Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 29, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. # WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, ETC. A A Pt Elegant o8 STATTE~S ., Jewelry! NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ¢ HOLIDAYST C. D. PEACOCK'S, OPPOSITE FIELD, LEITER & CO. n Evewry BEvening This VWV eols. TiPMAN'S TIONEY LOAN GFEICE, N. W. OOR. MONROE AND CLARK-STS, Save your monoy by buying barg ains. Goods all genuino snd latost «tylos, comprising Gold and gilver Koy and Stem-Winding Whatches, in Gold and Bilver Cases, 8olid Gold Vest and Guard Chaing, Superb Dia- monds sot in Pins, Rings, Studs, Buttons, snd Ear Rings; Gold, Camep, snd Onyx Bots of Jewelry, Full Sot of Coral with Necklaco, Sct with Rosos and Parrots, Gold Bracelats, Poarl and Morocco Opera Glassos, &c., &o0. Also 2 Fino Genuine Jurgonsen ‘Watchos, men. Ploaso call and oxamine. All goods warranted. TIPMAN, N. W. corner Monros and Clark-sts ~ SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. AFETY! DIAMONDS, DEEDS, BULLION, WILLS, COIN, BONDS, SILVERWARE, Mortgages, JEWELRY,or ether Valuables, Held by adles, Dusiness Men, Profeasional Mea, Machanics, Teachers, or Laboters, are socured sgainsh #ire and Burglara by deposiling Liem ia tis SAPETY ; - DEPOSIT . VATLTS STATE SAVING INSTITOTION, 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST, Which have been bullt ta socommodate Chicsge and THE NORTHWEST. flafes for Rent for §6 per Annum Upward. GED. 0. COOK, Msmager, 9 The STATE BAVINGS INSTITUTION is ths Oldest and Largest aviogs Hank o the Weat. @ Por Cent Intorost on Deposits. D, D. GFENCER, Preet. | A, D. GUILD, Caakler. D e OOFFEES, 4 NEW YEAR'S Our Standard for 1876. Arablan Mocha, Mocha, O, G, Java, Java, No. 1 Plantaiion Coylon. Mo table will be complete without it The sbove are our own selectilg, roasting, and grinding. We war- rant them pare. _ROCKWOOD BROS,, 102 & 104 North Clarl-st. ————— FUORS. A TEW FINEST QUALITY ‘MINK SETS, Buchas are sold Lhrou%hnué tho city v " for $76 to $100, Only $40 Per Set! R, T. MARTIN, 184 State-s. GCOLLECTION AGENCY DIC AT 0la Waz, Moroantlle, and Marie Clalme absn- Roned or a) 11y woribleas,of any uate oF ainount,of Frequiring fon, anywhiere in the United Htstea or Canadsa, ‘cotfach without attorney's fecs in suits, ar charges unloss ted. collected. FRABIER'S COLLECTION AGEROY, Blato and Monroo-ata., Chicago, SAVINGS BANK THE FIDELITY and one sot Resl Ivory Choss- | Savings Bank lSAFE NEPOSITORY, Nos. 143, 143 & 147, Randolph-st., PAYS 6 PER CENT INTEREST On Bavings Dopositsand Trust Funds, This intoroat 15 ADDED 70 THE PRINCIPAL On tho Firat of esch Jonuary and July. YT SARR DRPOSITVAULTS ARB THB BEST IN THE WORLD, Having Passed Uninjured Throngh the Great Fire of 1871, THEY AR® IMPENETRABLE T0 FIRE AND BURGLARS. They are guarded by armed mon, and are abaolutely ssouro for the storage of Money, Qotn, Jewelry, Silver Plate, Deeds, Bonds, Wills, and Valuables of all kinds, at o loss per centage than good insuranco. Axn individual Bato for oach Dopositor, JOHN C, HAINES, Pres. Decorated Dinner Setg, Chamber Sets, OHINA, GLASSWARE, &o. PRICES SLAUGHTERED! THE BALANOH OF OUR RETAIL BTOOK WILL BE CLOSED OUT Regardless of Cost! Fine Vases and Bronzes, Silver-Plated Ware, and Qutlery, Offerad at from 10 to 26 per cont LESS than motusl coat,as wo are determinod to olose out our entire Retafl 8took by Jau. 1. ‘Will continus our Wholeaale buslness as KENT & KEITH, ARTISTIC TAILORING. 15 PER GT. DISGOUNT On all Winter Overcoatingsand Heavy Sultings for and wutll Jan. 1, 1670, Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. 4 Only 50 a1 38 Drces springs from and flluatrates charactar, can it be sdmitiad to the reslm of art.” BEDWARD BLTY, ‘Wabash-av., cor. Monroe.st, 0KE, WANTED, - Biyer of Hosiey and Gloves. Wanted by & gentloman af 18 years' experience, ex. {uaively in the sbovaline, last 10 years in 8 frst-class ouse, 1 now open to éogage wilh & good Srm, Well vosted, good taste, sad ‘8 cloe buser, ~ Address for ims woak HOSIER B 20, Tribune ofiice GENERAL NOTIOES, ST LAKE VIEW TAXES, 187S. Now due and payable at 264 Madi- son.st,, east of Market, ROBT. GREER, Collector. FLOWERSFOR PARTIES 1 Beta] of FRENOI FLOWENS for Evemin Drussss and Now Year's Receplions, Alsa Plauta an Vioes for Parlors and New Year's Decorations, aé WLLK PONCELET'S, Importer Direct from Paris fu Fiowers snd Feathers, 85¢ Wabsab-av, south of Eightesnib-at. B AELTIES Dedining houseXeoping will gob the highest posstbis Prioes by sendiog thelr goods o our wareroums f0 ba 1 8t suction of privato eala, Liberal cssh advanors Tuds whon requirsd, 8. DINGEE k CO. Commisaion Marchanta, 314 4ad 7 East Madi- M4}, near the Brldge. P ——————————————— BLANK BOOES,STATIONERY, &o. ], W, MIDDLETON, Firstclass Blank Books, Printing, sad Stativossy. 55 STATHE-ST. B HADLEY ) Elegant Store, NICE STOCK. AT o Great Variety, Popular BROS, & CO8 KPrices. =) TMPROVED PIRE AND BURGLAR SAFES, VAULT DOORS AND BANK WORK. Safis Mored, Repaired and Exchanged. " MANUFACTORY and’ Salesroom S. H. HARRIS, 23 and 28 East Randolph-st, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WANT TO BUX ¥ h, aud will 1he higheas 1ot of Used rfi&?m"mfi.xnffuia&‘:nfl'fih‘ fiog Axv P ok & 24, Trlbuds omos e e CHICAGO, WHISKY. The History of a Valu- able Scrap of Paper. A Certificate Which Slipped Mys- teriously Out of the Gov- ernment’s Posses- sion. Merserenu’s Numerous Efforts to Get Ilold of Mis Crooked Whisky. The Lake Shore Distillery and the Transfer of Its . Property. What It Was that Cansed tho Bris. tow and Babcock Breeze. The Breadth and Depth of the “ Inter-Ocean” Calumny Olearly Illustrated, Expressions of Disgust and Indignation the lnva~ riable Rule. Matt Carpoanter ¥as Thought Bet. ter of tho Thomson Libel-Suit. THAT CERTIFICATE. TOW DI MERSEZAEAU GET HOLD OF IT? Littlo facts in connection with former trans- actions of tha Chicago Whisky Riog sre evers day crapping out in byways, aud though many of them ase not in thomaclves very importank thoy are noticesblo for the regularity with which thay point to one conclusion, whiol, it scarcely neods bo anid, Is tho guilt of the parties horotoforo in- diezed, In tus copnoction may bo relased an in- cident which bas only rocently fully coma to light, bearing on tho mixed mass of sind which came before the last Grand Jury In connoction with Roswell O, Morserosu's case. To etate the matter briofy, it may be sald that Doswell C. Mersorean's distillory was seized, to- gether with some others, May 10 fast, and thss a¢ that time tho ravenue officors taok {nto cus- tody numorous books and papers bLelonglng o that o8 woll aa to othar places—rfor instance, le, Junker & Co.'s. Thess papors, bools, and the like were aftormards takan to tho Cus- tautxn-llouo, and put wtoa vault 1n tho Marshal's allice. it may fairly be supposed that this selzure did not carry cslm to tho breaets of auy of tho dis- tillors, bnt subsequent dinciosures go ta show that Meraoreau was witlout dount the most anx- ious of tho lot. This was becauso he knew that amoug his papers was s rm:elin from the Cbicsgo Dack Canwnui for 150 bariela of whisky ; nud that said whisky was in bacrels Leating stampa thnt bad Loon reported to tho Colloctor us orased, Thia state of things may be eupposod to havo odded very littlo to Mr, Morsorcau’s comfort. 1t s koown that, dariog the woeks following the saizure, Mersercau inado efforts worths a butter couss to get hig crooked stufll out of con- fiuoment. S 6T MOVE was naturally to apply to Mr, Durphy, Secrotary at the Dok Company, to have his whisky ro- leanod. ‘Tlhio nataral and busincss-lilte answer wan thot tbe Compnny conid not do it without th production 'of the rcoipts, which tore at tuat momont locked up in the Custom-Ifouse. Morsorcau losisted, snd Durphy refusod.. Bub- :Emuuy Mersereau acain called at tho oflice, and, it iv alleged, proposed to Durphy to let him knock in the hoads of tho barrels and lot the whisky run into the sowars from where it waa, This wan pot agreed 1o, tho Bocrel aying that *tne stuff would shnk all the way lo Bridgeport.” ‘Marsorean romonsirated and nsisted, saging, %No, it won't; I'll tako care about (hat.™ hut Durpby was immovable, aud the whisky was not reloasod. T NEXT MOVE of Merserean's was to invoka tho aid of Zriends, at whom ho appeared to have manv and intlu- ential, Itiasstd that Charlea II. Roed, Btato's Attornev, met Durpby on tho street soon aftor, aud safd to him, {n substaues, * You mueta’t be tao raugh on Morsorastt ; o oasy on him and wa will 860 that you cows to no harm." Hut Darphy was not persuaded even by shis. to bo noted that over o mouth ago L scoused in 8 newapapor article of having gone 1o the ofllce of the Becrstary of the *Chicago Dry-Dock Company" in company with Merse- reau and pleading for tho delivery of the whis- ky. is Mr, Reod deniod, as follows 1 4 Y gever lo my lite conversed with him abont mf-&y‘ mk;] |Luc¢0nlght. 1 never ':I.l.dl lh: ‘hicago j- Doc mpany's office, an on'! even know whera {t l-.P M, llflnl::auln i my feiend. All tho intereat [ have in the matter is that I haye knowsr Mr, Merserean for a lcug time, and bellevo him to be onocent, aud wonld do for bim lawfally what I would do for muy other friond."” 1ut it is now alleged that he met Durphoy on the atreet and had a couvarsation with him. the asseutial pact of which {s notod above, aud in which the word ' whisky " did not ocour. IT 18 ALSO CUARGED that Jake Rtehm aud Durphey had 1oads sub- Itlnllllx"-lm samo requess ou balialf of Merso- Tean aa aid Jtosd. Thia does not appesr {0 havo boen a ** whisky talk * either. As understood, Toha: almply s : ** O, lot up on Merseresu don’t be too strict abous rules with bim: we'l seo that it 1 all right,” In this, s In the pro- vious case, it doca nat clearly sppoar who ** we ™ wore, ut it must be borne in miod that there is bothing toabaw that either Roed or Rebm knew the whisky was ** crooked," and that Mer- s:&a‘nn would not be apt to luform them of that During, thesa nagotistions Merseresy wae perhupa busy figurlug out other ways, and time wsa pansiog rapidly along, June 33 JSudgo Tlodgatt delirered Lis long-looked-for opinion on the righta of the Goverument officors to ox- amina the books’snd papers, holding, s will be remombered, that the Qoverument practically an the distiliecies, and henca Lad & right ta see 1ts own books. The order which closed this opinion was to the effect thas the books aud pupers should be taken before Commlselover Hoyuo sud thoro examined by tho District At- toruey and such other oflicers as ha mlght desig- nate 10 the end that the owaera might have back auch toioge ss tha Government did uos nesd, A short time atterward this order waa carried out after a manaer. THE BOOKS AND TAFENS which bad beea brouglit fiom the various offices were takon out of the vaulls and part of thom wers sproad around the District-Atsorney's oflico, while tii} another porsion wers ia Commixeioner Hoyna's reom. During the exsmination, Ward sud several othor geutlemen were prosect on tha part of the Goveruwcnt, aud soveral for the diatillers’ firws, Dusiug thia seseon of exsmination some one, a8 tho saying 18 *'got inbis work,” snd the re- sult may bo stated Lhus: Wheo Mersorasu's books and papors were soized, the receipt for 150 barrels of crooked ‘was amoug them. ‘When the sxsminstion of the books sud pa- pere bogen, tha Teceipt Wak Al amOng them Mr. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2—5 1875. Wlan the nxaminatlon waa concluded the ro- ceint wan not to be found. In 4ins connection meveral things are guite sdear, For tuntence s 1t is clenr that tho recoipt wan not lot, bo- causa it afterwardd turned ap, atd the wuisks was withdinsn ou tho strength of it No ro- ceint conld Le forged. Tt 18 clear that no one bad azight to give np i dosumont. It in clear that it wan improperly given upor atolen. Tt in not 5o clear who #iole the receipt, but it {8 twir 4o Lolieva that 1t wad atoien in tan' laler- est of Meteerean, or that 1t was_given 1up to #omno one who veprerented bim, It piven up bo~ enude thought to Lo unimportant, the fact shonld hn:n'eome out when tho receint roap- peared befue tho Gisud Jury. If stolen, who e the enlprit In this utalo of the caro the publio will pleasa Jmige for themmeives whure thn biawe hes, Tho runois thiny ia that #n rms'l & nince of paper wuhould travel ko far, and e the moars of lirng- ing 8o piany pouple into troublo. i 0DDS AND ENDS. TUEZ EXTRAORDINALY QUIET which pravadu sround the Custom-Itonns seoms to indicaty tnat no fusther nctive ovement will bo mado in the aiisky cases until aftor tho ase sembitog of 1uo Girand Jusy. A reporter lant avening suw Col. Matthows, Supersinor of In- torunl Davenuo for thin District, and he naid thiat nothing would bo utterapted until tho law proceadings had bren beqqun, or thoreaftor. THE LAKE-BIIORE DINTILLERY. Tho caso againet tha juke-Shoro Distilling Company remaiun neariy an hefore. Cion, Wl ster anid yeeterday that'the Government oilicis! uad not Tado up their minds what course ta purene, lio wae. however. of the op nton th tho srennfer of the proverty was o 147 tegnl th the dietillary canld not ho neld for the ten thou- rand odd dollats which would ctberwine bhava becn a Hou scamet §t. Tho next recourre v, of couras, the bond given when tho di-tillery was opened. It is probabls that thie will b proas- cutad at an early day. JUDAE PANGY ssil yesterday. fu conversalion with a reporter, that no uesygnment of lawsers bad been modn far aervico tefora the Grznd Jury; that bo ald not consider such AD GIFAOZOITENE NCCCSSATY ; sod that it was quite likely thnt the lawyers would be presaut at eich tines as thelr conven- feuce and hin svishos, exprossed on tho spur of tbe momant, might decide. Thero has been 8 ramor 1n circulation that one of tho assoriate couukel for tho Government wan uniitted for sorvico be- foro the Grand Jury because of Romo previous oounections and predilecuons oring men whose namoa wera likely to be prosented.” This may or may not be trne, but [t 18 ta be hoped that thera is no ground for the zssertion. . g ITS INFAXNOUS LFFONT TO BUMIELD THE WHISKT- TUILVES OY ASAULTING SBECREIALY DRIRIOW. $0o much commont has boon mado upon the infamous attack of the Inter-Ocean upon Becre- tary Briatow and Col. Babcock, and the subre- quent effort of that unscrupulons sbeet to crawl out of its statemeuts, that we publisb tho attack intull. Wo aro the more constramed ta do tois bocauss tha Znter-Occan in a paper of smal cir- culation, mcen by comparativoly fow read- ors, onnd beecauen its publication will Justity us in the comments wo havo mude, and satisly tho publio at large, which s not hiad an opportunity to read the atiack, that we have not oversiated nor too savercly condomned tho infamous effors of the Inler- Qcean to hiold tha whisky-thieves by aesaults upon Becrotary Bristow. Notwltbstundug tho fact that it is now ecating its own words, the publication of the origioal article s necessary, ttiat tho public may sealize the comardhiness and Indecency of the animus that lod to tho attack. Wo quote as follows from the Inter-Goean: WALK UP, BIISTOW! Fora Congressigna: Comnuttee Propost to Inzestisate You for 4.1 Youe Worth—liadeuck Don't scen & Cure 8o Mueh Jor tamasy, and ds 1a Afier You Tersonnliy=£ha Demorraty: Purky Stands lieund ifun, NotSa Aluckon Ui Accoun® ason Youre—dnd Hie Teeptbicans, licenting the Use of Ojize for Fer- wmal Fnds, V6L Asust at lhs Funerai—ten, liao- Cock il ett All e Knows About thimaelf aid fha Hunarabte Secretary of the Ireamury—lisatise Ge Statutcs 4'rovide thaty If He Dioea, lie Can'e le Praced on Trial Bueilore—Wnit the Iinn, Sam Rundaii Has Aiready Done, aud the K Propouition—ihe Giest-fiaul IW..ovku-schene of tha Scavon, Foranmuch ax 1t It Open T Brerything Zihere laat Present S0 Induation that Lristio Wil Purn Statd Evdenze, TUE LATEST DEAL. When Gen, Babcock wan iu Ciivayo be indicated to sn Inter-Ocean reporter tiat Lgidamg Way nbout 10 eltike from am obncurs quarter of the whisky-heaven, Dat. then aniicdpat:d by tho Lestioformed of the Wiisky clemient, 5o far ap ho permonally wia cou- crned, Gen, tiscock absolutely deckinel ta afford 3ny information concerning bis udictment, the fucts Jeadiug tlercto, or We defenso hio would prossnt thereupou, Ho'#dmittad that ho had scat ll tae dis= Tatehea be wan eccured of seniiug, but contanded {iiat they were izznccnt of any fnieuiton of ufluzding information fo ¢ Whinky Rung; but, on the con- trary, woere atawers o lclograms ing i cerbain Vartioa wers to bo removed upon cliasges Whic, 1o Tho domand tar Infornution stated, kad o conucciion With the whinisy businoss. e stuted that the MSTLPU Y DISFATCH wat {n anawer 0 a diopotch asking i cortain Govern. ment oficiaix, who conld by no possibility huts bun tonnected wih the Whisky Rlng, were to be remored, wnd Do sigued himeclf *Hylph” beoauss Gen, Mu- onald, 1 poiating aut faicy women 1o Wi v Vo £ 54 Tous, bad called tach ono by that natan. that this places Gen, Dabecock (o a very tn- attitude {s an evidenco cf the truth of bia > and 4¢ b not tmprobiabile that be will roly to 4 exient npon (uat fact whun Lo 1a called (0 teatls Ty betors the Congressional Committee, now ahout Lo 1 orilerod fo fnvertigato the Whisky-1iiig affalrs, nd Gen, Babeock's identification therewith, TURNT 18 A TAW 10 1he offect that any nisn appearing before the Monse or 4 comnn:dtice of ile Houee, or the Ronate or a com. Taities of the Seuuta, or a commitieo of the Houne sid Benase, snd who shall teatify Lo any fact 11 Lis o= soitton, that hiy fevtimony shall noy b used syainit Bim ooy criminal proceading which may L lusti- tuted agsinat him, OF tbis fact Gen. Dabxock appedis 10 bavo boen informed, and he proposes now ta avail Limaclf of that aci, miakes full and complete utates ment concerning lis_ dlegatchicn ba s charged witl Raviag aunt, aud claim frunuuity from any prossous tion which thay have been atarted sgaiuat him 1n the Untled Hlatea courty, Tumors to this elfect have bean foating aronnd Chi- cago for neazly two weeks, and an infer-Oean Feporter has finatly traced them 1o beadquariers, YOUR LawYEDS, two Demccratia aad two Republican, the Democrata working n the iutereats of the Demncratic party, aud the two Bepablicans operating spalust Bristow and Dis srabitfous o the Prealdency, have worked up the caso aud studisd the law, under lostructions from ‘Wastie intton, and bava concluded that Gou, Uabeock's prop- ultion 10 sacure s Congroexionul Inveatigating Cow- Tifien will, if Bo state o faots, [renza aut all ro- Teoliyge sgaluat him {n the Culted Slates Court at 81, Lavis, "t lave 18 quoted from the United States Nevised Btatutes, p. 162, titla 13, Cbap, XVIL, Boc, oY, which reads &3 Toliowa': “No tsi{mony given by & witnoss beforn either Mouse, v befury sby committee of either louso of Congress, aliall bo used ua evidence in auy crimipal ‘proceedizia agatoss hin iu any court, except 1u & pros- ecutlor for perjury commilited I yiring Ruch testls fmouy, But sn oticlal or rocord produced by ‘him 13 not within sald privilege,” 1t lind pot gencrilly een auppossd that Gen, Bab- coox cruld bo couvicted of any couspirecy aganat the Qovernmant, though 1t bas genenuly admitted 1liat tLo power uf Lho Secretary of the Treasury, backed By the publio demand for justice sud the power of tha Tiesoctacy tu tue event of failure, requirl proseous tion {iepeadent of nuras anu_ regurdless of reanliv. 1ut ne Bemocratic lemeat in tin legat consultations, “while thoy bavn conceded 1o the Republlian element “bo noceasly of clesrlug TLepublicaus, havo dewunded Jahowsie'n politioal death that they mlght bo saved the inflectiona resultant upon tho corsummation of BUWIOW'S ANBITION, After long arguaicnts the Jtepablican way, x0d Wie rraalt was the paiching up o by which liabrock 1Fom ibe Ponllantiary, sud save the Democracy froiu ths perpetration of i 'fraud on the peoplo i o pre- sentation of Bristow sa tho *boocat ¥ candidate fur tha Presidoncy. ‘Babeock (s ready 10 g0 before a cammittos which will b appalatod duriug Lo first wook Lu Jaouary 0 fa- veailate tho whisky frauds, And ho ls Tesdy W glve up sll ke knows, aad fully XXPLAIN Li1S CONNKUTION with the Whisky King, 1o save himself and enable the Lonest elemont of (he Democratio party to disposs of Dristuw by showjng Lhat be Las (rom tha start deep {n the mud a1 Jobn A. Joyoe I8 Dow (n tentlary. There are more ihlugs couneciod with (be present iustion thsn podiiciaus, or vven bonewt men, Supposs, Haboork's prescut situstion, whils ke cou- tands that he fa innocent, is a peculiar oue, The Heo- sty of o Troasury at_present Liss o connecting wirg between biu litto beil ‘and every Penitentiary in tholand, Butlf all storles are truo thers is not & jteuttary fn the 1and that docs bot have s wire connecl- $ng with his itds Lell upon ke sppolotment of hls aucceasor, » ‘Ovesturcs have beoa tnade to Baboock, whish BABCOCK % ACCEFTED, 10 tell all ho know before s Congruusional Commities. tee Wil cousist uf sovea members, of which the Mon. Bamaal Handsll will be Chatrmau. Thore will be fous Imocrats snd throo Bepublicens, t gare chiente o be sacrificed L0 sava himsoll Twn of thews Republicans aro_known to be friends of Tiristaw, Bah-ock whil appaar befarn them and_ will fully reiata all ba knnwa concerning the Whisky Rling. T whil explain hin d.epatches snd will eall Tour wit- easen tn Fubstantiste bie statements, Governmeat de- teeitves will ba e3licd whio, not knawitsg ibe tatimany wearutet befora tarirs, will endestor 0 piit A nety. a6 ot L Afluf 1e'anly man ako est decide be- twoan tan cool SR L1, OF AT, LUTS, cen femeryed to enable him o trtify 14fors it Lomonties, e will be eeat 1o | Wantilagtou, awl bis » i teatimony of the CGuyernm *aaely (T u erimisation of Lalcock, whiln Kabeock's testimony amd that of Lis fiur witoetses ‘will eall the aitention of Ve Presld n' 4 MK, MCIEIART DRI “Tho argument of (e Danocrathe it _of Cone s that Daveo-k 4 smalier game Bristow, aud ey sre willing to bury Babenck by the wavebte if thes cau delve thia crora tieough Urlstow's by at the ceaes-couds, Baheack has for & domg time bunted up Brintow's rerord, §te tas demmnatrat < that Jiriatow hea beda attommey sod counsel fug wiisky anen 3o Loniavlio i that bt beotberdn-law, Wellor, §4a Tauteviite whithy wan. xnd Latieviile ho maken hiv Lrotber-tn-ar, ~Habonck ur liunitcd up te (arther fact that whien Bristow gocs 1o Citcinnztl Be_ tnakes the rea.epce of Hobord bls Tiome while n_that tovn, Tiobart s connected with crnof the Lirgeat whivky houses ln Clucinuat, and Lubeork reasnin thint, e ave NOT BFEN AN @12V or sug ralis . Cnictyiats of Touleyd miatterlinl etwr be Inquired fato. Batenek meank he kuife on Bristow, 10 . williug to axcritice Luwweif, 1o too intercats of the Sepublican party, that Lo may Le afforded an apport ity to kil the smbition Yo prelestn frionds, ivamipa Cneindcn, and elovates n antocrat, Babeock bae aiten up tix Clatia that Wi dlspatclien \were In every respect puiels frinoc Tiw wer betrased fata dolox a tuivg eldeh e tow cluims lie never seaped auy benelt frum, aud were bu mo ta L tried by b Court cunpiet BRISTOAE NE L1 R acticy ender Dristos’s int that s explenation, v Ccnutewtonal Committes, Rin. Hnt ns Le sxys, 10 Whie day and gensration of wlusky developrents il aMiclal sinhdtion, ot indicted man bas io vpponunity to explaa facts which sy apparvntly affeed no explatiation, o 1hings it beaser 10 atrilte in Auch 3 war that bis explcnalion will be grrpied, and that such ofckd wmuiion will be . perhapa tha { TN CoMITTER il bo apmainted uat {n Bsbeock's faterest, but fn the Taterett of e Democratie parly, This b been sared upon, and the four lawyers of Chicago, though They dinagrend at firat, will comuine witls two'lawvcra ' New York st excrt themselvea in the lntercsis of Juniice, regaraloss of party. "Tacre ate certalu other elenieuts and certain ofber proofs will ha forthoomsiig, which will tend 1o put Mr. Brietow ou the defense. 15 will be shown before that Commites that, aome ittl tne ayo, tiew, lammand, | of tho Clty Bavings Baux of Chicago, met M, Brirtow §n the Fifih Avonue Lintel, in New York: that {lews i gentlemon Bad three convertations: tiat dunnit {hient conversations Gen., fammond demonstrated to Mr D:stow that there wan a lirge amount of ralirosd Tovenao DR TAR AOTERXALNT whieh ft bad got voliected; that Mr. Tiristow asked Gex, Hammond fo wrll out uix atatement, . Hamnuoud replied : * 12 Tdo ft will go to your clers and tiey Wil put 3 whoro it will do tho Tuowt sood. 3te. Dristow sidd £ * Write me & permonal lotter.” Gen, Hammoni wrote thie Ltter qiving tho facts aad ths figutos {n full, showing tust the Goverument had Ueen awindled; and the ackuow.cdgment of the re- ccipt of that lstter came from the clerk, who above ull others wan the man * wio would put it ‘where it woud Jo the most gnod.” Gen, Jlammond lisa & copy of tae Tetter, aad nuder tho advico of two Govermment de- toctiven, who bave Leen working hete for a wesk, he Feluson 0 give it untosn IntereQ ran Teporter, Who Tiaa made peralsteut spplication, Dut he udmus thas tha contents of his complaint show that tihe Govern. anent bas lost fmiilions upon millions of dollarethrough s ogents sppointed for tiie collection of such revenue, 1o further aatcd to AR Jutcr-tcean eforter tuat If he uew fuat he wan u friend of Beastow, ond that 4f ho Know soything agiinst bim, be Lad rither die than tell, aud s says, furlier, tat if s grand jury should call’ upots hjim for that letter by would go o Jail and ‘7ot thiere betore he would givs 3t up. 'Anl thin fa ot the ony fact {u Gen. Babreck's pos session, He con show it during January, J8id. SIIAKY WAL WEIZE: in Chicago and ¥ o oris cousignel Ly Cunufagbam & Co. of Loulsvilie; that Britow waw at tli.t timo catasel foe Cunulnglain & Co, Ez-Dintrlcs-Atiorney Glover nays that he rec:ived private letlers froz L3rine tow avitng that tbat whisky Le relared. To thess lotters Ar, Ulover 820t a firm refunal, o $ays o ro. cetved several applications, all of which ho refused, sud upon the sppointment of Bristow as Be.rctaty of fiie Treasury ho (Dristow) sent & conditional order” for tls relosse of the whisky ay Yeoria, Lristow bad worked {n conjunction with certain counsel i this city for bbe releaxs of tast whisky, aod upon his ap- Polntiment ss Feirctary tho remark was made, ** By G, wull Bave thst walsky now.” A1) theee facts Balicock proposcs Yo devclop before tbe lnvestigating Committes, e knowslis own cone nectlon whigthe Whisky Ring to bo vers audglt, sud, Ao £aT w8t oo, be s rasdy to tell all s Xuows.” Uudar the statuies already quoted bis statement will exempt . Louts, and ho ia wiiling to follow injuuction, LET N0 GUILTY MAT EACATE," by ahosing ap the man who hes pratctrd Louteritle apd Cinelonats, 8¢ the oxpense of St Lows sud Chicago. It 1¢ oot Lmprobabls that the fnvi tls Comudittce will o open, for Babooek clalna thnt o bus nothing (o conceal. Culcagy whisky mes, know- ing tho clreuthstances, will appoar before ihat Con- greadon sl Commitice, ana will uvall thetusslyen of tho adan of tha ntatute aiready quolds and, n fact, this new atreak of Ughtufng Jliuminatos 3yl by Which tup unimportant clements of the Whisky Riog wilt atentually squelchi all kiuds of political trickery . IX CORBODORATION of tho statement that these sffalrs ore 10 b faquired into the folowing escerpt from the Assuclatod Press roport of tha proceodings of the Louss on Dec. 14 st i reaperitutly otfered Mr. Toindall ofored & rexolution directing the Bec- jgation botora reary uf the Treanitry tn tranemit coples of all lstiers, tetegtums, orders, sud fustzuciions Teiaop to ibo or- ganizatlon and_ presectition of the present movement galat tho Wiy Jzg 3 S Loats, Cgleag, and slwatios, Uiz, Easson objected ta the present conelderation of the remolution, and asked that undes the rals it L over for ous daj. Ha whad 1o o that .2 caret uly wardsd, “¥'Mr, Randall asked him whether Bo objected o the resolutivn. Wr. Kasson replled that he made no objection to davoted frionan, wuy Ulme for strength o3 & otinely anit undavaloped. tnat Ly courted the fulicst juyestiz own acta in connection with the walsky proseca- tions, He romaiked that if be ha'l not characcar enough to withstoud tho sweanits Leing made upou him, be deseived to £o down botors them. ‘'nis wos all be bad o eay. Lis been repoatodly balied i its offorts to go: at the gulty members of the Chicigo R Now thoro s & urospect of ellicicnt prosecis tinue, and herce tha redoublad eiforis af thore 5uro to got up & Congreisional an- I'ho articie ventization as 3 meas: in question. io 8 coves the couclusion before a committeo and sisting all tho facts linorledge be would be exempted This isnot truo. Jaw ou this subject oniy providea that a witnovs before an Investigating Committee of Congress shiall not hiavo s own statemenis usod Ium n coml. Au wuch testimooy could nos ko uhBd i BUY OTOI, 0 WIRLCES COU NOW BaY0 him- aif from couviction and pamshment by tostifv- {ug before a comnittee. Tha wholo cado stands thop: ‘Tho Hing, bhaving failed 10 bresk down tue prosccutions duected by a Hepublican Ex- ective, are endeavoring Lo ure the Lemocratic | majonty 1o the Houso Lo accomplieh their pur- posc, aud it rewaius to bo seen nhother they that by g THE FAITI 1 xxsmow‘urxnmmm ; BIATO ) g 1 Chicago Ao of tho Secretary, 10 putsuo the wh until they aro puniahed. less Iovented by mgents of tho Vhisky Livw, who find no troubio in porsu] biave o personal spite apaust i weok for opportunities for exbibiting it, to give it pblicity. Socretary Dristow courts tho most sourching invoetization nhuch the Whisky Mg ar any of its ageuts may desiva; but lio will not bo frighteaod by any of their throsts Into stopping the prosecution of avy of thom whom ‘anytbiag $33t was @ ouaistent with the succesaful proso- Cuiton of tho pending yrocecdinge " 3le. Rindall Baia ths object of £ho retalution was to have the l{onss fully infarmed of what was being done 10 tho matter by ths Gororntment, W Mr, Hoar {nitimated (hat the eect of It would be $0 exporo £o the Whiaky Ring tho purposs of ibo Gov- erament, Wi, itandal) replisd that the rosclution contem- plater o puch puryscs * The resolution then weat over natll to-marrow.” “ onow." Bvecial Disoateh o The Chicago Tribune, ‘WasuiNaxo, D. C., Dec. 28.~The following diapatches baye boen rocoived by the corro- epondent of the Inter-Ocean in bhis city ; Citicaoo, Dec. 37, 181.—To W, K, Curtls, Washtnz- (on, . C.; 1did ot aulhorize"the publication, and Bavs sa stated editorlally thls (Monday) morniug, (Signed) ' W, Parxsn, Nizon, the Lusiness manager, telegraphs : CA10A00, Dec. 3i,—=IY, L Curtut, Hashinglon, D, €. Ko more uf 1tin Hiristow uonscnse, 1 #Zreu with you that Biturday's ariizie was s senows mistake, (8igned) WiLLiam Fuxs Nixod. CONHPNT, Tha Chronicle, yestorday baviog reproduoed the whisky romance of the Jnter-Ocean wittiout credit, to-day presents the following apotogy : Wo publisied yesterday morning s full report of certald charges {mplicating Becretary Dristow in the Sowcallel whisky frauds, ‘They wero given bocauss at 2 ato hour & dental of tha aliegationa was received by Laleyraph (com Louiavills, Ky., and it was uccesury ju onler t make the publis understand the forve of the coutradiction 1o present the stury aa told in lie Jnters Oceans 1 iis entirely. Sreeiat Disvateh to The Chieago Tribune. Sraisagizd, 1L, Dee, 29.—Heveuuo ofifcars here are kept busy Erapauun for the spprouch= g term of Court, bus tud a litgle time aily to Toud and minko merrimeut over tho attompt by the orgen of a romoved oficial to implicate ris- tow iu the whisky frauds Spectal Jupateh (o L'he Chicago Tribune, 8v. Louss, 33, —1'ha Inter-Uoean calumoy is rogarded Liere a3 tha woat sbeurd and wali- lows juvention fncident (o tle whlaky war, sud there is geuoral aatiafaction that such scurrilous atories regarding Segretary Dristow hava been 80 thoroughly retuted and disproved. PREAS COMUENTS, Hean't the Chivago Inder-Ocvan got into an aneuviable pomtiun 2 Evou & Democratio jour- paljudignantly doules ita aspersions on Becrotary Bristow's oficlal charactor, and substaniiastos thie denial with indisputable facta.— Utica (X, Y.) Hevald. As a pleca of news, the Cincinnatl Gazetle re- publiskos the Jiter-Ocean's Whisky-Ring sonas- oo, and, with & keen appreiation of the true inwardness of the wnole mabter, meroly sdito- zially romarks: *Move forward, Don Wrivtow, A naw brood of rascals are squaaling.” Jndgiog from a sonmation articto reproduced in this paper from tho Chicago Juter-Ceean, we would say that tbo whiky tuieves st Chicago foat thamaalves to be in s vory biglt plasco, ko o apeak, Tho object of this acnsation articla ls to direct suspicion to Secretary Duistow, but It will bo obssrved that it iu s very weak productlon, aud itisla not & pure inveution we sre vory 1ouch mistaken. Lt It presenta Habcock io s Verv ugly light.—Cincinnati Gazelte, We published yeatordsy a Chicago story about the Secrotary of the Treasury. ‘Tde Iuter-Ocean uewspaper is rewponaible for the story, 1t was ho may beliese ta be gutity. osterous is the Dubeock: intouds quontly 1o courl. WIAT TUE WIISKY-DEALVIS OF 10D Louunidia Leager, Ix The whisky-doslers of tho ¢ whow Jodyer raporters Lave Lsd inierviews, re- gard the artiols in the Chicagu psper 88 most absurd and gioundicas, Tue followiug intorvisw whoue nawme, &t hia owu requast, i withheld, i & fair samplo in most pasiiculais of the geuoral Repatter—' You snbstautiato or tho Chicazo jourual L cats ouly 58Y, 8ify an wthont foundstion, concerned, 1 know thors cngationn wady, Aad w4 for tha Cinainosti mat tor, 1 00 thae Blr, Hovart deules the adoss 0 lus, intimacy Wik Mr. Drisiow, [ pever koow Mlr. Bristow personally uniil sfter Lo becana Hecrotary of the Treasury, as rathor an * offiah’ man ; thst is, d to seek acquaintances, knew of him, however, during us remdence in in Louisyilto v . whisky meu of the city as Mr. ur firet_question, Mr. yoars United Btatea Distiict-Attorney Aftor resigulog that poaition, hie formed Gou. Harlau snd was & law paztpership With £ by Gen, Graas Bollitor yoon afterwerd appoioted mads ap of the elements of hatred of Drintow, davotiou to Babcock. aud love of & ronsation. Wo may faitly (:rosume that Babcock 4 reora- rented a9 Lo nppeats to hiruaoll and to bils most | Bue tho nenmation amounts 1o confexsion of tho gui't of Dabcock and an accu- 1t 18 not exactly ac- owladged that Jiabcock shared fhe apuils of 0 Whisky King, but hin fotimasy with rascals rowising cxtoutia frecly admitied.— Cineinnati Commerceal, W, Dec. 26,—Tbero aro vArious int:mation. privato and public, that tho Domo- \. aftor recesn. to preas the iokoiu- tian eathiog for cosrespomdence, telogramd, and 50 {orth, releting Lo tho discovery and prosecd- tion of the whinky frands, broke down under the onpoy which wus noarly nnaminior tho prosecnuons shonld ug Tho attemyt, accordug by newed, or, what t8 nicro L' Lo slfared for n commity tho whieky frands, and o tormer offutt n of tho pross, So ho deriro that & tarfered with, ta, i3to bo re- . rexsolution il aVeRtIREbion intn reseed to a vote, Lefore thers auch & doahted, uuknown witively known shiat the puvlicstion of B & cumeniary svidonee, ar tho production & & wttoo of investizaly O “Lho entu . scueme the intatest of tho Whisky 13 provent fmporiaut _expoku Lo made Ly 8 blow at the Presidont in_jurt now the favors ito wubject of attack. The Chieago nter-tccan, vhich @omes to-day with 8 Nieree and rwa- ous ausiaught upon stiown to L. be wade g fue bebalf, before a cotn- injure thn elieved to r, ond ine ‘Sosrolary, wiat od no reply w the stata. A referency and a luto by ‘Jhe Governwment ab. ng The uinat 1o 14 learned to-night that the In‘er-Goean ore tielo wan telozrauhed to o New York psper, which mey mske some fuither reference foit excusablo, Tho Secretars psofers to wait for tho develoyment of the Tacts otherwize than thzough iy own statemente, ever, by o goutleman entirely familiar with tbo subject that all the pecilic statemonts wiich re- flect upon the Secretars are abeotutely falee, For i{nstancs, Secretary Dristow naver, at aoy time, has ntopped at tho bouso of Weller, i Louis- viile, as 14 stated 1 lie hag uoser visited Hobart, fu Cinetcoati, sud Ens o scquaintanco with bis if, indecd, he evor kuew thuro was ench a wan tLo Secretar. was nover counsel for Cunning- bom & Co., and the whole ecries of atatements might be disposed of in thia mannor, but it 1 convidered nardly worth whils siocs the Chicago {avestigations begin ob tio S1 of Januers. There is bittle room for doubt 1bat ths St. Louis mothods Wil Lo adopted, sud thst thero will bo wany coufersions aud plean of puilty. Tho ouse, if It mahes sny investization, will con- duet it turough tho \Waye sna Meaas Commit- tee, probably, theusl promeaent wowbers adwit that tha propoeition 1o have s special Commitioa has been cauvassed avd nut entirely rajectod. Quo purpore of tho nrille 1a thio Infer-Oceun, 83 in tho case of various publcstions. is to dis- turb as much na posziblo the relations botween tbe President and Scrotary. cad, s10ce thes are honeatly w accord i pubtsbivg thioves in Clucazo as woll 83 elso- It 18 stated, how- Ta this it will Dec. 26— Lha storr, orimi- d yrinted thero wnd fn Neaw Youk, accusing Sacretary Dristow of using lus {ulluence a3 an attorney, befora ko Locamo Sec- yotary of the Tre and denlers ju ** crookéd ™ whisky from punish- ment, aud of securiux tho reluaso of aplrits on whicli the tax bad not been faid, has attracted ¢ nsiderablo attention bLero to-day; hut 1t hes shaken the fmth of no one in the integrity Lis deternunation y couspirators relentlcasly, 0 story was doubie rotect distillors vf ing_porsous who bo Sucrotary. and ory that Gien, to go belore a commitive ot Congrass next week and give testimony aud pro- duce documents which tho Governmout intends to use agaiost him 1u 8t, Louis. and thus, under the 850tk section of the Rovised Statutes, to make such evideuce incompatent to Lo used agajust him on his trial by thocourt. Tae acction rofer- rod to affects unly confessionsof orimemade by & witnoss who s examited bofore & committes of Congiess, and 1t simply provides that the eri- denca givon by bimeslf cannol be used sgaiuat bim 1 & conrt of Jutice s but & Tuan may bo rosocuted for crime thus confeased if there is thor evidenca thap his own sufficlent to convict i, and tho fact that u man has given tewli- boefore & committes tendiug to sbow & parsou gollly of crimo dues ot mika hitm wcompetent fo teatify agaiust thal poraon subse- Now uo 0po supposes that Gen, Tabcock 1a to be convicted in St. Louis, it at all, on bis onn testimony, 40 that dence Lo might givo befors & commitL nos save bin in hia trial, fs it to suppose that he lotonds o coutesa crime e anuerta hia inooceuce. A Chicago brauch Riug is in great trouble. It includes many prominent men, isat Land, aud he strongest cfforts are making to break tho forco of the blow. Tho publication referred to {8 probably the resnlt of ovo of thoso ny evi- mould Equally unressonavie A full ozposure ISFILLE BAY. v, with somme of Lad with one of them, tave resd, I preaume, th Inter-Ucean articie attacking Secratary linstow 1 should hko to have your oplnlon fu re and, aleo, ehould lika 10 hear auy your [inssosalon thac would either diuprove tho atateients made i that I regard tho articlo Ho far uu Loulaville 18 i6 no truth 1o the ac- harge I slways Y. 4+ Will you then tell mo what yon know of his stay in Louiavile? Ind ho ever Lave an nectlon whatever with auy of the whisky-dealing firma of the city a4 cuunsa), either for or againat Qoue 7 Not that I bave auy knowledge of ; £ don't fhiok bo over did, Bolaras \kat pomt s con- posa thera ix hardly anotbor lawyet hio has had e littlo to do with the Bristow bad. Dut, ristow was for aily Tribuane. NUMBER 135, General of the United Biates. After mving uj this ofiice lio camo Lack to Louisville and resum. ed the practico of bis profeasion, ab which e was engeged when o roceived tue Ap. x(mmzmum of Becrotary o! tho Troasury. 1 now that winla sching a8 Prosecutiny Astarnoy hero Lo made a vigorous war on the mnousbiners of the district, and liere, I sur.poee, Lin war on the irzegularities conuegted wWith the whisky busincss began.” *Yon have snown Mr. Dristow since his ap- pointment to in prosont position. How hiss be Impremed yot 7 I have met bim aeveral times.and ho has im« Tiressei mo A9 an honeet snd vigorons oficial, determmed to do Lix duly rexardloss of party tics. Ibave met bim porsonally, and I ln(ui Lim onae of tho most capable wnn [ avor oonynrs. ed with. I woul | as oon expeet to hear of the 1all of the etars it the sky aa to hear of the find- iog of 2nvthiug agninut Mr. Lrstow.” * I'na atticie in the Chicago papor sngrosts ar inveatiration of affairs in Lowievitie, aud in the way intimates that no investigation han over bLeen made here ah eisewhoro; is there auvy fonndation for the remark 2 “ Noue, whataver. Hevaial aconts woro eont out here early in the mvestigation to make ex- amination, and they wora very 1igid, ‘Lhore were twoor three seta of them, who camo atd florent timea, Not content with examining our whiske . tiioy went through our ledsers, aud tefd B0 ntone ubturned 10 tueir search.” Ilecn tho interviaw emlnd. 1t serven to ghow in wiiat ostesm Secrotary Hristow in hield by mon who _are oppossd to Lim in pontws, and ft snother tiibuta to his worlh &4 nn oilicial. T ‘4o stamps tho lie agaio on the [uler-Oocan’s rensation, somo furiher comments on which will bo ronad on th At Paga of Tuis inaus, PENTER. ke WIS LITILE LLUZE. The Chicage I'ritune. . 23, —3fats Carpouter to-dmy wishidraw tho bhel miit eommevced §n tie Cir cuit Comt of Milwuukee County ngainst A, M Tromasn a3 Lis own eosts. It in sald that thie unexpected rourso ia (aken at thoe urgent in. nll:‘lv:n of Doy Keves, who was ja tlus city to-day, ——— WOODWARD, HEGLAINS [0 IAVE FERRETED OUT T2 AY FEATDS IN ST, LOUIY. Spectal Ditputeh 10 Ths Chicaan Trtonmne, Br. Loris, Dec. 24,—T. B. Woodward, the at- torney who was the first person to formaily lny before Commizsioner Dogless evidencos ol tho wlusky frauds which woro being propecused hiore, complaime that e has been vary badly wreatod by tho Governmont. ila wtates that Lis objecy in scarching for tho oxistence of such a Ring waa to asriet him in procusing the position of Talted Staten District Attoraey, for which ho wan an up- plicsut, Ils bogan by emplosing & nutbar ot datectivon to examino fato tue worlings of thu varjous diatillerios, His prineipal deteotive way Bamusl Protine, who wsds daily reports of &l diecoverien. Vioodward epoent his own money lavisbly, trudtioz to the Government to reimburse him, and to slsore- ward bis labor by coufurriug upon bim the ap- polntment he solicited, Mr. Woodward states thiat, upon tha conclusion of tho exawination, which was 8o thorougn that ecarcely anythiog new ha stuco bosa discovered, e placed the enure testimony in tho Lisuds of the Hou, Eras tus Wells, with instructions to pradent it to the beads of the Depattments in Washingzton, ta Lhe end that ay 1ovestization might at onca be insti- wuied, Tais Mr. Wolls &id 1n ths bost of laith, but be was upadla to do soytbing, sod be waa compeliod to ooduro tus moriification of sceng the tegtimony returued to Mr, Woodward aschiout any action being taken. Foiled in the nipst attempt, Mr. Woodward noxt took the vol- umizous prodf of tho workinits of tue Mg la Sir. Tishback, nlio, alter carefnily yoviewing the whinle, lost no 1y in re, asring 1o Wastioz- ton and laying tbe master before Secretary Dri tow. It way scarcoly ono week after 3ir. Fine back atrived in Wanbiugton betoro tho investiva- tion wad inaagurated sod tho frands swero bogun to be mado publie, 3ir, Woods:ard then aasited the recognition of his mervices by the (iovern. mont, but, ag he was entugly iguotod and Mr. Dycx an tho meantime appointed 80 the pusition ha | had nolicitod earuestly sud_ worthily, hu ivdict- o & lotter to Co wmissioner Dougland, Who i 10 2 |5 syer, fuetructing that getloman as bia a.tarnay L0 ask (be Governmen: to roward lue sct¥icos, OF, 2t least, 1onpburss bim 1u the awount be bad expended iu collectiug tho testi- monv, Mr. Woodvard claimod s sun betwuen so0u) and 10,000, which bo instructed Mr. ougines o récelpt far sboud tho Goverament weo fit to pay it. Mr. Douglass wrole back that he ooiid do mottwg: that the Goverument refused to puy sy pack of tho claim. Mz, Woodward, therefore, roquested Congresaqan Weila fo present iy wiaim, for the Justico of which ne referred to Mr. Fisliback aud Mer. Coloney, but Mr. Wells could do nothing —houco the labor sud money expended by Mr. Woodward th doing juatics and saving tha Qov- eramont 2,000,000 (iay naver been ropatd, sud tho rosalt of thcse elforts hus anly sorved fo in- Jure Jlr. Woodward fn e profession by arraying the whisky ounions szast wm, Herotofors 1t has beon tho commonly-recoived opimion thot Fishback, proprietor, sud Colonay, commorcizl sditor, of the 5t. Lotis Lenwcral, were entitlod to (Lo eredit of working up the Woisky-ltig cases ; but, it Woolward'n statements. with rol- orence to liis own labors sre corruct, it wauld appoar that lie alone Ia ontstled to that honor. it s~ddli MISCELLANEOUS, WANIENGTON, apecral Dugateh to The Chicago Triduns, Waswsaroy, D. O, Dec. 28.—Nothing h known at the Troasury Departmont of the prop ositiun reported from Chlcago to glva distillent axemplion from Imprisonmout iz resuIn for fuk coufession and ploa of goilty, Thulr proposr tions for compromise without trial wers all rw jected, The Tressucy Department dacs not ab tempt ta diotate to the District-Attoruey as tf the methods in which ho shali conduct suits for tho Covernment, In such metters Lo isan: swarablo to and uader tha direction of the Atlor ney-Gensral, Thus st pretent the whote mane ement of theeo csees fn Chicugo is inthe bands of the District-Attorney. HT. LOUI Spertat Disvateh to 'he Chicago Tribune 81, Lota, Lee, 3%.—Io defeseuce to the halk day oneral cussation of hostilitics io the Whisky-iting war, Tho stories so systomatically clrculatad that the President wtends 1o pardou ux-Bupervisor McDooald and ex-llevenue Agent Joyoe are bo- Tievad to have been put in_cicculation by soma political onoiny, anid thers 48 evidenca that ex- Honutor tiendurson bsd something to do witls firat giviog 16 puvhicity at Bt. Loufs, ‘The Atsor. pey-tienaral and ths Presldent lad & conversk Tion 1 regard to the matter yostsrday, when the fact came out that Joyce hud not even made Ao Abpicasion for pardon, aa bas been atlogod, If &u thd, i¢ 4 noadloss ko suy tuat it would now weat with ravorable cossiderslion. BIUINO FIBLD, Speclal Diaputch to_Tne Chicuda Triduna, SesaxorieLy, 11, Dec. 28,—Depusy Uvitsd Btates Maruhals Pluliips aud Prettvman lofi tbis evoulng for the souibern Datt of the Hiate, and will arfest & firm of octilers aud wholessle hyuor-dealers at Lebanou for dagtroying their ‘buoks sud oiicial Tecords, which appears to bs tha favhion B0~ among dealers in the * erooked. The officers will lsa arreat & cetall dealer Elugbam for solliug whisky upon which ths spovial (ax bas not beeu paid. e A BiG AEROLITE. Bpeciat Dispatch TAs Chicaoo Tribuna, 8t. Joserir, Mo, Dec. 3d..~Oue of tho most remarkable meteorio phonomeua over witneased hore atartled our peopis mbout 9 o'clock last nighs. The light from she Avioyg body wes 8o great aa to exceed for & moment the light of day. From the tima of the appearance of the light kil e oxplosion was sumviling sbove s muuute. The concussion was disttactly felt, aad was aul fictent to shake the windows of houscs, sud, iu saome inatances, 10 sbsxo entiro bulidings. 1tv direction was fron wout 10 caut, P . ALABAMA LEGISLATURE. MoxraoMzny, Ala, Dec. 33.—Fhe Alabama Loglslature wmob to-dsy. The Qoveruor's mes. aago ia dovoled eotively to wmatters of Stata {ov toreat. A roport from the Couulsslocera ta sciile tho Btate debk will De mado in & tow daje.