Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 2, 1876, Page 1

& WARRRHTED S YEARS! No lustructions required to use ft. Snitable for I":\mll‘y Use nnd Menufacioring. 1t will sew fram tigsue paper 1o hnrness leather. €=~ Mochires mad for PEATDING, L RINBING, nud 8_variety cialiies in nwnufaciuring. PRICES MATE T0 SUIT THE TIES, Elther for Carh or Tnsinliment Paymeuts or Credit. ACENTS WANTED. Send fer 1l'ustrated catalopue of styles and prices. Acciess, Vilson Sewing Mackine Co., 197 State Strect, Chicago, Ilis. BANK STATEMFNTS. QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THX FIDELITY SAVIIGS AN SAFE DEPOSITORY AT TEHE Close of Business De- NATIONAL EXHIBITION POULTRY, IGEON, PIGEONS, D Dos, The Exhibition, which is 2 open in the Exposition Building, Chicago. ch Jan. 20, 1076, unéer the uuapicos of the National and American Poultry Associstions, ia an a:sured success. The large Cash Prizes, amount- ““OVER NINE THOUSAND DOLLAES, re offered for all varicties of Fancs Poultry and Plg- A Cie al Mvnda of Bunting and o her Doge, as wall &1 Jisbbits and Uais. Fvery per-on owning a fiuo Dug, Cat, o kabbit, ur Fancy Foals or Pizeons. naecld scnd for a3 eaty biaak aud sbow their at this exabition. Premum Lists a3d Kntar Blacks are now ready, and 7 g riax SECRET. 2ION. R R I e cember 31, 1875. RESOURCES. Cash snd exchangs..$477,038.16 Government Boods, cost.. i . 253,119.20 B e —_— = | Ghitagor.. . 50.000.00 Miscelianeous Bond: 5,622, BUIIDING ASSOCYATION. TEGIN TEE HEW YEAX WITH A SYSTERATIC Demand loans secared by callate “Cime Ina 1s secured by collatzra First morlgage loans on real catats. PLAN OF SAVENGS. Tt e 105008:0% Bk aad Dopos 85,577,583 Property aceount Mechaniey & Traders SAVINGS LOAN & BUILDING ASSH, No. 86 Washington-st. _HAINES, Casnior. M. GAGH, Asi't Cashier, HE CONDITION e Ohicago Dailn Tri CHICAGO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1876—TWELVE PAGES. EINANCIAL, il , THE 3 fierchanls’, Fermers, & Mechenics Savings Bank, 75 CLARK-ST., CHICAGO. INVESTHENT « CERTIRICATES. Perfect Security—Lileral Iuterest, Cvery Certillcate Sceured by Mertgage en Improved Reunl Estate. TABLE of itcrease of * Investment Certifl ~oten?? secured on tmproved real estate. b tnz 1 -terest. payable In quarterly Instal ments, rate of 7 3-10 per cent por n x the accnmelation of sums I vested fur the benetit of Children or others: Amount Iavestod. Tizme. Acchmeotaed. - S 112.0¢ 349,97 Tstimated upon ¢l when dne, s credited on tavings acccunt, aud lurcsted in INVEST- )IE.;(T CERTIFICATKS whousver $100 is thus sccumu- lated. Any bolder of & Certificate has tho priviloge of examin- iog the conditiun of the trust at any tuns on calling av theotico of the Trustee, Certificatos forwarded, and interest, when duo, rofa- vostod. it erired, or remitted by draftor expross toany oartof the Usited States. Address SYDNEY MYERS, Manager. INOIS TRUSTAND SAVINGS BANREX, 122 and 12_4 (Clark-st., Cash Capital, paidup, - $500,000 Surplus, 25,000 IN TRUST DEPARTMENT. Receives deposita and issues cartiflcates payaoie on demand 1n sums of not less than Ten Dollars osch. These certirncates are in_gvery in- stanco made PAYABLE TO ORDER of the person to whom 1ssued, aud are safe from loss by thett or ctherwise until indorsed. ATLSO reccives deposits for waich certifi- cates aro issued in amounts not less than One Hundred Doilars, which draw intereat at the rate of 4 per cent. The Banx reserves theright at its vg:ma to 2t auy time require five davanotico before payment of interest- boering certificates. IN SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Pays 6 per cent interest on deposits, tho intorest payable 1st of January and Ju'y of each yoar, and if not drawn out is added to the account, and intsres: compounded. Deposits of any amount_received, All . counts are confidential. Women snd ch dren may open sccounts free from interfer- enco trom aay ono, and on which no one but thomselves candraw the money. A asparate h:i.ii“” room i3 provideo for the use of 1adies. Money deposited in Bavings Department durng the first davs of January and July, will draw inweres. from the iirst day of tile wonth. DIRECTORS: F. Coolbangb, Anson Stager. . M. Lindgren, Dr. .S, Davis, H. G. Towers, Jno. McChflery. John Crerar, Win. H. Mitchell, Theo. § ‘bintz, Tsasc Warzel, Geo. Sturges, John D. Drsks, L. B. Sidway, R, T. Crane, 0. W. Potter, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Ansou Stager, Juo. B, Drake, H, G. Fowers, 1. L. Sidway. and REPORT {0 (12 TO 8 P. AL DAILY.) Conducted strictly on the Philadelphia Plan. OF THE [NTERNATIONAL BANK, OF CEIICAGO, Books of Subscription open for the Second Eeries, 1,000 shares only. Payments of in- stallmentsmornthly, dating from Jan. 1,1876. PHILIP A. HOYXNE, A.\W.NASON, President. Secretary. FIRM CHANGTS, At the Cloze of Business, Decembe> DISSOLUTION. = 31, 1875. The copartuership of ths undersigned. under the PSS firm name of Gallup & Peabody in tbe business of ne~ RESOURCES. goviating lvans upon real estate, is tain day dissoived, F.auvls B. Pealudy will vee the firm name in setuls- 4 Di = Goliatan ment of pending lozis, BENJAMIN E. GALLUP, B‘::‘,‘; S0k Dlpoas s 1L Cht Dec, 31, 1672. FRANCIS B, FEADODY. Real Estate aad Furniture. " AR Bonds and Stocks ? U. S. Revonue < Tao ot s ‘The undersizned continues the buiclaers of negotiat- D¢ trom National Baak Ing 1008 npon tesl est.te. M. ltenry Rieve. for many ears Cashier of the late firm, will Lave an interes: in 6 butiness, which will Le conducted under the name of Francis B, Peabody & Co. FRANCIS B. PEABODT, 154 Deasboru-at, (Honore Bioek). DISSOLUTION. The copartnershin hegetcfors exiating under the | £rm name of . . Moore & Commings is thisday die~ - solved by mutual conseat, Tho buminess will Le closed by Edmund A, Cammings, who sasimes the Liabilitier of tho late firm. 5. M. MO: KE, EDMUND A. CUMMINGS. Chicago, Dec. 81, 1875 The undersigned will continue the Rcal Esteis and Losning busimess at the old oXice, 113 and 121 LaSalle. st EDMULD A, CUMMINGS, Chicago, Jan, 1, 1876, COPARTNERSIIIP. ship under the Srm pame 4rd sty.e of George W Weler & Co., in Lbe City of Chicago and Siuta of Il nois, in the manufucture and purcha.e and sr'e of boots and shoes at wholesale, for the term of thres seara from the 1st day of January, 14i6. George W. {weber and Gustave Brocher ars the geperal partvers, 1nd Theodcre B, Weber i8 spcoul partner, and bas zontriluted the sum of sorty thioread doliars o the G sominen stock. . WEBI 2 GUSTAVE BRECHER, THEO. B. WEBER. DISSOLUTION. LIABILITIES. Capi*al Stock psid up. Cudivided Profits. Deposita.u.esn 81,131,101,18 B. LOWBNTHAL, Prosident. Our Seal and Mink Sets, at the above low figure cennot be equalod. EBREWSTER, Furrier, Clark-st., cor. Madison. STOCEHOLDERS’ MEETINGS. STOGKHOLDERS WRRTING. The annual meeting of the Buckholders of the North Chicago City Ballway <ompany for the election of 8 Beard of Directers and the transaction of any other busines: that 1 have this day reeigned the Agency of the Orlental ‘Powder Ai this city. and respectfally solclt for V. Cobb, my SUCCEsAcs, & coutinusnce of tha ra- tropage I biave had. C. D. AGSTIN, Chicago, Dec. d1, 175, On and /for this date the agency of this clty of the Orieutal Powder Mils of Borton will be ucder the mansgement of the undersigued, who bis been du'y Clark-st., on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 1876, at o'elock p. m. H. ORAWFORD, Sec. STOCKEQLDERS' MEETING. appointed by ths atove Company 3s their Agentin Ktqi oF AR CBL 9 ; porting, Bl The apnual meeting of the stockholde B e o e e o e g Ageut," | cago City Rallwsy Company, for the election ier Board of Directors and the transact Lusiness that may properly come b neld at the offce of the Carapany ¢, Aonday, Jan. 10,1876, at 3 0ok % Nig, Secretary. g COBB, Ageut, i COBE, Mt tion 9om, wi Clucago, Dac. 31, 1813, COPARTNERSHIP. VAN H. HIGGINS having resumed the practice of fhe Luw, has assoctated humself with Messre, Bentley & Quigg under the frm mame of Higgins, Bentley & Cigg, et ihe old office, over the Merspanis® National Hnk, corner of Madieon and LaSallo-sts. Chiéago, Jzn. 1, 18:6, DISSOLUTION. & . retoforo oxisting between Ru- L e e F. Bicn, snder the firm pame of R. W .on & Cn., bus this day been dissolved by mutaal cons. son. coatingss the busle . R, Wolf , snd pays all Liailities. ozas, callects all outetanding, PSSO FSON, CricaGo, Jan. 1, 1876, SAMUEL F. BACH. DISSOLUTION. Chicago, Dec. 24, Stooknolders’ Meeting, of Directora and other purposes, will be held at t! office of said Company, o'clockra. m. and one (1) o’cl oc] nary 8, A. D. 1876 R. Stockholders’ Meeting. J. SMITH, Secretary. tofore existing between F, sfiizi’é”fi'fif?fl‘&"ffi 3. P. Miller, under the firm | at the Bank on Tuesday, Jan.1l, between 2 and 4 ime of Spangler, Marra & Co., was di fll;‘flmby m{u- p.m. HERMAN SCHAFFNER, Cashier, of ling for tuud consent Dec. 24, 1675, _The busioe rtesian wells will b carzied on under the Srm name S Murre & Miller, with ofice at old stand, Nos. 60 saa cormer of Madison and Dearborn-sts. SPEC1ACLES. D) BRAZILIAN PEBBLE SPECTACLES Fuited 10 all uights by 1nupection at MANASSE'S, Opti- ing year and the transsction af such otner oNY come up before the meeting Wi 1 office of tho Company on Tuesdsy, Jan, 4, 1876, 10, m. 30d 12, CEARLES HENROTLN, Cushier. LEGAL. iween the hours may properly come before them, will be agld at the office of the Company, 430 Nor.\; . ful State-st., on Tbe anpual meeting of the Stockholders of the TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY, for the a!ec!i)n‘x: hetween the hours of ten (10) I p. m., o Monday, Jans The Apausl Mesting of Stackholders for the Election of Directors of the German National Bank will be held Ofict of the Merchants' Savings, Loan apd Trost Company, The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Mer- «hanta’ Savings. Loan and Trust Company for the elec ton of eleven (L1) Trustees to serve durin; the ensu- usiness as 11 be Beld at the e OFFICERS. ). B.DRAEF, 2d V, Pres . S. GIBBS. .,.CuSbier. TEHE STATE SvIgs ustitution, CAPITAL . .$500,000 SURPLUS. . 100,000 Reccives Savings Deposits and allows interest there- on at the rate of & per ccnt per annum, subject to the Tules of the Inatitution, ‘Aluo recelves for safe keeping fn its SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS! Soney. Dismonds, Bonds, Deeds, Coln, Bullion, Silver- ‘are, Wills, und ofber valuables, and rents Safes in its FIRE AND BURGLAR-PROOF VAULTS At reasonable ratea. D. D. SPENCER, Pres't. A. D. GUILD, Caslier, DINEE SAVINGS Exclusively a 165 CLARK-ST, Mefhodist Church Block Tntereat begica on the first of esch month. EDUCATIONAL. A e 7 ] ATTENS ACADELY, A an- Nos. 144 #nd 146 Twenty-recys” ‘.‘j"vf::a by care- " Young men and boye fria e, astined with . tndividual and oral ZCHEC T TRed aftar th thorough class-drill. = 1. Aole Faculty, | votidsys afd nawd"_‘\fl‘l;_ms' 220D ) President. e B Racing College. The Collega and Granmar School of Eacine College wi'l reopet Jan. 19, the iession to continue 61l June 28, For admiseion apply tohe Bev. JAMES DE KOVEY, D, D., Racine Coliege, Racine, Wis. R FURNITURE. SPIEGEL & CAR. PROSPECTUS FOR 1876, ‘We are thankful for the patronage received from our friends and the rublic for the past year, and hope tomerit tkeir custom for the pres- ent year, by koeping constantly on hand a selection of FURNITURE not to be surpassed, either in STYLE or WORKMANSHIP; by extending a cordial welcome to all, whether they purchase or not; by being always ready to exchange or refund the money for goods pur- chased which do not please or suit after they are delivered; by war- ranting every article we sell, and by guaranteeing our prices always as low as any house in the country. N. B.---For the next 30 days, we will sell goods 10 per cent below “BED ROCK” PRICES. Firnitare Warerooms, 222 Wabash-av. WHOLESALE and RETATL, 8 ERS VIENNA, AUSTRIA, MANUFACTURERS OF THE ATUTSTIRIATITV BENT WOOD FURNITURE. Degct for the Umitsd Statss, 808 Broadway, New York. Branch House at 179 State-st., (PALMER HOUSE), CHICAGO. PIANOS. JULIES BATER & 00, AANUFACTURERS OF THE FAVORITE BAUER, PIANOS, Indorsed by 20,000 Families, Artists, and Musicel Craties. The bestand most reliable Piano in the market. A full stock of CQUARE, GRAND, & UPRIGHT PITANOS Especially designed for Holiday Prosents, hand cheaper than ever to find anya, ; P50 agens for the CELEBRATED Chamber Sets 8053iing agaiust mo AMDET DELS, OTHELYIGE THAN AS A DISTILLE! < i and I take m " o EKNARE PIANO Fine Vases and Bronzes, a6 mY crances with the distillers, Silver-Plated W: R.—Yon said_awhile ago that — 00 ver-Flated Ware; | ;e reaea. oy o,oF0 thetyon expacted to . vere your reasons ? | 2 5 | ar1 Cutlery, ~I Lnew that 1p . J ULIFS BAUEB fa 7 | Offered at from 10 to 25 por cent LESS than | be seized, avd 1 viviied hm:l::':e jtn Cor. State and. 2UIT08-St8.y actual cost.as we are determined toclose out | hadn’ heen eized, ir A +O1ALe AR mOUSE.) our entire Retail Stock by Jan. 1. WIONE: t0 not pul. the Government to toe 3 E ——==== Wil coatinue onr Wholezale business as | €XPets and give up their cscablionmensy —og BLANE B20BS.STATIONERY, &c. | ueual, ploed gus ets and LANE B e o were the parties you 8o adsised ? 3 3 M1t vould be violating confidence v, MIDDLETOY, | KENT & KEITH, |t il e S ® " First-class Demy sod Medium 2 Aired ,m‘;‘;cem acreed witn me, while otbers matk Books, Stationery, and Prinfig, STATEMENT TRAVELERS, 2 TReal estate ownad by the Compsny.... 8 Cash on hand and in baak, Cash in hauds of Agents, INSURANCE. 1876, \ OF THE TE SEMI-ANNUAT. STATEMENT OF THE TRAVELEx:. ANSURANCE CO. HARTFORD, COXY., JANUARY 1, 1876, ASSRTS. ‘mission. Toans on irst morigagss roal catats. Deferred premium Accrued intorest. United States G- D WHISKY. Waat H. B. Miller Has to Say of His Case. Ho Denies Any Guilt “Other than a8 a Distiller, Tot the Politicins. Rumors Current as to te Reasons for the Arrests. { Allan Pinkerton Stands Up for Ilis Mea, H. B. MILLIR. IS EXVLANATION Of THINGS. A TRIBCNE repurter callod a the residence of Ile Stands or Falls with the Distillers, and ; T, NUMBER 129, wounld do him the jnstice to publish what bad to say for himejll. the npomr w‘i’thd?:w.h. —_—— THE ARRESTS. STREET RUMORS AS TO THEIR CATSE. The arrests made F.iday were, of conree, & fruitful theme of conversaion yesterdas all over the city, 3nd among all classes of cit.zens, both Lighand low. Aftor Laving settled npen the fact that tho arrests had been mads, and that the party Liad miven bail, each crowd or exch parr. as the case may bave been, turnedat onco to discuss tho reasuns oo which the Government scted in attacking these promineat politicians. While 11 is acknowledzed that no ons in the city outsid ) of perhays three men know the exact reasons, yot there was uo hesitaccy on the part of thwo discussing the subject to advuice fall anlcom. plete theories a8 to what the reasons must have been. Whilo it connot bs accarately known which of thess theories is truo, if =ay, or whesher any one of them bas in it any relation to the real facts, vet the literatura of the Whisky Rirz of Chicago mill suffer if some of the suprcsitions are not put upon record, and i: will perhaps be a grest silisfaction to the party who happened to gness right if he shal find io the fniu:e that his statcment, printed 1n THE TRIMUNE to-da¥, vas the :us one. MR. FIEING'S BTATEMENT, H. B. Miller yesterday mornng, and succeoded . £ State and Municipal Bonds. Railroad Stocks and Bouds., Baak and Insurance Stocks.. Total Asssta........ LIABILITIES. Reecrve for re-insurance, accident do- S e 8 160,417.45 tandard (13) Li fo o= . 2,056,553.49 170,186.94 2.30G,157.88 $1,305,203.25 er. reserve, Mass. and &127-47. $3,701,3061.13 Surplus as rezards policy-holders Sarplus an above, on tonr Conn. standard, 51,09 Statistics of tho Year 1875. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Number of Life Pollcioa written in 1875 Net gain in amoun”. inwra Net gain un Life Policlus tu Whole nubor written to ola numtor of Lifs Total amount insared. ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT. Numbar of Accident Policies written i 1875 . 2,857 Net eash wrriclnms rocsived for same. 8 450,325.00 ‘Whole number Accldent Policies writ- 396161 211G3 23, 5 821741 i 2,055,102.39 0 Whole amount 4 ccldant Claims pai.. Total Lasaas paid, both departments. . DBATTERSON, President. Socretary. JOHN E, MORRIS, Assistant Secretary. ACADEMY OF DESIGN. LIFROLASS CHICAGO Academy of Desion, WILL BEGIN WORK Tuestay Horming, Jan. 4, AT 9:30 O°CL.OCHK, And work daily from 8:30 till 12, and 1:30 till 4, working in both ~olor and crayon, from superior models and costumes, under J. F. GOOKINS, Director. L. W. VOLK, President. E. ROOT, Secretary. JAS. G. CHINA.GLAS>WARE, & RIS SpApgetD! OUR RETAry, THE BALANCE . CLOSED OUT Rea16ss of Cost! Degfnner Sets, G2 AND 264 WABASH-AV. CLOTHING. 55 STATE-ST. " THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN STATIONERY AT BETAIL AT CULVER, PAGE, HOYNE & C0.'S, 118 & 120 Monroe-st. BLANK BOOXKS, Stationery, and Printing, rnfshed promptly and at fair prices, by J. )L W. NES, 104und 106 Madison-st. po ¥ snfurth Business College, Dyh":\’o. 16 BAST RANDOLPO-ST. = Open dsyand evening. Students may enter at any time. MOUNT VERNON MLITARY ACADEMY, WASTMUNGTON UEIGHTS, IJLL-‘ i This flouriehing institution reopens Jun. 6, the lchohnu:;:lrwuend Juue 24, For admission and cataloguo apply at 12 Lakeeide Building. §. BHELDON NORTOSN, A. 3L, President. FRACTIONAL CURRENGCY, $5.00 Packages IN EXCHANGE FOR clan, 68 Madison-st. (Tribune Building). FOR SALE. ASSIGNEE'S ): HARDWARE, at 141 Lake-st., Chicazo. Materinis, Draw= | pereby offere for salo the entiro stock, together with ing Materials, | gore txtures, zsigned to bim for the benetit of the Wax Flower | Cregitors of said fir, Deslers and others are luvited Goods, G1883 | 1o examine and Lid for the stock, eniirs or in lots. Bhades, &C. | Termscsh. - -~ D, 3L CHAPIN, Assignee. ABBOTT & TYLEE, 58 Mcdison-st. "L " Dec. 2, 3675, = : SALE OF BADDLERY The undersigned, azsignes of sSmiuth & Duncan, Bills of Natonal Currency, At FRACTIONAL CURRENGY |TRIBUNE OFFICE REAL ESTAT. | §75 LOTS! 30712 ft., at Downer's Grove, only 14 miles fmn_d:y. five mnnu‘u‘ walk trom station ; Ligh, rich, lind: $19 TERE!T! After lat next May. until ' $100. € d seo them,free, STREET & BRALFORD, 74 EastRashington DYEING AND CI_.E:&NING DYEING. ZLadfes’ani Gentlemen's Garments dyed endlesned e R XCY STEAM DYE HOUS. 120 South Claex, 158 1ilinois, and 265 W, Maceon-sts. MISCELLANEOUS. Hyde Park Tazes ven thst the State zf County ments or the year 187 0n Hyde due and_payable st 3y odlice, own” C’SE”” i £ave ex- Notice s hereby git Taz and Special Asseeal Park property are now Pay your taxes to the T $i P ottoctor of Hyde Park, oo 2, 161 e-st. IiIeW Year Cails. (savertisi Cards. We ill furniah low price per 1,000, LN, >li3 Chas.P Kelloge & Co, WHOLESALE Clothing, HAVE REMOVED TO 164, 163, 165, 167, & 169 Franklin-st., CORNeR GF MONROE. W T0 BUSINESS MEN. ly scquaintod with WANTED—By 8 JaGs «b0rOuspy ouble and single entry Lookkeeing, snd a1 the cor falls of general ofice Lueiness, ©yopition either a8 Eorkkeeper, wwrsianr, G correrrhience Cerk 1n some good business 1. 1o, _ €0 Five prce.clacs eit referencer._Address LANSING, Tribie ofice. WWAITNTED. SCALE SALESMETN, To men of experisnce and ability in this duart. ‘ment inducements are offered. Address E 15, Tritnae office. A GCATRTINIGDEL Wanted—either wtiva or special. Ome Who_ can com. mand from §10..55 *0 §15,000 will meet a chance gel dom offered. Brsiness strictly first-class, fn Chixgo, suitable for either gentlemsn or Iady. and will tear'he cloueat investigation. Established over twelve yean, 4nd doing a cash business of over $150,600 per yeal at a profit of 50 0 75 Dercent. Best of refercnces, and s2ms required. None but those meaning business and can command this amount need address, for two weeks, s A» care LOUIS LLOYD & CO.'S Advertising Agezcy, 93 Washington-st., Chicago, giving name and ft £ ticalare, in finding that gemileman st ome. The object of the visit was to obaix from Iir. Miller & statement in regard to bn sgnrection with the Blackhuwk distillerz, and, after exchanging New Year's greetings, the rejorter broached the subject. Alr. Miller was not nnwilkng to tatk, and mads the following statemany in respounss £o the reporter’s first question : 4s people think 80 much money has been made out of it, I migbt as well teil yonthet it 1870 I sold my brewery—the Buffalo brevery oa the North Bide, eince burned—to BSen & Lebman for §96000. I also cld my bLouse on the corner of Washingn and Ads streets to Tuthill King for $35,600. he proceeds gave me eaongh to build the Blackkek distillery, fill tho stables with cattle, and ow- ate the distillery. I rau it from—I tlunk I stusd in the fall 0 1570—let mo 6ue ; {don's rentemer whether it was 1870 or 1371 ; must have been F0 —yes, that'sit. I ran it til the I8t of Jaougy, 1874, when I tizosferred it to William Coojr. It wag AKIND OF ALEASE to bim, but he bad to own the fee simple of 10 Pproperty to overate it. R.—Did rou, at the time of this transfer, go p all your nterest in the property ? M.—I ain't prepared to abswer tiat questn just now. If thero is 28 much bush sworn o as there is published in the interviews th morniug, I can’t tell what’s coming. R.—How about these charges sgainst you ? M.—Whatever charges there may be agaim me, there can only be suchicharges s lie again. every distiller. OCTSIDE CF BEING A DISTILLES I never recsived a ceot from anybody for ar influence, and I never bad auy ictiuenco wit the Reveune Derartment here; never iried influence them, and was always eatisfie with the Gaugers =nd Storckeepers the sent me. ‘Thers was pever but oos ir setance of complaint made zgainst a vJauge and thet wae on eccount of his incodPetenc. Whatever meney has Leen made co#® With tie office of County Treasurer. which<39 been cop- putea as being worth anywa= (FOR 230,000 ;0 8100,000 & year. Audsup* Dave to-day ng Dear the emonnt of mene £ 23d wheu I started tbo distillery. I oplg 9% his complaint to make: that, while T ¢*°-red 10 bo arrested, my being aiogled ont n;.. night from all other dis- tillera looks as ¢b 58 it was donc for the pur- pose of " ) b 4ATING A SENSATION, and was fo ‘U8 Parpose of spite. having beer Heraafon somewkat prominently connectea with pe scal _mn(tem. . " Plave it on pretty high authority that the Gox JTBOLE PUta 00 faith in the rumor that the qotd frandulent operations with which you ¥caarged with being conuected hod any rela- “tou to local politics, and that, even if this were 80, which i8 denied, that the Government is simply preceeding against vou as a man chiarged with defrauding the reveoue and for no other reagon under the sun. i M.—Well, now. just look at it., Here is Dick- inson, Lesch & Company, three or four part- Ders ; the Chicazo Alcohol Compans, two part- nera; Powell, Cooper, and myself. Now why shonld 1 have been singled ont last night, from all others snd taken at so unoreasonable beur when people were at home snd it was Yicult to get frieods down town ? They have Eos;'lueaing and Rehm—nbat for I dou't know. Lo apeeo they thought it wonid be a grand card 0 ArTe8lmg wiils them. too, but I will defy them Bat it was done t. get nid of vl'zg tzl:auhtnmlly wanted monoy bether they are call - tis [doo’t know, re binek /3¢s8 men you refer o ascon- & lot or meL g from distillere mailers or what, R.—Who are 8 10nuv— tinualy wantin) OAUGEE XD 5TOREREEPERS ? pr.—fi\'e]: and Oterg even higher than they, I think Golson has E:4ed in the iniervioms which putport to 1ave ben hold between bim and b2g the distillers wero to some of you boys mwake up 4 FUTse {0 iy, I: wag ig regard to 1lers. this that I sdvised thepey 0y counel yet ? printed in hia own parer vesterday morning, was substantially to the effect that he had loag- ! ed money nrona distillers, and had taken as ' culiateral, or as rayment in fuil, cortain stock in that dietille;y, which the Goverument officials alleged had been at that time or thereafter run crcokecly. It is sa:d by some thas the fact that ho stated this as the probable rea- 8o is one of the best canzes for disbelief.—in other words, rhat the resson which e aljeges is not at all tikels to te the one on which Col Mattlews’ afidzvit was fouoded. Tho most pop- ular belief 1s, that the cause wich led to the ar- rest of Hesiz was a'so the cause which jed to that of Miller and Rehm. And while tois ntory mast be stated as a rumor, it is wosthy of being given, £8 follows : The whisky and beer men of the United States have Leen for a number of rears considerad THE LEGITDIATE FBIY OF THE YOLITICIANS. Offices of gift aud urofit substantialty in theis gift have been ap:ronriated bv men in politics, high and low. Gaugers and Storsueepers bave been appo:ated at the nod aud beek of men run- ping for office, or Who were elready in of- fice. In sbort, the whole machiery of collecting the revenme bhas beca con- sidered ~ a eort of aprendage to the politicians. Tuw, of course, solv in eome cities sod with a fow votable excedtions. It i3 alleged that ths aistillers and brewers, cuvcoding the influence of\ the pohticians, have beeu their subservient tools through a pumber of years, and have been the source from which cousider- erable woney bas been kvied for paitical par- poses. ‘Lne constant story of thosa who claim to know the inside Workings of the Wiusky Ring is, that in 1873, when THE TEOPLE'S PARTT was really born 1aw e in Chicago an assess- ment o $70.00) was made, wclading rearly everv wiolesnlo vhisky man. It s chargsd that thrs sum of mosey, whick was to ve uxed for the 1mrnose of mesing and gotting votes, waa deter- miued opon « the proper sum by Jacob Reom, Anthony G Hesiog, und H. B. 3hiller; that these mer Came tozether in secret conclave and determuxd that this money must come from the gistilles ; that they procured a list of men do- ing brsioess in Chicazo 1n a whisky way, wich the pnount of production. capital i ] reriaDs with the itew of crookeduess involved ; ane that they in concert assessed the propes prrtion of the whole sum upon dustillers ; that we money way collected by a man wihose name is ot yet before the public : that it was hanaed o them afterit was coflected ; and tbat they ased it for tho election of II. B. Miller. avd iLa acket of which ho was tie head. It is asserted ‘bat facts to prove the whole of this assertion vith mcre particulaniy thao is here given are n tho bands of Gen. Wobster, Col. Matthews, snd another official of this ciry. It 19 duo to Geo. Webster to sav that on be- g questioned concercing tius matter ne denied it bat it i also due to him to wav that his re- spect forthe revenuo servico and for the Govern- ment geuerally is fuch that he would think it his duty to couceal whatever was for the interest of tha Dovni tment not to have made kuown. Thereare a few facts, hwever, in ragard tothe campugn of 1873 which should be stuted aloug with the theory given above. 5 _THE FIGHT THEN was one in which brewers and distilllers were warmiy and persopaily interested. The liquor men had orgauized curing the summer to fight the State Ternperance law, and later i tho year tho enforcemout of the Sunday ordie caoca hud driven tho beer-scliers to the eame ! step. Michael Keeley. nho nuw fizures among tho list of the suffercrs, was_ President of this Liquor League, and contributed largely to its funds. He was alko a cootributor to the fund raised for the fall campaif sod probably felt . that he consaited fi; own pet=anal interasts by taking the course ha did. 'The Larger portion of this monay was con- tributed by the biewers, who fel: a greater per- sonal interest 1u the conflict than did tho whisky men, and it is not hikely that any very great sum por hesd way aseessed upon the diwtiliing or reclitying firms. That they did contridate in naquestionable, but it may havo been d.ne out of pure good will to the cause. g AS FOR ML RERY, two stories are current on tue strest. One of them 1s that lug arrest ia due to the fact that ke destroyed the books of the Northwesiern Muit Conmipzny, kuowing that Lo thuteby deotived the Government of ev.dence which would rnabie it to show that its customers Lind purchased greater quantities of the produc:s of s astablisbment than thev had ever accounted for in their returns ot distillativns made to the Reveuns officers. Thus, however. 18 probaoly oot the true cause, siuce, if it were, others equally concerned in tho destruc:ion of the Looks of the Malc Compavy sbouid a!so have been arrested. The other assertion ia that Alr. Rebm was the treasurer of the Riug; tat all moneys asseessd upou the dietillers for the parposes of bribery aud corruption were put into his hands, and were disbunsed by bum. It is allaged that a per- son. formerly a Gauger, but who was dropped when Geb. Webster cama into ottice, did the col- lecting, that the money was handed by him to M. Robm, and by Mr. Rebm depositedina banic in thia city, oue of whese otficers, it is charged, was cognizaot ot the source woence the money came and the purposes for which 1t was to be uged, aud who will be arrestad oo account of this knoaledge withia & wesk. It 1s said alvo by some ibat this person who is charged witn hav- 1og Leen the collector, was beforo the last Grand Jury, and was examinea and cross-oxaminmd as R.—Have you eccurec, OV that I ¢hall want A "u; l;fid‘l don't aoy. 1 could defend my! g of 1 tha tisey are attemp! ';‘;;; Iam atraid 83 8 dustiller but s a poiithg, HAsmg, Tot B.—How do you look at y,¢ % i FOTURE PROSE.g 3 n regard to the hergy,. distinteries of all will bo conteorsJ SXpect the tel 3 t jo eelucs fiued. 1 do not bdwrgfi,fig,,',‘,“jm::"e‘:‘ clause ®ill be enforced. e there will be the eame course piy Ty ‘n:’,':‘,,‘;“:: 3t. Louis, Milnauxee, and other o0 = 7 "0 10 the wiliful peglect of the Revew gy ™0 Wathington that brouult this 1y, FOH8 @ distillers, and, after setting traps) oo ooy they feli, I do no: bel:ave that tho, 1 Penat wili_be ‘meted out, but every distl; 7% 2 finsncially ban'trupted. .—ave you anytbing specific to bout o pgainst you of complicl;2 g it I the cbargs = whisky (rands? No. I have notoing to ray about don't know what I ehall do anal I eha full consult pel lers, out Ido deny, most emphatically, ‘; of mine for which they can clarge me oul’ of being a distiiler. A R.—Tho only poesible charge, then, is that CROOKEDNESS ? ation with tho balance of the '2%° | crooked wlisky from s rectifvy reat leogth, in order to get #ome information on tlus sabject, bat that he went tarough it ar firm as a rock, and it was impossiblo then to ax tort ansthing from bim, There are’ als0 avundaoe thoorics na regarar Mr. Miller, but it 15 perbaps unnecessary to give thtl:m‘ Hig ;}memenm published in another column are of more intorest and vals theories could be. urihanaoy AS AGAINST MR. MINTY, there are several rumors. Itis said bvone party that whilo e was a reeponsibis officer of the Collactor’s departn:eut he suftered a certain lot of rectifving siamps 1o disappear from the office, aud that, not to put tco flue a point oo 1t, he corruptly snffered them to be used unlaw- folly. The wmatter of those stamp-Losks bLas already been given in full to the readers of Trg TriscNe. It is, in sbort, that mx books of ® | stamps, with 400 in each book, suadenly dusap- peared from the Collector's oifice, and that those same Btamps were alterwards used to release house io this city. It bas not boen heretofore stated whose bouee this was, but thers will probably be no barm in_ eayiug that certain officials atate that the evidence Governmen: goes to show tha: Parier R. Mason iy tho possession of the . —I am very w1.ling to take my chapces on D9ed moat oL thosa stampa in geiting 03t whis- chat. I eball refresh my memory, aod (langh- 10g) if I think 1 am guilty [ saall tell them go. I dou’t want to put the Government to a long prosecution findiog it oat. The conve:sation. which had been carried oa in the cosy lbrary of Mr. Mller's resi- dunce, closed here, snd the reporter preared to make hisexit. When be resched the frcnt door Mr. Miller was Lehind him, and, as tho re- porter siepped out, he said: *Iam giad you came. The way these inter- views in ono of the moriiug pape:s look it would apoear thatI Lave béen kina of dividing with Hesing 2od Jake Rebm and others, and tind of scooped their mooey, while I never got adollar oat of them.” X Amsuring the geatleman that TaE TRISUNE ky from bis vaty, which had been pusin thare thont haviog Lreviousls paid ibe tax. Minty accused of having given thoss Looks of {ops out without ragistering them npoo his re- gl: or nithout havicg taken any receipt for the p:, Tho reeuit of tnis actioo, If it can be pajl against BIr. Minty. is to make bi per- mogs calpable as any ofticer of the Govern- o) aoy city. : when 120 charzed against Mr. 3ty that, was agiC3:0paign fand beretofore referred to the sunfd. be was the agent who collected and that't 35ainst the names of the distiliens, he pai 1£F the money came into his hands e Ftlass & to the This, however, is 1o fartish - trualleged agamst Minty that ha wag insl sl 1o getting cestain Gaugers