Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 3, 1875, Page 1

- The Chicago Dailp VOLUME 29. $10,000 WORTH Ladies' and Children's FINE BOOTS AND SHOES, ghisatock Is all firat-clnes goods, fucluding o bost makos, BYARNE'S, BURT'S, TKA- WS.EEYNOLDB'. and JOYOE'S, which yooffer 86 goc ON THE DOLLAR. SPECIAL BARGAINS . 00 pairs of Indics’ French Kid st $4, e cheap for $6.00. This ot i the entire stock of & failed jobe per, and of the wail-known manufacturer, ¥, F, PRATT, and are less than cost to manpfacturor, 1,000 PIECES OF IRIST POPLINS, At50c por yard, all colors, worth $1. Boston Store, 118 and 120 State-st, ESS THAN GOSTT 11 8!l out during tho month of Do- Xfiu‘{}m entire nazn?fuwak. composed of @hite and Gold Boaud China Dinner and Ton Yots, Pecorated Dinncr and Ten Sets, FineVases and Tollck Nety, Decorated Chamber Sctys rarion fMiarblo Statuary, five Cut and Eng’d Table Ginssware, Sliver "lated Warce, and Fancy Gooda, 90 25 PER CENT LESS THAN COST. ‘We sro dotermined to olose out our entiro mviall stook by Jan. 1. Parties nolecting © CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Will be consulting their own intorests by ining_our siock . betore purchasing. %n ma‘:you ‘trom 3 13 t0 B0 por ci. X mything in our line, Oall carly, whill znk 1 mm:;lo o, Wo wil uonhl::uo our ‘Wholesals business as usual. NT & EKEITH, 208 AND 204 WABASII-AY, FURNISHING GOODS. ~ GLOVES, HOSIERY, AR, The Largest Btoclk of First-cless Goods, and tho Lowest Pricos in the city, WILSON BROS., 67 & 62 Washington-st B LT, HEDSTROW & 00, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL (0AL DEALERS, e—Coraer Adams and Marke-si. Cor, Adams and Market-sts, DOOKS.{ Cor. 16th-st.& South Brauch, Cor, Erie-st. & North Branch, PIANOS. CEICKERING PIANOS, Orand, Bquare, and Upright—Beat in tho World-Bweatest Tqne—Most Durablo— Written Guorantee—Stond in Tune the 1t—Bold on Monthly or Quarterly Pay- Wnts—Oatalogues sent froa, HOED’B TEMPLE OF MUSIO, . 08 Van Burea.st., Ohicago. OCLOTHING, FRE! FRE! FIREI CLOTEING Blightly Damaged by Water. K100 worth of Clating, slightly dsmeged by wa- ru ihs Ista fira of Anderson, Stewart & Co., New lnbm;: At sppraiser’s valte, which is 40 por w cou At 168 Bouth Clark-st., Chicago. s ock must posttivaly be cloted out f 30 days, "DENTISTRY. TEETH. by 52y $0 aud $20 when you can get the best full a-fu-n’n At DB Mol LAIET S Tor ... The Tiieat Dost fashlonsbis resart in the city, Oorner Curk 4 Batidolph ats. DI £8 A1l buatnens to adisors tos speclalty snd surround ¥l reaponaiility, lyuukmmneru)‘. In't0 better m;:-:fl all u"' wveiiios mlm-.guu miccess, klh-n uc] it nolbing, Yare hhflynwuh .u'fl'm&‘:l'l e . PRASIER'S COLLECTION AGENOCY, o MISCELLANEOUS, SUN FIRE-PLACE MEAT- most boautifal 1n design and eledaut in Buleh, and 1 an orustent in auy parlor, ersous are beroly cautioned sgaiust tansacting 127 binincas with one Howard, 5. Waltconib, eitise i ortiug o be sigued by I — Coiner State and Mouroo-sts, ER, fu sddition o its re- BAKGA BROG., Bsle sud Van Buisn-sta, nng checks p auy otuer way, sa Lo is nol murksule Leiting powers, is NOTICE: b & Ua,, itV T e oy v, Teny, ey oF £om, 1ud we will muok ponalils of bls seta, Decamber 3, 1,75, D A ALO HAIR Wialed—Buttilo matr, App'y wi . App'y with samples to A 2. BUTLER, 136 Washingtonat. WANTED, ea dd ettty <4 Wblabed grocers Louss, s Scet-class veing salea wringion & ronts, Must {amiliay 'Rfl‘ Ql%m B, care of Guzzler Ho, 1, Mlation 4, clity, WORMWOOD. Tho Galling Distillation Now Being ilooped Up to the Ring by Dr. Bristow, Congiderations Touching. the Rock and thp Strength of the Milwankeo Distillers. The Same Being Matt Carpenter, by Merit Raised to That Bad Eminence. How Carpenter, Delighting to Honor Conkling, Bounced tho Dis- prized Burpeo. Sickening Tenderness for Rinde- kopf of the United States « Marshal, Baboook Cries Aloud Unto the Presi- dent for a Court of Inquir Dingham, st Tndianapolis, Takes Water, and Tells tho Grand Jury a Long Story. Bail in the Sum of $10,000 Given at Chicago by Ex-Supervisor Munn. Appliention for a Jury in the Whisky Cases to Bo Made This Morning, HILWAUKEE, YESTERDAY. THE POLLULOT CROOREDNETS, Spectal Disuateh to The Cliicado Tribune, Miwauxes, Dec, 2.—Baw Rindekopf wag to- day browght beforo Supervisor Hedriok to be ox- amined touching tho mystery of the cheok-stubs showirg the paymont of tho sam of $200 montbly to the ** Miacher ** or ** Doas " Conkling, #a tho charactors in Hebrow, on €omo of them, indicated. Conkling, 1t will be remembered, wau the Revenue Agont to make place for whom Carpenter had Burpoo removed. The same cheok-stnba #how periodio paymants of 500 which the Governmont officials bave information went to Munn. Riudskop! absolutely refused to soswor any quertion a3 to whether ho had patd money to any Government offioial, and waa comumitted to jail, where Lo nos i, for contompt of tho order of Court roquiring bim to saswer, TAFT AND WEIMER, ‘The argnment for tho Gavernmont waa apened to-day iuthe cavo of Talt, tho ox-Gauger,and Woi- mer, tho rectifior, by District-Attorney McKin. noy. Ex-District-Atéoruor Hubbell followed in the morning. Idatt Carpouter. will continun the arcument for the dafonse, and the case will be closed for the Government by Judge Dixon. The caxe will go to the jury to-morrow. BURPEE, OW CARFERTER'S LOVE FON NIM FLATTENED OUT. special Dispateh to The Clizago 1vibune, MiLwavree, Deo. 2.—I had ap interview to- day with Barpos, the ex-Rovenuo Agent whom Carpenter had romoved to make place for Couk- ling, the roorganizer of the Ring and the tross- urer aud colleotor for the oficial Ring. Conk- ling, it eooms, was omo of Carpeutor's most acive supporters 1o the tiret Honatorial canvass, and, as tho rowerd for his servicos, was soourcd the appointment of Bupervisor at New Orlosns, through Carpenter's influence, How well Care pentor knew hismman is evidencad br tho fact, which Burpoo disolosed, that Curpenter, at the same time, kad the Department sond Barpee to Now Orloans to see, as ho stated to Barpeo, that overythiog went right,—that is, to sco that Conkling dida't atoal Burpeo didn't want to loave Wisconala at that time, but went at Cnrpontor's dolicitation, 1o bad been there buta few duys whon, sure b, be dlscoversd Oookhing's ** iriegular- Ouo of Conkling’s flrst operations was to wiitu tiram Doswen, his chief clerk, now of Janesville, Wis., to go to W. J, Bohau, & loading distiller of Now Orleans, and from him get 8500 forCoukling, Bowen got the money as direct~ ed, and fcrwarded it to Conkling, but his sus- picious weie aroused, mud the matter way di- vulged, Burpee communicated the fact to tho Department, aud then it was that Conklug sud- denly digcovered that the monoy was a loan (7). After Conkling's rosignation ss Bupor- nueor a5 New Ouloans ho return- ed to Wisconsln, and then it was that tbe effort was made to remove Burpeo to make place for Conkling, whom Burpeo hed dotooted in bis Now Orleaus irregalar * borrowlng " from distitlors, & HNENCE THESE TEARS, Carpeuter, Barpoo aavs, sent for him and+told bim be must resiga to make place for Couklivg § the Mudisoo llegavoy,—thatia Keyes,—demanded it. Burpee then, sud ou other occasions, re- minded Carpentor of Coukling's operationa st New Orleans, sud of Conkliug's record iujWis- consin a3 evidenced by the indiotments found aguinst bim fu Jeforson sud Daue Oounties,— ono for tampering with a wituese, aad the other for 'a swindling trunsaction in real estats, by which bo mearly accomplished the thefs of & faim. Curpenter replied, says Burpes, that Lie could uot afford to run agaiust the Begonoy, aud muss get the place for Coukilug, AND 1'LL DO, AND VLL DO, Aftor the election he would not care & d—n for the Hegenoy (whioh is Keyea), and would bavo Durpse 1ejustated or get bim a beiter appoint ment. ME, CAUPENTEL PALSESN. 1t is signifioanc that Burpeo says that about that time bo directed Carponter's ationtion to some of Sam Rindskopt's dlmng- which ought to be prosucnted, aund Oarpeuser replied (hat ho aidu't ntond to run sgainst tho Whieky Ring aud get dofeated, a8 Wasbburn had besn, be- cause of the Grabam law, e (Carpanter) must keup clear of thut until after the election, BURFEE RUTHLESSLY UNDONE. Burpee wouldn's res.go, and at last a lob of trutaped-up charges were forwarded lhe De- partment 1o tho effoot thst be (Burpee) had tailad to report freuds that cawo to his notico, but which the 1ocotds will show Burpee had iu fact reported. . ON_BOTH GIDES, BEZONIAY, Accowpanyiug those was a lelter from Boss Keyeus usging Burpes's removal ou bigh moral giounds. ‘1l:o documonts, of which I have soen olleial copies, ttisugely envugh mandoned Iindskopt’s connectivi. with thaso frauds, snd unon theva Garuenlor, whore netivity fu behalf of Bam Hindskopl was afterward so conspicuoys, recuumenduy Buipes’s rewoval sud OConkllug's appointment iu his stead. To make certun of it, Carpenter procured the elynatures of the Wisconsln delegatiog to this request, on CHICAGO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1875. whizh his o Thin " additional ™ wn leaf in the history of what Carpenter bad to do sbout the Whisky Ring tenda poworfully to reinforce the conviction that thero was indoed o greas desl of bim about it, first. ANALTTICAL. And now the chief counsel of tho Riny Senator Carpentar. The indicted nmmrmng i compoeed of hin appolutces, and nis do- fenmo of thom s & defense of himaclf, llo in nawsted by the Sentinel litherto tho Ropifi~ lican orgaa of “the Siate, and which was hought u)» in hiu foterest with fena (7) paid hin law-titm Ly tho Ring. Tho News, the Lemo- cratio organ, is mortgaged to Bam Rindskopt (%ho was tho Whisky Rlng'sa Democratic nomi- ueo for Congrass froin toin city, but had to be talon off the ticket), and sa between tho Senlinel and the News the obly qurstion In which does tho bent servico for tho Riog, Murphy, Catpentor's formor Iaw partnor sand Presidont of thy Senfinel Company, Is an- other of the sttorneva for the defense. Mur- ihv, a0 woll, {x interosted In the Aews. 1iub- all, the ex-Diatriot-Attotney, who, on tho first marcments againat tha Ring. dsclined tu asslat Supervisor Hedrick, atd ioformed tho latter that hio had bettar top and got himuelf out of tho business, {s annibor of tno lling uttornoys. Htill noother ia ox-Colleclor G. Q. Brakino, whose intter Commlsioner Douglasn, 80 fall of solici- tude for Bam Tundskop('s #1,500 worth of liquor, wan pulilished in Thuraday's 'FRinuNE, togothor in ex- with the ples of Iiubbell, thon Districte Astoroey, o that sawme behalf. Yet nnother s Gondwin, tue ex-Assossor of Ioternal Lavenuo, Adams, an ex-auger, closes thio list. All wera Carpenter mea; il join with b in tho defonso in Auch & way ae 1udicaten that it i8 in gelf-dense, and it was the dinioputable prac- tices to which this extraordinary array of coun- el bava rosottod that drew forth Judge Drum- mond's scsiluog robuke the other day. BYATHETICAL. Altogother, the Ring with ite stolon millions omnned tho Denwcn? 1o fae simple, 80 to kpeok, und bad capinrod about Al there was of tho organization—~exoept- ing always the honest revalt led by Viashturn, which made the investmont a bad ono for the Ring so far ns the Repub- lican party was coocerned. The Ling euppliod the campaign funds for Loth parties. Tha ilo- pubiican party hero. at that time, meaut Carpon- Wr. The Ring put ita handa deep into itw !-ouhet (n Dis bebalf, and Sam Iudskopf, thy ool manayer and propiietor of the Democracy, lnmaelf, arranged the programmo wherely Deuocrals corinin to ba defeated were to be put in nomination for the Loxialaturs in over- wholmiogly Demacratic districts, that Csrpenter seon might Lo elected. For himaelf, * Prince Bsm," aspiring to sconre Domocratic Ring ropre- sontation in tha House, ran for Congross. Ow- inie to Secrotary Dristos's campaign against ths Ring, 8 found Iumeel! roluctautiy foroed to withdraw on thoevo of the expisuressince mado. COILED AND RATTLING. Tko wheie programmo failed; but the llinf. by vory stress of common peril, holds compretly together, und brings to bear the whole weight of both party argavs, and of the stnkers ood political mauagers of both parties, for the de- fenso, Thoy still mako bold, deflant tight, un- serupuious nod desporate. What succeds has attouded their efforta is ovincad by the fact that while, in sll, fifty-fivo indictmonts hiave been found againss the Ring, but elx Liavo been triod. Of thene, two Tosulted in vordicts of not euilty. In soothor, purchase of womo of tho jury brought anout resment. Thore bave besi thieo convictious. One of the convicted man Republican has diup&nml, and tho two moutenced yostor-, day got off with the trivial punishmout of four montha in joll aud & fino of $1,000 ench, which wlll not be patd, S S RODDIS, T4 INTERESTING WORTHY ADOUT TO HQUEAL OX RINDSKOPY, Soectal Dispateh o the Chicano Tribuns Mirwaukze, Dec, 2.—Roddis, tho ox-tinuger, who tostified 1 the cago now on trlal to tho fraudulont issue of stampa in blank to teetifl. cors, will, tt is understood, lot in a flood of light upon the csso of Ham Rindskopf when it comes to trial. Roddis fs undor indictment for complicity in the Rindskopf frauds upon tho rovenuo, and can, if bo chooses, tell the whola atory, and there are tl.o beat of reasona for bo- lelving be means to do s0. His testitaony will supply that losl by the destruction of tho books of tho Tindskopfs, Among themo was Form No. 62, which fn tho daily registor of recelpty oud sbipmonts of lguora. When the sslzuro was maide Ssm Rindskopt so strennously objected to tho romoval of the bools that the matter was reforrod to ths Do- partment, whioh ordered copics to Lo made of them at the Riudskopf concern. The revonus officials worked at tho copying for ons dsy, and mado rapld progrous ia discoveriug evidenoe of fraude, ENTHD, STEP, MALF-STEP, L. D. K ‘The next day Sam Rindsuojf, with his oys in fine frenzy rolling, his hair gisordered, sod. generally, with the appsarauco of a man sadiv torn up lu his mind, burat jato Buporvieor Hed- rick's oflico and domanded to know where the books wero. Then, with tine ssmblance of boil- ing-over indiguaiion, Bam depounced the Gov- erament for seudivg s couple of officors, with stara dlsplayad, to the reotifying houas to carry olf those books, snd how tbey had flourished ot his brother Max, aud taken PILSS GRAPILES WITH THE BUG- . Az00, ‘This remarliably thin story was takenup by the Riog organs hore, which proosuded to do- nounce thix onirage, mannfactured to order U Itindskopf, as a pleve of intolerabie official ruf- fianism aud all that, aod they farly botled over with Indignation about it, and spluttered away st flung around epihots furiouslv—just as rom tho outsct they bavo dons as ofton us an sdvanos bays besn mads upon tho Riog, 0, YOU OLD RAHCAL| This daily ruoord disolosed the oxtent of the frauds 8am Hiudukopf's Arm_practioad through the elastic-stamp awindle, In this clitv, this fraud seoms to bave originated with Prince Baw, whother ha is entitled to the credit of iuveat- tog it or nat, As Las already been oxplained in o tormer latter, undor the revenuo regulationa bighwines mist bo atamped for tramsportation to the rectifying bouse. When damped or emp- tied chere, the atampa are dastroyed, cortifioate of that faot is made to tus Collcctor by the QGangor, and thetoon the roctifier 18 entitled to receiva new stamps equal to those destroved, These stamps jssucd 1o Lieu of those dostroyed wars sppled for, to bo J)ut upen keps. Thoy were, of courns, delivernd to the Gauger 1 blunk, to ba by him tilled out wcoording Lo thoe mesasurement of each keg or barrel, to which they were afixed by the Gauger—when he did his"duty. LATITUDINARIANISN, But the Milwauceo Gaugors, aud especlally Bawm Rindekop!'s Gaugers, delivored the stumps in plans, aud thoy wero fllled outto cover barroin of cologue apirita aud slcohol, whiol, if proof gationa, would run as Ligh as 90 gullons to the barrel, BODDIA WILL SHOW THE LADIES AND ORNTLEMEN, Roddis Las already partially explefued the mode fo which this fraud was woikod, in the ! Taft case, avd will, 1t iu belleved, wake falt rev- elation of it in Lthe Rindskopf case, showing how the ravenne was defrauded out of hundreds of thousands of dollsra per month, e DESTROYING BOOKS. TOIST DY THEIR OWN PETARD, Speciat Dispateh ta Fha Chicago Trihune, Mruwaokea, Dec. 2.—The destruction of Gov- erument records haa besu a favorits dodge with tbe Riug. Sec. 8,818 of the Revised Btatutea imposes severs penslties for the failure on the part of rectiflers, diatillers, and wholeaalo lquor- dealers to keop Form 82, which ia a Qovern- ‘ment recoid, showing & complste bistory of all the liquors manufactured, purchased, and sold. Thia book is requized to be kept sccurately, for the inspootion of all Goverumont officers from time to timo. Larectly sfier the rald was Insugurated by Bupervisor Hedstok, Bam Rivdskopt wisely came tothe conclusion that it was beiter to fuour tho penaliies imposad for making way with these records than to submit to thoss whioh &u juspection of his books would show that he hiud either cutered or elsa falled to enter Lis traosactions, Meuos his cock-and-bull story abiout the oapturs of his books by msthical de- tectives. Huw examplo was speedily followed by othery, and indictments are now pendiug agaiost (b7 houses i Sam Bindakopt & Bros., rectld- ers ¢ Loula Riodskopt, distitler ; Schlitz & Borg- enthal, rectifiern ; Chartes Grau, distiller; Phillp Woimer, Christian Salontine, end Charles Schlltz, rootifiers, for tho willful deatruction or making way with their Government records, which thoy wera required by law to keep. Ot ocourso thin destrogs much of tha ovi- donce which would olhornisn bo mvailable to the prokccution, Lut even this rascali- ly promises to ovorreach ftuelf, aa tho Court has decided that whora tha (Governmont prodenta a prima facio caso against oun of theso concerns, tho burdso of proot ju then shifted to It to dinprove tho thgory of fiaud from tho roc- ord, which it iy im;ossible to do without the books, HOW MALLON § PHETAN WEARFHED, The bouk-desiroying manin at Je usin att tho bouso of Mailun & Fuelan, sn nx Rrait vatablishment which had bec: i most exclusively o distillers, Not U gnged dn tha ligaor trafile, this ho.es ro:juired v keep public recorae, but, of wooad ite own boois. 1t was early s pected by the rovonus ofimals on daty hore that Mallon & Fnolau's tuoks would disclose a Lig bousnza if properly worked up, That id to eay, it was oxpected that their wiles to distillers of gruln wonld grestly exceed tho smount which the distillor's fiauku would sbow, ‘Iheiefars, tho day that thoir books were to Le etamivod thoy alsu cawe rushing uto the Bupurvisor's oflico in great excitoment suvonne- ing that two disguised desperadoes resoumbling Governmont oiticesn had forcibiy entared their oftice, soizod tho:r day-Looks sud ledgers cover- ing & period of sovora! yoars, wreppid thom up in & ‘buffalo-robo, pul them in & Lugxy, sud drove away with theu, Lidlon and Plelan wern Immeiataly bronght bolore tho Supersisor, and they ors this atory through without » breath. They too woro 1u- dicted at Ouhikosh for conspiring with the dis- tillor+ ju making way with their books to prevent theraby tha dotostion and punistmnnt of fraud. Tho_ subterfugo destroyed tho uredit of Mallon & Phelan with all respectable po.lo, but it was rosorted to at thodietation of the thioves who had beon purchasug griu of thom for years, Toeir ndiztmoot, snd ths collapse of thewr patony, foaliv Lronght Mallon & Phelan to thoir rouncs, aod thav managzed to dig un such boo1a a3 wera wauted, and from thom 1t appaatoil that Lows Rindskopt and Loopold Iellcs, distillers, had purchssed grain quite extensivels whi b was wot accountod vfor on _waid distillers' books, Tho investigation in this direz- tion aluno lins unduvered a frand approximnating #100,000, for which nn awme:sment hLas boen made agaiust the partios, and which is now in process uf collection. Tncso radical mossures have had the oifoct of stupping the frightful dlestraction of beoks which pravailed bafure the Grand Jury moi. The Department boa rocently ordered monthly abstracts of theso Government rocords to be foriwardod to Waslineton, aud it ia Lelicved that this moasure will tend to chack- mato fraudnient entrios, anil 1o ronder ussioss the destructioa of the said Form G, e A MIX. MR, CADPENTAL'S FAUX 1S, &recisl Irapateh to The Cnieado Trituiss, Miuwavsre, Wis, Doc. 2,—A clow is fur- nisbad as to how ex-Benstor Carpootor camo L havo an *understandiog " relative to tho case of Bam Rindskopt, such as wau alluded to in Commisajoner Douglass’ lotter to the District- Attornoy* publisbed in Tur Twnuse of this worning. In the summor of 1874, nfter tne procaedinga had beon commeunced at Madison, Carpontor hold a conforenco at tho Park Rouse, at Madiron, with {he Hon, H, M. Lowie, thon attorney for Rogors, tho distiller, who was implended 1 that caso, J. O. Gregory, the Ilon. G. B. Bmith, and other nt- torpoys for the dislillers, reolifiors, =ud othors tuterested, nt which propositions for the compromiso of nll the cases, including Rinds- kopt's, wero agroed ou, 1u oue of theso, which wa8 & mero blind, an offor was mado to pay tho QGovernmont 1,000 for the reloaso of 91,000 worth of lupnors that Lad been seized. 'ha other propased to pav the t‘ovornment $9,000 upou coud.tion that the wuole ‘of the proceed- ings in tho whisky caees be abandoued. which would bave let off Miudekopf sud the otbors. Carpenter ssb out ’for Washington with thews “offors of compromise, Lowis, one of tho atturneys, followod n few days atter, When he arrived there Carpentor pa- eured Lowis that it wos all right,—tho com- promise hud been effestod, Lewis askod waich comprotmise, and, to Lis ohagrin, be discoverod that Capontor had gol thinzs mixed and pat through the wrong compromtso. An offort wa3 then nale to correct tha blunder, but it was too Iuto, and tho case wont oo, and Rirdskopf wae convicted. Furtbior light {4 tbrown upon Car- pontar's undorsianding refarred to in tua Douglasa lotter by tho statement made by Sam Indvwkop! to o prominent gentloman of this city, who, whet occasion requires, will sutotantiate it, that Carpenter bad syroad to stave off the dadison care uotil at last it could bo ot nd of withoat trial. Rindakopt accompanied this statemeat with oxpressions of indignation and disgust a3 Carpenter’s nafihul to offect the fnlfillmont of thie underatanding, but when Sam dia that_probably be didn't know that District-Aliotnev MoKinuey, iu violation of Commissioner Douglass’ inatructions at the ra- qut:_e ]o:l Bonator Carpontoer, had forced the gaso 1o trial I not - BOW-WOW-WOW. THAT'LL BE ALL LIORT, &peziat Dispateh to Tha Chicago Trivune, Mruwatgeg, Deo, 2.—The Evening Wisconsin ccataus the following: i Matt, H, Carpenter will to-morrow pubiliah a lettar 10 Tux Ouicano 'TRIDUNE, telliug that paper that, a8 soon as io s through wilh his press of business, he will sua that papor for iibal, Toa Sentinel Publisting Company will #leo Hkely atis Tt TatBoNE. and for the ssmo roason, vir,, chargiog that Uarpenter and Murphy, and the sentine!, rovelved $5,000 for supprease fug tesisinony, it RING-RULE, A CITY WIELE TAE POST OF HONOR IS A PRIVATE ETATION, pectal Dispatch to Iha Chicado Tridbune, Mruwaonce, Wis, Deo. 2.—Another ilnstra- tion of the farcical mannor in which justics is muted out to the Whisky Riog, and of the ten der consideration of offlcials for the thieves, is affordod by tuo action of Uuk:od States Marshal Hamilton in the Rindskopf coatempt. At 6 o'clock this oveming Louls Rindekop? was given into cusody to bes committed for contempt, as atated in my first dispatch this evening. Tho contempt conslsted in rofuring to answer the question put oy Lo the mysterious obeck-stuls sbowing paymonta by tho Whisky Ring to Conkling and atuora of tho ofiicial Ring. Tho order of the Court was that Risdekopt be commitied until ho d:d onswer. {Lis undweis, when wmsde, would almost 1nevitauly explods the whole oiticlul 1lieving Riny, snd the bottom wonld fall oat of - the wholo frauds hate practiced, which us yot bavo boon but grazed on tho suifsco. Oa lo- quicy at tho Jatl, I found that Rindskopt was not (um:, bus bad bebn told by tho Marshsl to g0 home und come ayain iu tho moruing, A PUINTED FOI THU APFOINTING YOWED. Going 10 tho Marslul's rosidence. after s mo profanity, that otlicial imformod me that bo bad sond Ihndekopt home, Thus, turough the tu- strumentality of this oat conaldsrate Uuited States Marebal, is Rindskopf beiog punished for Lig ooutumscy, Ot donrse, bo is thus perwitiod 10 e~cape thu punisbment o which boia sen- teuced by the Court, Thare 18 no fear o€ his makiny any disolosures 1mplicating the Lig thioves of tha ofilulal Ring, which is what preity much ovesyoudy beresbouis seom sfrald will happen. % it IN GENERAL. CHICAGO., OOL, MUNN'S BAIL. It waa noted yesferday that Asuistant Distriot Attornoy Burke tel4graphed to 8¢, Louls Wednea- duy, asking it the authorities there would be satisfied if ex-Buporvisor Muon were to appear thero to g1ve ball Monday. An anawer way ro- ceived the same night, but wot until all the Goavernment ofiices had beon olosed. Tha an- swer was opaned by Distriot Attorney Ward yes torday morolug, and found to contain a 1acssuge trom D. P. Dyor, Dustriot Attorooy at Bi. Louls, assouting o . Mr. Muno's giviug tem- porary bal here, Acourdiogly Col Muun came before Judge Biodgett ‘yesterday moruniag, and entersd {nto reouguizances o appear in i, Louia Monday, The pensl sum was fized at 610,000, o the surctios spproved wers H. IS, Dow aud B. M. Munn, \HEN A JURY WILL DN CALLED. Tho question of when s potit jury will bs call. ed for sho trisl of ths whisky caes has bren a moot one for somo timo, and soveral confer- onces have boon had botween the District Attor- noy, the Collector, Juags Biodgett, and other Governmont officials, the result of whicl hna not teanapired as to particnlars furthor than twt it Laa generally buno thought bast to post- pauo all tho trisls until ofter the holidaye. In order to Rettle the matter the District Attoroay il en the comng in of the Court this tnorn- Iug. maka a formel motion for v petit jury, and Auiga Blodget: will decide it thon an ! theta, [ i catiely probublo that hio will et the tims for the Jury At Jan. 4 or thetnabouta, It1s understood by tho ar that there Ia hardly o chance of Julye lslodgott's being abla to et through bis dockot in time to try the whirky carcs, evon if thoy were put off as before etaied, nuid therefore taors ia every remson to axpoct that the arranyement with Judge Hopkins, of tho Woatern District of Miesouri, will be carried out a4 before jutimated iu thesa calumns, The provosal is to have Judgo Hopking sit for tho tral of the civil calender -whilo Juag8 Diodgett tries tho whisky men. Tii% DOTTOXM OUT OF A RUMOM. faw days szo the sensatiousl rumor was 1 that Slesurs, Dickivkon sad Lynch, of city, bad gono to Waaiington to * inquire About suassessment made ou the Whinky Itiux"in Clicago, The siroplo truth of the matier lsthat the goutlemen in quesiion bad an nccount with tho Government runuing back of tho fira of 1571, aud they woro desirous of hoving ho mstier elosed up, and went on to sos about 1t. ATTEMIT TO DIPLICATE REM, Among the testimony introduced bofora thn late Grand Jury [u tho Unitd Etatos Court, wan a rataor ourious atatc of things in conusction Witl Jacob Rehm, whose name haa cootimaally Laou mysteriously ovnuoctsd with the Whisky ing of Chicago.” Tho trauraction grew out of the devosit of voma 150 barreln of whiaky in “mn of tha warohouses of the Chioazo Dock Company for storage. Al the request of tha d2nozitors, tbe vhisiy, or sorme of it, was inadoe deliverablo ta tho osder of Roawell C. Si2rio- reat, o tho common form of reccipts used by tue Company, In the course of the ipvesti- gations mado by tho Bpeciat Agents it was found tuat somo or ull of the stam)s used on the barrely in the Dock Company's warahouss bod been returnod to the Collsctor s erascd and destroyed by Golsen & Lasiman on {he occazion of their emptying the cootents of the burrols 10to the vats or dumps of Lheir rectifying Lboase, This wan au awlward ghowing for t3e impli- cated parties, for it clearly put the whisky in tho resim of crovkednoss, inasmuch us it 18 quite unpoasible to eat oua's eako aud koop it tou—tio dostroy cartaln stamps aud yet binve thom oa the waorkat thereafler. It sbowod pretty clearly that the Gauger and the distiller must Liave boen ‘410 it " toguther. T prave these alloged fucts the Governmeut ofcars brought haforo the ju:y Mr.Charlos H. Darphy,Sacratary of the dock coin- punt, but tecured from hua” hardiy snythiog more than the bare facts of the case. By sowe ieadvertence or delay in getting the iuforma- tion, the Governmous oficera did not succeed 1m selzing tho whivky referced to, and therefore the indictmeuts, which might othersise have becn Lasad upon its capture, fo'l througl. ‘The connection sought to be eatablished be- tweoa Alr. Rebm and thw transsction was that he wos alloged to bave bsen the ownor of somo of tho goods as bought of the diatillers, bat the nusking linky to provo that fact wore not foand, and, conaequotly, it is dus to Mr. labm to say that not ooly wan ho excuorated on that count, but bis {nnocence in that rogard may have help- od him throagh one or two other tight places. — INDIANAPOLIS, GENERAL BUGPRIEE. Special Dispateh ta The Chicaao Trib INptaxarorts, Ind., Doc. 2—The plea of guile ty of Jobn W. Bingham in the United States Court to-day took everybody by surprise, It was underatood that tho Binghams would mako a fight. As it is, thoy have surrendered prop- eriy to the amount of £60,000, sud are now con- fesnod crimiunls and bankrapta, BEFORE THE GRAND JURT. Immodlatoly after the plea was entercd, Ding- ham was roleased on lhis own reccquizanca. Ho went at ouce beforo tho Graad Jury, aud is understood to bave mado & cleaa breast of tho Jiing business. his stay occu- pying most of tho afternoon, It is known that Lis statemeut befare the jury implicates five or 8ix porsoas who have not vel boen mentloned in connuction with the operations of the Riug. Bevoral o ftheso are old Govornmen: employes of the First Rovonue District, now ont of oftice, but residing 1o the district, It is supposed that they will bo 1ndictod far the same oTanso as thoss now fa troubls, vlz., for couspiring to de- fraud tho Governmeut and for aocupting bribes. BOME[IING THAT GEN. VEATCH I8 PROBABLY ULAD AzoDr. A gontleman who, by teascn of his connoction with the crooked whisky trials in this State, tain a position to know.of whom Lie speaks, avsured & representative of the Journal to-doy that, in the revelations of Jobn W. Biogham, there 8 notbing which can by any possibliity reflect upon tho ofiiclal integrity of Gen. Veatch, Collootor for the Firet District, thougn divers otner offi- cinls aro fmplicated with irregularities that have prevalled thers. {To the Assoctated Press,) BINOIAM ACKNOWLEDGES TUE CORY, Inpianarowts, Deo. 2.—John D. Biogham reached this city from St. Louls this morning in chargo of the Marshal of Missourlh. Whon brought befors the Court to-dar, Gen. Shackol- ford presented an afidoevit of Mr. Bingham's sotting forth in detat! tho cause of Lis detention st St, Louis and bia inability {0 bo presout in person on the 80th of Novembar, tho dats sat for Lis trial, ‘The documout, altor relatlag tho whoroabonts of the daleadant up to the 25t of November, continues that st the date last men- tioged Mr, Bingham was in attendanco upon his brotter, who Ilay uriounlz il at_Pa. toks, sod while thers bhis Bt. TLou- ia “zomflmun, without bis knowledge, consent, or connivancy, or that of his attornevs, surrendered him into the cantady of the Marsbal of Missourl, in which districe thero was au in- dictment pending againat bim prior to that ro- turnod by the Indians Court ; that ha was takon to ®t. Louls, whcre, boing s comparative stran- gor, be was unable to give » new boud, and cousequently cauld pot recure hia reloaso aud b bLiere in parson at ths timo doagnatod for the bearing of uis case. In view of those faots, the defondunt neked to Lavo tho forfeiture of his bond ot aside, und bimsell roleased on the aamo rocoguizanoe, a9 it stoad prior to Nov. S0. ‘The aftidavit conoludea with & posluve denial of auy intontion on tho defondant's patt, or that ot his caunsel, to perpstrate & fraud upou the Court, AL the conclusion of the reading of she docu- mout, tho District-Altorney olforing no objeo- tions to tho statumenis &6l forth in it, and'as- ufescing 1o the roquost that the forfelture of Ku(ou(lwt'u bond be st aside, the Court accord- ingly vo directed. ‘Atter disposiug of this matter, tho dufendant witudrew Lis p'ea of uot gality tu thae five sepa- rate indictments pending sgainst bim for viola~ tion of she Revenue 'law, and eutervd a plea of gulty. This move was eutirely unespected, ss defondant has protested bhia tn- nocencs of tlo charges praferred sgainst him. ‘Lnosy who are {u a position to kuow, however, state that the evidence sgainat bim is 80 strong that sby defunse would be fruitless. Mr, Bioge ham has beon relensed on bis awn recoguizsnce, 10 awalt tho sentouce of the Court, whioh, 1o ail probatulity, will nob be entered bafore the laah of uezt woek. OTHLH CASES. Thursday nexi tho cases of those partlea uu« dor lugictment who bave expressad thelr inten- tion ot lundinf trial wll have s hearivg, in tho evens they do mot pus in anl of gullty in tho “interim. The condition of Mr. Gordon Bioghsm, who is lyfug ili sy Patoks, ia reportad to be very cutival, whioh necossatily delayw the disposition of his case. Tle supporition 18 that he will pursne the usme courso oa thal of lus brosher, J. W., aa above sratod. DEYELOFPMENTS NXPECTED, Siuoo hisreleass, Mr, Biogham has goue ba- fora tho Uuited States Grand Jury, now iu es- sion, aud it v believed will unbosom bimselr of watters iu bis knowlodgo which will cause other hearia to bleed, and that in localties not ribune | = horetofore anspected of any irregulr ~ The reealt of bia disclosures will 'va X7 sneir swsited, and somo etartling rovelet S ay Ln oxpoctad. ;2 Diram B. Snxder, another of tY % .ios ine dictsd by the Graud Jury, has oot/ o ples of guilty. N(: e o O SPEINCFIELD.= S rxeoan. SR . BprivarieL, Iil, Dec, 2.— € Lioeesr, of Cairo, indicted by tho St. Louls Grand Jury for alleged conspirscy with ex-Sapervisor D, W. Munn to detraud the revenuo, recognizod befora Judge Treat, in tho United 8tatos Dintrict Court, hero to-dsy for bis sppearnnce at the present tera of the Foderal Court at Bi. Loule, [fegave £1,000 bonds, with P. I, Popo, of Cairo, his law tuer, as wocuri Lincgar stronuously ne- serts Lis fonocency —_——— BABCOCK. AETTING HIT FRO3 ALL SIDES, S)ectai Lipatch to Tt Chicao Trisune, Ixpiaxaror, Ind., Dec. 2.—The Journal of to-morzow will putdish that Mr, Bingham is also £aid to bave implicated persons outsido of tho District, tte moet prominont of whom s Gsn. O, E. Rabeock, Our rovorter wau aesured by ouo, than whoin there is probably none better posted, that thero was not the slight~ est doubt of Gen. atcock's connection with the Ring, BMr. Dingham said that be (Babeock) hiad bnen indicted 'pefore lLie (Bivghnm) bad lefc 8t Louis on Wednoslay eveuing, More than thin cavnot be divniged at present without bstieying confidenco, but the nublic may expoct revelationa soon that ars in- ecd startliog, It is underatood that (b . Lingham will appear in cuurt at tho earllost pos- sille mament aud follow tho examplo of his brotuer. IACOCK DESIREY A COURT OF INQUIRT. Wasutsotox, D, C., Dee, 8,—Uon, Bancock to- (}nv addreesed tha following tettar to the P'rosi- dent : WasIrnGTo! C., Doz, 4,—~B1n ¢ On the 27th ult,, 1n thavnial of W, 0, Avory Lefore the Unitel Niated Court at 8, L2 .5, Mo, ane of the Prosecuting Attor- nes, Hon, mderson, Introdnced certhin tels- e 10 have bev grama al acit by me to) M Denatd and Jovee, recently conristed of co ty In the whisky frauda, aud i8 reported Jo the ot. Laula t7tvbe-Demcerat wi having ueed the tolowiog languago [Mere follows the Luiguags of Mr, Lienlerron, 1o s eliect fuat ho iutended to provo that ten, Babeock wan fu tha Ring,] Upon being fnformed of thia wbharge, I teiegrnybied to D, I, Dyer, Uniied Staten District Atloracy at 8t, Louts, on {he 36t nit, 33 follows: 1 am abeolutely innozent, and evory talegram which I sent will appear patfactly unncent the niomont 1 ean be heard, 1 demand s Leariug be- fore the court where Tenn festify,” I recaived Wpon the arue duy the following telegram: * Tue ovidence In the Avery caso 11 closed, Tha Dext case iuvolving the quoation of conspirzey 18 set for tho 16th of Do comter. (8ignod) “ DAVID P, Dem, District Attoraey," ‘Tha OppoFtunity to wnswer the churg-x cuntalied fn tho abave apetcls as ben taw dazivd me, suid bolng lef wiihiout nug opportanity to vindicate m)self, I res apecifuily demand a court “of ing and Tequest that nu {mmediate investigation he ordered, iz, very respectfully, your obvedient servaot, 1, IiAucocs, Colonel of Enginecrs U, 8, A. To the Fresidoat, TLR INDICTMENT'S TIE TIITNG WIIEREDY TO CATCI 8 VABCOCK. It is given out thas the President does not ine tend to wait for Congreesional action, but will arpoint & commismon to Invertigate Gen. Bap- cuck's alloged counection with the Whisky-Ring. BEPOBT THAT BADCOUK 18 TO B DISMISSED BY TIZ PLEIIDENT. Dispateh ta Cincinnats Bnguirer, ‘Wasmisotox, D. C., Dec, 1,—Tho Whito Houso is not the abodo of seranity just now. The re cent revelations in rezard to Bahcock's conne tion with tna Whisky Ring bavo led to a coolna betwaen tho Prozsident aud the Private Hecreta: which will undoabtedly result in tho dismiasal of ibo latior. To-day one of tie most intimato friends of tho Prosident has said to me that the dimunessl of Dabcook was already under con- sideration. Thet the President himsclf bLas Lind any oconoction with, or even knowledgo of, the whisky frauds, in no longer believod hsre, bat Babeock’s complicity is scarcely donbte ed by any ouo—nut even thoe President's best fricads, M{[ uformant regarding the matter 8aid that Marebal rps, the President's brother-in-law, bad finally gone Lack on Kao- oock, sod would advise his immedista dis- mmesal. ‘“Indeed,” sald my informant, **it wan lus intention to do wo this afternoon. The Dresident.," he contioued, *‘has boen iwposed upon and his confidenco abused {n this attor by Babeock, and ho 1s now determined to rid himeel{ of all the incabus upon bis own good vamo which rosults from Dabcnok's Intimate conoection with him."” ‘Tuere is the beat author- ity for the statement that Babcock's dowafall 1s ¢ baud. TNE PRFSIDEXT AND BABCOCK. Dupateh to Cinciniats Enquirer, 8r. Lous, Nov, 80.—It ie rerorted, wpon pretey good authority, that the President tele- graphed Dimrict-Attoruey Dyor to-nigat de- mauding that overy _etost be exbansted w the 1uvoatigation into “Dabcock's caso, snd that no ‘way ba left for um Lo escape if he be guilty, MISCELLANEOUS, BUISTOW'S **BOOR.” Correapondence Cincinauty Gazerte, 81, Lours, Dec. 1.—A rathor amustng incident ocourred to-day, of which Bevis, the mau who burned the records, and was 80 prominent among the illictt manufactarers, was the uucomfortable bero. Bevis is tle uan who attempted in his Yestimony to convoy an idea that Dristow was in- torested in a Louisville whisky-houss, Theo card which promptly fol:owed from Lristow, and the breeze raieed genorally by the implication, has alarmed Bevis, aud bis feliow-sinnera do not enconrage Lim. Said anotber of the indicted oncs to Bevia this morning: ) *Do you know what you've done? Bristow road thag ree, and {uquired, *\Who s this man Bovis?' He funud out. aud thon he took out his little bool, and, a8 ho pus your name 1 it, ho said, * I'll sewomber Bevis.' “Ihat's what Bristaw did 1" ‘*That's 80," was tha- melancholy assent of ‘Be'vhx 1 made v great mistake! 1'm sorry for 8. A TODACCO BING. Dispatch to Cincwnnati Gazette. 8r. Loos, Nov, 30.—Rumors of a grave nature are alsa ciroulating in regard to othor indictweuts, 1418 assertud that the existeuce of s grand To- baceo Ring hes been discovered, and taat smong those already indictud for dofraudiug the Gove eroment aro men who narrowly ascsped oublio oconueciion with the Whisky Ring. Bome of those implicated nco wen of promivence, boty sociully aud in point of lato oficial positi Tharo is littls doubt that frauds sacond only to the whis- ky frauds will koon be made public. e il FIRLES, AT LOUISVILLE, Louisyrune, Ky, Dec, 2—A tire in the Broad- way Daptist Chuzch carly this morning almoat ruinod the edilico, which was valued &t $70,000, Tho loss is two-thirds. The library of tho pastar, the Rev. J, L. Burrows, includiog valna. ble evllectiona for years, was dostroyed. Ilis loay {8 37,000, Ths insursuco on sho building 1s 44,000, and on tho lbrary $2,400, divided as follows : Firemen's Fund, New York, ©7,500: Liverpool, Loudo: & Globe, Euglaud, #5,000; Manbattsn, Now York, £4,000; fHome, Colum- bas, #3,000; Atlauta, New Yok, $5,000; Faneuil, Bastos, $5,000 ; Louwville, Loutsville, 5,000; Hoflmans, New York, $10,000, AT WGREGOR, \ Special Disnath o Tua Chicage Tridune, McGukion, Ia., Deo. 2.—Toree barns and three dwelliogs burned last night, No Insurance. Los#, $3,000. G B, Boott's arockery stock iu warehouso was insured in the Atlas of Penusyl- vanis sod American Central of b, Louls, #1,- 000 eacb. 1 AT_WELLSBORO, N. Y. Witesary, N, Y,, Dec. 2.—Jamea McDqnald's residence, with oatbuildinge, at Wellsbuo, was baroed last night. The loss {s 50,000 ; fnsur- aace, $10,000. T AT_HILLSBORO, IND. Cuvorxats, O, Dec. 2.—A large bara, filed with gralu, owued by Oliver Mulford, et Hilg. boro, Ind., was deatroyed by tire last evening. Tue loss is 815.000. In_GHICAGOD, The slsrm from Box 712 at 5:20 o'look yes- terday morniog wes causod by a fire In the eue &ino shed oa tho dock of Dewey’s cual-yard, st 47 Kingeoury strest, Damsge, abous $5. g:n:l an overhoated stesm bolles. NUMBER 100, WASHINGTON. The President Said to Favod, the Recognition of Cuban Belligerency. He ¥ill Speak Plainly on {ho Sude jeet in Iis Message, The Pending ¥aval Preparations Intendsd fo Emphasize Matters,- Bandall and Kerr 8till Neok and: Neck in the Speakership Race, Sunset Cox Clajms to Hold the Balance of Power. Texas Pacific Railroad Lobbyists Active in the Canvass, The NMoConnell Heirs Renew Thein Claim to Certain Chicago Property, THE WAR-SPECK. MANINE ENLISTMENTS, Srecial Dispateh to The Chieaco Tribune, Viasurxatoy, D. 0., Dee. 2.—The number of Daval vessola now ready or in rapid preparation for sea will raquire at least 1,000 men in excoss of the number fized by tho present law, The indications sre that all needsd will be shipped without regacd to this limit. The bolief among Republicans closs to tho Administration ia strengthencd duily that this whole movo has in viow tho decided tono the President intends to assume towards fpain in lis mes~ sage. Those whoss opinfon should bavo weight, sud who are in position to ba well informed, aro convinced that the ex. plapation of theee preparntions made some days siuce, which attributed them to the Presidont’s detormiuation to recogoizo the belligoroney of the Cutans, is tho correct one. Wiile this might uot bo & causo of war with Spsin, it_might in- volve the recoguition of independeuco in the near futare, which wonld PRECIPITATE A CONFLICT WITI BPAIN, ‘Whatevor tho President's position now 1, it s true that Bacrotary Fish in in perfeat accord with Lim, and in fact no signs of objection to the proparations the Socrotary of the Navy {s mak. ing Lavo shown themsclvos in au officlal quartor, BPECIAL CABINET MEETING, Tho special Cabinet wmesting this afternoon is underatood to have been for tho purposo of boaring the Yresident’s messago road, It {s said that dispatehos from Mr. Cashing rolating ta the final Spanish note were also considered. About the stroots this featuro of tho meoting ia givon great importance. It is known that com- munications with Mr. Cuahing have beon cone etant of late, and thin causes moro cousequence {o bo attachod to special meotings of the Cabinet. Buch extra scasions, howaver, are always lold doring the week proceding the assembling of Congraes. THE MADAID OABINET. Dispatclies havo been receivod hore from Mad. rid this evoning wndicating the probability of & chaoge ju the Bpanieh Cabinot acd the forma- tion of a uow Cibinog which il be moro con- ciliatory ta tho United Btates. Our naval officera sav that the naval appropriations for tho entire tiscal yoar aro alroady exhiausted, owiug to the fisting out of, w0 many vessels, and that some largo contraccurs are unpaid. MINTING AT INTERVENTION, Nrw Yonk, Dec. 2.—At a moeting of the Chamber of Commerce t-dsy, a commities of tive wus apnointed to coosider what offsct tha longer contiuuance of the siruggle in Caba’ would have on the ,commercs of this country, and whether tho Chamber should memorializd/ Congresn in rolation to the matter. Acable dispatch from Madrid says that thete’ been a Ministerial ccivis in Bpain. That Bouor Ounovas del Custillo bss again becoms Prosidoot of the Council. Senor Calderon Col. lautes Lias boou solected far tho Ministry of For- oign Atfairs on account of his conciliatory views ou the uuestions pending with the United Htaton. Most of the other Cabinet officers go- THE SPEAKERSHIP, A FIERCE CONTEST, Speciat Dieoateh 1o £hs Chloaon Tribuna, ‘Wasmyatox, D. C., Dec, 2,~The excitemeny over the Bpeakership incresses every hour, Buch crowds sa swarm the hotels and publia placos biave not beon seon here sinoe the Waz. All (Lo oilices, bar-rooms, reading-rooms, and corndors of the holels are so full that it is ulmost imponsiblo to mave from one point ta snother. It la s mattor of universal congratula. tion thas tho conteat will be virtoally decided by Baturday's caucus, and that only andther day of such labor and anxiety must bo endured. The fecliug between the friends of the different can dulates Increases in intensity, aod & sentiment decidedly hostils and bltter is aurcly boing eugendered. The oane didstos themselves expross mutusl kindly feolinge, Theresult fe iu as much doubt as ever. All parties aro working with skill and earuestucss. 1t thero is any change in tha sen. timent of the crowd, it in 1o favor of Kerr, ap- parently at Randall's cost, for Cox weems aléo ta be on tho upper wave. Ho clsims, it is aaid, fifty votos, These, with whas are claimed by otber candidates ond seatiering, would make more than the whole menibership of the House. ‘The friends of both Randsil snd Kerr olalm a roajority for their candidate, but it is observed that they aro VEIY WADY OF THEIR XNEXT, and very careful not to relax their efforts, Whether the ill-tosliug that Is eugeudered be- twoen the partios will become so serlous s fa catise ous of them to throw ita {nfluence to soma outuido party, w urder to dofeat the immediate candidute of the other, is o subject of Republic. an epeculation, Itis cortain that no nomlna. tion can be wmade on tho firss ballot, for none of the caudidates has a majority, Ar. Cox Lalding the batancs of power, {t i3 thought he oan hold wost of bis wen, snd if he can do this, ‘and choosos to hold out to the laat, m break muat either ocour In Handall's ranks or Kerr's, i which case the latter wiil then prefer to ko to Handall, or join Qox, or go into #ome compromiss with Cox.” Thers are ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS bourly entoriug tho ounvass which must have s coosidarable boariug on the resuit. Oue of these lacho Toxas Pacitic Rond, whoso msuagers ara provaring for another vigorous ouslaught on Congreas the cotlng winter, 1t s the polioy of thoso taen to secura the promise of all candidates to belp the passsge of their grab bil), whiok was provonted laut mnter, There ls & good deal of avorable feeling smong members from tha South and Bouthwest for the rosd, aud this in Leing used with tho candidates, il or whom aro _ on principle opposed to land-yrabblug. It docs wot appear that ons pariy is more in faver of the road than tha other, but it is vaid thac each erndidyig pas al- lowed 1§ ta bo '\r‘ v UNDLASTOUD SEMI-OFFICIALLY that, it clectod. he will appoint a Hiilroad Cam- snitteo that will be fair aud just, and ook made 1p of men kuown to ba hoatlle to the achew The subject of the railroad will- not be refers 1 0 caucus, aad 16 18 ag the ave & 2realdential elocsion, that the il will o} e \