Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 7, 1875, Page 5

LRI ANV ALWY AiDULva? 1LULwDA DEVEMBLE ¢ 18vo. WHISKY. [ho President Dropped a Hint to Mr, Ward Yes- terday, od the District-Attorncy Replied by Sending on His Res- ignation by Tel- egrapl, Vhat the Sufferer, 1is Friends, and Others Think About the Cause of It * Seems fo Havo Happened Becanso Me. Ward Tad Too Many Friends Among (he Whis- ky Men, sank Eastman Denies the Rumor that ¥ec Is Will- ing to Plead Guilty. he Report of Babcock’s In- dictment Not Yet Verified Dings Going Crookedly at Milwankee ~The Plienomecal Net of Justice. 10 Whales and Shiarks Swim Throuch Its Moshes, While Minnows Flounder, DISTRICT-ATTORNEY WARD. THE CAUSE OF IT, Special Dispalch to I'ha Chicado Tridune, RasmiNoTox, D. C,, . 6.—The roason of sppatont deisy in the prosecution of tho Iesgo revonto casos haa bseu duo largely to want of confidonco in the personal troodom District-Attornoy Wasid from complications of businees chatactor with whbisky estadlish- ols more or losa involved. Within days facts bLavo been lald before tho wident and Bocretary of tho ‘reas- of suoh conciusive character &8 asd the Premdent to doclde on the removal Ward, which wiil tako offact as soon a8 o sue- wr his been sclooted. Tho latier le, per- @, a more difiicalt busincss than woald be sosed, Other per.ony somewhat promioont wlitics havo lsd been found to be interosted misifly {n whiskv-maling estabiishmonts ¢h bave oot figured conap cuously iu the dis- jures or criminal prosccutions. 16 rumora which bave for several dsya boen ircnlation concerning Chicago officials wero erday for.hered by tho arii:al of a por- ous letter from Washington, whica, when ra- 'ed by Jasper D. Ward., found him in full 1e-slon of tho oltica of Disirict-Attoruov for Nortbern Duirict of Liliuvis; and whicn, m read, ponderol, aud auswored, rolegatod to private hifo, be letter was of the hrinfeat, and, writton by oretarw, wan glgned by E wnrds Prerrepont, srey-Genoral, aud datad D:c 8. Itieoited Ay thnt ¢t @ Proddent wus of tho opinion THEZ GOOD OF THE BERVICE 1dbe advanca by Mr. Ward's resignation, *h woutd bo acc 1.ted whon offored. No ex- tion, ohargo, eccusation, bint, or suspicion sdvanced in, or to bo iuforrad from, tha lat- and, therofore, the tacua.ty of guessing was ned full rcope. « Ward was not long iv making up bis mind, with.n & very eiort timo after the lotter had 1received by lim he had written out a short Tam, whioh was to the nffoct that he tonder- Is resiguution of the office hold by bim, nud d that the samo be acceptod by ‘the Prosi- = Wien this was finsbed and sent ho fn- d & formal noto to the Attorney-Genoral, to et by mall, in which tho resysoation wos set 1o m shoit, shup, and decteivo manner. on came tho roporters, and for hours thoy wed emoh other 1n nad out of the oftice © st the District-Attoruey, snd him they ored wih questiona until & vorvaus man d have been driven to disiraction. Tbo wt did not, however, soem tu care very 1about It, and took the lafliction with groat ‘bumor. With his fost upow tho desk, and ¥ enuconsed in & uarrow coroer, he leaved 1 ki chalr of oMeo and. plessautly an- ol tho quostions au far ma he could, or as 8 ho close to. Of course a TRIBUNE re- T was among tho others, and, perchied upou ;mw and uuploasant window-uill, Lo pro- lod BONE QUESTIONS, "scaived ths followlug anawers : )orter—1i{ad you auy resson, 3lr. Ward, for El’inx any wuch requost as has been prof- + Ward—No intentlon to that offect was over tied to mo by suybody. ~There was somo time ago & report that Inteudad to resign to aceapt another poul- ).lnzfi?ra pay aud less title; was thero say Ll W.—Well, that is & hard question to an- i 80 offer was mado me which 1 should \bly Linvo accepted 1f mattors bad beon oth- athanas they wore, 1 had boon for Komo ‘uking the maiter over. and 1 bad mado ' Wind $0 get outof this place when [could Rcloar rooord. I dfdu’t want to throw up 10 2@ of the whirky tiinls, becarse that 1havo looked bad, sud I proposed to Lold tilthey ware pattiod ono way or the other © I'tadk sny sction. I bave boen gettng %1n shaps for tho trials, and DOING THE BEST 1 COULD 8ks & good showing of tho docomeniary ther evideno, snd my succesdor will fina ::l:l‘!x all roady to his band, sod cau goin hy, =Can you imagine any reason for tho Prosle actiou ? —1 know of no rearon why I could not formed the duties of the oitics, both in 'y oasoa and oibeririso, i ::?tt. then, could the sction have baer W.~I bave no doubt that it was taken bo- Iwsaknown to bave Lad scquaiutance sren mnndflllr with sowe of tue whinky 7h0 biav buen {ndicted, eu well as some who 1ot Ilavo known Frank Lsatmen for "."‘1 havo served with nm iu the Logis- 13nlbave alwsys beew mora or Joss intls With lum, and of course I shonld hate to PUT A KNIFE 10 HIS THROAT, !a another msu whom I have known for ~23 fino u man ae lives,—and ke, too, i ©® 8ud porlups the Government officera &l.:nlnu uot be the proper person (o try ‘Hua It not besn the oustom to allow the I-Attorney some little latitude in wuch ;ln Mlow hum to setire from tho active - ’um cascs and leave them to his as. W.—Cortaluly it has in other placos. ® Distriot Attornoy hay heun‘\llllla‘:l a8 [ 28 Lesn loft to oboows the osues which Udtry, aud also what be would tura over ‘uoqum. It han beou frequabtly dou Were !1“ not allowed tho same priviley ardly, I thivk. Why, wheu Bamaat's oounsel for tho whisky casca wi anlectad to ansiat me, momn of Lhem at once atipulated that they.anouldn't ba obliged to prosccuto coitnin mou, Wirt Dexlor, for fne stanco, ald that ho wouldu't have anything to da with '" ondo, and he was ongagoed on that un- dexstanding. 1. I thero dsva of ncensations and rur nra you will uot bo aurprised to loarn that you wsro sceused of having AN INTERRAT IX A DIRTILLERT, Mr, W.—Weli, it I wau, there in abso'utely o truth in the rumor, 1 never bad a particio of interoat In any diatillery, or with any firm en- gaged intbo whinky business lo any way. To bo Buro, thara aro men, a4 I bave beforo said, with whom I have bad cloxo relationa who Lave boen In tho business, ‘Ibore Ie Bimon Powell, for inatance. 1 buve boen connectod with him In & businesa way for twenty-threo yeosrs. have tried enne for mim, have piven him ad- vico, and bavo been financially intorosted with Lim. Ife bas indorsed papor for me, and T for him, and if Lo wora to come in and ank for my uamo on & note, be would get it. It [ NEVER JIAD A DOLLAR'S WORTI of Intarast in Powell’a distiltery, and I nover ox-~ pect to have, 1 have novor boen autereated with him in bls business in any wav, ll‘—illr‘ Pawell's 1lace has nover beon seized, hna it Mr. W.—No. Ifo la President of the Houth Branch Distitliug Company, and thero Lias never heon avything agninat thum that I know of or have heard of. Tuoy sland woll as far asany informatton of mino goes. Dut you shonld un- dorstand that Powoll has beon in the whisky business onlva ahort time, When tho first sezures wero mado ho had been runoing tho {:l.cu onlz about yeven months, He bias always een 10 o:lior businss. T.—You nro ditposed Lo attributo the Prog- |dun;‘u request to tho ciroumstances naicd, ara you * Mr. W.—Yes, T preauma that is tho reanon, for thero couldn’t vory well boany other, 1 gave them all ot Washington to undoisiand thoso fucts, howver, when the troubles commence:l. I told Kira'r Wastiburn whon ho waa ticro lasb spring abeut the whole matter. I wauted him to underetand that my blood wae red—that I had Womeehing hestdo ice-water {n tmy veina— and that I couldn’t feel the snme pmunnulm;; E3 man1hnad always known ssa frond sy if ho wors a stranger. [ presumo thern wes Rome such fdea as that you speak of in the minds of thig officiale, It —Jlax thora been any comrlsint about the DEIAY IN PROSECUTING THE CL-ES elnco tha {odictinouts wees found, or befare 7 Mr. W.—~Not (hat I know of, I took over, means io my powor to forco tha matter nloog. #ot & Urund Jury g8 soon as 1 conld, and whon tho indictments wery found 1iried to hurry them to trial ns well as I could. T'nere bns beey no do'ay that I could avoid. Ihave had soveral connultations in chambers with Judzo ulud‘un, aud It was found impessible 10 get Judge Hop- kius horn nny sponer ihanis wow arrmngod. Then I camo futo Court and wade the motion ag hins boen printed, and tho duto was sot as the Judgo thoupht buat, . R.—Have vou any idea who will bo anromnted to tho vacavey which vour rcaignation mukes? Mr. W.—L1 navo wvot tho least fden orsus. plcion, ¢ L2 Tho first thonght that naturally possossed tho mind of tho iuquiser slter vows way to flud 1f ponsiblo who was Jike to bo - THE SLXT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, The crilical condition of tho Government buei- ness ut this timo, sud the fact that a large nu ber of whisky cases—dome 80—had bovn_begun under Mr, Ward, aud roust ba prosecuted to au cnd by some one, fed to tho thougnt that por- Liaps tno select on ipht bo mado ont of the Iusvors rutained by Uuvoinmont Lo susist 1n tho prosecution of tho smd cases, and who wero supposed to hito komo kuowledge of thow. Tuis brought up Meesta. Aver, Doxtor, and Bout- oll, ru the uspicions Pnn!ru. and callu weromude ou thorm in kuccewsion. Mr. Doutell said in angwer to questions that bo had not the shghtest kuowledgo of who was to plece; bad Lat just hoara of tho remigw aud know uothing of the canres wuich led to it Tho place bad not tecn offered to bim, and Lo had vot Leen cousulted {u_snv way about it. ‘I'no ronorter dicw from Mr, Boutell's converss~ ti. o tho 1doa that hie would accept the place if it wera offered him, uod it is quite likely it mav bo, for tho reasona that bo has had the larzest oxyoiience of uby lawser in tho cily in revenuo and other United Btates Iaw pructice, havitg Leen fcr ton veard Assistant in the District- Attorngy's office uuder Mewsrs, Buss, Noiton, Glover, und Ward. Ho Jefc the oftice in April Iast, st wuich timo 3Ir. Lutse wes apooin.od. In tio oftice %e given on the principlo of desorta wained by lone experienco ana Luowledgo, many 1ersons think that Mr. Boutell stands o gool sboving, Of coursoe there aro a plenty of OTUED NANES which have baen snggested by tho friends of the gentlomen to whom ey veloug, Den Ayer Iy regaided ay an oscollent and cowmputent luwyer, but {18 doubtful whether he vould tekathe placo if it waore ottered him. Q. C, Campteil, Joly Hunter, Rotert Liucolu, Ms. Burke, tho presont Ascistant, sud 8 larze nuoSr of others, tiavo Lod ibewr names cauvemsod, buc noue of themn have any decidod pro emuuence ovor the othera. ‘I question of wuccession will probably be dec.dea very shortly, ss Biufo:d Wilaou, Bo'ieltor of tho Tieasmy, will arnve Lera tuis moruing, and it s protty cerimin that he has awmoug his eifocts . A BLANK COMNMISSION for the District Attorueystnp of this District, This will bo used, if &t all, after & cousultatios with Gen, Webster, Culicctor Joucs, aud a tow othes who possess the couticouco of the Proa- acut. Thara was & movement much talked of vestor- day to bring inuence to bear Lo rewstato Mr. Jorse O, Glover, tue former occnpaut, tn the office, but it, thoueh much asproved by many ol tho iognl frateruity, veomed 1o lack the coucur- reuco of . Glover himuolf. DICKEY'S RECOMMENDATION. Last ovening, white Gen. Webster wes con- voiswg 1u toe rotunds of tho Palmor House, be nay suddonty ooprosched by J, Lyle Dickes, Corpmatlon Counxol. Ho satd, #'I want to make ® nomiuation, Uon, Webster. for tho olico of Dutifet Attoroey.” *Ala™eaid the Genowl, ** whom do vou wish to weution?” ' Boo Liu- coin,” was tho repls, Mr. Dickey thou turnod upon his hoel aud wont. thence, Bo'faras kuown. thisfs tho ouly promf. nent suggeation of this name, When tlhe rowoval beevme gonerally known in the Government bulidine yesterdar it formed, of c.wies, the clitef subject of couversation fur ho dav, and tho opluious exprissed were very uearly unanimous ov the muiu question—ihat it way sudden, and curjous, and roukh on Ward, . but thet nobody nowadavs osuld tell what & day was to bung forth. Golug atout, & repurter called on tho various oficials, amouy thom J, RUBBELL JONEA, Callector of the Purt, who ssid Lo know gome- thiug of the matter beforebaud, but was not at liberty to stato just how muclh ha did kuow, Distriot-Altorney Ward had itiniated his inten- tion to resign goma time pravious, and Lad placed tho reason for tius contemplutod action upon the ground that the emolumonta of the ollico wore imsufliclent, aud b coald uot afford to rewein fu the position, Why ho was asked to rea'gn, Mr, Jones was unablo to ey, JUBEH 0. GLOVER was nought and asked who Mr Ward's probable successir would be, 1le replied that weveral nemes had been mentioned {n conuectidh with tho oflice, tho most prominent smovg which ware those of Alt, Hunter and Mr, loatell. *+ Any way,” sald the Judge, * it won't bs mo, and (hat's »li 1 kuow positively abont it. T dow't say I wouldu't take tho position, but I mean there 18 uo probability that it wili be offerod me. Lundorstand that Mr, Hunter and Mr. Loutoell are the promineot parties, but this is not my own opinion. I thisk the P'residens will Do hikely to appoint a man of considotablo ex- perience. I suppuse tuat, as faras Mr, \ard is concornod, bis woiwg out was lovoluutary on his part, as iy leaving was 1nvoluntary ou wmy par’, aud hie leaves becauso be was rejuostod 1o do 80, Of tho yertios I have mantioved amoug the probable succoseors of Alr. Ward, 1 ooly kuow tuat Mr. Huutor is & young !swyce of gaod repus tation, au 14 Mr, Doucel 1 would rathor prefer the lattor if I iything to do about 1t, a8 I think ho is yrobably the best fitted, from his exparience in such wettots, tor tha ofice, GEN, WELSTER, Collector of tho Revenua, was called upon for an oylvlon abuut the retquval, but had tono to offer, 1t was olear that ho kuew beforehand that the chauge waas golng to Le made, but ald nos profess sny great anxiely to (ell what bo kuow, Mo was, be uald, {u tha dutk about who waa 10 succeod Mr, Ward, aad had no idea that any one knew. Duriog Lo day, Mr, Ward received a large nomoer 0f calle from frionds sod acquaintaoces, who conyereod wilh bim about the afatrin which bo wad the moat interestad uarty, Prominent amoug the thiong wa¢ Phil Wadeworth, who called io condole with the gontloman who lad 16cuived the lotrer. Otners asme and went, and tha oftice was comfortably full all the afterncon uutil » late hour, A TURORY, . Among tho theorios I g Mr. Ward's compulsory mxgu.sfi,.. 19 0uo which by & vuaduw ot frobas bllity based ob faois kuown to bavo been given to the tiovornment by 8 geutlemsu rostdeut this cily, A few duys aga Mr, Durton ¢, Cock wout 10 Wasblugtou ostensibly to dofond tho ju- terests of the Northwestorn load, of whioh be olicitor, agatost the claim of tho McCopnet Bat It is thonrht hia real resson for gos 0 prosent Lo tha Treaaury Department riain Information which ha had in canneation with the whisky Lusinens in Coleago. It in niso snid that Mr. Cook hes toen for a numbor of yea's an bad terma with Mr, Ward, and that auy Ioformativn, facts, or infersnces, which ho may_havo koown of to tho projudice of Mr. Ward would bavo beon Frummly 1ironented hy him to the oficois of the Governmout., Mr, Cook's raturn, snd the arrival of the let- ter intimating tho willingness to accept Mr. Watd's resfgnation are concurrehit if not cons nocted. Whether it bo tras that Mr, Cook did work for and offect Mr. Ward's romoval cannog now he known, but it may bo atatad, on the au- thority of & gautieman at ono time connected iu buainesy nitn Mr. Cook, that if he had {n bis ponrasaion any kiowledg to-tho projidice of Mr. Ward it would bava been promptly vre- sented, Thin view of tho casn supponos Mr. Ward's connaction, in aome way, witn tho Whin- ky Riug, but no evidenco hna over heon adduced to ghow that fact. ‘The curtous fack About tho removal ia that it should bava como, liko thundor out of n clear uky, whiera not only was 1t not expected, Lut whore the pmhubtlil{fi» wero that Jt wolild not fall. ‘Lhoru has been an oxpression of GREAT CONVIDENCE on tho part of (ho Government oficers in tha ability and iulogrity of Mr, Ward, aud ouly n fow mouths sga the Bolicitor of the Tiensury #aid to & Trisune roporter_that the officors had evary contidenea fn tho District-Attornny, and 1o thought of his romoval was entedtained. ‘the iuference to Lo drawn froin that fact is, of coursn, that soma noew doveloumonts have caused the Treasury oflicia’s to weaken in their tiust, It s wafo toway Lhat it tho removal wan mado, as appearn to liave heon tho cane, becauso tha whisly mon were not soouner urought (o trin!, thon tho consurs ahould have heen discriminat- Ing enou‘zb to havo taken in Judgo Blolgett, to twhom 1t in largely due that the trials have not beforo this boen bogun, But the Judgo bas an excollent dofenso to any charged, in the fact that be bas been moro than busy for meveral months with bis regular calonder, —— CHICAGO NOTES. THE CASE OF COL. FASINAN, IL was stated some dass ago, on tho authority of & Wasnington dispaich, that one or more of tho rectiflors who wero under ind.ctment in this city bad shown signs of woakening, and had professed & willingroes to plead putily on sume counts of the ludictmenis found rgainst thetn provided that the o hiors could b quashed. In- quiry war mawdo ot the time, but nothing could be loarnod at tho Government oftices to corroborato the truth of tho statewont. A lster dispatch from Washington reiterated tho assortion, and enid that Col, Fraok Kastman, B momber of tho firm of Golvon & Lnartman, who was indicted momo timeago for sllemed frauds, snd who is one of tho individna's wio for personal reacons District-Attornoy Ward disliked to pronocute, had mado propositions to the satboritios to TLEAD GUILTY 0o 0ne or more collute, providiog a nol proe, wero onterod on tbo others, Biuco it was not likely that auything could be learned from tho Iam.ofticars of the (overnmout fu _ the prezent mized condition of affalrs, 8 rovorter yosterday callod upon Col. Eastman ot tho Facific Hotol Tor tho purpose of seejuy what ho kad to say upon the savjot. Col, Eant- roan oppeared groatly eurprisvd at the inforna- tion In the postossion of the uows-gatheror, aud bastened to give AN UNQUALIFIED DENIAL of the statement, He had uot, he said, mado suy propoyition of the king, nor hed auy one ap- proacucd him on tne subject. *IL" continged” the Colono), ‘1 shonid hear anytling about the matter, 1 will lot you kunow it al ouce,” THE BABCOCK COURT-MARTI. Tha talogiarh disputches suuotineed yestere day moruiug thut Gens. Pl Sherid, A C, Terry, and W. F. Hancock Lad been sppomted ax tho court-martial which 18 to ury Gen. O, L, DBabeock for nileped complicity io the St. Louis Whigky Ring. A TRIDTNE roportor visiied Geo, Sueiidan sovn fter bis apprissl of tho fact, and by bim was intoimed that tho proccodings woulrt, in ail probability, be given to the vublic entue. Neitbor of tho mewmbors of the coure aro kuown to be in favor of kosning the testi- mony aercret, aud #0 tho peopls will bave o rull msight into the cuorul’s case. A prowivent Govorument oulicial 18 of the opin- 1op that uo todtimany will be tawen. If Gen, Babeock's comylicity in the Rivg Is atrougly fo- dicated, bo has udoubtedly beeu indictod by o St. Louws Grand Jury, and in thiv cise the Court of Inguiry s onld bave notuing {0 pass upon antil after o eivil tribunsl had docided the cuse, and oven thou if Babcock sas f.ued ruity thoy coalan’t burt bim, and if nocons they couldu’s vindicato Lum. —— ST. LOUIS. TOIS DABCOCK WHICH-IS-IT. Spectat Disvatch¥ Ihe Chicago Tridune, 87, Louts, Deo, 6.—No indictmont bas beon found againat Babcock., A rumor bas been in oirculation daring tho day that an ndictment bad been found Saturday wormog, and thit a caplas fur the arrest of Babeooit was now enioute for Washington. Carefal inquiry sbows that there 18 no fonudation for tha roport, no charges ba:ng yet preforred. The Grand Jury did no work to-day, baring sdjournud until to-morrow morning. Tbere s reliable wuformation o the effact tuat the jury have finished their consii- eustion of tho evidenca mgainst Dabcock, sud that an sgieomont by boen male to vote on the question of indletment to-morrow, immediately aftor the meeting, Tlo Sury desirad to cousult Distriot-Attornoy Dyer upon some queetion of law before coming to a voto, and, aa that ollicial was absent from tho city and will notreturn uutil to-morrow, ad- journment was had until tbo desired opivion could be had, It may Lo considered quiie ¢ r- taln that if o bill ig found to-morrow, Labeoak will nou bo indicted at all. Tue tardy action of the Jury {n failing to find an inaetmant ling leg roany peoplo to buliove thut Lo will escapo en- thuely. ! TENDERSON AND DYRE, Thore bas been » good deal of foolish talk curront hero concerning a reputed misunder- standing between ox-Bevator He idorson, lead- ing counsel tor the Govorument, and District~ Attori,ey Dver, ou scconnt of Dyer'n dispoation to fuvor Babcock. Bouator Heuderson 1s au. thoiity for tho mcatemont that everstuing has boen “hsrmonioua botwoen himselr” and Col. Dyer, aud chat be has geen notbing o tho con- duct of that officer to Lethuade him that he s paitial to Dabeack, sud that, if Baboook in in- dicted, ho wil Lo piosecutod to tho full extent of the law. A SIDE-SLIOW. Judge Treat dld nothing t0-day Ip the whisky casca. The case of ubb, an ndicted recufior, aad one of the leadin:t spirits of what ia known #y tha Curb-Stous Riog, will probably come up to-morrow. Ljobh wa¥ not & member of the Whisky-Riog proper, but an or 1n th Iing which was orpanized Ly the Hardaaa, other ema:l-try. Not having been iu the gient conaplracy, lus case will uot stiract much atteu- tion. NO HRAVY DUSINFS8 DNTIL THE 15T, The flrat canow or note which will voma up for trial will bo thowe of Masuirs aud Mchco. daguirs will go to trial first, and tbe trial wil undoubtedly bagin on the 15th. Home vory rien dovelopmeuts sie expected, M'vaLL A lattor has beon recelved from John McFal) the iuaicted Gsnger, wbo suddenly disappeared & fow days sgo, stating tha: ho wouid return whenever wanted. Hodd wauted, —_——— MILWAUKEE, GETTING 4 JURT. Mpecial Disvaloh to The Umcage Tvidume, Minwauxze, Dec. 6,—The eutire avsaion of Court to-day waa occupied in selootiug & jury for the trisl of Burback and Reyuolds, roctitiers, Jointly indicted with Tett, tho ex-Uauger, for conspiracy to dofraud the rovenue—the India- subber stamp swindle, THE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE of Louls Rindskops, the coutuwacious witnesa committed for contempt, wau to-dsy sold by the Rovenus Colloctor upou & warrant issued on #n rasossment of wbout @30,000 mgainct Rinds- Kkopt's dwtillory for taxos, tus payment of waich was fraudulently evaded. I'he proverty was wold subjeet to » mortgago of 91,500, and waa bid in by an attoruoy, doubtless for Riudskopt. LOUIS NINBELY remaica comfortably ensconced in & roomy chsm- ber in the jail building, whore ke is supposed to be undergoing punishment for his coutempt of court in 1ofusing to exvlain the iwystery ot his cheok-atubs, showiog psywent from tbe Whisky- Hiog to the official Rivg. . It will but sligutly tax his powers of enduranoe to stand that sortof puuishment until the January term of the Court oloses. ANOTHXR ADREAT. Johu Beck, & brewer, was to-day asrested on tha einrgs of rofithog hosr-kegs on which the atamps lind nct Loen destinved. AT 140K, Toft, the convietod ex-Gianger, and Welmer, liis fellow-sufTorer, 14 yot at large on Lail enjoy full oppoctn0ity ta tun tatorn Just a8 Moellor, Lo olher convicied ox-Gauger, dal, TRE 116 FISH STILL IN DEEP WATZR. The verdict of gulty spzinst Taft, the ex- Gaugor, aud Weimer, tho reciifior, increases the numbor of convictionn {n the whiaky promecu- tlona here o five, all told. Bat ot onoof the organizers, managers, and protectors of the Ring is included among the fiva convicts. Soma- how—and amidat thedeusa fog of lexal subtistien which envelops thess prosecutiane, and in whicl: romo of the eaxes would swom liable to be Toat, it 1a noxt to #npossitle to discover how~— no cone hoa vet been Lrought to trial which ime penled the concealed powors and big thiaves of tho Ring. When ERHKISE, TRE EX-COLLEGTON, wan tried, dovolopmewnts wero expeoted that would ducloeo tho truo inwardnoss of the Ring: but, bin fudictmont bolug for tho uxceedingly mikd offonse of neglect of ofiigial duty, the casa was open to tha ceay dofense which was made, that Erskino wes o guiloless tuuocent, who had been juposed upon by wicked mahordmates, and onthut dofense lie wan caily nequitiod. o braco of hin own subordinasos teling tho wite neun-sand and testitylog 10 hia fdeneo tenoranca of pretty much oversthing connected with the managoment of L own __oflica, Thin, too, was ovidently trus ononzl, Whether Liskine was kor.t in officn hezuusa he wan o dine tingulalied incapable of tho most inhecile type, or whethar ba was tolerated upon the sola condi- tion that ho shinuld lot tho oftico be ran exclu- tively by tho Ring 2 nppointecs, ia Immaterial inquire. is trial dizclosed that whilo 0 was Collactor tho oflico was run by tho Itiog's appointeen,—and that was a'l. Tho evi- dence 1u Liv cawo indicated, with firesiatible foroo, that the ing opeiationa tiero hind boon on alcogethier too oxtenave o 8ealo to have been simply the work of the distillers and of the miserabla pwall-fry Gaugme, Btorckeopers, and depaties in the Collecior'a ofiice. ‘Tho £5,000 paid by Lonts Rindsko.f in reapovrio to the fa- mour dirpetch fram Chicago, sicmed A. & B., aud ordering * 5,600 lmslols of whweat,” and to raixg which tho Whisky-Hing gene rally conbribe uted, didu't go to tho small fry, The checks for £.00 drawn monthly to favut of Reveaus-Arant Cunkling (Carpeutor's appotutee), nud which on the stare were muiked for tho *‘mucher "—an- glice—*Bors"—did_not o to the (hsugers, Btorakeepery, and other small fry. Neither did the monlily paywonts of §.00, which will bo traced to Sapervisor lunn, go to them, And theso asscrmnonty of F700 monthly lovied upor & muopio whiaky firm, Indleating agprogate levice 0i 88,000 or £10,000 monthly by the ORicisl Ring,—to nliom did thev o ? Lint tho Erskiuo telal loveloped nuthing touchs ing tho big thieves of tho Ming. Thea followed thy conviction of MOZLLER, the ex-Gaugor, whoso reinatatement to offico after s exposure was duo to Carpenter's in- tueneo. It doveluped nothi g save that Moelier was & party to fraudn altogethor on too great o scale Lo have esceped the kuowledge of Lis suporiors. and that the profits of tuo ulenls iu which Lo was parficeps eriminis wore far too _large for lim to have Leen suflered to appropristo tho llon'a share, Moolier was, howevor, suf- fered to romain at large after coaviction, snd forfaited lus bail instend of appenring for sene tonco, Conkling, the Doss of the oflicial Ring, basn’t yet been Indicted, hnd it 19 believed has alerady flod without wauing tho action of the Grand Jury. TAFT AND WEIUMER COMPARATIVELY VICTINS, Taft, the Gauwer, convieted the other day, la only ono of tho wmall-fry, sud Weimer, the rec- tifier, convicted at tho ssme time, was probably & mero duminy in whoio namy a amail estabe tisumeat was for somo time counducted. 1hese conrigtions have given tho Hing only o snall ecare. Tho really gmity partics sto as yes un- exposod, Tua eunvietion, ono at 8 time, of the pety thieven and small-iry of the Whisky i g ®ud the imuosition u .on them of light punish- ment, ava:la notnine toward bringing the really guiley purties to Justice, And m viaw of the tendeney of watters thus fur, tho intereating QuESY 18, When will the Inner Ring, which did the big stealing, be d.nceed luto daghght,—whoun wul Lous Rindskopf bs actually punished 84 would bo any commen wtnes i contempt, and foiced to uuravel wystories _of tell-talo cheok-stuos? 1l Eam Tundukopf, the *“ Frinco® of the Whiskv Ring, Lo brought to trisl? Bam stood very mear bead i tho Ring, and, if ;;mund, will not 8 1fTer nlono. A vant desl moro s noeded to explods tho Milwaukeo Whisky Ring, Intrénchiod aa it ia bekind ita wtolen mill~ fons aud its political infizenco, Thewe copati- tuto an enormous obstacle to the presacutors, and it rematus to bo scen whethor thay will bo overcome, ar Whather tho upshot of thie cuses Liere will bo tie puuishinout of a few potty of- 1ondors, while the guilty osce - nltogethor, [To tne Aanr fated Presa) YEBTERDAT, Miuwaurgs. Wia., Dec, 6.—The case of Deu- tueh und Royuolds, roctitiers. and Tatt, Gauger. came up boforo Judge Dyor in the United Statos Circuit Coust this aiternoun on & chargoe of con- spiracy. Tho Judge rtiirod that Taft sbould have e scearato tral. A jwy was jwgsnclod s to tho othory, aud their case will procesd to tral to- Tmorrow. BECK. Thie brewery of Jolin Bock was reized to-lay in this c.ty, Dock was exawlved before Com- missioner Bloodrood on two charges, one of aflixing fraudul~us ctamps to packages contain- ing formonted liquors, and tho other of reusing @'amps on beer bore. Ho was bald to appesr at tho January term in the sum of §1,000. POBLIC VENDDE. ‘The personal property of Louis Rindskopf, now i jail for contempt, nas sold at auction by the Collector of luterual Kovonue to-day, It brought 81,678, and waa mortgaged for §1,621, It was bouglit tu by ouo of Riudwkort’s counsel, The ualo was tosatisfy an adressient made by the Comaissionor of Interual Reveoun of §49,000. —_— HEADQUARTERS. ; INSUPFICIENT BUNDS AT CULICAGO, Speciai muavateh to_The Chieago Tribune, ‘Wasmtnazox, D, 0., Doc, 6,—A Bpectal Agent 18 to be sent to Chicago to oxamins the bonds of tho distillais who bave resumed operations sjuce the whiskty raid, Itis bolioved hero that ome of the bonds aro insutlicient, WAIID'S NUCCEYSOR, The pames of 8iduey Smith and Burton O, Cook mio both mentioued late to-night mblo succen<ors to Jasper D. Ward us United States Dintrict-Attoruey. The only reayon that I8 publicly nasignod niere tor Ward'n romoval is tuat hie hius uot been ne encrgotio ie prasecatin tlio whisky casen as tho Dojaituiout has desired, 1lis action has been especially coutrasted with whiat of Dyer at St. Lou s, BADCOCK. QGon, BDaboock loaves to-morrow night for Chicago toapjoar before tho Court of Juquiry which meets o the 8Bin, b TS S THE WEATHER, ‘Wasusvaron, D, 0., Doo. 7—1 &, m.—For the Upper Laies, norteast winds aud ra, backlog to colder northwest, with snow and fallivg, fol- Jowed by rising, barowe:sr, LOCAL UBSERYATION, vinieaao, Doc, 6, Wend. [Ranr s, Yopyy. " ibcioudy. GENKKAL OBIKBVATIONS, Cui3400, Dec, 6—10:18 p. m. Stat o Kam] Weather, «20,Cloudy, y r Davenport . '20.5 .uluxmm.n. ol “01Clea Breciengo. De of Otloudy, +13 Light rutn, Cloady, J13icloudy, o |Falr, -Uoj Cloudy, THE INDIAN TERRITORY, Oxuurorx, Ind. Ter,, Dec. 4, vis Muskoaxs, Dac. 0.—Lachar Had-Ju way duly instslled ss principal Chiof of the Crosk Nation to-day by tha Nauousl Couucil now iu eessiou, with Ward Conchwian as Agslatant Chief, ‘There will be no wstertal chavge tue policy ot the uew Ad- niinistration, ~Mossrs, Pleasant Poiter, L. D, Mclutosh, sud David Hodge lelt for Wasbiog: tuls &% dvicpaton of the Nution. As thiey sie all gentlemen of oulturs and educalion, sreaking English ap well aa Creek, and Leing well verand in Congrenmonnl leginlatinn, they will b rope renent thow paople, an they have done i the past in tho eamo ca; neity. Tanntouay, Dee. 4, via Muegospr, LT, Dee. 6.—Thn Gheroken National Connell 2d- Jourved to-day after n harmuiious snemon. The chiange from tha Ntoss to ths Downing paity was peaceably effectad. Col. William FPoenn, Adair, and D. 1, Ross, wero re-clacted as delagatas to ‘Washington, Rufue Rosa and Joln [.. Aduir boing added to the delegation, ‘They will leavosnortly to watch for mov unfavoraole lemislation, and protant againat all Territorial bills relating to slus Territory. e s TIHE CENTENNIAL, Memorial te e Prescnted to Congress Asking Tor 81,300,000, Special Dispateh & The Clacano 1riouns, PoruapeLrmma, Dec. 6.—A jomt memorial of the United Htatea Centennial Commenion and Contonnis) Board of Finance will to-morrow bo nresented to Cougroee, goliciting tha aid of that Lody in continuing tha preparationa for tho Iix~ position and ropresenting tho ioshlity of the Commission to completo the task assisted by the peoplo alone. After giving 8 description of the Contannial gronnds and Luildiuge. and a bistory of the wori upon them up to the present, together with tnformation as to what ia pro- posed to be done io tho future, tho memorial sets fortls the following financial axhibit : Required o carry the work to thoopening day, #6,724,850 ; total reliablo stock subscriptions, including New Jersey, $100,000; Delawares, £10,000; Con- necticut, £10,000; Now IHampabire, £10,000, and Wilmington, Del., 25,000, Gifts, conces- sions, aud intercst, £230,00%; further conces- tiona, £100,000; I'enneyliania ap ropristion, £1.000,000; Philadelplua_epprapiistion, €, QuO; totnt, £5,187,750. After reminding Con Rress that the appropristion for eugraving snd privting the niock certificats has beeu the only diroct iecuniary aid miven by tue Uovernment, the niemorial concludes as follows 5 The Nationsl Government lmpowed upon us the honorable duty of conducung this gest work rnn likewino of procutlug tho raoney therefor, Thiry eighit forelgu Goveriments, for tuemselves and ther many nrovineos, colontes, and dependoncies, have, u the sifit of true comily, slgnified fn the mot friemle 1y terma thelr purposo o participate, It wan Justly srgued (hat the exiibiifon should, ss 117 ax_joanibis, b wupported by the people, Htruipling sgainst o ra: markably prolonged finakcal deprcrminn, the onters price has arrived ut a Gt Thence wocan predict for it o uplendld anceoea, 1a beuuty, apj ropristeuess, and ceonvenleuce of +iuation § in the numbEr, Tarity, ex- tent, grace, and graudeur of the bulldin 1a¢ In the raugs of tought and {aduetry exbibted; in tio universality of forelgn partietpation ; In the stteudince from all frte of the cauntry,—the ¢shibition will be greser than ita promoters dared 10 vredict, " Wa po:ot to what ore hoen done xith & confidence of oar spprolation, Tue espenditnres Lavo heen made with ezonomy aud care, Nota doliar of debt rematnn dae and vupsld, ud our eetimotes Luvo never been excordsd—wlioro: fore we thluk our judgment of futnre necoaitis may bo recelved with frust, It fa our duty,under the Jaw, o keap you advised of our progross,” You kuow 2he' condition of busincss smong your onnstittenta, ur eforls o relco money have never been related to tis day, but we need not esulaiu why we havo ot quile roiched onr atm—the completion of our tak through the uld of the people sloue, Sulscrijtions ave slackrned because of a provaient bellef that tho time hus arrived when Congress may Justly snd wixcly arstst § wherefore we pray your houorable body £ ap propriste to ua §1,500,000 with which we can completa perfectly . all our 'preparations and open the exhiirtion oo the appcinted 10th of Sy, 131, without delt, leaving tho current espenses there: siter to be pald by the reccijir, We irs only iho servanta of the Government rarying out i or- dera in celobruting the Centenntal suuiversary of tha Natjonal independence, and copducting, iu tiie words of the law, “ou exhivition of tae naturul tesourcen cf tbo country and thetr development, and of ite progress in thows urta which beneflt mnankind, in comparizon with theso of older nations,” Tho peculiar oczes’on aftructs unfversal sttention, Thoe Loet products of il pations will to kere. Awerican jrogress i art, @ kciouce, and manufacturcs, Amerlcsn resourced ana palilities, Awerican Jife, _education, and character, ond tho efiect thereon of our #0il, climote, wnd po'ltical inmtitutions, will be the aulijects of ‘study wnd repory by avle men from all aurte:s. The grest valio of wuch exhilitiaoe has n proven, Their purpose is the advencement of tha poople by the most direct methods of didusing useful knowledge. They promiote inicruational fra- ternity nnd pesce, Tue celebratfon and. exbibition of 187G afTord s grand apjoriunity to rensw smong our- aclvea tho bomds of Lrotherliood and pitrioiem, Per. it us (o refer to the necessity of carly sction, to tn. treat your careful conmideration of a questivn thut ap pears to concern closely tho pride aud honor of the country. The momorial is stgned br tha officors of the Commission snd the Bomid of Finanee, A Now Yorker in Evglaud propges tn exhibit at tho Centennial & fac-simile of the house m Stratford-on-Avou in which Nhalspeare waa born, It will be of tho same sizo aud mate:ial a3 the original, —_— THE TOLEDO EXCURSIONISTS. Spectal Daratch lo The Chicaco Tritune, Qrixer, I, Deo. 6.—ThLe deleratiou of the Toledo Bosrd of Trade, sccompanicd by tho officers ot the Toledo, Wabash & Wertern Ruilroad Company, were in tha city to-day in (he inter- estn of tho To'edo trade. "They go from bero to Bt. Louu to-moriow. — $75,000 A YEAR. Spectal Dupat:h to Ihe Chizapa Tridune, Pruspceenta, Pa., Dee. 6.—Col. Willinm B, Maun, sssumed to-day tho duties of tho oftico of Protuonotary, which is worts £75,000 per annum, The True Iden of Lilc Snsurance. Lifo Insursncs treats avery produ tive lifs as capts tal; aa having a definlte, sbzelute value fn money,— Dot ta itself, Lut to tome one elso ¥ho depends upon the continuance snd productiveness of tuat life for th sccomplishment of cortalin pesuniary results, which sre endangered by the Habllfty that tho life may pre. maturcly fall ; against this danger It offers fudemuity, The life of the husband sud father jroduces for hia family, home, food, clothes, education, aud every means of improvement and usefulucss ; i a word, all they have and are, o can hope ta have or (o be, comes, sud {8 to com:e, from his tofl and csre, Tha coet of theso things from day to day ia the money vilua of his 1fo to them, Bum up tho cout of these for ah the time Lo should live to resch the linit of esltence, sad you have the full valueof hivlifo: the actual monoy capital It represents to them, thst which they would losa, And are dafly fn daoger of losing, Ly his death, To illustrato by figures: & man aged 30 hes 10 03pond for his family asnually £3,000 ; they will need this wum for an indefinfto future period, probably so longaske may live. lin aversge after ltetima is, sy, 35 years, They should, tlercfore, bo enabled to rocelve this annual income of $3,000 for that period, at loast ; tul thiy incomo 14 under cou- atant hazard of oss by hin death, Now, the present value of thls fuscomo, thatis, tho stogle aum of money which belng put at € per oent intercal will produce the 8,004 cach year for tbirty.Gva years, {8 §14,000 nearl; thissum then is the cash valus of his lifo to his fami- Iy ; this fs thelr own rightful properly fn his lifo, ‘which, 1nstead of being securcd to thow begond a por- sdventure, thoy may at any moment lose wholly and forover ; this sum they must havo ready o be pro- vided in the omergency 10 maka thom whole pecuntari- Iy for the lossof his life, Thix fstbe evcruga yocun- 1ery equivalent of bis lifo, ‘This sum e lnsurance does 2o provide, 1t brings together & multituda of men aged 39, and makes theu agree with each other that when ono dies, he vivars will pay to his family the cash value of bin life; which thoy accomplil, sfter sscertalutng the rate'of mortality aud sswumlug & #afo Fale of ju= tereat, by poyiog ioto the common fund o fixed wam oach year of their hives, ‘Tho monoy lose falls, uot on the belpleas family, bt o the working, producing wnultitude ; aud by ikus baving constantly proviled tho value of each life, ovory fainily Iu su1 10 ro.eive thiat which ite hesd would prov Hying, o & word, thelr risk of lose has been ssumed by the wuls titude, and tho cash value Of tho averago Difetiina of the hustand aud father 16 securod to them beyoud contingeacy. And 80 u general terms, 00 mattar in what partiuter personal selstion oue muyelaud as regerds othiers Whother as husband, jarcut, debtor, or oiherwia, t anyono be eutitiod £ receive any betieit of Lis yiro- duciive energy, biy life repreaouts so tnuch money cipital with u conntaut Liazard of loss againat which lify fusursuce furalsbes fudeinnity, “Clin wost BuY compsny csu o’ i6 to offer this pro- tectlon ab ia dowest uctual costs This fu its mngle oftivo and nuly marit. Aud tuis would be suttiolent 1o recomwoud it to uil Figat-thinking men, and would be wora it projerly underutood. Yot 1any wem (o buve fusured with & viow to pervonal profit from * uivi doudv," sud there is & wideapreud e:ror in (e popu- lar mund which nesds correction, Tuo ordiuary s of the temm_dividend fmpdise a division of tho |rofts artslog trom tuo employineut of woney, This fs what plo aro Jed to expoct in Mlo-tusurance, aud tie i Jout for which 'many matuly tusare, 3e'ia fim ot Word wes discarded, sud a imode of expreveion used which shall convay the truth ; what s called a divi- dond b elmply tho roturn of surgius, auor. mium ¢ the udjustwent of tha actusi 41 the coat of ini rance, To guard sgidust uufores Ungeacles, we charge, at Lia Legluuing of cach yvar, & predusi which wu tully bellov to La tou biit, aid whiot tho axperience of (hu year Las shuwts Just what romiu - wae sctuslly neuded, we returu (60 Ukuded Qce, whereby the iRaured Las hud bis fusursucs af itv coat ta ths Company, whick coat, o thy iudidilual, is the sum we relalu. Taere is U0 Prolt o the fu’ sured, but, ou the contrary, a constant cout, (0 re lue which to the loweat practicablo potat b ths decont e portank object uf managument, security bulug !, Aud the orror {s fn supposing that theso returua of surplus are sctusl dividouds of prufits, {nstead of be- 10 murely Feductivns of coat, Tho trror Lias bad ils rise partly {a misconception, and yartly, nodoubt, in tho destre 10 avold the prfu. cipel obutacle in the way af 4l aoceptauce of Lifu o &1rance npon i trao merits, The obatacts ix simply srifiehness, A man nsurces Bimself ageinst tho | of huwown projests Locausn it In his, his capital, rioh e 1t 1oy ¢ the ) y e 14 hie damnge and distress 3 an wmof the nct, - Hut iifn insuran ity aet x It callx upon him to take of and 18y 1L anids Leyond bia own con- trod, L part with It uow atd farever, o protect othera Aituins® & loan fn whivk b boa no re-uniary concern toc taa henodtin which he hian o shate, (a mimmd racrilirn something o, what hn has earniod, which ha likes to Bandic and call hin uwn, Tho seif interest w 1T0mpka him ta inaure himk If against money lowa which Lie may fucuz, In pireciacly the thing In the way af thin uneaifsh act for Lo kote bensdt of oihors, Aud {13 tho desiro fo ovadn tha plan fact that hae Jed many to draw nttention 1o the latge returns of rometking yroduced by the employment of ey palid for premiume, and mo endeavoring to #2L Lt an argument for Jife Inaurance addrented to the elfishness uf the insured ua s pervonal profit ts his instead of ng to bring him up to the lovel uf | phin duty of peifactifice, And bero i the urg mtent for Jife dneuranco: 1T 16 A DETY, e L ans nutned yoluntarliy the curo and rospoustiility of 3 famliy; hie Lys made them dep-ndent upon his iifo; be haw compeiled them 10100k to its ren iita ua theie e ftal—theirall, e han eatersl Into 2 slamn ane gaumment with theio, atid with & sty at large, that he ill earn for tiem in all thelr watits, and neither Iaivo them & hurden to thems:ives nor the world's charity, Hte i responnicle, anid o alone, for tholr prosent and futuro welfare. and |1 bound by an obiletion Le can. not eacaye, and for wideh he must answer, to guard thefc fulure, ¥ far wa lie cau, Just o curefu ly aad zoalomaly e’ thele jronent, Thelr future s a duily Liazard of the Juse of hin life And what it produces for them, The risk thes beir, not he, He han mposed it upon” tham ; be fs hound'ta profeet them againac | thrs cannnt 9 §t themaalses s ho hias wade theta o erliay to do %o, - And therein but justone way in which be can do §t3 he must usuré e lfo for their lenrt; o must provido the sul stitute, the mony @ quivalent far hls e in case it fails 3 taiadoes i, and BILIOE tien doea it 1t 8 the a0 e ne whereby o oh 10 them which be canuot ty o wiell, He must fureao his owen veifieh pleasure and forges hia rolfish in thuets, t o fns depondent onos tly einple Justice, for the neglect of wiiicli he cannol anewer b them nor to s own mauliond. e must not place humsed in tha way of theis protectin, Tast {8 ehnple, wanton cruclty to those wiiars powerless o defand t acives aganat ity 1o ban o right, nay, ft 14 cows: in him, to loatr thiow t Lear tho tink of hin life, TRt pay the Company t do it for them, Thls view clearly uniersioad and a-copted, how can mets 141 1o finally'act upon ft—ts o their eimple duty, aud for duty's ke 3 £ & that the family, the unit o wocicty, Upsu swhose welfars the atirle thrivea OF uifcra tozethiee, fa curad for, fin wanta supplicd 3 that 1tx purp.cres may be fulfilied throughout fin dnras tinn ; tat every hiouie s b ade 1o endure White sey live 10 JovaTlt, or wend Iix she tering grara T wIRe man, Aeeing the Becersity of inaurance, will Lo careful to welect a Companty tht in ol sl wtrong,— thiat Laa beet thoraughly 1ostod i ov.ry way, an § o cerniug which there Gail o no JORILIILS of 1u:ataking Kane Lt tho very bet il matiafy Line. 1e canmod #flerd 0 try experimente with the rlak of lositig bty Lie fusuraiico and his mobey 1o weak und doibrtul compunilen, but wlll rel: tn tilace hin {neurance in, & comjuny wher tho aecurity furuished In atsohut There afe such companien. Aud amulig the very b nd, 84 thoss Leat acqna nted wish s atfairs fully Lo Leve, staudiug foremost, 18 tho CONNECTICUT Mufual Li% Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn, Organized 1810, JACOB L, ORE JOUN M. TAYLOR BTLARYNS, DICKINSOX & C0., General Ageats Xoe. o1 and 83 Waslitngion-at., Clluago, BUSINESS NOTICES, Save Your Mair.—if you Wish tosnve your kairacd kecy it fn & strong acd bealthy condittan, use Barneil's Co -, 1t Wil athinniste e roo.s of e Lisir, aud Tex.orc the natural actiun upon which its growth deyends, Tweuty Jours ago 8 sugle Lottie #3ved & lady'n Lalr dnw disgerate cave, fu mhbich ull otuer treatinent bad fulled; und sitice that catly Suc- Cets thousunds of Cuves of Laldness, dandrutl, joss of hadr aud frritatfon of te sealp huve yiuldod to the sate remeds, ~ HOLIDAY GOCDS. iRt (6a0 Chas. Gossage & Co. Christmag Gifts! Oloth, 8ilk, and Velvet Oloake, Emb'd 8ilk and Far-Lined Oloaks, Seal Sacquesand Sots, Carriago and Evening Drosses, Elegant 8uits and Shawls, Tndia Camel's Hair Shawls, Broche and Volvet Beaver Shawls, Heavy Beotch Wool Bkawls, Ohildren's Suits and Bhawls, Beal and Alaska Sable Muffs and Boas, Evening Silks, Rich Black Bilks, Brocaded Velvets, Fancy Camel’s Hair Snit- ings, Matelasse Cachmires, Cashmers Robes and Bobe Cachmores, Poplin, Plaids, Irish Froizo, French Merinos in newest and best shades; Novelties in Real Laces, Pointe Lace Bows; Beal Lace Scarfs and Ties 1 Brrbe Hdkfs., Ocllarettes, Borthas, Coiffarcs, and Real Lace articles in many new and beaatiful designs, Fanoy Embroidored, Initial, and Silk Hdkfs, for neok and pocket. Latest Parisian Novelties in Ladies' Neckwear, Opera Glovos, Kid and Fabrio Gloves, Driving Glovas, Sillc Hosiory and Underwear, Fanoy Hosiery of all kinds. Imported Knit Goods, Cardigan Jookets, Mufflors, Nubins, Caps, Hoods, Bhawls, Mitts, Gaitors, &o., &o., of tho best Frenoh and English manufaoturn, Wo ask attention to nn exceedingly rich display of ELRESS GOODS, W.AS.&Co. Fearfl Slanghter! DRESS GOODS AT HALF PRICE! Owing to the depressed state of the market we have been en« abled to make an extensive purchase of DRESS GOODS at about half the cost of importa~ tion, and shall offer them at & very small advance. SECIAL ATTENTION Is called to this sale, as it em« braces lines of very desirable goods, the prices of which can- not fail to meet the views of purchasers., W. & STHPSON & G0, BUCCESSORS TO SIMPSON, NORWELL & €0., - 29 & 81 State-st. CLOAKS, FURS, &o. aEa Elfil West End I]r_y (oods Homse, REDUCTIONS! CLOAKS. GREAT SACRIFICE IN CLOAKS. Seal Cloth Cloaks, $4; formerly $8. Black Beaver Cloaks, nicoly tr{m’d, ior §3; worth $9. Black Beaver Cloaks, fringed and braided, $8; formorly $12, Black Beaver Closks, long Fronch {ronts, £10; formerly 315, Black Boiver Cloaks, French back and long fronts, 812 ; formerly §18. 50 Importod Berlin Boaver Cloaks at §15; worth 826. 50 lmported Berlin Besver Cloaks,. long French ironts, elegantly trimmed, $18-and §20; very cheap. 100 extra tine Inxpnrtouf Cloaks, 826, $28, and 830; worth nearly double. A large line of Moscow and Castol Beaver Cloaks, alsoa full line of Fur Beaver and Chinchilla Cloaks, very cheap. 8500 Rubber Waterproof Closks, in Ladies’, Misses’,” and Children’s siges, from $2 to $56 each; formes price, §5 to $10. SHAWLS. 200 Plaid Double Shawls, all wool, for §5; worth 87, 200 Plsid Doublo Shawls at $6.50; worth §8.,60. i 100 Velvot 8hawls, in plain centres, with borders and fancy stripes, a £8 ; usual prico $12, 50 Watorproof S8hawls, something new, at $7.560 ; a bargain, A large hine of Strived Imitation India S1awls, also Paisley 8nawls in single and double, much below former prices. Fancy Goods, In Bronges, Vienna Gilt, Beotoh Wood, Ivory, Pear), Orystal, Japanese Novelties, and ex- quisito Borlin Embroidorics, just opened for the Holiday Trade, which will be found much “Less than Usual Prices,” STATE-ST. - WASHINGTON-ST, CHRISTIAS GIFTS WIHICH QIVE MOST LASTING FLEASUNE, FINE ENGRAVINGS ETCHINGS. A superts collection of Encravings and Etehinge— Proof-Copics, Mare and Cavteo 1inLressiony,—are now fur salo and on oaibition at tha store of Medars, JAN- McCLURQ & €, 11 nnd 119 5-atoeat. HLRMAN WUNDERLICH, G.E. PFEIFFLR, Agl. 3 Jolin-at,, N, CHRISTHIAS GIFTS] Now and Choice 8tock at half and two.thirds value, GOODSPEED'S, No. 208 State PANTALOONS. OASH versus OREDIT. CHICAGO PANTS WAREHOUSE, 810 & 512 WEST MADISON-8T, MABEY & PRALL, Mexrchant'Tailors, (Fliusl LONDON,) The CHICAGO FANTS are watranted all woo! R WL ity Bt i ek, wy workuwushlp, perfoct 1it, 20.00 A PAIER. o t, FURS. A vorylarzo line of Ladies’, Missos'; and Childron’s Furs, greatly be. low value, Garson, Pirie & (o, MADISON AND PEORIA-STS, I0 PAYS 0 TRADE G THE WESP SIDE SEWING MACHINES, BEST HOLIDAY GIFT! NEW AUTOMATIC, Grentest Sowing Machlue Livontion of theday Call and In—w;estiga.te AT BALESROOM OF Willeax & Gibbs Sewing-Hachune Company, 200 and 202 Wabash-av. OILTANES, ______ ‘WiLsoN & EVENDEN'S ; OIL TANKS, MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 49 West Lake 8t ORICAGO. | ED Send for Catalogus, Manufacturers of AVENDEN'S WOOD.COVERED CANS,