Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 16, 1875, Page 2

dolepaten wera invited to nama A achie on tho Committeo oo Resolutuns. UNE FOMIITIEE OF REROLUTIONA was 1 appotnted aa follows: M. Tharber, I 7. Teunrdv, W. 4. Wettn, C, D, Robimon, 1L J. Chiapman, Carnontor, J. Mcllanos, I, In T ¢, fturtevant, J. 8. Tarloy, L. 3. Msllikan, Tioney Duckbardt, Col, 15, Damols, L. €. Reevea, I~ following Committes on Permanotit Or- ganization was also_appoiuted : Lymai. Dciduen, G, A. Marvin I, O. Trodge, Dr. Beruard, Gen, Mumeord, Richard 11, Walford, 31, Osborne, H, 1. Chapman, C. D, Robloron, G. W. Nosoolds, Amasa Cobb, and Col, D. L. Rees. A valuable and interosting paper on “RAILROAD NESTHICTIONS wasthen read by dMr, 8. D), Cacponter, It vege ommended State purybilisnca ns the 1emeds for exisling svila. Mr. i‘tmnnll. of Iowa, moved that the Com- mittes on Rerolutionn repost this momiog, aud that gentlomen having resoiulions should proront them st onca no that they might Lo ro- foired to the Committoo. ¥r. Phelpa moved to amand {hat the Commit- tee report ss early an possible (,'nvrlml.. The Convention then aljouned to 8 o'clock. e e EVENING SESSION. TIHF CANADIAX CASALS. The Cenvantion csms to ordor agaln af yelock, Vica-I'remdont Henry in the chair. Gor. Bross offered tho following rescMilons : Resolved, That thors (8 no queation of more vital mpartance o the cauniry than that of chesp (ranppor- fation, That in viow of tho repidity with which tho ropulation has flowed [nta the vast tracts to the woel aud north of Lakes Erie, Michigan, sud Supericr, and of tho Incromng comumncrce and proditction of tho great Waest, is plain that the meind of trans {t Letwoen that regfun and fho ncaboard aro far too [tmited for tho § resent ne easities of trade: sad it Lun hecomo & quiestion of universal intercet Low the producta of tho feld, tho minos, snd tle forosts can be Tiost chesply farwarde. to the covsumer, “Keso'sed, That tho ovening and continuad grawib of {lie unocoupfod regiona uf our euntry largely do- pends on tha cost of trouwportation, which shion.d be “dlul“d u‘)lnu lowest practicable rate, both by Watr and by rd), Jieaxred, That eo long an this conntry Liss o surplus of careln aud other nsturs] products, the price of thees roducte ab b poing points will be regulated 1y Lie purteo at which such surplus sells fu forelgn mar- Xotn, sud (st every cent savod in the cost of fr.ns- port to the acaboard, ov point of dislribution for tno .’m-‘mu wmukat, adas & tauch Lo the value of the Feoducta of (he iaterlor, Leao] Tust tha Intorests of the Unitad States sud of the Dominjon of Giiada la reforeuce to traua- portution betweerr (bo Weat anid the Esst areidon'feal § Bpd that while the Duminion grania to clizens.ol Vo United Btates freo usa of Canadian canais and rivers, sitwilsr priviisges should be gusranteed fo citizens of tue Dominion, ou terma of Tutual sdeADiage, Heaoived, That in viow of the eniarqowcnt of tho Wellend Canal, now i progres, sud of fhe present sud proapectiva diversion of the catrying trude of tie Northweat to the i lawrores route, the — construotion of & ship-caval from te 8%, Lawroses {0 Lske Guempluin, Jor wliich & favoratle eharfor kas been grantud by the Domiulon Goverumont, and of the enlargmment of tho Champlain Canal, Iy which vemscla of 1,00 tonn can Toach L k! Cuamitarn and New York fu ‘from six to ighit days Jess tme ftun by eisting routos, ond uk Tach less exponse nnd depreciation of value 6 trans. v, in of vilal Importance to New York and New Hiand, snd to the etire country, Jiesolved, That this Vonvoniton con=ur in tho opin- fon ex1 rossed in the reprt of tha Cnltod Stute Scuate Committes on Tranajortation to the Thirty-uiutl Congress, that the eulargemont of the New York canain, the_copstruction of the Caughnawags Canal (rom the 81 Liwrence to Lake Champlair), end tho frea tno of tha Cipadian csnals, will greatly choapen transportation fram the \Weal 0 the Esst, oud that wo aro fu favor of e apyolutiaent of a_Joinf commiwdon on the part of the United States Governtnont and that of the Dominlon of Canada, 10 arTauge sl recomniend ferma for tho nutwal free'ure of tha canals and in- Liud watcrs of the two countrics by tho citizens ‘thereof. Mr. Bigolow, of Vermont, said friends of cheap trausportation had u deop intorest in this routo, which would reduce tho cost of earrying freight from tho West to tho East 50 por cent. THE HON, JOIN TOUNG, ot Montroal, then nddressed the meeting in sup- port of the project. Aftar giving a briof sketeh of tho improvemont of the St. Lawreuce up to the pronent, he safd thoy wore now sitempt- ing to make tho channol 26 foot doep to Alontreal. if they succeeded, froights would be greatly reduced, Mouuseal sould be bronght 126 mlles nearor the interior 1akes than aoy othor scaport on tha contiuent. The Cauadian Govorpment was now engaged in making the size of tho Wellaud Caual adapted for veesels of 2,000 tons, The cauals on the Bt Lasrence woro only 43 miles long combined, ths Welland Cansl boing 43 miles long. Whon the improvement was completed the queation would coms up e to the outtet. At prosent their trado on the Bt. Lawronce was conflusd ex- elusivaly _to tho oxport trado, but ths wow? ufford the moeaus of takug tiade to shu VWest brough Loke Chmupplmin, ‘The Cawy henwnsn Canut would eave 104 miloa in lengin vy tdof lockare, Thacanal was now owed by s private compaoy. Iy the Treaty of AVashington the American Uovernment and peo- Pio Liad the Eamo riehis to the By, Lawrenco and 1o he cavals belonging to the Goevornwment su ‘anadisng, Thoy had nob those rights to tho Caugbnawaga Canal, which way the kuy to tho whole, Whouthocanal was finjshod vesaelnof 2,000 $ons could aail from Chlcago dowb through tho Wolland Cuoal, down to the Ht, Lawrongs, and on to Lake Chnmplain, with 57 miles of causl, and it was obyious that freight would be mate- rially Joseened, ; N, HARRIS, O KENTUCRY, rescnted » string of resolutions recommonding Le followiug measures ; The completion or umyrovement of the four reat wator routes a4 unanimously recommended by the Unitod Hiates Geusta Committes on raprportasion Ttoutes to the Seabuard for the Yorty-third Congresa; tho oxtousion of public credit to the Tox: & Paciflo " Rail- ro1d to wuch cxtent and uch msouer as will socure 1a early completion, with followiug full pusrantsea (rom the owuors of that road; the hutding af & double track stesl track ruil- yray from the Atlantic sesboard at New Yoik to the Missienippt River at 8t. Louts, to bo usad ox- plunivnli tor froight traflic, Tho above resolutions, includiog thoso of Gov. 'l!ruu, were roferrod to tho Commitiue on Reso- utionn, A PAPER DY MR. ¥ORB, whioh b6 reprosanted ss embodying the views of the farwers of {llinois, was nest introduced and ~ead by \Ir, Fitch. Lt dealt with tho subject of transportution, whowing that tha termiual oharges av New York were exconsive, and if por- slsted in would drive much of the traiflo from no metropolis, and that canal tolls necded su- orvision. The remody for many if not for all be evils couusotod with the quastion was in tho bands I;ldlhn Western producse snd shipper, aud combiustion, kowsrd which the initin) stepn had slready been takou. Tius papor, which was of great length, eallod forth sonie discussion, sevora! delegatos taklng excoption 10 tho remarks about the terminal ohbarges st Now York, Ahe vsjur waw ulimately Jaid upoa the tablo. MR, DANIZLA, of Virginia, prosentod two bills to the connider- atton of tha Convention, Mo remarked that shey were nob supposed to be perfect o dotall, and Lie hoped they would be subjecied to the mout reaichivg criticam. L'hese billy, which ars vow before cansuun. were to form s United Blatey Turesu of Highways, and to conatruct the Nor- 1alk, Rio Graude & Tapolo Va0 luteruational Tallroad. Mr. Daniels pointed v that t4e pain. ciple of this bill was that the puoplo built sud owned the road, Relatred ta the Commitieo on Resolutions. Mr. Havestick, of liliuois, submitted & reso- Jution favoring & narrow. gauye road. THE TBYASUNEL, Mr. Thurber, of New Yor, reported that tho ox- peusos of calling the Convention, printing the proceeding tuereol, ate., woald amuuut Lo 500 !\‘no expeuses of the luchmond Coovontion ex- esaded thit amount, Aud 1.0 receipts hardly bat- anced the expenditurce. Tho rofort was adoptod, The Couvention thcu adjourned to 9 o'clock this mormng. 1t 1s undervtood that an attempt will be made W CATTURE TUE CONVENTION S Lehalf of “Low Beott's scheme, 1t was with s view of facilitating thi thas Mr, Herzis, of Heutucky, presonted his resolusions, o couuterack their offect Mr, Dauivla lutroduced the two bills for the conmdeistion of tho beruk. Ly tho ‘Topulo Vampo Road 1t 1 oluimed 14 1a 500 or 460 mules nearer Irog Chicago to tbe Pscific noast thuu by the Texss Pucitio. Beaidos the former pasres througt an iukabited couutry, snd Mexicu has promised 91,000 per wilo towazds Lt constraotion, THE LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN, Inpuxarows, Doo. 15.—Tho Nauoual Coo- wention of the LErotherbood of Lucomotive Firewen rosumsd it sossiou this mormng, at which the subordinate lodge reports were read aud roferred to the proper Comunttse. Theas regorts iudicste olayeu desthis bnviuy oo- ourred cruung members of tho Ordur duriug the year, to whose fan.lica 1,500 beuetiis bays Lecu paid. ‘Tho Couunittes ou tho Helior of Witows aud Orplans aleo wado » very favoiable yejoit. e rending of the Giand Ulicer's tapurt ucea- ied the seasion thiy sfternovn, The Siaud.ayg Quuuttess havy tosiructivia 10 repost so-wor- o, ¥ o B T T ERa McDonald Tells Our Roportor What Ho Did in Washington, How He Informed the President that Bristow Was a Dangerous Man. Digsolution of the Babeoclk Mill- tary Court of Inquiry. Conviction of Ex-Deputy Collestor Hill, at Indinnapolis. Senntor Morton Denles All Kuowledre of Whisky-Compnign Funds, ~ct-Attornoy Bangs Will Bo in Ohicago To-Day. NM'DONALD. RE TALRA COME. Spectal Dupateh o The Chicano Tridine, 87, Louis, Deo, 15.—A special dispatch of ves- torday from this ciiy to New Yotk sta‘on that Gon. McDonald has made a partial cenfeasion of hin gmit, and e eamplicity 1o defraudiog the Government, Your corisspondent called npon Con. MecDonald to-vight, and had s intarvies with him in rofer- once to lug alleged confessiov. e atated that the so-calied confession was s fab- rication made ont of whale clath, and n he wiih ont any partiels of touudstion. o atated that tho corrospoudent of the New York papers called on bim yesterdav snd dowired an Intarviow, nod asied him if ho bad aoy confemsions to maba, He roplied hat bo noitber had any confession 40 make nur dosized to be interviewed, and the correspondent went away stating thal bo would cither write up » confession or an intevvicw, Gen. Me- Donsld sttribules the so-called confession to this fncerviow. A 6t. Louis papor pub- liskes a reported interviow botwoon McDonald aud Soagetary liclatow, in which 1t s atatod that Gon. McDonald confassod ta Beerotary Dristow tunt ho was guilty of fiauds upon the Govern- ment, and made a proposition to comjromleo wth tuw, and hat Secrotary Bristow flntly re- fused all compromise and domanded McDon- ald's resignation. 'ho articls furthor states that 3cDonal wado » confossion to the Drosident aud appealod for Executive clomency, and that the Prosident promised to coosider tho matter, but tiat lgbtuing etruck {u St. Louis before ho had an opporinnity, Gen, Mc¢Donald stated to your correapondent that tho couversation re~ Torred to sbove is purel7 imaginative, o maya that he did hive a convarmation with the Hocro- tary to this offect, 1le disoavered by mero chinneo that ihe Seerotary bad agonts i this city examining tho condition of the rovenue affairs, and, focling that it was a reflociion upon bim to bhave such on exawlustion pendiog without bia knowledge, he meds a trip to Washington for the purposo of consult~ ing with Secretary Bristo® and President Graot, Hio Jofs BL. Louis op the 19th of Apnil, 1875, and awrived [n Wasbington April 21. On thedav of s mriival ho callod on Commissioner Dougtussand informed him that theso invostiga- tiony wero bolug earriod ou wn 8t, Louis, Com- missioner Douglass oxpressod his astonishment, and said that lcDonald roust be mistakoo. Mo- Dauala assured him that ho was pot, Donglass jumped up in an exciied way snd said Lo would go off and sco Socrotary Bristow, At ihat, Dovenus-Agent Yaryan enterod tho Commissionor's offico and eat down. The Commusslover was abseut Lialf as hour and voturued calm nnd unexcited, ILe stated that ovarything hand been satisfactorily ozplaiued to Hecrotary Dristow. and, whon asked by McDonaid what Becretary DBristow bad eaid, stated that ho ocould not communicato the facts that had beea statod to him by Bristow. On the wmoruing of the 22d, McDonald met Bristow in the bronkfast-roum of the Arlington Hoet, snd was invited by Bristow to tako brealkfast with him. During breakfass ba had a conversa- tion with Dristow concernjug tno pend- ing iovostigation in St Louls, in which McDonald protested vigorously againat such an investigation without hig knowledgo or co-opera- tlon, Socrotery Biistow assured him thatno of« fopse was tntended to any officials in his Super- visory Diatrict, and that neither him uor oy of bis officiala weio auspected of a0y comptioity in iho frauds. DoDonald 1n- furmed Boaretery Dristow that ho Lod his rosiguation wiitton ous, sud ha was prepased to deliver it, Becretary Dristow importuncd him pot ta baod in bis resigoation, Hu thou wado proposition to Becrotary Bristow bothis ulect: ‘I'hat, instead of soizing tho distillories ot 8t Louis and toiclog tho distillers to psy wvonaltioa and lowe ‘thelr property, bo would force thom to pay all past @olluqueu- olod, thus sbowing him that the Interual love- nue oftico could uot be violaten, sud thus sscur- g far the Governmoub o vast dobt that was covelderaa lost, wsud also a large rovouus for tho futuro, Uristow luod the plao, end, nofter » nuwber of couversstions, approved it. A number of iuterviows wero had with Mlr. Lristow, losting for three days, dariog which this proposition was l:ul( Qicussod, and Mr, liristow spproved it in all of )iy dotalls, Qu the 234 of April McDonsld stated that he callsd upow tho Prosidoent, Ho statea to the I'rssident that he presumed thal he aud Bristow were iu accord in tho prosa- cution of tho whisky case, but thas _he felt 1t his duty to say to the President, bull as persnnal mnd pohitioat friend, that Bristow bl certsin olitical als to attain, and thut ho was using 1 olice for tho purposs of advanciug those euds, 'The ouly reply that tho Presidont mado was : L will look iuto this matier.” Me- Dopald bad froguent talie with Bristow, and sxreed thiag he would leava bis reniguation in tho hands ot President Urant, sud Bristow agrood that the resignaiion should not Lo accepted for thirty days, In tho meantimo McDonald roturued o Bt.” Louis sud carnicd out the suree- muot with Taforsice i the sollsction of asseea- ments. In reperd to tho resiguntion, he sintes tisut ho handed it to the Prosijent on the after- poon of tho 84, at tno Executivo Maneion, whle the Prosidont, 10 company with us wife, was stepping 1010 bis caxriago for & ride, Tho President steppud to ono side snd sead it. While $hie President was iug ik, ho assiuted Mre. Urant into the caniage, and, whon tho Prosidout hiad fininted, he wmid to Bebonald, wcDooald, § will woo you sgatu.” Ilothen stepped futo the carrlags sud rodo off, Tuat was tho last otticial conversatiou tbat AlcDovald evur hud with President (rant, excont the more intarchange of courteries which ooouired at tho Liudoll Hotet 1n this city a short time ago, peanhin-Sattuty WILSON. 8 ANBIVAL AT ST, LOTIA, 87, Louw, Mo., Doc. 18.—Bluford Wilson, Bo- HNaitor of the Treasury Department, arrived hero to-day aud Liad a long iaterviow with Dustrict- Attorooy Dyer, but be bas studiously avoided ia- tervieus with rep.sters, aud ko far nothung re~ garding tho object of lus visit had trsospired. bR s CHICAGO GLEANINGS. TUL BALCOCK COULT OF INQUIPY, ‘The Court wmet st 12 o'clock, with a fair repro- santation of outsiders presevt, including soveral adies. ‘The roll was ciiled, nnd all were prenent except Geu, Babeock hiunolt, ‘Tbe Judge Advocate addrossed the Cours as follows “1f the Court please, 1will wubmit to tho Court the telegrama reccivel and kent by the Presidont of the Courl with refarenco Lo the | watter of adjourning, o roply t the dinpateh from the Court, coutaloing au extract from (s rosolutions sddressed to the Adjutaut-Goueral of the army as tha ofticial chanuel of commum. cation with the War Depsitment, the follunug commuantcation was roceived : Wasmixazox, D. O., Deo. 14, 1815, ~To LisubGen, dnwrdan, Umld Stites arimy, Unwddo, 16 Yoar twlograt of 1:th received, o otber dispsich on toat sunject, though §t scems to Indi.wto further agviius frow the Coutt, L, D. TOWwnsuND, Adjutaut-Genoral, ‘Tho Judge-Advoeats (coutivwugj—T10 which tho President replied s tollowa: HEADQUARTRAS ALLITART DivistoN or THS M sovi, ClCAuo, ML, Dec, LY, T3 —LirgeGeny B, by TIE CIHICAGO TRIP UNE: TITURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1875, Lot Washingtor, D, (i Your telimam ro- caived, Biresaco of the 106, Whica rerms oheonre, was to moily the Adjutaat-Oreuerd that 1he Comt thought th beat to ad o irn fe o d:y £) doy nntil end of the elvil procoedings at 8 , Toadn, a3 to 10 approvat of thin & tho, and to wig; Tiopartmeat tho postys menient of tha end of tho civil ‘el.lagainat Bibea <, T, 1L, SnEamaN, Lientenant-Aeneial, ‘Thn Jitdge Advoeata—~Tt the Conrt » pasn, the follo ving reply has beon reemivod to that de- patels : Wastimwatax, D, €., Dee, M, 14V, P, H. 8reridan, Freadent Court af D g~ b of thn Lith recetved, “The ad. rn urt {8 aanztioned for auck length of time aa tio Cart my think proper, T D, TowxayD, Adjulent-Groeral, The Judre- Adveentn (contining)—From the nature of tho reply recolved it rosts, of course. w1 tha discretion of the Court ta determine how fong nnd for what tima it should sdjourn. (ien. Terrg—1 move ths Court do now adjonrn to moet sga1n &z the call of its prosiding ofcor, Glon. Bhoridan—Vill tho atehographer ploaso realtho mation ngaiu, Tho sonographar road the motion thres tmes, when Gen, Shoridan mid: Tlow do you vate, Gou. Hancook ? e, Hand —-Arvo. (;vn. Sberidan—Ifaw do yon vots, Gen, Ter- Y Gean, Teny--Aso, Gen. Sheridan=The Court will now adjourn in accordanco with that motion, Auil that was al. A DULL DAY, ‘The remarkabla featuto about tho Custom- Touse yesiorday was tho almost total deartls of nows. Gen, Bluford Wilson loft verterday murt- ing for St. Lonis, snd Mr. Drooke, of the snoret servive, loft vosterdsy for the East, Ibero aro different rumors as to hie intended destivation. s .me saving e LiaA prona to New York to answer a aummons to appear bafore & Grand Jury in o larze conntor. feiting eaee, whils othewn hint that be kis gone Enrst to Jook up cortain partiea with whom he wl return and sweop dowa upon somo of the c1aoked and porverss geueration In thia city, Anather, and probably & more sensibio viow of the watter, is, that lie hta mmply gone to Now- srk, N, L, £y vivit luw (amile counections, ant that tha trip 18 entirely uuconoected with mat- tere of bnsinorn, Gen, Babeock in still in the city, and called on Marsbnl Camphell at the Custom-House yester- day. 8)faraa could te learved. the vimt was merely of a private character, and not of very long duration, TUF, NPXY DISTRICT-ATTORNEY. A Trimuxrrenotter fonnd Bupervisor Mathams 8t the Giand_Dneific last might, snd from him tonrnnd that Districl-Attor: ov Dangs will artiva this mortng, and stop.at the Panfie, Col. Mathors was* dacidedly of tha opmnioa that the District-Attorney would make & vigorans presecution, eapecially tn the matter of tho whisky caves, and that he_evident!y meant busmesd, ” This worning Mr. Bangs nill hold & cousnitation with tho varinus revenus ofticiala and attornays employed by tho Government. In regard to the whisky casen haro, Col. Mathess artd the deenmertary evidence wan a!l reedy and thn casos br.eled, #o that thoy wonld ba ready for trial at nlm-at sny timo. “Some witnes:ey were not hore, but 1t would requito very lit le rime to bring them to Chleago, and when they did ecome they would bava something to say. Tho tmest vicorous prosscuticn wonld be mawied on by the Governmont in overy instance. Col. Mathiows expacts Rovenuc-Aeenta Wheelor and Bummervilla trom Pekin this morning. ‘They were sont thero about tho 26th of Novem- ber, and havo been buwity engaged in working up the whisky caeos thare. Five houses hava already bren malzed at that n'ace, nnd thero is & prospact *hat ssizures of other honsen witl bo @ade within & shoit timn, Of luto they havs' been working on Watermanu's dinttllery, but what the exact developmenta were ths Colonel could not atato, THE COULT DIRSOLYED, Wasnixatoy, D. (., Doc. 15,—Tho President bing recorved the following » Cnieaan, Dee, 12,—~1n the Presudent, Wasnin-ton— #in 3 Hince my Tequeat for a Court of Inquiry, ssthe only apparent mesus open to mo at the timo of rofut- ing tho charges wmade aguluat meat At, Louls, a bill of indictment Lrs been found 10 the United Statea Conrt, and I shall consequeutly be attorded tho means of vinlieat!a before that tribunal, Iitierefora revpect= {ully sugyest that tho order convening tho Court of ! Iuquiry be revoked, sa [ trast that niy ewse may le | resched ab an carly day [n the Unlted Sitates Court, + Very respeetfully, yonr obedient seevint, | ., F. BABCOOY, Colonel of Engiueers, U, 8. A, In nccordance with the above, the followiug t I Ak Lty thn War t untit the en, order bas beoa :uued ; WAR DEPARTALNT, ADIUTANT-OENTRAL'S OFFICE, wanina1oy, b, C., Dec, 16~ €11l Order No. 235,— ‘Tha Couct of Inquiry nppoiuted :n specisl order frem tois oflica to aasomble st Cuicago, ik, is heteby dis- solved. ‘The members and Jud o Advocate wiil return to ther siations, By order of ibe President of tLe United States, E. D, Towxsexp, Adjutant Genezal, ———— INDIANAPOLIS, TIE COUNTS ON WHICH HILL WAS CONVICTED, Srecial Inspaleh to The Uhicane I vibune. Tupiawarorts, Ind, Deo. 16.—Tbe trial of James K. F0il, Deputy Collector of the Firsy Revennoe District, was concluded to-day. The jury was charged this morniug by Judge Greesham, and aftor being out five houra ro- turned a verdict of guilty on tha flrss thros counte of the indictment, and not gmity on the other nine, Thuy firat count charged that, ou the lutof May, 1874, tbe dofoudaut was Deputy Colloctor of Iuternal Revenus for tho First Collection District in the Biate of Indlana; that on enid day defendant colluded and conspirod with Gordon B. Bingham and Johu W. Blugam to dofraud the Uunited Biatos of tazes due on 10,000 proof gallona of apirits maaufactured by 1o Bingbnms. Sho secoud couut charged that the defendaat unlluded and conspired with tha Binghamy and others oamed fn the count, sud still others to tho jurors unkoowo, to dofraud +tho United Statss of tuo lax due ou spirity dis- tilted by the Binghams, and that in pursuance of said collovion and conwpiracy tho Binghams did defrsud tho Umted Btates of tho tax due on 10,000 gallous of proof-spirits wanufac- tured by thom. The third count cbarged thay the dofrndant sided and abotted in the romoval of $5,000 worth of apuits, upou which tho tax bud not been patd, from the distillory of the Binghatay to & place otser than the distillory worohouss councoted whib the distillery, A mo- tion for a now trial will bo made. : NENT, Tho next caso to bo tried {s tho one againat A, W, McUnff, Gauger. ft wil nol bugta fora waock or more, as tho Governmient is compelled to seud to Now York for testumonr, {10 the Aeroclated Preas,) HILL FOUND GUILTT, Ixniaxaronts, Dec. 18.—Judge Gresham de- livered his chargo to the 1;!" i tho Jamea H. Hill case, on tho opening of the coutt this morn- ing, and the jury retirod a few minutes after 10 o'vluck, sua at 4 o'clock returned, ronderivg a vordict of guilty on the firat, socond, and third ooants and not gnilty on all ths other countw, A motion for a new trisl will be heard by the Court to-morrosw, — WASHINGTON, A GOUD WORD ¥OU LOGAN, Special 1navat-h ta The Chicago Tribime, WasuiNotoy, D, 0., Dee. 15,~Thna attention of the Becrotniy of the Treasury was called thia evening to the rocont publioations in tho Weat {u which the name of Souator Logan was cou- nectod with the Whisky Ring, BSccretary Bris- tow aaid 1 * You can say that there is no e denco, and bns nover besn, which in any way tmplicatas Lufi“‘ {a the Whlaky Riug, aud I don's batlove thore will bo," (Geu, Farnanorth sayw that ha hasnot como bere to muke auy exposurs of whisky oporatious, aud that ho koows uottnug whatever aliont them to espoge. 110 pays Lo knows potling whstover about tha whueky oyerationd fu Chicago or any whora elua, [T the 4 maciated Preas.) OTHUER DENIALS, Wasmnotox, D, C, Dec, 15.—Ssnator Mor- ton deniey ay utterly falsu the publivued tate- mont that Le was coocerned witu the Whisky Rung fu_couuection swith the Indiaua campaign fuod of 1673, Tho statoment a8 published fu a Washinglon apeotal dwpatch, dated yesterday, thal Col, flul- lowny, Posunsstor of ludiauapolis, Ly boou in- dicved fur complicity in the whwky fiauds, is dented by m téwwrsin from folson ‘Iruster, ia.08 Disteict Attorudy fur ludiaus, who 8 LO BUCL ruwmor, bor 18 there aud Cul, Holloway telegrapbs t0 Benstoy Mortun therve 18 not vue word of truth in tho statsuient, aud no such ruport of chargos againait him. A BEST. A telepzam wan rocelved a4 the Department of Justice to-dav, from United Htates Attorney Dyer, at t. Louw, svuouucing that no more important trials tn tho whisiy catey would ocouc beloro January, —— MILWAUKEE WEIMEH, Svacwal Duapatch to The Chicado Tridune, BLwauxer, Dec. 16.—Tho mouoa for & naw trin) lu the cavo of Woimer, distiller, and Tart, Usuger, nas argued to-dey biufore Judge Dyer, by the Hou. Wintiold 8Bmitk, and Judge Hubbel}, ox-United Btates Distric. A tories, for Taft, aud Judgo Diven for ths Government, An afli- dvit from Laft wasput 1n declarivg solemnly, asin tha prenance of hit God, to whom he Anould answer for the truth of (heaa etatoments, that ke novor Niad any sgreement with Woimor or any othor pemon as to asfranding the Gove ernment, and mach more to the Aimo eloot. Thoe wo.icn wan takon under advisoment. NEW RONUS. An tho ond of tho torm is now near, all diatil- lers, reclifiors, and other tndicted persons nre reuewling their bonds t0 appear for tril, the axe istuang bunda boing goul for this term of Caurd oniy. Tha following bonas were approv.d np ta the etoeo of Conrt: Vietor 8:hlitz, Tectifior, empty 8 Kuge, $1,007 1 Aui, sureis, fiu‘nn, fatling to make entrien in book, $3,C00; same surcties, Cuwa of Robart Kiswert, datlller,. Lowls Demin, Blocokeeper, and Wiillat P, Hovey, Storekeejer, Miracy, SO0 ek Williain P, iluvey gave Wil Poutls And T, W, Dro-luana an'hin anretiea; Rabert Hiswert gave Auguat S-hmids and Chatles Lo Kuewert ems has not fornistied anreties, Case of Liobeat Kiewert and Leopold Wirth, distillers, chiarged with removiog ridts frowm & distiltery sithe oat ymyment of tax, 3 4,600 eack; Kivwert aave August Scbnibilt vl Charlcs L Kiowert ae mitreifus; Wirty wan, ot trdal, acquittd Heury 8t funield, falliro to effaca use of ek, $h000; Taasco Levi Wil, suretla, Loopold WiE b, indfeted with Lints, Meyer, Loeser, Bleruaier, and Lhchert, for - threo taparate remav.li of my irite witout payment of tax, £4U)erch; Wik 1°bi Grosae, Cliarles” Imholz, aud Benjsmin Wirth, surctles, Hamo, indicted with Herman Nunnamacher, Patrizk Mailon, Fuowas Poelaus, st Willun Gerlach, for facs to Uefraud, $3,000 gach{ pine aurell Hilim Borgenthal, indicted with Valentine, Hiwars, Eilin, Griftith, and 'Weirserf for_comepiracy, £y each’s Witum 11, Lindmsu snd Meger Frioud, stiroe tirs, for not exasing sarop froin ‘eler Beckler it oo A stamp, and mir~ nd Leujsmin ol ries Graw, fndicted for omlsslonn from grain. book, rodt removal of aplrite from diatiliety without rn)'l:zlu 1%, $4,000 F(u‘nflci Fass aud Moyer Frieud, surstien, Huno, fudicted with Obarles 1lenry May, for con- apiracy, #5000 oah; Frederick Fuss uvd Heyer Trland, suretier, Wil Doryentbal, indicted with Lonis Fuldner for romnving stunpe and not effacing stam) euch § Wi ltam Lindmsn and Meyer Friond, a Jureh P. Bryach, indicted with Otta Bierbach, £3,000 vac or negleet and rofusal to mako entries | Juseolt 13, olirain and Tssdorg darkwell, suretio, §une, indicted with ssme, £3,500 each, for romoviug withont defacing stamps, dolut E, Fltzgerald, tudict & witn Aaron Hchioonield, §5,%00 each, for conspiricy John Bensley aud Uoorge Burnbam saretios, CONDEANED PROPERTY. 1In the case of tne aate of lijucra and porsonal property of Jonn I, Kissongor to satis(v an as. rossment of 824,733 aguiuse the Umon Conper Distiiling Compauy of Chicago, tho fhim of John P, Kissongor & Co., the purchasers, to day paid ovor to tho Internal Revenue Department #15,~ 815, Tho ralo of the Kissengers' real ostato takes place Baturday ; tho sale of tho geal cetate of Louis Kindskopf, dissiiler, undor & wairant of soiznre far an unpsid assceswont, takes placo Muudsy vext. IR TRESEST ACTION, There Is no verdiet as vet in the case of tho United States ve, Tsventy-two Barcels of Whisky, Court adjourned lo 10 8. m. MURDOCK. A DENIAL OF 118 CHARGE AGATNAT * DAD." sveciat Dispateh te The Clicano (ribiine, Wasatinato, D. C, Doc. 15.—Tho divp:atches this morning, printed tu various quarters, refor to cortaiv paners sont to Geu, Babcock somo timo ago by one Murdock, o former Doputs- Colloetor fn Bt, Loms. It ia stated that Mardack charges that he forwarded anu ox- portro nf the Bt. Louis Whisky Riug, both to the Presidort and to Geu. Babcock, but that the Intter must have intercopted the pspers, and failed to lay them boforo the President. This charge is falno, and therafore most unjust to Clon. Dabcock, siuco tho papers roceived from Murdocz .wore immadiately transferred ry Uen. Babsock in roisiu to the tuctotary of the Treasury, and all the circuinstancas conneot- 6d with their reception dotalod to him. There iw one featurs of this caso most dnanging to somo uf the pariies havinyg possesaion of the pa- er3 at tho timn 1t was decidod to forward them o Gon, Babruck. They roached thia Jaster of- fieor at J,unir Bravch trom Washington accom- paniod by a lettar from wome uukoowo party protending to have access to the newspapors, and offering to suppress tho whole story pro- vided _ontlsfuclory toims were mado wath lum, No abention was paid to chis let- ter, whizh probably aceounts for the fact tbnt Murdock. received po notice of ita roception. This lotcer of blackmail, togethor with the Murdock nfiidavita, wero promptly sube naiteed by Uen, Bibcook to tho Becrotary of tha ‘T'repsnry, and they aro nov a nart of the flles of thn Troasury Department and have sndorsod up- on them the cucumttancos connected with their sozchiug (fen. Bibeack, and his action 1o plac- ing thom in the hauds of tho Socretory, -— TENNESSEE, APIRITUAL GUIDANCE RESENTED, Special apateh to The Chicaga L'rfoune, NasuviLue Loun,, Dec. 15.~John Alorris, tho guldo of tho revenus officers and soldiers who maden rald on tho illcit diatillors of Bumner County, capturing seven the other day, was as- sasrinated ot l'w homo nt dusk yosterday by un- kunown partine, snp osed to bo frionds of {llcit dintillers. Tho body was riddled by fousteen bucsshot. —_—— COVINGTON, KY. CONPEASED QUILT, Ciscrxyarr, Doe. 16,—In tha United Btatos Circuit Court at Covington, Ky., to-day, J. M. Betintkor, F. I, Rincakamp. I'. dlacke, aud —— ftesmiodo, engaged in the rectifying bual- ness, ploaded guilty of violations of the Revenne laws, 'T'ho sentoncow aro not yet annonuced. - CANADA, The Baltot System—Itread fint Fonrs ed fu Montronl-the Disgusted Hed- skinw, Spectal Disvateh to The Chicago Triune. TonoNTo, Ont., Deo. 15,—Tho Ontario Logis- Isture will adfourn next Wednesdsy for the Christman holldays, to mast again on the 8th ot January, Defore the Houso rises tho Lisuten- ant-Governor will givo his assent to the Govern- meant bill for amcudiog the actin reference to the ballat st muoicipal eloctious. Tho biil en- acts that property-holdors, fusiesd of having s voto in every ward for the eloction of Mayer in which they hold propertv,shall only havo one vola in tho whole consticucuoy. ‘The approaching mu. nicipal eloctions will bo voted on by tho ballog eystem fog tho first tin Syecial Duvtch to 1 Montugar, Doc. 15.-] employed starviug mon are prowling about tha city, and foars arn euteitained of bread rlow. Yenterday a bsker's shop waaentered by a bungry crowd aud evarv scrap of hread carried off. About 1,000 men waitod on the Mayor this foro- noon and demanded belp, The Asyor mado a speech, nesuring them that the mattor would be Inid baforo the Cuunci), and evarvthing posetdlo would be done to piovide work for them. 'Tho men gave ovidout wigns of dissatisfaction, and sald thoy would aot wawt loag. A Comwune iy being crganized here. ‘lhe Covornment i called unto stact tho works ou the Lachine Cansl #t ouce. A ouncert last evening in aid of poor Tudiaus of Oha, 00 of whom are about amigratiog to the Brates, was a groat succe Pather Chiniquy delivered s stirting speech, oriticiziog the policy of the Govarnmeut 1u not extendiug wid to Lhese Indgns, aud relieving thom of somo of thoir ob- ligafl ny, tbat thoy might remain in Csnsda, Two-thousand dotlars was collvsted during the eyening. Chicago Tribune. 0 numbors of un. BASE BALL, Annnal Meetiug of the fMastons, Hpecial Disvateh (o The Chicago I'ribune, Posrax, Meai., Do, 15,—Tha sdfoucned aan- pual meeting of the Hoston Base Dall Club was beld this aftornoon, Tus report of the Dircctora was prosented, sowjog that ia 171 woek-days of the scasan 135 games wero playod, osly 30 days baing lost 00 account of yainy wenther, The traveling report of tke Trossurer, F. E. Lovg, was presenied, waking the followlog oxbibit: Bawnce from _ former socouut, §833.19; ute recolpts, €34,937.74; membors' tickets, 1,0440.19; total fucoe, $37,707.08; oxpenses of playors, salarics, $10,685; rent of wrouuds, $017.50; truveling exjeunes, §6,408.56¢ sundry expeuses, ¥6,723,43 1 totsl, $81,854.40; lean sub- aotiptions (§324.50), $34,605.99 ; balsuce on band, ¥9,281.07, Tus !almwms officera woro ele rosideut, N, T. for the easuing yesr: Apolfomo; Becreisry, l’- F. E. Long; Directors, Jubu O, Hayues and Joio P. Heed. A motion to pay a dividend at 410 & sharo was lose by a atock voto of $H1 o ¥5. e THE HUDSON. Povouuxursis, N. Y., Deo. 13.~The Uppor Fudsop 1o olosed agaln, No moce bowa can gotb worib thiy suason, ey Wright : Treasurer, PEORIA. The Spread Which® This Smart Little Clty Made Yesterday. Dediontion of Her New ond Beautifl Chambor of Commerce. Presenco of tho BStato OMctals Delegations from the Great Citles, and fAuslo, Prayer, Spocchos, Gorging, Drinking, Dancing, and Enthuslasm, PEDIORLE, ETC. Srectal Disoatch to Ihe Chicago Tribune, Pronra, 1L, Doc. 15.—One year ngo to-day Pooria sent & driegation to attend the dedlsation of tho Chamber of Commorcs building at In- dianapolts. Upun thelr return, agitation was commenced for a similar stiuctara in Peorls, and, on tho 218t of Decembor, application was mado to the Sccrotary of Htate for a liconso to oren books of mnbecription. Oa tho 234 tho licanao wan grantod and Coinmisslonera sppolat- od to open auch booka, Tho Comtniesionera ab onco proceoded to seh, and. in tho coursaof a month, suflictent subscriptions were made to comjlete tha work., The fimt mesting was hoid Jan. 20, when tho Direotors wore eloetad, and. on Fob, 11, the oflicors wotachoson, Tho Build- ing Committes procoeded immodiately in soarch of plans, and, on tue 26th of Fobruary, reportod in favor of thoso pressnted by ¥. V. Wadskier, of Chicaro. The ground woe Lroken for the o« structire the 1at of May tast, snd, ou June 3, the corner-stone was Iaid with impos.ng Masonic coremonies. Yestorday the bnildxg was turnod over by tho cootractors to the Chambor of Commerco Assocint.on. Tho building 1 brick, with olaborate #tooo trim- minga in what ia termed tho ** Romenesqua® etyle. It accapics s frontaxeof about 63 feot on Soath Werlungtou streat by 14454 ao Harrison. From tho sidewalk to tho top of the tower is 107 feot. It comiaing, beeldes a bassmevt, two wiorios and o ball 1 frout and threo stories m tho rear. Tho ball u fiont in ueod for Board of Prado purposss, and is ona of the finest iu the countty. ‘The balanco of the building ts divided nto roums, nsed for commiseion and rojlroad oflices, and othor purposes. Burrounding the Luilding is an fmeuso tavor, from tho flugatall of whicls to-day croudly floated tho Biars aund Stripes, An illuminated clock with throo dials is placed in the towor, apd Will reguiato the timo in that part of the oity. ALL TIAT AILS IT 18 THAT IT 18 AQUATTY. Taking the genaral appearancs of the bullding, itis good. Thete {a only one fault to find with 1t, and that is that it sots tao Jow on gbo gronud 1z shiontd bs moro elevated, for o structute of ita stzo and magnitude. LOADING U TFor some weoks past the mobt active prepara- s1onm havo been in prozrees for appropriate ded- {cation services, aud ovorsthtog that could be done has Leen doue to mako the insuguracion ceromoniea to-day a succoss. Invitatious wero scut 2o all the Boards of Trade and commarciat organizations of any noie in tho Unitod States. Respousce wore seoured from all, and neariy all to-day were representod. Last nlgbt avd this morning delogations commencod arriving. and by noon to-dav tho botols and privato residences wore crowded with guests from sbroad. Awmong the must promncut delegntions were thoso of Cnicago, Bt. Louis, OCinciuuatt, Iudiana;olls, Philadelphin, Baltunors, Pittabura, Dotroit, New York, spd Boston. Amoog tho dlullngulnh&d gucsts wero (Qov. Baveridge, Georgo Horlow, Becretaty of Suale, Thom- a8 J. Ridgeway, State' Troeasuror, O. E. Lippincost, Auditor, snd J. . Edsall, At~ tornoy-General. As the delegatious avived they wers met at the trains wnd takou in cherge by committoes selocted for thit purpase. THE WAL, At noon to day the mombers of the Peorla Bonrd of Trado snd Chamber of Commosrce As- sociatlon, togethor with tho luvilod guests, mot at the old Board of Trado rooma and procecded with military escort Lo the now Chambor of Commerce buildings. Tho ordor ot procossion wad 03 follows s Piatoon of Qlty To'lne, Bpetver’s Light Anad Band, Natjonal Bios, Vetacan Light Guards. Meabers of the toar L of Frauo sud fnvited gnosta, 1In this order tho Lno of maroh waa np Waali- ington to Malu and Adews, dowa Adams to Har- rison, down Harrlson to tho Chambor of Com- morce Building, when the military was drawn’up ju lino, and the balance of the proceasion marchoed past {ato the burlding. TILE TALK~—OPEXING ILOCEEDINGE. Boon after the vrocossion reschod tuo hall it was densely packed with hundreds sod thon- #aads of people anxions to witness the fuaugnra- tion services, The caromony was oveuned by Spencer's Liebt Guard Iand performiog an np- yropriate soleotion, aftor which the Rev, Joua- than Edwards, pastor of the Iirst Yresbytorisu Churen of this city, madv a praser, A sbort Introductory address by T, P. Grier, Presidout of the Board of Trade, was then do- livered, aud responded toon behalf of the Doard of ‘Irado by T2, L. Wtlcox and Charles 8. Clarke. Both tuese gentiemen made very ablo spueches, and wora ateutively Hiatenod to” end loudiy ap- plauded by tho vast crowd. MEAURS. CRATTY AND At'CULLOCI, The band plagved sgain, and Thomaa Cratty dolivared an Adliress 0o belalf of the Chambor of Commerce Assoclation. Craity's remarks wers well trmod, and ditectly to ths powt, Ho said there waa a roliglon in erocting anch mag. niflcent buitdiouw a8 the ona thov wera dedicat- Ing to-day ; that a contemplution of it, and of tho geniis aud s that had orectod it. wado mon toblo and batter. He vonturad to say that the o1action of this buildiwg would do more real, practiond kood ¢o Peoria thau all the aarmons {hat wWouid bo prosohed from her pul- pits for & wmonth, Ho was proud of Veortn, and proud that sha Lad men and money to bulld up such & grand mony- ment as this, David McCulloch, Zaq., then dolivered & vory able addross on bebaif of the citizons of Poonia. THE LDIGNYXCAATIC INGERUOLL ON HI8 OWN STAMEP- ING-gBOUND, He wau followed by Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, whoss appearagoe waa & signal for cremondony spplause. Jagoreoll esld that, in the old times, when a nation wantod anyibing that anotbor pation bad, 1t took it nnd” feft bloods famine 1 jts track, Now, we excls nurplus with the surplus of suother nativg, sud did it bonestly and on the sfuare, fair basis,—at least, we protended to do wo, Al civihzation Iy ay:606 OWos to commarte, And Lo nothing slue, Tuatead of doing business In tho old way, where sowe Koigle or Lord went out clothed in glit. teriug sceal aud followod by a psok of thie we_now hwve Dosrd of 'Tiado orgmuizations and we called onr thueves commorcial ageals aod ‘commussion men, Commorce oivilized us, It was true, Lo suppoecd, that if our commission men got another coraoe on oats and squeezed from bins bis Jast cens, Le would feel tho ssmie thiill of matisfaction that the Ouoctsw Inlan does when be lifte the scalp from an enowmy. lvgersoll's romatks were frequently luterrupted wizh Joud applause sud peals of lauglter. He cloded aund trewendous applause, UUBERNATURIAL GRATULATION, Mualo followed, avd theu CGuv. Deverldge apoka. Ho roviewed briotly the commorcial - torests jhat had called ro.th this dsmousrration, and apoka eloquently of tho euterpriss and pub- Mo spirit that displayed 1tsolf 1o erectivg this temple of commerve. The (Govornor's reinarks worw vory well rocaived, aud suowed evidouces ot carsful preparstion, Tl conciuded the ox- ercisod ab tho hall, sud the crowd sdjuurved. GASTLIO AND EViOABYALC, DISH IN DIRL,—3LTOR, AL 6:30 w graud ue waa given ak tbe Overs-House by 160 citizeun to_lavited gueats, Thiv was 8 brillians aflaic, Bpeuoer's Lagbt Guard Baud duoouised eatertasoing strain The eodibles were tootusoms, and ihe wines delicions. Wlien (e obampagne begsn to Sow tougues were unluosened, and tosste wero given aud seepondal o with great gusto. As thoru wera bo ladies premood o govern the biesiy of the acoseion, fun aod merriment rescned & bighi piton, At 8 0'clook a urand fuil- dress recoption 100k xlm at the Qusiuber of Commarce Buildig. A¢ 10 o'clock $he ball wan cloared for dancivg, aud ab shis wsiling she volarloa of Terpsichore ato hilding high ear- ! oaval. neNGING 3T, Tnking tho affair to-day Altozefher, [t wa3s & ancoosn, 1t in nrped. and jumiy, by many citi- zona that, in the managemont of the matter, tlioma In cliatgo liaye shown a solflsh epint. aud ono tunding ta advance thoir own porsonal in- terentn only; bne vhen men ara clothied ta a nittle brief authority this 18 to be expoctod, HORTICULTURAL, Paper tiend Beforo tho iitinols Stiate Organtzation. Svecial Manatch to The Chicaco Tridune, Quisor, T, Do, 15, ~The first businesy be- foto tho meeilng of tha State Hortoultu-al Sacloty this mornlag wos tha report of tho Com= mittoo on General Lortioulture for the Third Diatiiot, by Prof. 1. Burns, of Jacksonvi le, shosing, the Professor enid, that the whola of Contral Ililnofs 48 not fararable for frult. rairing ns a bnstuors, For the cultiva'im of wram and stock-ralelng 1t 1s unaurpassed, but the climato ix not suitablo for arcaard-cuiturs. The report of the Committeo on Orchard Cul- taro was mado by A. C. Hammond, of Warauws, who ntated tbat tho past winter, precnded Ly the excenalve dry summer of 1874, had produced nad rosults among the forest troea of Lillnoie, Mr. Hummond thought that 10 par cont of the app's and posob trocs were killed by the in- cioment woathier, 25 ver cent of chietrivs, sud 51 io¢ aent ot peara aud pluma, The Comm:ttes appidntod on the President’s addis-s made a report recommnding the plaut- g aud cultivation of groves snd timbor-belts on our prafties, and the adoption of 1l sug.en- tious of tho Motsorologist of the State of Michi- 580 10 tho establishiment of more Signal-Saries stations, 8o that not oniy the meriter but tho horticaliurist may ba benofited. It coneludes by asking Congrees to tako riepn thatu its opit- ion wi'l best anb:eivo tho wan‘a of sparsely- setitod Iands of the West, and rocommends tha'. eoven dalogates e apaotnied to gathar amd oabibit froite at the Centenuial. Lettera woro read from the Indiana and Iowa Horticnitura! Societies, invit:nz tho Jilivols $)- cioty to Jmn with thom 1o theit snnual meoiings, This afternoon Soerotary 0. B. Galuclis sun- mitted hus aunasl roport for the fiaoai venr cud- mg the second Moadyy in Decemver, 1875, from which it appears (Lat the Fenr bos beeu notoworthy in the unpreos- douted failure of orcimd fruits throughame the Biatos, which forlunaiely waa due the fall ot the blastomna before thoy had drawn exhaustingly uoon the trees, which witas.ed them. 1o oxcorsive drought of the provious summor woold havo resuitod lo tho total do- struetion of the trean thomsolves, The Trensurer's ropors showa o balance fn tho treasury of $1,204.55. Repoits uvon atbor culluro aud v.uoysrd cul- turo woro also road. "Mlus ovouing a roport was resd unon vegetablo gerdeoing, Ly 1. M. Haut, of Gale barg, auy ono upon floriculeure, Ly Mra. J. N. Midngan, of Jackaonville. GRANGES, MINNESOTA, Special Dispateh fo The Chicado Tribune, Muwnearorss, Mian., Dec. 15.—At the second dsy'a sossion of tho Htate Giange to-day, Worthy Matter S8amue) E. Adamn dehivorod tho suunal addroas, aftor which Committcea for the yoar weie sononnccd. A resolution wis adops- od eipnifsing their intention of co-operstin; with 1he Mlancsota Stato Board of Con onnial Mauagors, 80 that tha Stata may bo fairly and crediubly vepresented, and the magniinds of her rosources and prodncts ho brotsht to the notice of tho civilize world, firmlv beueving that eho will got suffer in comiarison with any State or cuunirs whoso cxisteuce a8 guch is Jeen then a quacter ot & contury. MICHIGAN. Speetar Diapatehs 10 T'he Chledad Totbunes Laxsixg, Mich,, Dec. 15.—The Miclugeu Btate .Grauge has boen in session yestorday aud to- day, with u delogation from noaily every county {n tho Binte, From the Bocratary eud Treasur- er's roport. it s yot in good flnansial standing. There waa Bopt. 30, 811 Grangos and 84,375 wembars, ) RAILROADS. THE POOLED LINES, ‘The Mavagora of tho Ynes leading from this city tothe Eest weroagainin sonsion yeutorday. Dar- Ing the furenoan taov vecoived the Transporta~ tion Committeo from tho Millera' Conventlon. In the afteruoon the propoeed increass of freight raten wan again discueacd, and 1t waa finally de- cided not to maka it at proscut. It tn, howover, understood that it wiil bo mads about the st of Jonuary. Tho attempt to (niso tao rates av procent was meroly givon up on sceonnt of tho presance of the 3fillers aud the Cheap Trana portagion mon in the city, and it was thouzht to bio ninwisa to glve thom too much cause for com- plrint whils they are in seasion. DAYTON, O, Speetal Dispateh to The Clieasn Tribune, Dayton, 0., Dec. 15.—~Our city is fuil of rail- road men and contractors, brought hers in tho {utarest of tha Dayton Harrow-gange Coal Xoad. ‘The bids for bullding said road closed to-day, 1t will probably bo tevoral days beforo the con- tracts will bo awarded, RELIGIOUS, BISHOP CO VSEGRATED. Trow, N. Y,, Deq, 15.~The Rov, John Ienry Mobart Brown, 8. T. D,, of Cohoes, was conso- cratod Disuop of Fond da Lao, Wis., in Bt. John's Church this merniog, with Impoeing coremonics. Bishop Potter premded, The sor- mon was preached by Dishop Welles, of Wine consin. — THE WEATHER, Wasmnxarox, D. C., Dac, 16—~1 a. m,—~For the Inko reglon, nsing barometer, northwest and weatorly wiuds, parly cloudy sud warmer weather. MIRCELLANFOUS, Speclal Dispateh to s Chicano Trabdione, Bioux City, Is., Doc, 15,—A furions snow- storm ot In at Fort Sully this mormng, It {’ns‘hod hero at & o'clock, and 18 now: puowiog LI A ALY OX THE EASTERN STORK. Inecial Corresp nuen_¢ of The Chicago Triduns, 81. Joszpys, ilich., Dao. 13.—A boavy gale has ragod hore thin forenoon, with an mgh b Hea a8 wo evar bhave on thu side. Cuopst's new ico houso, oo tho fat, hetweun 8t, Jossph aud Bon- ton Harbor,—a bullding 100 feet by 80,~just being completed, was blown down this moraing ; and tho liborty-pols on the L vuapped off. laogley's 'bus was also blown ovor, and the toam ran away. MAXWELL, (N REPLY. Bavr Lanx, Deo. 15.—Unlted Btates Marahal Maxwoll atates that, after having oarried the burden of territorial prossoutions for & yosr and a half upon 913,200, and 8300 from tbe Territory, what wondar is it that s multitudae of jurors, mitooancs, and guards abould be clamer- ing for thele jusc dues; also. that unloay he re- ceive aid in mooting tho expeuass of the courts be proposes to suspend operstions Jan, 1. e THE ST, LOUIS MAYORALTY, 81, Louis, Deo, 15.—~The Oity Council organ- I2od itself as & Court to-might and taok up the contempt casa af Ovaretols va. Brtlon fur the Mayoratty, ‘The bailot-boxes wers brought into oouis #nd the Counoll aivided itaclt iuto wix oommutses, whioh aro now counting the baliote, sud will probabl; ed all night, ————————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, Nxw Yozx, Doo, 15.—Artivod, steamubiys Wie- 1and, from Elamburg § Russls, from Liverpool. 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