Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 31, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 29. : SAVINGS BANK THE FIDELITY Sa,vingsDBank SAFE DEPOSITORY Ko, 143, 145 & 147, Randolph-st., PAYS 6 PER CENT INTEREST Dn Bavings Depositsand Trust Funds. This intorest ATDED 70 THE PRINCTPAL On the First of each Fanuary and July, THE SAFE DEPOSIT VAULIS BEST IN THE WORLD, Having Poanod Uninjured Through the Great Fire of 1871, THEY ARHE [MPENETRABLE TO FIRE AND BURGLARS, They are guarded by armed men, and are absolutely securo for the storagoe of Money, DOoin, Jowelry, Bilver Plats, Desds, Donds, ‘Wills, aud Valuables of sll kinds, at o loas por centage than good insuranco. An individual Safo for onch Depositor. JOIIN C. HAINES, Pres. NEW PUBLICATIONS. BPPLETONS’ JOURNAL, A HOUSEDOLD WEEKLY MAGAZINE, DEVOTED TO Popular Literature, and all Matters of Taste and Oalture. Number for January 1 cantains (he first chapters ofZ '"PHE MILL OF 8T, HERBOT,” By Mrs. MACQUOID, Author of “Patty,” * My Story," oto., oto. irst tantallment (in four parta) of “A JOURNEY TO THE UN- ENOWN,” By JULLN HAWTHORNE [Wte will wrile exclusivoly for Applstons' Journsl Juring 1876), J The opening chaplers of ¥GATHERINGS FROM AN AR- TIST'S PORTFOLIO,” By JAMES H. FREEMAN. Mr. Freeman, an American artiat who has reelded for thirty years in Rome, and during tuat time met many of the most distinguished mon aud women of tho period, will give, under tho abava title, Lis reml. misconces and expericnces, which aro of tho mosten. Sertaining character. { And also many other papers of interest. The Jour- pel appears i new type, and with other improvementa, , Bubscription Frice, $4 per annum, er 10 certs per Bumber. Y. APFLETON & €0, Hew York, ARTISTIC TAILORING. 15 PER CT. DISCOUNT Dn all Winter Overcoatings and Heavy Bullings for and entll Jan. 1, 1876, Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. Only 0 far sa Dress springs from and fllustratea shuaracier, can It bo admitted (0 the realm of art.” BDWARD BLYX, ‘Wabash-av., cor. Monroe-st. y WANTED. Buyer of Hosiery and Gloves, P e oI sk g i honse, {3 now open o engage with a good. Tm. Well Lad, good taste, and & close buyer, Address for B week HOALER'A 0, Tribume o COLLECTION AGENCY DIC. Wo g up ol judgments, claims ayainst the govern- meat, or mercantilo and marine claims, a0 those of » donbiful pataro sbout maturiug, of any date, smount, or locality, and will collect them witliout at. tornese! foes In autls, or charges unlesa collected. Bond for circalar, FRABIEWS COLLECTION AGENOY, Btate and Monroo-sf Chicago. OCEAN NAVIGATION. STAR BALL LINE, UNITED BTATES & BRAZIL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, Badling rogularly every monta trom Watdon's Whast, 1yn, N, ¥, Foe ups; Poraimbuco, Babla, and 1o Janerio, caling HNBt. ¥ o, at1p, m. at1p.m, ‘Whien thie 2 of the mohth falis on Sundsy, siceme wee sall e day pravious, Tlicas stoazicrs are perioct- ly new, with sl the latest lmcomvem.uu, baving tirate llnlpc:enhu:nl;mmmadlll B o raten For frelght And pazsage, At reduced rates, spply fo X I 6 FUOKER & COv Agonte. 54 Pine-st., 'New York, ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, Tho Gegaral Transstiantie Company's Mail Steamers hatweon New Vork and Uaves, Wia aplendid veassis on this favortle rodte for the Continent (belag more south- than any other), will from Pier No. 80, North mg"h’rffl-n Baturdar, Jss. 8 ‘”‘Ll&?% i 3 PRIGE OF it b .ll:fl‘ssfl‘?ez o o a0 gablo, 813 taird Y seordiat u:lfimmzmmsé B Bl erace B wiih ABparior AoOOMIICEALIN jar i e e T A G018 BrlRAIAY, Laett, 1o Brosdwiz, N.¥. National Line of Steamships, NBW YORK TO QUEKNSTO' KitPOOL. KGYPT, 5,089 tons. HELVETIA, & 6] RNt BRI 3 " eturo ok pdsag, ‘st soduced retes. | Blocrage Glakere, 833 ousrency. i1ta fur £1and upwards oa et Britato. . B, LARSON, sast soraer Olazk and n.....,,fi..,'“i.,,,.,.,.. new wman House), Ubloago. “Great Western Stenmship Line. l’rflfll'fll‘: Y‘:('X o Briatol (Bogland) direot. BOMELLET, Thursd u?umrrum‘ Weduasdars DENTISTRY, TEETH. Wby pay $20 3nd $30 whan you can gat the best fuil nt o &'flx st DR. %UREY’B lar"!. ‘The finest sud wmost faalionabie 1eaoet 1o the sity, Oora or aad Bandolphis, FINANOCIA! TELR Herchants', Farmers', & Mechanics' Savings Bank, 76 OLARK-ST., CHICAGO, INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES. Porfeot Security—Liberat - Interest, Every Certificnto Kecured by Mortgaxe en Improved IReal Eatate. TABLE of incrense of *Investment Certifle cates,’’ sccured on improved renl estate, bears Ing intereat, payablo in quarterly install- menta, nt the rato of 7 3-10 per cent per an- num. Khowing the accumulation of suma ine vented for the benefit of Clilldren or otharss A1 it it Tnvestad: Tima, Acchmanied, $ 100 .« B yenrs, 100, 18 yeurs 100, 500, 800, 1 yenra. & years. -18 yen 21 year: + B years, H years. <21 yenra. ‘ Esttmated nipon tho basta that Intercst, when due, fs croditad on savings acconnt, and fuvested fo INVEST- :\mm‘ ORIRTIFICATRS whenover §100Is thus acouma- Iated. Ang Nolder of a Certifiesta bas the pririiege of examin- fog the condition of the trust st any time oa calling at theofice of tha Trust Certificatos forma and interest, when dus, refa- vostad, If deatred, or remitted by draft or express to any Tartof the Unitod Statee. Addrens SYDNRY MYERS, May SBAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. s DEF OO VAU SAFETY! DIAMONDS, DEEDS, BULLION, WILLS, COIN, BONDS, SILVERWARE, Mortgages, JEWELRY,or other Valuables, 1Ield by Yadics, Dusiness Men, Profeastonal Men, Alechanice, Teachers, or Laborere, srs eecured spuinst ¥iro and Burglars by depoaiting them in the SAFRTY DEPOSIT VAULTS OF THE STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION, 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST, Which havo been bullt to Accommodate Chicago and THE NORTHWEST. Safes for Bont for $5 per Annum Upward, GEQ. C. COOK, Manager. kP~ Tho STATE BAVINGS INSTITUTION is the Uldest and Largeat Savings Bank {n tho West. @ Per Cont Intorost on Doposits, D, D, SPENCER, Pres't, | A, D, GUILD, Cashler, Regardless of Cost! Deoorated - Dinner Sets, Chamber Sets, Fine Vases and Bronzes, Silver-Plated Wars, and Cutlery, Offered at from 10 to 25 per cent LESS than sotual cost,ss we aro determined to closs out our sntire Rotall Btock by Jan. 1. Will continue our Wholesalo businoss as usual, KENT & KEITH, 202 AND 204 WABASH-AV. JEWELRY , DIAMONDS, &o. ~HURDER! ‘Watches, Diamonds, Corals, Onmeos, Fine Bots, Iraceleta, Rings, Lookets, Oroases, Buttone, Vest Chains, Guard Cheins, Neok- 1aces, Bolid Bitver and Piated Ware, Opora Glasses, Revolvers, &o., &o,, THIS DAY ONLY! 40 por cent less than ever offered, to olose out balanoo of stock at GOLDSMID'S LOAN &FFIOE, 00 East Madison.st, Call and sae L] GLOVES. Cenlemen’s Calls Baturday, Jan, 1, oall to get a perfect fit to vint your friends aa atylish a3 a lord. PARIB GLOVE 8TORE, 04 Btite.as, 'EDUOATIONAL., Racine GCollege. The Collego and Grammar School of Hacine Collsge will reopum Jan, 19, the session to continue (il June 28, ¥or sdmission spply ta the Rov, JAMES DY KOVEN, D. D., Racine College, Racine, Wis, MICHIGAN S8EMINARY, ot KALAMAZOO0, Excallent facilition heto ofiered for tiwreugh netrucs fion In an extended course, The Bchool ls & truly Cnbristian home. Expenscs only $175 per yoar, Bupe- perior advantagos for the study of Ausic, Fainting, and Modern Languages, ton healllly snd de lighiful, Home vacancies yeb Temain, Apply for catae logue and urtherinformaiian to the- Priacipal, MISS 3 INETTE FIslelh, Kelsnazoo, Mich, HOONT VERNON MILITARY ACADEMY, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL, ‘This flouriahing iostitution reopens Jan. 6, the cholsatio year to end June 4. For sdmission aud catalogue apply at 13 Lakesids Bullding. s.vftuzwou NOLTON, A, AL, President. Pennsylvania Military Academy, Ohester, Pa Beopens daz. 5 Thorough lostruction 1o Civll sad th,nl‘?;_l‘ neering, the Classics snd English Branches, r culars apply to T, A, COBGROVE, Faq., No. :4 umi-nhcmwu or 40 Gol THEO, HY¥ATY, Froele s ' ent P, M, ~ e dhicano CHICAGO, WHISKY. - The Ficld the Day After the Battle, A Talk with the Distillers on the Subject. The Great Problem Is How to Feed the Cattle, Extent to which the Revenue Has Been Defrauded--- The Evidence. A Silly Story Disposed of---Situation of Affairs at the Custom- Tlouse, Congolidation of Collection Districts ~-Thoge Certificates of Mergeraau's, Efforts to Unearth a Big Ring in New York City. Promising Symptoms of n Crooked Upheaval in San Francisco, The Difficulties Attending Ring Prosson. tions on the Pacific Coast. CHICAGO. THE VICTIMS. MOW THEY NCNAVED YXSTENDAY. The various distillerics and rectifying houses about town that Lad boen seized presented & gloomy and forlorn appearance yesterday, The small army of clerks, Blorekospors, Gaugers, and goneral omplores that wero wont to infost the promises and tho tomples consecrated to tho production of the festive cora-juico, wore no longer vistblo, or, at least, were groatly reduced in pumbors and depressed iu apirit. From the broad vats thoro still aroso an inconee, whoso misty odor proclalmed moss strounously tho charactor of thoir contents, The cattle-pens wore yot crowdod with fat and lusty kine. DBut tho uayal bustlo of businoes in and about tho office was osbsont. Ono or two mon eat fosfde with their foet an a chatr or » stove, smoking cigars, but otherwise botiaying no iuclination to occupy themselvos in usoful sndustry. Thoy were tho custodians. ‘The propriotors of tho distillerios were sround oarly in tho morning, snd put tn their time dur- ing the day in takiog invountory of stock snd fur- niture. OHICAGO ALCONOL WORES. At tho rectifying-hounse of the Chicago Alco- bol Worise, No. 116 Frauoklin strcet, there #as very little going on during the day, Tuo cnsto- dian whiled sway the hours in looking out nf the front window, and in answorlog quesiiona that woro put to him by interested parties, who dropped in with grest frequen Hewaecbeercd in his lonely momonta by a solitary bookkecper of tho establisment, who remamed for the purposs of asswtig in taking tho inventory. They wore joined at an carly hour by Mr. J. I Pablman, ex-County Cowmissioner, President of the Company, and goneral mauager of tho entiro coucorn.” Mr. Pshiman bad recoverod duriug the night from tho sstouithment intn which ho was shrown by tos Govornmont raid, aud vore himeclf with sa much calmnoss ay could bo expectod from ono In bia poculinr cir- cumstancos. In thia ho had doubtlass been awd- od by his nativo Toutomo phlegm. In ,appoar- ance, ho is of medium height, rathor slenderly built, with s ssndy beard bordariog on red. and o munstache to match, A Tnbuse reporter found him sbortly after noon, busily engaged in the wareroom. the bookkeepor bosude, him 'with note-book in hand, renderivg biw material assislance. 3B, PAULMAN, “Well, what do you waut?" was his rather grull rejoinder to tho reporter's salutation. 1 want to koow somothing about whisky.™ “What do you want?" again exclaimed Mr. Pablman, “Jwant toask youabout your future inton- tios B +Bpoak londer; 1 am biard of hearing,” growl- od tho President of the Alcoliol Worsa. + ¥ wans to interviow you !" ghouted the press reprosantstivo. 4 0b, you are a roporter._ All right. Coms in tho other yoom,” ssid Ar. Pabilman, his sccents greatly molhtied. The twain procesded to the oflice, whors Mr. P, oxprersod himself as williug to impari sty in- formation Lu his power. R.—Are thore any now developmonts in affairs slnco yesterday ? Mr. P',—None, whatever, You newapaper men oxhausted the subject complotsly, TnE Trin- UXE, In fact, appeaty to biave got shead of us. i n.-?—nuu you declded on auy plsn for the fu- ure Mr, 1.=Yes, aa far as It {e possibla to plan in theno dayn. R.—Wull yon band out the aistillery aud reoti- fyiug works ? Mr, P.—Ob, yes, o have already begun to taka an toventory, as you see, and wo cslculste to give bonds na 20on s we can fnish sud get AD apprajsement. ) R.—You will then resnme operalions as uaunl 74 Mr, I.—Yes, sud we expect to run the sama smount of whisky, which will doubtless be craoked, socording to the 1deas that are wow in vogue, Lt has got to be tho fashion to conezider o1l whisky crooked. or. at least, to suspect it of beiug s« , ! {s worse, tne revonue people seize it on thas mere susplcion. I—Frankly, wh your opluios as to THE ORIGIN OF THIS MAID? hm.[P.—Yon ought to know as well or betier than I R.—Come, now, that woo't do. You msy ax well toll mo now as ton minutes from now. Mr. P.—Well, it you want to kuow, DIl tell you. Bome one haa lled liko h—1. R.—You think, thon, that falso iuformation bes baen given to the Hevenue Department ? Mr. P.—I koow it. Thess other distillors who were soized Jast spring have determined to bring us down in the mud with them. R.—What good will that do them ¢ Mr. I'.—\Vhy, tloy probably think to make it easer for thomselves by bniuging othiors into the ecrape. R.—Do reatized ? Mr. P. (empbatically)—Not mach, Do yon see that (pointing to a swall sjusre chest atandiog pext to the asfo) ? In that box are all the dooumeuts in prool of our inuocencs. We have keps svery tax roceipt that we havo psid sinco the fire. ‘They aso all carefally pressrved, and will whow that, contrary to public opinion, we have paid the United Histos a very large suwm of mouey for tue priviloge of carrying ou tho aistiliery busluess. This last semark was dellversd with great forco, and was ewphasizod by bringing his fist dowu ppon the table with such violeuce as to abake the floor. The baokkeeper, who was standing by au juterested Listent odded a) provingly, sud she custodian awoke with a start from Lis deep slunber, and gazed wild'y around, 3 1if expocting au invasion of gore-seeking whiskyites. After & pause, the roportor gave & alight turn to the conversaiion. R.—Whatis TID4 CAPACITY ot your reclifying eatablishment ? Mr. P.—Our spparatus is very small? We 'you tulok their expectations will bo 3 ailp FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1875, have mever made a epecialty of roctilylog. Drobably ve could turn out two or throm bar- reln n duy, if necenssry, Dut wa have in roality acarcaly done that much & month. It haa only been duriog this year that we bavoattempted any rectitying at thin place, R.—Can vou tell mo what the inventory will Amnunt to ? Mr. I',—1 can't say with any approach to ex- actness, I think, howover, thal our bond will Lo placod at sbont 2400,000, DICEI & ADPL. In that highly stocralic portion of Canal etroot which is bounded north sud ennth by Randoiph and Washipgton wireets ts located the rectifying houno of Mossrs. Dickeugon & Abel Tho Cotuinty Agent's oflice f4 on onc mde of it. and a clicap variety theatro on tho other. ‘T'he people who froquent this mingular nelghborhood até not, as & ruly, of an juquisitive kind, Thoey jostlo each other without referenco to goad breoding or corne, und go straight alung, intent on therr onn affairs, Yot natwithstaading their long-ace eustomed habits of non-interferenco with other peoplo'n business, mavy of them wore cou- stramed to pause yeatorday miotning as they passad Dickinson & Abel's ‘establishmout, and talic 2 ponpindido through the windowe, Thoidaa of tho placa being seized upon by tha Govero- ment of tho Unitod Statas wan novel, nud im- pelled thom to regard ig with wonder. Tho ollice waa closed o outsidera. boing locked, and o batrel of whinky heing placed bohind tho door aa A barricade, Witlnn thero wers two or threo wen, ons being the custodian, the others being the propriotors and an asststant, They were tali- iug au inventors, A TRINUNE TepoTicr managod to gnin simittanco somowhero near tho bour of uoon, and beld a short convenation witn Mr. Abul, one of the partnas. Roporter—What fa tLe intention of your firtn in_regard to resuming operations? M{. A~Wo export to boud onut in about & week. 3. —~Have you Lnished taking vour inventory ? Mr. A.—No ; we hava scarcely begun as yet. It will take uas sbout & weck to tinish the ueces- sary appraisowent, when wo will rosumo at ooce, 1L.—What is your ides a8 to tho causo of tho sorzure 7 Mr. A.—I don't knowany mors abont it than 1 did yesterday, and that was nothing. R.—But you must bave somn surmise 7 Mr. A.—Thstis truo, I thiuk it likely that 6010 one hon given bogus iuformation, butas I don't knovw, it is no tse (OF me L0 kY 80, R.—Wbat will bo the probable awount of the inventory ?, Mr. A—T baven't any idea, THE KOUTH DIANGH DISTILLERY. Tho rectifiinz-louso of thogouth Irauch Dis- tillory, located at No. 66 Fifth avenne, won lelt outin the cold by the revenus oficialn in thrr Wednesday's raid. Whila the distillery was seized, this portion of the establishment was pemitted to go on As ususl. dir, Powell, pro- prietor, spent tho forenoon at the furmor placo, whero, nusleted by Lis son, he began the arduons work of taking an iuveutory. A very large amount of labor was involved in this operation, as the piock on hand at this place ulpgenea to bo wore than ordivanly extousive. At about ngoo Mr. Powell went to tho rectifvin, houws, whero ho was cornered by a ‘Tmu UNE roporter. In answer to the latter's inquirics, Mr. Powell staied that ho had not yet decided whether to bord et the distitlery or not. His stock was #o largo that it would bo almost imposatblo to got the amount of bouds teqnired. It woa probablo that a #1.000,000 bood would be asked, and ho felt doubtful about beivg able to raiso it. ‘Thi» was tho ooly gificuity m his way. Ho did not foel qualified to cxpress an opinton ag to tho resgon for the meizure of Lis distillory. As for himeelf, hs ¢onld say {hat ho felt able to prove Lis 1nnoceace of auy sitopt to dofraud the Government. AT TUE DLACKUAWR DISTILLERT, yostorday sffairs did Dos seem to b wreatly dise tarbed by the seizure of the day provious. Sev- eral employes wero aronnd at their neual avoca- tions. Mr. William Cuoper. the nropristor, came in at about 8 o'clocis 1b the moiming, and began to tako an inventory, remainiuy thers tho most of 1ho day for that purposs, A TRIDUMNE report- er mot a gentloman covnected with tho distillery last ovening, aud proceeded to intervisw him. *Will operations be sosumed st the distill- P +.eo laklog an fnvontors “Certainly ; wa bas to-dar.” h;w soon do you expoct to have your bonds st Tuovare roady at any time. I supposs thore must be the formality of au appraisement Loforo anything can bo done,” *+1s tha diatillery closed 7 *No; wo are runving out the mash, which, of courso, we ato slioved 1o do. It will take up till Monday, ns we have to resorvo twa tubs for ho neo of tho catrlo. 1t will probably be tlo middlo of the woek bofore we can fllo tho necos- sary bonds and commesnce runnng full agaia.” BLELT, Ons of tho busiest inon in tho city yesterday wos Mchast Keoly, of the firm of LKeolv & Kerwiv, who was vury anxious to hava his vlaco in his own bands acain, e was asaisied and ropresonted 1n a legal way by the Hon. Thomas Hoyne, who actod 5 hiv ottorney. During the day bo rropared his bond for sigoature, and will bopo to-day to get tho matter into court, where he can make his application. Deputy Campbell, who had booa in charge of his piace, was prompt 1n makiog out the schodnlo of his propc:‘y and befora offico bours wors over had finished tho prelimunary appraisemont for Gon, Wobator's uno. In conversation yesterday, Mr. Hoyno said that he had mado bis first appearsoce in tho Whinky Ring on that occasion, nod that ho would not hava como in then, excopt 10 oblige an old fnend, When askod what rort of a case tho Govarnment. had apainst his ciients, as ho un- deratood it, Mr. Ifoyne eaid that ho thought thoy would have no trouble 1u explainiug matters wheo they got into court. As ho saw it, they hnd been accusod of handliog romo crooked sl from Ooleen & Eostman's place, and ho rather iutimated that perhaps tho stuff was crooked, but that Lis clients wers innocent in thoir patt of the transaction, and that Golsen waa seoking to cast his own guilt on lovocent parties, It i of course, to be hoped, in the in- torest of Mr. Keoly, that be may boabls 1o prove theao facls, but it is just as well to ray that thero {s not the smallest likelihood that he will, ‘Whills tbore s no doubt that some crooked came to bis place from Goisen's, yot thero i not, in theminds of tho aflicial, any idea that he will Lo able to prove hls ignorauco of ftu character. e FEEDING CATTLE. THE QUPSTION OF TIE HOUR. A question of conaidorable Impurtance, arising outof tho selzure day before yeutorday, and dis- cussed fu various quartors yeslerday by distil- lors whoue property was taken, is, * How are wo to fcod oureattle?” It fs & well-known fact that the Iiovenue law suthorizes tho United Btstes Courts to accept bonds, with iwo good sod sufiicient auroties, from distiliers who have boen “aelzed,” providod that their placcs have bacn produocing moro than 150 gallons daily, and fooding moro than Afty hoad of cattlo on slop. Tins 18 1ntonded a9 a lenjent moasure on the part of tho Govoroment to the owoers of tho cattle, who are frequontly not the owners of the distillery, nor 1n suy wsy intorested in Iit, axcapt in 8o far as relates to the uniutersupted aopply of food to their cattla, In short, she cattle are dependent upon the diatillery for their ozistenco, aud the Governmont hay wissly sod humanoly provided a remody in auch cases, which is to ac. copt good and sutliciont bouds, and to allow tho distiltery to proceed with its work, Butitso happons that 1u the present case an unhappy dilemina bas arigen, and ons aboul whosv solu- tion taero exista rome considerablo differsnce of opiuion, Sumo, in fact, have no solution to offer, aud sco no way ous of the aittloulty, The mate ter now stands in goniethung like THE YOLLOWING LIOUT: ‘When tho distillerics wero soized Wodnesday sfternoon, the ofticers makiug tha socizures gave geuera! orders to the Storokuepers, {u accurd ance with the providions of tho faw relatiug to distilleries, to allow the mashios iu (he tubs to bo Tun off, but stuictly prohiblted any now muashes from being made.” I'be prosent muashes will uos ba run off before Saturday, or fn soms cases Mouday, which will keep the cattle supplied with still-slop over Buoday, L'he work of bonding out tha distilleriea 18 one which has its compli~ catious. leports muss be inade to the Collactor, who in turn subwite his roport to the District- Attorpey, aud that fuuctionsry briugs tho matter Dbefors the Couri, which takea it into consideration, as well ae the numerous queations u)-Mm: 10 the suount of the boud 10 each case, the character of the suroties, and other watters. Thess aro mwatters which must be duly considered, some tostimony taken, sud various particulars atreud- ed to, the whole process requiring somo tiwo for ita sompletion, in order to ampiy secure tae Government in cago tho bunds are accopted aud tho distillorics allowed to rosume operations. As meationed 11 another plaso, nll tke distitlers except onoe manifost adesire—not to eay an cagernerg—to offer bonds, but in thesn troubloys tinies it in ho easy mstter to ind peopln of muf- ficiontly genurous and confldizg natures to sp- pear as sureties, THE TRUTI OF THE MATTER In, that tho largn numbor of neizties made dur- ing the launt eight or rnine monthy, and the fact that savernl bondamen have beop badly ¢ bitten,” have tagethior produced a general farling ot u eAsinens, scmen iat sporosching downright di gust with ttte wholo whisky business, and congo- queutly fow persons can Lo found who are ready to iminolate themselves porhaps on the aitar of frisndship, And, moreover, if any such bo found, thev are usually thoso who are the laat of a cholcs of bondsmen, aud are by no means tha #alent and best that coutd be selected, mo that the chances of gotticg su approval of the bouds from the Court are wo: in war improved. Liesides this. the bonus will n rily be for quite larze amounta, gitg all the way from $100,000 to £1,000,600. The complazion of the whole matter is, to any the least, somowhat cmbarrassing, and even dis- couraging, to moet of tho distillers, although 1t I8 quite yrobable that mome of the unfortunato will be found oqual to the wituation. In the meautime, howover, B0NMY. 4,000 CATTLE ara bereft of their dady ellowsocs of the racs inluw. and the price of boef creatures dinimirhes, much to the dmmay of cattio-owners aod butchers, 1t has been found to bo & facs that where cattle are kept oo still- nlop for & time their teeth are impatrod 08 to their wicluluews (0 such B degree that cther fcod, which ean searcely Lo anvehing but bay. cannot be mastieatod, sud is loathied, 33 1t were, bv the maturally ruminsug animsl 51040 tants for the cd has gradnally dae parted from its long-accustomed subsiBlence up- ou atitl-glog. Under all thewe circumrtances, tho cattls may bo szid to ba in rather u precariona way. Nevar- thelass, Commismoner Pratt telegraptiod his in- stiuctions from Wushingtou yeeterdav to tho revenue oficers bere, ordering them to be gov- Ly 1ho usual rogulations, wiich mennn the iivilezo of running out tho mashea aod then ndiog Lhe dietilierics. THE IBOBAELE WAY OUT OF TIHE DIFFICULTY e, 1n case thore i coneiderable delay inthe watter of bouding, to gradusily accastun the snimals to & mixed diet of hay, steamod cut- toed, and grain uotil something can be doue. Asa natural consequepce of the seizato of four dirtiflories, the dewaud for whis| alcobiol, and bighwiues at the other houses now in course of operation wul he very materinlly increascd, and with this mcreasn comes au additioual supply of the refusa sull-slop, Theso diatillereio. tuen, which are pow running Wiil, iIn 8 messure, sup- piy the cattle with their ordinary food, sud thus provopt a diro calamity,—a coruer on still-slop., —— BOCUS. AN EMPTY BENAATION. During tho forr days last paet, ope Cnicago paper liad made » epectnity of repeating in dif- feront wave, aud with daily Increaming ewnphasls, the slatoment tuat tho Goverumeu: had ar- ranged to sllow most or all of ths distsllers whose places were implicated by the selzues betwoen May and November to tako a kind of amnesty, ou condition that thoy wonld tell what thoy knew about other erooked places. The terms waid to bave bees made wero that, by giviog up averything, mcivdug their knowledze, theso distidiers wore to bo freed from imprisonment. ‘Whilo it is nut the pasticular missiou of this pa- por to * nail > all the Lies 1t fiuds floating, it may [n: well to say in copnection with this varticular story that 12 18 utcerly aud ontirely false, genor- ally aud patticularly, as rogard+ any one disttller or all of them no 8 class, No imuunity Lus been rromised to any distiller fn Ctucaro, acd none will be proouised. It 18 not danied that certain roveiations lately made have boen of reivica to tho Government, Lut whatever Las boon naid Las not beon tho result of any Largaiu ; and, furtbermore, 10 barpain will be mace with any distilter or rectifier. Thus atatemont 18 made on the suthority of the reveuuo ofliciala hero 201 of Scoretary Bristuw, In connection w352 this matter it may be snid. ou the auwsutity of 8 high revenus oflic:al, that overy one of Wedneadsy's eeizures could. mnd perbaps should, have bocn mado last Jiav. and thet the testimony whicl would hiave authonzed such a courss might huvo been lad irom booss aud papets at that umo. —— AT THE CUSTOM-HQUSE. / TUE FIDST FYPECT of the seizure on tho intercsts of tho couotry s, of course, the falliog off in the amount of tax collectod Ly the Internal Rovenno oficialy. For tnstance, the roceipts for tho First Collection Diutrict of Illinois were over $35,000 Wodnosday when the distiliories wore in full blasi, and yes- terday they shirack to about £14,000, showiug that the apparent loss to ilo Goverument is §20,000 o day while the distillerica rewain closed, or eomething ovor 500,000 iu Chicero alone for oach month that the businessis stopped. This, of courss, is on the face of it on argument in favor of allowing the cases to bo compromised nnd tho distillerics to goon. Dut when the otter side is coneidered it will be found that the trno intorest of the Government is for houset Louses, oven if it bas fower of them, In this district, while the onmber of dustillotivs ap1zed bas been largo, yot tho produce tion hus not fallen oft for the yenar last yast us comparod with tho previons one. ‘This ie ac- counted for by tho fact that when a erooked houso ia bursted up so honest ono gene:ally takea itu plnce,—-at loast ouo which 18 honowt for # tlme, 18 all tew distitlors ace. THE DOCTRINE OF COMPENSATION is aleo illustiated ju tho fact that almost every distillery Lian it,inits powor togroatly increaso it yield upon oocasion. This has uuiformly been doue by tho surviving bousea sfter 8 scigure, #o that thiero has boen no stringency in the market, Tollustrato this matter by an exswple, 1t may Le enid that, as soon as the wows of the seizure of tho four distillerius was made kuown, the propriotors of the Lake Bbore Distilhing Company began to rush sround violently to got in their bonds as promptly as possiole in order to begln production st onco, and thus take advantage of the temporary dearth of spirits iu chis market, Mr. 1. C. Fiedoricks was very busy around tho Custom-Houso yos- terday, tlxlog up boods, offering bondsmen, ‘aud making other srrangoments to begiu producuon immediatoly. It was not fully sotiled when the Lake Shora wonld bogin to run again, bus it ie gkcly that the first mash will bo mado in a few ays. Tno two copeidorations which do not seom necassary 1o be disous-vd in this placo sre tho goneral law of supidy aud demsid an't the ben. ofit to mankind which the ultra-tomprrance peo~ ple tnefst would veault if the disiilicries wore closod altogether. THE. LIVELINESR around the Custom-Jiouse yeatorday was in re- froshing contrass to tho genersl air uf repose wiueh liad for wowe time provious been she only fuature of each day's proceodings. TlLe vanow halls aud small roama af the old buwilding were full of auxious gentlomen who were desitous to represent cortasu matters to tho officials in a hight different from tust sthich slready oxistod 30 thoir breasts. Cien. Webster's oftico was the sccno of much srgument aud many strong state- wents, The chuef ditliculty appeared to be that a good deal of proporty ot Lolonging to the dis- tulieries had beun tu s0me cases woluded tn the seizure, aud tho applicants wavnted It reloased. ‘Tho slmost invariablo suswer was thai the mat- ter would Liavo to be passed upon in court b~ fore anytluag could be doue. 1u the Lalis of tho Luilding wera to Le secnat times represontativos from wevoral distilleiics, vrominent swong them buing Lr. Ruab, of the Chicage Alcobi ' Works; G. G, Russell, I, C. Frodericky, Michael Kooly, and othere, BIG MONEY. ONK COSCERN BTEALS §2,000,000. Qood people wondorod grestly when Tug Trinuxe, in Ootober, printed s protty foli sketch of tha taweving operations of Moas: Roelle, Junker & Co.'s distillery, showing, as it dud, that thoy had stolen neatly s million of dollars from the sovenuo, It was considored at that time that this wea a rocord which could not bo purpaused by snyono tirm in tho United Btates, and when, Wodnesday, seizures wore wmade, it did not ocour to any cno that they would be likely to unearth sny very large amount of guilt, In theso columus yesterday au estis mato was mado of the amount of punalties likely 10 be sasessed ayaiust tho dilferent distlilerios, but 1t uas bo confessed that tbe {uformation shen had was dofoctive, though given upou the best sutborities then scceseibls. A reporter o o = iZauzenh ¥ arcertained that the develor 57 1to 0 mado 10 tho trials of two of tha for 5 1mos scized tha day befate would rise > siza those of Toolle, Junker & ' § aud that one house of thusn e rided could ba proved to hiase atolen aver ™3 4,100 from tho revenur of the Unitodfr S s, an amnanot not approximated by any<LS e who over yot ran o dintiliory o any othis & but Clizago, This particilar house, it & & pears, haw hoen run, as the plrano goeq & nili the throttle wida open,” buying Gauge Ktora. keoners right and Joft, and even fixing & aniform tariff by which the silenco of thewe oflicern conld bo purctiased, ‘Ihree dollars & barrsl waa paid for fa'se gauging or for the omimsion of gangine, and #3 s butral on the wholo pro- ducsion way paid to each Htorekeeper. When it is eomeitlerad that tho tax on n barrel of eleohiol 14 8bont 375 on the averago, it mav be #een thns poo) many oiciala could br bouzbit at the rate of €3 & barrel, —— THIMGS IN GENERAL. MATTERS AT TiK DIFFELENT PLACER AELZED wers very quiet yestorday. Custodizns wers in charge at each, and the only work tunt tho solzing officers Lad to do wam to roport fo Gen. Webster 8 rord of preliminary list of the property found. Tlese documents were pretty wearly il finished and handed i botors tho clode uf ollico houre yester- day. aud they wiil form the basia of Gien, Wens stor's application to District-Attorney Bangs to- day. 'The coutso of proceduro in caes like this ia for tbo Colloctor to repost to tho Distnet- Attornoy the property which he has seized, and the law oflicer then goos into court snd files au wfurmation, askivg for the condemnation of the property under tho law. ‘This prelitiuary procers baw bcen hurried oa * fast s poemsble, in order to gve the men wbo conld boad out an opportunity to attompt to do 80 Lefore the Judge as quickly as possible, tho reagon for the Lasts Leing exprersed clse- where 1 tho discureaion of the question of feod- 10g the cattle. The law provides that no distil- lery aball be releznnd until aft Judgment of court, unless said distillory sball have a capacity of moro than 150 gallons per day, sud shall have depet.dent on its slaps at least Lty headof ** Lioga or otbier cattle.” ‘Iha law provides furiber that afiecr the Distnc:-Attorney &lall lave tiled bia inforwation tbe Court ensll appoint threo sworn apyraisers, who sball value ali the property scized, aud report the ramo to tho Court. This ralnation Is necossary as a ba- ma for tbe bond wh.ch is to be given in snme cases, With the utmost dispaich which can b used, it 18 not protable that suy of tha distit. larioy can be gutten froo before the middle of nuxt week, and perbaps noc cvea thou. WHY 14 5T 7 The question has been vory froely canvarsed I Coicago, mwong distil ers aud others, why tho distilerien of Cincinnati and Louieviie bLuvo not bLeeo seized, and & great desl of grumbling hiss been lot [oo-0 npon tha world po- cause of Lho apparcat discriminstion acnipsi Chicugo. Tho other two citiea named are be- liovea by the rovenuo officiala to have productd nouung but honest whisky so far. One of the best Hevenuo Agents tu the sorvice has been for sams tume in Ohio, and, o makiug a report to Washington a few days ago, bo axid in effoct, ** I have been hero now two moonthe, and I have worked o8 theraushly as I could, and 1 have not yet found the color of cruske:.” CONBOLIDATION, Ta-dav is tho lsat of tho year, and conre- quently the last of the present aunniriration of revor.ae aflairs in fllinois. ‘Ta-morrow {.ur Collectors wilf step out of the scrvive, and four districts will pass out of existouce. I'heso aro 28 followa : Too Aurora or Sccond District will ba con- sohidated with tho Joliet or Sixth District, and Colloctor Allen, of the former, will remain o charge of the new one, Colleotor Wezks boing legunlatod out of oftice. Tho Fourth (Quincy) District will bo consoli- dated withs tho Ninth * (ittsfold), snd Collecior ‘I1llzon, of the former, will remaiu 1 command, Mr. Rinney cetulog, The Tenth (Jacisonville) District will ba con- solidsted with tho Tweltth (Bel.ovilie), aud Mr. Lisbtack of the firat-uamoed will remuam, whiie iaul wilt Lo lofs out, fevonth (Oluey) District will be consoli- dated with tne ‘Lhirteenth (Caire), and ir. Wil- lis of tho fatter will bo kept, waile Mr, Powel will be put upou the retired Jist, "1lie passiug out of oflice in shis way does not, of course, sndicato any fault, ana in all cases £0 fer as Lpown tho gentlomon conmolidated out are excellcn® officers. These changos do ot At all affeet Chicago. THE CCFTODIANS at the distilleries remaincd vestorday as on the dav previous, tha watk of ca £t thiugs be- in: done by tho Btorskcopers aprointed for the purpose, Tho recufying bouses, which had been during the night in charge of the Usoutica that scizod thom, were yestcrday furnished wich cus- todisos, o8 10liow At tue rectifying-bouse of the Chicago Alco- bol Works, J. 1. Diciinnon. At Keely & Korwiu's, Jubn Duffy, At Matthei's, 3. G, Hamilton, At Dickinson, Abl & Co.'s, (. Bunkor. Tho prospect for quist in & good one tiace Capt. A, 1. Brooks lefs tha city last evening for PABIUICS BOW, —— MERSEREAU'S CERTIFICATES. SOME FURTHEN DENELOPMENTS in the case of the receipt for 150 barrels of whis- kv which wore deposited in the Chicago Dock Company's warehouse and illegally mithdrawn havo come to light, which fally oxculpate Mr. Ward from ans possible Iuferential charges whicl may have beon made agaipst him, It ap- poars that the mpirils wera withdrawn from tho Dock Company’s warchouas on the 25th day of June, at which time tho rocaipta were presonted to chem. It also sppoars that the order of the Court glviog jurisdiction over tho papers of the distillers to tho Governe mont oflicors was filad Juno 22, or only three days bofore tho recolpts wers (n the hands of the purson who withidrow the epuwita, 'This proves protty conclusively that the roceipts could not Liavo come through Mr. Ward's Lands at that date, bocauro tho papers in the casa bad then no} bean dollvered to him, but were fn the bands of custodians asppointed by Mr. Pinkerton and Mr. Washburn, Agsin, Mr. Ward waa in Washipgton on the 25th of Jans, a0d ov_chat date Lo was 1n the presence of Hoe- rotary Bristow, and exbibited 1o him a copy of tho order issued by Judge Blodgoett, 1t beiug thus clear that tho papers had nover hean ox« suwined by Alr, Ward, nud bad sever beeu in his poesceslon up ta the tine thut the roceipts were upun the straot, it followad, of caurse, thst he could biave had no knowledze of the pansage of those docoments out of the hands of the Gov. erument, if they evor were In its hands, A con- versation with Commiseioner lloyne yesterday roveals theso facts very clearly, and the geotle- wan's tecoliection is €0 clear as to leaye uo doubt that what Lis states in abusolutoly true, ‘There bewng sl a moral certainty that this receipt wan in tho hands of Qolken, unil n the nl‘uqo( Qoluen & Earetman, it 13 still s quostion & HOW IT GOT THENE, When the distiMiers’s books aud property wure sotzod, st the time of the woucrsl raid fv May, four custodians wers plucod uver each place, rem!ing tho decision of tho application which be Goverpment mado to hLave tho hooks delivered up to them. Those custodisny wero appolnted zu\unf Ly Elmer Washe burn aud Allan Dinkerton, who at tust time was woiking with Lim. They were avery one mombers of Yinkerton's ntaff, two be- tug put ou during the v aud two ab night, Phukorton receiving §1 a day for thoe aerviced of ench mau. 11 betug settled shat these receints wore in tho safe of Gulnen at the tiwe it was sewzed, aud it betng also cloar thoy got out fn sowe mysterioun way, the blame would seomn to rest unon the custodiand, Tho names of tho-u four custodiatd who wore watching Golsen’s books and safe could not ba exactly sacer- tained vosterday, bur, aa bofore esid, they weie from Piokerton's torce, aud of course that gentleman was rospoasible fur their acton. ‘Thero Iu littlo doubdt that the Toceipts wars gotten out of the safe by the con- nivauce of the custodians, whoover thoy wmight bavo beeu. 1t is oot at all unpossiblo that oven Linkerton's mea may Lave boon bribed, aud thay oo ous of the memberuof tho firm miglt have {uduced tho persons in charge to opon the safu nud the receint at _thas timo abustracted. They wero in tu Juune 22, and wero out of it June 5. During the interval tho eafo way watchied by thess custodians, A COLUECTION. Io an interview with Alr, Duzphy rolative to these cortiticatos, publishod fu yeuterdsy's pa- Teibune. NUMBER 127, Y"' that gentleman was made to eay Lhat, whon hey wers rotnrnod to him, thoy had pitboa ta them a nlip of paper on which was wiitien ths name of Jacob Rohm, and that that slip hed been whiown to the Grand .Tary Me. Ward to sliow st the signatare ou the recolpte was not written by sir. ftehm. It was alsn made to anpesr that Mr. Durphy voluntesret this information to tho repotter. Wnat Mr. Durphiv actually statod waa that when thess re- celpta wero raturned to him by Mr, Ward, atter their nroduction beforo the Grand Jury, thoy hiad this #lip pinued to thom. 1o did not aay for shat purposs tho shin was on shere, or who put it on. ‘This iafornation, moteover, was drawn out of Mr. Durphy by o direct question from tho reportor, and waa not volunteored by that gentleman, ——— ELSEWHERE, THE CALIFORNIA RING. €OL. D, 1. PHILLIPS OETS 13 11 WORK. Syeaial Correapondence of The Clacaas Tridune, Bay Fraxcigoo, Dee. 24.—Wo of Saa Fiancis co—all pood, hunest pooplo—swore ereatly shocked when the news came, n few mantl's siuce, of the fxposures aud rovelations in connection with the .- whisay fraudn at Kt. Louls. And an later dovel- opmenta have plainly indicated that Chicago, Milwaukee, snd some other Lnstern cities have been sheltoning equally etarthing monstrositiee within tloir precinets, aiready revealed fn psrt, hut not wholly brought to light, wo havo feit a thrilt of jos that we, on this eide thn Itocky Mountarne, were Leyond the reach of dishonest iutlluences, and that the genial and benign cli- wate of California did not breed the divease that the Laatern citiea fostered, o e had » *somewhat better than thoa feeling, and haveu't bees a bit like the pub- Tiean i Beriptare; but, with heady aloft, have becn consciond of an alutude sbava Clicago, &t. Louly, and tha goneral public,~and a feeling of regret that such things could happen in our conatry han taken ponsesrion of our snuls, This 8swo sscurity etill holds many ta onr city, but the contented assurance of suluty that haa bitlierto prevatled among officisls and the Whis k5 Bing is faltering: and LA ERAIN TO TPEMILE, ide to rhate. Foran ara Iaochie promises 800w to rush iuto Lo midst of our citr, and wo shall Le cotnpelied to train in the wame list with Chies, nd Bt. Louie. ** Hon are the mighty fallon!" The etory is interestiuy and inetruetive, and the moral promiues to he pithy and pointed,—ton pointad for many of the interested parties, for it indicates cloarly ** fing end imprisonmaut,” loss of property, and ¢ wamng of Lhat fair famn that ottaches to al 2080 wno attaiu eminanco i tho Iuternal Rey. eune Dovartmeot. 1 susjioct that up to last August the consctoun nees of their own wntegtity and enrisnent wag & constant enusolation ¢ all the m -t of the Ring. For we uro wecuro whila wo are ot trou. Uled, and our seighbor's opinion stronazly ioe fluenicey 031 own KEandard of night and g, Wita a ful kuowlodge of the muvoments of otif. culs, tho dustillers worked on calmly, and with the doliars of tho Ring jineiing in their pockats, tho oflicials perfurmed their tunctiony. Aud the distillerios kept running, asscacmonts, an levied, wero paid without & murmur, snd all seemed rorzuo ae tho bosom of our broad ococan whern o wiad Julls, **4 CALY ALWAYS PRECEDEN A STOR 20d a gentle whiff i3 often tho premo. it: destructive galo. ‘Tho whill came, u. 10 pass, but tho result way npeak s diferont story, In Angust last a chango was made fr oue of tha oftices here. and a new man seut ou: 83 Ruvenue Arent. Quaking besan, and a tre mor ran thiough the whole framew rk of the Ring, It [asted bug s moment, an’, after con. sul:ation, all soemed a8 cloar as & summor sky Yor, toget rid of Lim was easv, .\ man may be at timos a Little ind.scroet, and charges can b preferied acpinsl au oficer at \Wasbington sod, on the tral beforn the Super visor hore, wo can psustain them in some wav. So arcued the IRing, aud atraightiear charges aatnat thetroublesoma agent, Ar, A. B, Ulark, wore dispatchod 1o tho all-bealing polit- cal phiswician of this part of the cout:y, Souaty Sargeut. And the noblo Sena.or lodzed thess imj lications at tbo Treasury Department, anc neodily the clique hero ezpecied this thoro it thoir flesh would bo removed, aud a mors coue ronial appoimunent made. Dot Socretary Bria tow suuffed tho battle sfar off. and bu putsonsl aoqualotence with alr, Clark strongthoned by oxporience, had couvinced hior that ho waa an honest man, Awd now A NEW PARTY APPEANS ON TUE TIZLD, In tbo midilo uf Suptember thete camn to om cits a geatlemnan from your own State, e war unheraldod—cven Senitor Sargent dida’t knos hin movements, and he sesumied tho poattion for which Lo {s g0 well adspted, a searchor attor Lkuowladgo, e did not act a8 a dotectivo, spy g aronnd dietilleries, or bribing former sm. ploycs. but as a digmtied gentlamsn o quest of wformation upon vatious themes hoascertained tio lustory of the [ing from ita incoption. Thie gentleman {8 well knoan to your readers, 2 remdant of Sprimgfield, & newspaper an, sbrewd, digoilied, trustiug no man niil ha meas. ures biw, and messuring him quickty and ao. cuatelv, Necd Lintroduce to you Col. Devid L. I'hilips, of Springflold, Il “For two wecks bo worked unknown aud uomded, and e thoroaghly postod bimseif that ho koow all tha ius aud outa of tho movemouts of oftic’als and concludod bo would trust—himsclf. At Washiogton Benaior S8argent was pressing tho tuial hero of thie charges against Clack, e from doferouco ta tho siatement of a Soualor of tbe United Htates, backod by the afidavits of officials aud whis'ty men here, sction must be taken, The triat must be before the Bupervisor of tho Disirict. 3Mr. Foulke held thst placs He was called to nuother tisld, sud a now man, who helped in TUE EXPOSITION OF TIIE FRAUDS at 5t. Lows, Mr, Hawloy, took his place. Prob. ably Secrotary Dristow thought & new man would bo fuirer in the trial, and very posmbly he had anothor reason, But wo aro deal. ing with facts, not with suppositions Mr. Hawley camo during the latter part oy Beptembor,” and was wmict by the g very cordially, and roceived marked atteutions, [t d.0u't work, and atter a listie Col. £, and Mr, 1. camu togethor, and bod a complete under- standing about tho plun of tho campaign. Mr, 1L, afior looklug sabout the flold, became con- viuced that evon here, in the midst of oxtoroal screnity and tranquil enjoyment, thoru lurked at the centro of thoe Uoverncient acrvico a bond that tily joined them to tha Whisky Ring, ana tlia boud 'waa mouey. ‘The world don’t accept convictions,—1t wania irusle. And Oovera- ment is [iks the world. Su corraption muat be mada ovident, not believad in alone, TIE ANTIOCH DIATILLENY WAH SEIZED before many weeke elapaed ; but this was onlgo\ simplo sliug, sud likely to occur at any tims be- causo of tuchnival violations. Bo the publia argued, und, indoed, # distilory at Los Angeles biad bocn ee.zed under the old rigime, Bring troof of the existence of m Iling ia our city, they argued. At overy polut parsistent oppo- sition wot the Supervizor in his attempts, Bo wide-spread waa tho infiuenve of the Ning, so potent its power, that outside assistanco was impoasible, and no ous could be truited. And theroforo Lhe work hero has beeo far harder than et Bt, Lows or Chicago. There public opinton aided ; Lere not, Nowspapers helped, but hera thuy hesped sbuse ou the attempts ta forret aue the matter for m time, Ou applyivg o the United States ustrict-Attoiney for in- formation upon & certain poiut tn tho law re- ing the [uternal Rovenue Dopartment, that otticial referred thoe applicaub to » clerk hu his oftiey, waying ho kuew uothiug sbout the Rteve- nue Jaws. But susplcion attached ta tho clerk, and thore the watier rested. had n1o subject, INCOMPETENCY REIONED, Ana whun you remombor that the sontimeut o} the public \vas not wuen as to give sid or aym- patuy; that the pross of the city wes condenmu~ ing thesa joterlopers; that tho Ring waa Hrm sud golig, knit toguther by the boud ot wutual }Jlfltwflfln; that Californis is so far removed rom Washingtou that st loast two weaks must elapso beforo an unswer could ba obrajved to requests for fustrucilon; thst trust could te placed in 0o man io the Iuterus! Revenus De- partment, and that every incumbent in ofilce ‘was upueld by our Senator, you will understacd why it wasthat Bupervisor Hawley and dlr, Clark wero well nigh ready to giveup. Bargunt, at Wash- ington, presuing the cliciale to huiry up Clark's tr:al ou the trumped-up chiarges, expoctod thezo- by to secure his discharge, overy man hero torowlog & stone wall acroas tho pathway of the sgents at every step, aud the atmosphere full of the saunts hurled by some of tue papers of the oy, were cuough 40 discouzage. I amcouvinced Whore dushonesty