Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 4, 1875, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY DECEMBER 4, 187 ~TWELVEE PAGES. OLOTHIN L LT NIE ONE HURT ! Not Our Customers, JUTTING Leads the Clothing Bufiinoss, AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING NAMES LOWEST PRICES ND IT HURTS! Not His Castomers. NUTTING thows the Largest Btock for Men, Youths, Boys and Children, AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING fells Mon’s Furnishing Goodsona New Plan, AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING Bells Clocks at One Dollar Thirty- five cents, AND THAT HURTS T00! Not His Customers. NUTTING Namos Jobbers' Prices every time, AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING Is the C. O. D. Retailor at Jobbers® Prices, AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING Bells New York Mills Shirts at One Dollar and Forty cents, by tho . singlo one or dozon, AND IT-HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING blls Mon’s,Youths’, Boys', and Chil- dren's Overcoats, Ulsters, and ‘Winter Suits, at aotual JOBBERS' PRICES! AND IT HURTS! Not His Customers. NUTTING’S MARK DOWN ALS0 HURTS. Not His Customers. NUTTING Wil oontinue business st his old numbers, 184 & 186 State-st, OPP, PALMER HOUSE, RETAILING AT JOBBERS’ PRICES! TANGLEFGOT. Three Crooked Knaves Trip- ped Into the Peniten- tiary Yesterday. Krum Recovers Strength Enough to Make a Weak Plea for Avery. The Prosceuting Attorney Tarns Mis Argument In- to a Democratic Diatribe. And Brays Loudly at the Ad- ministration Which Is Scourging tho Rascals. In Spite of Which the Disgust- ed Jury Go Out and Find the Accused Guilty. Convictions at Mlilwaukee, Whero the Ring Was Thought to Have “Fixed Things.” Taft and Weimer, Camel-Swallowing Gaugers, Stuck Lats Last Night, The Chicago Trials Bet for Jan, 11, 1878. ST. LOUIS. AVERY. JUDJE RRUM'S GAUZY SPEECIL. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuse, 8r. Louts, Deco. 8.—Judgs O. H. Erum openod tho argnment in the Avery oaso thls morning by & lengthy sposch in bohalf of the defendant. The pith of bis srgument was that the only testimony oconnosting Avery with the conspiracy was that of Con BMegrue, whoso ohsracter has beon praved to be such as to render him unworthy of boliat, and that the jury should unhositatiogly roject everything ho aald as untrathful. The ex- plaoatian of the suspicions tolegrsm in Avery's bandwriting, saking Joyos it he rocoived Maa's talegram on a previous dav, was, thsat some party whose identity Avery could not romember camo into his offica ono day and saked him 1t he did not have a tolegraphic frank. Avery roplied that be did, snd the patty then requestod thst Avery send a tologram to Joyca asking if he got Mac's telsgram. Avery, being an obliging per- son, snd not suspecting anythiug wrong, wrote and sent the telegram, but had no knowledge as to who 1JMac was, or as to who the friend whom he obliged was. In like manner. tho tolegram—about * Dosd dog. Gooso bangs althtndeloum, 8Sun sbinos"—which s signed “Mse," ond which was in Avery's handwriting, was expisined. Me- McDoosld was in Washington at that time, and had just boen to seo tho Prosident. Beingin good spirits, ho dolermined to tolegraph to Joyce. MoDouvald, ss overybody knows, is o comparatively illiterato man, not given to writ- ing ; so he went into Avery's office and asked bim to indite thejtelogram refacred ta to Joyeo. Bo Avery wrote it, aud sigood it Mac snd went It off, EX-SENATOR DENDERSON thon bogan his speech for the Government, Tha following extracta will show the character of his argument : A very unpleasant duty devolves upon me after I Tahall bave said whot I can iu heiping you towards forming & correct verdict, 1did not solicit the ap- pointment of the poaition T hold {n this case. 1t was voluntarily glren me. 1 presume tho Govornment dose not desirato convict any person not guilly, If this man ia {nnocent, T can asaure you noman i’ the court will be mora rejciced than I ata verdict of not guil- {7 You, geatlemes, avo members of the communlty, ou_sre’ & part and 'parcel of tis Govornment, What 18 Mr. Avery, what s Mr, Babcock, what is Mr, Joyce, what is Mr, dfcDonald, what is snysindividusl citizen, in comparison with the peace and prosparity of our gountey 1 16 yous duty asys thoy mauat be convicted, they shonld be, Wo might as well abandon the Gov- ernment ; we might as well give It up, i wears (o ba subjected in the revenus service, {n the Oastom- owe, in the Indian Department, or any olber "dejartment or buresu of tha Govern- ment, to Iing rule, oither in polities or 1n our morals, and lst us'calt ss tha ola Iarsclites did & King who wl ivo us prolection rom tbose thiag. Did tis conspiracy ox'st from the fall of 18717 Is there any man on the fury that, douls it Certinly not, Fourteen monilis brought to the Cashier $500,- 0, aad, If that be the ocase for fourtcea months, wo' can’ calodlato by the simple rule of three how much was estracted from the Government from 1871 to 1875. It ia in evidence that, after the 1st of July, 1874, the flood-gstea wero turnol loose. Joyce mido his arrangements, went to Wash- inglai, aud telegraphed ta eDomald to let the ma- ne go, aud go it did ; and the tastimony ebows that from July. 1814, to the 10th of May, 1873, more crooked was mads than ' [ siy previous period. Do you be- Heve Devia snd Thorpe 1o be perjured men ? “And of 1he oitier whinesat#—lo you think they ae perjured men? You don's tuink auch thing, Yos, pentiemen, you ate fully satisind that 8 conspir- oy did exist. Jodge Krim says there is no evidence but Megrue's that connects Avery with the conspirscy, and taas Megrue I8 & parjured man, The frst dlspatch 3 wo_preacnted was dated Uct. 33, 1673, from Joyce to Bab s 1o yon that the jonger thun aatal to the cock, The statement was telograph oiice dfd nat keap diapstches two years, and_such fact bas besn dotrim. rosscution. When A, Ford died, Ji onald could Dot give s mamens for oubt, was dragged voluntarily into men of more will than Lie Bud, aud who bad seou: him? The pertiea in Kt Louls (ook no stepe in the conapiracy, excevt oa the theory that Avery and Bab- cock were apprised of it MR, HENDERSON MAKES A DEMOCRATIO EPLLCR. Towards the oloss of his argument, Mr. Hen- dersan becawe considerably ** eutbused,” and mado & pumber of indirect blows, but unmls- takablo o their character at President Grant sod his Administration § it was clear that he n- tended to take advantage of the occaslon to pay up old scores due since the Audiew Jobnson im- peachment wlal. ME. HENDEUSON PENIAPN A LITTLE FULL. Ho alluded io vory etrons aod bitter terias to the arbitrary iaterferouco of I'residout Graut lv:lun the affairs of Commissionor Douglass, say- g ! What business had Dabcock to interfers with the dullos of Douglazs 7 Noue. When an ofticial gues ato i3 position Be ahould know nothing but the law, What right bad the President to interfere with the duties of tho Becrelary of this Tiessury? Nous. Wit rigat led be to {uterfere with the duties of s Commissloner of ‘Inlerual Ravenu? Nons, Mr, Dougiase displayed lamentablo weaknoss in histentug to tue intorference of the Presiden, of Rabeock, or of any vilier man, WE WILL UAYE HENDERSON FTX IT. Mr, Hendereon claimed that it was o the imperfect maguer in which the Goverament had been admime- tcrod tLst thess stupendous frauds were due, snd that in Eogland or Frauce they could pot bhave tecurred, Purly, bo seid, was’ ruguing (he codne try, and that ‘we are belng constantly dragged §en'So ruin Wwrongh the natme of perty, Vilslay and frsud bhed " been s0 erpetrated under the name of the party, 50 taken poescssion of the couotry aten the euderson mystorioua tele- ae Avery's, and olalmed of the most ‘satie- ory proofs of his gullt. He resd tho duipatch whers Geu, McDonsld telegrapha Joyce that he had had s long ride with the Prea- 1dent sad_that the goose hung bigh, He mid that the objecs of the ride was to impress Bab- cock sad Avery with his popularity wilt the Presidont, bat speaker's maouer snd tons indicated thas thore waa & more siguificant mo- 2 sod to thr Ar. ¥ was one . cb ferribly npon the Pres- tdant it tho truth ¢ ntid b ¥nown, MeDemald gt D 10 interrans, and in that Tila with the Prerident, ha thought he overwielnied Daoviglasa and othern by shamng \heta that an A tnan of fnfiuence. Now all hope of hreaking up thix powerful combination depended on one motve—in make a change of Snpersisora in the various Districts, Thia order N fanel o the the 0th of anuary, 18 ~ialely BeDonald anpeara in Waelungton sud fusnkea the said of Babeock to have it reconsidered, had tn be appesled to, be. cauns neither Avery, nor llolt, his successor, wes hizh enougli In_ Authoriy Lo get tits order revoked. D cock urged tlo Irerldeut, and M=Donsld urged him, and vory moon Dauglaaa telegraphn Joyen: Tha order is sunpendal” Wuy does fhia man Douglars bend the poy blugea of the ¥neaard yleld ta ¢ of lin privats e e s to interforence, or that sniniasted Frderal officers! Why when you_cau 1o fonger_wisld 4 mnhood 7 What liave wa Kained fon of the blsck man's mlavery i the white ruan is to bo subatituted for him in the shackles and chains of nien & worse sysiem of slavery, If men would think fr 3+ moment thiy would rather live in h rod privato life than to possess ml: tha glittaring laubles of public iife Loand down overwhelmed with the corrupthom tbl now aarily accompanies §t, 11 Heory Ciy had ne v Aone or axid unyihing elre than *1 Lnd pater bo HRRI than bo Prosfdent " that Aumld immortalize bira, 18t Dougtlase yivlded to the power of Babcock and the President's interserence, 1a wan Louert, I Delfeve bt lir was poor, sud ho felt that hin pusition depended upnn hi nlwsing the bebealaof thore who hsd no Tight Lo Interferc with hin dutive, THE VERDICT, Judo Treat read his charzo unmediately after Mr. Hondervon bad concluded, aod the jury ra- tiredl to their room to cocwlder a verdict, the Judgo whiting on_the Beach for them. At 3 o'cloek Judge Treat sent lna meseaga that if they bhad not wgreod upon & vedict b+ 9 p. . he would sdjonm Conrt, Ilo remained i) 9:20, 8t which hour” o msssage waa received that o verdict had Deen agieed wpon, and the Marahal was agirneted to bring the jury into the Coort. The foreman then delivered the foilow- g verdiot : We, the Jury In the ceee of the Uniled States vs, William O, Avery, fin-l the defondant not gull'y on the Srat, e, and fonril countefout culty on tho third count. The' fnry were polled, swch juror an- nounced that that wan his yorlict, About 100 spece tators ware presast. Tho defend.nt was evidently much sgitated % the Teslt of hin trisl, “He was taken in charge by tle United States arabal and conveyed totha County Jafl. E COMMYXTS ON HI3 ASININE BPEEGH. Special Duoateh to The Chi acs Tribune, 81. Lorit, Mo., Dec. 3.—The conviction of Avery was rather a surpriso to a good wapy people, becauso the ovideucs mgalnst him was oot of that clear an‘l unmistakabls character of the testimony against McDonald snd Joyes, and it was th -ught thit the dofendant’s chances of escape on nccouat of & reasonabla doubt of his gullt were very good,—not that the public sro not sofliclently convinced of Avery's guilt, but that the prosecation failed to connect him 8o di- rectly with tho conspiracy as it did In the cases of AcDooald and Joyco. Tho spoecch of Beoamtor Menderson created a profound seuastion, and is regarded 28 ap assault on the Prosident, and an arraign- ment of bis ndminiatration, Tho known hostili- ty of the sposker to President Grant bas donbt- lees given much strength to this Iden, for the Bonator was oxceedingly wary in his silusions to the reigning administeation, and oniy once or twice Isuuched out into direct abuso, Tho great drift of his speech, however, especially whon hls mavner is con- sidored, was anti-Graut in every respect, and 1t was his evident purpose to charge upon him tho ohiof responsibility fortho prevalent cor- ruption. LEFRENENAION, The friends of DI'resident Grant meverely criticise the preat speech of Benator Henderson, and say thad it waa uncalled fof, and that his sasortions and ioeinuations with referenoe to the inefliciency and untruatworthivoas of tho Presi- dont have no foundation ju fact, and that if they wero true, e waont out of his way to make them. MOLE STUFY, There ia a atrong impression among thoss who want to ses Ginnt and Bristow fall out that Hen- derson's spooch was the oponinz-up of & war between IRMB ofticials, which will becoms hot very shortly. It fa uot, Lowover, a gencial belief that Becratery Dristow ivepired any part of Hendarson's spaochy, or_tbat he srishes to throw down tho gauntlet to President Grant, In connection with this atory it ia stated that Col. D. W. Baroord,” the Pres- dont's cousin, and DBauk Lssmioer of this city, bas been making diligent inqui- ries during the lsst few days concorming the alleged connoction of Bristow with a Louis- ville whisky house, aud has approached a num- bor of porsons who ara supposed to hava in- formation oo tho subject with an cvideut pur- pase to gathor all ho could agalust Bristow, Of all the President's friends here, Barnard is on the moss confidential terma with him. Barnard is quito active in donouncing Senalor Hendor- son's speech. ity MILWAUKEE. BAD FOR THE RING. PROEPECT TBAT ALL OF THEM WILL ORIEVE. Specaal Dupatch ta The Chicago ‘Ividune, Muuwavkee, Dec, 3, 1875,—And now, when the Ring shall be effectually exploded depeuds very much upon whethor Louis Rindskopls imprisonment for contompt shall bo an actual punishment, or a mers romptuons bosrding at jait and temoving thither of his business oftice. Thers are apnrehiensions tha it will bs but the latter gort of imprisonment which be will have to ondure, but that 1emains to bo soon, Lo has declared that be will lay in jail until he rots bo- {fore hie will anawer as to tho check-stubs indi- cating pavmeuta by the Whisky Ring to the ofticial thieves' Ring; bot Louis Rinds- kopf i3 mot ooe of the sort who well endare any real punishment for the sake of shiclding others, and, as hin evidencs will in spy event not bo admissible agaiost himselt, bis refursl to answer bafore the Bupervisor will svail only to chield others, When the screws are put on, Rindslopt, it s baliaved, will tall all Lo knows. It hio does, it ia almost imposaible but that all the hitherlo concealed membors of the offlclal thioves’ Ring will be dragged forth into daylight. AN ESTIRE SURPRIBE, At11 o'clock to-night the jury in the Taft- Woimer case, after being ont five bours, return- od a vordiet 0f guilty as to both defendsnts. CIVIL CABES IN PROSPEOT. It is here a currenc report io ofiicial clrcles that the evidence Iately exhumed will be nsad iz civil suits for the reoavery of _uapsid tazes againat the old Whisky Ring. Criminal prosacations sre barred by the statute of limitations after the lapse of fiva yoars, but there {s no limit to the tims within wbich eoit may be brought for taxes unpaid out of which the Government was defrandod. It is roportad hero that the Nuu- nomachers’ distillery 1o thie past ten yoara ju all hen defrauded the révanue out of several mill. 1008 of dollars, apd tuat the operations of oth- o018 were on s like scale, as evidoncs now be- {ng dug up tends to show. ocdnhss A CROOKED CHAPTER. TOW A CROWD OF BASCALS MCST HAYE BEEX * srest Mvecial Dlavaleh to 1hs Chicane Tridure, Mnwaunee, Dec. 3 —Tho following les! from the inside history of the Ring here sheds light upon snbjects which cannot be too much illumi- nated. Oa the 13th of Febiuary, 1874, Rindakonf Broa., of this city, received from Rogers' estab- lshment at Madison tifteen barrels of crooked highwines, Tbe proof was 168. [\ was siamped with a rectifior's stamp sa wA{sky of 68 proof. By order of Revenus Agent Burpes, whom Ci penter (thon 8rnstor) bad removed 1o make place for * DBoss” Conkling, Welssers, the Riog Doputy Collector,and Mosller, the Gaager, ainca convioted and now a fugitive, juspocted this lob of llquor and tcok memorauda of the facts above ataled as to undur stamping. Upon the trial of Riodekopf at Madison,growing out of the seizure a4 the lass December torm, Weissert snd Mooller forteited ths recogulzancos given by them tosp- pear as witnesses for the Government, and their attendance could only be procured—at leaat was proourei—by getting out & writ fur their srrost, The story they told was, thas it was given out by Conkling (who probably was apprised of Car- ponter’s effoits to obtalu a conliuzance by an oider from Commissioner Douglass) that the oase would not betried, and that they need not attond court. AMEMONIO PHENOMEXA. At all ovonts, wheu they were pus upon the stand snd sworn for the Government they boty tostifed thas (hey found the r all and fhal they knaa noliiag against i, Thoy thea de waloned mach astomisting losy o f menory that' they forgut Al crimu fasts. ar denfed them, and s Dhad been Jost, Thev wers ravel m enuin- qusnce of matters theu Lroaghs out on the 3lst of December lant. AlL, ALL TIOYOMA O the 5th of Jannary las ook a Instier from Fiesdiue 1o VWadhtngion, was in the Jandwiring of Weiseert, Lut 8 gned by Collretor Lreline, and Lad Lo Weiseert and Mosllar rainstated on Jan. 9, by tafegeam. In this letter VWeiesort savs of lumself, and Erakine sigua it, that ** Mr, Waiseort in ous of thn mast faithiul, aud, as [ holieve, thorvghly honer! officors in tho Niate," And the lettor concluden a9 fotlows: * I trust when you snd 1he Hon. Secrutary of the Troasury hear from Bupervisug 1, W nun and Itovenue-Ageut 8, J. Conkling in relation 10 theso officers, and their evidence aord connectinn mith this care, that you may reconsider the decivion arrived at n your fines of tho Hiat fust.” uly 7, 1874, & suit tn rem was begun in this dintrict by Hublell against 21,50 woith of linuora in" Rtindekoy hous. pv order of tho Commienoner. but was never moved for trisl, and is sl pendivg. WIHAT SMUNN WAOTE FRY. E CAME T0 THE COX- CLUKION TOAT HE INHIABMTED A CRYNTAL PAL- ACE_IINEELY, On March &3, 1875, Munn wrote the following aigmficant lotter to Eiskme ationt 1hin case, and it 1n remiarinble that the letior from Erekina to Mnnn of tho 22d refoied ta is notcopind 1o Erekine's lettsr-boos, aud it contents may be gnossed at: {Copy from ex Collector Erekine's lettar hrok.] UNITED GTAfr8 INGERNAL KEVENTE, BUPERVINOR'S Orbics, DInTaicT or TLLiNotn, WiaGonaiN, AxD Mici- 194N, Ciricaao, Murcl 23, 187%.—Stn : Your. of 22d re- ceived. Tho papera I had in the Rindekopt cane wern aont to Uilted Stetes Attorney McKinney Ly e, but Weiunerc sud Motler eau but remember that ona Iob nf 0o recolvit from Rogersat such r. date contained the barreln they gougod and exatnined and found t be Ahtghwines. 1 finow that 1.'s books of that date, und alinwing that Int contaiued no Lighwines, Lut ho had entered the apirits in queston ay sctuaky. 1 will try and be theen 77ureday. Weseert and Salier aad ny. selt knotw rnough to coittrel, 1f they foraet in thiv csra 1 will think McEinney had eome resssn in gatng Jfor them, Tell Coukitn 1 have Leen lookicg for him here, but willsee him thera Thurrdiy noon, Pleass {4l lim to meet me there, Tours tru v D, Bupersisor. Gro, Q. Eusxive, Cell,, Milwan! Muno tetls Erskine, ** Welssert zod Mosller and myseit know enongh to conzict.” Hot do thess words comprro with the 5.030 busliets of wheat dispatch, ** We aro prepared to punl thivgs.”" FOR VALUE BECTZIVED. Now mark (he sequel. On April 6, Erakine indorses Hubboll's letter recommending that the 1lindskop! case be dismitsed un payinent of costs,—no costs hasiog been mado.—aud giving s tho reason that they have not evidouce sal- ticient to convict. In tho hight of theso facts read the Hobrew in- reription of tho next day, April 7, on tho Riods- kopf stub, 8500 to Muun—sedessed sgainst a sioglo distillery. —_— RINDSKOPF IN JAIL, STATEMENT MADZ 10 THE CHEDIT OF TOE UNITED WTATFS MABSHAL. Sptctal Dupateh o The Chicagn Tribune, Mmnwivkes, Wis, Dec. B.—-At laat Loua Riodskopf Las been sent to fail for contewmpt in refusing to auawer ns to tho paymonts to the Riog officials disclosed by his check-stube, It ‘was the distinet understandiog of District-Attor- nay McKenny and Buporvisor Hedrick, beforo whom Rindskopt was brought for examination, thet, when ho rofased to answer aud was given into the custody of the Marsbal, ho was to be cummitted to jail, and in the evening they bath Informed me thut Mundskopf bad been sent to Jail. After leaviag with his prisoner, tho Mar- shal, on tho aecond roading of the writ, camo to the conclusion that bo conld not commit Rinds- kop! until the return of tho procedings before the Bupervisor was made to tho Court. Tha Court had at that timoe sdjourned, and the Judge had left for his home at Racitie. Accordingly, Rindskopf was rolessed on bia own recognizauco until to-day, whon tha roturn was made, aud the Judgo Ibstructed tho Marehal to executo the writ by sending Rindskont Lo fall. It is due to tba Mareba!, Gen. Hamilton, to stots theae facts, which relieve him from suy lmputation of ro- miesness iu the dischargo of bis duties in tho mattor. fad Goo. Hamilton, when applied to last night for information towhich the press was entitied, given it, thie correction would oot havo Bboen necessary, — HUMAN FRAILTY. THOCANTS ON TIK PECULATING PENCIANT OF THE GEXUS HOMO, Boretal Duapateh to The Chteaso Tribuna, Mmuwaokee, Dec., 8.~ There is no use talk- ing about tho Riog,” eaid to me laat night ono of tuo very small number of ex-revenue officials here who wasn't indicted. *'It wasimpoesiblo for & man to remain in tho servico and not be con- taminated, —oo matter how honest » mon he ‘was, as thiogs were going. Every man saw that ovorything was corrupt., It was of no use to re- port what a fellow eaw. Reporting to Washing- ton didn’t nmount to a flip of the finger. I tried it once, and it came near costihg me wy place, aud I knew better after that. Yon ses it wasn't like common ntealing. They wero all in it; and o distilier or rectifier could got along aad ron honest. Thers wers, howsver, sharp follows who neither had distillerios nor rectifying houses, but who simply bought of the manuisc. turers of the crookey, aud so got along all right, and to-day bave plenty of money.” Then he procecded to tell how the Gaugers did not tako tho troable to go through the for- 1wality of gauglng, aud how everything ran along toosely until bard times came. *That's what's the mattor,” sai¢ this philosopbic ex-oficial. +'Ths hard timos cams and thoy wantod more revenus, and bogan looking things up. LIADLE TO GET PULLED OUT OF 1HL BOAT. “But 1t'a no use. Ltellyon if they goback of tha mionows they have got fndicted, end strike for evory fellow that got a share of the moaey, it will reack 80 far tbere won't b enough honest peopls around 1o prt them through, They wil never get at thobig fleh, and 1t will all plow over ns soon a& timos get better, Then things wiil go ou i they always did 1o tho whisky business.” BUT BZEN TOO OFT, PAMILIAR WITH IT8 FACE, And in sayiag this, my philosophic ex-oificial, who 1 realiy oslievo novor stols anything worth reckoning aud bad to ahut bis eyes to what stealing was going on around him, gave expression Lo he common sentiment here, to- wit, that thero was 80 much stealing gong oo anybow, aud 60 many concerned in the thievory who could not Lelp it, that the Riog is to be pit- led rathor th unlshed, And as yet the Mil- waukes public bas not bsen ronsed to a sense of the enormity of the frauds cummitted, norto s fuil appreclation of the fact that &.ealing by the million throush bribery ls at least as mach steal- iog as though the *swag" amounnted to but & tew dolla:s. BWEI-BEZZE GIELK MAY OVERHEAR. Io fact, such 18 vet the preponderatiog infla- encs here uf the Wnlaxy itlng, sith {ts atolen millivus, ita newspapat orggyys, and ita political alliances, thot very few peJfila iudeod, except in privato conversation and when sure ol uot be- 10g overheird, a3 well us of whom thev sre talk- ing to, utter the word “thlef.” As yet, in fact, I have discovored no one who would give me any information, oxcopt upon ezpreas condiion that bis namo was not to be divulged. LCIERENCE TO CADIENTER'S CROOKED META- Vitrsics. The epidemic outcry againat the Whisky Ring whereof ex-Sonalor Carpenter dilated in his ar- gument for the defonse in the Lart.\WWelmer case to day has not reaclied Alilwaukes as yat. BONE-ROT. If, ultimately, the Riog substantislly succesds sither through figminz aguinat time or 1n sooar- {og trivial punisawent for the ittle thioves whils the big ones excaps exposure, from pres- out tndications it will rogsln d aacendenoy in locat, political, sud business circles, and probably ere long, through somo new inethods. resumis its stealing. Cortaiu 1t 18 that aset it {8 a grest power bers, though just now shakeu to the foundation. PALYS IN THK DEERT. Whoat in thia correspondence has been written sa 10 tuo Ring press hore does not spply to the luading Gormau daily, the Herold, 1t has been fonrlens sud outspoken in ita assaulls on tho Rivg, vor faltered once befors the tremendous local pressure which the Riog brings to bear in ita support. The Commarvial Times, a sprights ly evening paner, also occasionslly lets Hy at the Iflng iu quite effective fadhion, ——— THE PRESENT CORRUPTION, CHMEZKY DABKING ALOUT ITS BEING A BEIUBLIC- AN YUNERAL. Srecial Duvatch to The Chicage Tribuns. MiLwavkxz, Dea. 3.—The Netws, wuich iy the Democratic orgsn here, with Whieky-Ring in- spiration, bas at length tured an opinton, this morning, that ihere has been sometbiog of » Ring here. and elsewhere 1o tho oountry, which. hias robbed the Goveroment of uatold milliops, but with charaotaristio mendacity 1t aitributes (¢ all to tho domoralization of Grani's Administra- . tior. Ter the flvat timo tines the Bourbon aad commoucad, it demsnds punishmaot for the | ruilte, if any such eas be found, and it is capecisliy ciainorona for the punishment of alt the nilicern engaged inthe frands. This demand 1 somoaiat zigrificant, considering the source from whencsit emnanates, sud 1tmay he considered 88 tho first newspaper howl over the irropresa- iLle couflict insugurated batween the distillors sud Giaugera in the Taft-Weimer conspiracy cane, a8 heretofore dntallad in theso dinpatches. No benest man hora 3 &n dhject to & cat-nnded fizlit betnesn the whisky thioves and their equally guilty confedniates, the afficers who por- mitted them to rob the Oovernment snd then divided mith then tha plundar. In that cass the old adage about houest people gotting their duen when thieves fall out will have auother pat illustratica. The braseincss of tne intimation contained fn the News, to- wit, that thewe whisky frauds are the levithmate ou'growth of firaut's Re;ublican Adminswiration, will bo fully appatant vhen it In conaidered that of the fiftselive perrons un- der fudictment hera shout tiftvat them are thoroughly tock-rooted Democrats, und this roportion of Jemacratic to Repuviican thieics n the Whisky Iiug will hold wood claewiere an well an heve. 1n the oniulon of cur informsnt, who bas bad parhaps e much to do with the rosecution of violations acaiost tho luternal tevenue Jav asany other ofticer in the scrvice. Receut develorments in Chicago, 8t. Loula, Muwaukee, and elsswhere, aro dirprazeful onough 10 all conslence, but they arejin no #enss partisan affaTa, and itis patont totho commonent understanding, aod thorougbly un- derstood by toe offices in charao of thrao [rorn- cutione, that from Bristow end Prait doan to ths bumblest oftictal, the order of the Precident to ** Lot no guilty man escaps " is intendod toba unrerstood 10 its strictes. eense. If the Demo- cratic organs can figure out and conrolation from the fact that four-fifths of tnetoeu enpaged in theea atealn are Demorr-ts, and that ali of the ofticete, from the bumblest suhordinate. on- raged in bringmg them o light, withont fear, favor, or aflaction. aro Republicaue, why then they ara ezsily aatistied. In And-esw Johnson's time, whoa the tax was %2 per gallon, A DEMOCTATIC WILIEKY RING existed which by tho nide of this one was a Yingara to a rivalat, Then wiisky was openle nold in the market for balf of tho laz, anl thousanda of dollara were made to hundreds during the reign of the late rubber-package war, which is now for tho time pretty effectually sup- pressad. Suppoza that ths Ileform movement bad suzceeded n 1872, then the Rinaskopfw, of Milwanikeo; the Binghama, of Indiann: the Bartous, of St “Lous; and the Masons, of Chicago, would have boen the Coi. loctors and Gaugern of Internal Rovenuo, aud again bighwines, us undor tho Johuson regims would bava boen hawied about thostrectantone- balf of the cost of ite production. Iad as it bas boon, liquor has not been sold one dev Eiuca Grant's tusugnea‘ion for lovs thau tho cost of ita production with o reasonable protit theroto added, and tho collections for the laet flrcnl year made by the Iuternal Ro veone Department exceaded ths catimstes about &5,000,000. gl Sl PETER HUEGIN, THE DISIXGENUOUS MANNER IN WAICH NE Wis CAST OUT. Bnerial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, MiLwavkes, Dec. 3.—Tho eliciency with which Resento Agent Conkliog, Carpenter's ap- pointee, dieoharged the duties (?) of his otlice as * Doss " and general manager of the Ring, was illustraied by bis operationn 1n tbo matter of the removal of Poter Huegin, a Storokeeper. Huegin, it seems, mado hiweelf cspecially of- fousive by faithfully discharging his duties to the extent of his abilitics, which were of the dundey-headed ordor, I believe. Iu fact, Lis head seems to have been so thick that it couldn't bo gat through it that thoe chief duty of a Store- keoper under Boss Conkling's dispensation as Revenuo Agent was nol to sec what the distliers he was mot to watch did. Poter, beiug buta simple-minded fellow, donbtless. couldn's soo a great deal that o Btorokeoperis appolntol tosae. Dut be did manage tosee thiugs that, nnder Resenue Agent Conlilirg's sdministration of the Milwaukes District, were things no Storekesper was permiited to soe. Aud ho reported it. Boon complsints woro rifo that he stuck too closo to thoplaces ho was sot to watch, and, whea seiz- ures followed somo of his reports, and it began tobo apparent that donder-boaded Poter was liable to bresk right through the Ring, s plot was concocted for trapping bim and getting bhim out of thoway. Tho distiliery was shutdown, and the scafes locked up, aud Peter was pos there was nothing more to be dona that lott the distillery in ons of the distiller's wagons at 4:30 in the aftornvon. Thercon un to the din- tillery-acor drove ane of tho aisbillery wagons Jaden with grain, and st that pracise juncture Conkling, the Boss Revenue Agent, who col- lected the **mocher” checkn for tho oflicial ring's shiare of the ring plunder, appearad at tbe distillery, fonnd Pueter abseut, and forthwith had him removed, Thus did Conklingadd tolns laurals the repatation of a vigllant atic'sl while acting #3 Bose of tbe ling, and at the same time relisve the Ring of annoy.ng, daudor-head- od bonestyin the wervics. And Cookling wau Carpenter's man, to mako place for whom the trumped-up cliarges agatnst Burpoos wero gotten up; and safterward Oarpeuter himself, uoder oath io his suit with Durpee sbout the Sentinel atock business, testified that Burpes was ro- moved sote'y upon politicsl considerations. Was Boss Coakling one of those palitical cousidora- tions? —_—— 1IN GENERAL, BABCOCK. M8 CASE DEFORE TUE CADINET. ‘Wasarxatox, D. C., Dec. 8.—~The Cablnst were in sesslon four hours to-day. Thojy considerad the request of Gen, Babcock for s Court of In- qutry to sxamine the charge that he was con- neoted with the whisky frsuds. Those who koow the result declino at prosent to make it publio. There is resson to beliove the request will be granted, and a detnil of officors appoint- ed by the Secretary of War. A DISTINGUISRED PERSONNEL. Spectal inspoteh to Tne Chicarn 1 ribune, ‘Wasurxatoy, D, C., Doc. 3.—The designation of members for the Labcock Court of Inyuiry was made to-day. It is understoad that 8hayi. dan wiil bo nsmed as President, and that lao- cock aud Terry will be momters. This court will not, in any evect, take the place of the trial at 8t. Louia fu case of an indictiment, which now {8 belisved to be cortain there, The matter wan discussed and decided in the Cabinet to- dsy, and ihe impropriety of this cowt even ap- pearing (o supersede the proceodiugs in avil courts was admitted. ——l—t JOYCE, QW HE I3 FARINO. Bpacicd Dispateh to IBs Chicaas Tridune, 81. Lotis, Doo. 8.—A gentloman from Bt, Lonls called on Col. Joyos to-dsy and found him apparently as happy as a big sunflower Us bas oooled down very much eince he dooned the ragulation stripes, and has lost that tragic snd Catilfuean sir wlich distinguished him at first, IIs occupies » coll with the notorious convicts, Rono, Bodeuhamer, snd Mel Foater. Joyce's sentence was uot for hard labor, and ho has not basn put to work s was formerly aunounced. He ia to ba tenderad a clerkship in one of the Departmoats. TajDOTE. Au old frlend of Joyce remarked to-day that, it be gat euch & position, it would uot be elx moutls befors Le waa runniag thoe eutire Pemi- tontiary. LITERARY LADOR. Joyca is writing a atory iu the atyle of ' David Coppesiield,” entitled **Life aud Adventures of Jolnoy Jackson,” The las: chaptors are to be devotad 10 tbe Whisky Riog. ‘The two firac chap- ters ato flaished, aud coutaln soma very epioy rending. e THE CHICACO RING. PRESENT DISNAY. apecial Dupateh to The Chicago Tridune. Wasuixotow, D, 0., Doo. 8.—It is understaod in the Treasury Depariment {bat thero is a con- stantly increasing spprobousion of tho unpleas- ant results of the coming trisls among tho ia- dicted rectitters, distillers, and Qaugers of Chl- cago, aud it sppears that several of thom have stated ta Oon. Webster and Duistrict-Attoroey Ward that they were willing to plead gulity it cortain conditions were mado with thom. I was, of course, out of the power of either of these gentlemen Lo promise auytlung of the kind asked, avd for $hat resson wome of the penitonta Lave reprosented the matter here, It is understood to bo tha polioy of the Administra- tion to mi po torms with soyof the guill; paitiss as & matter of clemonoy only | bus it quluuhlznuu sort of srTangewsent may bo entered into by which some extrasrdinacy evi- lenca, in tton to that now known, will ha pnt i the bandeol the Gosernmant attorness. A proninont distiller, two tectifiarn, sad ona tinuger ara namerd ay likelv fo appear on tha atand for thaGovernment if thev can bo aerured of at least & partial itnmunity Hom punisbment, It is not at &'t probablo that more than two of theso gentlomen will iked with at all. 0. The evidence which tho Government appears to lack ia that which will connect the Iling roper with 1t backers among the polit ciana. t seems to bo clear that a Gauger connected with 8 promineat officeholder was the lnk 1y which the aeassaments parsed from tho eon- iributora to the users, I that counectinn can he exposed, it 1a likely that ths resultiog din- cioaurea will be ioteres.iog teading to thows who Lelieve iu tho total depravity of man. s OUR OWN WHISKY CASES. THE TRIALS WILL DEGIN JAN. 11, District-Attorney Ward appearsd Letora Judge Rlodeett seaterday morning to ssk that the tme for calling tho petit Jury sbould be Oxed. Ho said: If the Court plesso. | deeiro to call your Honor's attention to a matter to which you have already givenisomo attention,—that Is, the subject of fizing the time for the jury in ths District Court for the conud:rat on of Govern- weat matters. 1 dealie to state that the Govern- mrat i or will he ready at some chort time 1n th.e futnre, and at sucl time, or a9 soon a8 your Tlonor dacides. I should lixe to bave a jury for tho nurposs of dipieiug of tho cases. I move ths Court to fix & period. that it may gan- erallr ba known to the parties interested when the Cour: mill taks up the matters. Tbo Court -1, of course, recogniza the impor- tance of fixing some tune for the trial of theso Government casos, as they are sppirently of coneiderable public impo: tauce, and will be wiil- ing t3 do 80 at s carly a day as the Governmoat sunounces itaelf to be ready. My own impres- sion {8 that, if wo wers to call a jurv now, we cautd Latdly get it topether and reade for trinl betors the middle of this month. We wouid thea ba obhigedito adjourn over tue hoiidaye, and keep the jurv here. Under tho circime ntances, | think, if 1t would not be inconvenient to vou and the Goverument, the calling of thu jury onzbt to be delnved untll after the 1st of January. The month comes in on Saturday, and Mouday will oo the 3d. Ho¥ woull Wednesday or Thuradar, tho ith and 6th of Jan. uary, do?” We might postpone it ustii Mouany, tls 10th, Mr. Ward—Of conrse a few days doot nnt mako ouch diffetence with mo, nor with tho Government witnessea that I know of. Toe de- lay between Thursday and Monday is uot of much conrequonce, ‘F'he Court—4upnoss we rut it over until Tues- day, the 1lth. Jurors fiom the couutry can hardly get Lero pooner, Mr. Ward—Wuila I appreciate the statements of the Court to the fullest cxtent about tha ti- desirabilite of bavinga jnry banging heze during thio holidays, and while I ba:l hoped to get o term beforo that time, yet the circumstances aro such that I did nut hoow whotber 1t would bo worth while to ask or oxpect that it conld be fixed pooner. Mr principal object this morolng was to have a defiuite time fixed, so that the parties 1nterested could tako notice. 'the Court (to the Clerk)—Mr. Drummond, give notice hat tho criminal casesin the D.s- ttict Court arc set for hearing on Tnesday, the 11th of January, Tho crimual dockes will be taken up at that time, and the cases callod for trial in such order as the Districl-Attornoy shall desiguste. I ehall not necossanly in-ist upon thelr being called in tho oeder in which they haipeu to po upon the ducket. You will pleaso give notico to the defendsuts, or thair atior- Ticye, 8o {ar an you kuow them, of tbo time, 80 that thers aball bs no excusc shout not know- g the tune the trinls tae place. It is unde- sirablo that these canon shoald be continued for want of notica. and on the ground that defend auts are tuken by surpriso, By that timo they will have Liad at least eight weoks for propara- tion, and ought to be ready for trial. 3JUDAE HOPRINS, ‘The arrangement to buve Judgo Iopking sit in Judgo Blodaett's place whilo tho latter 1s try- 10g the whieky cares has beon coucluded, and he will therefore asaume Ins seat Jan, 11, the dsy on which Judge Blodgett bogins the trials of tho whisky meu. 1OW THE JURY WILL BE CALLED. The law and custom of getting juries fo tho Unitad Statos Courts is to bave the jauel drawn by United States Commissioners. lu this dis- trict the Comunsatoners who bave usually se- lected the jury, and who will Lave tho im- portaut doty of pickiog out the men who will sit upon tho whisky cases, me P'uil A. Hoyune sud Lawrouco Prondfoot,of Chicago, and Usorgoe C. Langshore, of Galesburg, ‘Ihey will procoed to their duty about Jan. 1, and will thon select the namea from lists submitted to them by tho Clerks of Circuit Ceurta o dufferont counties in the dis- triet. 1t Is safo to say that tho beat juries that sit in Chicago sre thosa in the Onited Ktntes Couria— excepling always suchi casos as Fergnsou—sod the reason is that they aro mainly drawn from tho better clasa of farmers and bnsiness men in the country. ‘I'ne Commisstoners will be well awaro of the importauce of the duty resting on them to meloct tho next]m;y.nnd will undonbt. edly get together a pavei of tue very best order of men, When solected, the jury will bo sum- moued by L. O. Gllman, Deputy United States Maranal for the country. THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE. Report of Commissioner Burdott, WasuiNoTox, D. C.. Dec. 1.—The anoual re- ort of the Commissioner of tha General Laud I’)mm for the fiscal year snding July 80, 1875, makes the following exhibits eres. A Disposal of publio lands by ordinary eash BBIO8.uvunreesnonsaroases vanse Military bounty land warrsnt locattons uuder acta of 158C, 1:3), aud 1853. Homeriead outnes Land approved to ttai Certified for Agricuitural Collezes, Certified for common schools Certided for universitiea. 5 Tnturnal improvement seloctions spproved to Blates.. seseren Bioux half-broed-scrip locations Chippows half-breed-scrip lucations Totalevsseen Dispossis of previ Dectease in disposal CABIN BECEIF: Turchaso monay of laud sald. Homestead fees. Commissions. ... Timoer oulture Agricaltural Col Comnmiasious. 7The disposal of public lands under varjous beads for the Lsst tiscal yuar amount to 7,071,371.2J acres, sbow- ing & docrease aa compared With the ures dlsposed of 1o 1674 of 3,461,601.54 acres. The faliing off, s compared il the'disposals of the yoar immeduately proceding, in entries nscofar act tlament,as coupared wita tha uppropristioLs mada IOr kciual settiment as evi- enced Ly tuoappropriations of i puLlic Isnds ander 1be Homvecead ond Tlmber Culture Liws, is tound 10 ba 1,%0,680,24 acrea, This result may be sitriltited in 8 lirgs uogreo to the dovastation Ly grasbopyers, companied, 1n_some places, by & seison of unususl drougt in’ the logulities moat inviting to homesicad snd tmber culture ecttiement, to whith 18 Lo bo a. tbe fulling off of etntgration and the general busi Dovs depression, which bis reached the agri- cuitural a8 well ms the oilier fudustrisl clisses of the couutry, Asmay b gatticred from the general views submitted furtlier ou in this paper, it will be scen that, in my judgment, ot ouy ihe present falling o, but & steady dimiuutiun for the future in this clads of entries may Lo looked for, from tne f8ct that, 1o thio localities must dea.rod for homestead setilement, on account of general fertility of tue voli and 1l preseuco of conditions necessary to toa louest observance of the requirementa of the law, tie lands o great extent have passed to pris Yats ownership. it 15 slso to be borue in mind (bat the rapid extension of rallroads foward sud beyond the barders of the then sxiating settloments bas {n previous years tended to induce settlement to tie ful 25 periaps. boyund tua limit of - tue possible Diarketing wih profit of saricultural products. The ceanatiou of rullroad construction during the past thrve years baa tended to discoursze this uud teusion of scitlement into the wildernoss, and hus robably reaulted 1n turuiog sttentiun o the putrhass avd sctlemont of the large tracte of land, siill to be found 1 private ownerslip, in the more seitied por- Lione of thie Weat, 1decm 1t jroper to suggeat thet, in my judgment, reform is useded in the meiliod of executiug the pub- ho oxiuting system, iu the maiter of the details of ita execution, seems 10 lisvo bx.0 upon Lo theory of praopt con- venlence, As a means of preseut fdonlidcation, or easy sud simpls doscription, it was as sdmirable as it was admitted to be original, Tl elemout of sccuruc ie_not, Loweves, sttaluable under is wetbiod, snd, what {8 of equal or perhepa greater |mportanc elemont of ‘cauuot Le - clafuied for it. Thess faults of U tem readily sugiost homaclves. The chain and svlur cotmpass, whicu are thie principal inslruments of exvcution, ase now re- gardod a8 amony tho ruder spplisnces of ougincering scieuce, They wero sud are, buwever, under all the circumstances, the best adaj.8ad Lo the sole cuds which bave thus far bon ln contemplation in the execution of the surreys, aud, in tbe bands of competent and tous deputics, are su tly accurate for g:.-flufiqunr ngKm laval, Forthesar- vey of mMouulAID tracts they aee FOREIGN. The French Assembly Committen Recommencd nn Early Ada Jonrument, British Treops Preparing to Subdue the Malays. The Great Powers Will Dictate Certain Reforms for the Turkish Provinces, Why France Declined & Te.mpting Ofter of the Suez-Uanal Shares, ERANCE, CONTINNIAL 1TE3L Pants, Dec. 3.—Ths Muvicipality of Pagis has contribated £6.0%0 towards tho subscription to seud a deputation of French workmen to the Plilade!ph:a Exbibition. 3 T BiLZ CANAL IM'URCHASE. New Yonw, Dec. 3.—Acor linz to 8 Paris dis patch, tho Duc Decazen, tne Froneh Ministar of Foreign Aifaira, 4 that tha reason why tha Govarnment 1ofuszd to purhasy tha Susz Canal #hares, when tha praperty was {enderad for sale to the Minietry, wan that MacMebon's Cobluet ftearcd & war with Gormauy THE COMING LLECTIONA, Panis, Dee. 3.—Tir Comin‘ttas appolntod ta consider tha propyialaof (he Risht and Loft Centr=s a9 to tho tins of the vlections anl most- iog of the nex Chambary have szreed to report iu_ favor of tho diasaluiton of the prosout As- sembly in Docember, tho exact da7t) ba hele~ after fixed. ‘Lbhov have alsy decid:d to racom- mend that the genera! electinna ba Lioid on Fob. 20, sod the new Chambers convoltod March 7, peli ity GREAT BRITAIN, CENTUNNIAL COMMIER OX, Loxpox, Dea. 3.—Col. Owen his resicned s Centonolal Commisstoner. Cul. Herbert Sand. ford and Prof. Arcoer, Director of the Edinburg Museum, bave veon oppointed juint Comunse ionors, FROZEX TO DEATIL. The weather to England has been fntensely enld. Weslev Richacds. the weil-known wun maker of this eity, 1a roportod to have boen frozen to death while on a shcoting exc.rsion. PARLIAMENT. Loxpay, Dee. 4,—Tho Ministers, taking inta account tho inconventanca of & srinter so-sion, mill not call larhument togothsr earhisr tusn ususl, THE ASYEFINAN INVASION, Loxpoy, Duc. .—A deputation waited oo the Earl of Derby yestorday eveniog, and urged in- tervention of the Governmont to prevent Ezvpt from annexing Abyesinia. Lourd Deiby eaid 1a roply tbat he thouicht there waa no reason to ho- lieve that Igvpt contomplated sapoxation, which would he most unmso for financial 10a- eonn. Ho beiieved the violation of Zavzibar’s n‘ghls by tho Lgyptinus way probably tho result of a mistake. R S THE EASTERN QUESTION. ACTION OF THE GREAT POWEDS, Loxpox, Dec. 8.—A special from Eerlin con- tains the following dotaila in regard to the ne- gotiations oo the Turkish insurrection ques- tion: Count Audrasay, Austrian Prims Minis. tor, has submitted to Et. Pelorsburg the pro- pusal he was 1ostructed to dralt. Init ho enn- mniates the reforms Turkey should pledge to the insurgents and the guarantees the Great Powers shonld demaud for their fulfillment. Prince Dismarck aud Princo Gortachakoff have discussed tho leadiog polnts of ims document, and expressed their approval theroin. As soon a8 thess 1mperial Governments have defivitely sccopted tho proposal, the other Powors of Europe will be invited to participata. —— GERMANY. THE PENAL CODE. Bzavry, Dec. 3.—In the Reichatag, to-dsy, bill ameuding the panal code sas under consid- eration. Herr Laslher opposel the political clauses simed ot offeuses similar to those of Connt Von Aruim. Frinco Bismarck declared tuat the mattor would not psrmit any delay. It strioter disoiplinary rales waro not passed. he | could not take the resj.orsibility of continuing in tho Ministry of Foroign Affairs. Tho Houso de- eaded to discues the political ciausca at 8 fu'l sit. ting on the socond and third roadiog of thoe bill. The other clauses wero roferred to & committeo. P e (NDIA. THE MALAYAN WAL, Loxpox, Dec. 3.—A servant who waa captured by the Malayans at the time of tho murder af Mr, Burch, the English Resident, has eacaped and returned to the Dritish headquarters. Ha reports that tho Mnbarajab Lola, who is con- structiug strouy stockades, decinres that the Malavans will resist the Eoglish o the ntter- most. 8ir William Jerne, the newls-appolated Governor of the Straits eettlement, 18 at Ponang. Propaiations for stiacking the Malayaus making rapid progress. SPAIN. THE NEW MINISTRY. Mapntp. Dec, 3.—Canovas Del Castello . will assumo the Minmtry of War, while Gen. Javellar is 0 the north as Chie! of the King's stafl. —— ABYSSINIA. A RUMOR, Loxpoy, Dec. 4—6 8. m,~A Vionns telegram mentions a rumor that tha Princes of Abyssinia, through the American missionaries, have askel the assistaoce of thu United States sgainat the Mahomedan 1uvaders, — e ———— THE WEATHER, Waantyatos, D. C.. Dec. 4—1 a. m.—~For the ‘Tennesaos and Ohio Valleys, tha Upper Lake Region, Upper Missiesiopl and Lower Missouri Vallogs, falling baromater, south and wast winds, warmer, cloudy, foggy weather, and oceaaional light rata or suow. LOCAL ODSERYATION. nicaao, Dec. 3. Tar, Tl i, Wind, | Rl 0w, wo3e, @018 41| 688, E., gentle Cloudy. 15188, m,!80.20 4 re. Clonay. 10 p. 010017 41| 818, E., gentla., . A3 p. (30,17 41} 91 lén,lgenuu ‘Lt. rain, dm..... 00 p, m.[30.°0, b 02 i 10018 b majswa6] 4] oafs. By ifgbieesi i3 "Miximum thermomeler, 43; minimum, 3% GENKEHAL OBSERVATIONS. Cu13460, Doc. 3—Aidnight, nind, Ttawar Weather, ur, Thr, m.. oe E., light., acia,, 0, 3ils, lige, Davenport, 30.12] Deaver., ., 29.0% uluth 30,031 THE TITUS-0ATES DIVORCE CASE. LovisviLLe, Kv,, Dec. 8.—~Obsnoellor Bruss this morniog rendered bis decinlon in the Titus- Oates divorco case, granting a decres of divorceta Bia. Alice O. [itus from Traoy A. Titus. The maiden name, Alice 0. Uates, of plaiptiff, 1 re- stored, as alsu tho property whbich passed to ‘Titus by theiwr marrisge. Lhis is ail abe saks. Afr. ‘Jitus, whion laet heard from, was starring in Australia, sud in all probability he has not heard of the decision. Tho asuls. which has thus beon decided b bean 1 progress since the 80:h day of last July, when M cus’ petition was fled. Io this petition she states that thev wera muarried on the 23d day of Novem- ber, 1878 ; that after this murriage, and without fault on her past, Titus contracted the habit of drunkenvess, sccompanied by a wastivg of her eutate, without making any suitable provision, or in fact any provision whatever,for the supnon of she wile, who haa earnedther own liviog star ring through the Htates a8 an actress. —_——— TOLEDO AWAKE. Swecial Dispatch * ) The Chicagn Tridund, HeuinomiELD, 1)1, Dec. 3.—A party of gentle men, comprising the Board of Trade of Toleda arp visiting the principal poluts on the Wabaal lige in the wtorevts of the Taledo grain trade. Their epecial train is expected hore to-moirow. Dokt M S e B s anguel " |olnqz % Quinoy aod Bt, Lonis,