Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 13, 1875, Page 5

WASHINGTON. Gravre Questions Arising Con- corning Presumptivo Presidential Suc- cession, gament that Speaker Kerr Would Do President Should @en, Grant Die, Thie Big Demooratio Pot Just Ready to Boil Over in Congress. Cangenital Cussedness as Demonstrat- ed in the New Librarian of Congress. Fructifleation of the Eagor and Asinine Expeotancy of Justice Dunn, of Arizona. Statement from Migh Authority of Our Spanish Relations, THE PRESIDENCY, WHO 18 KEIL PRESUMPTIVE ? Spestal Diapadih ta The Chicago Tribune, Wisuinaton, . C., Doc. 12.—Thore is a pos- sible conting.s: in which a very ecrious na. tional complicatinn might result from tho doath of Vice-Presiorit Wilson, That possible come plicstion Jiea in tho fact that, In tho event of tho drath of Proidant Grant, the Democrata would elalm that Bpesker Kerr would bo President of the United Blites. This subject has recently beon made £'ho test of & private Benatorisl dis. cusslon, fro @ v:hich it spponrs that the loading Democrats 11av o given tho mattor much thought, sod bave arrived at the conclusion apova atate o). This cooizluslon Ia roachiod; by an'oxamina. tion of ths .conatitntiona! provisions rolative 10 the Vico -Prcesidential succession and from the rules s0d pnzcadonta 1aid down in Jefferson's Mnusl. ‘Ines Domocratic interprotation of these provisione iri not gevorally knows, and cannot fall to oxcite. extonded comment, The Constitu- ton, Art. 3, Hee, 1, declares that **Congress taay by law pizovide for the osse of romoval, doath, retigontiion , or inability both of ths Proui- dent sad Vice-Prosident, directlng what oficer shnall st as Proeident, and snch oficar #Lall act accordingly until the disstility be removed, or s President shall by elected.” Congrea in 1702 passed. & law to carry out this provision of tus Conetiitur ji That law is contained fn Sec. 147 the Re,visod eatutes, whicn is: Joceso of the rewoval, death, rceignation, or ina- Hity of b oth tue Prestdent cnd Vioo-President of ihu Lutie d Bt atea, tho Y'resldent of the Senate, or, If thero 41 014e, t beu the Spenker of the House of ‘Tteprosenta- Uses for thio o Lielng whall act a8 Prosident untll the dlsal 41tk 7 {a removed or President i elocted, Tiao + sluim of tho Domocrata to thio Prosidency intne event of the porsiblo doath of Prosident Unat turns, of coureo, upoa an silogod vacancy Inthe Pjowidonoy of the Seunto. This raised tho duput ed poiut as to tho nocessity for the elzc- ticn o £ a proaiding; oflicer in tha Senate. Tho Conat itution is_silent upon the subject, There wour i deflnito provisions which are conclusivo unde : the exlsting circumstances, In the ab- senctrof aflirmative constitutionsl provisions, the Domocrats insist that the interprotation Wuie b prevailod 1n the early history of the Gov- e iont should control the euccession now, Th\!{ claim, theroforo, that there is o vacancy in the Presidency of the Heuato, aud baue tnelr e/slm upon this passago in Jufferson's monusl of the Constitation ; 0 £ue Bonste, s Preaident pro tempore in the ab- feuce of the Vite-Pravident in propoved sud chosen by :&'finflu oilico i -‘:dmwfid \o, bo determinad o out'y appearing aud taking the chair st the meeting of thes Babato afler the recsse: The Vico-I’resldant being dead, and the Benate Baving met ntler tho recoss without eolecting & President pro ternpore, tho Domocrats clatny ihat, in the oveut of the death of Prosident Grant, Bper.ker K err would bocomo President of hs United 15taters, ——— THE CCINGRESSIONAL DEMOGRACY. DUBD LE, JUBLE, TOIL AND THOUDLR. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Wasumxaron, D, C. Deo, 12.—Tho charactor of the Do'cocratio caucna to-morrow i vory une certain, The leading men do not wish to enter loto muy gorseral political discussion, and will avold it If possiblo; but, if politica are dis- cassed, ‘gront oxcitement s anticipated. Two prominent Northorn Democrats bave already iven notio s that they will not abide by the de- claion of th,0 caucus untess that docision accords Wil their own views. In the Bonate tue bit terneta arnong tho Democrais s oven more Matkec, The Presideutial rivalrics aod the mntagonisms aro so great- thot % caticuy of Democratio Senators o ‘political questions seems imposaible, blé fo slousy aud bitterncsa becsme apparent even In the Democratic caucus which was called %o cunt fder tho organization of Committess, The resid ential candidaturo of Thurman and Bay- ard by iy alroady divadod tholr party inthe Son- . Bevers] Benators 8ay & canous is alroady iwmo sitte, as the Demooratio party {s divided Ot} .0 currenoy and tariff, and that they caunot €oms 1 to a genoral mgroomont as to policy. A =0t ainent Southern Democrat sald to-night: “I think it would be infinitely botter if our Pra yidontial candidates wowd stop down 8. give gomo attention to the good O thelr party, and holp to pore o2t proper legislation, instesd of vlotting ¢ r the Prosidenoy, 0 people will never afoct # WD Prosidont whobas not always been in l’uur 0fthe Union, and ¢ can_ Lardly bo eald it Thurman and Bayard have. Tho only !m!llbln plauks in the Democratic platform are 'l;:ll’zll:l,:nnnn“nm}:& mndUnlon.‘:pon wamh thao ave decided, aud oppusition to the prus- ent Admialsiraton,” i 2 NATUIlAL OFTOHITION, Tho chiolco of womo of tha em loyes of the Hlanso Inot 10 harmony with tho lrnlun utterancos of this Boutbern Democrutio Benatar. A young imn aged 23 liam Juat beon appointed Asuatant bratian ot {uo Houwe. Ho said that ho woa unabla t0 taka tho jron-clad oath, and took the Woditied one, Aa be could have been onty 14 ) hfid mhon tho War onded,and 7 when it bo~ vu‘:} opposltion to thoe Union must be hered- GRN, XN, P, BANKS :llu!. it iz sald, be appointed Chairman of the wmua Committee “on Ailitary Affairs, He s 0 only Nurthera General in ste House who has oy fllistions with the Damocratio pasty, ll‘nd hyh:um:) very ‘\mmmfmublu l]:?ui > einocra m organizing the Military Cammuu:', will endeayor to Vo us politic s pouable, in’ ordar to. concillste il the North. If » militsry , the only cholce ta beswosn ‘& i Brigadier sud Gon. Banke. If the 40T is appointed, 'ae will roceive the plsoe, nat :wuun Lo was s Liboral, bus because he was i o*""‘;:lmzls.‘mo% ‘:’Lh nuno.la‘ has been o "ace, but the opivion vow 18 faat a mulitary mn.nh;'um be appoluted. 8 HOLICAY ADSODLNMMNT, ten 20 Of the Denvorate ore trying ta have oI Jdunounce the Committees this week so 1t Congrous a1y adjourn Fridsy untll after 2 Jiolidsyw. “Cne obfect of this would bo to + 8Vold the suspanision of sho rules on AMonduy of s weok, Hinla a plan would ensbls tho Dem- cerata to Liavie a full mouth to perfect their o dngle tumoulzu udnhmngnq mll.h.gnr?“nual c.td- o day. o early a . lournment wiuld be uzpmcedunu{l. = — SIPANISH RELATIONS. T(0W THINGS BTAND Now, .. Sweetal ] iaputch to The Chicaas 1 rioune. Wasuisoruy, D, 0., Dos. 13.—1he following Iuformations 1respeating our relations with Bpain % boon obt sined from bigh Government wn- ttoritys The. President snd Cabunot are entirely ‘treod on this quostion. Of thig there is no %ubt, Tl Hpanish note was received laut Wedoesdng, It is very loug, frisndly and can- Mustory, hut 18 noy sntirely satlafaotory, It Foreditla & doulre 10 sacuds to this requiet whish THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1875. $ha Presidant has m o uational csmelaries €75,000 for print. it that, If the Spanksh Government folt more e ing reportn of torn murvoys, §ie #n for publication of ofiicial war rocurd 25000 for purchnro of Drads's collestion of cara in power, all pending unecttled quentions e sihobogratim o botween tho Uinited Sisten and Hpalo could Lo eattled now. Tha note rofera (o two eubjecta—firat, thio interpratation of treatien b trveen tha Unitad Statos and Spain, and tho mod- ificstionn recontly propored: and, sacond, the precopt coudition of afairy in Cubn, o far ay they affect Amorican eommercial inforests, and e righits of curcitizens. Itls probablo that & perfect andaratanding ay Lo tenchod wpan tho firut wutjoct, afthough it is nnt certuin that atl ihe modifications will Lo made which Minater Cushing bas bean laboring Lo seeuro, The mam question is mora difllenlt 2nd complicated HPALS BAR BUIITTED FIVE FIOPOSALS, ofthier ona of which wonld roliove mnny of the prosiont esuson of diepalinfaction, imt neithor of which ouretly secordy with the idean of the Ad- minfateation, Tho unte will probatiy bo firthne eonwidered Tuenday next. Tho Preeldent wud Cabinet hnve not yet declded what dieposition they will finslly mako of B. Allhougs it was announced in tifo calile diepatchea tuat thin note i tho ultlmatum of tho Madrid Cabiuet, thorois roason to bolieve that THEHE WILL ¥ STILL ITRTHER CORRESPONDENCE on the wminor poiuts of tue proposition submite tod, This will fnovitably occasion cansideratio delay ; also, thiat the Prosident's spocial mesyage ~it ho writcs one—will hardly be sent to Cone gress before Javuary. It is understood that Hpain renows its assurance that it will reroovo all just canses of complaiut growing out of & distogard of the rights, peruona, s property of our citizens, Thore has heon no serious dit. farenco of opinion hetwoen the two conntrios an to what should be dono. Tha natural tondancy of tho Bpaniards to postpono has bLoon greatly incroased by tha weakness of the home Govern- mont and the dicrogard of tho authorities in Cuba of ity dectees, BPAIN AR WILLING AS THE FAMOUR YORE OF OXEN, As to elavery in Cube, the United Staten a Bpain aro sgrcod, No faras diplomatic corre- spondouco fock, Spain has made s decree of cimancipation, The United Htates has com- Dlained that the docroo hiea not Leen entoreed. From preaont appearances, it in dificult to be- Lieve that Hpain mll Lo ablo to enforce it in the nhoar futuro. Many other questions are in ul- most the sama condition. If the Bpanish Gov- orntaout wero able to accomplial what it prome- ined, the United Staton wuuld have littln ground for complaint, The Presivent has dodided that tho present condition of Cnba does not Justify recogoltion as au indepondent notion, or the recogaition of thoir righls a4 bolligersnta, NO INTERVENTION. Thera in the higheut authoxity for stating that the Prosident does not contemyilate iutervention in Cuba, aud that ke considers that no_ pulicy would be more diastrous to tho United States than tho annesation of that wlaud, 1t ts under- stood that THE PREAIDENT'A PLAN of gettling the Cuban ynoation is to inducs Spain to counent to mako Cuba a somi-indepondont colony, a8 Canada 1 and that the Prosidont is elipved to favor oven the consolidation of all tho Bpanish West Indin islands in a volanial con- federation. The anuexation of the yaat mnss of ignorant Spaniards and balf-broeds would be coutrary to the President’s views on educated suffrage, which he has vot forin in nis mewsage, Aupexation would also impair ons revonues, and inerenso smugglive. Tuero would bo compenss. tion from tncreased internal taxauon, i et THE ALABAMA CLAIMS, AX EXTENBION OF TUY COURT'S LIKIT OF RIIST- ENCE EXPECTED. Speciat Disvateh to r'he Chicano Tribune. Wisuixcroy, D, C., Doc. 12.—It is oxpected that the Alsbaaia Claitns Commiission will bo ox- tended, to anable it tocompleto tho business now beforoit, and Uiero is ome probability that ita Juriediction will bo extended. Henator Shorman bas introduced o bill not ouly to extend the due ration of tho Court, but to so amend the act un- dor which it was organized an to mako ks Juris- diction includo all clatnn diroctly resuiting from dumages caused by the Itgbel crumors Shenan- doah, Chickamaugs, Georgla, Nashville, Retribu- tion, Bamtor, and Tallahasseo, it prosontod with- i0 813 months from tho passage of tho act. On the eamo day Bonator Oonkling Introduced a bist looking to tue same object. THE INSURANCE IARTIES. This bill, in additien to extoudiug the time of tho Commission ; reprosonts ao much of the twolfth soction of tho act of Juuo 23, 18:2, os excludes lusurance companies from participation iu tho fund, and allows thom to come in and present their claims. Cougross bas heretofore, after full discussion, excluded the fusurauce companies on the ground tha’ those organiza. tiond recolved from the extra war premiums which thoy cliarged o great deal maro money than they lost from tho destruction of property by robel oruisers, The tnauranco companies in- tend to make s dosperato effors to auccesd, aud they will havas atroug lobby horo to back thotr 1o \Yar, 250,000 for rolief « faur. vitom af fus Polsris, 31709 for prizo numoy to captors, 600 pavment of ehAtes I capturen mals by Farraeut’s fleat on Mo ~Hippl River, £25.160,447 for army pansionn, and $30, 60 for diatribntion of ‘mscdy ou acconut of ravages of grasshoypors, An utateatsng fact in obtained from the classification of ‘expenditurer, It 19 that tho actual expeurn of the Government. sawdn from tho extraordiusry vxpanson on_acconnt of pen- alone, the imterest on the publie dabt, snd oo public works, wero onty ,743,000 o 10und nbumbers, —— NOTZS AND NEWS, A MAN WIKHLS 70 LK WKITIKN DOWN AN A4%~-IT ™ones, Nparial Liapatel, ta Gne Chicaas Tridune, Vaduroron, D, Dee, 12.—The= uchonl- quenlion bar come up in & curions whipe fo oo ucction witih the removal of u Federa! office- hoidter, Judgo Jiwan, Chiof-Justica of Arizons, In & Gatholic, snd has mada himaelf very promu- usut 1y opposition to tha public-school avstom of the Territory, 1ia denuncintion of eciinnly bas been wo petsistent and bitter that ho has not only aroused the Protostauts iu the Torritory against him, hut & numbor of promivent Catlioe lics uuite 10 8 toquest for hisremoval. While other strong reavons wore givon for his ro- movsl, the echool-question was the control ling one on the part of those scting againat him. He scoma (o glory in lus posttion, and wrote tho Attornos-Genoral, telliog him he would miuch prefer that, if ho was to he re- moved, hin oppomition to the system of public echoold might ba aseigned s4 a reasom. Ar, Pisrrepont rep that, since bo was 8o anzious Lo Liavo his attack on the schiools considored the mafluu for Lia romoval, bie was froe to #o consid- or it THY. PACIFIC MATL PIIBELY, A ghort tiog wineo Mr. Eladle, the agant hore for the Pacitic Mau Camjauy, woat 1nto court ond anked to Linvo waity dismisscd against various vrties hore who woro last wintor shown to have received monay from lnwin. 1t now appers that Mr. Rddis wus misled In regard to the sutbority by hich thoso acted who came to him ta nrraugo for the dismisenl of suita. Upon the publication of tha sction of the Court, the Com- usuy in New York laquirod by whnt anthority ho had actod, and thus he discoverad that he had beon mislod. Yesterdsy ha stated the facts to tho court and aeked for a reinstatoment of the cancs, which was graoted. DISTRICT ACCOTX I8, "The toport of the Bonrd of Audit apnointed to settlo tho accounts of tue late Governmoent of tho District of Coluuibia and the Board of Pub- tic Workn report thut the ontstanding obligus tionk of the Diatniet which havo been aliowed smount to the enormous sum of #13,147,781.47, which thoy is the amount of the dobt of the Dist:ict, un sudited nnd sliowed, ex- clusivo of tho fauded debt exivting June an, 1874, to be increased by further roe porte, tho work under Coniniesionore, and hy whatevor may bo atlowed upon umadjusted claims, Tho Tatter, o the amount of 4TS, 49103, bave hoon prosented. but s somo #maller ouck aro without definite stutement of tho smount clauned, thov may be ulightly incroascd or ditoioished, and, on Budit, will probably bo diminished. In regard o tho acoount of Col. Magruder, Iato Troasuror of tho Boaid of Pubiio Works, the Board of Audit Ay that thoy have omployed an oxpert scoountant, Willlam E, Warrou, of Now York, to exsmine and report upnu them. Iiia report sliows a L suce dun the Diririct from Magruder of &2 608,71, 1t alao shows that a verification of the condition of the Treasnry could not bo hsd from the books. aod that a redort to othor sourcoa of informatlon waa necosearv. DUNELL'S KUCCESROR, It 1sunderatood that tne rewdane will moon sond to tho Sonato the natne of Billi o Now Orloans lowver, to succeed Judge roll as United States Judgo in Lowsians. Billi R THE Tery promunent to a togal cay:my in connoction with _both Warmoth and Keiloge. o is of Now England ongin, aud is sxid to be a lawyer of ability, Ho s supported by Senator West. dabthsiae oo MOODY AND SANKEY. o X ‘Three Grent Assembluges Yesterdny. PiiLapeLrioa, Doe. 12.—The Moodv and Bankoy meoticgs to-day wore crowded. Thoro wore throo moctings, one at 8 . m., one at4 P m., and the other iu the evening. In the morn- fug Mr. Moody prosched from Luke mix, 13: * Occupy until I come.” Ha spoke of tho apathy of the Cuurch In good works, In tho afternoon 11.000 persons wero in the hall, and Lundreds woro unablo to enter. Thin meating woa for womou, and upos the conciusion of tho Kervices fully 300 paseod into the ings Mood's text wad tho ** Maniiago Fesat.” Tho ‘Lle vame wermou was delivered in tho evoning to men, whon thiero was another immonso con gregation. ‘The weusl young men’s sod paronts prayor-mectings were Lold attor tho rogular gor- vice. i REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES, SOUNQLS OF THE NATIONAL INOONEZ AND MOW IT WAB BPENT TIE LART ¥ISCAL YZAR, Currespondence New York Trmes, Wismxotor, Dec. 7.—Accompauying the Btatoment of ostimatos for spprovriations ro- quired for tho next flacal yoar is n combined statoment of recaipts and disbursements for tho lnst flacal year, Tho statemant was prepared under tho direction ot J, I'. Power, Chief of tho Wacrane Division, It shows tho apparont ex- Ppenses and recuipts and tho actusl oxpouyss and recoipts, after doducting itoms apposring on both sites of the ledger account, which make tho opparout balances deceptive, From this —_———— THE ANN-ARBOR SCANDAL. Bpecial inanateh to0 Tha Cliewgo Tyibune, Deriorr, Mich,, Dec. 12.—The sssorted defal- cation of Dr. I’ I. Tlowe, of the Laboiatory of the Uuiversity of Michigan, atill continuea to bo the one tonle of converrntion, snd the ono thought evidently, of evorybody in Aun Arbor, Althougb nothiug further than has beon Teport- ed In Tsx TrseSe bas como to light officially, yot thioro aro not a fow side-iasuos, 8o to apeak, getting joto the foreground. Frow the vory firut, tho most unwarranted in- Justico has beon done Dr. Roso, for it now ap- Poara prubablo that only & small sum of monsy iil any) [s miwsing ; snd some membors of tha uvoutigating Comnyttea, who, for 8me mysteri Ous roasou, vero ouce contident of Dr. Kose's Ruilt, pow axscrt that they nevor au belioved. ‘Ihis Committao has now comploted itu worls, and the wholo mattor bas boon_turued over to tbo Board of Rogents, Tha Executive Conie mittes of this body will meet on Tuesdsy, the l4th, and receivo this report. Thoy will then look lnio tho matter on both aides, und roport to the Board itself on tho 21st, when it meeats, Dr. Ruso Las stoadfastly refuscd to hare sny- tbing to do with the Committea which had Dr, Douglass at ite head, 1u my extenslvs inquirles in Ann Arbor, I am unablo to find a single wan outside of the Uni- venmg. a0d but threo in it, who believe, or over have belioved, in Ur, Rose's guilt. Tho students aro uoavitmously iu fasor of Dr, llose ; and s high Las the indiguation of tho U0U studeuts in thie Laboratory risen, that they proposa to pro- sent to the Hegeuts, at the unmnF meoting, & petition to the effect that there aliall bo & change in the oftice of Diroctor of the Chemical Labors- Y. Two of the Dotrolt papers have pablished much about this scaudal, bus 1t Lsa been all on ouo wide. Ibappento kuow ihat everyilung— and there has veen coumderable—that would speak for Dr. Rose, has beon kopt shady; but the curtan will bo Lifted soon, THE WEATHER. Wasumiaroy, D. C. Deo, 18—1 8, m.—For the Tonnessce and Olia Valloy, the Upper Lakos, the Upper Missiesippl azd Lower Missonri Val- loy. nielug parometor, cooler, northwest winds, cloar orclearing woather. LOOAL OBSEBYATION, UN3C480, Deg, 12, Wind, | Rtan| Wther, statement womo intoresting facts are to bo learued. The rocoipta from customs duties at each of tho most important ports of entey wero &4 follows ¢ Gl Gmatinal, -|Cuyaho, 344,011 Chicago |, * Gurnols. Lovh . BM4Willamette, bl 1| Oregon, 241,915 101420830 Frauciuea,, 8,345,069 The gross roceints from customs for the flacal yoor wero €107,167,722.U5. ‘Fhe net recoipts, after deducting drawbacks, refunds, aud the like, woro $153,060,275.41, The followiug az6 oll tho States iu which the recelpts from {futerial revenues amauntod to more than £500,000, with tha collectionsin oaoh Masaachusette, #,727,077 : Connecticut, 2620, 101: New York, #16,22{,850; Nuw Jeraey, 82,059,585 ; Pennsylvania, Gb, 180,045 ; Maryland, 82,760,258 ¢ Virquuls, 87,603,515; North Caro lios, 81,034,608 : Lomwiann, 613,883 ; Tennes- 90, 840,174 3 Kontucky, 0,039,216 ; Ohio, §14,« 707,714 4 Mlionlgan, 1,001,140 ; Indiana, f4,620;~ 4715 lkinols, 17,675,467 h\Vlmmfllu. 3,728, 0105 Tows, ' 81,006,042 ; Misvourl, $4,600,510 ; Californla, 2,087,707, The gross receipts from internal taxes wore 81l 93,58, Tue nat receipte were §109,- 773,327.85. Tho gross recoipts froni gales of puslic lands wero £1,413,040.17, aad the net $1,240,760.10. In no Btate or Territory oxcept California did the exlos sciotat 0 100,000, L Catifornia they were ¥607.04.80. Thts fu noarly half tle roceipts, and the excows over ather land Htates is quite rewarkavle, Tho gross miscele Isneous roosipts were §17,410,651,64, and tha net #11,001,871.40, They wera from a varlety of 154 1,450,400 1,543,978 Time, Jiar. Thr Hu., ¥ ™ souroes, jucluding copyright and consular facs, | 209 P B2 tax oo oiroulation sud deposits of Natiouat | §3ob: 2 sl il e Danxa SEBBTL191 net), pateit feos, promium on [15; o] 4] saw, 88 0 Kold, tax on “seal sl g, uuled of ord- uance materialy, aud puwerous other loss tmpor- T, T :“:: Sourcas, "flm h;«lxk e of l(i:ougrmman 0+ s et i ! auoun to 1, and savo an expen- 5 ditare to that smouat, & g Wakt o) Waalkerd ‘Tbo revapitulstion of recaipts ia a» followa : b $130,060,215.41 Gieosl lannin s k! 844,35 K 4105306 Yotal vurenusres o FLB000,SLL0 276,541,744, The apgregate expenditures of the Govarn- ment duning tholaet Hecal yoar woro: For ral- unos, 929,616,6i8.53; for "ordiuary expunsor, 08,177,911.77; for publia worke, 931,987, 100,60 for miscelisneous espensex, §4,919,218/03, yud for unusual and extruordiuary oxpensos, 8142, 824,545, 1 Under the b of uonsual and extraordiuary wipanditures are 884,876 for ovsts of contesting beats in tho last Cop. greeu, 851,800 for Bouthiorn Cl2ims Commission, 339,868 for mmlni of boundary batweas Unjted Htates and Bntlsh Possossions, 31,920,619 for ewards to Britisu claimaats, 335.061 repaymont 10 il of money erroucously elaimad sud pald to the United Blales, §19,679 for Sijouses ut- tondug visit of King Kalakuus, 9154,554 pay- ment of interest uu 3.65 Dissrict of Coluwmbla bonds, 81,500,000 pavment of Distriot of Colum- bis indsbtadusss, gws.oua. ynieat of inters m.on "tbn &:ln dcbl: m&} or bounty under Leavenw'(h}30,: 1 Crosse,. 129, 78) e/ ‘A'he Northweust Lassago. Fuciio whalewen have made an interssting sclentitly discovery this eosson. A few years a30 they reachod tha whaling-grouods iy August, only w be obliged to louve them fu Hevtember. ~Tuly Fm- tuey romained until October, and might have delayed longer, so far s8 dauger from the fve-pack was concorned. ‘Luey went within 6) miles of the wouth of die~ Konzio Liver, whers wniling-veadels have never bosn bofore, kud sdy that & wteswer, sidod by the carrants, might have gouw through to Baf~ fin's Bay withous diffioulty, snd thus sclved tha myatery of the Nortawest psssago, They are un- able t: acoount for this steasye Mnuphuic Lsaduioaes BENT BUDGE. Another Day’s Developments fa the Mashing of (he Great Com- plot in Wet Goods, The Reported Presidential Denuncia- tion of Carl Schurz Elicits a Reply. Mr. Schurz Eejects tho Statae- ment as a Reportorial Fabrication. Our Milwaukes Correspondent Goas to Madison for Facts. e Sceures Plenty to Substan. tiate What He Said of Mr. Carpenter, The Indianapolie Trial--The 8t Louis Convicta to Be Senteaced This Week. CARL SCHURZ. 02 DOESN'T BEIJEVE THE PRESIDENT EVER 8AID 17T, Speesal Dispateh lo the Chicouo Tribune, New Yonw, Dac. 12.—Fx-Bonator Carl Sehiurz Liae besu Interviewnd by s New York Tribune re- porter relative to the report Iately published bero totheeffact that President Grant liad charged that Gon. Houderson, in seeniling hin oflicial family, wos conspiring with Schiurz, and that they were old end present palitieal aliies. It appears in tha Tribune to-morrow at great length. Mr. Kehurz starts off by ridiculing (ho 1den that President Graot had uved tho laugusge attributad to him, bolieviog that it waw enlier mithout faundation or grossly mistepresented by the re- vorter who sent it from Washington, He says subsoquently, regarding it: 1 siould ltse Lo rpeak of hin respectrally, but find it difiicult todo fu errdously, I1 1 Lnd gy conneetion avail with there s In, tne charge might 4 yoar tateltgibic, biit t t In'that oparations sgaitat the Whisky ltiug in 5t Loufs Legani while I wav i Eurage, T hiave not secn Mr. Renderson for ol s year, aud Liare lisd no communicstior with bz, or any connection with the Drowecution, [t bad ercaped Tuy attention that Avery hal boou fodicted until the tridd Legan, The nthor day 1 roul fn the fleraid that somo membera of the President's family bad sald thst - tho prorezution of Gen, Uateock wav A cone spiracy letween high o the Treis. urs, —and sl to myses “DId that moin Drinow? Tt seerun to 1w tast there 18 a fencral hnprevsion that Rabeock got himaelf {nto truils Ly eateriug into telegrapuic corertpoudeuce with s ges of Dien 0O in the Feunendsry ¥ NLVER ENEW YK, 1660 lu tho paper, also, that, in Whito-House efr. clos, Eeuderaon is talked of aa Palitically so-operating witli e 13 1572, and henco thin courpiracy, Cbo fa(t 13 that IHenderson was s candidate of tho Grant parts iu 8t Louik tu Docembor, 197, atd fn January, 1873, Jaes candidate for ths Seiutondip of iho’ somé yparty wgaiost Senator Dogy enderson Las always, sluce the War, been & wember of the Republican partr, It 'was charged, somo. time i, that 1 frat clistred Babrock wita Vewig In cotne plicity with the: Whisky Bing, On the coutrary, 1 went to the eitlar of tie di, Louia psper with whioh I am conuected, vemonsirating agalust any oharpe sgamst Babeoek or atyuody elso fur which conchisivo proof wan not at hand,aud 1 innisted eepecially that 110 suggeation of yny comnplicily of the Presidunt with thio Iting whould bo Wsde, becatise I rually belisred there was 1o ground for it, Of conrse, 1 THINE TUE PRLSIDENT PEGSONALLY CLEAR of any wuch complicity, sud 1 huvoulwaye suid no, The real ditticulty with ilie Fresideut fa tust ha bag given Liv conlidolice to u wet of ruen wiio turned vut 10 bo great rawats, and L6 aeeinn determined not 1 withdraw that confidence until they are mstaally con victed and sent tothio Penltenttary. When Gen, Melhke ald was appoiuted Bupervisor of Interu fevonte, my. calleagpue, ALr, Drake, snd myself, went 1o th Tecasury 10 protest sealast it,~not for aby_political reasoii, 0T 0 £uvor auy other candidate,” but because Gr. McDouald wos <nown {n K. Louiu s s disreputanls man, aud we both predicted that tho appoiutmcnt ‘would cortainly COPFUDY the Fervice there, Bimiur ros nionstrauces wore suade by rost of the memb ra of tho Mteaourt delegation, and uy & very large muimber of the most respectabl citizens of 8L, Loul', THE COURT OF INQU! Q.~What do you think of tha alitry Conrt of In. quirs on Iabcick's cure? A—{ thouiht from the very Arut thit wae s grvat mistake. Tlere fan law prohibiting en arwy oflicer frum Loiding any elvil apm jalotment, sud tuat, if be does, he aball forfelt ity commissiois. From ihis it would'sppear that Babeock fvnooilicer of thearmy at all. Then, beades, T a1 Dot #eo upot what priucipls of publle poficy a cousy ir- ey to defraud tho ravenio shiowid b submited toy military “court; and, fiually, t scomed to e that puch & mesaure was placiug the army iu & very dissgroeablo aitnition, Mo military court couid possibly have tho evidence on the caro completeiy at {tn divpocal an could i civil court, and if, on such {ncompieto ovidence, thoy runderod @ verdics that aftsrwand by o trial by a civil court Lad een shown ta bo wrong, tho uftivers coie posiug the military court might'ba placed i & very Tales “powition, in splte of thelr own dsire t0 Ao Jus. tice, Ithink it vory wise for them ta adjourn Gutd the proceodings i tho ordiusry courts of law wore completed. TOLITICAL TXILURNCE OF THE RINAO. Q.—Hus the Whisky Ring i Nv, Louls exeretyed miuch fuflience i the relitics of Aineouri? A—I think 3t lwe, and I esn give you ono strikivg incfdent, Last yesr s Citlrens tizket wax nownfnated for Stata officers from Governor down. A majority of tho Depublican party thought 1t wise not to inake any pirty nominsifons, Lk to sup. Jort that ticket 40 23 10 rescue tho Ktate from (he o Tho Whisky Itiug onpos ounly, aud, wheu the Keynbiican Stats Convention ha ctolved by u largs malority not to mako any uomina- tioos of theie own, but 10 eupport tho * Qitizens’ tickot,P the Bing used thelr wh tho ticket, in which they succeeded, They suecooded, alnn, fo Laving Sagaire, who in vow fndicted for com. Jleity fu the Wikaity Kitig, nominsted for Muyor of t, Lanis, but wero dlsastrotisly defeated In tha elsction, A QUESTION AND ANSWER INIELEVANT, LUT WORTU PRINTING, Q.—What do you thiuk of the recommondations of the Prestdent concerntug the school question amd the _intuence (ho Catliolic Church? A— 1 think thoy are tn principle correct enough, and 10 11y Btate myself nod friends huve always Tose enruestly workod in that direction, Without dlacums- iug the poliry of extending the powers of the Nationsl Governmuent n that respact, it seciy 10 me very ques- tionable whetlier it would be lenofivial 1o the getteral inioresta of the counlry to sl that &0 baao in the pationl cavipaigu, ‘Tho best Wing, purbage, thut ca one is for the Democsuw ‘Cougrona o accopt without opposition sthe eone stitutional amenduwent pro by Mr. Dilaine, and subimit it 10 the Legislatrires, This dautes hich L0 1o making sich yucsiions tie subyact of agitation fu a national conteat conslste iu this—that 1 inigne push other things of Immediato necesaity juto tbe Lackground. Te things uow 10 be done, as of {mmediate neceslty, are (ho restoration of specioe peyuients, the re-vsisblivbmout of wound copstitu. tioual principles, and the purifistion of the Govern. mant by & thorough reformation of 1he civil sarvice, — MADISON. A BALLY ¥OU FacTs. Special Corresvondence of Tha Chicago Tridune. Manison, Win., Dec, 11.~The opon letter of Asniatant United Statea Attorney Lewls to Tas ‘Tuinuxe, which ox-Souator Carpenter's Whisky-~ Ring orgay, tho Milwaukea Sentinel, publislied a3 donial of the statoment in your Mi'waunkeo correspondence that Carpentor, while » Sanator, had beon in conferance with attorneya for the de- fonse in 3Middloton distitlory cases, and had promised his sesistanco at Washington in ths maiter, bas a history, That history will prove interesting reading as illnstratiug the tuctics to which Carpoater aud Lils henchmen resort fu or- der toconcesl’ what thers was of Carpentor, whilo Senator, about the Whisky Ning. Itis Riven aa furnished by Mr. Lewis, and will be the Detter appreciated when the circumetauces are stated uoder which wus obtained this particulsr bit of history of the \Whisky Ring about which there seems to hava beon, accordiug to smfuca Indications, a good dest of Carpenter. Upon suostioniog Mr, Lewis, 1 read to Liw from a let- ter from Mr. A. K. Barpea (the revonue agent reinoved through Carpentor’s fufluonce to moke placo for Couklin, the ** Lous " of the Milwaukea officisl Ring, und now » fugitive from justice.) Iu the letter Mr, Burpeo ways; I Liave recatvod a luttar frow Mr. Lowly vesudon uf the wattor (veforriug Lo the so-alied dental & printed alip r-umu.{m which was fuclowed] aud buve wiilten bia 1o Il the correpoudent of Tus TRIGUNE examine it Idou't thiok It & worth ex- g~the diferoucy botwedn ks versiva aud Tux SxiouKE's sccount—{that U s 1 L tor with sttorneys for th thazn at Washingtan], viug hia 9 4 ME. LEWIS WILLING TO EXPLAIN, Mr. Lowis was then axked to give hus vorsion farsaan dLhor - o\ A0 S e o5 Buulmmfid\‘..but ‘whotler thare bad besn 0oy coufersoss Ditssem sMozuey e -flm { i f for tha defense, atd Carpanter, whils & Sanator, relatvo ta gl 3 lintou diatitiery cutes, or aug of theta, 3r, Le #is noy ol st reluztant to bi farther *mized “it the mattor; Lut, on be- iz remioded thal dy beon nised WD A0t utter in oot and oo demal whica adecsal of the mau tiatter, whicl wn to Le. surd thet it wes sarth eo tiw whobs facts waln puilie, b eaplaited, Tle had oy capected 1o gat to vrint st all; and fur the letter of drwmial, in tne manner in which it got inta prink in the Seubme!, he van bardly to be uald rocpousible, [he referouco tn Tie THINUNG 8 MINFAUKES COTFex s HRUONCY LU & DProp- 10 or compromiss atetded as a Lhud, be hed apuropiaed 1o himself (though it was not ehargad to L), 200 A2 had Kot bous WNNZ 8 uote tu tho editor of TrL TrILUSE abuuv Lthe matter. ‘Ihen he vao bonored by u visib foom Borw Keyan —the ralne wou distingnivhed lnme il by Wity Lo Sarhington wlettcr, ag Chai- man of (e £ s Committee, urging S sewoval of Darjon an Ravenne Avent, thus e f es’) eazecial joolege, Conlliv, the Y Boms " at the Mg 18l thievew, end now & fugisive from justicn, inight get Barpes's place, KICELLENT §2ATR-80LITRING, Keyes ealio | Loewis® atvation to the Milwau- kee curresputdenco uf Tuk TaIsUNe, and saged if bo (Lewis) could contradici tho klatement therein an to tho conferenco botwarn Cacj:entor, wlile a 3ouator and convsel for the defonse in the Miudieton dintidlery prosccutions, at the Park llnel. As theio had e w a conference, and an £o4n Koyes bimeelf had beeu a parucis pant thereis ras Lewis' statwinent beinw re- vealn). fhe particw'anty of tue denial tle 58 8oughit (aud oblsined) ah to idie wholly un- iwportant cirzoumtancs of the plaso of coute:- eaco, Wil bes duly appreciated whorover tie Jos 1 huowu, ILlo fact thut tho Lode wan preacnt nd partcimtad n, the conferegce, whuch of & 1o Vara Hotel, aluo alieds 8_tood of lighs cu tie nico particulanty witt which & cou- feronco at that botei is euied in tho optu letier atoressid, REYRY AN A CUBIODIAN OF LETIERY TO THIS JOUNNAL, Lawmis informed Kagnn that Lo Lad drsfed & letier to the suitor of Tue ToisuNe. JKoses auid Lia was goiug tJ vrite a letter o the editor ats, nud arkea for tbas of Lewis to snclose, which wek given bim, : Neat day tho Intler apoeared in Carpenter'a Milwaukee Senttnel, ssudwiched between edi- turial comments dexigned to coucenl the mani- fesl cvanion of the devisl, which did uct doay the cuntorence, Lut deulod that it was hold at tho Purk Hotel: aud which cenicd that Lewis went to Wushiueton fu the iuteroat (that 1, the direc! ;nterest) of Sam Rindekopf, vut did not Jepy that Lewis want thero 1n_the muterest of tho comprowwe, sud (as Leals hunweif admit« fu his statemient below) that Carpouter bupgled, a ot the wrong compro:mse accupted. Ou appearance of this bir evasive denial in the Scutinel, Lowia wout to Hawy Keves aod wanled to know how 1t came {0 Lo sens Lo the Sentinel for publication instond of being maned totho editor of ‘Luz ‘I'miprxg. Then Keyes atated thnt ho had el peapbed the fowiv leiter (o Tup Tuwsrse, but that, uuder the ruios of tha [rees, other papars alons: tho route could eke it ol the wires, aud that that was whay tho Suatinel tnus have doue, or had dono ! {Nore.—For the jufonination of Mr. Keyes and tbe rest of mankind, we desire to tlatly con- trachist tlo above statensent that other papers thau (be ono to which o dwpatch ia directed Lisve any right to tho dispatch, unlese the paper to wiich it 18 addressed give specixl pormission. No such permissmon was givon the Milwaukeo Sentined, oor was it asked. Keyea muat have knawn whow be made snch stalement to Mr. Lewis that Ne was not telling the trath,—Ep, TwsoNe | i S, LEWIY IVISCERATES M9 RECENT DENIAL. Luw pich tola, Lewid vitls the natursl reluct- aoce of amau who realizes tns% ho an be- trayed biweelf into s lalsy pos.ion, stated tie facts an to tho interview of Carventer, whilo iSoumtor, with caunsel 10r tho deirense in tho Altddleton whiskyt caves. That the.e nugut ba no further questiou 2d tu what Le waid, I re. duced hug statement to writing i b rcasuce, Teal it over to hiw, 108do curractions as dictatod by him, aud berewit b ssud it wishout cupsing. or additiou, or crusu.e of & word, as it wed read to aud voirected bt aud sacented to by Lewly, tus ** copy " from whic'h it will be sot in ty e tu Tue Tunyss beog the origival, The foilovuug 18 Lewi' statomens : Howo time i July, 1574, B, J. Stevens, one of the atiorueys for tao Dok, cane to my olce and KAl rpeuter was bere, ald aatod tue to go wath bing (Bievuus) 10 Ase Carpunter aLuut thesn cases, We went 10 tho ailico of Postiacater Keves, in the Goveromeut Luilding, xnd tuere foand Cai peistar, Keyes was a present, Hlevenus stated 1o Caipeher the ceee of the Lauk uv inlerceied {n the uatter ax a crodiur of Rogers, tao distiller, Lar, enter then avzed what wo propored to do. 1 #81d Tappeared for Hogers, and iibwicied o Carpen. ter o rougl drufi of s prepsition for comjromine, which, with svme tiod. Deativas, was mailed 0 Wurlie inytou 00 tie Bt cl duls, 18.4, and 1§ now on the Do Jusinent flo, 1 presusi, Tunt proposiion reclied 1bat, upun the agreemaut that Lo LU 1,01 by [Tokc- cuted criminally, ke (Rogers) bad been rworn Lefure Buperviaor Mutn, aud lad made diclosun of tuo frauds couuectod wits tuc distillory i Aiddicton tiat 8 ertmiual prosecutiin against win_ now wou'd by a breach of good falib, nud tend.red 1,00 iu com- EXotuieo of Uy cuse witout reieo of (s yroperty nafzed, Waou 1 had fialebied rading tho draft of the propo= sition sud my oxJatiatury siatoment, Carpauter said it WGUld Lo a1 nutragoe o )1ovecuto Hogere, Toere was tien some talk bucween Carpenter, Kexen, sud taywo £8 o pastponing the caave uniil wlier tae election, Larpenter and Keyes thou ey ought to e put of st afier the vivctivu 10 aveid Injuring sho pany. Carpenter on leaving sd ua wan goluy 10 Washiugto, Bud il 1 4 coid 8o fur 18 he wrond A weuk of ten days ult, Sloveun mformed me Carpenter bad gone, wud rvjueiied tue to go to Wast- 10gion to seo ki (Carpeutith 1 acordinny went to Washivgton, aud thers met ‘Cons Houd, the attorney for Vuo Hilke, who was fmureted w4 a creditor. Hood safd Carpeuter bad Lecn thery, and that toey Bero golng Up 1o sea tho Cen‘mbfouer of luternal licvenue about the eompromwe. — Next dsy 1 amin raw Hood, Mo edd Ca ter and hitnself Lad Leen fo wee tue Commie sluner, and wero goiwg 10 sou him swiv. 1 told Hood Tswas there o promp. (Lem s o e ficts wion uvo- iext day 1t Carpestar, ot dnto his care i to Hd to tho Tutésior Departwont, Carpeutar stopped at the *reasury Degarie ment, Wien he returnod W th earrisgo e said Van 8like's projosition (which wix for tic psyment of 1,000 for rviease of the distillery Lullding seizod) Lad been seeepted, 1 told bim that w That fn- foration ssemed to aunoy bim, aud be wanted to know wlat could Do doow abuutit, Itold L b vould do nothing uow exvept to got DIURIaws 10 reoon- sider the matter, and tu get the cosea s off, and 1 Teft bl with that understandivg that bu would try todo wn, WIAT CANPENTER DID TO AMCLIOMATE TUE BE- BULT4 OF HIS UNBAFPY KLUNDELL, The Xiddiston distiliory casew, it sbould be noted, wero those tricd at Madidon, after zo- Deated L.ostpoucimonty at tho roquess of Supie - visor Muou, according 10 wuat was Souator Cal - onter's ** underntanding ™ as stated by Munn na Ku lotter to Comumissioner Douglaes (already pubiished 1 Iur Tuiorse) sud the order for tho postpuncment of wikch was tolegraptied Dise trict-Attornoy Mclienncy *ut the request of Benator Carpentor." 1t would seom:, thereforo, that after Lowio' interviow with Carpenter at Washington, the 8enator frum Wisconain, o far a8 known, st least did, na Lowia understood Lo would try to do, that could be doua Afior tbo” blunder sbont tho compromes,— got the cascsa put off. Luwis was atlornoy for Nogerd, ove of the distillers, bus {tmdsiopt was iudicted in the wame matter, sud the wholo fight of tho Whisky Riog was to stave off triala to wvuid the disclosures imperiling tho Whole Milwaukoe Rivg, snd a compromese with Rogord might bave beou the enierug weige for cotopromise for all iwplicatad. The tostimony carried off by Suporvisor Muon, upon which §5,000 was went to Cuicago in ruapouse to tha A, & B." dispatch for * 5000 boubwls of wheat," wwas that of Rogors, taken boforo Revenue Agent Brydgoa sud Aunu, M. J, UTEVENS~—YVEBY BLY. . Btavens, thae lawyor rofervad to in Lowis' statement, ropresented the interests of a bapk Liers ta which tho distitlory waw judehted, aud it was, of vourse, the interest of the bauk to save the digtillery from forfeitore. Upon recelving Lewis' atatement, [ oallod upon r, Stevens bhis luw-ottico aud latroduced 1oysoll snd my Lusinoces thus : I come from Tux TRIDUNE to ask your vor- slon of an futerviow which 1am informed by ous of the gentlewon who was present was held wbout July, 1874 in Postmuster Koeyea' office, relative to the Middleton distillery caswy, or sume of Lem, at which woro present youmelf, 1L, AL, Lewis, Koyow, aod Beustor Carpuuter.” MNEMON] Mr. Stevens gared Llaukly at the blauk wall, visibls wirouxl his oftice” windows, for fuil a twinute, aud thon, 1 nieasurod toues, rospondod slowly : ** 1 have no recollection of sny such fu- af the character of which you ) Whito bie was suuwering, 1 bozau rapidly writ- ing dowa his words on s piece of parer lylng on bis devk. e asked what L was writivg. Itold bitn bus anew ex, 10 go uto priut, aud vesd is. He iuvistod that the question also be reducad to writing, thes and tbere, which was doue, and both question and snower readto him, ' '[he next quastiou, which I putin writing sud read %o hiwm, was: Doyoa wian to”bs understood “ wish to be unders that NU&Q\.‘“ intervisw wea held, of slm) thad 30u have u0 present dauylog ly \nylhn on nvens—I hiave nn wishito changs the 0, aud do no: think that undes tho e, cimetaucsy it is proper for me to bo further in- terviewed, Letated o much, which waa redaced and 1eed to him, ic ocenrred tome taat tho evason way palnable enough, and that no furthes quentions need be ewked of Lhe attornes, wha couldu't or wouldu'e tell whother ho haa for- gation oc only denied ths intorsiow cr confer- enco with Carpenter, of which Lowis Liad toid 1 i staiement, DE ' CARPENTOMN ™ NIL NIRI DONUM. I was about ta ¢o, when Mr, Htevens dictated the following addition to hin auawar: * 1, howaver, voluntoar to say that I know of notliny relating totao matternr which yon haso itquired that 1w any way reflects upon Senator arpontor.” Cortenpondent (boving put the question in wrting and read it) -k am ot avking for what, in sour o) wwiou, tmay or way not hwvo rofleciod upon peuter, but'forshe frets, What I sk w: ' Did vou have any Interview with Henator Carpenter, at any tima or place, ralative 40 tuvso casus, or any of them " 0 YoU DON'T: Me. Heovana~1 decline to aunwer furthet. I'rveoto go. Tlhen 1t ovidonzly occurred to Mr. Stevons “that his statement that nosung transpired retlecting upon Carpenter, wian he (Stevens) didn ¢ know nhetbor bLe denjed or had foroiten the pmticular iutorviow with Carpen. ter mentioned” by Lowis, and refused to tell whetlier therr had been any other mtervlew, wonid rpeadily lead tho public’ to thelr own coue clwiose. papors and drawn on my od o to add to his last anrwors * [ don't doem this the rroper way to collect testimous In 8 private smit,” referring, 1 suppaose, 1o the kel suit Ir. Carpeutor threate #08 TUE TRIDUNE wits when be fiuds time to fotcu it THANE YOT, iWERT I wrote very hautily, and Stevens, who now was evideutis growing ramarkeoly uncomforiae ble, lookiug over my shouder ot the peocii- acravl, exclaimed : **Mind, tow, vou write so Fou can read 1t, for I waut that to go loto your d—d old pager.,” sait! 1am bappy tostate thiat 3 did 8o, and truet Bir Steveus’ volunteer defenss of Carpenter will do that gentleman all the gond that it do- Bo1ves to do, comiog. as it does, from ouo of the couusel iuterented for tho defense iu fuo whisky cancs, Wko declines to tell whetior at any tino or place hie bad an_intorview with Carvouter, sheu Sevator, relative to them or auy of thow. ONE OTHEIR K1GNIFICANT QUESTION which Mr. Steveus didn't auxwer wae, whother,an atated to me by Lewis, o (Htevenn) in Augustor Hoptembor, 1474, ssked Lewis 10 g0 over to the Park Hotol to wea Carpenter again about tho casos arwing out of the Middioton disuillery af- faite 7 and whether, when about to go, they Haw Carjenter golng away from tuo hotel mitn two of Riudskopt's s:torneys, avd so didu’t spsak to Lim. Lewi stated to ine that auch was buc fact, frow which 1t wouid seem that Stevens, su at- torney iutcrested for tho defendc, was, 80 ta epeak, fu the Lavit of secing Carpoutrr, ME. GILGURT AS A ROLOIST, 1alao to-day interviewed Mr. J. C. Gregorv, ®hose name, Ly mistake of my informante, was riven as one of the couneel for the defense who was prosent at tho conterence of Carponter, whilo Senator, aud attornoys tor the defenso i ths Middleton distiicry cases. Mr. Gregory, w00 14 ono of tbe loaderu of the Wisconsin Bar, and known throuzhiout thoe State, in responso ¢ tho queetion whotter be intended simply to cor- rect the mietako as to humself or todeny that any of Rindekopl'n awtorncss tol whom Le waes one) ad heid confersuce with Carpouter, whiin Snuator, relativa to sam's i hictment, sa : ¢ eposk ouly for myself;” and bo addod, with & sug- gestive emile, ** Someliotr I never Liapponed to ncot Carpenter i those canex, A# for tho other couasel, I asy notbing : 1 afiirm nothing. 1was- poct u great deat : I know s nttle.” NOT B0 STLVENISK ABOLT THE VERUAL COTCH OF TUE IWEA, J asked Mr. Gregory 1o wait 8 moment natil T could roduco to writiug and read Lo bLim hi ords, & thoy wouid be reporteid, bus lis was in Lisnte, anud 83id he dido't careto Linve it read ovor TLEMAN ! %o bim before it was sunt to Tu: Taicyg. 1 FOULD AN 1 WOULD, I told hitn 1 ebould report lus last sentence (which is emiuently wuegestive coming frous Inm) ; “*T suspect & preatdent ; [ knowa little,” 1is repiv, more suzgesiive, was: “ Don't—l do oot want to array mywelf in & porition bostila or scemingly howstle to Carponter.” Lt without tha-e last worde the inierview would be incom- pleto, aud those luat fow words aro wo meatr Lhat the public must not lose them through fault ol mine. ESTASLISUED, Thoreenlt, then, of aday'wesplorations horo is to eatablish that Carpenter, whue Souator, bad a confareuce hero with attoruoys tor the defuuse m the Middloton dinillery caves ; tuat he prom- ised £3 assiet them : that e d.d ussist, at Wash- ng.on, where the ooly assistauce bo could ron. der \vas through hidinfluonce as Senator with the D'wpartmeut. HamnyTn. — INCIANAPOLIS, THE TRIAL OF LI Ixpranurors, Ind.. Dec. 12.—The trial of Hill in the Un.ted States Court was coutioued Sasur- day. Tho orosecution introduced Harry Vestch, son of Collector Veateh, of the Firet District, whin testuled that ous the evening of Dec. 44 ho, i compavy with Hill, visited the Patoka distil- lery, from whieli Lo observed sinoko insuing wlon the eatsbishiment skould not bave heen in operation. He 7elieved Lewis and, Pullull, in charge. “ Huzrison Miller, & Storokesper nt Patokia, tes- titied to having been on duty thers in Octoler, 1379, when Hill wad presect and bad a private conversation with Biogham. Capt. Wartmau was recallod, and gave evi- donce as to tho activo participation of Ll in exe posiug the whisky irregularitios 1 ms jurisdic- tiou, Cbarlos Marabsll, azout for the Evansvilla & Crawfordsvilia Railruad, related bow ho had medo falss entrios of whisky shipments for the Bingbams, for which ke received 2100 per mouth. Hiram B. Suyder testified that he was a Store- keopor at Lo I’atoka diatillery when Hill camo thera, and, ra the estabhshment was fu a bad condition, had bad fears loat the defeudsut, dis. eovering the situstion, should glve wlormation tu Gop. Voutch. Biugbam came to his relief, Lowover, and took Hill in tow, with estisfactory rosuits, Phyip C. Eberwine, Gaugor at Evansville, tosutied to baving seen Julius Kaufman band Hill su envelopo at the roctifyivg-bouss of the Binghaws, which Kaufman afterwards aid contained dofendaut's pay. John E. Phillips, s Rovenue Gauger at Patoks, #aid (o Bingbaws tumed over & uumlor of Governmont oflicers from whom shey veca Lave no foar, a3 thoy would not ** peach,” aud among thoso mentioned was the defendant, Mill, Wite Doss reluted tho circumstunce of 0l baviug bosu sout to the Evausvillo dietillery to make un otlicial inapection of the prendscs, woich Lo, Lowever, ropurted to Gou, Voatch as all_correct. Ha did not know that [l ever received any wonoy from tho Binghams, but slways uudor- ntood thot bo was in with the Ring. Janes S, Pringle, railroad agont and tele- 1aph-oparator at Patoks, testided that tho inghams paid hun 850 per mouth for hiy mge wistance in shipping crooked whulfi‘. 1bram B. Suyder testified that Gordon Bing- ham told bim whow to bo afrid of aud_whom uot, and vaming 1u the latter olaes Houge, Htoward, Hill, Brawuell, sad Powell, inlmating that all but Howell was in tho Riog, and the lutter, on account of hus crippled condition, not bolog abls to investigato tho condition of the distillerios. Iu 1574 Jobn W, Bingham assured him that the Tiog was eafo, &y llabcook, the Preaidont's Secrotary, was in It orye loger, & cooper, teutified that crooked w y was taken out of tho Pataks diatitlery in dayl |i.u turough the cooper-shop, —— ST. LOUIS. MIL OLOVEE ALS O UNWILLING TO RELINQUISH TRE LUK E UF CALLING THY PRESIDENT A TUIEY, 81, Louts, Dee. 13.—1It is given out hore that My. Glover declined to scoopt the position of spacial oounsel inthe whisky cases hero to fill tho vacsuey occasioned by the romoval of (ion, Houodorson because 8 would interfere 00 much with aud injure bie regular practice, bos it {s also eaid ho staiod contldentialily to a friend that he was not willing $0 acoopt uuder tho restraints imposed by Pierropont's telogram removing Heuderson ; that he considarwd an soceptauce equivalout 40 sn indorsement of (irsut’s sdsumption to the right to rewove any vne euguged in the occupation for thoe slightest criticimu ou the conduct vf she Prewdent or lLis Oabiuet. Iu shbort, tbst he regarded au accoptance, under the circumstauces, 48 & COudess10n of cortain privie leges whichi not ouly every nllu&efi. but every men, focbs bimsalf eutitled’to ia couatry, Babooik, Surveyoe-Ganarad o Kanaas, Col. Babodsk pn:.d Uuough to-day, é 0 1oute w0 mmbmhu.mn.&bo:unlnhflm the charees pandine azainat im. Col, Tana presaen confilenca in the jnncosace nf bzother of any complicity m the whisky frau- TrE JUDGMENT TRUMP, JUDAE TREAT I8 RXPE.CLD TO TOOT 17, Speetal Diaratel o The Carcano Fyitasne, Warnizatox, D, C., Dee. 12—t {a expected hora that tho persons indicted at St. Lonty will ba brought before Judge Treat to be sen:enced this weok. It ts underataod that they wil plead, I mitigation of reutance, that thos wera enticod by Faderal officiale to do thaea wrongful acts, and that thoy wera ghown lattera snd talsgrama whica convineod thom that thoy would bo pro- tected from punishment. ——— MHTHOD]&"TS AND THIRD TERM, Bishop Simpaon and Three Philadels Plin Clercymen in Invor of Grantw fte-Biection, Though Deprecatimg Auy Churcii=Acts Fhitadelphia Trem, In order ta arcertsin the opinion of the lende ing clergyman in the M. . denomination fn this £ity upon the nomuation of Grant for a third torm by Bishon Hnven, of Ilouton, & representa- tivoof the ltem ealied upon BISIOP BINPRON, at his residenca un Monut Vernon atrant. Laporter—I supposs, sir, you havo already tho report ou the mantlug tn Boston (which sppeared i tho Item uf Wodnesday), at whicl Eashop liaven nomiusted I'res:dent firant for » shird torm? Birhoo—Yos, T hiavo weon that, and aleo what the Now Yoru Tribune hastoray, I bave not yet Fecuived any communication from Bishop MHavon upon the mntter, bz the 1eporig that liava beeu pison of that’ meuting throng tho sublic preea differ tomewhat from what I bave beard from othor sources, . Tieportor—la oot any intorference in politics, At 8ich & moaung a6 this was mucponol 1o be, contiary to the disciplina of tue )Xe:[xodmt Lipis- copal Cliurch drprecate any e Lishop—Certainy, and I should ecclosiastical Lody making utterauces euher for or agaiust auy candidots; thac is to 88y, of <o:tv, 83 8 Chureh. Toporter—ls the President a member of the . Chureh, a4 Lias toen revrcsonted ? Bishop—1o 18 not; ho1s sitoply n 2ttendant 8t oue of our plecea of woralip, The Methodist denomination ueiiher as nur expect Austhiog of hini. Rteporter—In tha evontof his being nominated, certainly, iTerence in palitics, o “leiug Lepublicans, sl otherd beingt L the latter boing rathor, © i tuc mufority. Lha Cliaiei, i ever, woutd bo nuel uppoied £o any of i e bers leasing it wito & plitieal conioat, Ioorter —From your atundporut, do you thin's that Methodiats, 83 4 people, sie in saver of a shurd term? Sishop—That [ caunnt say, 1 novor mado auz i~ e to tuat pon All I cin #ay 1o, that shouuid Vrernlont Grany bo re-elociod the peopie would bave d i THE 0EY. DR, NEIT. well-inown reverend gentleran was 4 biu oiiice. No 102 Arely sereat. fle 1 the Coirespondent Secreiscs of the M. I, Chureh Society, Tieporter—1 sappose, 3r, Ken tiun has wlready Luvn attrecied Lo speeting the nwee'ing at Boat Haven nominated President Grang term 7 Mr. K—Ihave scea 1t, and 1 mnat sey that such a thing as that was it eiver aside from ihie Lroper duties of that mesti:, Tuore 18 no donbt that thore 10 & gieat apy tho public mied of a third torm: butot s mecting of tai# kaud ouy memicn of it was ceriainly out of piace, Heporter—How inn thitd term the Motuodist denonunation ¥ Mr. K.—-An o Charely, it hay nothing whateves 20 do wilh anv pulitical matters, but, &n individ- uale, sume, of course, ure opposel, wlila other favorit, Iu tact, the alep taat was takon iy ro- Karded a3 a grest pices of impridence. Churcly people think thac it Bivhop Haven wanted tu Luve Grant ra-clected bz could not bave dono o worse thig, Separter—How about the ministery? thiok thoy were it tavor of & third term 7 Alr. K.=—XMauy of the woxt intluentis] ministers arouotin favor of w third torm, whuo othera are. Pardonaliv, akzough o Democrat, 1 suould vota for Gen. Grant vere he nominated. TIE RLY. DR, Wil X'¢00:DS, This prominent minister aud deaconof the 3, E. Church waa vext sisited, wheu the foliosing conversation took place: Reporter—{ Liava called tn oa virt with refar= ence to the action tuken by thy dret L copal Sabbath-School Uniou sud Tract Soceity o) Doston, RMULZ minister thero {9 a dif ur atten Q raport Tue which Bichop for a third regarded among Do you Dr. MeC.—Well, I deprecata the proccedings. and coumder them ubealled for rud out of place, Not that 1 oppose tion, Grazt, for I would ota £or i, and would bo giad to gee lum Luve v thurd term, TOE NEV. DI 0 W, TUIMAS. Thie gentleman wew foaud ut nw bonse, 2o, 1524 Sauth Filshs streor, Lleportor—1 come to obtaln your viows in rela- tion to the Tinzd Term Convention nt Bostou. Mr. Thomer—Ob, yes (gminugly), [ Love read the roport 1 the /tm, aud Lavo read an editorist erticie i tho New Yok Tribune, des DonLCdE 10 Riroog torms tho sction of tho Metbodste, Hop.—~What do vou think of their ection ? Mr, T.—Notawg i it, A mountain & mole-hill, D’ amount to ** sy Rep.—Wae it 0ot a teprevsntative by Chureh # Mr. T—ly nomeans. It i vory bard o get any futerant takuu iy thens suniversa:tos, Itep.~Did avy oue atiend fiom Lindedetphia 7 Mr. Te—No; and Ldun't meo whore the 260 ministers cawe trom, eicopt from Bostea and tho small towns. of Nuw Rugland, T doubt 1f thiero was mora than crporal's guard from points souit of New Laglad, Tiep.--You dor’e tinwk fanelh of the aetion of tho Lostoa Cunferonce. supurontly ? Mr. T -0 do pot. Ihsboo Iaven mas hava made cnlovistic tientivn of Presidont Grans, and ad e has boen Sonth for some tims and ecen t00 couditivi of thingy thuro. he has probably reasun 0 believo if a loss tirm hand et who ad- mimstration of the (Goveruwent they would ba wmieh worse than thoy are. Nop.—Tuo nct.on of the body in Doston will uot compromisa tha Church ? Me. T.—Nat acall. It 1s only the ecntimont of au assemblago not having 1u auny way tae Tht to reivescut tho feelingd of the Cuurchi, ‘The Methodints; I have no doubt, favor anothor term for Grant; but those poople had no aus thotity to tukie tiso nomination at 1his ume, 1 How do you fool personally with re- gard to o third-terin 7 Lr. T.—I can sge 1o objectioa to it. In fact, Tamfor Graut for muoiber term; and it e weru (0 desira & ro-election, which I don't thiny tho caso, would onter with my whole toul enore ].zn'.lnlly iuto the wori of Mniauuf him as far ay &y 1 my power, uot bocaure [ thiuk ho hag any leaniogs tawned Mothodtsm, for althongh he Lisb @ pow in ono of vur churchies in Washings ton, sud atiouda thu sorvices, aud ia » Trasee. Iroally do ot think that ho belongs to tue Churel, or hau auy psrucular roligion, but bee oauvo I think ho has iiiled soo posttion of Presie dent acceptably to all parsies. From o vt to the Bouth, which I mado wome tims amico, Iam lod to _beltove that his renowination would be davorably recoived by the Southorn poeople, ne- groed and white, Ito,ublicana aud Democrats. Boveral othor Mletbodist Episcopal ministers were visited, aud their views wero, a8 whole, tlat tho sction of tho Cunferonce was indiscrost, but that thoy wero all tor Graut for athurd torm, OCEAN STEAKBHIP NEV/S, New Youx, Dec. 12.—Arrived, tho stesmers Wisconsin aud Ba'tio from Livervoul, Auguss ;Jml A;ndrie lrom Antwerp, and Bomerset from riatol. MoviLyr, Dec. 13.—Tho steamubip Hibernlan, frow Baltimore, has arrived, ——— Thelarpest warkahop of tho body is the hiver, whos oftue H is tu witbdraw the blla froin te bluod § whoa thils tmportant orgau Coed ok act, the skin sautioica & cllow sy | earnuce, and yenerally s sick boaduclio setd o, wits clilly sevastious, und cold hands sud feet, aoe compsulod with low of apperito, Tbe ssatets beconicn ¢logied, the machiuery duos Lok work woll, and boct mitid and Lody ure disordered, thy amiicted Lecommuy coee and (rotf, finding fauls with everytuing around them, *To auy poron i thie coudition Dr. e Jayiew Haustlve Pilla aro rooorumueniled ; 1y tieir stliusatiog action the Liver 800n rucovers s’ hialily tone, xnd i ouabled to perform fa proper functions, Costiveuoas Is curud, aud all the sggravitiug sympioms of Lilious nsss Temoved, BUSINEES NOTICES, Couglia and colds te uften averlooked, A conbine uance for any leugth of tmo causes 1rrIC:on 0f the lungs or wowe chruulo (hrat diseise. * Brown's Broachial Trochos * sre ab efectial vough retedy. AUE RANGLB, ihe Boeat BANGS BROS,, Bhade sud VeuMiranide, RICUMONDN AND