Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 28, 1875, Page 1

The Ohicano Dailp Tribmne. VOLUME 29. ‘WATOHES, DXAHONI.):I’,M!!:WELBY. ETO. LAPMAI'S MIONEY LOAN OFFICE, N. W. COR. MONROE AND CLARIK-STS. Bavo your mono atyles, comprising by buying bargains, old and cilver Koy and Stom-Winding Watches, in Goods gll gonuine and latost Gold and Silver Casos, 8olid Gold Vest and Guard_ Chains, Superb Dia- monds set in Pins, Rings, Studs, Buttons, and Ear Rings; Gold, Camoo, and Onyx Sots of Jewolr, and Parrots, Gold Drncefo’ Pleaso cell and oxemine, Full 8ot of Coral with Necklaco, Sot with Roscs ts, Poarl and Morocco Opera Glassos, &C.y All goods warrantod, &c. LIPMAN, N. W. ccrner Monros and Clark-sts. SAFRTY! DIAMONDS, DEEDS, BULLION, ‘WILLS, COIN, BONDS, SILVERWARE, Ifortgages, JEWELRY,or other Valuables, Neld by Ladies, Bustness Men, Professions] Men, Mechantes, Teacliers, or Laborer, ara securcd agatnst Fie and Burglars by depositing them n the SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS OF TRE STATE SAVING [NSTITUTION, 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST., Which bave been built to accommodats Chicago and THE NORTHWEST. Bafes for Rent for §5 per Annum Upward, GEO. C. (00K, Monager, - 4™ The BTATE BAVINGS INSTITUTION is tho Jldoat and Largest Sxvicgn Dank {n the Wost, 6 Per Cent Intorest on Deposits. SPENCER, Pres't. | QOEAN NAVIGATION il . TAR BALL LINE, CNITED STATES & BRAZIL MAIL STUAMSIUPS, Sfling rezuiurly every montn from VWateon's Whacf, Brook yn, N. Y. 5 For Vara, Pernpmbtico, Bbta, and Rio Janerlo, calling it it, Jobus, Lorto Hiico, KELLIE MAITI, 3,00 tons, 310. 23,3t 13, m. JOIN_BRAMALL, 2,50+ toue, Foir, 33,9t 1 KER, 2,%00'tons, blarch 23, at 1 p. Wheh tlis % of (hio mobth fails ou Bundsy, Moyme w8 anil tho day provioun, Tueno tlenmers are petfocts 3 new, with all tho latest imj rovements, haviog firate depe T pyenor commodatlons, 0 T For fcight and paneage. at ro incod rates, aprly to 4 156 LOCKER & GO Anenin. w Yo 4. B, WA Tho Gvsersl, Tiansa:lautic Compan) between Naw York mud Havea ‘Loo vplen Wis 1aY0i10 Touto lur ino Vontineul ibeing mors souta. wiy than auy otucr), will sall troms Piorsvo, 0, Muith Tuver, a3 tulowa: CANUE, 110 ABRAUOIL, & KRR T Pou” 0z ., RIOE OF PASSAGH Fitat cabin, $1lu aud 812 H’i witn sUDOFlOF ACOLY . Gatiuns, ine .l Wl(llu:lAl:ll'::‘ ;‘ul:} bicamas HTAN, ARands i Drosdwsy, N. ¥, National Line of Stoamships, KEW YURK 10 QUELHSTON AND LIVLKPOOL. Sa'urday, Jan. I, at 3, w. d it * da BArKLOUYs D HLVatia, 8. e 10 LR LR e ntBa. m, ENGLAND, 4,296 Jt ", at 12 adon, ERIN, 4,040 tons..... 4o Lide. 23 at@a.m, O- 8D, a.26 “rday. Tan 4 ntir m! Cabin Damage, £60 and 870, curronor. Return tick. ts at 1educed ravas, Broceage tickors, €4 curresey, 28 1 I.r £1and upwards oo reap Britain, ADDIY v ' By .8 . Rortiieast oorose Olark saa Reudaiph ais, (upbutite now ‘Bhetwian fivdso), LHICAZO,. Great Western Steamship Line. From Now Yoik to Bulatal (Kngland) direat. SOMERSIL, Weatorn ... nursasy, Doa. 18 BRESTWESTERN, Wiidham, Wodnawday, e, 59 Uabln Pussago, 470 Intopiuediato 843 Stooraze, 831, . A U it bigu'l I 10,01 e A, AT A, .'AL R, CUNARD MAIL LINE. Balling threa tmea & wouk to and from British Porta, taweat Priced. Apply at Company’s Offies, nortuwest corner Clark and Randolpheate AR STOOKHOLD IN RS OME NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO. Cmioago, Dec, 23, 1375, Notlice to Sharcholders. The annus! meeting of tho Shareholdora of the Tome Fational Bank of Chicago, {or the eloction of Directors wnd the transsction of such olber busincss ss may tome before the meeting, wil Lo eld at its Dsnking 2tfice, on TUEBDAY, Jan, 11, 1870, between the Lours o 10 o'clock a. m, and 14 o'clock m. GEO. W, FULLER, Cashier, Stockholders’ Meeting. Cricaco, Dec, 32, 1835, The avnnal meeting of the BtockLolders of ** Tha onumes el Nativual Hunk of Chitcago,” for the eleo Hon of Dire:tors, will bo held at §is Banking Hous: Tuesday, Jouuary 11, 1876, | etween the hours of 4 un Yo'lock p. m. OEORGY L. OTIS, Casbier. STOCKOLDERS' MEETING. The annmal meeting of tho stockholders of the Chl- ©ngo G)ul{ lafiway Coiopany, for the election of a Loard of Direotors and the transsction of any other business that may properly como before them, will be Keidal i o of e Company, o 0 Biaib i, od loa au, 8, st 3 o'clock p. m, : i W, N, LVANS, Bocrotary, Chicsgo, Dec. M, 1873, $00a of tha Merchants' Saviags, Loan and Trast Company, corner of Madison and Dearborn-sts. The annual uiesting of the stockhalders of the Mer- flanty’ Baviugs. Loail snd Trast Compuny for theelec- tion of efeven (11) Trustees 4o sorvo during the cusns li:g year and the transaction of such otaer buainces ss @AY come up before the meoting will be beld at the $coof the Compuny on Tuewday, Jan. 4, 1810, bo- Ivoen {he bours of 10w, in, and 13m, QUARLES HENIGTIN, Cushler, PERFUMERY, PE!I.FG MERY. & B. ATEINSON'S J WHITE RUS AACHRT POWDRRS * NN VLR BUAP, 5 R, ] L g T3 mn;u«:;:n ln.m- RIZE_ MEDALS-LONDON, , VIEN- M ORSO A TIe! AN, ¥ 801d by all Gri'cise deslars throughout the J. & B, ATKINSON, 4 014 Bond-t., London. Bole Agentsin New York—ARNOLD & MONARY " lue anteed by TRADI MARIC." SHIRTS, SHIRTS. “THH HARRIS,” Time-tried and_thoroughly= teated, elegaus in desigo, su- [e2b, in workmaualip, it cas 10 AL, Luave )0uf mcaae ure with HABIIS & COD! 471 South Clark-at, SAVINGS BANK FIDELITY Savings Bank AND SATE DEPOSITORY, 143, 145 & 147 RANDOLPH-ST. Capital - - $200,000.00 surplus - - $100,000.00 RECEIVES SAVINGS DEPOSITS And Trust Funds, and allows interost thore= on at the rate of 8IX percentper annum. In. torest computed half yoarly sud ndded to the principal if not withdrawn, Having the finest SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS In tho World, thia Inatitution rocelves for Bafe Koeping, at Low Rates, Money, Dirmonds, Deeds, Bonds, Coin, SHlver Plate, Bullion, Willg, and Other Valuables. Boxos or Bafes in the BURGLAR.LINED ‘VAULTS nlso ronted, tho rentor alone have 1ng accoza to Ltho same. #9~ Thoso Vaults paszod through the Grent Firo in Uotober, 1871, unharmed. TUEY ARH ABSOLUTELY BURGLAR AND TIRE-PROOE, And aro guarded, day and night, by on efll- cient forco of ARMBED WAPCHMEN, JOILN C, TTAINES, Pres. T Between Chvistmas and New Year's, ATTCOTMION EVERY DAY & EVENING 5,000 Bibles, Books, Chromos & Albums. Must bo sold by Jan. 1. “THE BRUNSWICK.” itk ' Boylston, Cornor Clarendon.st., Boaton. Tisds bew wud commodious atiticiure s now compleiod &nd resdy for the 1o eptiou of travelers and tho publi-, “Tuo housu 42 firo proof, snd contains every maders i+ provement, inclading b passengor anid bagitgo ol ¥ 1t {s clegantly furnlubed, {n locited in & moat alls part of e city, near tho Common, Pubila 2rden, und the ratlroad dupots. e+ ides 00mi4 for translent giiests, it contatne many ro:ms en su: (e for familics who desire to locsta yer- attently, No pains or money will be spared to maka the irunswick tiko rank with the bret Liobsls in tids couniry, Publfs patronage i reypecifally soliclted, J, W. WOLOOTT, Propristor, BLANK BOOKS . STATIONERY, &o. A BEAUTIFUL ASBORTHENI OF POCKET DIARIES GULVER, AT RETALIL AT PAGE, HOTNE & €0.'S, 18 & 120 Monroe-st. J. W. MIDDLETON, Tirst-class Blank Dooks, Priutiug, and 8tatfouery, 55 S0ATH-ST, BLANK BOOKS, Stationery, and Printing, Furnishod promutly und ot fsir prices, by J. M. W. SJONES, 10§ und 104 Madison-at. HEALTH LIFT, Health Lift. The Chicrgo Health Lift Company have openol Pare lora for the sale anid putlic uss ‘of "Marsh'’s Ininrovod Lifter in McCormick Block, corner Randolph and rhorn-nts,, Room “A,” maln floor, Price of ins= 3. x motthe' sxercise, $133 twelve moutlis’ . Al aro invited, L SMITIL. Mansger. DYEING AND OLEANING, DYEING. Ladlea'and Gantlemen's Garmenta dyed and cleansd in s superior manper, DOHTON ¥ANOY BTEAM DYE HOUBE, 190 Bouth Clark, 184 Nilnols, aud 263 W, Madison-ats, EDUCATIONAL, Racine College. ‘The College and Grammar 8chool of Natlna College will reopen Jan. 19, (hio seesfon to continus til June 2y, ¥or admlsslon apply to the Bev, JAMES DE KOVEN, D, D., Raciue Collee, Racine, Wis, Ponnsylvanis Military Academy, Chester, Pa. Teopens Jan, 6. Thorough justruction in Civit and Miluln Enginorriog, tia Clanice snd Enlieh Brauchea. o elre ulsrs upply to T, A. COSGROVE, Exq., No. :l! cnl (Micago, or to Col, THEO, HYATT, Presf ont I, __FRACTIONAL CURRENOY. $5.00 Packages FRACTIONAL CURRRNCY IN EXCHANGE FOR Bills of National Croeeney, TRIBUNE OFFICE CHICAGO, T ESDAY, DECE! BER 28, 1875. WHISKY. The Insinuations About Secre- tary Bristow and Gen. Ilammond. 4 In Interview with the Latter Shows What They Amount To, Gen, Babeock Characterizes the Inter- Occanic Publication as Infamous, Great Indignation Expressed in Washington Regard- ing the Calumny. Singuler Facts in Connection with the Lake-Shore Distillery. A Deed Filed Immedialely After Notico of Contemplated Seizure, The Varlous Plans of the Counsel for the Distillers and Reetifiers. A Proposition to “Put Up"---Fighting the Law---False Swearing. Getting Ready to Jumpe..-A Grand Jury Selected, SECRETARY BRIEI’QOV[‘)I AND GEN. HAM. ND., AN "INTER-OCEAN " SLNHATION DIGPOBND OF. The fact has been long kuown and trequently commented upon tbat many corporstions have not been quito 8o exact in thair publishid exlibit of roceirts as the strict adherenco to truth would demand. Tbo knowledge, howover, of these discropancies bas been of such a vaguo and gonersl kiud that no action bas been taken by the Government, which is naturally the losiug party by tho eald altoration of figures. It bas been allegod that the Goverument hLas been do- frauded out of lsrgo amount of rovenuo dur- jug tho post two or throo yoars thia way. Quilo recontly it was roported that the attoution of Beeretary DBristow had been direoted to this mattor by a Chicago gentleman,~Gon, J. H. Hamwond, D'resident of tha Cisy Bavings Banl,—who bad ofered to shaw to tho Becretary conslusive roofs of guilt on the pait of certain rallrosds. f: waa stated that Gow, Haumond bad held ao interviow with Socretary Bristow in Now York in reterence to it, ana hiad since—at bis invitation— #enl o lengtly cowmtnunicstion to the Ireasury Department fadon with facts and figures that viern ghly damoging to the parties rotoreod to in that communication, and it was int.mated by tho Inter-Ucean that the Seciotary Lad failed to wet on this valuabla information. Iu ouder to obtain BOME DEFINITE INFORMATION regarding the olleged letter, a Titinusy reportor culled upon Gen. tlammond at bus wani yesier- day. ‘Itocomveisation tust ousued was as fol- lovs: Iteporter—DId you have nu Interviow wilh Eecratary Dristow in Now York, as lus been statod 2 Uou. Hemrmond-—Yes, several. R.—Wero these interviows recently 7 Gen. H.~"Thoy vccurred while 1 was on an Eastoip trip, in Septonver. R.—\ere theso juterviows arranged for any particular purposo-~wns thore any object in viow on your pnit 2 Gen, 1L.—No. My visits consisted tn calling upon the Secretary sud bis wile at their hotel, aud mecting bun without any aopoiutment what- ever, purely by accidont, in business otlices, Wo have beon aoquainted for o long tuna, and sev- ernl lettors have passod botwoen us on ordinary persoual tapics. R.—While you waoro in Now Yori did you bava any convereation wish Me, Bristow in regard to MAILIIOAD REVENUE DUL TUE GOVERNMENT ? Gon, Il.—Yos; rallroads sud all kinds of coiporatiovs, i 1t,—\What was tho subatance of that conversa- on ? Goun. II.—The substanco waa that, loaviog out the question of frand or intention to defraud on the part of rallroads, banks, iosurance com- panies, telograph companics. and other corporas tions, the salaties paid aud tho smouns of work required of Governmont employes mada tho coutost botween thom and coiporation account- ants aitogether an uncqual ono; thal corpora- tions pad the bighest salarics and commanded tuo beat abilition iu tho country, and gave tboir mon overy facility for attending to thoir duties | while the Government clerds wore undoerpal and bad not possibly time to attend to all ro- quired of thom, I stated, furthermore, that curluin partios who hiad dovoted much timo and attuntion to the subject, and bad accumulated & largo smount of informution and figuron, domred ne to-join thom in presonting such information a0d to advanco somo monoy to onavlo them to live whilo putiing thoir figurea into shspo : that I did not know whotlier I could or would have anything to do with it, as I bad & busiuess of my own; ibat iho law na prerented to me sesmed to indicato thas 100,000 payablain percentare on amountucollected was tho uazimumremunoration allowed for collection of arrears of ievenue, wistelt it correct woutd limit tho amount coliected by auy ous savo Lhe regular cmploye on & salary. 1t shot could not be ronewed from year o yosr by further appropriation it must be pretiy well exbausted, and I could e8e no objoct lu trying 1o do ln“h\ng. DBut I said L wonld like to hiave tho question brought up sud deaded far tho beneflt of the partien who had spplied to mo, and who had given much time toit, whother 1 had anything to da with it or uat, TUE SECRETARY'S REFLY. R.—What did My, Bristow eay to your scheme ? Gon. 11.—1o replied tuat as I was proposing to put revenuo into the Tressury, aud not to tako any out, he would be pleased to bring the subjeat ‘up for disoussion sa svon wa the now Commiualoner ot loterual Revenus Kot faivly ot work, and desiredl me to write bim und state Llie pointd involved. This I promised to do, diddo, and recolved an anawer 1n full propoaing test cases to try the ability and accuracy of the accountauts, s that all 2 ttaally and I don't aee how tha ‘find anytbivg in that for which lr{ Bristow. R.—You wero luterviewed by an Inler-Ocean reportor 8 fow days agoon tlia subject, were you not ? Gen, 1.~ was ; and ke soemed terribly anx- fous to ges hold of the corienpoudeuce Lotweon Dristow uad we, R.—Iiad vou sny ldea why ho was so anvious ? Gon, H.—From his couversation I judue.l that he nanted to gouat somotbing abour Bristow, but I couldn't guoss what., THUE INDIUSATION AT WABHINGTON, Srecial Inapatch to The Chicago Tridune, Wasiixaton, D. O, Dec. 37.—Tua talk of the town to-day bas been thie Chicago Jnler-Ocean ariicle, whiob wae copied here by tho Chronicle s wornivg. It was a mstter of goncral sor- pr.so among old membors of Congra that the sditor of that paper, whohad been a prominent wember for two terms, should give bid columna to uthoory based ou such an absurd conssruction ofthe lawregarding wisnosues before aUommitteo of Cougrees, Qen, Balcock arrived here thiv wmorasug, and was exceodiugly indiguant at what Lo chaiscterized mbroil bim Uristow. Upon tha with Becretary niug of t ouce to tho l}:!mury asud ‘Iresaury, bis wy deuounced the statomouts an fulas, and evidently maliclons. He snbsequently roquested your cor~ tea; ondent (o characterize the whols article no far a4t roferred to lum an infamous. At the White Housn. whero thn Intir-ficean has been ded altogether an Administration paper, nn 14 at a 1ok to account fer the Artici and tho only explavation carrent is that it waa 8 deaperato attempt to help the riug. The under- atanding hern toat two Cabinesoflicor arn stock. holders 1n the concern makes it more difticult to expisin tha conrae of the puper towasds Ban- cock, As to the allegod intter of Gien. Lristow to Gen, Hammond, which the lstter ia repro- Bentod an eryving ho would in no casn expose, the Becretary to-day telegraptn him that it would be entirely agreaaile Lo hin (Gen, Dnstow) if the letter way nt unes publiched, AN INFAMOUA FALAZHOOD.” Inepatels to g6 (lagugo Ecening Jornal. WasuiNarox, D. C.. Dec. 27.—~Tho attetapt of the Chicago Iufer-Ocean 10 conucct Bocrotary Brietow with the Whisky Bing, in a vecy Jong and detailod article, on Hatnrday, has boen tho aubjoct of cousiderable comment hirre among puiiticiany, Gon. Babcock to-day characterized the articlo aa an fnfamous talsetiood from bezn- ning to end, and witaout a word of truth lu It, #0 {Ar as statements purporting to havo been made by kim are concerued. Itis belioved thet tho articio in the lnler-ficean was written hore, ond waa inspired by men who are detarmined to Lreak down Becictary Bristow. Gen. Babcock bad an interviow with Becretary Dristors to-da; and aszured him that tl:o statomenta purporting 10 have been msde by bim were fale. and evidently manufaciured to tubscevo some cor- rupt interesta, CONCLUNIVE TEATIMONY, Youvisviay, Ky., Dee, & A. Cunningbam, whinky-desler of high standibg 1u Loniaville, publishes & card in the Courter-Journal reistive Lo the chargos of the Inler-ficean, in which ho soys the aine aro tutally unfounded in fact. 1o turgisben abatracts of all corresgondouce relat- ing to the reizura of his whisky, aod shows con- clastvely that Bristow niever has bren his couneol nor wan ever epokon to by himself conceruing this caee. Regardiog tha statement that Biis- tow dinminsed tho caso after becoming Sccre- tary, Mr, Cunningham says that tha same is falze, and that (hie cano 18 #till pending. In re- gard to Dougiasy’ action in the case, Mr. Cunning- Liam faya tuat tho ex-Commissioner agrecd in Apnil last to relesso bis goods if the ownor wonld ogreo to relisvo the Governmont of any damne ages whiols might result from tho seizuro. —Mr. Cumniings olso furnishes some corrcapondency showing that Douglass made several proposi- tions to compromite, st the eame tima stating that 1t wos bis opinion tbat the chso wad u weak ane, ——— SECRETARY BRISTOW. THAT INTER-OCEAN PUBLICATION, Dirpatch to Cincinnati Commercial. WasiixoToN, Dec. 26.—Tbe Chicago Jnfer~ Ocean of yestardsy contains & long arucle on Babcock and the Whisky Ring, in whiol it is saserted that Sacrotary Bristow will be oxposed shortly, as tiaving ¢ various times counived at wuisky frauds, either whilse ho wes n Coveinment official or while lo ‘ras engaped {u private practico, Tho ontire article ia a shrowd ntlempt to injure Dristow, and the pietendea fucts ale ataled in such a LOSiILVE way that thoy are calculated to induce tho belief with people hnt tully aware of tho deeperaio zoal with sLich tho Whisky Ring aro defendinyg them- selves aud making war upon Dristow. The ariicle is wiitten iu_such a styie as to convey tho improasion soat Baboock furnished some of tho points, aud Wan party Lo Boms extout to ita publication. Whother this is so or not, can- not bo poustivoly stated, but it is signiticant thst tle articis presonis Labcock as sdmitting that hus telegrawn were for the use of the Riug, whilo lio claims that they wero sent iunocently and undor misupprabuusion of thoe eudd thoy wezo Lo serva. Ihis ovening tho sttention of Becretary Bris- tow waa callod to tho Juter-Ocean publication. Alter reading tho cbarges =snd iatimation, be Bunpiy statod thef thoy were » tissue of false- boods frum begiunitg to ond; that bie nasairare tuat tho Whisky Hiug were determined to 1o jurs bim, if pos:ibls, by way of retalistion, aod that 3t ho had pot character enouch to withetand their as-aulis he ought to go under ; that he bad no objection to havicg his hife roo o1d invesigatad Wity the utmdt rigor; oo the cout:acy, desicea that it shoula be, if noceseary. 1t wus statod iu tuo articlo seforred to that an inventigation of tho Whisky Iiug would bo had by a committee to Le hicadod by Sem Ruudall, and that Dabcock would tesufy betore this Committeefyas to huis § councction with tho affair, snd taereby shield himee.f irom prosecution bafors the Court, under the law providing thet o wan mey vot be Lold for bun- ishment iu the co..s o ncconnt of oifensca contessnd to a coraniliea of etber House. ‘Ilus atory {8 regardcd a8 absurd, Alr. Randalt said te-mignt, howover, that tho Whisky Hing would be invesugaied, not by & speciai cou m.ties, but by tho Ways and Means Committoo, A cann, Crxcrxsart, Deo. 26, 1875,—To the Editor of the Commercial : Whenever auy man displavs such houonty, fltmnees, aud feailessucss tu an ofticial poxition s Seoistary Bumtow bas, thers aro always found persous who are jucapsble of seoing anything but a selfish mouve, and be- lie.o that, it pecuniary gain is wot tho ond, political elovaiion muxt be. fn tho article you copy from the Inter-Ocean of tho 25th, au attempt is wmado to suow that Bristow 1a pot above suspicion, and no botier than Babcock, and ooe of tho reasous given for doublting the Becretary's notive iu tuat hio makea my bouno bis liowme wlioa fu Cinclunati. 1 have met Becrotsry Bristos twice, Ihad s brief iut-rviow with b about a year sgo **on 'Chango,” and ono not much morn tengthy whilo in Washington Inss Juue, on goneral meatters cannocted with tho interesta of the trade hore, aud I doubt whother ho would zemombor wmo if 1 met bim now. Wilo 1 shounid consider it an honor to enter- taiu a guest whoso patriotism, unswerving hon. esty, aud marked (itncss for Lis high positionato #0 plam, 1 nevor Lisve bad and never expece to bave tho pleasure of 8o doivg. It may not be out of place, at the snme limo, to give n yusson why Uie falure to discover [raud hore ives additioos! bitterncss to Chicazo and t. Lot than what appears oo tho mur- face. Uoods of Ciucinuati wmanufacture havo slnays borue arepulativn fur abovo thoss of Clucago or 8t, Louis. Whon the business was on an honest footing we could slways sell our goods At their own doors, Without claiming greator virtus, it was nevor to the iuterest of the tiade here to deprectais thoir own goods by engag- wg o the flhcit business, The suppros- sivn of the {frauds puts Cinciouati iosou- facturers in the position thoy aro ontitled to, aud Longe this feelng. In conciusion I can only say that tho results of tho recent investigation would go to show protty plaiuly that it will not dnwage Becretary fi!lflww'l reputation seriously to mako tha bouse of any Cincivnati or Louiss villo man Lis home when bero or thero ‘WiLLiax N. llopant. —_— THE LAKE SHORE DISTILLERY. BINGULALLY OFPOLTUNE YRANSFER OF 178 1'ROP- ruTY. . ‘The tact was noted iu Tz Tninove of Satur- day that tho Lake Shoro distillery haa been seized by the Government for won-paywment of cortain taxes thon sight mounths overdus. Tha distillery was owned by n company, of which Mr. E. O. Leach was DPreeidont, snd, sa was then stated, Lad not boen rumaning for somo {me previous o its capture by the Government ofticers. Bame new developments, made since tho seizure, lLiave shown & very peculiar state of afiajrs in connection with the coucern, 1t woowns tnat Wodnesdny last, Dec. ¢2, an ofil- cor conuscted with Gon. Wolster's oftico called s theaflice of the diatillery and nolified the Company that & tax of £10.153 waa dua the Governinent, aud had boen since April last, tho sum namod having accrued between the 14th apd 21d of tiat month, ‘This warning did not produco tha ten thousand snd odd dollars, but 1t etill had » very percoptible effect on the Jortuncs of Lho institution, ‘Ihs nolico was served sbout 1 0r 2 o'clock in the sfterncon, aud in Jess then two hours thereafter & gentloman whoso nawe 14 1104 cortainly kugwn walked iuto the Record- ox's ollico, cud presonted for 1ecaid A DECD FOIL TUE WHOLE DISTILLERY proporty duted Dee, 14, and mxr&m‘lhs{ to con- Yoy, s8 uf that date, the jand aud buildings to a brather of the Secretary of the Company which owned thoj laco. The iuterestivg instrument in question is a wartanty doad in tho uame of tho Luke Bhore Distilling Compauy, and sigoed by Egbers C. Leech s its President. It conveys, if good, 118}21K8 Toet, ossl frout on Johuou aveona, south of Pwenty-voventh streot, to Jolu V. E. Fredericky, who. as aoted sbove, is brother to the Beeretary of the Compauy. The cons tion l;ipluld 6 630,000, aud the deed is dated Dec. 1, The seizura of the diatillery, which took place the day after the deod was filed and the notice whs aerved, waw, of course, null and void, pro- videl tho transfer was good, hecause tlie tiov. ernment had no power to make J. V. E., Fred- ericka liablo for the defaults of the Lake shore Distilling Company In vos payiny ita debts, and, therofora, 1t won!d scem on_flret sight as if the Government bLad lost oyer 810,000 by a bit of sharp practice on tua part of somebody who did not cara Lo pay. 1t in perbaps too mtoh to ray that thers is any sbaoluito evidence of frand in the trausaction in queation, but there ia naveithelesa A KTRONG ILAYOR OF COLLUSION hanging about such & conveyancs, consusnmated In +o peenlinr & manuor, and with such oxtraor- dinary wuccesd in hittiog tho time rizht, 1t looks 1o an ‘vuteidor, not Lo but oo fine & point on it, 24 it the most unacrupulous wirc-pulling were at tho bottom of the conveyance ; it soems about a8 if tho deed desctibed woro n part of the p pars of the Company kept on hand for use when- ever it pecamo necesasry. 1f riich wero tha case, notbing could have been casier than to hiave Lanled that deed aut of & pigecn-lole after tho notice had been served. and before the seiz- nre was made 5 fllled 1 a dato [o the blank left for tho purpose and elartod B man down town to have it ilod, It i» not asscitod that this was tho ease—anly that it Jooka that way, and that it might eanily hiave buen wo, Of course, thure in na prub-bui:ly that the UGovernmont ofticers will ivo up tho distillory withoue s fight, cspecially #inco there in what be called prima facie ovidenco of collusion n the affalr. Jt will have to be medo romarkably plain to the Collector that there was & real trade ot the Lottom of the tisuyfer bofore he will let go his clutch on the proyerty. It it honuld bo found that tho distillery had passed iutn atraoge bands by o proper sud legal pioceas, the Govornmont will not havo loat ita Tosource, in canes liko tho present it has THREE WATS OF OETTING 1Tw DUES: TFirst—From the property. Kecond—From the bondemen. Third—¥rom the private resources of the onners of the dintillary, In thia caso, IT the lion on the property rhonld Emvn valuelens, tho Governmens would falt ack on the bondsmnn, who are 103ponaible men, a8 is supposod. Af thov ghould by soy cnanco prove finaucially worshess, the private property of the etockholders 1n tho Cnmrn,_v wouKI bo holden. Thero is, therefare. littlo danger that tho tax in this caso witl bo loat. 3TN PREDERICK'A YIZW OF TITE CASE. In view of the ahova facts, & TRIRUNE reporier called Iant evening on the recent proprietors of the Lake Bliore Distiliers, Leach & Frederickn, 3r. 1. C. Frodericks waa fouud at the Woodrni? House, aud to him the repostor introduced him- self and said: . Heparter—1 have come, Mr, Fredericks, to make somo inquiriea concerniug the nals of tho Lako Bhoto Lisullery. In the courso of our peregripaticns for news wo havo leard o story sowethivg like this: Shortly provious to the setzure you were notified of the event, and im- medistoly had your property transferied to apother “party. Mr. Fredericks~—Well, I bhave nothing to say to that, 1.—To acme peoplo this action might appear to be just & httle wuspicious, or sudden, tu say the least. F.—Well, I repeat what I said bofore; I have no statement to make about tho matter. L.—You know that in such cages it 18 the cus- tom of tho vewspapord $0 give all parties a hear- iug. Therotore, if you 0 any ox; Inpativy to runke coucetniog tins apuareutly sudden trans- action, Tue TuiseNe will give you the Lenetit of whut you Liave to say, I'.—I have notbiog to gar. K.—Well then, ir. Frodericks, was this trans- for of tho dwstillory A HONA FIDE TRASAACTION ? F.—It was eutitoly so. Wo had noreason to go into auy svide arraugementa auca a8 protending tosell (be distillery. B.—When was thie tranafer made ? F.—The 16tk of Decomber, &4 nearly 83 I can remember, R.—The deed doesn't scom to have been re- corded until juat before tho time tho distiilery was soized. F.—Inbat moy be, Tcan't tell what the present owner did with the deed. Ho nught have car- tiea it arouod in g pocket & week or two for all 1 know. Thot's no busness of onrs, .—Ta whom did you soll the distillery ? Y.—To J. V. Fredericks. 1.—Any relation of youra? I.—You, my brother, U.—1iow muca Jdid he pay for the property ? Y.—About §U0.000, § behove, R.—~1ihen you meau to say, regarding this w #ynare, Loas fide trausaction; that it toow pluce ou the 16t of December, and that kuco that tiumo you have had nothing to do with it, and did pot have nny coonection with it when | tho seizuce was wnde, *1s that what you want tosay? 1'.—That's what I mean, And that waa all the iuformation the reporter could obtasn fiom Mr. Freden PRESIDENT LEACK'S DETEIMINATION. Mr. E. C. Loach, anoiuer propriotor, was found at his rosidence, No. 1070 Indisaa avouue. Thers was & bright light burniog in the paror and nall, and tho reporier saw through tha open window shat tho head of the family was mssisting it tho entortaiomuut of gnests, Loath to break npon thoe sacrdness of the social circle, uud yet mindful that of him was expected tue pere formance of a daty, the reporter rsuz tho door- boll, which was lmmodiately suswered by s young hopefol of Ar. Lesch, who said Mr, L. was ot howe, 33 the repurtor supp sed, aud asked Lum to walis tnto the parlor. Ahe reporter did 8o, encountored Mr. Leach, and avked for a fow minutes’ private conversaticn. Tae roquest wa grauted, and the two adjourned to the nall, whore they stood {nce to face, ivterviewer and intorviowed. The reporter mado the opeung nddyons : Hoporter—3r. Leach, I hava called as a rojre- sentative of Tux TEIBUNE to ssk you aboat this Lako Snore Distillery aud——10a Mr. Leach—\Well, I dou’t know any more about 13 than you've published aiready. R.—$0 far we have simply published tho fact of the pejzure and tho reasous that Jed tlo (fov- ernment to tako the ateps it did. L.—Yes, and tbat's all I know about it. I couldn's tell you anything moce., R.—Well, but, Mr. Leach, it 18 eaid that just betora tho scizuie was made you recelved notiti- cation that it would bo made, and that you then tranaferred the rmpeni. and a deod was given and rocorded. ‘Thatis the wtory which is golng tho rounds fust now. Isit truo? L.—No, sir. R.—1t is admitted that the property was sold befors tho seizaro, but you &sy theie was no such hiasto an this ¢ L.~Why don't yon folka @0 TO THE BECORDS and ace for yonrselvea R.-~When the recoids show that something was pushed through in a hurry, eo that it looks » little suspictous, Tue TRIBUNE sends u reporter out here to learn what you have to say about it, d to take aoy explanastion yon may have to o on the subjoct. Whon » man iapnt in rather au unfavorable light, the papera give him & chisuce, as it were. L.~Don't tlunk ii's in & bad light at a1l T—That may b, but others might think somawhat differeatly. L.—Dou't care if thev do. Tllais my affalr, and Tue Tanvsg has uo business to send any one up hero to iuquire tuto my privase business, R.—Then you srv not at ull’ disposed to avail yourwel? of the opportunity to xpiain mattors ? L.—No, wr; I have nothing to say. 1t.—To whom did vou sell this property ? 1i,~You can find that sod sl the other par- ticnlars in the records, Lt.—Buppote the socords look bad, what then ? L.—Dou's think they do louk bad, R.—Then you Laven't wuythiug to explain slout this muttor,—about tho fact that a deud was mado out about the l4th, or near thag time, sud that it was oot filed until just befors the welzuro 7 You think, then, that this looks like a straight teausaclion, sud that it necds no ex- plauation from you ? g L.-~1 dou't tbinit it looks bad, and I haven't soythiog more Lo say avout it. THE BECOKDS ARE FLAIN enougl, and contain the truth, R.—You tuuk the rocords sre emough, do ou? % L.—=The rocords are all I want, and they'll staud, too, ‘ven you stilt don't want to say anyihing? don't waut to say auythivg. ol m:? willing to stand by the records, 6 you L. .3. quite willing to stand by thie records. The reccrds aro good euough for me. "The utmost that tle reporter could induce Mr, Loach to disclosa was his unalterable acd imper- ishable dosire to STAND BY THE REQOORDS. He was equal t0 stau..'g by the reooeds, for whole matter. that o Asls of the aistillery nas | ho covsidered them ns qmite aubstantisl, Astho reporier moved towards the door. Mr. l.oach netvously ropeated his detormination to stand, aithourh, as tho converettiou Liad baen carried on sanding, the moo natural feeling would bavo inchined one to rccuinbency, Dut, a8 the reporter dencendod tho ateps, apened ths frout gate, and aven unti ba b=\ gons some dintavze in the cold evoning ¢ & could hear Mr. Leach's voico ochalng =~ ra-cchoing those worda, 60 characteri+tio & 5 & osire nud a doter minatiou from which 3 &g conld cause him to nwervo, * Yew, sir, .4 by the rozords.” e may bo etauding’ & sull, It may prove to be si uncomtortald w tion, e e CHICAGO NOT',_ = vD COMMENTS. IS <7 eNsE, Tho question a8 LS ; dofense the indicted distillern and rect'S ¥ sropose to offer to the testimony agninst o § 18 amsuming tho dignity of a probiow, sud dichi i3 of the laat uter- cat to the respondents, and uot without import o tho prosccution and tho poople. Theto ar rovaral methods, pointed ont by tha experience of countel for tho defunse in fit. Louis, Milwau- kce, and other places, which Liave beeu carefully roviewed by the able lanyers swho will appear for tho {ndicted Chicagoans, but it does not appear that thoy hnse yet wottled upon the kno which will bo carried inta court, ‘The four members of the Bar who are to de~ fend most of tlhe whivky cases aro sald to be Mewnrs. Goudr, Bwett, Biduey Smith, and Beck- with, the latter gentleman to be kept in the most privato background, and oot to be produced excert at consultations Thoso gentlemen are credited with baving far different idess one from another on the prover method of making tho do- feuso. Baiith 16 said Lo prefer to make & squars ight oo tha CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE BEVENUR LAW, snd to contest that question to the bitior end before Attempting any other defenso whatever. Asnothier geatieman is waid to havo broucued the proposition of taking up a big pos) t Loy & prominent Chicago olize-holder, and through im to control tno bead of the Government. It in not clearly understood low much 1t would take to accomplish the pnd namod, but It is cortam that tjus methiod of clusing un the st was gravely argued, and may ool yot have been abandoned as hardly feasitla, The comnliment to the Chicagoan in makipe bim the objoct of o much solicitudte and fu kssuming on_hix belalf 80 grost an intlueuco over the Erxecutive is rather moro than conuterbalanced by tho handed elap at his character imolied i raising the monoy ou the arsumption that there would be no diticulty i placio it properiy when once o hand. It s known that a npacial meoting of * gentle~ meb under s cloud.” togethier with some of their at orness, was held at a Norch Side rosidonco & few nignta sgo for the puipous of cousidering WATH AKD MEANS oot of the prosent troubles. At that moeting it was decided, after much conaultat.on, ta raise a purse of £50,000 for presentation to s Chicago (overnmout ofticial, tud the sum was then and thece rubscribed. ‘Ibe gontlemen who were preeent at the meoting will bo plcased to learu that ‘I Toicuxs haa alistof tho suma offered to be puid by sach subeonber. At the eame discusslon, after the matter bad beon seitlcd as to the wan who was to got tho £30,000, = distillor suxiously inquired, * How about —— ? \hat must be have s Aod an - dicted ectifler sroko up prowptly, “Oby Lo's all Tight; be's been ined.' Uu applying to tho gentloman last roferred ta vesterary, be was jnchned to doubt the rumor, und gand that 1f any man rajsed money for hin o nauted fo bavelum como toseo him just vuce. A 3ORE PROSAIC METHOD of tho scrapos has been invented by 8 gen: u once i the Goveruwent servico fur the Letiediz of rectifiers who are 1 tronple, It is av ingeotons wethod of defonse, sud in special cades, when hielaed by good Btiff ewear- iog, msy vrove elfoctive~—or, ather, might prove useful were the Goverument cases loss wirong than they are. 1t 18 to be kuown in this congeelion that roctificrs 10 compounding cer- tain wines and liquors uso distillod water am necersary to produce vorfoct puritv and to avoid ths taut which evon Inxo water has in o slight degreo. Thia dietdlod water haa been made st o number of places outside and near the city ~aud brouzlit i for use un pecded. It will be rememuered thnt soms of tho testimony sdduced ngainst rac~ titiers was for illicily, socretly, and uslasfally dumpiug liquors brought to their houans 1o bar- reis witaout stsinps sud dumped Into their vats, somoumas 74 drad of might. Anothor variation was to take proporly stacaped barrols from tne dirtilery to tue rectifying house, dump them, and bners them back to reflll in the absence of the Gauger or Btorckeoper. In earrying out this play, 1t was npecoesacs somctimes to take Liserols througl tho scrcous st tight, and several tunes the men engaged 1o the tranwporiation busmoss wero caught by the Guvernment agents. ‘Luta was notavly tho caso with the Cochiran dis~ tillery and the Iuwchine recufying houso, in the trial of which casos it way #worn that the proprictor was seon several timed diiyiug bis team {rom bis distillery to tho otner ond ot tho route wits pa.Lages of liquor in his wastou, and that those paczages went Joan full aud back empty. Incases like thesa, ftis un- derstoud to Le " tho iniention of tho rectiders to come into court prepated 1o B rcar that the sus- picivus barrels coutained distiled water for com- pusuding, and not croosed sorits, “Lhoy do not uxpect to make this partialur dodge work ol the way thcough, but thoy will attempt to swear a8 much 88 poseible of the liquor off on the Wator scoro, aud xome of them will be prepared with tostimony which will bo plontiful in quan- tity, if not satisfactory iu qualily. ANOTHES AND A BINFLED METIOD of getting out of trouble is t0 bo practiced by 0Bo ur two of tho iudicted parties worst off i point of defousive evidenco. Use man in par- ticuar, wno has beon, as 1L were, overwhalmed with ovidonce, {8 quiotly wmaking Lia srrango- mepts to chauge his reeidouco. Withiu & fow wecks ho bas como to tho conclusion that ull his etrugglos will bo in vain, aud hio Las nocordiugly beon disposiug of bis rguods and chaltels und putiing the procccds thereof nto a portablo forio. lLake aa * honor- ablo wan' ho is sawl to Lave doposited enongh funds 1 o friend's bauda to roimburse bis bouus- wen, who are respousible mon, Friday last the geutloman {n quesiion drew out of Lauk 4,000, and tools it howo with lim iu greeubacke. I'rom what he said thoro is good renson tor belsving that. whon Jau, 11 comoa around. 1t witl dod tho dintiller (or roctitlor) on a ditfureut side of tho Dutroit Hiver from tho United Statea District Coutt for the Northern Districe of Jiliuows. | 'Y JURLES. » The composition of the Grapd and petit juries for next term in the United States Comt baos now beon deteraiined, aud nothiug rowains but alittle timo to insure their preseuce aud the veginuivg of the Jong-looued-for trials. Friday aftervoon, Just as Juige Biodzott was abuut to leave, he called on Commis-lones Hoyue to draw {ho bames for the Grand Jury which bad becu ordered. It was necessary to uiake the se- lection at that time, bocause tho Judge, having s pund utent on Christmas, aid not futeud to roturu 10 busiposa uutil Wednesday, In thiy state of the oase, and with an uye to the necessi- ty of haute, Commmsioner Hoyas brought out Lits Littlo box of ballats, with uames on them, and sent for Cowmisgioner Proudfoot, who was, howevor, not to topud, Without MnmeE for anybody the draming was proceeded wit! then and there, and whife the ‘amisbls Philip (hew tho names from the box, Fred Colo put thew down on paper, aud the Judga passed upon their Ntness oo by ono, In thie off-band way twenty-threa names wero drawi and tho list put into tho haods of the Marshul, 1t i4 uaderatood that bowe of tho members were from Cook Coun« ty, aud that they wero genarally ¢he botior class of farmers. 1tis ce.taiuly to to hoped that the make-up of thu budy may Lo satisfaciory, burause there will utdoubtedly bo a great weighs of re- sponsibility reating upon 1. While thore 14 no resson to° doubt tho houesty or isiruess or the meiiod of drawiug, yoi it would bave beon 1more in cousouduce Wilh tho importance of the mauteis which will come before the jury, 1 ot quito so much baste wud iuiormality had boen pecorsary. It puts Mr. Hoyuo 1u sa awkward place also, bo- causo 1 tho jury, when sssombled, shall prove to bave a doubiful charsctor or two oo the lie he will Lo unjustly and sololy blamead therofo wheross it thu usupl throe Commissioners had proparod the list, the reaponshility would ut lcast have beou dividod, TUE PETITJURY for tho trisls has wlwo boen drawn, and the sum- moud hava boou gerved, To-morrow or Thurs- day tho Commissionors will wmeet to draw au- other panel of jurors for the trial of tho civil cases undor Judge Hopk.us, which will commeuce about thie time of the crimioat term, . A question of rouwn Lss aliven in ocouamection NUMBER 14, Tth tan wu3-i0u8 01 wua wsversl Uuital Hea g Con.rla swhich will maor Jun, 11, Judgs hhl! Rot's room w:ll p1obably boe ocenjad by Judge Ioplins, whiia 1hs legitimats occapant will ho located tn Judwe Deummon i's raow. and tio Iat- ter, who ls expacted hare abont that tims, will heat Lin wnits i chambers, ‘Tuis will lsava v appsrent piaca for tha aoasioan of tya Grand Ju- ry, whoara likely to ba forcod up-stairs joto the fonrth rtory where thers aro somo ompty apazi- ments. TTRYONAL. Tho rovenno part of the Govornment bust- noen of Clicago was vesterar enfivoned by the presouce of saverai oliiciald to whoo the do- inestic turkey had proyed too strong an attrao- tion at Xmaatimo. Judge Bangs retacned In thy afternoon. and oxprassed his astisfaction at thio Lasponinga of Christman Day, Col, Matthaws was alyo prosent a part of the dav, and Lsld con- tioued consultation with Iua deouty. Capt, A. . Brooks, who bad como from Mitaaukee for the purnose, The latter received whatover was to bo sald with equammuty, snd laat evening de- parted for the iutorior of the Stato, gl Ao MISCELLANEQUS, BEIZURE AT MINNEAPOLIS, Special Lavaleh to The Chicaan Triduns, MixNeaporis, Minn., Dec. 27.—Tlio wholewals Yiquor establishmeat of J. ¥. Brown, of this city, together with the stock, valuod at 235,000, wag eeized by Unitod Htaten Marahal McLaren. The chargo {s compounding or ractifyiug iquors withe out s rectitior’s liconse. The offenae {8 puataha- Lo by forfoiturs of atock, flue, and imprison- ment. Lost year Brown had a rectitior's liconse, but had difiienlty about making his returns, snd represented that he had abandoned that branch ot the businers, It in nudorntood from United Htates oflicials, who mado a thorough inepection of tho cstablishment, that indutitablo proof of Mr. Drown's gult was found tlns morning,—apyaratas aud matorial used in the compounds, of tho recont usn of which theio 18 vary atrong pruof. The rectifler’s liconse is #200 per aonum, and s tax has to be raid upon the rectificd liquors. Tio cass is being heard before Commiswioner Cordozo. BANON DISTILLERY, at:h to The Cntcana T'ridune, Srnisarieln, L, Dee. 27.—The Lebanon Distulory {s now In rossosslon of tho United Btates Marvhal, pending tilal of muits. This courss was taken on appuication of the bonds- men and by agiecment of tho distillers. Tuo bonds aro canceled. ————— CASUALTIES, STEAMBOAT ACCIDENTS, Mrurms, Teon., Dec. 3i.—Early fast Friday moraing the stoambant Mary Mitlor, from Now Orleans for Cincinnati, when abouc 49 mules Lo~ low Napuloon, was struck by n equsll in trying to Isnd. aud driven against the bank. breaking Ler storn, and cauging Lier to rhip about 3 feot of water. 8ome hales of rags wore thrown over- boatd, tho pumps et to worx, & Lar; aubn slipped under the bow, and the boat was saved with oue Iy a coupto of hogsbeads of sugar snd a fow bor- rels of rice 1n the liold dsmaged. The steam- boat IHlinols, passing, was hailed, and tuok oir tho deck-load. Ou tho arrival of the Mary Mill- or bere, sbe was attscaed 02 a clam of €30,000 for ralvage, made by tho ofticers of the Iiinos, but it was withdrawn this sfternoop, and tis matter will doubiless bo compromised. A pro- test was entered hero by Col. Mander, of the Mary Miller, Mgxruy, Tenn., Dee. 27.—8teamer Mineols, Capt, Bbunk, of Memphis and Cinc.unay, 1rowm Cineinnati for thia city with about 100 tons of miszelisneous freight, struck a hiddon obstruo- t10u about 8 o'clock this aftarnoon at tho head of the outlet somo 40 milss above Lors, And within fiva minutes filled aod turned over, a portion of ber cavin Hoating off, There were twalve cabin ussengers aud some ten deck passongers on hoard, but by mesus of Jife-boate and by cling- iDg to the wrozk they all, togoether with tha crew, wera saved aund brouglt hera to-night by tuo Dolle Moemphis. L. 8, McGeary, mate, of St Louis, wss slightly injured” in tryiug 1o gat up-stairs after tho ac- cident. Capt. Sounk brougit him here, and left both the clerks and thy watchman in cbargo of the wreek. A portion of the cargo can bo saved, but the boat will pruve a total loss. She way va'ued at £10.000, and insured in tho Laroks, of Ciociunsty, for 4,000, STORM DAMAGE. Crxervyart, 0., Dec. 27.—Yestorday's storm did coneiderable damsgoe st various polnta in Soutbern Oblo, At Catawba, Clark County, a now Metliodist church was wrecked ; damage, £3,000. Iu tbat viclmty und fo the neighbor- hood of McUonuellsville tus stroams aro at fluod Loight, Bweeping awav fencos, outbuildings, trees, hay-stacks, and bridzes, Litroe Rues, Dec. 27.—A hurricane Sunday morng blow dowa tho wallsof the (fazelte, tho raivs crurhing to death a laborer, namod Rabert Leoch, roconily arrived from Ban Iianciscd, where be has & motser iving. ACCIDENTS AT TOLONO, ILL. Specsat Inapath tw The Chicaaa Tr.bune, Torosv, Ill, Doc. 27.—Whilo awtempting to stop a foaded band-carin swift mot:on ty-day, Section Mastor Authony O'Burue, on the Toledo, Wabash & Western Iloud, was thrown forward and mo over by tho car, receiving serious in- Jjuries by cutssna broken booes, Mru, Daker, an azod lady, sud an old cltizen, slipped 10 passing tbrough her yard to-day, and teli upon & stouy, the far iotlictivg sevors in. juey, broakiog a thigh-bono twice near the hip. Blo aunot recover, DROWNED. Lawurxce, Mass., Deo. 27.—~Nottie Bmith and Ann Conlin, ebildron, wero drowned on Christ- mas day, at Andover, by the breaking of lco. Nuceial Dyvateh to The Chicaga Tribune, Kasgakce, (L, Dec, 37,—TFrod Beckmaun, a brewer of this aity, was drowned thia afternoon by being carried over the dam ina boat. s bLeart Leat for some time sttor Lo wad takon from the \ater, but efforts at resuscitation faile ed. o was also Doputy Bhenf, KILLED 8Y FALLING ROCK. Civernyaty, Do, 27.—Tho Commercial's Rive ertou. Ky., spocial aays whilo workmen wers ra- pairing the tunnel on the Eastern Kentucky Raile rood laat evening & mous of rock welghing seve orsl toua foll, instantly killing J. W. Bauer, Load-Muster, Ttobort Allon, and Jack Thompsou, section mon, and badly injuring tievrge Darnoy, section foromai, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, Meupms, Dec, 27.—Dunng a sovere thunder storm yestorday the Louse of Joe Vincent, oo Bouth street, was struck by lighuning, sod both henud Lis wife aro etilt in a cniuical condition, SPRINGFIELD ITEMS. Special Dupatch o 1hs Chicaso Tribuna, Seawvorienn, 1L, Dee. 27.—Deputy Btste Tresauror Hair goes to New York on Wednesday to pay tho Javuary interest ou the Btate, and rogiutored local dobt, Uon, Tillson, of Quincy, Collector of the new Fourth District as cousolidated, tiled his oficial bond hero to-day, and tho same was approved by the District Attoruey, ‘The Egle Pauum{ Cement Company, of Chi- cago, tiled final papers of orgauization o tho Bocrutary of Hiato's ofice to-day. Capital, 430,000 ; and amoug the corporators aro Philin Wadewarth, Jako Kebm, Gaeorge L. Dunlap, L. ‘H1lton, aud otlesd, B EXPLAINS. Svecial Diepateh to The Cliieago Tribune, Juuikr, 1, Dec. 27.—Dr. 1. J. Curties, of this clty, who was 8o uupleasantly implicated with the recent alleged aboriion case at Uwighs, aud who lefc towu soon after, has returwed, and iu ready to stand tho coosequonces of hus con- noctiou with tho affuir, whatever tbey may be. Ho 18 out to-dsy with a lestor to tho public, which he explatus this case, and thude who aro best moquainted with tho Dodtor are satisod thiat bo 18 fuuocent of any crimiusl fntous. ———— THE LOTTERY WAR IN ST, LOUIS. 87. Louts, Doc. 27.—Datective O'Nell boughi & lottety tcket to-day in the sub-ottice of W, H, Rotnchild and theo arresied hiw for salling i, 'The catie 14 set for tho 30tk just, The purpose i3 to texs the coustisutionality of the receus urder of tbe Board of Police Cowmissioners to airest all vonders of lotiery tickels, sud the case will bo cazsied fo the M;L-uoouu.