Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 3, 1876, Page 5

Pt oA = WK refused, — WHISKY. Curious Chapter in the History of tho Westorn and Southern Whisky Ringg Con Megrue's Offors to Pro- tect the Chicago Distillers n Bunning Crooked, Statoment of o Gentleman Who Was Inside the Oirclo in This Oity. Part of tho Ammals of tho Distillers’ Association—Their Visit to Wash- ington, Extraordinary Conduct of the Rovenue Bureau Under Commissioner Douglass, Tho Btata of Afairs in New Orleans-- = A Government Dcieotive's Report. Wesing’s View of the Cause of Iis Ar- xesteelle Thinks It Was for Lo Htical Effect. Potrw Assuranco to the Oon‘rary from Treasury Departmont Sourcos. WHERE THE BLAME LIES, IXTERESTING VIEWH OF A WHISKY MAN. Porhaps tho beat-informed and most intelii- gont maa ever sugnged in tha whisxy businedss In Clileago was yosterday virited by o Trinuse reportor, who wanted to ssk sowo questions nbout & matter connected with the late raid. Aftor a littlo proliminary conversatioa the gon- Uoman said : *There is ono part of this husiness that T would really liko to sea writton up, and I would do [t mysolf 1f I had time, but I don’t swvant it snyway different from what it ought to be."” Tho renorter olfercd bus sorviees as seribo. * That's fair,” emd the interviewed purty ; * nosr put this dawn Just an I tell you."” Tho roporter <id 8a requoated, and tho fol- lowing is THE DISTICLEL'S STATEMENT, which will bo found n very Interosting and “aluablo addition to tho history of tho Nling ¢ Evor atueo tho first rald was mado on tho die- tilleries fn Mav laat, tho distitlers havo buen a kind of foot-buil of tho uewwkpapors—not {hat the papers reudly' meaut to injuro thom, but stikl It baa Lind that o ect. All kinds of matter waa printed, in which thoro was not a scintilla of truth, colminat ing in the Brstow articla of {he Inter- Occan, no | oveorything 1aid to the chargoof Matillors. ) Now, the al:t¢1llera have had just as much to do with thosa publications as the wman ju the moon. I do :mot Jesrn that tho distillors are ncrimonious to:wards Bristow or auy other of tho present Clo'vormunont oflicers, Luowing that they are but IPERFORNING A DUTY required of ffh om by taw, but what they do com- plain of tathe manner in which tho Hevenuo Olfico was risn undor the hoad of Jir, Donglazs, and to whio'n, ot lenst in this city, thoy uscribo all thear tromb lo. Uue little, i ony, illleit distidlaticon was woing on sinee tha) o'aango fu the law of 1868 until cer~ Isin tho yusr: 1671, when u plan wan formed iu Rt Louis b5 ruu crooked. The firat offer waa toade to David Gibson, of Cincinnatl, to run n diatillery 1o the fortmor city and doclined, and nfterwerdsio partics fn this city, who slso do- wived, TUE PROVOKITION e to all 017 thy distiller to choosn hin own offl- sers, aud thoy wouid not bo incorfersd with, bat 8 divisiors ¢+f tho apoil wes to bo tho resalt. Tho olers thut) declived by neveral parties found willing HNet:oners, and tho production of the crooked was soon folt on tho market, Amoug other tFdozs to crush out thie llicit production was cal'od into existance the Distillors' Asgocin- tion. “fher firat meotluz, 88 will be well remom- bored, wes hold in this city in April, 1871, in * Croeby’s Musio Iall. By the full of tho year Soma 380,000 bushels of daily capucity, or the ®reat bullc of daily capacity In tho United States, was ciarol fed in the Aemocitton. Ofilcors wore sloctedl, 1ind everythiag placed in runniug order, At tuls timo tho diroct tax was but b0 conts Pergpallen, with ou indirect tax of somo ffteon cootsmoro, The Govornwont by law trusted . the distiller two montlin on tho latter tax, but freaniontly extended thia faver to thom to threo 8ud four months, and thus many baokeupt dls- tillars kept runuing ns long an thoy had Govern oot mazey, to tho groat dotriment of thono +Who pald, and at & loss of hundreds of thousands ©of dollars to the Govornmont. Ia February, 1972, s committes from tho Dis- tillera’ Assoclation appoared fn Wushington, wers eordially roceived by tho Committes on Waya and Means, upon which thoy urged A CONSOLIDATION OF ALL TAXEN in one general tax, nud produced such good feasons, that that Committes and aftorwards Qongresa acceded 10 ovory reauest made, At this mooting tho distillera particulnily urged upon the Committeo to hold overy mafoguard they had against rectifiers, as it was imposslbl for the diatillor to commis fraud nnlons with tha ald and asslstance of tho rectifler, A comwitten ©of rectifiers wero at thia timo in Washington, with a proposition that apirits, alter havmg pald She tax and leaving the distillory, should be froe, without muy ear-marks, and {t wos this proposition the diatillors woro combattiug, A meeting was had with Mr. Dourluss, Come misaloner of Intoroal Revenu, and ho conuont- ed to furnish the Aesociatios ovory wouth with. & lint of all highwine distdlorles 1 the Unitod Btates 1o oporation, tho number of bushols ll:u:xfig daily by exch ouc, snd the productions s, . ’.Fnh was gotting too hot for the Mlleit, for THE DISTILLELS ANK TUEMSELYES TUL DEST DE- TECTIVES o ba had, After recoiving this list two months, :E.P:I;‘hflmléu‘ulul!fi l'n lurmul;llc any Jouger 8, ut woul urnisl Ll memb of tho Assoolation 0 1ok of tho brouglit to bear to effoot tho chan o, but 1t de- foated,iho object the Ausoclation bad in auking for those returne, Al this tiwo th distillorie 4 Trote running wide open in New Drleavs, whils was Luowi to all but the Govornment oflicors that Hiicit waa largel produced in bt. Louls, tha First District of Indiaus, aud moro than woue Pected fu Tinpacanoce, 0., and otlior places, h'.lhnA Bociation next requosted Afr. Donglass Dince two detectives under thoir control, and thoy would iuake Jtome bowl. Mr, Dougluss re- ») nt:lnd:f. ".;‘-5"' detectives for which appropria~ e were omploy |p:r: ‘I"““' ployod, sud Lo could slogation waa then sent to Wash, B req Jest that bie should empower ) FWO LETECTIVES WUICH THE ASIOCIATION SUOULD % ApPOINT, A.nn!u' distReries, examing books, olc., and Lhos Sociation viould poy ol expcuves, Uhis wivw Lo bafiled thns, tho Acknctation aeut [ bdutectiva of thoir own to New Or- rm-. at 80 gxponsa of $3U1, 10 viutei Gporat'ous lere. He moon roiurued wnd roposted thet Mlule iks d etillcra thoro were Boodug tha coune 1y with goods, Lot otie-gratter {ad L Goveru- fment ta Uld wed repirasnted to Washington, sud it v 68 eliown ths (Lo duitlors iy Noir Or- 988 1 wewred shls yeuiw Srota tho Uoper Bla~ Not to somp Vo the pablio to judge of tho flusnces ; t | e e e, THE CIICAGO TRIBUNE: MO NDAY, JANUARY 1876. sterippi Valley, taking {t to New Orlesns, con- vorting 1t lutv . ints. FIONUCING LERS TIAN TEN QUARTS 70 THE BURMIET, they sl undorsuld the Wostoin disullar who hiad tho corn at bid own horamd prodacod from 14 ta 16 quarta to the busael 1cont por galton i the New Yorie market, After & lung delay, the Dopartmont finally nent an ofiicer to New Orleans, atd on hisieturn to Cincinnati st tho Burnet Housa ho told the mewbars of the Aemooiation, who bad o meating at tho timo, that overything waa lovely lieliw that all gratn camo in g bags, 3ud that. thoy got a it niles far the bagn; and, whiin ey weote making apiriti at o o, they made thelr profit on the py which they soul at 81 por bar- el Now, when it iy kaown that a husbel of qrain praduces from 420 45 gallons of slop, it ‘wan kugeostad thay, g3 alop soll fur more than tho cost of grain, 1L would bo! A GOOD DUSINESY TO BUN 0} SLOP ALTOOETRER, At this time tliicit distillation was Incrossing, and with tho kaowiedye of the Hevenuo Dopar- wiont, as was flrmiy believed by the mambors of tuo Associetion, aud overy offort mada by (hem to ertiah fe ont wau defoated, aud every obstaolo thrown in their wag, In it to ko wonderad that the mombers got diegusted with tho whalo affair? Finding them. solvos thwaited at every polnt, all intorest in Leeping it up was lost, and it waw tinally dis- solved, the maney in thoir possession, smount. Ing tonomo thoueands, disided pro-rata to those who conatitntad {t. Let mo ndd far the Information of those not initiatod 1 operating a distillers THE MANNER (8 WHIGH IT I8 DONL. Tho distillor buya ths erain and sendait to the distillery, Here "hiw fanetions ceaso gud tho Governmant takes csree, A Govornmont ofi- cer woighs tho geain aud makes a note of it. It {8 thon grouud, and an ohlcar woigas tha meal in n hop,er, und locks tuo wama with a Govarn- ment lock. Au tha re:quest of the mash-man ho lets it down, sud after boing meshied and Rouo tirouzh the regular formontstions, it is run off iuto a wine-roum, to which isattached a Guvern- ment lock uod in chargo of u Govervment ofli- cor. After tho epiit is drann oif it f8 eu- tered toto the Government warohouss i chatgo of & Go,etnmont_olicer, with n Gaveinment lock, go thas tlio Government sctually oputates tha dlatillory. Now, with all this knowlodgo, would it ho sirs vrising if, on triay, it should appoar that somu distillers were ¢ ;, UNADLE TO RESIST TRE TEMPTATION and fell 7 Do not tho mitigaling circumstancos pload loudly, aud whon tho cry goes up, ** Crush him," 18 it moro than falr to ask that the Gov- orumont ftuolt should appoar with clean eiired ? Whilo tho distiiler watl not bo Leld blamoloss, 8ra thay not the victime of those whore busiocsa It was to protect them from tho pit-fall into whicli thoy luvo turablod. In couclusion, lot me say, that, from = thorough knowledge of tho rovenua livs, a bot- ter ona for tho protoct.on of the Government could not be dovised, and every cent can bo col- Iectod, UNLESS THE DEPARIMEN DO or criminally caroloas, Tnero bas notboon a dav in the lant three years that a hoy jast out of #chool, with the avidenco 1u the Departmont at Washungtan, could vot ave discovered fraud, and my tirm convictlon that tho mannerin which tbe present Collector conducts tho bissiness, aundl the fuct that a burnt cuild droads the e, tho Jest of dllicis distillution bus besn hemd in Csteago. Pogitive proof as o the foregoing allogations can bo furuisbied if desired, SIEGUUE, Tho gentleman reforred to in tho foregoing slntemcue as hoving waae proposals to Chicogo dirtiflers to run crooked wos Col. Conduco U, AMegrue, wiio hag muco beon tho source of much valusble wforaticn to the Government, Tho name of the goutleman who actod ay lus agont il thg eiLy f0 maning overtures to tho distiilors iwnot glven, for reasons which may disappear beforo to-tnutraty, e MR. HESING'S THEORY OF HIS ARREST. HE TUINKS 1T L POLITICAL MOVE, Tho Sundsy edition of the Staals-Zeifung has the followiug fu regard to tho rocout arrests : Thu alnoat general volulon §s that the arrext of A, C, Hislug, Jacoh Hebwn, and Butfalo Millor, New- Year's veas eatirely dletatat by poiitlen motives, 1t 18 deunied strunyo that thess threa en showd v Len aeotized of counpiiuity {nn fuada Lefors any of thy wwners of W seeeatyoweizod dintliieris bad met with simbiar treatme whn 4t s borne fn mind that ths threo Bie wero tha lewders of the Poorl’s party, whteh gave the ekt Foiw towsrd tho detiolition. o thim Reptiblcan purty ju Cuok County ud iliuois, the cunclusion ¥ reacicid Lhat the only objoct of tho uceusas tui wus to Lrcak down e btili-fuated intideuce of tie o man, and (o lay tient on thowbelf, at least dur- Ing tho caning Prexdential lection, Tiw vizw 14 coulinind by the unreasonobly high bouds which were donanded of A, O, sl and Ju- cab Rehn, dispropotionstely high {0 compatison with o0 Wilvi were demanded of persons provions- I browunt up on elmilar chargos, although i thelr cagen, If {11 thode of any, thero was a dlrect complicity in fruude, wh'e Healug and Rebm could only havu en tudirectiy eud remotely cocer.od, ¥ 50, the nrrots were mado Just befors Now 33 : althoigl all turco meu, oven hnd thoy biud eccapu tho fwpending confifet with tho AT WASIINGTON 1S ¢ natnothied eoald ot kv done it, owing 1o their an- ifoul tntervets horas and thw fa's fuctier proof that tie proscoution wad dlletuted by political rovenge, und that tha only object of thy huavy boids wan to e tho public brlleve that thore wers tigravating citcuimsinicos whick the natur of sho cans would not allow £ b wady pubile. It canuot be recalled thut thero buy beeu u cuse whe, under shilur circum- plancos, ors than $10,000° bouds,—generally only $2,600,~han bean sequired of & waw, = THc 1873 ASSESSMENT. ANOTHEIL IHEONY OV TIK ANSEBSMENT. Tho statoment horetofora wado that the dis- tillers and rectifiers of this olty unitod 1n raisiug & fund for campaigu purpowes {n 1873, is strenu- oualy doniod by eomo who huva bed occasion to know thoe truth of tho roport. Thoy way that that fund was raigod outircly by the brewers, and thot only sbout $8,000 wan assessod upon tho gentlemen in that business to halp the Peoplo's party. Thoy say, furthor, that tho whisky men, pure and simple, under tho loatlor- hip of Michuel Kealoy, spout ull thoir wmoney durinyr tho provious summer in fizhting the State ‘Temporunce law, whict, s witl be remutnbored, wny sought to bo ovorthirown by u nutaber of test-suits, Theps suits wera brought n the lower cuurts, and carriod up to tho Supremo Court, uuder the cara of the very boat lawyors, nnd of connis cousiderable sums of mwonsy were used in promoling them. It woald sppear, theu, that when the Novewmbor elaction cante ou, tho whieky mon had about exbausted thetr re- Fources, ot at loast had apont all the mauoy that 1 thoy flt Inclived to.spend, and that, thereiore, the campaign was caried on, as before stated, vy the brovers, OPINION AT WASHINGTON. DAD FOU TUE NI0SS AND 119 SATELLITES, Wasitxarox, D. C., Jsa. 2,—Tho Gavernment nothoritios Lero stato that the evidence agaiust Uesing, Hehm & Co, fs conclumve, and thut thoy sraall in groat danger of being sont to the Pubitoctincy, Tha Goverumont agunis have boen following for three months clows which lod to these arrests. Theso aro the poieous Wwhose numes 1Le Clovernment Las g0 long eudeavored to concenl, : THE WEATHER, '\\ AsuwvaToyn, D, C,, Jan. 8—1 18, m, Upper Lake region, and Upper Mias: Lower Missourt Vailoys, generally ole: and lowor tomporatare than Bunda, , Tising fol- lowed by falling baroweter, and wn{ufly winds backiug to southerly, LOCAL ODSERVATIONE. Luioaao, Jan. 2, Wind, UENEBAL ONSENYATIONS, Cu13a00, Jau, I—miduight, Biallon, (Dar.Thr) Wiad. (Tala| Weaiber, gt oo Bt Bl B LI Cheyeune.. [29,931 20'W,, geutle, Breck'rage(30.24 10N, b BDavenpors (11,00, 28'W,, tresh Donver 10.8, W,, fro: Daluty 1 fred P, Qarry, 13|W., fresn. rokuk, HOIN, W, frea! La Croeae. 130:23 21]E., froab,, Leavenw'tlfw.91) 3a/Cilm, Uwmaba, 418, Bgh Paubin Yo, Fred A LITTLE MORE KEW YEAR'S. Sax Francisco, Jan, 2.—New Year's Day wns colobrated Liero by the suspension of bisiuces. At miduight sslutes wero ired, bells rung, and witltles ulown, Tuere was & jeners) display of Luuting thyonghout tho city and {n the barbor, ‘Tisora wore sppropriate church services, Spectat Duvaten to The Chicago Tyiwune, Mapisox, Wis., Jan, 2.—New Year's Dy was an intensoly wet one, n beavy rain fall- iug steaally from moroiog til night. Many ffned the raln wes failing fa torrents, Quite ® pumber of geutlemen, howover, biaved the alawsuts, ud.lin Caitis, 38, aud on , caled on thelr Iady friandn, Vit fiom thom many warm encombuing of 52 for Wienir bravery, ‘The wosther cles T at midnicist, and to-day hng boan a brigi awd beautitul ano, specual Dianteh to The Chieago Trilmnes DANVILLE. 1ud., Jan, 2.—Now Year's Dav was very penerally obsorved hers, Capt. Heott's company of {ight nrtillory, Battery A, firinca uationnt sahtte, The day was geuorally given up (o rejolciog. foot with umbrell; 0 CASUALTIES, DNUBLING CAPE HORN, 8ax Fraversco Col,, Jan. 2—Tio ship Itasea arrived to dsy, 263 dars from Balimore. Bhe Lad & ruceemwivo gale for 112 days in the South- ern Ilomapbore. Ier decks wero swept and ber bubwarke stove, Bhe isleaking badly. Aug. 121, J. A Wing, saecond mate, and Dantol Shearan, snamou, wore nwope overhonrd, ‘Three woimon died of haniship and exporure, seventy-five davs off the tforu, At ono time thers were only four men on duty, Bho stopped at Jusu Fer- vandoz for water, ACCIDENTS AT WHEELING, W, VA, WurzLivg, Wo Vi, Jan. 2.—About 7 o'eloclt tuis evoning Mary Nicholson, aged 18, wullo cronaiog & street fn front of her father's rewl- denco in tho Bixth Ward, wao ran over by s stroos car and iuetantly killed. Tho budv of Hobert Lauchlin, mced 51 years, was fonnd in the ereok m the easteru part of the city this murniug, and & Coronor's jury reudored a verdict of nceidental drowntug, FIRES, IN CHICAGO. The alarm from Iox 319 at 2:15 o'closk yoster- day sfterncon was caused by an ivcipieut firo in tho rasidence of Maurice Smith. No, 416 Emer- ald straot. Roeturming from church, Smith hung wivay lls dioss coat with n lighted pipe in the rour pociet, aud lad down for a_sloep, When ho awoke, uil was aflre around hin. and bis nuighibors gave the alatm on heartnz him screarn, Guoiug to tha fire, tha eugines were all stuck fast 1 Lho mud, but foitunately the flames wers vz- tinguished with but Lttlo troublo and withont thowr awd. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES, Tho fco moved out of the Hudson at Albany without dnmago yosterdny, and tho river is open to that city, B. 7. Keek, & reataurant-keoper of Blooming- {ou, IIL, samencd Sewurday to Bd H. Minor, for the benotle of biy ereditors, To-dnyant 12 o'clook tho nowiy-cloctad State oftlciala of Wisconkin wiil bo awori fn at Madivon, To-night thers will bo & grand reception aud balt in the Asserably Chatnber., Tho elato of the Republican Aldermen mem- bera 0 the mcowing Council of Budslo, N, Y. was agreed npon nt thoir caucun, Saturday aven- mg. It in etotod that they usmed Jahin Anchin- valo for President of thoe Council sud Waltier C. Winship tor City Clerk. Tho Buffalo Consmier- <ial is to havo Lhe city priuting. LEY’S SEE HOW ST, LOUIS LIKES IT. Swretal Dinpateh to Tha Clicado Tribuns, 87, Louis, Mo, Jau. 2—Mr. Thomas Walirh, Suporvisiug Architect for the construction of the Custom-1louso 1n this city, receivod a lathar, from Becretary Dristow to-duy peremptonly ar- dering all work o the structurs to cexso. T Jimdrod and fifty workimou nre throwa out of emplovmont, Tho causo of the suspension is stated to ko tha oxlinustion of the apprapriation, bt thoro aro stated 10 Lo other Auperingueiniy cauios, Ouo of tha rumors is to the effect tlrut thiero i4 8 sorious dinagreement betvern Hocrve tary Uriztow and 3lv. VWauleh, und that the attar will profer chnrges of mismansgement and misi Lownanco. OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. New Yonw, Jan, L—Arrived, the steamers Balior from Bromen, sod Nellie Martin from Newenstle, Loxnos, Jan, #.—Arrived, tho Wicland at {:lvl;oulh. aud the Othello at Lull, from Now ork. Nuw Yonr, Jan, 2.—Arrived,tho steamor Coltie from Liverpool. —_—— COLUMBUS, 0. Covrvmnr, 0., Jsn. 2.—Tho following is & summary of monoys fuvested tn Columbus dur- ing tho past year: Publio nprovemonts, $903,~ 900 ; manufactorlon, $1706,000; busitioss houecs, £046,600; wiscellavoous improvements, &145,> bwwu; dwellings, 2014,830; grand total, $2,U40,- P OBITUARY. 8Ax Fraxcisco, Cal.. Jau, 2.—Col. Bidney A. Stockdale, a member of Grant's staff fu the Int- tes part of tho War, died Christmas ot Ban Dicggo. _1Eia body was sent Eust yostorday, Nz Bengoun, Cona., Jau, 2.—1ho Hou. John lifurd, ox-Governor of this State, died to- day of dropay, aged GG ‘The IRepublicnn Going, Tho Albany Journal prints a table giviog tho ofticial flunres of all tha olections of =74, vm- brscing uwinoteon Btatos, compared with the lawe provious elections iu the samo Btates. The footingn ubiow that tho Ilopublican claim of substantial dgolns in tho rucant olecttons was well founded, Tho figures are ua tollows VOTE OF IHi5, ||LART 8TATE LLPOTION, ratie. | Ry, | Dem. [Vor] Rep, | Dem. Caliornta. .| 91324 61,500 Conuccent,| 41,272 Bya ' Town.. 15033 1333, 126970 Kentieky, .. Maiog, 2,104 Maryland AT Bluniachu'ty) s 15 N. Hempairo) 0,131 New Jorsoy,. 7100 New Yor gisdonl 901 Ohlo., 1817 W2 Oregom, 10d) "~ biali g Panusy| MG 292143" 1874 1t Talaud 5, 5,10): 1873] Wisconsin. ;i B516S] 84,318 157), ; Total. ... |1,003,123 1,984,101, ... 1,734,803 1 144,764 Dem.pluraiiy| 2o 1 wnal 100,079 ‘Tho total Prohibition aud Indopendent vate in 1876 was 8G,080; in tho previous clectious, 68,022, ‘Tho Hepublican pet gain was 203,924 ; Demooratio gain, 139,376 1 net Ropublican gain, 04517, Fully 50,000 of tho votes clussod s Iu- depsidents aro sently Ropublicau, and_nisy con- fidentty bo expectod to be cast for Ropublican Lrenidentin] Electors next fall, Ntatemont of thie Amount of Currency Outétanding. Wansnrsaroy, Dec. 31,—Tho following is a statement of tho Utnted Statos curreucy oute stauding ot this dato s Ol dsmand notes, Legul-tender noses, Legit-tender notus, scrios of | Bovin of 1570 Burles of 1476 o Quo-year notes of 1+Gi..,, of " i {Compoud futervat uotos, Yructional ourruncy, Aret Beoond Tourih fsaue, first ‘serles Fourth {swue, svcond seriea, Fourth traue, third scries, , Fufth tusu Travelod Dous, The Captaln of a Nahant toat Liga o fino, curly dog, which nevor misses makiog s trip with his tuastor if ho can helpit, [o Jikes tho bustle sud little excitemont of gottiug uudor way, and Koing ou shore agaly, s well aa ofd uailors lova thesea, e i yuito soctable, and well scquatod- €d with tho rogular passengens. ‘I'hoy know hin l\wulurltlnu, and bo kuows somo of the'rs. 1f ho does not regularly * beg,” ha 18 sill sharp guough to * haug araund " thoso who are rathor liborally dispo: 1o gonerally geta his ponuy or6-cont ploce, and then off ke bounds 1o tho Tefrasiment table, and lays 1t out in cako aa orderly as 8 boy, Ho would ncorn to oas it off tho tloor like' m dog which Lad nevor boen tauglit good manuers, Ho bunty up bis manter and puts tho eake 1n his hiaud, and then stands by ?awrounly and sata it, ieco by pleco, s it 18 Lraken off for bim. Anothor amirt Yankes dogy had o tusto for visitiog. e goos uown to the dopot and steps sbosrd the “tsin, withont tho customary littlo cerowony at tho 'tisket oftioo 1 aud wlhon it reaches tho right town be bounds off aud pave 8 viuit to vowe fanily fricnd of biv mase tor. Mo nover makes o wistaka about 1o twn or 1he train, sud 18 vuch » o, tutelugent fol- low, hie slwayd moots with & welcome, He nsu- atly spouda t io or threo dovs oo i teips, and uo doubt r:ck- nr conaidorible dog lors in bis travels. 1do nol w whether o:lu mightior dogu o i a ‘antlos on hiv teturu, buy bLeis oo good terwa wilh them all.—restylerian. WASHINGTON. Interesting Considerations Re- garding the Forthcom- ing Resumption- Debate, Prospect of a Fight Between the Ways and Means and Banking and Curren- j cy Committees. The Inflationists of Both Par- ties Foolishly Confident of esumption-Repeal, Senator Logan Denies the Recont Cherges of the New York “Sun” in Toto, How Senator Chandler Intends to Fore- stall Democratic Cries for Economy, The 111fn1n91xs Acquittal of Green, a Ieeper of Safe-Burglary Scerets. THE RESUMPTION-DEBATE. MUANT CONGHE:SMEN T0 SPEAE, Soecial Inepateh tn The Chicaao Tridune, Wasmxarox, D. €., Jsn, 2.—Tue Hpeaker's private list of members who propowse to sddrasa the Ilouso on tho currovcy question Lisa been considorably increannd during recoss, and it s ovidont that the debato which Mr. Blaine will begtu in the House, probudly next weok, on Mr. ale’s resolution, will bo & protractea one. Among the mombers who have alreadv riguifiad o desiro to speak are Messrs, Dlaine, Jalo; Clut- tendon, of New York; Staruwsather, of Cou- pecilent; Baunders, of Indiana; and eoveral others. Thiu dobate will lead to & very general oxpression of vicws on the part cf membara from various sections of the country, but s not liliely to zesult in any action on the part of the Rouse, TRE PROTRAMME, The Democratio leaders do not iolond to allow any iminediate or basty legislation on fiusuces. It iy expectod that, on tho first * suponsion" day, which will probably bo n week from to- morraw, a resolution will bn offered by omo Western member in favor of repealing the Rte- sumption aet, which was passed by the Republi- cans last winter. Mr. Kolley, of Pennsylvauia, and otherinflationists, aro confidont that such a reeolotion cau prss the Houeo. It1s not the intention of the Democratio loadors, however, to alluw it to be passed, or o perinit the pasAe +| age of suy moasure which does not como $o the Houso from ono of its Committees. i A COMMITTER REVOLTING, It is the purpose of Mr, Morrison aud other Democrats on tho Ways and Moans Committee to lisve sll resolations relating to tho resump- tion of specle-payments reforted to the Ways aud Moans Committee. This in m wiso and yet pitoper determinntion, but may Jeed to au foter- eating coatest in the Housc, as Mr, Cox and tho gemtlomet of tho Banking and Currency Come- mistos will naturally endeavor to bave all suoh matters reforred to tho Bauking and Currency Cowmittoa. J¢ will Lo remembered thaoi, in tho last Mouso, this question of tho relative righta of reference of ihe Ways and Dleans Committee and the Danking sud Currency Committos arose, snd that, after so exciting diecursion, Ir. Dawes yielded tho point on hebalf of tho Ways and Moans Committeo, and allowerd a proponition Telativo to the reenmption of specto puymonts to bo reporied wr tho Ilouss by the Chsirmsn of that Committee, Mr, Mayvard., 1t iy oisimed, on bebalf of the Whys and Moans Committes, that it is entitled to tale charco of all matters portaimiug to legal-tenders, the Banhivg sud {Jurrmw_v Cominittes tuving proper cognizanca only of legiclation concerming she Natiouat Banka, WIAT PERNAKDO TWOOD T1 Mr. Fernando Wood, wirma views ou the ques~ tion of resumptlon undoutxedly agres with thoso of mauy of tho hurd-money mou on the Demo- cratic sldo of tho louso, mid to-night, that it i his intention, whenever o rogulutios i offerod in the Housy to ropeal tim Rosnmption act of lust winter, to offer as & substitute s bill for the nwondiment of tho Beaururtion ace in j mportant particulary, but lcaviog tho dato for ressmntion of specio psyments tuchanged. Afr, Wood bo- 8 AXD WILL DO, fioves that it s ontirely possible for the Gavernment to rasumo Apecie parmonts i 1879 witbout auy furt ber oistation, but he thinks that “{t wod Tie attended with sorions drawbacks, and wou,\d couse unnocesRary ombarrasament to the busi- ness interents of tha couutry. Mr, Wood saya it i colircly possiblo for {he Secratary of tho Trensury to uccumulato tho necossary amount of gold to rodvam tho tegal-tondera in_1579, bLut eand it wonld impose too enormous a burdeu on the people, while wo are paring aa much monoy iu other diractioos u# wo aro now. e, there- fore, 1 ropoucd to stop tha annusl payments for tho ninking fund now made, by which the public debt 18 reduced tho” sum of “more than £30,000,000 saunually,. This is tho mort impurtant provislon of his bill. e 1 quito likelv that & biit of this charscter may Lo roported by tho Wave and ieaus Commiston &t tho proper tima In tho seenion. NO RAT-IAHY DANDLIXG, Tt will ho easy for Spoaker Karr to snstain the cluim of tne Wavs and Means Committea to all questions facting thn resumotion of spocio yRvmouty, und 1o doubt bo wrill do it. It is cor~ tain that tho bard-money llomocrats do not in- tond to allow any.hing to be done which will bring upon tho Demucratic pasty the reproach of woagoning the publio crodit, but 1t remalns to bo seen whether thoy can succaed 1n proventing tho {ntstioniets from gawing the advantago which thoy seel to gecaro by repoaling the Ro- aumption act unconditionally, — PENSION FRAUDS. SECHETALY CHANULER UOFEFUL OF REDUCING THE PENSION EXVENGE ONE-TENTH. : ~pecwnl lupateh to The Cliseaao Triouns, ‘Wasuisaroy, D, C,, Jon, 2.—Bocretary Chan. dlor, it {e said, [s preparing additiooal important waovoments in the Penalcn Sorvice. Tho great- @8t effort Lias boew made to koep the plao of the proposed action eecret. Ono special ugent st ! Philadelpbia has been alscharged, and another hore throatenod with diecharga on suspicion of having furuished information, Tho resalt of tho pending {nvestization will give adduionsl light upou the great irauds recently discoversd {1 the Pension Eervice. It fa expected that it can be shown that the frauds smount to ene {ifteontl to one-tenth of the amount of th en- tiro pension-roll, As & oouwequence of thiu 1t fu belioved that Lo pousiod appropriation muy Lo reduced at loaet £2,000,000. Ji is not un- hikiely that & pronosition of (his natnre may pro- cood from tho Intarior Depastmont, 'Tho House Approurlations Comuntleo, nithough Lavivg o Jtevel tloueinl for Chntrman, in not diposed, for politival reasonn, 10 make % fuctious opnosition to tbe Penvion bill. ‘l'no Domocrucy wants the woldier-vote. It is probabdle, therafore, that in the reduotion of this appropriation tho House will siiopiy adopt the suggentions which Becra. tary Chandlor niay moke. I'no frauds that baver been dicovered are for tho most part m . the origioal heowions of ton years ugo. Thoy bava boen mainly committod through ex8mining surgeons who huve boen sp- pointed by politieal intuewse, ‘Theso wurgeonn have frequently besn iu collisioo with dishouest Poustou Mygeuts. Harms of the Potelon Agsnta have paid ihemsoivos fraudulons. igims. One pald ous of hiss uwn ollics 32,000 aphaslly 10 hime self oo forgud cortfiidates, Bodretuty Chandler. 1658 probabie, whi racoiniend the abalition af the ayatom of Examining Burgsous, and thecren- tfon of Stata Iloards or sumoihing of that natura a8 8 subrbitute, —— THE SAFE-BURGLARY. ARECENT INIGUITT LORN OF THAT HTALE INFAMY, Sueeial Davoteh by 1he Chienan Tribune, Wasntiazon, D. €., Jan, 2,~The sttention of tlo Court wifl bn called to-moriow to important dinclonuras in rogard to tha character of the Jnry before whom Groon, » Baltimors batber, waa recenly teied for falaely ra;renenting him- *olf to be Mr. Eades, n wealthy citizen of Ooorgetown, nd thus, by giving worthlens L, secnring thie relesan of the borz- Iar Hoyder, who was at (ha. timn (LB TTUA [ 5 statod that tho foreman of thot jury, notwith- rtanding the efforts of the pr.tecutlon Lo pre- vent ita belug packel, bad been a Fenusylvama convict, and that evidenze will ba produced fromn the War Department to show that, during the War, this fact was pleaded 1u order to onsbla Inm to eacapn military service, ho baving bueu drastod. The uobiushing manner in whick other Jurors porsonslly congratulated the prisonor im- medintely alter bhis acquitial provea he- yond quostion that they, oo, were car- tainly uofit for tho ponitions they eld. The whole histors of this caxo ndds anothor to the rapidiy-accnmulativg evidencos that justico in tho District cf Columbin Lisa be- cu.ne golemn mockery, Suyder, tis burglar In whosa iutarest the Greeo conepiracy wan atrs ed. was believed (o bave had a band Ip the | ringlon kafn pnrelary, by which it wan attompted to turu the tide of District invostigation fu 1874 i favor of the Ring by fa'enly accusing an inao- cent and renpectablo eitizon of felony and mants Tactunug evidence (o convict him, and it w 8 senerally supn-asd that, it ho wero alloved to rewnfu i Jal cr to bo tried aud convicted, ho would tell ail he &uow sbout that notrious cass and _tmplicate certain prominent cit.zens of the District. In order to provent thls, o con- spiracy for the relief cf £yner oo false bril was o..terod lutoand carried out. After 1o fact that the migner of the boud was not Fades, as ho protended to be, was dikcovered, a detectivo wus 4aat to Baltimors to bting Groen, who waa sizd- pected of beinyz tha pervon who Usd sizned the papor, to Washiugton, nnd afler bis exomina- tiun, in whicl thoko persong who wers puspected of baving beon couspirsiors with him princie pally paricipated, he was allowed to retu-n. Thia fact beesning koown, a pecial police tn- vestigotion was made, which resalted fn tue ronrrest of Groen and bis indicl- twent, be-ides the indictwent of sevoral others, oo of whom Leld ohicial positious, It 18 now helioved that, 1o save him and indirectly to save the eafe-burglary conmpirators, the Jury was packod. aud thut tho most imporiant part of the tostimonr o the strength of which Lo tras ac- quitted was perjitey, sud was mannfuctured in vis ity and Baltiwore. Thene facts show au alarming steto of nffaira which ehould cow- mand the immeiste attention of Loth tlonss of Coogrean. 1t s proper to say that mo eins- picion tests upon auy of the Judges in connec- Lou with theso mattors, and that the charge of Judge AMcdithur in the Green case was vory sirong ngaiust the prisoner, HEAVY AWARD OF DAMAGES, TUR CLAIX OF A NEW TODK FIRM AGAINWT TRE NESIOAN GOVEBNMENT—DICINION IN FAYOR OF THE CLAIMANTA Y TI(E BRITISI MINISTER, Wasurxoroy, Doc. 81.—The umpire in tbo Tnited States aud Maxican Commission, Sir 1d- ward Thornton, ronderod Lis deciston on tho 29th fuat. in the case of the La Abra Bilver-Min- ing Company, of Now York, sgniust Mexico, which was submitted to him for decision aomo monthsago upon a difforonce of opioion between the Comwiseioners. Tho claimant 18 an Amen- can corporation, orgenized ou Nov. 18, 2 according to the laws of the Btate of New ¥ and having for its objoct, in part, the canrving on of the business of silver-mining at Tavaltita, Duetrict of San Dimas, 1u the $tate of Durango, Mexico. In puranauco of t bject, the Com- pany, shortly after 1 8 urganizstion, sequired ox- tenwtvo and valuable silvor-mintny properties in that dustrict, nont suitable azeots, superiniond- ents, aud emploges of ail Liuds to work them, aod purchs=od the neceseary mucbinery, mules, aud provisions, the total outiuy under all theso heads bowy E353.7ULUC. After working tho niino for Kome time, aud oceunnlating a largo quantity of veluatle silver ore, the Come pany began to we smysicwatically opprossea 20d abusod in ita properties and tho per~ sous of ils sgents aud employes by tho local Mexican authorities and people. Ilepeated seiz- ures of tuule-traius loden with provisions, and of ores at the minoy, were wade bY tho authorition, sud all demends for redroes wera rotused, and theso ncty of oppressioa finally reached snch & #tago that tho ugents of tha Company felt con- wiratned 10, and did, abandon the works, which had promigod handsome roturn for the capital {nvested. Alter reviewing tha onse in ail Ity poivte, and cousidering the ovidence pro and con, the nwpire docides that the allegations of tho claimant aro supstantially tiue, and that Moxico i rexpousiblo for tho damages rewaltiug from tho enforced abandonmout of ths mines. e therefore awards that thore be pud by tho Mexlean dovornmeunr, ou account of tho abovo-montioned eisit, tuo sum of $358,701.05, with interest ai 6 per ceut per auuum from Mareh 20, 1563, to the daso of tho Lunl awnrd ; and, furtber, tho sum of 3109000, with Interast ut G per cent., from Murch 20, 1889, 1o the date of the floal award : all fu Mexican gold edin, As tho tuno of tho flual award will bo the 1st of August, 157, the prinepal and interest wiil rmuunt to 8634,000 ju gold, or £771,000 i United States paver currency, at the present rate of gold premium. This amount, though Iarwe, 16 not moro thau about 20 par cous of what tho Company claimedtobedus, It apjears from the testimous ond the arguments of couusel on both sided, that Gen. Adawm tound in tbo district whero the mince are lucated, in the Lands of a tormer book-keeper of the Company, an Lugtishman, origioal orders from thoe Prefoct or the Gefe Folilics, and tho lucal Judgn of that district, ordering the Compa- ny to disucenpy or abundon their wmines and workg, unless the Comipauy sbould vork tho mioes iu the manner directed by thom, whieh nug glm{ll_\' impossible witnout riun to tho Com- pany. Diaeldont Lordo do Tejada torwarded to the Mexican Claim Commission cortuied coplos 3 nrdois wdimtted to have bLeen given by wuld 1ol authorities, whichh oy comparison with the or.\znsl filed by Gen, Adams proved to bo gen- win¢. ‘Thewo ordors veritied tho testiniony fllad by t.10 clvicinngs, and thue aided in galuiog the caso, ‘Fbo presootation of thoiv ordeta also_AMbioas tho faliness of the FPremdent of ‘Mxico fn flhng materisl testimony which u veratod azainst the interest of hin own Govornnwnt. Tho attornuy in 1a Ll cass was (len, A. W, Adains, of’ New York, who was Colouel of* tho First New York Ca.alry regiment iu tha Arm, ¥ of the Potonas, lo baving full aud completa power from La Avra Miniug Comrauy to prosocuto tbe suiL and control tho procoedingr botls In Mexic 0 and the United Statos. Ho made wo trips to Alaxdco for the purposs of procur- fug taatimony, oaa! in 1370 aud tao other 1o 1572, durlng the war between the Juuroz Goverument and Potiirio Diaz, e employed a8 conosol, to aenlst him ot Waslnig,iton, Jeramiah B, Black, I 1, Htantop, W, W, Boycs, and Thomas L. Nel- son, lute Mlinistor tw Muxico, ‘Tho Mexican Gov- oiumeut was reprevouted by Celob Cushing, Manuel Aspiraz, aud Elaserio Avila, ——— THE PRESIDENT. . BOME STOBIES FROM DEWOOUATIO SOUBCES. Duspateh to Phisade&ihia Times, Wasmxyoox, D. €., Dew. 80.—The President waa interviewed recoutly by a gontleman who graduatoed at Weat Poiat, and Law maintsived a lifo-lony friendship wish Grant, on varioustopios of general interost. 1o vahiemently opposed tho roduction of the army, and eaid that, even if the Beuato should agroo to the praposed action of tho Houso, which hs doubted, hie would most cortaiuly vota the bill whea it eamo to im. Tho Preuident gave uo special reanous for opposiog tia reduction, but is [fully determined ot to permit it. Whon sekod tho mesniug of the tecent activivy in tbo uavy, the Promident roplled that he wss mot yet realy to osplaie, but would do 5o soon, and 1 & most ast~ tatactory manner to the country, He eald that bo wonld give bis explenation 1n a messago to Congrova; aud that, It Congrasm desired the fn- formation before hie i yeudy to vend in bis roase wagv, they coild havo it by passing a resolution asline for it Lo exprevecd & decidadly unfu- voiable opluion of Becrstery Fisb. saying that the Secrotary had Loea persoually "disloyal. From this 1t “{s ovidens that the Preaident il retmove Mr, Vish, his chief tmpediment iu tha way O carrylo ons bis favorite Cuban project, and he is giving tho facts of uis doubln« doaling to eatisly the cumutry by way of prawst, Aty talk was prinapally of “war, sud no algauicantly oasorted that, if the House should rvefuso lum supples in cado of war, the country wonld held them and tuw Democrativ prrty ronpousiblo, Tho report of this converrdtion excitos s good deal of comment. in oflcial wrd uewspsper circles. Thers is no donbt that the Houve, soun after reassnimbling, whil adopt s resolution calliog for an esplaves tfon of tho recuut zctlvity in naval circies, aud 1t bu aleo quito certsiu thob Yusre will he »0 ssrly and vigorons Inveatigation of cartaln matters connestad with the Nul'[y Dopartment. “Thn tiden lw of Secratary Fisl deny tust anz ¢rolneg O%i811 hatsean that goutleman and the Urosudent, ‘but thoy now »0o thronph s glesa darkly : it swill 1ot na long befora their oves arn opened. The restdost ia In 8 very bolifzorent mood : he is anry with hoth Fish and Bristow, sud thero is trouble alioad, Xowe York Su, Ja Wa have private information which leavas no possilo doy anca m Waskington f a total dinges Latween the viows of tha Precidont aue thoso of tho Hecratary of Siaita on tho Cubun question. Thin differenca §8 ireaconsiiable, and rendory it imnossitlo for Me. Fiah ¢ remain in the Cabinet, ulees his wzvout love of olos § ducee him 10 ro:uain when 8 man of mora e respact would gro, I3 {4 cartain that within & faw dave 3r. Fish han threatenod. 1n nomistaliabio tetraw, Lo roaigu, utilegs Graut abandony Lis now Cabsa policy, Whoover may deny thie, it 14 trae, The source of onr information is wrich e to leave no manuor of doubt of ita correctnies, Gien. Grant may not knnw of tho fac: until i reads tlus artic but Mr. Fish knowe of 1£, au1 no does tho man to whom the threat wan ma.a, Wo mny look forward to the most intereating dnvelopninnts, fn the Cabinet and in the couatry, o this Cunan question, ——— SPENCER GF ALABAMA, DENIAL O THE CHARALS IN-TUR REPOAT OF THE ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE COMMITTER. ‘Wagursutox, Dee, 31.—Re. Ting to tho report of the Leginlative Committos mula yestorday at Montgomery, Als., Semat:r Bpeucer nays that there 1s no trush nhatover in auy of tho charges of tho Commitico, which consisted of four Democrats sud ono so-called Rlopublican, tun Intter bolug a personal enomy whom ho had ro- tused t3 mid fu secaring by appsintmont ap Coi- lacter of the Port of Mabile. Ho razs ho can orove baforo the Guited Statay Banats Committes on Privilegeanud Electivna that the Republicaus carriod Alavama iy 1372 by osar 16,000 mujosity, and elected s Republican ma- Jority fn both branciiod of the Lo giulaturo ; that the outgo'ng Secretars of State gava fraudalent cortificates to oo oofeatod Demieratic candi- dates, in order to securo a Democratio majority in the Legielature, the oansajucuce of nhich w4 that two separate Lewislaturea wora oruane ized, une knowe aa the Cauitnl and the other ny tho Conrt-House Legislature, tho latter Ropublican and recognized by the Gover- nor. iio was not presout st tho organization of either of them, and kuew mnothing of the Heparate oreanizations until after they bad brea tormel. Ho had no competitora tor the Ie- publican nomination, and *scoived overy lo. publican vots in tho enucns and aftorward fn the Legirlatare, He was ofler:d s unanimons election by & committes from the Demoeeatic Leginlature, provided bo would aid in breskiog up o quorum in the Republican Legislature, Hoiefusod o do so, when & wimilar offer was made to athor Republicans, but no one tas fouud Lo agree to the prunosition. e eave tine ontire case waa tried by (4o Kouate Committeo Inet gewriog, and decided by both tho Commiites and the Bouate 1u lun fav —— NOTES AND NEWS. EENATOI 1,06, Specia) Dispatch to The Chienoo Teivvne, WasmNazos, D, C., Jan, 2.—8enator Logan says thot the new charges in tho Sun, which al- lege that ho was connected with the blackmail- ing of Miss Sweet, Chicago Pension Agent, aro falso In every particulzr, The basis of the ac- cusation is false ; Lio nevor had auy maner traos- actlows with David DBlakely, formor DPension Agont, out of which tho alleged blackmailing aporstions arose ; Blakely uever owed Lim a dol- lar, cor il Campboll, or anybody etuo, on so- count of Blakely. 3ia1 Bweet is still hore. It is not uulikely that Gen. Lugan may make s por- #onal explauation fu the Henato in referanco to this ontire matter. TUT BECENT CUNAN TALK WITH TOREIGN POWERS. It sooma pratty certain that the recent circu. Iar of tho Btate Dopartment respecting Cuban offaira did little moro than call the sttention of the Kuropean great powens to the Spanish pacs- agoof tho Prosidont’s mesasgo, It is elko quita certein that the Ruroposn posers genoraliy are of tho opinion that Span ought now to control orabandon Cuba, Tho latest anthentie infor- mution i thst the Spanish Govesnment, in ite note to the Kuropean puwors, coucodes the justico of the position of Pras. jdent” Grant, but roquosts that @ def~ iulte period be fisod withia_ which Spall can sagpress tho resollion. Meanwhile, tho tequast is mado that the great vowars do not consider auy »uggestion of intervontion from the United "States. It ia probuhl~ that xomo timo will vot olapse before the Prasident eends bis special measage on thls subject to Con- gross. THE DERT RTATEXCNT " for Docombor, to bo published to-morrow, will ehow a alight crease of tho debt. ‘The incroass, howaver, will not s much more than that of last Dozember, and w attributabla to & diminution of customs re- cetpre. There Lave Lesn quite large pavmonts during the month on account of the naval prop- arations, BECRETARY NELTNAP storts for Towa ro-night to tuko part in tho Towa Henatorial canvass. TIE BECOND DLFITY COLLICTORMITR of thoe Trea.nry was oifored ta Clov, Porbam, of Maiue, who bas declined by telezraph, ANOTHEN INVESTIGATION. Willis, ono of the liboral mombers from Now Yorit, will, on tho reassembling of Congress, introdnca o resolution asking s investigation into tue Burosan of Steam Engineenug. To te Assinintel Prens.) MEXICAN CLATS, Wasinsaros, 11, (%, Jan, 2.—The counsel who have buxriness poforothe Unitad Statesand Moxi- can Commirsion sy thownm awardsd to Moxican citizeny will bo probably #2,000,000, and to citie zens of the United Btates between 5,000,000 nnd §6,000.000. Aceonhing to tho terms of tho treaty, the Unitod States will give credit to tha Meatican Governmeunt for the amonut swhich will flually be awanded its citizous. 1o bu paid to thota by Moxico, and tha gnm duo by Mexico to citizens of the Umted Stites will bo pud this Qovernment in annual natatiments of 8300,000 in gold, or ity & juivalent, TIIL BUPRENE COURT will resumo ita voksion to-worrow, when it is ex- poctod that 2n opinion in the Grant Pariah cass, luvolving tho coputitutionality of the Enforco- ment act, will bo delivorod. THIE EMMA MINE, Lettor from the Hon, Reverdy John. son n Vindication of G Nchencka LosnoN, Doo. 13, 1870,—Mcssra, Fdifors o; the American: Genrlrvrx—Io common witl every citizon of tho Unitad States, I bad been much cuncorned nt the chsrges wuich from timo to titos hald been mado In this country aud inours agminst onr Mimuier, Gon. Hehonek, be- cause of ki conncction nitt what is xuown as *tho Emma Mive,” Sives my arrival in Lowdon, therefore, 1 have endeasared to bLucumo ozeu- nitely scquainted withiall the circumsisuces of the transaction so far os he was concerned with thom, 'Tho revnlt 18 oy porfost conviction that thote is no ground whatever for impesching lu the slizhtest degreo Geo, Behenck's personst in- tegrity. For mywelf, 1 neeaod not such un ox- sminatlon to arrivo at this conclusion, My ac- qumatancoe with Gew, Bchouck lias been iuti- wmate for mors than thirly yeara, seiving mith him 1w Congross for mno_or ten years, snd an observer of Lis whole official conduct, Untit this matter of tho Emma 3liuo wza ncated, I novor hoard ths elightost wuspleion cass upon his privato or pablic Lonor. And &0 firn Waw the cantitonca raposed in hiim by his co intrymon who kuow him, shist, | bave no doubt, with theny Ion roputasion recining unépattod, It 14 proper, bowever, sod I decm It (u bOmO mmnuor ny duty, to give to your resders as succinctly a4 Linay the reswous upon which my present Judjoment is foundsd. Hoforo proceoding to do thus ) will correct wn erroucoun improsdton whicl some of his assailants have croatad, eithor deslguedly or iguorautly, 88 to ons statemont of fact, which 1, thut some legal proceoding was lusiitated baie for the iuvestigation of the Gon- ecal's conduct I the matior of the mive. This I8 not the case. Tho Iate Directors of tho min- iug company instituted m suit In the Ciroutt Court af tho United Btates fur tho Bouthern Dis- trict of New York, sgsinss Park, Stewars & Bax- tar. to recover the amouuts paid to thom, oa the chango that thoy ded boon fraudalently ase quired. Whou tlis suit wos iostitutea, Clen, scheuck hiad ceanedd to be & Diveotor, aud was, of coarse, Lot ouo of tha plamtins, nor was ho fu any way & defondavt, A commiasion was izsuod by the Conrt fo London to take testi= wooy, When it arrived hero Gen. Belionck wus on tho Continent, aud had bevn thero for uevar- al woolis on leava of absence. While there he received lettur from dr. Turner, tho salicitoe of thy plaintitfa, sdvisiug Lum shat be desired to tako hfs Lestiwony, ilewoon aterted for Lous don, and tho day attor Lo arrived hiere, the vonie wisston not boing then clowed, be sppeared bLe- fore 14 sud roquosted to be ueard as & witaess, walvlog all objection be could make to it bes canvo of bis ollleial poslilon. Ho wes heard, sud tisan zuve a varvalaar acconnt af ble aoupaction - with tho euterprise. An [ an this aceo it haw boen lard tifor public, Tyr eeed to misn it dtauce, thia: fn her, 1971, on nob awara Mt rs the Anierican It wae, i4 pune latier vare ‘of Quige e tiuz the Hon, Withan AL Evarls at Lis hiotel, in this iy, tien, Y, meot Sen. ator Htowart, of Nevadn, whom ho lad known for savoral yearn, aud, far the fes, tima, Mr, T, W Pard, of California. On g oscasion ng refersuca waa mado o tho mine, b ® had the Genaral any knowlodge of ita oxintence, A fay dava piterencds Monars, Stowars and Paric told {ion. 8, of thn mino and of the ajoct with vhicl thay tad visited Loudan. Thay oxplaned t4 him its ereet value, and inquirod whsthar e mould not ta%s momo of tno sbares, Thin e neral docl nod to donintd ha bal tima to ov Amine tno broofs which thay exhibited ta him among which was a ropes Prof. 8.tliman Tho examination lio sfterwards mds, rod, ber e satisdod with the o pzrecd to purchnse G alinres sl £20 B share the “piica which other stocihiolders pud, but bl meann Leing linited, nnd thal foct bejug oommunicatod to Mr, Patk, that pon. tlemsa ogroed to lunn bim, and did lon bim, tho necemary amonnt (o compinto tho purchase, Fur the u«:lmtrv of this loan, Uen, B, plediel the sbares, aud gave Park as collatorat proporty’ bolonzng to Lim v the Unitod Hiates iy wuticient’ to maat the oblieation, and Mr, Pary #greod to gusrenten to him an annnal ividend uf 13 par coint, paable monthly, Thia divilend waa huid reguiarty by the Company tor thirteey wonths to Gen. Lchonel aod the uther atocke holdent, At tho time of this agraoment 0o pro. pofitiun waw mnla or mumation fivon ym toat Park or Stowatt, or nither of tiom, desirod him (o b the Company, not didlirecaive such & proposition uatil woveral daye miterwneds, Doine then told that this voutd onable Liu to perfoct ns owe Iutotests andt the imterests of othor Amoricar Atacktolders, and whboot tisnsing there wat auy ofliviat im ropsiaty 1n o d sing, ho courent. od, an was npuaratod a Diractor, What induond tnn'to balleve that there wan no sach impropries te was, Amonget other tlings, the fact that ¢ comuany hud bran formed under s Portagnose cliarter for tho cansteitcting of sionm tenmwars at Lishon, of which tho Miuistor of Portugal, an3 of the oldest end most cuseemod ot thif Court, Field Marahal tan Dukoof Saldanha, wat tho projoctor sud ths Clairman of tho Board of DLitectors, ond it stosk was on this markel, Neituor at that titma uor sinca has thus step on tu vart of tus Duke hoen connnred. ‘Tho gusrautoo seforred to, Mr, Parks had, by ite terms, the ngot to withiraw at auv timg aud did, i faot. 6 that, In truch, it was 0o guar. sntoo ntatl. Gien. Beheuek was to roceivo the amoant, apaareutly puarantead, if tho dividsnda were equal tn it, wuhulhing roatly be virtuo of the guarantee, when that guarantes wag with. drawa., What ho did rocoive, thersfors, was irictly dividends and when thosa coased 1o b e, ho received nothme, Tuo guaranteo was of no'mlvuntaze to lin whatover, nnd (. 161 placo Lim 1n & situation betior than that of the rocldwiders, It i ampoible to auppose even it ho were a man ot dilferont coarse. tor, that he could Lave sccopuad this ruarantec under any wus whatover tut 1 doing g e would do injusticy to tio otier stosk bolders, - Soun ater tha Geveral becamo 1 Inrector, ho, on_ roilection, thought lus name ought not k0 to anpear, and &t anco resigned It is proper, alvo, to atato thut beforo ho bocams # Linector ko aeked to bo tnformed vho woro to o bis uwaciatos, sul this infinmation vas piver firn 11 w woto from ir, Stesare, datod the 84 of November, 1471, wud wan to the atfeet thet they were guntlemen of the highest ra aud Jargo wenlth, inshiling roveral membery of P'zelinnent aud ox{endivo manafaztu:ors, name tug tuww. * Hid roignction wis sent i 04 Den, 1371, wheu his odiial counection with tire Compray ceased, Durivg no part of variod, £nt 19 10 Kay from tho timy when e becatne u stockbaidor sad Ditectus, to tho time of biy rexiznation, Lnd any doule been cos upon the \nlue of tho b Un the cow tuury, tio stock hal enhaverd in valus fron L2070 over Luib por elinie, and many kules wen mude 2t tho Iafter '] of the subseqiieat £ £y tho nuno imd caved in, und thut large expomit itured woull bo neccsdRry 10 keb it agin i order, ho wpvBnrontto every read. > hindd proved 1w be of perasnen value, tize evuel charges of whici the Gonore! s Toen the objees woald nover have been 1orde. Ila nuver soid i stock, and hoida 1t sl und tho loss 1o Lini bis besu rovera ons haustiog nearly ali lns availabla o repald tho butn mide him by Yae #0 ha been obiiged 10 dispase of of and bonds, I n word, then, what Ge Schench did wen a2 mynre business tranesction, entered juto by him with o full belief, which e wanauthorized to catertam, that it wonld unre £0 hiw uratit, mid this taust have Lewn the casa with all tho orizimal stoe ool £ fac frow ity Laving wirned ot pros has beou sud 18 quita ofherwen, buc the tene 3 tha lows withy the firmrend which belons to s chaiace ter, and withoat the Jews o o thut he lias dono auvils nlthenel, ad ho ho subeedquently thought iaz, i b rector, o had “ande & wistal: 16 Of the Directorn r ¢ nifes 8 Die 1t muast bo < has ae )it nud retauod canfideaco it his abilay 08 & Muiste and bis intogrity as & man. It must awo hy wit. sfictory to him te Lnow that he stauds well with tio Clovernment of Her Majesty, aud 18 en- ed to perve th Uinterd Staten ny well 2n if the aun Mo Liad o boou thought of or ex. inted, That our ropressaiaiivo at ona o the most important Courts of Europo shoult he en mercileanly avsnilod, 19 not only o groat neraons. wrang to him, but it is @ 1¢.lection unon onr Ad winlxtration, who eantine ta cntlde iy hine. It ting lovtor shiol hava the effect, in soma do- greo, of wotting the public waminont of aic country nzht 1 reeard to the watter on which I Liave written, it will evor e a gratitication to mo that an ouporruvity has been ofervi mato do s, A word morv aud L am done, T am not, au vou know. a politieal friend of Gon, Schensi, having differed with bin upon almose el tha questivun which havo beon beforp our country sineo the tormination of our lato 5 bus wa buve aillered, oy gentiowen ever differ, without imputing tmoroper motives 13 oun anothier. About the oruzin of the War, beaad [ agreod, Our viows becamo autagonstio nfter that sad coutliet torminated. although uuning the vrog- rean of tho War we somawaat dilfecad in rogard to Congressinnal legislation, 1 rewsio, with ro- gard, your oboediout sosyout, | Ruveany Jousson. e s JOURNALISTIC. Durraro, Jan. 2—Tho Butlalo Courier and Republio will bo iewned Mondoy uoder tho title of tao Eceniny Repubiic. & two-cant shioot, Tueo or Hirna colds fa sucensiion, will often estabe Tt thio aoedd Of Gomsruptin b th rystan, coaveri fur whit wan_ Grigially o sinply, curable sffection, 1ut0 uno generaily fat Winlo Ordinary pridesos, theratore, tnnied It tha bsfuoe of evers ‘onu Lo tuka cara o u cali untti it iv ot vidof, Tutellupont oxpor fenca pressutaa rerao ty 1 De, Jiyna's Lepectorant, thorouliy ndapted (o Frunovo vp welily sll couganund colds, and equally eifective Ib the pitmary slagesof consuaption, asthnis, aud brouchiti, 'BUSINESS KOTICES. ¥or Conghe, Colily, itnd 'Thgont Disu orders, uva * Brown'a Lrouchlal Trofes,” baving provd thele efilcacy by » teat of wauy yoate, st $2.50 PER DAY. On and aftor January 1, the prico for trans- fent board at this Hote!, will be reduced to $3.60 por day. ‘The managomont of this popular House will maintain (ts reputation in evury dopart mont, notwithstanding the reduction in Tatos. ROBT, IILL & CO., Peopriotors, ~NOTICE, Ustren BTATLA CENTENNIAL CoNAMUISION, } - BarisosLeis, Doc. W, 1815, To provent any inliappredensivn ou the part of (50 public, the wndersiguad heruby coriify snd sunouucs {hat no vibwe UATALOGUE or GUIDL-UGOK of the Intornations| ExldLPion of 1347, contamlug advers tisaments, Gther than the Oilclal Catalogue published and svid by the % Centennla} Catalugue Oompany,” and of which 8, 3L PETIENGILL & ©O, are ¢Xe clumva Advorilulng Agonts, will bo porfitted to ho wold within suid Ex, libitton grounds during ste cousinus agee of tne Exhibition, Durestor-Genral Uy & Gentands (inatte iy, Protident Oestennyt, sty 8 £, W, Quaeml dgeoy for ihe OfElal Calalugue or fols, Ko fa Viensimeneah S aen,