Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 1, 1876, Page 1

% VOLUME 2. JEWELRY, WATOHES, &a. : ~,NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HOLIDAYSY o8 STATE-ST., OPPOSITH FIELD, LEITER & CO. BANE STATEMENTS. 56TH QUARTERLY OF THE "MERCHANTS', FARMERY' & - "MECHANICY' Savings Bank. 31, 1875. Deposiia snd Trust Fun Copttal aad Oumtlageat Fands. 8 0068,820.24 100,000.00 $1,055,520.34 INVESTMENTS. Loass on Raal Estate, 3 416,700.33 VALUE OF BZOUBITY— Valuoo! Land......8 7505.8062.00 + Vauaol Buldings. 444,000.00 §1,100,022.00 " Balotand OMOO TIKIUICH. coseormrinease 8)370.00 * Louns and Domands saoured by Collat- e - S X T X L Ualted Blates and athes pabilo bonds ‘nd avallable sacart:{on 201,465.00 Gashn vault asd subjocs {0 chook e 164,407.08 z i £1,008,820.24 ‘Published for the fnformatton of devositors, Chicsgo, Deo. U8 7 BYDNEY MYERS, Manager, REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF ; Toaston, Kean & o, BANKBEIES, . AsMade to the Clearing-House Ascocintion of ) Chicago, at the Close of Business, ( + December 17, 1875, RESOURCES, e e i T 8414,471.48 19000309 837,258.40 TEDGT,T08A% omaly ewasr tHAL e Abovo siatament fs tr Bl ny d L L BAYES, > -~ """ CHIGAGO SAFES. ‘MPROVED FIRE AND BURGLAR - SATES, VAULT DOORS AND BANK WORK. -y Sl Moved, Repaired and Exchanged, ‘S.'H. HARRIS, - MANUFACTORY and Salesroom 23 and 25 East Randolpl QOEAN NAVIGATION, STAR BALL LINE. -~ UNITED STATES &k DRAZIL MAIL STEAMBIIPS, Buliyg roqilay every moal from Watson's Whaet Brookiyn, . Y. For Pars, Pernambuco, Babts, and Rio Janerlo, eallin Lo ekt Bomts tdor b e WELLIE MARTIN, 8,000 tons, Jap. 33, t 1 p. m. JOHN_DRAMALL, 3,00 tons, Feb, 23, st 1 p. m, 3.3, Wi 240u'tons, Mire 2, at 1 p. to, When the Zic of e mobly falls ou Sunday, sterm- as teamera aro peifect- cats, hatiug frste t reduced rates, apply fo TUCKER & 0U,, Agou 84 Pineat., Now York. Tvoutte ruate'for v out (bolbk Iors s0uLn: 1822wy oiker. wil eal frum Floe 0,60, Norih i{-’.;. o i LK K| LA H-o by National Line of Steamships, NEW YUKK 10 QUEKNSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL. X Va1, vy W, ou ' Tatos, " Blosrage tickats, facte ¢ £1and upwards ou ggpess, Helfal b R e an hra i B i Eherima sraay in and Raadolphala. " (opbusite new _Baeiman ivdae), Uicego. 0o (PO HAMERICAN LINE. § REDUCED RATES UIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, Asdall ports1n Groat Britaln and the Gontineat. J. H, MILNE, Weatorn Agent, S 18 t., corusr Aladison. Grent ;Veetern Stenmship Line. b W e g ERpaaiEdis o Btioly, OV A SBONRID. Aesate a0l s, U, Moba ! ONDERTARKEKL' GOODS, UNDERTAKERY GOODS, Pt e B b e s, HARSHS, Qls Frout Landsus, ¥, : i 0:‘-" m(‘l.nnh]- o crder, BREBED & CO. 33-124 Woss Blahthoats Oluctnnasl, Or Open. Eveory BEvening This Vioelk. M e S, e 500 S S T |8 i Pt COAY. suthiENt REM OV A L. THE GENERAL GEFICE OF TUE MANSFIELD Goal & Goke Co, Zato of 18 Washington-st,, Condition at close of business, Dec, l Hes been Removed to their Railroad Yard, CORNET Carpenter and Kinzie-sts,, ‘Where wo aro rrepared to fill ordors for ell kinds of Hard and Soft Coala, and Pittsburgh and Connollsville Coko. Dook foot of Norih Markot- 1 JAB. W, ELLSWORTH, @G. B. Agont. J. L. HATHAWAY, HARDAND SOFT COALS, MAIN OFFICE AND DOCK: O0R., MARKET & RANDOLPH-STS, Also Office and Dock, No. 1 North Market-st. Office and Yard, 711 West Lake-st. Down Town Office, 146 LaSalle-st. Orders from Conntry and City Solicited. EXHIBITION. NATIONAL EXHIBITION et PIGE;\IS " AKD DOGS. Tho Lxhibition, which is to open In_tke Expoaition Duilding, Chicago, on Jan. 20, 1876, undar the ausjices of the National snd American’ Poultry Astociations, is on nepured success, ‘The latgo Cush Prizes, amounte “**UVER NINE THOUSKND DOLLARS, Poultey and Plg- 3, aua all kinds of luntl v her Doge, as well a4 1h1ta and Cats, Fyory per vn owniug & fino Dog, Caty of 1abbit, ur Fanay Fowls or Pigoons, saurld rend for an Wity blaok sod sbuw thedr atock at tily exulbilion, Prem(um Liste a7d Entey 8 w roadly, and o 7 may ba had by addressing BK\"!TU:I"AJ&“NMIUHAL POULTRY AUSSCIRITON, Chlengo. POMEROY'S DEMOCRAT,. A RED HOT BRICK! POMEROY'S DEMOCRAT! Removed from New York lo Chizago. Out in Fine Stylo NEW YEAR'S MORNING at 8 o’cloclk. S04 by al Newsdealers, and read by all Men, ‘Women, Obitdren, Bankers, snd Ministers, Dotnda tho Banks, Rip she Rings, and demand Pro- tecticn for Western and Bouthern interests. T tio leading Democtatlo Nowspapet of the Dol MARK M, PUMEROY, tod Blaten, 5 , Tattor und Propristor, Office, 81 Eaat Madlson-at., Chicago, L2~ Canvaacors wanied, FINANOIAL» IDIRAESG SAVINGS Chartered by the Exocluslvely a 105 CLARK-ST, Meflodist Chnrch Block, Tntetcat begins on ths fArat of each month. FLORIDA. ST. JAMES HOTEL, Jacksonvillo, Floridn. The largest and most comfortable Iotel in Florids, I1as accommodations for 300 gueste, ~Is kopt fu Brate class mauner, Open from November {0 My, Address 3, R, CAMPBELL, Manager, Juckaonville, Florida. MISCELLANEOUS, Hyde Park Taxes Notico fa horeby given that tho Stateand Count, Tax and Bpeoial P Jear 118 on 1Y do Park proporty sra now due and paysbla at my ofice, Yay your tazes to the Town Colloitor and save ez- pense, JAMES H, BLY, Goltector of Hyds Park, Room 9, 11 LaSalle-st, WANTED. SCALE SALESMEN. To men of experience and sbility in {hia devart. !l,;ul Xm\uwlfllnlvl srvoffercd, Address E 13, Tribune ofice, TROIN MIZN. BARE OHANCE FOR INVESTMENT, in maau. facturing the best Tazbine Water-Wheol mads. A new thing, cheap, demand conataat, profits 100 per cent, Address IRON MEN, cere 0, &, Cock & Co,) Chicsgon | | e Thicaao CHICAGO, SATURDA SAVINGS BANK. Elegant Jewelry!|THE HDELITY Savings Bank A C. D. PEACOCK’S, ST DERSITORY, Nos, 143, 145 & 147 Randolph-st., PAYS 6 PER CENT INTEREST On 8avioga Depositsand Trust Funds. Thia intarest 1§ ADDED 70 THE PRINCTPAL On the First of onch January and July, THE SAFT DEPOSITVALTS BEST IN THE WORLD, Having Passed Uninjurod Through the Great Fire of 15871, THEY ARE IMPENETRABLE T0 FIRE AND BURGLARS, They aro guarded by armed men, and are nbaolutely scoure for the storage of Meney, Coin, Joweiry, Silver Plate, Deeds, Donds, ‘Wills, and Valuables of oll kinds, at a lesa per centage than good insurancs, An individual Bate for sach Dopositor. JOHN C. HAINES, Pres. BLANK BOOKS.5T A full assortment In stock, or manufactured to ere der. First-claas work and roasonable prices, SKEEN &STUART, OOMMEROIAL BLATIONERS, 17 Medison-st, opposite BoVicker's Thealre, Commence the New Year with a FINE POCKET DIARY. A Largo Assoriment st Retail at CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & (0., 118 & 120 Monroe-st. T W. MIDDLETON, First-class Demy and Modium Blazk Books, Stationery, and Printing, 56 STATE-ST. BUINESS CARDS. Simeon W. King, United Btatea Court Commidsicner for Nurthorn District of 1llinols, holds court ot Lis ofice. Jurisdic- ton 1n all mattais’ yertalning o violatien of Internal Ievenuo Iaws and of any erline committed agatnat tho Governmont, The only Commissionor ®f Dosda in Chicago (if not in tbe Unlied States), haviog a separats oflicial seal for cachi Stito and Territory, 88 by taw re- uired, Attorney at Law, Notary Pullie, Cominissloner or Diilied Btaios Conrt of Olaima at Washington, D. 0., end Govarument Paasport Oltiver at Chicago, Deals acknowledged, dopositions and afidayils taken, and proofs in Lavkrupt matters drawn and certified 10, eama 33 befare o Regiater. Imake a apecialty of examiniug Inauranca Campaniea located in Chicags and doinyg businesa in any Gtate or Territory. Ofic 3etliodlst Chi rels Block, Room 3, curner of Glark an » Chloagd, Tli, Open ALl Day To-Day. GUM’HER’S CONFECTIONERY. FIRM CHANGES. COPARTNERSIIIP. Cit10460, Jan, 1, 1976, Ihave szaocisted with ms 10 my real astate businees r, M. G. Mullowney, who hi2s Leen for many yoars in my oftice, and whasa long and futimate experienca in my laud mattera will render bim » vsluabla sasiatant in stiending o tho real eatato intercets commited to my charge. ‘Toe nama snd style of the now firm will be W, J, Barney & Co, W. J, BARNEY, 47 Tribune Butldiog, COPARTNIERSIIIP. ‘The partnership heratofore exstiog between Joh ‘Blogkd o Bogent W, Diocks 18 s dey scived by mutual consent, “Tho businosa \ill be carried on by John Bloc under tha firm namo of J, Blocki & Co., who will coileot all outatanding socounis snd settle all itubilities, JOUN BLOOKRI. Jan, 1, 1870, E W, BLOCKT, DISSOLUTION. Mr. WALTER TALBOT'S interest {u the firm of O, 8, MUTCHING & 00, expired by Limitation Dec. 3t 1875, Le having assoclited with Mr, CHARLES T, ECKLEY, will continue (he Grain Commlsston Lual. ness, under the Arm name of TALBOT & EOKLEY, st 150 Lasallo-st, 0. 8, NUTOUINS, WALTER TALBOT. Chicago, Jan, 1, 1878, Mr, WILLIAM H, WOODWARD, the last oight years in our emoloy, s day admitted as & Partuer o my ‘business, under the firm name of O, 8, HUTLCHINS & €0, ©, 8, HUTCIINA, DISSOLUTION. The copartnerstip of the undersiyned, under thy firm name of Gallup & Yeabody in the businose of ne- gotlating loans upou res] estate, is this day dissolved, Fiaucls B, Peabody will use the firi name in scttlo. ment of pending loanis, BENJAMIN E. GALLUP, FRANCIS B, FEALODY, Cbloago, Deo, 33, 1875, The undersigned continues the business of negotiat. tng lo3ns upou real estate. BIr, lienry Riske, for many jers Quslier of tha late i, will havo an ihtersat fa s business, which will ba conducted undor tho nazio of Francis B, Peabody & Co. TRANCIB B. PEALODY, 174 Deacboru-t, (Honoro Black), DISSOLUTION. T have thia day reafgood the Agency of the Orlental Powder MiLs in this city, and respectfully sollctt for Br. A, W, Gobb, my succesaor, & contipuntice of tho ronage I Liav 0. D, AUSTIN, hice, 18, ¢ 10 the agency of (his elty of b Orloutal Powder Mule of lostors wil be uiidor the mansgement of the underalgued, who his becn duly appolutod by the above Compauy as ibelr Agent in Clioigo for the ssla of Orfental Bporting, Mnin sud Bleating Fowler W OOBE, Agants" Ohicago, Dec. 31, 1815, b Batest, DISSOLUTION. The firm of Wi oA 1y s Jomad, szekilacts, d this a "I aulstanatig sccounta will hereatter be sottisd by {he sonior membor of the frm, at 79 Dearbora-sh, Qbicago, Jan, I, 1876, 0. L. WHEELOGE, Architect, . P. THOMAS, n':«?.i‘{m"' ‘Orystal Block, Madison-at., ; 0990-}7-%%:»& Thestre, ~ JANUARY 1876—TWELVI: PAGE ot THE NEXT STEP. Beginning of the Era of Arrests. Messrs, Hesing, Rehm, and Miller Taken into Custody. Mre Minty Has Thus Far Kept Qut of Sight of the Officers, The Three Gentlemen Who Were Found Imme- diately Give Bail, Mr. Hesing Explains His Only Possible Connection with Whisky Matters. ‘What People’s Party Aldermen Think of It---Strect Rumors, Scizare of the Great Distiilery of the 1llinols Company. Mr. Ballentine Statss His Views Foroibly and at Length, None of the Officers Seem to Under- stand Why They Came Under Susplcion. THE ARRESTS, COME AT LAST, EYER SINCE TKE OT. 10UI8 DEVELOTMENTS sthich mnplicated Federal ofiicers and prowinent citizons in the frauds upon tho revenuo, thero lLas been » feellng in Chicago that saonor or later similar charges would bo made here, aod dutiug tho lust few woeks various rumors lhave Lleen in circulation on the strcots, and bave boen telegraphed from other cities 1 regard to promi- pont citizens who wero alleged to bo membera of = possiblo Chicago Whisky-Ring. As far back as the time of the clection rumors came from Wusbington that prominent Gorman politicians, County Treas- urors, etc., would bo ultimatoly bo charged thedso frauds, and thoso tuporta havo beon to a certain dazres justified by thoarreats which woro mado yeoterdny. In pn;} o! Ve cxoited con- dition of the publis upo: t“is cubjcot, yestur- day's action will caunse % fecliug of rulief as woll @s of sastonishment. It is somothing to be :ld in pat, at lenst, of the fcoling of favetish uncerininty which has prosailed so lovg. Itin undorstood, howevor, that tho arrests mado yosterday are but tho firat of tho batch, and that others will zoon follow, thuugh it is questionable whether tho persons nost captuscd will bo a3 "prominoat sa yester- day's victima, FREPARATIONS. Any one with only ball a nouo for news wenld bavo ruspocted that thero was somotbing fm- portant afoot round the Custom-Houwe yes- terdsy. Doth bizg and little ofiicialy con- ducted themsolves with moro than ordioary stiffners; clorks with sus- plclous-looking papers were ruuniag from ofiica to offico with uncommon speed ; and thero was ench a demaud for trastwerthy, moesengers, and such s numerous resyonse, as soemed to augur that (ho guilty mon would bo spocdily brought to striet account for h's wickeduoss. Everyono was on thie ragyed edge of cunivsity. An exten- BIv0 aavosdropping svaiom was inasugurated, aod & great many wild ramois wore early in circula- tion, Nothiug Lut what was * goiug to happen ™ wau talked abour, and yet not a vingle individual konew posi.ively what 1t was, The excitemont 1ereased overy momevt, until about uoon every- body not in oficial coufldences was roady to com- mis suiride in vory spite. By this tuwe tho re- porters, whio have a kcoun scent for a soneation, gathored in swaras around overy ofice door, and endeavorod by dint of vigorous pumplug to ob- toin a few cruinbs of Inforimation, Their offorts, lawevor, wero of no avail. Each officer had looked Lis mouth aud bad Joat the comoination. buch a set of sggravsting aummles, and such an eager, excited, thirsty mob of item-movgein never beforo came In coutsct. Looklug back now to the aceno, the wonder is, that evory sup- posed possessor of & aocrnt was tot taken hold of snd the nows wicuched out by malu force. ‘Tlie boys were equsl to auything vosterday: it wes only & sonse of taerr professional houor aud diguity which restraed4bemn, But'theie aro more ways of kllling a pig than by banging. Batled in one direction, teportonal stiategy wan oxetciaad mith uucommon good Inck, and by the btime the game wrs ready for bagging, the nowepaper-men noie roady to wic~ noss and criticiso the feat, PIIL MOYNE'S OFFICE. Abont 1 o'clock 13 was voticed that officiale were anxlous to concentrato thoir ouergies. o only corvonient, and ludeed meat propor, place to do tbis wes in Plil Noyne's oflice. Lub 14 was an jmmepse, Bot to say hezardous, un- dejtaking to get possession of “that place with- out exciing muto suspicion than was already aroused. Philis vnl} partial to tho vewspapor profesnion, and doed them maay favors Lo the shiape ot begus cigars sud imiiation champagne botilos, and there are generaily one or two of tho frateinity havging alout Lis oftice. Now,ad the vory time thit possession was wantod for Btate puiposes, two of tho boys were in tho room, Howto got thewmn ot wad s very nles '«’ucnzlnn of w‘r!nmncy. which, bowever, was effectually solved st au oxpenso of 43 cents to Phil, who 1nveigled them fo smile with him at an anjaccot hostelry aud Lad tho door of hia office locked f1om sho tusids by the tima they returned, L'hil, Limself obtmned admiseiou by mouus of TUILE MYSTIC RATS at the door, as did also Gun, Webster, Assistant Districi-Attornev Burke, and Buapeivisor Mal- tuews a fow minuies afterwards. The wuod-ua- turud clork, Hull, was ovidently thouglit su ab- struction to official consuleation, for Lo was ro- quested to go out for Janch, snd the four fore wmidabio foes of wicked distillors were laft alo no to porfect their plans, cleseted nbout balf an hour, the do time belng anx. Durvg the strenath thereof, and usl arrangod at 30,000, Theso warrants were for the arrest ol Authony O. Iesing, of the SlMLhZfllmllq sud Iate candidate for Couuty ‘T'reasurer ; *f Buffalo ” Miller, ex-County Treas- urer, vh ke Rehm, ex-Superiuteadout of Polico, snd Wilism Minty, ex-Depaty fu the Collector's afics. Thoy wers pisced in the baods of the United Btaies Alarshal about s quarter to 2, who immediatel7 sct out to discharge his duty. The fact of the issue of thees warrauts loaked outins verysluple mannar Lmredistely attex the eocret conforenco. Iamors had bLesa current for woma (imo that theie was evidenco againat theso gentlemon, snd when s scrap of papar contaimiog their names was found, and a number of afdavits noticed on Commissionor Iloyne's tablo, tha conrinsion was uumedistoly jumpod at that tho ax bed falten, —_— A, C. HESING, THE ARILST, Mr. Horing was found ot the Sfaats-Zeftung oftice, and ho was apparantly greatle taken avack swhen toe fatal peper was produced. His gsaoviate, IHormauo Tastor, wes imme- diately put in possession of tho fact. Tho only romatk that gontloman, eave an anti-pious exclunatian, escusahls nnder the circumetances, govo uttorance £o, was that thero wag no dauger of thelr paper beiug scooped on that particular whisky item. To oxchango & fow wards on the subject of bond was tus work of & faw scconds, and it was docided that Mr. Raster and Wash Hesing shoald go security for Mr. Herlng, Within o quarter of an lour of tho gorsles of the warrant, Mr, H,, accompanied by Mr. Rustor, wasin the prosenco of Comwiseioner Hoyue, arravging the necessary formalities for tue pieservativu of bis hibaity. THE AFFIDAVIT on which tho warrant for Mr. Hesing's arrest wan lesued was 88 follows ; 4 O, Matthews, of the City of Chicago, Cook Coun- ty, being duly awors, deposes aud 7a5a toat he iy i~ formed, and beliovcs, tuat on the fst day of March, 1872, azid on divers otfier days and times between thak data and tic prosent fime, at tha Northern District of 1Llinole, to-wit, ot Chicago, in said district, A, O, Hes- ing did violato the Internal Revenue faws of the Uuited Btates, and did conatire with other persous whose nomen 816 unknown to defraud the Goveramrnt of the Unitcd Ktatis of the tax upon distilied epitits, coutrary 1o the statuies of the Unitod Blatas. A. C, MarrnEws, fiworn rnd_subscribed befors me this dlatday ol December, 1873, TrILe A, Horxe, Usited Bistes Commissiont Thile tho bond was bLelng drawn out. Mr. TRaster evcuanged a fow pleasairies with tho as- eembled newspapor men, MR, TESING sat down gloomy aud dejected, Ever and apon ho tried to suake off the cloud which hed settlod upoa bim, but the effort was painfully laboiious and lsmeotably jveffectual, Lhe city editor of the Staals-Zeuung Lapponod In st this momeut, nhen tho folloning short dislogue oceurred : lln:iniz_—nnro Fou come to gise bail_for me? City Lditor (nstomsbos)—What! You are not arrested, Ar. Hesing ? Hesing—I am, as Mr. foyno ean toll you. City Editor Shlhng backwarda on the table)— Good Lieavens And then the newspaper orowd chuckled over tho way in which the Staais-Zeitung had been “ucoopod agan.” The joke in this {3 that that paper bus boeu amaziugly silent oo imporiant whieky news tho last few days, THE DOXD was duly propared, and read as follows @ We, Anthiony C. Hestug, sa principal, snd Hermann Raster nod Washington ilesiug as aurctics, jotntly and reverally ncknowledgo oursaives to Le indebted unto tho Uniied Htatea of Amorica in the sum of $54,000 lawful money of the United Btates of America, 10 Le Ievied on our goods anc Jhatiels, lands and tenements, uyon this conditlon, tuas if the sad Atbony C. lledng sbsll Lo ‘amd _sppear tho Di trict Court of the T 3 present term theradt now holaea M tus cogo jnsnd for the Northern Distriet of Lizaof Leaug Docember term A, D, 1675, aud froz. day to day anil term to term thoreafter and'then aud fkere ¥ ap- ui= on belialf of the United Blates for violating tlio : Tlevenus laws of the United Statca by con- apteme R other persons whoee nanics a. 1€ Anfruu3 1 duvernmant of the Untted Statea of the 122 Lzvw detided sotriia. and not deprt sald Court WIthUUE tenws Ureud, then sl recognisance o Le Yoid, GLROLWIEs W TTAL: Lz 421} focte sud viFtue, Twors 3. UEeINg,. Titxuay Rust WasEI»arax kecve, Taken and subscrited this 3i4. dav il Daemien, 1875, Lofore Vhtlip A, Lioyne, Unilua Btates Comarias monir, It woa evident from Mr, Hening's bearing that ho foit tho blow keenlr. Although strugging againet it with bis {unato f*mnnoss, ho could searco roply to the roquisite guestions, leaving his cotleague, Mr. Rascer, to do the tatking. fL'he lotter gontleman waa plessant and acrecablo euough for both, but his efloits o Appcar un- et moved at this last calamity wero plainly foreed. An Mr, Hesiog was abont tu loave tho rcom, tae Topericr ensayed. G suterviow bim with the fol- loaing rosult s % A FEW WORDS. Reporter—Iavo you auydiing to say sboud this wattor, Mr. Heslog ? Mr. Heeing—No. sir. f Reporter—Do you know aoy roason for your arrest? 8 Mr. Heslog—I do not. Reporter—Ifave you evor beou connected with adisullery ? 9 Mr. Hesing—Well, I {indoreed some paper of & diutillerv about two yours ago. Teportor—What distlilery was that ? Mr. Heslog—I thivk it is called the Bouth Bido, Bonth Branch, or somothing. Tiepotter-—-Do yon think that bas snything to do with vour arrest ? Mr. Heulog—Lhat ia the only thing I can at- ttibuzoe 1t to ; It cannot bo aovining elso. Mr. Rastor, who was listening to sad pattiol- pating fu tho conversation, here mentioned somethlog abuut Jaks Robm, which the reporter did not cateb, but to nliscli Mr., Iesing replied: * 1 don's know that Jake Xehmn 18 to be brougnt up ; 1 hoard somo oue say v0.” Tteporter--\as tho jndoreement of the paper :elerfmd to your ouly counection with & distils ory Mr. Healog—It was, An both geotlemen wore in s hurry to get away, tho writer had to cootent lnmeelf with the above answers. Mr, ITesing was 10 vo mood to be ioterviewed, and. had it not been for Mr. Raster's forced commuaicativeuess, would prob- sbly vot have spoken atall on the uoplensaut ;uhj;:t of Lis atloged complicity in the whisay rauds, 3 ANOTAEN TXPLANATION. It _is understoud thas the explanatinn which Mr. Hesing will mako is that he hetd some of the apor of ono of the former atookboldnis of tho lack Hawk Distillery, the etock beiog put up as colluteral. When tho notes becamo dite the tuaker was unable to pay thom, and Mr. Hosing, being destrous of gettine wbat he could for his mauoy, took the atock in the distillory and hold | 1t for a time, without, howovor, koomug avy- thing whatevor concerniog tho way in whioh the dustillery was run, . ————— MR, REHM, THE NEXT ARUIVAL. Atter the dopatture of Mr. Hesing thers an- gued a Iong and tedious interval, duriug which no lucidents of consequenco occurred. Com- missionor Hoyue chatted with his cletk and read the nowspapers. The reportorial do’egation ro- celvod conelant roinforcoments, sud almost blocksded the corridar, Notwishstanding the spparent Jull, there wus oa all sldes un air of mystery and expectancy, Knota of ofticiala Ratbeted {n cornors and held whispered consulta« tions, and mossengora sttoda hastily trow ofilce® to office with pona stowed behind their eart, bearlng on tholr countensucos s reflox of the impo:tance which attaohod to thelr ere rands, Every man who could by auy possibllity ba considered ss hiaving suy knowlodze of whie- ky news, or inturestel in it, was pounced upou a4 5000 an e appeared on tho aceuo by two or more reportors, aud subjocted to ths batione holiog process, Iugwell Olesou wan vindictively abatrise spou the ques.ion, and gloated overthe vain endoavora of tho nowe-vsibutois. So ad Cuoak, Gen. Webstor's Becrotary, Comtmnissioner Hoyue waa ploasant, but reticcut. ~Liown-sisirs aud io all the ofiices nothing was tallied of bub tho arrests, snd many wero tho conjoctures on the part of those who wore not coguizant of the inaide workingy of the Revenuo Dopartment. At about 4 v'cluck two men mouuted the [ront steps of tuo Government bulldiug, and, rscond- fug to the wecoud door, walked iro Huyno's oitice. One was medium-nized, plaly dressod, sud his featu most distioguteiied by a black muetache, which proveniel tho expression of hiu face from Leiug un;:‘) discovered, His com- pauton was of more solid bwld, and bis face de- noted at the flrst glaoce his Israelitish orizin, ‘Shoy walked up to the table where tho Coumis- coner was nttiug, ** How do you do 7" said the man with the black nioustache. ‘' UOW DO YOU DO, MB., BEUM 7" 1ojoined the Comuisatonor. I he vivitor who bad tuken part in tho sbove conversaijon was uoho other thau Jucob Rehm, Iste Bupedatendent of Polica of the City of Culcago, His compauion now advauced "and greeted the Oommissioner. T don't remembec (o Liave seen you Lefore," sald Atr, Hoyge, swer to such mattera and things ts shall bo odjeciec 3 | Daily Teibune. H" ?ly namo s Loeb—Adoiph Loob," he ro- plied, Turning to Mr, Rehm the Commissionor in- :whsd, ** Do you offer Mr, Loob as your seouii- Yes,” said the gentloman addressed; "I my bond, 1 metlum 00 the corner botow, ** What {8 tho ‘smouut of our propert; Mr. Hoyna. 2 HumolhinF over & hundred thousand." * Ba sworn [ Tao ususl formalitie wers then gone throngh, Mr. itclun sud Mr, Loeb signed the bind, aod without furtber worda turned and left tho room, followed by o fow dozen renresantatives of tha press. Tho bonded man did bob pause to taik, hovover, with any of taom, Mr, Loab ia & men- berof the sitmof A, Loal Bro., financial auents, whoso oftico is located st No. 131 La Ballo streot. A considernbla crotd hung around Commis- sioner Horuo's offic after Jacob Iehm had dis- apposred from ths 8zene, 1o thy hopa of goting & sigat at tho other arrested onad, The laraual st basn bad eome dilli:uly 1 findiog Miller aud Minty, for they did not make their appoar- auco up Lo the time tho ufiics was closed—6:30 1. m., Commisstoner Hoyno had, however, loit inntractions whore be could be found during the evening, o that Meams, Miller and Miuty might have no troublo in giviug bail. ——— " H. B. MILLER. THE MATTER TEMPORAUILY SETILED. I, 1. Miller waa arrestod at oo early hour in tho eveuing by Deputy Marshal Buck, and was taken before Commiesionor Hoyno, whers ho gave bond in the sum of $20,000, upon which ho was reloased. Thumss Lyoch aud Johu Iere ting becameo hisbondsmen. Mr. Alilier appeared in tho best of eplrits, and his arrest, it 16 alleged, was uot entirely uncxpected by bimneelf and frienas, At the commencomens of the whiaky troubles, Mr, Milier was sald to have Leasted )epeatedly in privato that ho kuow & wreat deal ou the subject, but never intimatol that ho hed ever besn connected with anythinz cruvked, He always apneated posted an mate tern pertainlug to the whisky war, aod, when an- 5 r proachsd, a4 bs bas of.en boen by re- porters, bis spswers lave been ready that ho had been ount of the businers for,eomo time. Bomo weeks ago, and in ths beat of tho late political campaigu, upcn one oc:.a- sion, o was said to hove detailed asbare of hus information to a friend,—~notbivg, howover, cal- cuiated to implicato himsolf. ke predicted toat Golsen, one of the indicted psrlies, wns to turn tato's evidence, and said that he could make reveiutious, eitbor in connection wih Golsen or alose, that would imrhcate cer- taio yrominent Government ofliciala in the crooked doa.inga, 12d ko to shoir that thoy had been guiity of accopting trives. Ho denled nt tho titao, upon boiug questioued. that Le bal ovor made oy such statements, but thero ia at least ono citizen of oqual reputa who will testity tha: tho eiatemeut was mado, in substauce, direetly to blm. —_—— WILLIAM MINTY, NOT FOUND YET. The other person for whom & warrant was isaued is Willlam £, Miaty, formerly a book- Leeper and theu a dsputy in the Coliector's oftice, Ho waa constdersd » smart man, and bis bookkoeping was considerad perfeatioa, but for varloun reasons bo was removed last June, whon Gen. Webater camo into power. Sinco then hie | bas doue little or notbing but wander about the | streats, speculating now and then as the oppor- tasity offored fteelf. At times **crooked" whisky obtaioed full coatrol of Lim, and bo has frequently been ecen parading Uiark street with ‘ho swluging, rolling gait of & druoken eailor. His former comrade 1t 18 8aid was a book- Xeeper in the same oflice, whosa desk was di- rectly opoosito. Ita name was Corcoran, aud be 10 20w Avjourning in Brozil, becauso, a8 Bomo of hig furmer acqusinlances s2aze. ho fluda that cii- Tass more cougonial thau thiv, ‘Thusit fo barely pomris.e tual Corcorsn merely suticipated tho Ppunstecs of guilt and tled to escapo 1% covee- quences. Up e wmidnight Mr. Minty had not been ar- rosted. In tho early pace of the ovening Doputy Jarshal DBird wisited LbLis homa at "the Grand Crossing, bul nscoriained that he had wpot besn thero. The variuw gamuling. hetla and such otuer places an his was Likaly 12 Le fouud nc weio vigited later fo the suzoipz. uud at 1 v'clock the Marshal was at’lf in sewna of him in the beliof that Lo was in the city. was seon oo Dearborn street mear T Tuinews, office 10 the foronoon, 1t is possible that ba foxred 2 might be unablo t3 flud the nacedsars bondamen, sud will abseas humss!f antil he feo cortuiu of gotting tnom. g ON THE STREETS, LOW THEY TOUK THE NEWE. Thore was & good deal of whisky talk last evon- ing. Newa of the srrests of parties suspoctod of complicity to frauds on tho Guvernmont Wt opread with great rapidity, aud in tho ealoons sud political revorta notbiug elso was tatked about, A Tnincse reporter made the rounds ot arathor Isto bour, and found sundry groups of wen who were discuasing the principal topic of tho day. Amung thoso whom bho thus came acio8H waA THX 50X OF ‘' BUFZALO ™ dILLED, who acts as manager of tho Dlackbawk Distil- lery, IHe waa quite freo in expressing bis nontimonts 1o regard to tho scizure of bis place, nrt bis opinions a8 to the causo of the raid wero of too vague & characler to bs embalmod in print, In thocoursa of tho conversstion, tbe following wurds were psesed ¢ Repurter—What fs the fecling smong distill- ors ju regard to tho arreals of to-duy ? Mir. M.—0f courso they donut think favorably of the arrests. The uaivereal opluion fu that tho Government o.licials aie golog too far,—that they aro mwaking all this row ou goneral prinel- ples. R.—Then you do not believe that the Informa- tion which has eon Blod 14 of & dotluite char- acier, Ar, M.—I don't profess to know anvthing about st.qbut I do thiok that Wililam Cooper's diatillory 18 straight, Xy fathor has lost mouoy by tho concarn all niong. Only & whoit timo ago ho bad to come down with $25,000—n cloar Joss, Iustond of muaking wovey by defrauding the Govarnmeut, he bne lost a Jurge swn airecilyout of pocket. K.—\¥hat does he eay ta the arreat ? Mr. M.—He hasn't sald soytblug to mo at all, I oon't thiok that oo tus any feams fo regard to the result. R.—What is the connsction of Hesing with the whisky troubles ? Ar, Ml.—That I am unable to mako ont. I er Hemng the worst abusod wan in the ‘I'io newspapors hiave been trying to run bimy donn for the last two yoars uut of pues malica, Buat I am contident that he has natling 1o do with whisky at all. ‘The only thing I know about him 18, that bin woid the groind where the Biackbawg distillery Is locatnd. Aside from that, 1 dou't know as ho over hiud suy counociion with 8ky. After somo further converaation the interviow closvd. ALD. COBCORAN sald ho had formed no opinion on tlho sub- ject of tho arrest, but Lo sympathized wuh Hosing, becauso he boad boew es, ecially unfortuuate during 1875 In bis opioion, Hestng would como out all siraight, becauso au indictmont did not slwave prove that » mau was guity, He bad uud iy porsonsl diiforencos with Mesing, but believed bim honeat, sod would continue {o bave faith 1 him uonl the cantisry was proveu, Williaw Miller, ** Buffalo " Muilor's son, would bet suy swmount, he sald, that s fatber aud A. Q. Hening would o proven funocent ou tnisl. Hia fathor was srrostod while at supper, but showod no uneasiuess wlatover, 1o told Lire. Miller to leop tha soup warm uu- 11 bo came buck, and whon be (Buffalo, Jr.) lett the houso, his father, wuo had beon bailed " ous, way 'nu:hmg into tuat woupin the most iouccent aud indetutigablo manuor possible. ALD, HILDRETH had not formed any opinio.s ou the matter at all. He bad beeu Lusy all the evening making proseutation z‘luu:hou to Mike Matley, who WaY Preseuts wita & gold wateh aud chain at Loley's by his ' sdmiras, Hildreth dilated ou ‘Mike's Virtuos and profossed profound ignoruuce as to wlisky crooked, As toqardod the straight article, he stood upon i vecurd, ALD. ¥oLEY did not know what to maka of tho afair, It had didn’t_bava far to walk 1o find o wav to «o oo / 47 viarev did not want to mix himsolf up in 2y Fsinosn atall, but, if all ths distillora [ & ®to boorrested, wlissy would rise in ¥ W} 23cents would bo tho standard price o 1. ! §m|lmon hnd bosn very much occupinl & sad had only jus: boatd of the arresta 10 was Intorviowed. Io had nothiog to i NOT & RUNAWAY, ONE 07 YESTERDAY'S RUMONA, Tt was also swinored around town gt ovening that Mr., Will'am Cooper, proprietor of tha Bladthask distitlery, and bfr. Marchall D. Deecbor, United Htates Rovepuo Gauger at tho same place, had beoa befora Supervisor Mate thows a day or tvo ago and msde a full con-’ fension of what thoy know rogarding the whinky fraads. IL wea al-o slaled that since maklng thotr confesslon neithier of theso twu gentlomen bad been swon in tows, and that they had probably left for Canads. Iu orderto ascertaln the truth rogarding these rumors, & reporter started for the residences of thoss gentlomen last might, e, William Coopor's residenco was narked down 1n the diractory as baing at No. 65 Grant place. Thore the reparier first wended Lis way, but on arriviag ot tho houss and making due 1uquiry bo fearuod that Mr. Cooper bt moved to No. 601 North LaSallo stroot. | Tho reporter thoreforo rotraced his ateps, and at tho cotnor of Wevater and Lincoln avenuss ho went {oto a saloon to inquire where Orchard strcet was, oa at No, 594 of this sircet ho ox- vected to learn of tho whoreabouta of Mr.' Beccher, tho alloged aquealing Gauger, Around 8 tablo in tho 6loon were scated about balf & dozen gontlemen playing **aisty-six.” Beveral of them recognized the roporter when ho en- terod, and with ono accord they inqulred, *Is it true tust Hemug and lehm and Buffalo Mlller bavo been arrestod for complicity in the whisky-, frauda ?" Tho roporter told thom that he koow, Lut little about it, but Lo understood that suok way tho fzct, and that Mz, Hesiog bad been put under $50,000 bonda, ' MI¥ GOTT, IAT DOT fo 7" they cliimed, their oyes protruding from tholr sockets. Uno of tho party, o fat, dark complest- od gentlemon, hosever, kapt conuting his cards nervouely, and otherwins giving evidence that he undoubtedly knaw about tho matter, or that the subject was dixagreenblo to him, The feporter, He ! hosvover, cared but littlo abojss,the surprise or actlone of tho partr, and staled ghat o ;vlstiod 0 coild find the way to we. 30k Orohard ¥ Certalnlyothy,y oeid, s juit oue block west, and it tot0e blooks wonth." Tho fat, dark com)aklined gentleman inthe perty agaiu acted no sly .aod turned ale, and the roporter sotld,pot imogice whab was the causo of the genpymay's sitrango nctions, Whan the re sisriod t0 loave, 3 old gentleman followed - agd, gar 4ha door he inquired, ** Did you say you wantéd $0.82 to No. 334 Orchiard streot 2 - * Yes,”. replied tho ro- orter. ** Woll," said the old gebileman, "¢ that the place whore 1 live.”’s ¢ Dogs,pot ~ « u EEORER o live in that honao also? ™ said thereporter. * Ha: does,” replied the o/d gentlaman, ** but it is oot necessary thougt to go 9 Lis Louso to see him ; he [3 that fat, dm k—coml’lnxiunud gontlemnn plaving cards op that tablo.,” Toif, of courso, oxpinined tho stranze and nervous sction of that zontleman when tho roporier spoke ol Hesing's nrrest aud fnquired £or his houso, * Will vou! bo kind enougy,” said the reporser, * totoll Mr. Doccher to atep to the door? I should ltke to) noeals to hun for a moment.” ‘Tho old gentle- man compiied with the rojuont, and a fow mo- ments afterwards Mr. Beochor appearod at the dfur. when tho following couversation took ace : i Reportar—It was ramored, Mr. Boccher, that you had made a contession to Supervisor Mat- thowe, and that yon had ruu oway to Cavade BiL20 MAKING shs conleasion. Blr, Beacher—Aa rugards tho lattor matter, [ have merely to vay that L am Lore, ccuseqao'it- Iy caunos Do (v Canada. As regards tho con- Zosnion I do not know anytning. Rayortor—i{avo you unot Lsen befors Ar. Matthown ?. Mr, Boechor—1 bave soen Mr. Matthows. but I had no confesston to romie. DBat I nudur stand that most of iho iudicted distitlers haro i squealed o Mr, Alatthews and imphieats] | number of prominont porsons, This, huaer o, {1 beard to-day when duwn town, butkoow ! nathvue definits sbout it, I3 war evident trom Br. Beochor's domesnor that ha knew mors wban ha cazed to tell, Haporter—o rau Lknow tho pamo of the dis- tillers who squ ? Mr. Boecher— t0 know where ) Lhey all_ squenled, a8 far as T cso learn, You uced. huwever, Mnr nothing in the papar about thia squosiing busiaess. Roporter—That is all rigut, 1do not mesn ta say anvtung but whatis falr, Do you know wiat haa becomo of i, cooren? Mr, Boccber—Mr, Cooger is all right. o hna no more run away than I have. Isaw him this inor..iug. He is soverely indieposed and coufinod to hls bed. This olosed tho Interview. ’ Tha reporter thon started for Mr. Cooper's. residence, and on arriving thero waa informed that Mr. Osoner was in bed ill, sud could aco noy ouo at that late hoar, —_— DEPARTMENTAL OPINION, THE EVIDENCE AUAINST HESING AND BEIDS. Wasatxaros, D, C., Deo. 31,—Tho evidenco sgaivat Moears, Hoslug aud Rebam, who wero ar- rested in Chicago to-day, is regarded as amplyi suficlent to sccure thelr indiotment. Their canes will bo given to the Grand Jury during ths coming weok, and their early indictmeut 18.:; k- ed for. From intimstioos reccived from .ao QGovernmont officials in Ohicago, this is but the beginning of the mavemeat agalust tho mon of : this class, and the prospoect is good for s scries of similar snnouncemontd from your clty. Con, ceruiog THE TLLINOIS DISTILLERY CUSIPANY, which was soized to-day, tho Treasury Departe wmont Is adviged that tho proof ogawmst its pro- priotors is conclusivo. UTHE BEST IN TOL NOwSE" Tho Attorney-Geooral bus autborized the emw | playmont of tho ablest lawyors tu Chucago to as- st tne Dis rici-Atioruey thero in the prosscue tion of the Wulky-liug thieves, ——— THE DISTILLERIES. THE ILLINOIS COMPANY, 178 BEIZOME YERTERDAY, When tho rovesae otlcers cowploted tholt pelzures Weduesday evening, they laft in opard. tlou tree distilleries, and the most ardeut mivo- cato of corruption did not bellove yestorday that there was auothar placo in the city that hed about it tho flavos of crookednoss, Mothing had over been pubicly alleged sgainst Shuteldt's distillery, or the Illiuois, snd thora seemcd na goo:l ronson to sunpect that thers way anything further to b looked for in tho snizure way, Which shows how essily peoplo may bo mis- takon {u the crooted whisky busivess. The largost diatiller7 in tho United Btatos wus to Lo & proy of the Ooltector and tha Bupersisor, who doomod that thoy had pleuty of proaf to fosuro & conviction, With tiis assuianes in thar Dreasty, Gen. Webster sud Col. Slaithena yoa- torday marning outered futo anoof their cousul. tations which hove lately boon so fraught with uoploasautnss Lo tho whisky businoss uf Chi- cago. Closoted n the Collector's private olice, the olicers uamed agrecd upon tha pian of tho campalgn, hud the result was ombodied In the following order, drawn up and siguod by (en, Webagr ¢ o jrawen, Unitcd States Kesavia Oryicx, Frase Distuios 1LLINOL, OU10A09, 1 Toi5imliy susiruction Facelved thia dy trom' ih Durvisor of tho iatrict, I have ta dirsce cord to tne Tlluows Disiiliog Oowpany's stlzo the samo for vivlution of the Interual Heveuus iawk You will ylace the Biorekiepers Duw oo uty thora in_charge & cudtodiaus, sud roport 10 this o2ice your action beruin, presonting a s:hedule, with esti- futoa of vaduo of tha presmiavs and propirty, Very truly yours, J. b. Wesaten, Colluctor, *Ftus, belng duly signod and sealed, was deliv wred to Mr. Browu, who {4 a Revenue Agent of o 10 pros d!llfllnryx-ml taken biw by snririse, bus do thesa juor times | Ottuawa, L., in Gen, Hedrick's dustrict, lately pobody could bope to be astouished at augililug ; aseigued to duty with Bupervisor Matthews. that migut bappen, # ALD. 7. ¥, BATLEY 5aid ho fl,‘-" po thougut o the aubject, bub thought Xristow ¢ m devil on wires.* ‘Fiyo gentleman took with lm Depusy-Collectot Bpringer, Gen, Wobster's right-band mav, sn¢ the puir took passsge 10.a hack for the fated dis t s , Ul Usitsn Sratis Licesdal, Ravesue Cotzzoron's