Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 17, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. HOLIDAY GOODS. Holiay Goods! Fypg | T WILSON BRO' Havo unusually attractive goods this season. Hdkf., Glove, Collar, and Cuff Boxes, and Sleeve Buttons of Japanese make, of designs never before -ghown. Fancy and White Hemstitch Linen and Silk Hdkfs.; Silk Scarfs, Ties, and Mufflers; Silk Buspenders; Silk Umbrellas; Silk, Cotton, and Merino Fancy Hosiery; Gloves, Mittens, &ec., &o. A glance at this stock will satisfy you that so large and slogant a display of Furnish- | ing was never before made, At Popular Prices. ' _67ana 6o Washington-st. NEW PUBLICATIONS. UPHCOFES TiGALIE HANDSOMELY 1LLUSTRATED. COMMENOING THE NEW VOLUME NOW READY, CONTAINING 3 L7708 NTURY-ITS YRUITS AND ITS FTS- 8 D¢ THE THAMES, Tbird Paper. Tlustrated. By Edward C. Druoe, 3 LINES WRITTEN AT VENICE IN OCTOBEL, 183, By Frauces Anne Kemble, SKETOHES OF INDIA. I Ilustrated. % LADY ‘ARTHUR EILDON'S DYING LETTER. Dy the suthor uf “ Blindyite,” Tk HOUSE ON THE BEACH. By Hebeccs . Harding Davis, L] 1. A DEAD LOVE. By F. A, Hil'ard, 8 GENTTLEOMMR AND GENTLEMAN. By G Oolmsche, § BPECIAL PLEADING, Dy Sidney Lantor, HE ATONEMENT OF LEAM DUNDAS, Part b TV. Bi Mrs, E, Ly Linton, author of “ Ps. tricis Kemball,” & FAMISHING PURTUGAL, 12 AT THE OLD PLANTATION. Two Pspers, I, By Robert Wilson. 11, OTR MONTHLY GOSSIP, 1 LITERATURE OF THE DAY, LIPPINGOTTS MAGAZINE. AN ILLUSTRATED MONIHLY OF POPULAR LITERATURE AND SCIENCE, i easarpassed 1 aay Depariment, and unequaled fn e bastty of la Ty pograpny. " THE NEW VOLUME, Oomamenclng with the Jaunary Lasus, Will be Replete with the Most At~ tractive Features, Nosdvantage will be neglected which elther talont #r capital can command (o render each {saue an enter- fatalzg and insiructive compendium of POPULAR READING, The contributions now on hand, or spectatly engaged, embrace an unusually atiracuve lst of Tales, Bhort Storiss, Narratives, Descrip- tive Bketohes, Papers on Popular Saie enoo and Art, Poems, Popular Hs- #ays, Litorary Criticismy, eto., BY TALENTED AND WELL-KROWHN WRITERS. Io addition to the GENERAL ATTRACTIONS of LIP- 's MAGAZINE, the Publishars woud Invite suntion 10 & saries of lustrated ariicles, entitjed THE CENTURY 5 Its Fruits and Its Festival, Which will present & summary of the rroaraws of civ- Uluation, and sdvancement in thear:s snd sclences R A L N R oot '{on of o Bl’nou?mny ilustrated, TOR SALE BY ALL PERIODIOAL DEALEES, TERUB.Yearly Bubscription, $1.00. rosisgs paid. Bogle Nimber, ) centa. Liversl Clolotng Tates, Specimen Number matled on rocelpt of 20 cents. SPAOTAT, OFFBR.—Toa club of twonty sub- Tibecs 418 Mg 2306 Gt 8t $4.00 Dor you? 10 each, HAMBERS! ENOYCLOPZDIA, D most eomplete and rellabls work of general rafer- s, llustrated, 10 Yols., Poyal Bvo, bound n shoep, i Irsaied to tha person getting up the club, J. B LIPPINCOTT & CO, Palishers, 8 and 717 m-rkn--u..l:hqpm-mhlu_. QOO0EAN NAVIGATION. ONLY DIRECT LINE T0 FRANCE, The Guzera| 7isnsailantis Gompany's Mall Sisamshioe Weates New Vork sud Lavra. e £i)iuud o, oo 4 e ladid vessels oo this iavOrite routs for tho Conts Mot murs soattac otier). will sadl from PaktIRa Daors, saturday, Dec, % —0UIs DeBETAN, Dexbt, i iroldwin, Y. National Line of Steamships. TE¥ YURK 10 QUEKNSTOWN AND LIVKRFOOL, GLAND, 4, pLbt s, ALN, ?.m’l‘a' CHICAGO. FRIDAY, DECEMBER DIAMONDS. JE WELRY, &o. tflll_l ISKY. S.Hyman, Tho Hon, C. B, Farwell Ex- 236 WABASH-AV., plains the Dark Points COR. JACKSON-BT. in His Statement, of superior quality, s epacialty DIAMONDS 5 et sy matched paira in great varie! JEWELRY of every dencription and of ar- timtfe workmauahip, STONE CAMEOS produced (n this liiie. FINE AND RELIABLE WATCHES ‘o, Ocutlemen 4nd _ Ladies, among which the unescelled “8, HYMAN Watch, recently advortined, with Uiat of mauy of onr most promunent cltszons for 1afer. mew STTVERWAR ricm, Patterns for presents snd famiiy nie, Fine ELECTRO PLATE fine finiah the best in the market. and Aantel BRONZES-—CLOCKS #iaumenint lurge and choice selaction of the uewest urt works to meet the demand for rare and choice Housshold Deco- rations, s DIAMONDS! Newlot of magnificent8tones, set and unset. Also Watches, French Clocks, and Novelties in Jewelry, of Mr. Giles’ recent selection in Paris and Geneva. GILES, BRO. & CO., 268 WABASH-AV. FINE JEWELRY FOR THE HOLIDAYS! The Moast Hlegant Selection to be fonnd in the oity, at Low Pricos, A, H. MILLER, Jeweler, G1 Washington-st., near State. ESTADBLISHED 1836, FURS. LADIES’ MINK SETS, LADIE:S' MINK SACQUES LADIES’ SEAL SETS, LADZES’ SEAL SACQUES, AT LOW PRICES. 220 and 222 MADISON-ST. Sweet, Dempster & Co. Will remava 1at Jenuary next to 218 &z 218 MONROE-ST. 300 MINK SETS Half Price! NARTIN'S, 154 State-st, Genuine Mink Mnf and Collar. ‘F'!(': Senator Logan Tried to Have Wilson Removed Five Years Ago. An unequaled collsc- Uon of the Lest Gems. At That Time ITe Was District- Attorney for Southern Illinois, the newest and most elegant ihim | Mr. Farwell Also Has Some- thing to Say About Durphy. Letter from Tutton, Who Was to Have Chauged Disiricts with McDonald, He States that it Was Himself Who Seoured the Abrogation of the Order, Proceedings Yesterday at Miwaukee.— A Rumor in Circulation, Manner in Which the Precident Finally Became Aware of McDon- ald’s Peridy. Also Seal Skins, Otter, Lynx, Marten, Every Set fully warranted. R.T. MARTIN, 164 STATE-ST CHINA, GLAS WARE, &o, LESS THAN ST DECORATED DINNER SETS, DECORATED CHAMBER SETS, AT A GREAT SACRIFICE, AND BALANCE OF OUR RETAIL 8TOOK AT FROM 1070 25 PER CENT LESS THAN COST As wo aro determined to close it out entirely by Jan.1. Partiosselecting CHRISTMAS PRESENTS Will be consulting their own interests by The Indianapolis Grand Jury Wrestling with o Mysterl. ous Hypothesis, They Tire OF o Supposititious Conundrnm at Judge Drammond, THE HOV. C. B. FARWELL. CESTAIN CONTRADICTIONS EXPLAINED. Hearlng that the Hon. C. B. Farwell wasin town, a TRIDUNE reporter was deta’led vesterday to hant that gontleman up, and glean from hiw some facts fo regard to noy attempt he bad mada +0 Liave Jaj. Blaford Wilaonremoved to his can- noction nud acqinintance with s gentloman uamed Durphy, Becretary of tha Uhieago Dock aod Warebouso Compony; and to tho state- ments which bave baon made by various parties through the columoa of Tnz ‘Lminoxe since Monday last, Mr. Farwell exprensod himaelf as amining our stock beio urchosing, ; willing to give the facts, and made a ntatement shmenrs: We savo vou (et ST W ARE REPAILING 53 Lollowes per cfe on & in our line. nl N 1 “fll i B m::;}‘s oot gy, Ot ‘Tur Tniouxe uniotentionally misreprosented mo in its {ssue of Tussdav last 1o its Washiugton correspondenco. The lotter which I gave to your Washingtou corresyondent, and published fn Tue Trisosz, [ had not examined as care- fully 2 T shiould have dans on accoun’, of pro we of businnis, elso the mistake’ mads fu regard to Maf. Wilon would wot have occurred in transmittivg it to Tur Trsune, By readfug 1t ono wonid fafer that Sanstor Logan aud myself bhad desired tho romodval of dia). Binfcd Wilson from the position of Solioitor of tLo Treanury, whon the ro/eras 13 tho ¢ase, Thio tact and 1 sball brielly state t,—4hat WHEN OEN. LOGAN WAS A CANDIDAT: for United States Seastor five years ago, Maf. Wilson, then United Siates Divtrioi-Attorney for tbe Sontheru District of I linois, usea the i tluence of lus postion to defoat him in that can- vavs, When Gen. Logan and myaclf came fo Wunbiugton to tue apecial sossion of Congress fn Maick, 1871, Gen. Logan requestod me to go with Lim and see President Grant. W wont (o the White Houso lo‘muar. and asked {hs Presidont to remove Alal. Wilson from the position of Dis. trict Aticrney, on accounsof his bavieg used the power and intinence of Lus position fo en- deavor (o defast Gen. Logan. Thin is tha re- moval of Asj. Wilson hat I referred to 1n mv atatement to Tne Trunune, aud I have mads no eontinue our Wholosale businuss as usual, KENT & KEITH, 202 AND 204 WABASII-AY. RT SALE. 0-NIGHT! HIGEWOOD'S Art Sale! 165 Wabash-av., at 7:30 p. m. FURNAGTS i RICHOND' DOUBLE H NGE AND 8] LE OVEN PAL- BLANK BOOKS ,ATATIONERY, &a. J. W. MIDDLETON, First-clsas Blank Books, Printing and Stationery, 55 ST.ATI-ST. BIRD:?, AT COST, For the Next Ten Days, $35,000 Worth of DIAMONDS. p BIE & RAPPLEYH, 18 n1'10 LaSalle-st. ot DN Lol S BALTIMORE & OHIO COAL 00, XX Coal. Best Family Coal in Marlet. PIEDMONT COAL, Best Blacksnth Coal {n Markot. ALSO BRIAR RILL AND HARD COAL. All Goal %01 at loweat market | rices by HAMILTON, HARDER & HARFER, ACE RANGEB, tbe fnest GENERAL OFFICE, oudeavor to Lave him removed from his present cooking apparstus in the P ut R Son, tooking stparstes. in 106 V_(uhlnfln—g; t.;spxarnbr Olark, pusition, and nelther liaa Gon, Loga Toia 18 the statement that (en. Log not have deured whou called upon, aund he wou:d hinve, no d- ubt, thoronghly explained it had he boen well enough at the time, DULPIY. “Aud nnw,f’onng wau," vald Mr, Farwell, ‘a3 to Durphv. I remembor bim from a peculiar circumstance, or, rather, circumstancss, which tock place ten years ago. 'Iha way [ camu to re- member him s thia: He came Into mv sture on w0 oruichey, one of his legs being doubled up, acd spoarently tied o that position. He ape peared vory lama then, He brought with him lester of 1btroduction, but f.om wbom I cannot Btate and Vau Buren Cottage Grave-ar, and Twenty-teventhoat, Lake-st, Brilge, Weat Side, Second dock uorth from Erio-st. Dridge, North Side. mglflNA NUT COAL, .50 Per Ton, DELIVERED. Other kinds of Coa! at lowest market prices, W. P, REND & (0., TRiNoRh, ?Lfi””&nfl“&.’é‘.‘i Oflice, 145 LaSalle-st. now call to mind. ‘1he letter asked mo (o Rive Birds, Gold-Fish and Aquaria TARDS, him, or use my influcnce in procuring bim, & Tauks—all wiitable for prescnws, | Corner of Ann and Carrol or, Rinzle and Peoris- | place. Durpby told me that hie had at FRED KAEMPFER'S, ata, . Ada and Klazis-sts,, cor, Bingsmon and Or- BEEN WOUNDED IN THE ALMY, 127 South Clark-st, and had Just beeo discharged out of the hos- HARD XD SOFT COALS, MIAIN OFFICE AND DOCK ; OO0R, MARKET & RANDOLPH-STS, Also Office and Dock, No, 1 North Market-st, Office and Yard, 711 West Lake-st, Down Town Oftice. 146 LaSalle-st. pital. 'Two waeke alter tniw I ssw bim on the slceat, waiking as well s anybody. I thought it utrango at the time, but gave the wstter no more sttention, **In the issue of Tuz TnisuNzof thelbthinat., Durphy doaies biaviog besn in tho Ay, of bav- g beon lame, or bavu.g been {u my stors, e claima Lo hiss baen iu the Doca Comoany's em- ploy since )86, Ho also denied having mworn efore the Grand Jury that .Mr. Meisersan and mysels oslled on him aod requestod (he releass of 150 barrols of whicky. or thal he implicatad me in the whinky-rraude, Now, the fact is D::’rpl.\y came down to my stors the day afier he b BOOKS W. T. KEENER. At 03 Dearborn.at. - 3 3 it ol S Gl P SIS | ORDERS SOLIOITED. | areranes narone mnx omwp yonx to {mmediste settlsment without atlorneys' fees in . - q t Brotherand o 12 i thet L sults, or charges unless collected, Claims atadistancs |~ oo e ey NG | preseucs of iy brother and myscl n that e or nq\llnngt\m stio A STIO TAILORING. hiad muda no »tatement fu reward to the 160 bhat- vy TI0 TAILOR! clalty, 3 SLiLEriox AaeNoy, rola uf whisky, and sald swpbatieally ¢ *1 ooold State and donrce-sts, not have made such a statemont bofure the Groat Western Steamship Lino, Trom New York to Brlstol (Kugland) direct. M) T, Westarn. ... o1 Toumday, Deo, 16 Jll‘wurx'iuf‘wmnun Wedseniay: Dev. 3o BRI el a6 Suocen S, ¥ Shore &0 8, 10, AP MEBON LD drenr: St ac K _Ueo. MabonatD, acear, i EDUCATIONAL. CHIGAN SEMINARY, at KALAMAZ00, Rxcaliegy fucilitios hore oltersd fug thorough wstruoe %oninan esundpd The Bcbool fa a truly Porlor sdvanta, udy of u'n?:"mnmz 3 134 Mods, Location hoalidy aud de: ra deoutal Sora vasaney ”u-nflluxm‘mflnrmlunu to the Priud, M. FANNETTY VIt Kalsmaroo, Ak P 1159 FRACTIONAL QURRENOY. $6.Q0 Packages TRACTIONAL CURRENCY IN EXOHANOE FOR Bl of National Carvency, TRIBUNE . OFFICE Grang Jury. 1 did not know you, and had vever seen vou (il now, aud bave nover seen you in the Dock Company's oftice, * 1 then recalled Durplv ing we had Len vears ag. the circ imsiances, wuich 5 S MAC Of all kiuds vepaired by MATTIIEW & STOLT, 18 Dearbor Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. “*Only 80 far s Dress sprirge from, and fliustrates character, can it e sdintlod o the reslm of art,” mind to the meet- nd explainad to him uewledged, lu d sdmitted that ba Liad come to my stora in 1685, This s all [ Plumbers and Oas Fi Chlosgo, over had todo with Duiphv, and fualll e = = | EFIIDVWARID XXX, | kuowio regard to baviog Maj. Wilon removed.” DISSOLUTION NOTIOE! Wabaah-av. cor, Monzoe-st, 2 e i DISSOLUTION. CHICAGO, The frm of J, B, Willard & Co, is this day dissolved by mutual couseat, J, W. Van siyck withdruwing from the tirm, J. B, Willard will continus the busincss st d is slone authorized to sign the It business, J. B, WILLAND, J. W, VAN BLYCK, FINANOIAL. $8,500, $1, CHARGED WITU FERSONATING AN OYFICER, Comrmiseloner toyne will this moraing con- alder the chaiges made againet J. G. Wright, whio is accuwed of acting as e roveuue agent at Ailwaukeo without mathority of the Goverament, aud of being an impostor to the sxtont of fraud- ulently obtaiving & 8100 check of Frederiok Furthmaon, macager of the Ph, Best Browiog Compaoy in thiscity. Tbe story i told Iu two DENTISTRY. AR SR $30 and $30 when you con got 1be best full o ot of teelh st DR, MCOHESNEY'S for §3, The finest and most fashlonabie resort In tho eity, Coruer Clark and Rasdolpb-sta, OO, 81,000, 3500, bTORAGE. diffoceut ways, Tl version of Furihmaon 1s as And othier suums L0 sult, 10 Joan at curreat rates, ‘Mon- X % Tonneemea~ | follown : Wright came to him early yeaterdsy iy TORNEN & BOSD, Storage[ Storage! warniug, topresenting himself &% 8 ryvenus 144 Washingioo at. For Furaiture sad sll kinds of gonds, 1o mren op | 3E6DE from Milwaukeo, sud stating that ho was BOALLS, privete comparsasata. . Firsvcions. butlompn. oy | Woll Aviuaiosed with tho Presidont and Vice- o s T | bt of insursboe| charges res g President of the Bruwing Compauy, anl fhat be FRiIROANKS' BTORAGE BEPOSITORY, 3:4 aue was ou bis way to Washingtou ou bosineps cou- STANDARD 8t uear Market, nectad with l:nl re nuo.‘wl'n":lllmlul ouyy A B he ssked for the Josn of § which raquear, SCAL E S _WANTED, it e el wan raincl Y i S AL RBIne: WANTED. was givea & chock for that minount ou H. Cleus- FAIRBANKS.MORSR & 00, | A travaling suleeman, thoroughiy sequalnted with ::“".“‘:;: ;‘n‘:éf‘.“‘;';:"'_{; blfi";‘fl]““;&"":g‘; e | i L e by e b D | e v e syt puirhoss o 4 Bocarsluliabuyonly the Geaulae, | 37 55iuan 4, "o 7 bk . the early hour, aaked hi to got tho check oashed 17, 1875. smoog his friends, Suough t7 damn bim aa sn impostar, sud ment of the cneck wan ordered siopned. an wae arrested and taken 10 Commi ‘Lbat official waa not in DALION Was coutinued untn tL1s morning s 10 @ ciock, This was sunposed to be av. WRIGHT'S EXPLANATION. Mr. Wright 18 quite an ibtellizent man, per« baie about 34 vers old. aua seema 1o tol & preity nlr-lfmuwrv. Hanays ho was of ser- vica to the I'b, Deat Brawing Compant in several wa\s, dqong which he mentiony teling the Prenident that soma of bis ewmpty barreia bad been found nith uncancaliod stsmps, aud, by waroing bim that troubla would follow chin v rac- tice, caused the Presdont to look after bis sub- ordinates with s litle moie vigur, He also hunted up somo old barrote, for whicy the Presi- dent wnid he would pay Lim libarally, aud when WWrght came down “here carlv yo terdav morue ng, beng in need of ready monoy, bo applied to tho officera bere, aud, on the mrengibh ot hin friendahip, and from tao fact that ha bad bern actiog 10 the capacitrof 4 Government Agent, aa'te avers, obtained the clisck. promising to retmim the amoantin u ghort time, Ile claims that he in- tended to fulfitl that promise, and the firet thicg e kuaw be waa arrested on the chargs atove tmentioned, When the cans comes up thin mo:n- a1t will Lo eesn whethar 1t 18 one of tliegal airest or whetuer 1t diecionta & gonuine astempt todefraud. Meauwhilo, Wiight 18 imprisoned. NO NEWS, Matters were more quiet aronnd the Custom- House yesterday, if aoythiog, thau they wero tho day before, Dustrizt-Aitorney Eanus was expected from Lacon in the moruing, but, from f0me ressun or clher his arrival was delsyad, Moroing wore to sfternoon and aftetnoon mo oreuing, and still the o was no District-At:otuey, Dor wore any telegrama tecaived asiicong A readon for hin nou-strival, At the Custom- Housn all bands were i waiting for him, re- parelto give hin a cordial greetioz. but the bud-thaking and apeecnifying we:o vostponed tili another occasion, Col. Mathiown snd Gan. Webstor vere soneht. but could. not bo found, aod an sttempt to hLunt thewm up in the evoning was oqually unuuo- cesaful. Col. Machews lett last night by tho Kankakee route tor Indianapolby, it ia 8api-0ded, while Goo, Wobster was s promivent gueat au Mra, Gen. Merritt's recopsion at the Palmer Ilonas, and, of course. could not be espacted to be lakwg after auytaing of 8 parcicularly startling vature in connoction with craoked whinky. Taue it allogether, it was indeed a bad day for nowa, —_— TUTTON. BQUARL-SOTXYDI'G LITTER OF A AQUARY MAN—NE DID NOT DESIRE TO CHANGE WITl M DOXALD, Wasurvatox, D, C., Dec. 16.—Supervisor Tat- ton bas addressed the tollowing letter to Proai- deut Grant ; Jo Uw Frcellency U, S, Grant, Presdent of the Untied Nates—Bia : ‘T obaerve tust’ Senator Hender. *on. in 1o trial of the case of the Uaited Btste Avery (If iy syeech Lo corra'tly reporied), ch. Gen. Babcock, your printo socratry, witl sonie connection with the Bt, Lon's Wuinky R ng o, in the'r interost. havivg fmpropetly inBucn-ed yuu to revuke the order of the Becrotsry the Treas. ury traneferriug Buperviiors, datsd Jan, 27, 1475, A3l hsve clafmed the credtof baring (oflu. caced you 1o revoke that order, I feelitis my duty DOW to arsume the responsib ity aud recelve whatevar odlum, if any, sttaches therety: and, with tals fu vite, 1 beg leave to remind you of the facts b they ror cur to me, On or ahoot the last day of Jenuary. 1874, 1 received & letter from C inmissioner Doug ase, inloritg the Eecretary's order of the «Tth of Juul y transferring me to the 8t. Louis Distri-t, snl dirs. ting mo to re. port thera for duty on te 1ita of February, T went to Wanlington on the night of the3d of Fehruary i saw Commissioner Dongliss on the morniog of the 4:b, And sehed Lim how long I was expected to remain At Bt. Louis, to which he replisd: * Perbapsa year; six niontha at leant.” 1 sefd, if 8o, T woulid buve to 1 could not go to bt Louls for six mouths, glass atatod tual these transfers origin-ted and wero ordered Ly tue Sacrstary, and hst I had botter see Lim. I then went irectly to Secre- tary Bristow, und hnd quite a leogtLy interview, I “made substuntislly the same stat:mont to bim,—that, it & was proj 1o keep me at 5L, Lol siz monthe or o year, 1 would Lo com. relled to tendor my resigustion, as 1 could noat take my family with te, and I would not leave tham alt months for the sake of the office, besides wlich I had wome proj erty and other PIX‘I taterests that conld 5ot be neglected for that lengih of time, The honor. avle B:cretary finaliy agreed that I alioald gO with the undont uding tunt T was at liberty to return oa ths lat day of April, thus making my abeence about aix weeke, Tothis I ausesied, bui at e sans lme @ | th-t Ishoalduos be sty lo fo accompl'sh any Rood—that, I thers were any ex‘onsiva frauds, Which he feared were being pornetrated thers and at ciber points by disifiota with tha kmowledge sad aid uf \o local oflicers, they would cover it Ao doep that I slinuld ot Le suis to discover i3 tnat the fact o thess tranafers of Supervitors and Revenue Agenw Laving been publishied, giving tho paction full notlce for (wo or thres weeks thnt tacre were to bo sucu chianges, would give ample time t> persons intar- eated ta 80 complately cover their fratdulent traus.o. Lions as 10 render #t almost impossibie to trace tuem. Lreepectfuily s-ggeated tuat, in my oplnion, it would Le much beiter %0 send some competeu, .creet per. 821 who wauld not be known, and whosa movements would be entively secror, to' 5:e whst was going o, snd in this way the 'rarties could be caugh in the act of dafranding, sni aafieot evie dlence obtained on which (o make mcrures and thereby get other {roofu of fraud, and urged that thia 11 liolld bs sdopted,~not only at 8t. Louis, but at Licago and other suspe. ted points ; ani aug.oetid (0 the Becre.ary that Bpecial-Agent Drooks, who nad been on duty wi b me for abant five yoarr, would be the very bost_man for that purposs of whom I had knowlsige. Plually, the Be:tetary angyested that I ad betior aoe e Ireaident, as ho had tiken a great interoat in this matter, 1, thicrefore, weat directiy to tue Wiite Huuse, saw Gen, Babcock, w:th whous at thet timo I bud scarcely a speaking_ soquatn‘ance, aud fold him I wanted to see you, that I bad been ordered fo report for duty st 8t, Louls vn the 15th fwst,. and I deslred 1o see you before going, Hs replied that o Jere engoged wiin ‘Seuwiors “and members, but that, if would call in 1" coutd bat ew with you, I called atthe time named, and Gan, Baboock 1ook {n my cand, and I was admiited at once, waen 1 mads the sums statoment o you that I iad to the Becretary, and mads tuo sume sugyoation that I had made to Rim sbout seuding & suitable jerson or persous, without the knowledge of sither ofticers or disti] ers, 80 tiet they aulght bo detectad fn the v f frand, and their an manuer of stealing sud _ the ons snd their comi fueti ns fu.ly discoverad ; sua that tlen, if the Depertwent Lad not confidence in ths lo:al ofticers, a temporary trauefer of Bupervisora could be made for s purpdee of mukiug selzures 1ud properly workin up s, You listousd to me akicallvely, an the more you thuught about the subjert the moe jou were - convinced that tho trausfer of Supervisors aa ord-red would re- sult i little or Ro good, and said you would suspend tie order that day. Thua you fully decidd tosuspend thio orler, xnd 0 stated to me before I left you, and before Gen, Libcock bad &0 opportnalty to speak to you on the dusject, as ha was nat prescut at the time, and Tam quice certain you arrived at this cont jusion durlog our interviaw, T am coudent that Gen. Bibe cock could uot bave infuenced you 1o revoklug the or- der referred (o, snd that what 1 said to you on the awubjest wais, i my judgmeul, 1or the Lest 1nterests of the lievenue Bervice, and the leeults i Louls, Obic: go, and Milwaukso fully Justifies our action I8 tho matter, 1bavefelt it waa dusto Loth youaud Gen, Bateock toinake this slatemont of facts, o Ls used as you deemed proper, {n view of the chargss made frow tima 10 thme i tae papers, and espo iUy 1n tho sposch of ex Heantor Hendersou abave rolerred to. 1 Bave the hogor (o be, very respectfully your obs- dieot sarvant, Avgx, P, Torzom, Haparvaor, MILWAUKEE, nuaon, Specnal Disnat:A to Ihs Chicaas Teidune, Miuwavxss, Dec. 16.—A startling rumor was In ciroulation to-night, nsmely, that it has been detsrmined to present Judze Dixon, of Mil. waukeo, and Judge Hopkiva sud E. W, Keyes, of Madison, to the Grand Jury at the Janumy term, for conepiiacy to interfers with tho ad- miniatration of justice in conneotlon with the caso of Samueal Rindskonf, who was let off with oneday in piison, whereas Judee Hopkins la eald to bave previously determined to give him threo years, snd was only induced to ohangs the sentance by the pressure of the partios named. 1can oply trace this rumor to the Vihisky Hing, LUBBACK AND BAYNOLDS, ; In the case of Burbaok sad Reyuoids, the mo- tfoa tor & ne trlal was (ully arqued to-day and tsken under ad.iavment. All motiona for new trial wili be decided Mooday, BCUOENFILDT. Inthe case of the Uuiled States sgainat 22 bairels of whisky of Aaron Bchoenfe.dt. tuo ury came in to-day at 1 o'clock, Laving Lson aut rom 2:30 p. . vesterdsy, sug, being uuatle 1o seres, wate disch They blocd ten in favor ©i the Uuited Btates aud two (vsmely, Biillman and McDousld) lu faver of Schvonleldt. WEIMER AND TAVT. In the caze of Weimor and ‘Tuit, the motion for & uew tifal in bebait of Wo.mer was argued #uu tuken uuder wiviscateut, Vyuimers bouds- wen cawe 1o court and surrendered bim, sud bis batl was fixed at $5,000. After wpend. g nearly te whole day iu vaiuly tryiug to et accepablo bul, Werner Buslly succeeded, but it was after tho adjousnmeus of court, and the sp- lication to coopt the same was mado to United 5$alos Ocmmrouu Biogdgoud, who refused, 0n the United "States Matahal on & bench procoss com. mand.og bim to be produced bofurs conrk . 3 | #a tue court ind been adiourned anul Barr & the Commisaioner had no fursdicton, W & sheiafure, waa taken to jail INDIANAPOLIS, T THE GRAND JuuY o2TriNa nrPoTRET 5 Special Dapat:h te 4 he Chacano Triy 7 Ixpravarotm. Ind., Deo. 18.—Th S Gtatos Grand Jury eame 1nto conrt oSS ame- fng, atated & hypothoncal case, and &8 4 it thore was any law of tue United B1S & fowid- ing for the pucisiment of the ¢S & .nt o such & noppositizious case. Judges Ufiu.amond and Gresbam directod tha jury o raduce thir findiag of facta to writing and report 1o the court through the Dlatrict-Attornes, and the 1n- 8tructioon of the Court to the jury will to given thiough the asmo medium. The uoderstanding 1a thist the case presented hy the jury refers to matiets connexted with their investization of the Pust-Olice mcandal, the investiza. ton bewng directrd agaioat ths Baperintend. ent. whotaa brother of the Postmaster. Tho ubaryes ageinat the Superiotendsnt ars made by former emplayon af Col. Hatlovay, who hava Loen dismissod from Aervice, hesdsd by Manon, wha Inst summer relieved from his contract for rexairing mail-bags io canse110006 of a0 ine vestigation ordered by the Depattment. e ST, LOUIS WHISKY-RING, M'DONALD'S GAJNE OF LLUFF—WIAT OPEXED THN PEEAIDENT'S YR, Demecratie Speciat to the Indeg endent Cinzinnaty Come neroal £7. Lotis. Dec. 14.—The Republican of to- moitow will contsin an articls on tus whisk; proge~utions, and the relatians of the Presudens, Secretary Bristaw, and other prom:nont ingirid- uala, sith the maiter. While it was nat thought proper to give tho pames of the partios fiom whom the tuformation was derived, it is prooer toetate that tho information comss from thoae who are adviacd whe.oof they speak, ‘Lae article statey that Bisstow nnausstionably knew loog befora the opea war had besn de- ciared that the Giovernment was bLeing robbed. He urged upon Dougiass tas neceemty for more Vigorois attempt at discovery and proso- cution, bat faund tas: Dounlass was sa bamp- cred by outwdo influonc:s that be was mmply usc.edn in what was nox an emergoncy. lience the removal of Dongns. un1 heace tho actiou of Dasow in takiog matters into bis own hands, Tle rent agents and deteciives. without the finowl=dge of the Revenue Bure.u, in the country where larse quautities of spirits wore beig manufuctured, who, by rizid osersa- tioo, mccumulsted tnasass of evidouce. The docnmeatary evidence aga:nst Joyca and deDon- ald the Secretary s smitted to tho Preident, but by refared to bo couvineed, and steadtastly heid to the declara‘iun that hia friead MoDoo- ald way sa innocent man. incapabio of corr.p- tion. Dristow, however, Lept on until be had effected propirations for the grest raid. Mc- Donatt, becownitg alarmed as the sicnat on, wout to Warhingion, taking &10,000, wrane {rom two disillora, to wips out (o Daat, as shown in the Tocent tral. Where (Lis moues wout mill prov- ably be dovetoped in an_sporoaching triat. p to this timo tne President was probably continced of the innoconce of his Socretary, and of McDon: The iazter tried to snduca him remove B.istow, saying 3¢ would be to Jie wter- art of the party to do ko, hidinz the real roason. Ho great waa Geant's Infatuation that Lie still did not su-pect McDouald'=s guit, McDuna'd de- manded thas B.jstox bs turnod ont, and that b (bcDanald) be sssigned to the duty of nvesri- gating muaticicus affairs i this distriot. Giant ex:'ained that to remove Bristow would bo un- wise, ad it would be constraed 1uto an at.eapt to preveat tho exposn o of the frauds, MeDonald thon went to B-istow, determined on a buld conrae to nccompliah his ond. s tol i Bristow ho knaa Li4 gnme, and thet Lie bat a big job on hand, and abra;tiv asked tha Becratary, * Do von intend to iudict the folis out in my district 2" *‘1 corsainly do, 1f there is evidenco of ginlt, (rom the bigiiost tu the lowost,” *' Am 1to unders'and that sou tntend to wudict ms ¢ ** You nhould so nuderstand 1t, if tasre exint suy avideaco to oonuect i‘an with the frauds” *Well, then, I wo'tld like tames you d» it." - Donuld exrlalned at leugih the vou actes in tho way of the Secretary, and thoa made a proposi- tiou of compromise, a4 follomn: "I will agres to baid vou 1n¥ resiguaiion, and to pravensauy far- ther crovked runuiug in my disnn agroa tolet bygones be bywones, and nat to Eroucnte the ba'anco,” Mr. Buu replied, | ave determinéd thatif I can wecurs ovidencs aguost you, you must 2o o thi Pouitantiary,” “{go to the Fenitentisry! You'il have & pDica ob at that game. Bet what of mv nropositidn 7 hio Seoietary ezid: ** If (he President wili pa- don vou, Ishalleay nothing more,” MeDouall nue stilt excited and uupostunate, aud the Sccrots: suroed (o (alk mik the Prosdent alout the mal ter. McDooald wrote bis resiguation and lofr, Tho Becrotary subsequently explained, as a Juetitication of Lus conrse, thet Le hod trie overy other means to convince Grant of McDon- ald's guilt, a1d bad desnsired of accoumplishing that eod, and finallv had _reccurns to AleDon- sla's own coufession. MeDouald went to the P'resident aud iold Lhe story of hie guil, 8c020 was . oxciling one. Graut ga ewor to McDonsid's plea for rardoa. Tha seiz- ures in Bi Lows were mado, the Democral cameo ont with ita disc'osure, and it was too lats for attempts at conceslment. A FLAT LENIAL. Dsvatch b1 St Lou.s Gube-Democrat, Wasurxatox, D, C., Dec. 14,—The Now York Hierald to-dsv has a special dwpatch from St. Louis, which given ths anthorisy of & prom vent, but uunientioued, citizeu there, who has Just retarued [rom Washiogton, for tha state- wment that at the Cabinet meoting when Houdewe son waa dismlsasd, Grant acted rudely toward Dristow, aud arked bim If ho dared Lo o, posn Houderson's reten‘ion, snd that Bristow cowed down an:lead he did not. Uristow makes a flat denisl of this story, as doss Presideat Graut. The foimer regarded Houdersou's condnct sa uncalled for then, and aoes vow, e ANOTUER COUNSELOR DECLINES, Dusvateh to St Low-s G 0de-Demiverat, Quixey, 111, Deo. 14.—Ths Whig of this even- iog staies, odituriaily, that the How, O, H. Browniug, of tlus city. bas been sollcited to take charge of the proseculion of the whisky fraude at Bt., Lous; that Mr. Browning bad beeu obliged to dozhine tha request of the Govermaut on account of tho preswurs of bis own private affais, REAPERS AND MOWERS, Proposcd Trial at the Centennial Special Dupateh to The Chicane Tribune, Pruareirui, Ps, Deo. 16.—A coovention of moanuacturers of reapers sud moneis bas been in sesston 1 thiv city yesterday sad to-day. They met to conxder the conditions under which they ahonld enier upon a trisl of the menits of their machines, Mr. B, 1L Wardeu, of Byiring- field, 0., was elacted F'resident, sud G. W, Alleu, of Auburn, N. X., Becretary. Mr. Landroth, Chblor of the Ceutennisl Dureau of Agrl- culture, prosented a piin sdvising Y open trial of all mackines vepreasnted at the eshibitiun, There has Loon cunsldersble opposition manifested amoang the leading members of the Ccnventiou to this scasme, altaouvh it was geneally adumutted that American mauufucturers could ‘safely compete mith Europeaus. Oue moember declared that the Ceuteunial Commissioners wauled a ganoral ex. bitation for tho purpose of masing wonay, and tbat, while the Comuittes Lad disonmivated agwinst the manufucturers, the lattor had done much for tbe Centennial movement. A com- mittes appoinied o report on the question jire- veuted a resolution advisiog action by Jowt Comuuttees af the Convention and the Cubtan- utsl Commieslon at the meetiug of the Iatter 1o Jauuary uext, when thie Moweis' snd Reapars’ Convention will meet again to complete arrauge- wonts. —_— QUAKERS IN I0WA. Spactal Correspondance of The Chicaoe Tribune, Dxs Moixnes, 1., Deo. 14.—It bsth come to Pass—for o ia rocorded in the book of the census-takor—that thore dwell in ths land of Nawkoye 8,805 Quakors; aud they bave divided themuelves equally, mi d female,—for there Le &fl'b maley, aud 4,400 fem o ®. ea, verly, BLACK-HILLS NONSENSE. Cuzrexng, W, T.. Dec. 16.~Frank George, in from tue Eils for provislous, brings with other ocoares gold oue nugget Weighing €27, and oae [ gronnd that the prisonsr was hald by the | if youwill | NUMBER 118, WASHINGTON. What Has Been Loarned and Guessed at Concerning the House Committees. Speaker Kerr Wil Got Everyboidly's . Views and Then Act on © llis Own, A Chapter on Mississippi Eleotion Frauds Read in the Senate, Democratic Senators Get Badly Mixed on Constitutional Autiorities. Senator Spencer Desires an Investiga. tion of the Charges Against Him, THE HOU3S COMWITTEES, FACTH AND FPECULATINNA. Forcia’ Disrateh to The Chicaon Iyioune, Wasuivatoy, D. C., Dec. 16.—The annonnce- ment of the Standing Committeos of the Houss in looked for on Monday next. Bpeaker Keir, vho Lins devoted the greater part of his time ®ince Lin olection 4o the difficult task of finding Wwho are the Lest meu to put in tho most respon- #ble placon on committers, asd ot so organ- fzing the Hous ay to strengthen hiv party in ths countrr at tho wame time that hio puta the machinery of e body in good order to run ewoothly and nroduce the best resalts, has vory renerally kopt b awn counvol. Harving beea electod, as lus friords aesert, without a pledgo, bo is aud > feel unler very sligat, it a0y, " perssnal obligations {0 any- bodv, and to bhave tue mngle object in view of putting tho Housa in noandition to the work tha. comea before 1t in the heat PposuL= lo mauner. Iow well ha w1l ruccesd will not probablv be Laosn uatil the commitiees are ruad from the Clerk's deak next dondaz. To smsist him {u performiug this task, Korr hag gladly RRCIITED SUIOLTTIONY FRON ALL sovne aud frely coungeled with the most fuilu mombern of hi+ own party. Hohas alwo fis cautiousiv to every oae wbolias coma to 1o repressul toe winhen of eibier of bis politieal friends or oppoucats, but be wil in the end oonrtruct eich comnuttes in ascordiaca with his Dbest judgmont, so lia friends say, uvinfluenced ~ by any copsidors- tions walch he does not think worthy and proper. Acting thus indepeadently, it will be very virange it tho consttuiion of thie coms mitieen doss ot disappoint a great MADY pare sous. s ecially thoae who sapira to atiicnlarly Louorablo of renponsible positions, The Bpeakor 13 very likely to ostimata the fisness or ahliity ot & great manv Ropreaoutativos, old iu the sorvice A woll as new, vary differently from whac they aud their fuends 4o, and it is already biniod that many conjectures based on wupposod pontioal or other cluima of Hepressntatives, and some which hava been published, will bo found WIHOLLY AT FAULT. At the aston tirae 1 188 who are sunposed to know Dost holdly aivert that whilo Kerr will disappoing the etpeciations of scores of men, the country will approve his salections. Cox is now, by eere eral aunsent, asaignod sbip of the Wavs and Means Committee. ‘The supointmou uando Wood to this position, which was a¥ fitet takou as & matier of courss use of Lia ltong servive upou it while in she wloority, aul liis promiuenco in the party, la now bolleved ta nave Leen » mirta%o, Mauy persons would nol ba surprised 1t Wood was only given some anee ond-ciasa Charmanship. In regard to the susignment of tha pruminent Democrats eonjec- tura is almost at en3, aud Kerr 4s not likely tg givo few Linta ta help it bafore noxt Mouday. Byeaker Kerr ba« trasly consutted Republican mrmbors fo regard to their assizumant to Come iitaed, ot in any sonse binding himself to a partioular srrangemect of the mattar, but with A view of ascaitaiuing the wishes of tho differens mewbore, —r— IN THE SENATE, THE MISSISALIPI ELECTION FBAUDS. Speriat { serarci to £ he Chicags Trisune, Wasmivaroy, D. C., Dez. 16,—Tho Senato do bated for two hours upon Morion's resolution ta investigata the eleccions in Mississippl. Bayard .and Tburmsa reliearsed their old Loulsiana sporchiee of fast year, in which they have becoma qalte ruaty from disuso, but tha sleopy galleriey #o0on discoversd that it wss the old, old_story, Mortou exposed s very glaring incocaistency it tho argomeuts of Lix opponents which the lad ter coull uotexplain. ke showed that ever vear in discussing the Loulsisua question Thud tuno aud Dayard had fosisted that the Senakt could go bolina the action of a Legialaturs, of a Returnivg Board, of s Governor, an{ examine into everyihing that waa done b{) the Repubiicaus, but now, in Mississippl, the Dems ocrats baviog snumphed, i eaders in thg Beuate had dissovored that the eral Conakh tution estoppud uli such 10Juiries. Leaving the Democrats 1 {lns embarrasung snd sllogical position, the Senate WENT INTO EXECITIVE SEARLOX, That so-sion lasted three hours, It was vex) bewted and bitter. ‘Lhe subjoct disoussed wen tho nounnation of Woits, of "Lommana, of tiwa Rawurning 1.ard, for Burveyor of New Orleaca. ‘The debate is w1id to have Eun extremoly par- tinan. and to bave ccnsisted of antmated and c raviewa of tho entire Lonmiaus ques- tiwo, but Wells was conllrmed by a very smalt plurality, [Totha Associated Press., WELLS' NOMINATION Wasmxoron, D. 0., Dec, 16.—There Tone debuto of sev. honia’ duration ovor uss nomination of Madison Walls to ba Surveyor of the poit of New Orloans, I was at lenziti con- flimed by a strict party vote, excapt that Christianoy (Ren,) of slichlgea voted no. Booth, of Ca) fornia, vote! aye, ard Paddock, of Nebrase ke, (Rop.) refrained from vowsg- - o NOTES AND NEwwu. ; ADJOUBNMENT. Syactal Diapaieh to Mha Chicago Tribime, Wisminaton, D, C., Dec. 16.—The Sevate toe day sgreed to the Honsw adjouroment resolution, with an amendment oxvenilog the tims of the recesa one day, or until Weduesday, Jan, 5. In shis the Houmse will, no doubt, concur. That body s not auzioun to meet ibe responaibilition of the sessfon. The experienco of the lsat two weoks migbt well causo the loaders Lo pray for an sdjoaroment beyond the Presi- dential election. Chaos ssems befors tho leaders. The “*Cowmittes of . Safeiy™ auda King Lsmar sesm powerless to eave them. They now sntiolpate uch from she crystallization of forces which is expected to result from the appoiatment of the Com- mitteas and the complete organizstion of the. House, but the knowing ones who claim (o be sdvieed as to tho probable compoaition of the Comuittees prodict that the snnouccoment of tho Committees will fursuer tend to dis- organize the paziy. MEBERINON explaina bis Penaion bill by stating that i} doss not propose the granting' of pepsioss jo Cog~ fedsrata soldiers, as has boen suppossd. bat to euch parsons as drew on sccount of the War of 1812 a0d the B¢ ican War wio forfelted shelr claims by vatici: ¢ THE HOUYE OFFIOERS. The House ofticers Lavo postponed furihe reinuvels until afier tho Lolidsys. The todics- tious are, Lowover, thit sll the wounded Unlom soldiery will be compel'ed to give placa ta sz Coufederaies. N w'onrw. ‘There are very serious doubts of the confirmee tion of McGrew aa Bixth Auditar of the Trees