outside with nip- pers, He wsa wakeaed by ncises in the froot room, seized tus pistol sod was getting up, when the first ke knew two men wers apon him, each with a revolver which they held to his face, telf- ing him to keep etill, that they did not waat to hurt him, bat mus¢ make no soise. They then partially diessed bhim, pat on his stockings and shoos, agged and blindfolded him, a0d put on a psir of handcuffs. Before proceeding to blow open the safe they also went up to Bauch's law offics over the bank, whers old Mr. Phitlips sleeps, brought him down into the bank, gagped and bound kim, and ted bim toto & coxir. e or uix diferens mon made Lheir appearance io Crixroy, Il, Nov. 27.—A colored prisoner named James Bash made his escape from our jail last night. Hehad besa playiog *possam for some time, claiming that he was sick, and even ooe of our physicians was led to believe that the fellow was davgerously ill. While the attendant aod potbing has been heard of him since. A re- Axox, Dil., Nov. 27.—A man giving his name Station, and bronght to this cicy by Depaty Shet- this Siate hss orderod that suits be entered against the contractors and the Engineer-in- ap officer iv the Appraiser's Department of the Custom House, who was found guilty of com- plicity in smuggling goods, was senteuced to-day to two years’ imprisonment and to pay & fine of the bank, while thers was stul others outside, one watching s team stand- iog in' front of the bank, and another watching for passers-by, to whom orders wars given to ** drop the first man that came along.” ‘They told Durell they koew him,—that hs sbould not be hurt,—and if he would be a good boy perbaps they would give him $10 or 313 ‘when they got through. . Three doors from the bank is Atcherson's livery-stable, ana just inside the froat door ia & pair of stairs lealing 10 a room 1a the secoad that was occapied by &wo youug Thoy unlocked the small fgant door leading to the stable, whers they Were cone fronted by a small Scotch terrier dog, which fought them very persistently. They shotat hun several times, but faled (o hit him, and only quieted him by desling him = blow with some heavy instrument, which broke both his shoulders and left him enirely heiplsss, One of the gang mounted the atairs with a pistol, telling “the young men thev must keep stuil, whi'e another remained at the door at the foot of the siars. The yoang mea i the stabls heard the order given to shoot the firstman thas passed. Thers must have been, according to sil ac- counts, 85 many as eight or ten men in the gang. Having made all thess preliminary arrange- ments to guard against interfereuce, they pro- ceedad with the work of blowing ooen the safe. The young man in the bank savs four charges were made, one of which was very beavy, and shook the bmidings all arouud. Is must have besn a fearful explosion, for tha bank presented a fearfal sight. The aife is ona having two inner doors. ‘The binges of tha outer door were broken off, the lock blowa to pieces, the windows, window-frames,- and door- casing bailv torn, while the room was complete- Iy Littered with plaster and debns. Haviog com- ploted their work and obtaed the contents of tlo eafe, thev lett yoang Darell and M. Pollipa ragged and bannd ia chairs, aad made ther ea- cape. Toey also entered Licht & Shaub's clothing store, 'on Front street, by raiging s blind snd breaking » light of giaes. Here they broke open a small wooden desk, from which they ob- cained some 830. A poition of the gang might also bave gained the raar of the bank from the rear of zlaa clothing store, by crossing a narrow court. and made their entrauce to tas bank in that war. They lett in tho bank & Jimmy mads in three pieces aud fastened together with ferrules and thumb-scrows, aleo & box of small stecl wedges, 8 blacksmith's sledee, and two pairs of nipnars. The throe Iatier tools prove to have been stolen from Enapo’s blacksmith shop. After the team had drivea away, Darell suo- ceeded in gettipg the gag onat of his mouta, and, ge'ting loose from tha chbain and cross- ing the siureet, mroused Mr. N. N. Eeadall, and immediately the Cashier of the bank was aroused, the Sheciff sent for, and mens- ures taken to intercept sud acrost the burglars. How successful shess measures may prove remains to be seen. A hand car was left sianding bv the track of the Laka Shore & Micigan Southern Rauroad. between Washington stract and tne depot, by some parties who came down from 1da to attend a weddiag. The car waa takon probably by the burglars. The car was founa yesterdny forenoon ai the Canada South- ern depot m Toledo. The men who entered ths bank wers all thorougaly mssked, Lmt oue of their masks bocame disarianged, and vonag Dnrell says he recognizs! bim 23 one of tne ganz of men who_uzve been sronnd town seviral diys peddhing tea. The yonng maa inthe hiverv- stable also recognized one of thoie who came :here as belonging to the tea-poddlers, and it wae found that these worthios had dacamped from their boarding-place,—\ra. Donnison’s,— taking their wo.1dlv goods with them and leaving theit board-hill nop-d. A roward of 92,000 has heen offered by the bank, an18500 by the Sheriff of the county, for the ar.est of the bargiare. TORCH AND PISTOL. Ginemnat? Inquirer, Noo. 20, At intervals for.the past few weeks reference h1s beon made in the Lawrenceburs columus of the Inguirer to the vicious snd unhusbandiike condact of & man named John D. Kornmann, a German gardener, living sbout 2 miles north of Lawrenceburg, on Ludlow Hill, not far from whero the horrible McDolo-Bradley tragedy oc~ carred over & vear ago. This Kornmaon, it will be remombered, was svmouaced aa baviog been the husband of her who bui a year since was the Widow Sundorbrook. He was alsa aonounced as & most savage man when under tbe influence of rum, aod of him it was written bat a fow days since that he had attempted tha life of Mrs. Kornmacn with u cooper adz, had been thwarted in his murderous designs by bi own and culy sonin this countrs, Valentins, after which he had been locked up in the Connty Jail. ¢ For several months he hss been quarreling with his wife over what he claimed was an un- Jjust division of the profitsof the farm. She had declined to give him ail the menoy he wanted because of his proveness for the cup, and be- cause tho farm, utensils and all, belonged to Ler. Ho had married her for her money, and bemg choatsd o his design, of course, Decame morose and quarrelsoms. Lost Monday he was released from jail, and as usual went on a big drunk. He spreed iz all the fore part of the week. during which he indulged in the luxury of chasing his son Valen- tine ovor the farm with 2 shot-gup, declaring he ‘would have his tife. Sawe this, nothing of any particular import- ance occurred until Thuraday, when Kornmano demanded a doliar and 2 quarter from hia mife, telling her he wanted it to go to Cincinnati with and look for work. She, knowing his weskuess, naturslly refused, whe-euzon he told her he'd make it cost ber before the next mormning more than the paltry sum of a dollar and twenty-five cents. Later on Thureday afternoon he came down to Lawrencezurg with arevolver,—Smith & ‘Wesson seven-shooter, —tookit into Iarael Crist's ao0d paid him for loading the seven chambers. He remained around town uotil 8 or 9 o'clock in the evening, taluing very uglvand makiog uso of sundry savage threats, after which he left for bhis_wife's home. Arriving there heagain demanded ruonsv, and was agan refumed, repeated his threats, and, as Mrs. Kornmann supposed, arain went off. Her supposition was Dot a correct one, however, as the sequel and his rubsequent confessionshows. He lingered in the vicinity of the house until he supposed the whole family had retired. wheo. with & single match aod Lis revolver in his band, he reparad to ths baro, which, two years ago, was new, sud which Thureday night was well stored with crops, haviog in it between 600 snd 700 bushels of corn, & large qnantity of unthrashed oat straw, aod eix or suven tons of hay. Entering, he proceeded at once to ignite the hay. Almostin a twinkling the who'e building was enveloped in_ flames, aud the owner, Mra. Kornmann, with her whole famuly, consistiog of Kornmanu's 800, & bired man, sad t%o or three daughters. were aroused, and, rushing panic- stncken from the nhouse, made desperate but fruitless efforts to atay the fary of the fire. ‘The flames hsd Lt up all the surrounding country, and those who wers fighting the fire, of course, were particalarly con<picuous. This was what old Kornmano wanted. He was afters sbot at his best friend. his wife, and his oppor- tomity soon came. He had secrotod himself pear the honse. snd not far from the barn, with bis revolver ready for iostant use, and was covertly watchicg all the movements. 1'resently Mra. Koromanp, ignorantly, came within pistol raoge, when Kornmaon blazed away. Blinded by bate sud fear the would-be murdersr aift not wait to-see whether or not hisshot had been fatsl, but madly rushing from his hid- ing-place to the rear of the house, and, kneeling down on & hot-bed, put the muz- zle of hia wespon to lus own forshead and again fired. The ball penetrsted ooly bis thick akin and flattened sgainst & bard wall ot bone. Again he cocked bis revolver aad fired, and still again, even to four times, only two balla breaking huis skull and two balls entering his despicable brain. He thendropped hia revolver, aod with the blood ooziog ont of his qdadrunle ‘wounnd, staggered awav into she road and thence tawacd Lawrenceburg. . The re; of the successive shots had alarmed Valentine and the bired man, Leonard Randall, both of whom were engaged at the fire, and they rau to sscertain the cause, They finale 1y found old Kommann stll staggenng toward Lawrencebwg, srrested him, brought tim m early yesterdsy ‘morniog, lodged him in the County Jail, sod enuced _their determioation to prose- cuta the old man for arson 1 case be recovered. Dariog the pight his wounds wers proved, aod Iater yesterday moruing his wounds wers probed agaiz, when one of the oails was extracted, and when, though still conscious and able to confess his iit to the writer, he was be- lieved to be fatally injured. The sffect of his attempted and of bis accom- phished crime aroused the people of hie peigh- borhood, and very soon after Valentine and Ran- dall had removed bim to Lawrenceburg, a crowd of determined Germaus bad assembled. clamor- im;o‘:d(. 21: body and ugn-mto 500 hx;:chun;. nt day yestardsy they wers lanng their purposs to assemblo m Lawrenceburg last evening, soatch Kornmana from the jail if he still uved, aod bang bim to the fizss lamp-posh,