Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1876, Page 1

o T e s e 4 VOLUME 29, SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. SAFRTY! DIAMONDSI, DEEDS, BULLION, WILLS, COIN, BONDS, SILVERWARE, Mortgages, J. EWELRY,gr other Valuables, Teld by Ledles, Dusiness Men, Professional Men, Mechanics, Teacliers, or Laborers, aro secured agalost Tire and Burgilars by depoalitny thew In tho SATETY LEROSTY AT STATE SAVINGS INSTITUTION, 80 & 82 LA SALLE-ST,, Which bave been bullt to accommodste Chlczgo and TEE NORTHWEST, Bafts for Bent for B6 per Annum Upward, GEQ. 0. COOE, Manager. £~ The BTATE BAVINGS INBTITUTION is tho Oldeat und Largest Saviogs Bank in the Woat, 6 Per Oont Intorest on Doposita, D. D. SPENCER, Prex't, | A. D, GUILD, Cashier. BANIK STATEMENTS, FCURTH SEMI-ANHUAL STATEMENT OF THE I INOIS TRUSTANDSAVINGS A TRTES, 122 to 124 Clark-st., CEIICAGO, At the Close of Businese, Dec, 31, 1875, NESOUROKS. Bafe, Furnitare, and Finiuros,, Eoal Katat Capital 8tock,, Bemin ek Das 17 Uidivided Prot 81,010,703.03 Btate of Tilinnis, Gook Gannty, sr. 1, Jamos 5, Oihbs, Ca hist uf the Tilinols Trast and s Band, du rulownly swoar that (he foregaing Momant ia £ o th bess of wy kaoxlado and bilisis AB. B, GIBLS, Cashlar, Subsgribed nd sworn to bofom ma tho 7d. 7, A. D. 156, . 0. OARLt. Comect—Attests JNU. B, L8, iDW AY, Diiacturs. HOTEL, “THE BRUNSWICK.” Toyiaton, Cornor Clarondon.st., Boaton. This liew i con.tuutlous structure js now complefed 1 y for Lbo ro. cptlon of travclers snd tie pubit-, The houas it fire proot, and contatus ererymolea fai. provement, including b pastongor and bageage elew Yator, 1:is elogantly furniabed, s located In a_most deairally part of the ‘l:i" na’lf the Common, Pubie opol Gerden, and tho r-Airoad 5 Beoddes roomn for transient guieats, it contatns many Toum1 en g1t o for familica who desire 1o locate rer— maneutly, No pins or money will bo spared to make tbo Brunsswick taks rank with the best hotols in thds cauwry. Public patrousye in respectully sallcited. J. W. WOLCOTT, Propriotor. — e ‘BLANK BOOKS.STATIONERY, &o. : SOORENTATIONERY, &, 7. W, MIDDLETON, Bluk Borks, Prining and Slaionery, b6 STATE-ST. BLANK BOOKS, Stationery, ind Printing, Furnished promutiy ‘and JONES, 10440 100 Madion "l Prices, by J. B, W, DYEING AND CLEANING, DYEING. Ladies’and Gentlemen's Garments dyod snd cleaned 10 8 superior manner, DOYTON FANGY STEAM DYE IOURE, 100 Bouth Clar, 168 Iilinois, and 265 W. Madlson-sts, — e - Mdlsan s, FIRM CHANGES. COPARTNERSIIIP. Thave sssociated with me in the prectics of patent Iaw (ke Hoo, Jobn M, Thacler, fate Commiissloncr of Patents, uuder the firm nume of Covurn & Thacher, ot Noows b3, & snd 84 Asbland Diock, 63 Giarkest., Cits cago, LIr. Tbacher haa hadl over oleven years Tisuce fn the United titates Pstent Ouice, during Lo was Asslutant Ezaminer, Irincipat Examiuer, sminer of Intesfereiices, Examiner in Ullf, Ataistant Commisslouer, and Commissianer, 146 alio represcute od thie United litates Goveroment 't tha Tuternatioual Patent Ouugress at Vienu, Austris, by sppolutment of tlie President, Weo shall conunue 1o procure patents in this and forelgn countries and couduct sulte relut- Loy to patenta fu all courss of tho Unlted Sites, tleago, Jan, 1, 1078, LEWIS L. COBURN. MISCELLANEOQUS, SOUTHPARK Spocial Assessment, Notioe 18 herehy given that the Fourth Instoll. ment of We Bouth Park Bpooial Assessment, Wity sccrued lutereet tiwreon, s dus aud ayavle ai i utidirig, sn. aSlle-st, u.fmn. av ab 0uoa wid seve bateoy o) m:'.jw 2 iy syt ENLEAY, Colivctor, MONEY T0 LOAN Ou Real Estats in Ohlcago or vicinlty in sums of 81,000 80d upwards, Fuuds in hand, MEAD & OOE, 135 LsBallo-st, TO PHYSIOCIANS, Az amsoctats wanted o divide the h wmoderste) of two pleasant furuisbed om'::: gu:)::cw:: Berof Biata and’ Madiso ot Dinia ot Madliow. Neforences exchangud, e ——————— HEALTH LIFT, 5 HBALTE LIEFT. The Chicago Health Lift Company b e A bl B e 9 Bestornate, Hooda &, mala ook 41 sta ati winion o Stchine V1 6 mouthit asarcae, 133 13 Beaul for cligulars, E. L, 8MITH, Managen, 4 CHICAGO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1876. understood that they had fixed things so thoy wonld run emooth all around. R.—Who mada this rtatorent to yon ? B~y friend did, Ha sald the distiliers conld rup sithoat much troublo if thoy would put up & corfaty portion of funde for campaign pur- poscs, Hoeakl he had his suthority from a Governmant ofticial, R.—Did he mention, when he epokn of the authority he had from Washiogton, any par- tichlar name ? 8,—Yes. I told the whisky men here, long bofore thu punlications came ont, that tho blow wae coming, and st would atrike high up. Thoy have como t0 me and gaid, ** \What yon told us lias coms out preity true.” Ay friend wouldn't toll mo anything that wwasn't atraight. IL—What did vour friond say about TIE ST, LOUI3 DISTILLERS ¢ 8,—1I0 told mo be Lud secored s good deal of help, all ho wanted, in fact, from tho dintillein tnere, and thatlie was fzod alf right in that reepect, H.—Haw many of thediatillers had ho senn ? H.—Waell, ho lied fixed 1t np with about all who wera thon runnlng. R.—Do you knuw what the prorortions wero lwhl:]h weis Lo g0 to yourselves and tho distil- era 8.—It wasn't axactly arranged, but we all un- deratood that wo cuuld wake avy smount of mooey, h“‘?u was aimply s genoral atrangement, then s B8.—Yes. Ipresums tho dotalls wera to bs ar- ranged a3 wo wont alung, R.—1L judge, from your subsequent actions, that you DIDN'T THINK IT WAS WORTH WIILE for you to go into tho Ring. 8.—Well, I etald thero for some time and investigated tho wattor, and I finally told them that [ waan't readv togo to tho Penitentiarv and that I would withdraw., Thov krow that if was gollcitad to take charge of the busiuess I was closa-motithied and wonld eay bothing about It, sud it I didn't accont tue proposats I would koop just aa closo about it, which I bave dono. IL.—Thon you camo back, pavo up tho idea. aod went oo with your business, did you ? B.—Whou I cazo back 1 wont to Buffalo Mil- ier and told bim, from what I bad soen of the mattor. having looked 1t over pretty carefully, I bad decidod not to go in, 1asl him what ba thouglht about it, ani e smd, *Vell, Joha, if you waot a berth in the Ponitentiary, all 1ight, 49 sload with the busioess ; but I wonld advise you to lot tho thing diop.” 'Tlo eaid he wouldn't ndvise anvbody, knowiug what tho businoes wan afior I bad told him of mv investigation, to jeopordize hin property and his reputation by Jolning the Ring. R.—Thon Milior bimeelt TOOK X0 AGFIVE PART in (ho matter? 8.— No, ho didn't go in. R.—Do vou know whothor, after that time thero wasn't somo sort of & rtog gotten up heru 7 B.—I don't kaow that pumtively. Of oourse, 1 have my sus)icions but 1 aiu't positive, a8 I am in regard to the St. Louts ring. R.—[ow about tho rectiflers in St. Louia? ‘Wero thev also wvolved ? B.—No, tlio distillers only wero in tha ring. R.—You didu’t go far cuough into the m: tim of tho case to huow how thoy were to p this whisky in tho markot ? Their idea, 8o far a8 you learned it, was simply to eeo that tho Gaugers and Storckerpors wero all pight, so thoy wonldu't make any fuss. 8.—Yce, and 1t was & Verv ensy matter to fix [t whon_they had got the right kiud of Gaugers and Btorekeepera. .Youn can have your Store- keeper or vour mash-floor man ali right to ro- port 800 bushels a dasy whon you'ra reslly run- uing 1.500, M.—Thnt givos the production ; but thon, in order to GEY THIS ETUTL ON THE MARKET, you havo oither to use stamps twico or run it thirough a rectifving houso. B.—After gotting your Storokospar all right, vou must ix up your Gauger 10 gauge in the Bama proportiou, R.~Thon, after you have dane that, you have a los of apirits on vour hands wiich you havo to got on tho marset in sowe way ? 8.—Tho stuff hs gat to go throogh tha recti- fying iouses. They cou!d wond it to their own housea there. That ditticuley 13 very easily ob- viated by snding 1t to yoir own' rectifving Louse, a8 thoy aid thore, pasticularly if you have your men all right. You osn got rid "of your whisky vory casilv under thosy clrcumstanoes. if you mash B00 Lu-heia you cau inake pixty Dbarrels of whisky. f you mash 1,200 busholsyou would get ninety bacrols, and thore’s tlirty bairels yon have goi to got out of the way 10 somo manner. If your mon are all right, 10's vory caeily done. All'you hiave hn do s to put 1t mght through tho rectitying- ouse, . -=Are you inclined to bolieve, from what You know ot this mau's business, that he really did Lavo an ANMANGENENT WITIN PARTIES IS WASIINGTON? 8 —I do, sir; sna I firmly beliove it. Toe Instructions were, **Go ahead, boys; if you oau't maka money enough out of your busincss legitiwatelv, do it some vther way." 1t.—Thoy got # man to taks your place? 8,—Yes, aud ho stuck rielt with them, They got Bovin sud Frazier in aiter that, Thoy were runuing thore waen I went to St Louls.” They were from Latayocte, Ind., but otiziually camo from Cinclunatr. R.—In 1571 Donglass was the Intérual Rev- enue Comminsiouor, wasn't bo? B.—Yes, nud when thoy talked in Bt. Louls about Laving things fixed az Washington, they meant that Douglues was fixed. Wuon tae 8(, Loas Ring was sarted, it was startod with tho conuent of high obliciata, I can tel) you. R.—Did your friend epenk aa though ho had beon to Milwankee, Indtanapolis, or ANY OTHER PLACES? B.—No; ho said nothing about any other cit- WHISKY. The Grganization of the Old Nt. Louis Ring. A Chicagonn Requested to Take Hold and Superin- tend It Hlo Consults I, B, Miller and Is Advised to Let It Alones And, ‘After Viewing the Ground, Comes to the Same Con- clugion, What Con Megruo Said to the Chicagean About, lis Little Sekeme, Things Around the Custom-House-— Bonds Given and Informa- tions Filed. Uneasiness at Shufeldt's---The Grand Jury to Moet To-Day. MecKceo Is Confldent of Seccuring & Continuance of His Case. THE ST. LOUIS RING, OTFLIS MADE TO A CHICAGOAN IN 1871. Yesterdny morniuzz thera uppeared in those columoa & statement fu reforence to the organi- zatlou of tho Bt. Loms Whinky-Ring under 8fe- prue, which also 56t forth the efforts made by tho Jalter to induco n Chleago distillor to take part in tho busivess. The name of Megrue's ugent in thls city was at that time withheld, bo- couse it was uot deemod fair to publish the facts concornlug bim wichout giviog him an op- portunity to givo his veraion of them. Yesterday a Tninuxse reporter callod upon 3r. Johin A. Sccriat, the gentleman referrod 1o, at his offico, No. 130 Bouth Clark strast, and, find- ing bim in, intymated wnat ho would like an ox- plavation of the facts alleged a8 agsinst alo- gruo. Mr. Sccrist is o gentleman perhaps 40 years of age, with & pleasans address, aud an nir and accont which indicate & Sautliorn birth, Ho s by profossion a Board of Trade operator, and was, befora Le came to Chicago, & reeident of Cincinnati, wheroLio was engagod in the pro- duco end wh.sly business, IHe was aleo for many yoars & distilter 10 Kentucky, Por- sonally, ho appears & sharp, shrond man, whom Megruo would bave been quite likely to have teiccted for his Lleutenant. After tho futetviowor had rathered thoso facts hie proceeded to oxtract from Mr. Secrist the fol- lowing etatemont of his councction with the Megrue busincss, bogioning with o fow facts to thow who it was that spoke. It should be stated, howovor, that tho foregoing association of Megruo's namo with the matter was mot suthorizod by Ar. Eeeriet, who, whilo he was willing to atate the facts, decltned to givo the pame of tbo gentleman who como to soe bim. In the wholo coniorsation ho nover al- luded to bim by nmne, snd it is, therefore, on ‘Tue Triwuse's autlority, ond not on Jr. Hncriau's, that Sogrua is eaid to bo the man,who wade the overtures for a mauazor for his riug. After & little preliminary converdatiun, Ar. Beorist snid -1 wes io tho grain and whisly business in Cin- cimuatl about twenty yoms. Lu 1871, after com- iug to Chicago, I wasapproached by una of the losding wan, in fact, the loadmg man in the Riwg u 8t, Louls. This was about July, 1871, o8 nour as 1 can remomber. It,—What ways cbo object of this man's visit to Chleago? B,—1Io eamo hero wolely for tho purposs of apiroaching me on the aubjoct of crovked w hieky, R.—Ilow dId ho happen to como to you? K. 0U, I had ¢nown tum tor venrs' i Cincin- nati, and bho kaew I waa a prettv shrewd follow, who was rather close.mouthed aud woulde't ghe him away in a1y tricks. Lnis old fuend of tuluo camo iipbt to me. 1o told toem in 8t Louts, I presumo, that ho would take good curo thai, if Becnst, sud old scquaiutance of hus, would TAKE THE BT. LOUIS DEPARTMENT AND RUN IT, Lo nould uover aguesl, aud 1t would be all tight, R,—Did ho laclude Chicago iu the 8t. Louw dné)nrlmnnl ? .—~Oh, no. R.—\What wan hisidea ? B.—For mo ta go down thero nnd kind of keep my oye open to ses that tho divies were mado far, ~You talked the matter up first, dld you 7 B,—Yos, aud afier ho talked with mo | went down thera aud mot two or three of tho leuding Bt. Louis men, It.—llud ho soen them on tho subject beforo ? 8.—Yes ; ho bad fixed it boforo ho came up to 800 me, R.—~Hod ANY PANTICULAR ARTANGEMENT been mado ? B.—1es, thoy got right down to the facts and mado up the agreement. Il.—iave auy of thees leadlng men van speak ©f boen pwmlllanflfi boforo tue public of late 7 8.—Well, I slioald eay they bad. They bave been indicted aud tiled, sod ono of them s now eating beau soup in tha Jeflorson City Penitouti- ary, and tho o:liors wiik perhaps joln him soon. H.—1u 1t fair 10 ask wiio they wore ? ‘nt:i-—\au. tuey wero Joyco and MeDonald, for BLCO, 1~—Did 'E“ mako nyrangements in 8t, Louls to suit you B.: 0 RO back a littlo § whon T bod those mado to mo 1 WENT 10 BUFFALO MILLED hore, an old suqusintsuce of mive, and had & long talk with bl told bim whet the pro- [oall wore, uamoly 1o go into the Bi. Louis Whisky Riug, aud sxked blm what L thougtt of my gotog, there and iuvesngativg the businoss, 1lo thought thera might be somethivg in 1t, and #aid Lo thouglit It was best for mo to go down and seo what there was in f¢, whieh I did. R.—Wheu you got there, what did_you learn way the ma.u idea with thosw partios ? 8,—8lmply to make money, I.—Whoo you were speaLing to Dufralo Miller, was thero auy sort of & proposal from Joyco, or [\:our {riend, or any ono, looking to getting uny- ody olse 'tu it Trom Chicugu, Tiiey wanted Butialo to take a haod n it, didn’t they? 8,—Wall, thoy wanted a roliable wau, and, as 1 kuow Buffalo, 1 went to bt for aavie when 1 went to8t, Louls 1 atuid there sevoral days. ‘Lhey looked on my arrival ms rathor an lmgwnnl aflair, as I touud out afterwards, TL—What was your frioud todo ? 8,—11s wan to MANAGK TUE OFFICIALS AT WANMINGTON, R.—'Thore was 10 bo some otber person hera to look after matters, wasu's shero? —No. I was the only man they knew hore. R.—0id they ptate to you uuytbubg us to what tho poeition would be worth ? B.—Yes, they suld if I would come and take chiarge of tbat dopaitment, they woald ehow ma tho tigures ; shat anyhow, 1 could nake & burr.t of wonoy. R.—Your friend, and Joyce, and McDonald, lad arrauged to fx the Gaugers sod get new :fltu (;l Btorcseepers, who would be all right, had ce, R.—A good doal of our crooked atuff went to Indiaunoolis, Duwque, and Silwaukeo, aud 1 wanted to find oau it those cities were supposod to be worked undor thesamo Hug. B.—No: thoy were worked under Rings of their oan, IL—Wbhon your friend went out, the Ring burat at once, didu't It ? 8.—Yes, tho buttom fell out. R.—\hiat do you think about JOYCE'S PLEA that hls liberty has been sworn nway ? B.—1 dou't put_any 1aiih tn bis fulderel. As to Joyeo aud McDonala being in the Pouitone tinry, tho wholo thing 1 done for bunoutnbe, ‘They will got out; they wou't bo_there veiy long. Bomo partiea aro undor obligations to bring theia out, and thoy wili do it, R.—Wuen you wero spoaklng to Buffalo, did ho eay auything about sny othor distillers in Cln‘ugu that ho thought might be goud mien to 0in ¢ n H.—No, be did not. Buffalo Miller isa square maa, I Lave knowu Lim for many years, aud you can't get hun to do a mean trick. * He is one of the squercst men In the bueiuess. R.=—1uve you any lucs that vour friend made any other appointments or talked with any other duntillers hora excops yoursolf ? B,—Ilu did not, He only stald a short (ime, and whon I say that I koow it is so, I.—-Did you ever know of HIB O ENATIONS AFTER THAT ? 8.—Yos ; ho mado a larga amout of money, about 815,000, I hellave. Il.—He could nfford to get out of the business, theuw, B.—Yon ; but hio went on Wall strest and loat the wholo thing. ila went ba .k to Kt, Loujsana called on the boys & sooond time, but thoy wouldn't liaten to him, and that's where the row came tu, J.—Thou o loft §t. Louls, did ho ? B,—Yes, aud waont (0 Waehinzion and gave the whoto thing up, 1fe took Bristow {nto tis cone denco, aud tue whalo busiess was explodad. B.—Did your friond ever sbow you suy doou- propos: 't necoenary, I had koown word wad all I wanted. IL—Did "ne ssy ha hud sny positivo assur- “&“P\' by Dy ~—1X¥ea} and thoy camo through Douglass, I—At ‘the timo’ thut your fricud spoka wit you, :Lt'! ho reprosout lmly the M b ITOR O A ': lfl\,lhl {'“:;?\ LEAUING uT. LOULS PAPER =108, bo did; sod Iaeked tim how in t| dovit it came that this man would o u:'lnn k}:: Ring, becauso I thaught all tho time Lo was & f,’sm,‘:‘:xml-?«ivulfl?cl:a“"“ !a;na that Lo was rune i 0 paper, Tk lloll‘x lh\qut hln{bfilu o :hn l!l‘:l? RpeAsRee .—Your frisud coutrall Aoty . Lou, i uad (88 e . —Yes, ho ran (ho wholo thing, such men es Lo wanted, 'l'hugx\vm ‘-‘figflfi»’tl pat thoy were mnot 10 falk, hut iust tp koep qaiet—uot o 41y anythiog, or know ony- or didu’t you bappen to kuow about the methods ? | thing, but just to kéep mum, Luls i, Luws Waore thioy shir.ped Lo the roctitiers, or not? Rlug was the tiret. a8 fur a4 I know, and tha only B.~1 dou't kuow exaotly about ihat, but it was | xoal Ring i tlus vountey. eany enough. Whon I weat down thore it wss | Tols concluded the ‘esticotisl portion of the e, BLThu bad the Gaugers and Storekeopera all ready there, importod from Cincinnati poiota, They were meu who wouldu' fu n kuiw, What was the plan for GEITING TUL SPIMITS ON THE MARKET, Revenue Atatement, and aftor a littlo moro conversation tho repoiter bowad biy way out. I D. MILLER, A Trinoxe reqorter met Buffalo Miller last evening and communicated to bim the autatance of tho abova conversation, Mr. Miller fi-tenca attontively to the siory, and. at ita close, said his own ‘knowledgo confirmed the truth of il %0 far a1t relatod to Mr, Recrist's coming to tnm tor advice, to tho advico fio imparted, aod to tho interviow with Mr. Soctit alter the late tor's return to biw, wheao, after detatling to Mr, 3lillor tho scsult of hia inveatigation there, Mr. Miller satd, **Well, John, idon't think sou want to (o to the Venitentiary ; if von do. then Ro abead, but I wouldn't sdviso you to doit.” And John boeded the sdvice. —_— AT THE CUSTOM.HOUSE, MPAIRY, KEELLT & RERWIX appeared before Judge Blodgett yesterday morn. ing and filed tha following bond, with Michaet Corrigan aud Obadish Jackson as surcties, which way accopted : Kuow ail menby thesy provents that w, Keeley and Michael W, Kerwin, princiy Obadiah Juckron and Michsel Coseigan, aur.tics, are held ond Srmly bound unto the Guiled Bates of America In (tie penal num of §47,100 lawful mopey of thio United Blates of Americs, to' which payment well and truly to bo made, wo hind ourscives and each of us inintly and severally firm'y Iy thens preacats, Lited and nealed with our aeals this 3d day of Jan- uary, A, D, 1874, Witeneas, The reetifyl: catablishment of eald Michael Koley and Michiael \v, Kerwin, eftuite in the City of CLlcago, in said Norihern Disrict of 1tliuols, kinown as No, 3 Houth Water #treet, fogetber with the appurtenances, also the distilled whiskies, wities, rame, and gin, Axiuren, tools, and implements and ofher property of sald ichasl Hecley and Michael W, Kerwin havo Leen eeized and now in tho cusiody +7d tder tho control of said Court for alleged viola- tion of the Interuai Revenue L of the Guited Btutes, All of which mld property Las born sppratsed by ap- prafeers sppoiuted Ly the Disrict Court of tho nited Blates for (ho Northern District of Illinois in the aggregute sum of £31,650.03 as moro fuily ap. pears by uald spprainal aud the proceedugs berclnon le fn faid Court ; and Whereas, Tho sald Michael Keeley aud Michael W, Kerwin, a8 claimants of said property, are desiious of relcasing tha same from sald aelzure, Now, therefora, the coudition of ibis oligation is such that if the abovelcecribed Jroperty or suy yart thereof bo adjudgid o Lo forfelied by sad Distrist Cou rtior Any court to whi b sald cause may Le re- 1noved, and If the sLove b ndsmen, Michael Keeloy and Aichael W, Rerwin, il pay 10 tho projer oflicrrs of tho United Btaten, ur into tie #ald District Court, the aaid full appraised valuo of anid property or of 1o much thereof a3 may baatjudg:dto he torfeited nn aforezald, then this oblfgation to be vo!d, otuerwise to rimuin In full furco and etfect, and in care of fallire I to perform the alove coudition xnd pay eaid appraisad viluo aforesald, or the thpraised Valuo of so muck sirrcof as may ho adjudged forfeited, wa hercby as. sent anda gres that n simary judgment nnd decree tmny o euterod sgainst uf, snd cach of us, with. out motice, for the eaid’ sppraired valus of the proyerty forfeited, with tuterest thercon o acorilance with the usudl prictice w_ proceedings for condemuatlon, and that excotion may issuic thercon agaln our goods, chaltels, aud load for tne peyment of cald Judgmont'and interest as aforesatd, MicmarL Kerrer, Micuarr W, Krnwry, AlreRaxy Conniaay, Upapu JAcKsON, CITIAGO ALCOMOL WOKS. Later in the day Dr. D, G. Rush, Vico-Presi- dent of tho Chicaxo Alcobol Worlie, nppoared beforo tho Coutt and offered bail for his vlece. The report of tho Appraimors, Messts, Cievelaud, Woll, aud Bradsbasr, had been filed, and upon that as & bauis Juagn Blodgott fixed tho boud at €24,000. Mr., R, Meadoacroft, tuo bauker, quahlled aa suroty and was aczepted, sod the es- tublisbment ardered reloased, SEVCIAL MONE INFORMATIONS agaiust placos welzed Isst Weduosday wore yos- terday filod by Assistunt-District-Attoracy Burke, Theso woro only against these places which the owners wore in a Lnrry to bond out, 1t belog the m;r‘msa of the Goverumeut to afford every facility to guch firma a8 wero anxioss to teaumn tusivess, In tho cases of thosa flrms which Lave not manifostud a desire to freo their establishments the informations will not Le filed for somo daya yet. Tho papors mgniuat Ma:thei's rectifying houso wero put upon fila yosterday. ‘Thoy do not suow any purticnlar d.ffetcuce from thoso filod mpainst Keo.ey & Korwin's Jflm, allozimg as they do that Matthel worked a forfeitura by falling to make proper and truthfal roturus of hiquor received and shipped, tiome of tuo law olticers of the Governmont vestorday iockad thowmsolvos ws for a consuita- tiou, and aompteted all thewr asrangementd for the Giand Jury and kindred maitors. Il GRAND JURY in the Unlted Statos District Conrt will azssmblo to-day a. the cumhuz in of tho Court, aud will te instructed in their daties In a charye from Judzo Bloduett, It1s not expected that much, if auy, business will bo transacted to-day, PERYONAL. Col, Matthown, Suporyisor for this diatrict, re- turned vesteridsy from bis Now Year's tnp, snd waa engaged fur a time with Gen. Weuster in nuking sach arrangements as wero aeedad for the coutinued operations in Chicago, Rovenus Agent Summorvillo was In the city yesterdav, but spent woat of his time in Aurora, Wiither bu weut to superiutond tho trausfer of & roveuuo oftice, 2 Reveuus Agent Mlier lofc tho city last even- ingto bolp in the transfer of an odice in the southern vortion of tae Stuto. J. J. Breoks, Assistant Chicf of the Secrot Servico, arrived in Chicago yeaterday, aud enliy oned tho Custum-louse by his prosence. He oxprearod himeo f sutistied with whiat bad hape poniod s.nce he hal been gone, sud oxulted visi- vly over a distiller whom be hapyoned to mee:, ing: \(;oll 3 wo got vou at last, did we 7" Aud tho distillor avswored that it rathor ap- poared as if thoy had., ** You," vejoined Iirooks, ** and we woutd bave ROt you soveral months agoif 1t had not been for an aceidont.” The reporter, who was standing by, didn't waste auy timo in interviowlug Mr. Brooks. It does clearly apposar that ho ls » good subject to get news from, e MISCELLANEOQUS. WIAT THE ** 6PO0K ™ 8478, To the Editar of Tha Chicaoo Tribune : Curcago, Jan, 3,—A comtnnation of etrcum- atances, incluging the appearance of & fow ed- itorinl aquibs in tho Foat and Mail of this after. uoon, compel mo to notice your somowhat play- ful, though de:dodly sarcastic, article of this morning, bearing tho caption, *An Editoiisl Mystery,” It that article yon faslnuate that the #onuation entitled * Walk Up! Bristow," pube lished fn the Inter-Ocean of Christmas morntug fast, was the production of & **spook," sod you mquire, “Woich of the daparted Bourbons of the twelfth or thirteenth century" is reapousi- ble forit? To you the rospousibility for the senution appesrs to bo s wmuch of an unsolved question as the whereabouts of the lost Pioiad, or tho authorsblp of Junius, Pormit mo, who bave for many sears enjoyed tho hoaor of your acquaintance, and thoreforo caunot bo & *Bourbon” or any otbor spaok, to soivo tho conundrum. At the time of the appearance of the asticlo In quostion I was the city editor of tho Jnter-Ocean, ‘The main point of the articlo was impartod to mo at o vary late bour on tho Thwsday mght provious to its publication, On the following day 1 dotalled & member of tho local ataff to work it up for slf it was worth. Ho dld wo (1), and ehortly betore miduight returned to tho o'nce, wheu Lo telated to o all ho bad heard, giviug me the autionty for each states uietit mado 1o hink, Theso authoritivs are gentle- wien of eatablishod reputation In thiscity, and are u8 oquully wo.l koown ju New York and Wash- Iogton, “Ldirected thie mattor to bo wnitton up, aud, under wy mstructions, it was printed 1n thie Juter-Ocean of Christrins worpiog, Neither Mr, W. Ponn Nixon, who f4 #sid to controf the atocl, nor the Hun. Frouk W, I'almer, wausing edicor, kuow anvibiug about tho crticlo or its pub.les~ Loy, for they bad hours befura gone homo, [ then bolioved the assertions wnads weio co.rect, aud printed tho aiticlo as a logitimuto pieco of news, whica I felt assured would starilo the cou-miy. During the wook which hansiucovlapsed, [ haveroen uotning which teuds to disprove the alloasions mgenenl ; and from Fnvato nformation rvecuived tu-dey, 1 sm as- surod tha!, baforo Jong tho press of the country will Le placed in posscesion of lacte, bawed on &mwurn statements, which will undoudtedly estisfy tho groat bulk of the American people and tuo huwmoeroas readers of ‘I'ng Trivuse, that § soted corroctly 1o the premises, judging from a news- vaper standpoiut. 1 may add that my counoe- st with e fuler-Ocean 14 scvoiod, having bron dischiarged by o wmatorlly of the: stoss. Whoat for, tho polioy of that pazer duriug tho paat week indicates. Yours respoctinli Gur {iwn. SRYELUAL TOZORIES for the arrcst of Messiw, Nuum, Hosog, and Mitlar hava bofore been advanced, tut they havo from time to time given way (o othara uoill posr tho genoral behef and aseertion {4 that the Goy- ernmont officers have in some unoxplaived way gotten hold of some of the records of the North- weatern 3alt Company, and that they are pre. pared to show even niors corruption In comnoc- tion with tusat concern than wes before sus- poctod. It is hinted that, though some of the books of the Company wero bnrned. vet others have boen fn somo mystorions man- ner gotton hold of, and that n clerk, bookieaper, or contlential man bas been makici 1evolativna, Theno disclosurens ara gaid to implicato Heslog as & propriotor and sharer fu the concern, BITUFELDT'S, Any quantity of rumors were afloat yesterdas concerning 11, H. Binfeldt & Co.'n cistiltory. and it was stated mth mach paiticularity thatit bad been meized, aud agatn that it was sbout to be Loth these rumors appear to be without founds. tion, and it iu certain that both the distillery and ths ractifying houss botonging to the firm were unacatned Jast evevine, 8o far Bhufoldt stands & epared monumont of graze, 1t was asuurce of much nervousnses to the of- ficera of tha distillery in quection thal Revenue Ageut Brown and Wire Dextor visited the pluce 8 da or tno ago tp look It through, for the pur- poso of familiarizing tho latter, swho 18 oas of the counscl for tho (foveruiment, with the operation of making whinky. Heeinz Brown, the propric- tors uaturaily thought that their tura had come, aod were only reaesured by the dopaiturs of the gentlemen, who loft thiugs ad they found thom, A. C. HESIND, In view of the conilicting stutements in cireu- Iation with 1oxard to the distillery witn which Mr. Hesing had some contection, & THIRUNE ro- t‘vorlur called upon that f(nnuem-u yeaterday to avo (bo yoint definitoly settied, Mr. Horing repliod Lo the questions propounded us folloss: Thie only distillers I evor waa connectod with 1n my life wus tbat one ou the South Side ; the Lake Bhore I think it 18 calied, 1 indorsod some pa por foritin the fall of 1872. I nover bad suy stock 1n the Compooy, The pancr, I beheve, was paid; ateavy rate I nover beard auything moro about tho busitess, Friday worniug thore was handod in at tho Re- corder's ofiico a cbattel moitgage made b{ A.C. Hesing to bis sister-to-law, Mis, Breunlug, on his bousehold furniture, the considaration beiug §0,500. There 18 uothing suspicious iu tho traneaction, aud 1t 18 montioucd becauso other m.:ru have eoughit to fud come siguificauco o 1t . ——— . ST. LOUIS, N'EEE. Specrat Diavateh to The Chicago Tribune, B7. Louis. Jau, 3.—Thougb the cass of Will- lam McKee baa been set for trial on the 11th of Januaty, thero is a geveral opinton that the trial wili not come off oo that dav, but that the do- fondant wul succeed in obtaining a continuance. It bas been knowu for somo time that McKee has been bendiug all his efforta to effoct such & purpose. Mo dreads a trial, as ho and all tho ovtber Indicted Whisky-Ring members foel that a trial i3 equivalent to a couviction. J. B, Me- Culiogh returned fiom Torre Iliaute to-day, where he had been on the part of McKoe to consuit with Dan W, Voorhics. Voorbies 18 contideut tbat his eliout canuot bo forced to trial at this time. o left tor Washington this morn- ing, where Lo Lina gane to consuls Astoruey-Gon- eral Lierropont and endeavor to gain s con- sent to s postpouement, = TIE PROSECCTORS. District-Attorney Lyer and lus asslstant, Bliss, will leave St. Louls for Weashington Friday vight. Tho object of their vimt cannot bo deflutioly wscertained, but it is nndersivod that they go tn cousut with Liweriepont about the cases of McKee and McGuire, e CINZINNATL coN MEIBUE, Speeinl pupaten to 1he Clarago Tribrine, CrxcrsyNati, Jan. 3.—~We bave good ronsons here to bolisve that Com Megrue, ons of tho hoad mon of the St. Louis whisky frands, aud who was indicted, Is no ¥ in Goverment employ helping the agente in their effarts to work up a case against the Cincinnati vuisky men. Heis certanly bero iu daily consultacion with ngonts, nnd peoplo 1o authority say bo is actually i cummission. CASUALTIES, PANIC IN A BCSTON CHURCH, Bostox, Mass., Jan, 3.—While about 1,000 chitdren wore attondiog the Bunday-school in thie paroment of 8t. Mary’s (Catholic) Church yesterduy the drapory of the statuo of she Virgiu Mary tuok fire. Some of tho cuildien raised n cry of “fire," and, n panic scizing tbem, they rusled for the door to escape, but the teachors prompuy closed tho doors, aud the buorning diapery having baou torn from tho status tho firo waa extingulsbed, aud the children resumed their axercises, Meauwuils, tho slarm of firs in the basement hou reachiea the cougregation worebiptug sbove, and wita ono accord the pasple rusbed to the two narrow doars which open ints tho porch, Theso wero cliaked p in au instant, a3 wors igo the varrow stawaays leading from tho gal- lories. Many persons in tue palleries lenpea from thoe windows to the ground, many wowon tasuted, aud it was not notit the greater porion of tue congrozation hid escaped intu the atroet tlint the cause of tho paulc was ascortainod pud quict restored. Thoto aus uo loes of lito, but thiero wero sevoral casualties, STORM DAMAGE. Special Diamuteh to The Chrcado Trisune. Rocgronp, 11, Jau, 8.—Tke ruiu-storm of the past two daya turned iato a terrific hurricans on Baturday unight. Tho wiod raged all oight, and carcied away chimuoy-pots, tore np trees, rent down fouces, and played bavoo with aign- Loards. It would be impossiblo to estimute tha smount of damages done throughout the city. ‘lho roof of Dr. W, D. McAffea's house was vlown off, as also waa that of A, C. DBurpee's furniuro factory. The front of tho ola Post-Ottice was tora out, aud the frouts of Johusoo & Minsinger's, and Wilnam Scott's, and several vthora’ stores shares tio same fato, Tho rawn of Friday and Baturday washod away aculvert on the Clicago & lowa Halroud, sud the Buturday's 4:10 p. t., train for Itochuolle did not Jeave Rockford uniil this morning, On account of tho storn tearing down fele- graph wires uo dispateh could be seat untl to- duy. THE BOSTON QGAS EXPLOSION. Boatox, Jan, 3.—~1he jury of inquest upon tho body of Mr. Kemp, killod by tho Bouth Bus- ton gas explosion, roudered a verdict this after- noon in effoct that the explorion which causod his death waa from tho ignition of gasin a coo- flued space under tho sldowalk ; that the leake 8go of tho gas was due to grosa carclossness on the part of those who had cuarge of the drip- cocks ; also that layiog was-pipo in the manuor in winch it was laid was culpanly dofective and dangerous ; that the rqm on the Boston sido of the bridge being Iad in (e same mauner, tha city suthorities sbould causo them to bo relaid in such & mauner as to avoid the recurrenco of tho accident. BOILER EXPLOSIONS, PirTsound, I'a, Jan, 3.—7Tuo boiler of ths Ashland woolon mills, at’ Btoubsuville, 0., ex- ploded with a terribla forco about 4 o'clock this aftornoon, insiantly killing Willam Butberland, engiueor, snd dawnging tbo building to tho ox- tauit of 8,000, Lexixaton, Ky, Jan. 3.—An evplosion took place chis morning at Hamuion's stoau m.lls, 18 milea from tho Village vt Leesburg, by which Androx aad Cliatlos [ammou sud a man named Driscoll were Lilled. Ilawmon's father had his leg brokon. Tho wilt 18 eawd to bo totally de- stioyed, Hsmwmon residod in Greoasburg and Dritcoll in Haz.otou, Iud. ACGIDENTALLY S¥OT, Urica, N. Y., Jan, 8.—Christopber Vanslyko, while saluting tho Centennial New Year's wmoru- ing, shot bis daugliter K:uma, agod 17, dead. THE ST. ALBANS CHARLIE ROSS. DosroN, Jag. 1,—~Tho Herald has & spocial from 5t. Albsus to tho effect that tho boy claints g tobo Charlie Itoss {4 ot tho missing boy from Milford, N. L., na was supjosed. Ho wag whown an sibum to-day, fo_which wore pictures o1 two Philadeipbia boys, whom he resugnizod ot ouze sud callul by nume. O Ler citcum- stances Joad tho citizous still to velieve v 18 Clarlie Xosa, Nr. Hoss, of Phi'alolplis, hay boon arain telegrapied, sud replies ho will bo 1u 5t. Alvans 3oudsy aftelnuon. e Thiconw Baily Teibume. FOREIGN. Statement Showing the Stock of Breadstuffs at Liver- pool Jam. 1, The Mark Lane Express' Review of the Grain Trade. Outspoken Catholic Sympathy for the Contumacious German Bishops, Paris Journals Resume Publication Under the New Press Law. Castelar, the Spanish Statesman, Will Again Take Part in Politics. Archduke Rudolphe of Austria to Be Crowned King of Hungary, GREAT BRITAIN. BHIP BURNED. Loxpox, Jan, 3.—~Tho Mative Societies’ train- ing-ship Morspito was bucued this moruing. No livos wore Jost. ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. Thomas Clament Cobbold, Conservative, has been clected to Parlismont fram Ipswich, NREADSTULFS AT LIVERTOOL. Loxpoy, Jan, 3.—The Corn Trads Assoclation of Liverpool publish the following statemons of the estimated etock of breadatuffs thero en the O1st of Decomber, 1875, as compared with tho samo time lasl year: Coru, qrs. Flour, sk Flour, Lrl CoTT . The Iowesndse Cottou Spiuning Company's mill at Atherton, Lancaskhiro, has been dosiroyed by fire. Luee, 195,000, Two hundred bands are thrown out of employmeut. TIE NREADSICFFS TRADE. Tho Marl: Lane Espress In ite review of the graiu trade, eays 1575 bas unfortunately provel nyesr of general doteiency aud nferionty, Datloy bius suotn the beat yiald of tho seasun. being on'y siisbtly betow the average, but its color has been 83 genorally sffected that ity vaiue for maltius purposes is creatly roduced, perhups to 108 ner quarter, Sales baso beon uovsually dull, Oats aud beaus are beluw tho averaze, bt the botter prices paid for the latier componssto for tho defect, Peas aro considerably Lelow tan average, haviog sutfered greatly in size and qoatity, ‘The wheat-crop bis sufferod tost, onty cne-eighth roachiug the av- erage, whils five-sisths sivk betowit. Whatever dailuess now provsi 4 and may for & period con- tnuo, our Iarge deficiency will become moro evidont a4 tho season sdvances. Should webaio @ bad spring, an important advance must ensuo. YLOODa OV BCOTLAND, Loxpox, Jen. 1.—Ileavy rains have occurred in the no.thern parts of “Beotland duriug tue bast few days. The rivors bsve been swollen and large tracts of lond inundated. ‘T'he Loch Earn River has overdowed toan alarming ex- tent, and thd mills on 1ts bauks have all been compelled to atop, —_— GecRMANY. TUE CONTUMACIOLS DISHOIS, Loypox, Jan, J.—A special from Berlin says that Arcubishop Lodochowski's imprisonment torminates on tho 81 of Fobruary nest, Tho Catholics of all Germany propose to celobrate tha day tu an appropriate manuer, Depututions from tho Reichutag and Landatag will wait uoon tho Archbisbop and tender Lim their congratulu- tlous, Archbishop Ledochowski persists in his refusa to acknowledge tis Jurisdiction of the new Jicclesiast.cal Court or tho validity of his doposition. It s experted that the Government will 1ntera biw, ws it did tho Disbop of Lador- born, unieas be prefors quitting tho country, Tho wheroabouts of the Archbishop of Co- logne aro mtill secrat, I'ho Volks-Zatung 1o- vites dioccesns desring to present him with their Now Year's foticitationy to leave their cards st ita publisalog odice for trausmivsion, FRANCE, M. OLLIVIER. Pants, Jan. §.—M. Ollivier has frsued an ad- dross 1o tho electors of tho Dopa:tment of “Var.” [He advisos rubmission t» President MacMahon and the Republic, but reserves the right of apposl to the poople, THE POESS LAW. Tho new Press law hss beoo promulgatod. Bevoral prominont jourpsls which were sup- pressed or forbidden to be sold in the streets have resuwod publication, DE NBOGLIE. Is Francais apuouncos that the Duo Da Brogile will be a candidate for the Senate in tho Dopartment of Euro, CANTOBERT, Tho Monileur publisies o Intter from M. Buffet to the Yrefoce of the Department of Set. The BMiuster says the Govein- meot deem it thelr ‘auty to take up Marshal Caurohert as a candidats for tho Saunte, because of bLis lenuc conrduct m deoliviug any nomioation which might appoar to be hostile to Presidont MaoMahon. This lotter 18 regatded 1 8ome quarters with dlasatinfaction, &8 open to tha coustruction of designating Can- robert as MacMation’s succosmor, e SPAIN. A MANITESTO PROM CAATELAT. Mapnp, Jan, 8.—~Senor Csstolar Lins {ssged o manifesto agreelog to contost Barcolons and Valoucia for a soat ia tho Curtes, 1u declares himnolf iu favor of univardsl suilrago, freo uul. vorsities, and soparation of the Church aud Btats, and rejocts auy ulliance with tho Federal- ts. THE PAPAL MIESION, Mapnip, Jan. 8.—1he Imparcial reports that the Spanish Ambassadorship to the Vatican bas boon ofered to Uardensd, QUEEN IBARELLA. Toxnox, Jan. 41— 8, m,—Thoe Paris cor- ras oudant of the Z¥mes reports that the con- ditiov of Queon Iuabella’s health causes anzioty. Gieat prostration followed tho attack of measley, aud continuea, —— HUNGARY. TUL NLW KNG, Loxnox, Jan. 3.—A Vieuua dispatch reporta that the Archdukes Rudolphs, Prnce Imperisl of Austris, wall bo crowued Kz of Huugary in July, Deak, the distinguistied ITungarian statesman, 18 soriousy il ;.\ :‘,“1.3. from Vienua reporta that the reaig. nativn of Yrince Vou Auerepers, Vresidoat of the Austrian Cabinot, {3 feared in coussquence of ditfarence with Hungary on tho cuniency questiotu. —_— ECYPT, INTERNAL DISAGHEENENTS, Loxpos, Jun, 4—5 a. m,—A ¢pucial from Nome says roliablo private intelligence rocuived thera coufirms the roports of serious disagreements betwocn the Khedive aud Me. Cane, British Bpu- cisl Comnussionor to Ecypt, - ROME, TUE POLE AND TUE SULTAN, Roux, Jan, 8.—Tho Grsad Vizier ressntly re- quosted the Fopo to use lis god offices with tue | Cathiolio fusurgants ia llerze wins with a view to peaco. "Fhio Pupo hisa acourdiugly iustractod Cardioal Franchi to ipquiro iato 4he condition ot allsire tuere, Lhs Vaticar will tako no achion & 7 o & . < S o urts of the Catholia prolate ks rocaiveds pesiianel —— NUMBER 131, tntil / Hom'x_ e ’ ~" TUE BRANINE ¢ DXCORDAT. = lons between the vatican and Spain 1 s the Cung irdas hays beou susp.nded r the eloct.on of tho Curtes, —— KHOKAND, RUSSIA WANTS ANOFIED SLICE. Loxpo, Jan, 3.—A telegeam fr wn Berlin sayn that the Russlar s, aj:prebonding auasher attack from the nnunn.xed portion of Khokand, are prepazing to croes the Hyr-i aria and oceupy Margoelan and Undergas, Toe campaign will begio abont the middio of Janda.y, wtd will proaabiy result in tho nuuoxation o Suuthoin Kbogaud, NTBSIA 1 CENTRAL ABTA. _5T. PETERARURG, Jan, 1.—Numerous bands of Kholiaud {usurgents nco praparing to re:ume hoshlities. Frosh troons will bu dispaiched to thie scono of overations this mouth. —— BELG UM, FIOUTING BIRIXKDS. DBnuseers, Jan. 3.—Disturbances havo brokew out amoug tho miners in tho Louviero district. The tioters used firesrms. A detachinout from tho garrison at Molus kas boen soat to quell the disorder. IIAS HE ABSCONDED ? Sudden Diwappenrunce of an Ligin Bank EPresident. Special Inavateh ta §he Catcaqo Tribune, Evo1s, Jil, Jan. 9.—Mr. Waltor L. Poaso, of this city, President of the Fust Natioval Baok and the Elgin City Banking Company, iaa lefs town secrotly and suddenly in a maoner sug- Beauvo of unplossant disclosures. sr. Pease §a3 & partuor {o tho firm of T. 8. Dob- bivs & Co., against which a judgment of £16,000 ban Just been obtamed, and his con vection with tho complications of this firm is tuid to Lo thocause o1 lus suddon chavge of bae, The Cashior of the First National Lauk of Elgin, of which Mr. I'easo was Presidont, fui- nbished & statument of fts condition. Tuo bank is saul t3 bold but $10,000 of thaDobbins paper, Itis about to elect 8 new Prenident, and i bo- lieved 1o oe sound. Tho ssatement of 1ts audaica 1483 foilows: Siatement to Dee. 31, 1875, furnlhed by ths Caslner: rriornces, Tiart National Rank of Cui :go, Gulon Nationisi Bank of Chi L&tof York, 14,15 dloied 4 1 /Nothing Las been asces the etatu of tho aua.ri of tho Bl City Manling Company, or the privaty business colatious of Mr. 2'sada, ONTAR lU.— The municipnl Electiony—A Grand FincyeDress ISabl, Spectal Inspaten tu The Chicavo Tribune, Tonoxro, Out., Jan. S.—Municipul elections took place through Ontarlo to-day, and, in voms places, the coutest was vervy excitinyg, politics baving boen largoly introducod lnto the strugglo. In Torouto, the caudidates for Mayor were Iiancis 11, Modcalf and Angua dorrison. Littla interest wae taken i this aleztion asido from por- sonal ments. There was no question to divide electors, Ar. Morrison was elecied by 1,600 majority. In all tho city wards oxcept onoa contest was hold, Jamca' Ward having ro- tuined its represeutalives by aeclaastion. Tha Cuuncil this year 18 upon the whols an ia- provement of lust, a good many Jobbers having given way to better mau. This s tho flrst mu- dicipal election conaucied uyoa tho Lallot-aya~ o, ‘The pripeipal placos in Ontario elected Mayors s follows: Loudon, diavor MeDonald; Hamil- tan, Mayor lioach; Guelph, Mayor Meivia Windeor, Mayor McGregor; Bellevillo, Mayor Foster; Brockvillo, Muyor Luell; Kingaton, IM-vm- DBritton; 8:. Catarinds, Magyor Doug- ues, Orrawa. Oot,, Jan, 3.—Tbe fancy dress ball at tho Uoserament Houss 18 to bo.w grandaf. fwr, Brytish Cousuld in varwous parta of tas Uuited States have boon invitod, Consul at Cuiosgo has already engagod rooww Liero for tho occarian, Thero was considoiable excliement over the Magoralty electi.n to-day, Two poils cl.sed premature’y, owiug to s crowd gnuhlxm the doota of the poliug-bootls open and iuterteriog with the returninz oiticers. The elsction will Lo continued to-worrow, FIRes, IN CHICAGO, The afarm from Box 77, at 10 o'clock yester day moruing, was causod by a fire 1 tho oue- story frame cottago No. 6 Bhaughuessy stroot, owned and occupied asa dwelling by Thomas O'Brien, Lo-s, §29 3 fully msured, ‘Tho alarm frcm Box 15 at 1u:h o'clock seaters day morumnge was thought by nearly every oue to baa falso alarm, Heveral of tho ongIuos, bow- evor, discovoied fira 1n ths three-story brick building No. di4 Washingtoa s:reet, owued aud occup.od by B, ¥, Davidson as a grocery, Dam- 830 to batldiag, 8400 ; aud to stuck by wator, £1,000 ; fully covored by wsuranco, AT ARGENTA, ARK. Lrrree Rock, Ark., Jan, 3.—The store-honss of Walter Caldwell, 1n Argepta, opposits thie citv, was burned Saturdav nighs by the explosion of aconl-oll lamp, Volued at 82,500 ; insured for 21,700 1a the Jusuranceagency of J. 1. Troze. vant. AT CINGINNATI, Cinciyyatt, Jau, 3.—A large barn belonging $o the North family of Shakera of Lebanon, O., burned Saturday night, togather with thitye seven head of floe imported cattle anda full winter supply of graw aud Lay. Loss hoavy. Causo inceudiary, AT MILWAUKEE, Mitwavrer, Jan, 3.—A baru belooging to J, B. Oliver, aud three fwst borucs, wero burned to might. Loys, 86,000; Inswance, §1,000. e SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS. New Onveans, Jan, 3.—Cotton—Demand mod erato; tales 6,600 bales; quolatious unchang ed; recelpts, net, 17,603 ; gross, 20,310; ox porte to tho Continent, 5,307 ; coastmiae, 8,189 to Great Britain, 11,746 ; stock, 232,818 ; tho re- celipts juclude Saturday's, Momey, Jan. 3.—Cotton quicty miadtiogs, 19140 ; net ruceipts, 1,439 Lalew ; gross, 1,449 exporia constwise, 523 ; esles, 1,600, CuantesioN, Jan. S.—Cotton—Exports t¢ Groat Briaiv, 203 bales; to nce, 1,057 stoady ;. dhings, 12}(@14 uet rocalpts, x.azs{ulu. ul ,000, Qarvestoy, Jan, 8.—Cotton—Demand mod. erato at lower ratos ; middiings, 13560 not ro- colpty, 3,412 bales ; groas, 3U22; oxports te Grout Britain, 2,420 ; to Chanuel, 935; coast wino, 8,473 ; salen, 1,217, ECCLESIASTICAL TRZASON. Srecrat Diapateh ta e Chfcaae Iribune, Dunuque, Is., Jau, 8.—Yestorday Fashor Rysa gavo notice from bis palpit in 8t, Patrick’s Ounrch iu thias city that he would witbhold trom all pari hiouers the Sacruments of Povance aad the Holy Euchanst who perswsted in semling their childrea to the pubtio schools, Ho doubi- Joss epzke from the authority of tho Disnop, snd tho auuouucement hiss caused couslderable ox. citomont. ea oonltv among his cougregation, who aro sendivg their ebidzen ta tho anatlis watizad schoolds ‘The British -