Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1875, Page 5

THu CHICAGU 1RIBUNE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1875. away from the path of duty andglory. Ex- ponter might kave been to-day in sctivo political tifo iad he pot eucounts qerious pull-Lack." Arthur Orton, the famous Tiehborns claimant, d to spond much time o the rison library, and to learn gomo Latin from tho rison schoolmaater, e is now able o mako hsckneyod quotatlons with effect, much to the gdelight of bis ignotant sdmirers. In connaction with the appointment of Mr. fivarts to bo Coulonnial orator, It hey been no- tced thot ho s s grandson of lloger Bhorman, who waa o member of the Committon of the Continental Congress which propared the Draft of tho Declaration of Independeuco. " Tho London newspapora Lava generally shown s omall apirit of Jealausy by making no refer- ence to tho reports of Htanley's diucovorles In Africa, which are publishod oxclusively in the Telegraph, sud reach & limited class of rosders, who aro chicfly porsona of littls eulturo. Col. 3. 1. Wood, of Chicago aud Puiladelphis, fasaid to bo the onuer of tho largast diamond o Amorica. Tho Jewol is worth at & moilerate estimato 50,000, It In eot in & hoavy gold ring. With this handsome object illuminatiog his ehubby hand, Col. Wood s 8 moro interesting object thian any curiosity i oithor of lus muxo~ ELECTRO-ALCOHOLIC. | Tho Long-Suspended Bolt at Last Crashes upon s boon slfowed Iis Indictment by the Grand Jory at Ste Louis Returned o Court Yesterday, The Jury Winds Up Its Exist- cnce by a Letter Beprais ing the President. Sharp Correspondence Concerning Henderson’s ‘Stump Speech. Tho ramors of war with Cuba lavs eausod at fluttoring of hoarta in Washington socioty, of which our youthful noval hoerocs ara thomost distinguiehied ornsmonts. 1t ia Ienred thet those feadors of the dance who do not loso their lives totho bloody Dous will lodo their Lioarts to the and the lsst end of those Rogrel that So Servieeahle a Man Should Talk So Much with His Democratic Mouth, pewitehing Donn: sen would bo worso than the firat. Judge-Advacate-Goneral Holt, whoss retiro- jment from publie lifo han boen ignored daring the bustle and excitoment ationding the apening of Congress, hold the omnce continnously from He was Tostmaster-General Becrotary of War in 1860, aud was urged to bo- eoms Attorney-Ceneral in Proaldont Lincoln's Cabinet In 1861, but daclined the ofice. Frank Walworth I8 safd to be suffering sori- ouely from hia long continemoat o prison, aud stla thonght Gov. Tildbo mny pardon him at any A number of ominont plyeicians have testified that the young man is * liable from s eongenitsl digesso to dends of sudden violonce without presenco of an actual seizuro ;" and it some 1o be at loast probable that ho did kill his “atber in & sudden ncoesa of foar. Eigbt bundred men 0 foot high sod thersa- bouls gathered mt tho stage-door of Booth's Thestre in New York Tuesdsy. They came in answer L0 an advertisoment, which called for 600 men to ropresent Romanu in *Julins Crsar,” which f8 shortiy to bo put on tho stage with nn- ususl splendor. Tho salary of s common Roman 1530 conts por night. Tho minimum height of the applicsnts was fixed ot 6 foot. Outoftne whole number 250 ware engaged. The New York Christisn Association haa ingti- tuted procesdings againat Matt Morgan, former- Iy chief artlst of Frank Leslis's Ilusirated Weekly, snd arival of Nast, for exhibitiog in- decont pictures. Morgan is now manager of tho Theatro Comigue, and in that capacity ho has boen showing ¢ Classio Picturos, given offenso. Ho has tomporarily draped tho plctares, bud promises soon to exhibit them Agsin **in thoir original shape.” Mr, Trollope has written a burlesque of his own styls for a charitaolo publication in Boston cilled Sheets for the Cradle, In sondiog the manosoript of the story, Mr. Trollops wntes: “As Brot Harte says I have no sousse of buwmor, 304 won't lsugh at ma, I must try to laugh at mrsolf, sad make fun of tho horoine I have loved beat.” Thoss faithful roaders wbo aro familiar with the novels of Mr, Trollops will readily recognizo in tho buriesquo the beroino of tho **Bmall House at Allington.” The Rev. Baxtor Dickineson, whoso dosth is sanounced in the Now York papers, had many soquaintances in Obleago and vicinity. many yoars he conducted n sominary for young .hdm st Lako Foroat, which isnow continuoed as aachool for young ohildren of both woxea. undor tho title of tha Dickinson Homo. Qe was in his eighty-first year. Ho was born t Amhorst, Maas., nod gradusted from Yalo Colloge in 1817, For many yoars he tilled tho Professorship of Sacred Theology in tho Lane Theological Semlinary, snd wss the Moderator of the Preabyterian Goneral Assambly of 1838, He was {dontified with the Preabyterian min- litry for neeriy ftty years, toratos boing ab Longmeadow, Rumors of the Very Ugliest Kind Freely Circulated by the Bourbons. Delief that tho Ring Is Working to Provent Confirmation of Bluford Wilson and Dyer. Proceedings at Chicago of the Bab- cook Military Court of Nolhing Yet Settled as to the District- Attorneyship at Chicago. The Testimony Before the Grand Jury s to Messra, Farwell and Rohm. THE ST. LOUIS GRAND JURY. THE INDICTXENT OF DBADCOCK PUBLIANED. Special Dispateh ta The Chicago Tribune, B7. Lours, Dec. 9.—Thnt part of tho public which has boen so long and nnxlotsly oxvecting tho indictment of Gen. Babcock has at last baen indictmens {8 now an ac- TjupuNk last Tuesdasy. Tho Grand Jury, lending conneol for the Government, sgreed to hold over until cortain testimony conld bo ro- ceived from Washiogton, Thia”testimony was in tho elispe of certain telegrams to Joyce and McDooald, rolating to tke Whisky-Ring busi- nesd, swhioh were discoversd in Washington a few days ogo. Tho dosirod ovidenco nrrived beroe last night, and was submittad to tho Grand Jury at an early hour this morning. HOW THE JURY BTOOD. 1t has boon impossible to ascortain the exact naturo of this evidence, but 1t 18 known that, immodiatoly after recelving sud congdering it, the Grand Jury voted upon tho - indictment of Dabeock, and wero in favor of tho samo by a voto of 17 to 2, thoro being ninoloen members of the jury prosont at tho time, Theso two Grand Jurors subsequontly admittod that thoir nogativo votes wero orroneous, aud that, it thoy iad to voto ovor, thoy would voto fo favor of tho indictment of Babeock. of this gentleman may bo cousidered usani- mous, although there wore two votes in his fa- Bo the indictment Tho {ndletment charges Litn with conepiring with Joyco, McDouald, Avery, and othors, to de- fraud tho 'Tressury of the the Grand Jury bad deltvored tho indictmonta, annoynced their roadiness to adjourn, Judgo Lreat thanked them for the cfliciont man- Dot 1n whioh thoy bad dischiargod thelr dutics. ANTE-MORTEM BTATLEMENTS. ‘Tho jury then retired to their room, and, ehortly thereafter, nddreased lettors respoclivoly to ox-Distriot-Attoiuoy Patrick and ox-Marshial Newcomb, nassuring ~ thoeo though numerous chargos have boeu preforrad against them, alloging their connaction with the hisky Ring, most thorough snd exhaustive ex amivations havo failed to conuect thoir vames with tho conspiracy in a sufiiclently strong mou- ner to justify indictmeut, or evon a suspicion of s, aod New- The lawsuit brought against Queen Jesbella of Bpaln by her Parislan butchors and bakers, to ny gothing of hoer candlestick-makers, has been defluitely sottled in Her Majosty's favor. The lesding facts of the oasa have siready boon made public; how the ex-sovercign contracted with heroook, ons Blanchard, to supply her royal Iable a$ the very extravagant rate of 12 {ranca {#2.40) per day and por person ; how slis punst- ually pata the cook aforesald the suma sgrood tpoa; and how he, on the oontrary, psid nono ot the tradespsople from whom ha obtained tho dally soppliea; and how ho finally endsd by run- bing away, whereupon the datrauded ahopkeop- o8 brought anit against the ex-Quean to cumpol Ber (o seitle tho unpaid hills. This form of bousckoeping 18 a very common one in Paris, ®pecially among forelgners. HOTEL ARNIVALS. ¢ Palmer Houss—George D, Gould, Moline; MBlevenson, New York; F. G, Btark, Boston; E. C. Hoitrook, New York; O. W, Bowen, New York Jnde- John Handers, England; W. Hooabmer, J. W, Green, Lawrence, Kan. ; 8. 0, Cook, B Paul; H, N, Russell, Galesburg; T, Hirano, $pan; B, P, Snyder, Washington; 4, B, Bitch, Clock, Delrolt; gontlomon that, A LEYTER FILAISING THE PRESIDENT. Aftor considorable davate, tiia following lotter was also directed to the Providout, and mailed to him this afternoon : | Umren Srates Graxnp Juny-Nooy, Br. Dec, U, IT8—Tu U. . Urant, Prevident of the Stades, Warhangton, Unitod Flatos Gran Missourl, in the dlscharge of their sworu duty have ‘found it imperative on them to preseut to the Unitad Blatos Court of tha said District tho names of man officlals and other persons as being conoectod wit tho Unlted Btatos. As 0 ‘uphold the bands of the au Lonest collection of publio Tovennc, wo caunot ro- fralu from thus teslifyiug to our ostimation of the ‘moral support which we buve leaned upon as imparted in your woble instructions to the Bucratary of the Treasury,—* Let 10 guilly man evcapo, in alliug tha Tuo undbraigned, late thie Esatarn District of aincercly deaittug to of Kxocutive in soouring Futington; W, I, Pittatald, Mas,.. 4 udhux;"gm Jman Elm Brooklyn ; .~Geu, R e L, B, A, . ones, Olevelaud; G bW, Ailen, Auburh ; Lo B Pond, hansas Pacifl Sjeorge OF 1a, B, J Noretr izt ol R B, Mitchell, U. 8. A, Bt by el Qovarument, sud in your Adminjstration in ita ondesvor fo condici it with purity asd 8delity, Iootively, tonder to you our higlicst cousiderstions estsom and confldence, and sin sssurance of our §; precation of tho wisdom, ayed (a dirocting Uss measures necousary for ling uhd corrocting the gizantio frauds which have 8o lately proyéd upon tho public reveaue. AL e ega CONFIDENCE. TUE PRESIDENT CONTENT WITR BANCOCK, atecial Bupalch o T Chicaga Triduna, ‘Wasgisaton, U, O, Doo, 9.—~The Preaidont states that be bas hoard the oxplanations made by Gen, Babcook roepactivg the St, Louls tals- ho bolisves him innocent. HENDERSON. ATTORNEY-ORNERAL PIZRNEPONT WRITES A NOTE. Spectas Lispateh to The Chicago Lribune, Wasuorox, D. O, Dea 9.—A number of ex- tracts from the concluding spooch of ex-Senatar Henderuon, the counsel for the Governmont in the Avery trial, lave Laen sent to tho President und the Attoruoy-Gooeral. Thedo extractsa not ouly deal In the most bitter denunciation of the villaing of tho Whiskv Ning aud of Gen, Bab- cock's alleged conneotion with the Bing, bat the laoguage used in $hom is porsonally disreapeat- ful to the President, aud under muy oircumn- stances very lmproper 10 beused by s proee- ousing ofilcer of ths Governniout toward the Executive. The Premident Las mot con- sioered that i% was pecossary for Lim to take soy notice of theso axtracts; bot the Al tomey-Geveral, under whose diroction Mr. Hendersou was employed to asalat lu the prose- oution, ia of tbe opinion that, if Mr, Heuderson did use wuch lsngusge, it is not proper for him to continuo in, his preseat relations toward the Qovorument. Accordingly hie this morning sent a dispatoh to M. Honderson dirsciiog his stteu- tion to the reparts of his remerks, and informed himthat, it he had used suoh language, he would pleass conubder tuat his sorvices wero no od by tha Government. 5 JENDERON'S REPLY. Mr. Eenderson telographed bsck that the 1sugusgo atwributed to him bisd not been used in bis spocel, and that he would forsard by maii w oostect copy of bis rammarks. ‘fho Attorneye direoted tust r, Hendersoa bed Gorszutaen uutil furtiae W uaividustly sud el o, o llnflxxld: J.C. Baruan an. ¥rank De Bultw, Bililogton 3 the Lon, andse, Calro: ¥, i, Hollingw. «Jherman House—~The Hon, the Hon. J, M, Houthworth, Now York ; Cal, Jatnni K, Orvis, Dixon; Col, A, Richardson, Logatid- , Milwaukeo: Msf, D, Wilson, Lock Iy 'ug, Detroit ; John fi‘uk g 3 Jol ¥, ..., Gardner g 1 2 Bprague, Vermont; tock § J6dge John Uozandur, Montreal ; J. B W. XL, Brosdders, nd: J, 0, Chade | grams, aud that Pittatnrg \ Ho urke, Delroit Adver. § J.U, Goodliuo, Detrolt dasertioer & the Hon, J, 2 ¥logty Ageat American Lrpress &fi“t&l: and party, .mwmon § a4 2, Johnsap, Fhilsdelphis, THE WEATHER, Wiswmaron, D. O, Doo. 10—1 s m,~TFor Teznease, the Olifo snd Upper Mistissippi Val 1oy, and the Upper Lake region, rising, followed falling baromster, northweet winds, abifting o [warmer southeast, clearing of clear fole Aoved by cloudy westher. LOCAL ODMERYATION. GIKXERAL ORSXNVATIONS, Qu13a00, Deo. P—~Lidnight, Qeoeral tharaupou ouoiiaue ¢o ach for by haviog a thorongh Inquiry raado, nnt alone through the milltary, but through tho civil eourta Hin name, he claims, haa boan dragzed into m ters with which 1o has hnd no connrction w! over, and a military court of inquiry mil bring vut all the fact THE BCOLIE OF A COURT OF INQUIRY Roon very much further than tha investizationn mads by a Graud Jury poswibly conld reachi. The notico, and the matter will rest until the copy sont by Mr. Henderson {s recaivod. AFTER TIR RECRIPT OF THE DISPATCIL On tho receipt of the dispateh from Mr. Picrrepont to-day, District-Attorney Dyer tolo~ graphied to tho Attorney-General to know if his dispatch were to be conslderod as a dismissal of * Houdornou. Pierropont ropliod that, | oonrt not only had power to fnquira into it the chargea ngninet Honderson wero | criminal conduct, but also conduct unbecomiug true, yew; it falso, no. Dyer teplied | nn ofiicer and a genileman, Military otiquotta is very strict. and officors are gonesrally firmly held to it by ita code of Iswr, A Grsnd Jury eannot preaume to indict on acta which, thoug thoy may appear dishonorable, yer aro not actsily erimine), &od therafora’ an offenso agalpst civil law, whilo they tnight be such as wero nnbocoming either & gentininan or soldier, A military court of ingmiry is roslly s Cirand dury. Jiutmartisl iawa do not sestnct to auv narrow limita of investigation, sna if it finda meraly probshle canso, a court-iartial can he eonvened Lo try tho officer on cliaryes proferrad. The scope of ita dutics {s very wids, It inay not tind ansthivg criminally wrong, but it may find that the officer cl od bat been guilty of quss- tiouabla eonduct, nad, though not punishable by civil law, the nulitary conrt could OBDER IS DIRMISRAL after & court-martial. Aside from thesa pointa, which nhow the intricacy of military lawa, and yet how plain they are. the olicar muat certsinly feol protty certain of Lis intuncsuca and honora- ble aequittal, to brave such » Court au convened In this city yeatorday. Whatever actiou this Court may take, it will not debar Col. Babbock from ciwil prasecution, and even a court-marusl’s finding could only be to dismiss blm from the service, loaviug ‘the civil laws to popish Lim in case of guilt, and the dimutssal would bave to Lo made befora the criminal trial io & civil court had commenced. A mlllnr{ court may bo #ald to possosn an oquity jurisdiction, aad takes fn many polnts not usually considered in civil practics, = A majority of the memvers bring In the finding. thun svoid- ing all dificalties connected with hung juriea. THE COURT CONYENZS, Atafow minutes after 12 o'clock the Court marched into the room. Gen. Bueridan tuok his rent, and way flanked on either eide by Gena. Hancock and Terry as above descrived. Judgo- Advocate Garduner mlso took lis position. Col, Babeock entered alona s fow momonta Iater, dressod in (he full-dress of Aajor of Engi- neers, which rank lo holda as an officer of the rogular srmy. The Colonol supoared very calm, and & sort of smilo was playing over bis face, Hiy gencral domoanor eliowed 8 fuil confldence in his ultimate viudication, and alao that be fully appreciatos the peculiar and very unplessant po- sition into which ho Lad Loen placod. Gouo. Hancock sooms to havo grown somewhat more gray within the past tow years, avd much more fioahy, Ilie faceindicaten military precivion aud firmueas, and ho looka overy inch' tbe brave soldior ba1s, | Gen. ‘Terry's board Ia also more intermingled with gray than 1t was a fow years ago, Lut his tall form remaipa arcct, aud ho rotains his olas- that tho chargos woro falss, and that Honderson lind ozhibited the utmost tidelity in the servioos which ho bad rendered the Governmeat, and was in every way worthy of the confidencs of the Attornny-Gienoral. During the early part of the forenoon Ilondoraon waw apprieod of tho disrateh from Piorrepont, and folt it meambent to roply in vindication of himself to the effeet that what he Lad sad in Lia epaech waa deliberata and woll coneiderad, and that ho had nothiiag to rotract, sud that, it the (overnment wisbod to dispenss with lis services an account of his utterances, be wanted to know it. THE ZING AT WORK. Dyer tolograpliod this aftaruoon to lufor Wilson, Sulicitor of tho Treasury, to know bow things stood a3 Wasbiogton, snd Wilson, in re- apouding, sald: ** I expeci wo will all fall lo- rother,” Dryer has not yet boon confirmed by the Sennte, and ho took this answor to mesn that Lis chances for confirmation aro very small, and that n good many otser oficiale who dopend on the Benate for confirmation will be serioualy dinappotuted, TIE MOWL OVEZR AGAIN. Tho followin aro the obnuxious passages in Mendersou's speech to which Pierropoint so soriously obfected ; Tuls fatho bLlot upon our Government—that it in yoesible for auch ihiuwa to exist, They could nnt exist in Eogland, Frenee, or any other civil- ized Qovernment, bt ‘are pecullar fo our boastad Ropullic, ' It {s party, party, party, that damne our country, s;d Le who ha the nerve to re- #ist ths belieata of parly i worthy of more cradit than the bravest of ol Homan scldiers, Under the pamo of party overy fraud and infamy within the range of poseliflitics 15 purpetrated, 1t a to bo hoped aud Erayod lat the tinie {s coming when a man who han the' Imperious farce uf character to resint tho dictates of party wil be looked up foann liero. Dut, wo may go to the Lottom, corrup- tlon may feast iu All our lustitutions, snd our nation may decay and fall before wy learu this graud truth. I reapect party when it 18 composed uf hunest men, orgaulzed for honest purposos ; but, when {L is coms porad of men bauded fojollicr to perpairate rala upon tho Qovernent to morve tle versonal cds of it leaders, then, away with it1 Tl nonn of it. What right had Babcoek to go to Doug- Iaua to induce bir to withdraw his agenta? Douglens waa placed n hin position Lo soe that the Reventiolaws of tlie Government wero properly enforced ; what bus- iness, theu, had Danglans with him? When an ofielal goes futo oftico, ha should bo fres aud indopend- out of wil ibfuencos, cxoept thst of = law, R Sl i and it he recoguines mny other maa: | bCits of step. ho Generalu nre well known, fer then this Govesnment fa tumbilng aown, | sod thoir military records ataud bigh. AAJ. GARDNET Is & ploasant, altablo gentleman, and shows fit- ne=s for the position of Judge-Adrocats to 8o high snd diguitisd & Court. He in compsrativeiy s youog man, with a plessing face, light ndy whiskers snd mustache, bordering npon Wiiat right Lian tho President to interfers with Come missloner Douglass in the proper dis 0 of hin du. tien, or 'with the Treasury? Nona: and Douglass showed a latoentable weakness of character when ho listened to Babeock’s dictaten. Ho should eitlier have insiated that his orders an they wxised be carried fi%&”’a’.‘x’f?flfxfl’fi ¥ ‘rfi:{zflmflhhlfl“’:&m.w“mugtz red, " Ifin bair in sandy and cut closely, He ig to chango thn Bupervisors all over the | Bparalv but firmly butit, and about.§ foet 9 country, and hfs would necoaarily exposs incies in Loight, and holds the position of Pro- fessor in Wost Pomnt. 4 PLELIMINARIER, Aftter tha Court and Col. iabeock had taken their scats, Judgo-Advocats (ardoer stated thut fraud,” 'On Jan. 29, 1675, Le telegrapbed Hogua: * You aro Lereby onlered to report in person to Supervisor Tulton, who supersedes McDonsld In Ht. Louta.% Thia wasonoof the firat woves {oward (ha change, On Feb. 3, 1875, @ telegrain aigned “ Bylph ” was sent from 'hers to Dabcock, maylng: ™ We have | Lo boliaved the firat thing in onder was the catl offieial information thst 1o enemy woak- | of tha roll. This formla was thon gone ens, Hush things.” This was Joyce's | through with, and it was found that the entire wriiing, und the “evomy " roferred * to | Court was bresont. wero thioko persons who wero favoring tlie change of Kupervisors, A couple of dayw luler, ouglass telo- fraphod Iirooks * Tho order telling you ta report o Tutton fa puspended, Now, why did “Douglasy bend the sapplo hinger. of tho knea and permit any inter fevenco by tho Erosident? This was Douglais' own butinoss, snd he stood reaponsibly for it under s of~ ficdal oaflr, He as botud to lixten to no dictation from the President, Babwock, or aay other offizer, and it was hiu duty 10 sco thiat tho order was carried out or 10 realgn. BOME SERVICE: TO THR STATE CONCEDED, Conuiderabln diesatisfaction lias manifested itgelf hioro to-night ovor the action of the Gov- omment in dispensing with tho Acrvices of Ben- ntor Henderaon, and romarka ara freoly made to tho offcct that tho prosecution Lias loss {8 most poworful counseflor, Though Attornoy-Uon- ‘T'ho order of President Grant, conveniuw the Court, and which was published in the Washiug- ton dinpatchies of Trx TRINUNE &s tho time, wus thon road, The Judge-Advocato then statod thit it wan for the Court to docide whothor thoy would be sworn n8 an opon or closed Uouri. Tho Judge-Advocate then slepped over to Gen. Bheridan, where, after o faw momenta’ consulta- ticu, the Court decided that it would determine whother It should Lotd ite sersious with closod or open doors, Whila this discussion took place tho outsiders wern raquosted to leave tho room, aud oll except tho Judges retired from the court- room, fucluding Col. Babcock sud the ofiicial ro~ porter. COL. DADCOCK'S WISIL, cral Lietrcpont ~bhas not actually die- | gy o) g, . . f glit bo atated hero that Col. Babeock de- ctiatged” by, LA s f::;}","";’gqm;‘;("‘f L8 | sirod that tho memeions bo beld ‘opeuls, ud had #o utstod to Maf, Garduer. sod the order from headquarters left it to tho Court iteslf to do- tormino whethor ita scastons shovld bo publicly or socretly bied. 1t took the Court but a fow moments ta de- cide, nad the outsidors and ropuitira wers noti- flod by Maj. Gardner that they could bo presont. The following Aids-de-Csmp then took soats within tho room: Liont.-Col. Sheridan, Aid ta Maj.-Gen. Sheridan; DBrevot Lieut.-Col. AMitch- el}, Aid to Gen, Honcoel ; Drovet Maj. Ludlow, Corpa of Engineers, Aid to Goo. Terry. TIHE OrKNING. Col. Babcock rosumed by J"'"' after which Judge-Advocate Cardner eaid: *IF the Court pleaso, I desira to atate that I will nut bo able to procead with the case, so far aa the QGoverumeot of the Uuited Btates 18 concerned, to-day, a8 no list of witnesses has yot been received from tha United Stato’a Atvopnoy for tho Eastorn District of Mis- souri, I bave communicated with tnm, aud have receivod only au acknowledgmpnt of wy dis- pmh. counequently I will be uusbla to procoed 1 ny. Gon. Bheridao, Prosident of the Caurt, said: Boforo tho Court takos into conmderation the remarka mado by the Judgo Advocats, 1 wish to stato that the Court hus takon fufo conmdora- tlon the questiou of proceeding with thus caso a8 a0 opon or o olosed cours, aud bas decided that oll our proceedings shall be opow, Thia i this decision of the Court, The Judge Advocato not heing ready to go oo with tho caso, the Court will adjourn until 12 o'clock to-mnarrow. The Court theo adjourued uutd 12 o'clock to- day, u ‘WIAT AS DREX DOXE. Maj. Garduer has eent a dispaten to the Unitod Statos District-Attorusy at 8t, Louis, asking for full particuiars in rogard to tho charges againat Col, Dabeock, and also for s full list of witaesses for tho Unitod 8tates Goyernmount, in onlor that thoy may be-summoned, but only a mero sc- kuowledgment of tho dispatch has thua far beon rocelved, Col. Iabcock stated that ho Liad not yet docided upon hig arraugetnonts for & delense. ‘The Court was not eworn in yesterday, but will Do to-Usy, by Judge-Advocato Garduer, Atter {lm Court convones to-day, Col. Babcack has the priviloge undor tha law, it he ac deairos, to object to any member of the Commission. 1f e sbuuld do 8o others would Liave to be mp- pointed in placs of thoso to whom obfections wore made, 1t is not likely, however, that such » thing will oceur, —_— CHICAGO NOTES, THE DISTRICI-ATIORNEYHHIF STILL UNBETTLED. The businesa transaotod at the Chicago Cus. tom-iouse yostorday may have been very Iargo, and there may hove been many starthug inck- dents connected with it, but if so the ofticials managed to hide mattors with great suocess. Doyond much epoculation ag to the nsme of the next District-Attorney, nothing was dooo or said that indicatod any stirring developments. The canvass ovor the District-Attorneyship was excited and even enthusiaatio, bus It can hardly be said that It was concluviva. Thers seered a general feeling that Alr, Boutell was Iikoly to be appoiuted, and some rumors wero Lo the effost that he had been offored the placo. ~This Jast halt of the rumor was disproved by s call on the gentleman coa- cernod, at bis office, 1le sald thst no offer hsd been made to him of tho place, and llkewise that he had mado no application for it. Andthen, with an aupleasant goversal of tho usual course of thingw, he procesded to interview the repori- er on the general subject. r. Ward was uot useful aa a sousce of infor- mation from the fsct that ho was uot in kis of. fios during the day, and Messrs. Burke and Ol- seu hiad nothiog to offer; Gen. Wobster did not belteve that suy uame ad been settied vn; aud, fuoslly, Phil Hoyoe gracefully offersd » atom- winding watch for the most eccurate informns- tiou on the subject. It way won by the cheokas et reporier {u tho clty. THE TESTIMONS 1IN THE REEM AND PARWELL cases. Immedistely after Mr. Ward had forwarded his resiguation of the ofico of Diatrict-Attoinoy, or sven bofora thet document bed luft cho oity, goulp \wee rife ms to tho cause or causes which ad led the I'residont to mak for his tetiremount, Bir. Ward's theory of the waster was published i theas columus the day alter the reaioval, Bince that timse there have also besn published other atleged remuony, with such commenty as the facts aud proceadings of tho last few mouths prupor. Now, iu ssversl exchavgos, uro found special tolagrams irom Washingiou, Rising vurious other thnosies of tha couduct of Ar, Ward whioh led 1o hia removal. Thess ihat he s now practically out of tue Govern- ment employ. ‘I'horo aro a number of pcople hiero who do not hesitata to cepsure Ienderson for his attack on tho Prosident, and fay that no wont out of tho way to vont a porsonal apite, but that his rorvices to the Government have baen invaiuahlo, nud that a acrious mistako has beon mnds in getting rid of bim. HENDERYON fAYS ho baa at no ime appenred In persou baforo tha Grand Jury, but that the prosceution followed ths Lroeidout’s instructione *Let no guilty man escapo,” —and he suppoed the Prosidoud was sincare, and that tho country may rost as- snred that no man has been indicted but who will bo convicted, provided tho prosecutious aro followed with ordivary sahility. .The Scnator feols much worried over tho Associatod Press dispatels whoreln it refcrs to tho mattar of eom- ponnation. In that mstter thoro bas nevor boon & word said or written. It Las nover boeu undor conpidoration. Tho sppointmont was given hum witbout solicitation upon his part. Hendorson telegraphed to Atty.-(ien, Piorropont this eveo- ing that ho did not intena to reflect upon the Presdont In tho Avory spoech, but, nevertho- tesy, ho would stand by his specch, and that he Lad no apologics to make, AN UGLY DEMOCRATIC BTORY. Tho romoval of Henderson is interpretod Yiers a8 one step in tho scoret offorta to bresk down tno prosecuion here, This 1dea ban been stronjthenod through & knowlodge of an order from the Attornoy-Conoral to furnish all evi- denco againat Gon, Babeock to the Court in Chi- cago. This would tako from tho possession of tho Court all tho ovidonee upon which it in .rocoedlng, and, if soine of the pavers woro lost n transity, it might ruin the caso, 1f Ar. Hen- dorson leaves for the reason given, it 8 expoct- ed that his associate, Mr, Eaton, sy go alao, and this would pui thoe cases of Maguiro, Mo~ Koo, and Muon, set for early trial, iuto tho hauds of men who couldn’t “familisrizo thom- solves with the casos in timo to become efficient prosecutors. THE PREAIDENT CHEWING THE TURICE-TURNED CUD OF WRATIH, ‘Wasnivaton, D, C.. Dee, 0,—The Prosident in the coutrva of Lis couversation with the Iltinois dolegation, refurring to tho whisky frauds, said iu substance this: **Henderson prosoouted Avery in order to carry out a conspiracy ho (Len- derson) entered into with Bchurz againat me." ——— . COL. BABCOCK. ONOANIZATION OF THE COULT OF INQUIRY. Tho milltary Court of Inquiry sppoiuted by Prealdent Grant to consider the charges made sgaiust Col. Babeock by ex-Benator Hendarson, of Miueourl, convoued yostordsy at uoon in Parlor 23, Palnor House. Tho Court conslts of Licut-Gon. Phil Bheridsn, Presideat, sud Maj.-Gon. W, 8. Iiancock aud Brig.-Gea, A. 1. Torry, Maj. Qardner, of Wost Point, acting as Judge Advocate. The Court ocouples throe con- necting rooms, fronting on Moproo and Btate streote, tho 0no used for the eossions fronting on both etroots. Tha other rooms sro 23 sod 24, 23 belng used aa & publio sute-room, and 24 by tho moembers of the Court for cousultations, eto. TUE COURT-ROOM 1a vory noatly arranged, sud reflects credit on HMr. Varowworth, of tho Patmer Ifouse, Tho thros Generals oocupy the resr of the room, {holr tables belbg azranged so aa to place Gon. Bhieridau in the centre, s besutifully upholstered arm-chair, coverad in rud velvet, being assignad tohim, Gen. Hancock occuples the sea$ to the right, while Qen, Terry site to tne left. Tothe right, facing the court, is the Judge-Advocate's table, and to hiv right is placed the ofiicial re~ porter of the Court, Mr. Ritohle, of this city, y 0L, BABCOOK'S table 1s placed to the Jutt in front of the Cour, and the witness-chalr {s betwoos him and the Judgo-Advocate, Tho membars of the pres: are wall providod for with all the necessssry conven- tences immedistely {n the rear of Col. Babcook, whi'e vory comfortable chairs are plsced around the ontiroroom. The Court-room ls, taken alto- gethor, very convenisntly arzasged, and it is at once taaty aud olegant. TUX CHARGES sgainat Col. Babcock sre that he was In comm plicity with the notorlons 8t. Louls Whisky- Ring, two of whoem, Joyce and Avery, have al- ready been couvioted, and that shrough Cal, HBabcock's kuowledge aud iufluence tho lung bad secuted itg immunity from discurbance up to the tie that 3fr, Beivtow took the porifolio ay Seo- retary of the Troasury. ‘Theso charyes, thouah not mada diroct, have tarnished tle fmr nawe of Col, i, aud ho | spucial sclegraios agroo with w0 mucy exiotusm deules 10 {010 tho lusinustioon o -&nma hin | aa $0 radso the suspicdon mnw;y wase all welbe charssles, &0d jroposss to prove oodioe | {un 05 iukplied by 0ae man, and-atiuning thscugh tho wholo of thom {atho (dea that Mr. Ward neglected to have certain perwone indicted by the ekt (hrand Jury whom the (lovsrnment offi- carn would haso hkad to #on indicted. Two of tuceas sn wore, of cuurse, Charlos B, Farwell nd Tiohn, agaturt nnither of whoin, a8 1w nown, was o teuo Uil found by tho (innd Jues before ila adjournment. Withaut wianing to pverhiail tho findiugs, a Tnin- vrxyroporteryeaterday found a memberof the last Giraud Jnry, aud oxked him to give an outline of the toatitoony againet Farwoll which that body thionght insutticient to warrant an indictmnent. Without prolessing any false dolicacy sbout di- vnlEing nacrots which aro no lonwer nocossary to be kapt secrat, the gentlemau said : 'in truth of that matter about Farwell was [} ha story waa very thin,—so ¢l tuat 1t wonld novar have como bofore the Crand Jury if tho porson nzainst whow tho allegations word made Ladn’t been s public oflicar. All that we #ot out of the witneaaes—and wo had & plenty of tham there, I wartant you—was, that some timo agn Roswell U, Mersercon cama to thia city from sumewhero in the Esat. bringiog n LETTER OF INTRODUCTIGN o Charloy Farwell. Charley mot him cordially, sud, hikely a8 nat, he played s gamo of noker with him, or periiapy they hs ittla sour mash over it. But there didu't appoar to be any great intimacy between the mon. Well, Merssroan Liad somothiog like 87,000 when he came, snd ha ssked Charloy what he should do with it to keep it rafe. Now, yon knuw tho Farwells do & good banking~ business. It may not ba Eeuunny known, butatill & large nambor of men kecop their mccounts with tho Farwells. and to il lutenta and purposes tuey do & banking busi- ness, So Charloy save to him. ** You pus your moner right thero with tho cashier aud got s book.” And he did, Waell, then, aftorwards he went into the distilling Lusiness, end ho keot his acconnt right thers with the Farwoils. Ia draw ont and lio pard in, and once in & whils Le ssked for accommodations mayba—got Charley 10 back bis paper for bitn, or perhaps Charley and hia frionds WPST 0N MEBSEREAU'S DONDS when ho went into tho whisky business, and that would be very likalv, bocauke Mersoreau badn't any particular fricnds here 1o Lho city ex- cept the Farwelln. Well, e kept his sccount with the Farwells up to tha time the Grand Jury wot, and I presums it 15 there now. Thero wasn't anything to indicate that Charley bad any partuerstip with him, no more thaa with J, V., 88 wo could nee, and tho fact that Charloy was on‘lus bond or signed & noto swith him at the bank waan't tesumony enough to bring an indictment agsiost him for a partnersbip with him’ in the whisky buginers. Of course. you know Meraaroau gut into all worts of trouble, Ho was indictod, and his stnfl all aeizod, bat that didu't_appesr to fuclude Farwell, as wo could Ao That'a all tho testimony there was azaiout Chatley Farwell, aud [ couid not sco how, aa roasonablo men, wo could find au indictment sgninst him." 3 “The reporter swreed with the gontloman, but wauted to kiow about THE JAKE REIM MATTER, and his foformant voery froely startod off to tell tliat In 8 conyersational way, He said : “You fellows have already published that maltor abous the burning up of the books of the Northweatern Jalt Company, and, whila we thought that was quite suapicious, aud was per- baps & circumptance, yet it slone would not prove much, if ~aprthing, becsuso the buiniog might Lave been dono innocontly, Then wo Lad temtimony before ug to show, or sttempting to show, that Jakie Liad sometiung to do with tboso 150 Larrols of highwines then 1n the Chicago Dock Com- paoy's waretiouse. I boliova vou publirshed somethiug about that. too. Well, o had Dur- phy up before us, and ho produced ths receipts, and they ware ndorsed. sure ouough, by sowe- thing that looked liko ‘-4, Liahm," bot 1T WAAN'T JAKE NEHM'S HANDWRITIXA, ond it wan spolled kind of difloront trom Jako's ; goems like it wax spelled “Rbem” or **Rbeim,” or somethiog like that. But tho most doubtful circumstsnce abont the indorsoment was that sovoral meu who were well acguninted with Jake waid thev saw tho man writo tue indorrement on the raceipt, and they all swore posilivelv that it waan't Jake Lichm who wrote tha name tlere. 5o you koo we couldn't very woll indict & wan for that, aud that was_about all the tostimony wo had against Relun. Uuder thowo circumstances it wouldn't havo been fnir or decent to hav indicted thuso men when wo know that thev couldn's bo convicted. Jndge DBlodpott charged ua vory rtrougly that we shouldu't tind suy indictment that we didn't belicyo eonld bo prosecuted Lo a conviction. Aod we had a fiuo body of men for a_Orana Jury, too,—Henry W. King, Samuel Ioard, and such mon,—and wo dido't wish to toud ournelvas to fioding any indictment on tes- timony like that. Itia foolish for suybody to blame Ward for the matter, for Ward didn't counvel us to fled an indictment, or didn't counsel ua Dot to, but Lo gmave ns hin opinfon like vy ! lawser would, and :«I“ was presont s part of the time and Lelped to question thess mon. but we couldu't get anything farther out of them than what I told rou. 41 hiear that somebods hes 8 good desl of_nd- ditional ovidenco about this Northweatern Malt Company, sud it may be that it may amount to something, But the thing ia to get at it. Per- nape anothor Grand Jury might do it, but wa couldn’t," Aud the reporter wont awas g - WARD'S SUCCESSOR. TIE ILLINOIS DELEGATION MAKK 1¥UIRIES, Specat Disvatch to The Chiicago Irivune, Wasiuxaro, D, C., Dee. §.—Tho Illinois Re- publican Congressmen, In their offorts to dis- cover tho causes of the romoval of Jasper D. Ward aro In search of knowlelgs under difii- caities. Tho followiog is ap outline of their ad- ventures, as dotziled by an eyc-witness : The delegation was compossd of most of the Repub- lican Cougressmen who represont coustituen- cioa within the Northern Judicial District of 1llinois, TFarwoll declived to sccompany them, stating that Lo did not seo that anything could bo accomplished by tho visit, and propos- el to bavo nothing to do with it The dofegation tad decided beforo seelong tho President that if thoy revommended aoybody thoy would agreo upon ® Iawyor who was not a reaident of Culeago. The theory of this decision was, that if thoro aro any rings at Clilcago, it would bo easior for A NON-BESIDENT LAWYEN to make war npou them. Ho would be less like- ty to have frionds smong tho persons charged wlith orime. ‘Ihis determived upon, tho dolega- tion proceeded to the Department of Justice and wusted upon Attorney-Gencral Pierropont. They snnounced through Henator Oglosby, their Chairman, that tho oblect of * their visit was to asceriain officially whether in fact thera was s vacancy In the office of United BStates District-Attorney for the Northern District of Illinoi, Attorney-Genoral Tierropont answored ofticially that such vacancy existed, “'Aud might I inquire on behalf of the dolegation, " sald Benator uc,lonhy, ** the reasou for tho acceptauce of Ar. Ward's resignation?” Mr, Plorrepont said, * Cortsinly, you can, It was accepted bacausy we wanted it,” That was the substance of tho intorview, and Picrrepout wasg vo blaud and courtoous sbout it tlat Ogles- by, after loaving the Department of Justice, mado this inquiry of his colleagues : “*Did he give us any reason for Ward's removal aftor all7" The delcgation concluded that sa answer ‘waa givea, but that it 'NEEDED AX INTERFRETATION, and they procoeded to the Whito iouss. The Preaident received thew very plessantly, They began to talk abont uccessor of Ward, The Prosideus broke in upon shiem botore they scarce- 1y biad bogun talking, by saying, ** Why, you have a good man there wow—IInutor.” ifforeut membors of the delogation expressed ignorauce of Hunter. 7Tho Fresidont did uot enlighten them uutil lato in tho converuation, when he said 1u subpsouca: “If you don't Luow Hunter now, youwiil kuow Lim soma timo. He is » young man of tiue appesrance, sud of fino ability, and will muke bid mark somo day.” ‘The Presideut then saggeuted thnat the dalegation propose some vsmes. 'They then withdrow, Tho delegation mot today sid prosonted thoso thres namas s Lathrop, of ltockford ; Baogs, of Laoou ; sud Csafield, of Aurora. The President reforred this application to the Atiornoy-Genersl, with an wndorsement to the effect that ho knew nothiog against auy af tho partied. "Yhe paper was thou lodged with the Attorney- a L Word Las reacled heie since that Lathrop will not pormit his name to be used 1o counec.ion with the oftice. Thi intmeat may be made to-morcow. Juage Parks, of Au- rors, has tolographed here maklng spplication for the place. F —_— INDIANAPOLIS: DEPOTY-COLLECTOR UILL ON TBUL. Inpiaxarorts, Ind, Deo. 8.—Tho trial of Jsmes K, Tit), Doputy Roveuno Colleotor of tha Fireb Distriot, was eommenced (o tho United States Court to-dsy befors Judgo Gresham. A motion made by the defendaut's counsel to quash the indictmeat on au wlleged defeot in threa soperate couats of tho wiition instrument, was ovarruled and s jory impanaled. SPRE0M FOB TIN PROSNOUTION. . Dopulp-Disirist-Prossuter Halstein than tiade e e e————————————— O & detailed statement of the process of distilling #pirits, and the general arrangemonta of tho dis- tillery whero thess whisky irregnlarities have boen carried on wo long and successfully, The prosecutor theu met forth & history of the In- diana wbisky conspiracy, which ho abservert was an outgrowth of the 8t Lonis ling, and has boeen muccessfally organized sinco 1473, The defendant Las been in the employ of the Goverumeont in the eapacity of Depu- ty Reveuna Collector of the First Dis- trict, and the charge azainet him [s that of having been a conapirator with cortain distillera nho weto dofrauding tho (lovernment out of mooey. It wilbo ehown in tho evidonce, he A, that tho dotendaut wam & party to the Whisky Ring, and for bin connoction with and couniving at the procodures of ths organized ctlique, o recaived & monthly s.lowance from them of &I60; that he hau given information fn adrance of the s{.proach of Gov- ernmout officers to theso diatlllars, by which mesus averything was found {u rroper shape on the arrival of theso oflicials, The prosecttion propased to show that, on cne occasion, Hill was sent by bis superior officer, Gen. Veach, to look altor aome irragulatity st one of the distillerien included within the Ring, but, inrtead of making anv Inquiry, tho Dc,nny mere'y went to tho promines. and, after loitering about awhile, re- turned to Evansville with the information that ever;thiug was corgest. For tble report lio ro- ceived £100, s MW, PISADACK'S RPEECH, W. . Fishback, attorney for Mr. Hill, in stat. iniz tho cauae of his client to the jJury, exprossed his surprine sl the aweoping assertions counsel for the prodecntion had made relstivo to the character and iutegrity of Ar. Hill, which, he wsintainod. pecjured partion had conapirsd to broak down and destroy, Mr, Fishback put con- sidorablo stress upan tho fact that the defendant was indicted solely on ovidonco of partica whn I-lnadml gullty to dofrauding the Govorument of ts Just duos, sud in doing which thay have virtuslly confessed t'.omsclves to he perjurers. Men that can lie continnslly for three yoars will oot hesuato to swear falsely in this Court if theroby they can nccure tho cootiction of au intocont pATtT. The testimony of those perjured persons will smount to nothing in a court of justise unless their avidonce is corroborated by outsida partins. Counsol eaid thiey proj:osed putting the District Prosecutor and " his Deputy upon the witness stsnd to testily as to the earnest and doter- mined offorts of the defendant in workivg up the whiakv cases, and plazing before the Grany Jurv importast information upon which the guilty parties wero indictod. Ouly two or thiree witnenses out of about forty for tho prosecution wero examinod before tho Court adjourned. THE DINGIAY BNGS, appoared in person in Court this morning, and, with the remaining parties who have pleaded guilty to dofrauding the Governmen:. are wait- mg #ontence from the Court. which will Lo paased after the Hill case ie sortled. LEWIS D. KRABIER, nati charged with complicity iu the Evanavillo fraude, wos toleased to-dsy ou £25,000 bail. arrested at Cin —— MILWAUKEE, THE PREAENT TRIALS, Bpecral Lievatch to The Chicaco Triotne, MiLwackee, Wie,, Dec. 9.—Tho case of Bure back & Reynolda, indicted for india-rubbor-stamp frauds, is 8till in progress, bat will probably go o the jury to-morrow. AR, PAYNE'S HOLIDAY VISIT TO WASHINGTON. This morning I bad ao interview with Mr. I, C. Payno, who, about last Cliristmas, after Sam Riudaxop!'s conviction, was tho bearor to Wash- ingtou of & petition to the Wisconsiu delegation, urging tham to use thotr jutluenco to mocure a new trisl for Prince 8am. Tho petition was gignod by tho entiro Legirlative dolegation from Milwaukee, except one membor, whore signn- tare, Mr. Payne stated, was not obtained, ho be- lieved, becauso the honorabla member happened to be outof town. Tho petition, the original of which Mr, Psyno showed me, sot forth what, if true, was matter to be addressed to tho Court befors which Rindskopf was convicted, and, if proved, must havo socured for him, nn- dor tho rulos of Iaw, 3 new trisl—namely, it atatod v mubatance that, as tho potitiouors bo- lieved, Riudwkop! biad been couvicted through a conefiracy against him, and that, ou s new trisl, ho could produce new snd imyortant evidence. Tho common roport, generally credited hore. for which I du not vouch and oolv give for what it is worth, is that Payne took with him funda to defray the * uccessary espouscs,”—the oxagt amouot has been siated at $1,450,--ramed Ly Horman Nuopemachor sud others. Nuune- macher was ‘Treaaurer of tho Whisky Ring, and is now undor indicunent and a fugitive from Justco, T PAYNE DENTES 31,450, I ststed to Mr. Payns what I bad learned, and anked his"etatemunt about it. Ho answered that guch wan the pressure brought to bear upon him politically sud by business wen hore that ho was in fact thrust into the breact and foroed to go; smong those who waitod on him and aided in getting up the pressure betng Herman Nuune- macher, who had not thon been indicted, but who slhared in the common perit of the Rivg in- cident to whakywas devoloped in tho Madison trisl, Mr. Payuo atated that ho took no money with Lim, and that he never received any mouoy from the Whisky Riug or in their bebslf from anybody clse for any {mproper pucpose. He went to Washington and fouud nothing could be effected ; aud, snxions to hava the loast 10 do with the matter he could, burried homo. MORE NETTLES FOR MI. CANPENTEIL. In rosponse to my question whethor he pre- aorted tho En‘mun of tho mombers of the Legis- Iatare to the Wiscousin Cougressional delexa- tion, Mr. Payne replied (soa tho roply 1s not without signiticance) tha! did not,—bo only saw Carpentor, theu Beuator. 1lu view of Mr. Carpenter's iwmonsely virsuous {ndigoation at the rocital in this correspandonee of tho factd as your cotrespoudent obtained tLom from tha best sitaioable authority, doubtless e will aygain bail over with Indigaation at the publication of what VPayno's firtuer statemant discloses of his (Car- penter's) solicitude,.when & Seuator, in behalf of B Rindskop!. CAIPENTRAL DISOURT. Payno esya that Carpouter then told him thore had ~ boon & time wben Sam Rind- skopf wight Jiave compromwed, and might baye hud lis scupanm:'u) wid io offecting it, but Rivdskop? wouldn't compromise as Car- rulur suggentad—tho “*d—d fool " (tindukop!) ad thonght be could beat the Goverument, sud it waa now too late. Now porbaps Mr. Carpeo- ter's Whisky-lling organ, the Sentinel, will gtop hurliug eplthets long enough to explain afr. Carpenter's solicitudo iu belialf of Sam Rind: skopf, and wby s United Btatea Benator slould 1n any event bavo been willing when ! Prince Sun's case was in court whoro it would bo fuily svestigated and all the facts brought out, lu- stead, to assist Bam iu gettiug it comproutised aut of court, 80 that It should not be fully fuves- tigated sud juntioo should uot ba meted out to Ham accordiug to Jaw. 1t would slso be Inter- entlog to know wisl moved the Souator from Wiscouuin to pronounca Sam a d—d fool for not letting Lis caso bo compromised out of coust whon that might have been doue. AS FOS M. PATNE, it Iu to bo observed, a8 a msttor of aimpla jua- tics, that nothing has doveloped to warraot the stricsuton that have been pasded apon hiwm iu this matior, uor aught to stow that Lo did more than the legs! profewsionsl practice lias wano- tioned as legitimate, Lowover indefunalble 1t 1way be 10 morsls, Polttically Lo ylelded to com- puision which few politicisus could have , with- stood—the prossure of both parties bers through the legislativo delegation, Lacked by the power- ful organized prossure from bualness circles, which the \\'m-k¥ Mling, representing tlo woalthiest luterest In Milwaukeo, brouzht to besr. The wholo, however, s aigniticant s con- tirmiug the wtstament horetofore mude iu this oorrespandence that tha Whisky Rivg bere con- troiled tho local orgsuization of esan party ; aud. as often a4 tha faota brought to light, the edifylug wpectacle is presentod of Sam Ricd- wkoy't \vnlhfin% the racy in bis own belislf, with the Uarpeater-Republican local or- kouization Blso ss a tail to Bum's Whisky-lting kite, with glimpaes hore and thero of what Buni- ator Carpenter had to do sbout it. Mr, l’n{m, it should be sdded, Lias Dot desired to 1igure in print about it; but the facts are not such sa shiould be hiddeu, aud I am glad to be instrumental In fotchiug tbem into full dsy- light. Dayuse evidently kuows s grest deal mote ba has told. A €50,000 yRAUD, Ancther intereting feature of the whisky frands hore under $ho suspicud of Atr. Carpon- tor's Whisky-Rl ppotess, Mloeller, sert, Coukling, , wad divcovered to-day by the reveuue olficors. A distillery which, prior to the ¢ima lightaiug wtraok, n&am for tax- aiion an aversye viald of 280-K ww.uqn. of spirita for Luslil of greln iun’mmns-;zm‘z h‘“& nnun‘lu ! o) :'u for to frowm fi wyery bualisi of groia sasaumade &l ing improvement in the buainess of dirtilling rinco lightning strack (s manifest from tho fact that tho figures discloso that in saven montha' run under tho regime of Revenuo Agent Conke ling aud the rast of tha olicial iting, that dis- tillory must have through this singie fraud of about 350,000, —and it was not much of n distillery oithor, will probably shortly he an on taxna to that amount lovisd agaiust that same the Governmeut SPRINGFIELD, Speefal Discatch to The Chieago Tr(dune, Semvareen, I, Doc. 8.—No new devalope monts in the Pekin whisky affairato-day, but the Federal officials eay they will be ready ina few days to pueh things. The lightning will strike Monday or Tueaday noxt, anre, sad thors fa flut- Tun officials admit that soveral not herotolore suapected prominent poti- ticians and othera will fenl the rumored that ex-Bapervisor Munn matter an very nogligent in pushing the Pokin tering in anticipa| JoROTA, The Federal Grand and Petit Jurors wero drawn to-day for the January term, and overy ninglo one aro countrymon, It Ia unusnal for Bpringfleld or Fekin” to be unrepresented on — e CARPETS. CARPETS. GREAT BARGAINS. Field, Leiter & Co. STATE & WASHINGTON-STS., Will offer until January 1,'76, all grades of Car- pets at prices which, after that date CAN- NOT be duplicated. Anyonewanting CAR- PETS within the next THREE MONTHS will find this a rare oppor- tunity, as their stock is full in every respect. Some special “ New Designs” just received forSpring Trade, which WHITE LEAD AND OIL CHEHICAGO WHITELEAD&OLL, E. W, Blatchford, Prest, Manufactuacrs and De White Lead, Zine, Linseed O, Coloes, Varnistcs, Cottage Galas, Lnbricating Ofls, Brush:s, And Painters’ Matsrizis penerally. WHOLESALE & RETAIL, PureGoods a Specialty. All Goods Warranted s oprosonted, LARGE RETAIL DEPARTHENT, Bpecial Induosments to Buyers for Cash, If our goods caunot be obteinod readily, send your orders direct to ouraddress, aud they will bo prompte- 1y filled at the lowost pricos. OFFICE, MANUPACTORY, AND SALESROOH, Corner of Green and Fulton-sts,, Chicago, West Side. TleTime Has boms, WE SHiL OFFER OUR ENTIRE BTOCK OF MEN'S & BOYS' FINIE Clothing, From this dato, lowor than asked Boeing is believing, Call and bo convinced. Edwards & Browne, Cor, Adams and Clark, MISCELLANEOUS, STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, O#ricE oF TuE Vessks, Ownkus’ Towixa 0., No, 24 HOUTH WaATER-4T., utoado, Dec, ¥, 1978, stookhiclders of (h Veasols oy, of Obleago, will be held o Bouth Water-at,, cuu-‘;"v“x"m"':-af"him'hn i) outh Water-at,, h Tui lag, Y’ st 1 a'clock p. m, hy 7 = ‘The busluces of the meeting will be the eleotion of & ircotors for (he eusuing yoir, aud such actiou b régand to thie purchase or retiriig of a portion JOUN OLIVER, Bocretary, THERE I8 NO NEED OF HAVING CHAPPED HANDS this winter, when for 25 cents Btufford's Giyoerie Oreamm can e lud of every d t s Q. ‘The sanual moating of the. the roows of tha of the vapital stock of M % praoLey, CONFECTION. CELEBRATED througboud \U to all CAND