Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 7, 1876, Page 5

resther was nasty. I¢ dldn’s pain qulte, hus thare was @ lopeless drizzle. Everybody had an umbrolia and looked dejoctod, Heforo roach- fng LaSallo atroct, howoser, we waco connidora~ iy enlivaned by an old colored auntis, who, for slzo and brawn, might have bacn Bojourner Truth, Nearing the stroof, the ocon- ductor put in his hoad, nand, with stern resolutoness prolonpieg thoe eloglo syliable, called *Halle.! Auntie ross to hor fall haight, and, shaxing bor finger at him, sald, *Bon hero, mistar, 1 'lows my ole man and do chillen to call me 8al, but no sich whito trash as you, no how. I'se from do Honf, and knows mannera. Como, bonsy,' nho said to & fair- hatred child, * Wo wou't tido in dis car no mo'.’ With much dificulty sho wan paciied and made to underatand, I bslievo that conductor whon he calls LaSallo strect sfter this will pranounco both syllablas.” Bsm Cox is talking about the men in Congross who know anything and are distiuguished for soything savo politics, and romarke: * Con- gress is very difforent in thut respect from Par- fiament or tho Cortos, Ciadstono has ability sud finda time lo snlerpret clossio pools, and Castolar writes a Listory of the growth of repub- licanism in England, bat in Congress, the only man whom I can think of g having other slatus 4ban that of s bualners or a profoseional man, is Beelyo, of Connceticut, who Lias a reputation aa & political economist. Iam about tho only man that ever takes a dasl into litorature, Proctor Epott, whose specch on Duluth mada bim famous throngh thoe whola country, attends pretty strict- Iy to hin businoss an & Inwyer. Both hoand I, you know, aro accused of not belng sufllciontly eedate, We honr of it everywhoro, Bometimes, during debate, we go out and walk up aund down togethor, tolling each othor our troubles. You know thoy liavo put us both undor bonds to pre- went any further light bebavior Ho lias been plsced at the hoad of the Judiciary Committee, and I at tho head of the Finance Committoo. * TOTEL ARRIVALS, Palmer House—0, J, Catey, Miiwaukoo, G, W. Dort, Few York; J, F, Wilcox, Pitteburg; 1. 11, Matheson, Bouth Norwalk ; J, L Sludebaker, ‘South Jiond ; Dr, 2; Eeust deriere, Golorado ; W 1l Blacy, Now Yok T. N, Vail, Washington ; 8. 8. White, ¥hiladciphis ¢ F. H, Coesitt, Now York; O, 3iarkell, Duluth +oGrand Pacifie—Tho Hon. 0, C. Washburn, Mad~ ison ; thellon. O, 11, Browlug, Quincy; L. O, Star- kl, "Belloeilia; Atbxanier dsamaall Now | ork ; . _B. Tope, Detroit; W, Wolls, Quincy; ¥, H, Troat, Philsdolphis; W, II, Rogars, Dlooming. ton ;'E, M, Abbot, Boston ; imore, Tort low- A, Ei ard; John Cawnstdek ana d, C. Bpooncr, Hudson, Wis. T, J. ilogt, New York..... Tremont Hottee—~Tho Hon, B8R, Mooro, Iilinojs ; D. 8, Clark, Nw York: W, T, Grtu, Beloit ; tho Hgn, . ul, Niclue; E. T, Fauns, tab § T, E, fitogg, Now York: Addison B{;:e‘r Tl disnapolls ; M. E, orton, New York ; IL. F, Lake Buperior; Col, 1, ¥, Ilele, Sf. Louia; N. ©. Thomyson, Ttockford ; R, W, Lonnded, Gleugow ; Lasign icnnelt, Brazl, ... Sherman House~Tho ilon, 3, F, Favusworth, 5L, Charles: the o, J, AL Southe ‘worth, Woodstock; Col, t, W, McUhauglry, Joliet; I Qunliifa Owen, Tokio, Japan ;_Col. J, L1, Coates, St, Louls; 1L, B, Anderson, New Torki Capt, David Pine g2, 8 Jonopl, e Audiow Rotowator, Oniclia Lee i I, 11, Wilson, Sterling; thollon, W, If, Bmatiwood, Topeld, Kaa.... Gardner House—Geoita’ Loyale and wifs, Now York; J. H, Whtcrbotham, Michigun City 3 Joseph Winterbotliam, Joilet, L. C. Bafes, Illinaisi 3. E. Cullimore, aitinioro; Willim Warren and fum? 11y, Lako Forest, Iil, s POLITIVAL NOTES, The Raitroad Commissionora of Missourl think that the law catablisbing maximua rates in that Btato is doing much good, and mectivg with pupular approval, ‘The Phitadolphia Times thinka it is abont meck and neck botwaen Bristow with the Whisky Ring and Tilden with the Cannl Ring. Dut Bristow Liag tao advantagos of a uatlonal fleld. The now version of *The Fouse that Jaok Bailt” will doubtless bo furnishod on applica- tica by Mr, J, V. Ls Moyno. It will bo » fac- simile represontation of tho ropeators' hond- quarters in the Twentioth Ward. Tho Boston Iferald has eson s man who saw two other men who heard it said by the coufl- Qantial clerk of n prominant politician that Gen, Grant would not allow his frionds to put hlm in nominatlon for o third term, and that he favorod 8s his succeasor Ministar Washbarae, with Conkling as bia socond choice. Mr, Iubbell, tho Michigan Congrossman, had to mast o good deal of unploasant inasinustions among his conalitaents duriog tho recess, on ac- count of his voto agalust the Third-Term rosolu- tion, His cxplanation, that ho morely desitea to expresa Lis oplnion that the Hoase had nothing £0 do with tlio matter, is considerad a littlo lame. Mr, Halstond thinks Roverdy Johnson's Jetter, which 18 going tho rounds of tho nows- prpors ag “a complote vindicatlon” of Gea. Bchenck, i8 not a vindication st all, but an apology, and & poor ono, **Tho shamo ls that there aro porsons in Amorics who bave the hardihood to contond that Bchenck did not discredit his position when he consontod ta the uso of his namo to help a epeculation In & silver mino, Ho may have thought tho mine good, That bas nothing to do with it Ho had no business ongsging in ooy such traneaction.” Thero is really dangor that, in the growil of our vigorous and elastio langungo, Mr. Schouck’s bame, with an appropriato termination, will be- oome tho synonym for official impropriaty. 'The rosolution adopted by the Lower Branch of tho Olio Logislature, condemnlog the action of Congross in dismissing Unlon soldiors to give Pplace to Confederatos, will meet tlio hoarty ap- proval of loyal mon ovarywhero, We oxpoct ta Voar similar exprossiona of opinlon from all tho Northern Legiulatures that meot this year, Even the Democratio party must Lesitato to purene thia line of policy further. Many mombera of Congress found whon thoy retuined to thoir conatitucnts Inst fall that they had mistaken the tompor of the people an the ourrency quostlon, s it possiblo tbat their ex- perlenco then has alveady faded away from memory ? Congressmon should rofiect that tho results of an clootion are much more certain Ine dicatlons of public opluion than scattering ro- macles or lobeera from conatituenta, "It e an interesting facl,” says the New York Sun, *that Benatar Wallaco, lately Vicoe Preuident of tho Toxas Pacific, was tho only Peuusylvanisn of any promineuce consulted in the formation of Hpeaker Korz's committocs. But such fa tuo fact. Thoadvico of Mr, lane dall, who might hiave givon tho Bpeakor valua- bla Information, was not sought. Ife fs keenly allvo to the Injuatico vixitod upon bis Btato and olleagues, and, ma we learn, doos not houltate to apeak of f£." Reokless Demoorats in Maine assort that & Mr. Diatce was himselt instrumental in csuslug tho publioation of tha Foster Yetter. Thoy think ho wiehed to ap- Paar 08 a noblo-hearted patrlot, and & despiver ©f gecrat organizations, nnd that he could im- 8500 no moro eective way to bring himael? bo- fore the publio In auch & light than was adoptod by Postar's ald. Mr, Blaine wlll, perhiaps, bo gratefnl for this suggostion of superhuman shrewduocss on his phrt, Qov. Adslbert Amos, of Miselssippl, noeds bracing up, There's s mighty storm a-browin® in the Logulature, and prosout indications are thet 1% will blow Ames-ward, Tho Vicksburg Zerald sagas *The impeschmont and dogra~ dation from officoof Adelbert Amoalsa grave duty, wbich the nowly-eloctod Legislature of RMieslsaippl can nollhor avold or evade. Hohes commlitted such *bigh crimea and misdemonn- ora’ against {he Coustitution, poace, and proa- Dority of this Commonwoslth, ss to deservo and domand exemplary punishomeot," As s specimen of tha spscies of intimidation practioed Ia Misalasippl, tho newspapers have Published a copy of resolutions recoutly passed by the Democeatio Conservative Club of Cooks« vglla. Noxubes County, Theao resontions are diracted against ono Af, A, Homor, who re- cently deserted the Democratio party and vaoted ths Bopublican ticket, Ho is deoounced a8 “a traltor to his country and an enemy to his :;:g:b:z’;nd the :nnmbcn of the Olab are { Avo 00 further deall S besat 1o man's clothing,"” SR Wik e 4 Roman Catholio correspondent of the Soringfleld Republioan declars po“l Prof, Bes- 76 the Coogressman's, views aud atatements Segarding the Ustholia Chureh and {he Goverae Rézh VUL qorisotly alated, Qlighg duch proe found ignorance, not to say narrow-minded big- otry, that they do not deserve notico.” Btill, ne ho s afraid thoy will get too much notlce, he rices Lo correct ono of thess reported atatements, viz, : that “mixty or soventy colored yonlbs ara now etudying in the propaganda at Rome to la- bor among tho colored peoplo of the Houth fa favor of Ilomanism,” Thig, the Catholin corra- spondout aays, ho {a In & position to Lnow fs not | trao; “thorn is not one colored American youth—nay, not ona colored youth of any na- tionality—atuaylng in the propagands to-dar. More than this, tharo ate uat oue-third tho num- bor mentioned jstudylng thero from the entirs United Btatey; wod Ido not Lbink one colored American youth Lna ever studind in Rome, Tha Jast colored youth who studiod at the propagan~ da wan a oativo of Africa, and was oidained a priost about 1668, As Lo was s very clover fol- low, the I'rofossor should Lo &waro of bLim, lost lio might como over some fino morning with o dozen of his tribo and tako possesslon of tho Blateal” — WISCONSIN GRANGE. The Uncasincss which ‘That ody IZopes to Caune in the Place Whero tho &oul of the Bleated Corporasion Ought to 5c. ‘ctal Dispated to Tha Chicaco Trivune, In ecerot session, he Wiscousin Grange, mootivg here, haa adopted the following patition, to ba circulatod for signatutes throughout tho Btato: 7' the Honorable Senats and Assemoly of the Stats of Wisconsms Wo, the undersigued, citizenn of County, would respectfully roprenent thut wo are actiyeiy opposed Lo the repual or tnateril alterstiun ar moditlcation of Chap, 27), Lews of 1474, eommnoul; kuown as tho Potter ‘law, and would “respectully uu Abat such leglslation ba bad in relation to railroad fzres snd frefghta a1 may bo deemod necessary to tho proper caoforcauient of the priucipies of wald law, In rolation tothe laying down of the track of tho Weat Wisconain Raitroad Company ncross Whit- tier’s cranberry marsl, a loltorsnd petitiou from Whattier for tho aid of tho Grango wau read, and the Committao on ilceolutions reported thorcon as follows, aud tho roport was adoplod : Witenzas, 1t iy cleatly (he dnty of the peovls of the Blato of Wisconrln ta res that such oulrages an aro rorpoteatsd by tho West Wisconsin Itafiroad, referred to by tho wcconpanyiug petition, Le severely doalt with for tho purpose of reventing' tha ropurrénce of such things, Reaolved, That the Executivs Committce da aud heruby pre fustructed to have thefoliowiug petition to tuo Legisiatura of Wiscousiu presented, and ono copy rent to each Grauge for slguaiure, and the accompany~ fug circular with 12 ¢ o the Lionoradle Legislature of the Slate of WWiscone #m: Your petilioners would eall your attention to w oud facts rclstive to Whitiler and the West Wiszonrin Rallway Company, anid £6k you to uotico— Lrat,thoy hiavo recetved graits of land of 0,40} acros to tha inllo; eecend, they Luvo taken up and discontin. ued a portion of “thelr road which the State has paid for; shird, that, in place of this plece of road, they hava bullt ane that they bnd 5o authority to bulld, nnd aro operating it in vioistion of law aud sgainst’ tho wiahes of tho reople; fourth, that tho pomnts of 1l Juw havo all beon argucd and that decislona an the ©casp entitted “Ths Attorioy-Gsnoral v4, thu West Wis. i Rafiway Company,” and a verdict ju tho casa of The West Wisconxin Iallway ve, O, B, W) i bavo determiucd the lswand fsefs, which ca yetitionors respectfully rofer you to; fifth, Compuny are now cndeavoriug 10 secura sich fogtslae tlon us wiil save them from ho peusily of tue iaw; #lxtii, your petitioners would usk you to conafder that tlie mifely of tho cilizens of your ¥tals domonds that such high-banded wroags ho puniehoil, and that con porations s well aa Indlvidu Lo held amenable 10 tho law, and, In viow of thero %onalderations, your porilioners would respectfuly nsk that you enact no w which will moke the Oomyiany lous liatle (o pauishe ment for thielr violation of law uad justico, Tho following Important rosolution was also adopted : Riesotred, That tha laws owm];(ln.'( from taxation the 1anda of the West Wisconsin and other railroads huven teudency to encourago raliway companles to domand Ligh pricen for Liole lands, and 1o drive aeitlers to Iawa, Robraska, and Kausas, whoro raiiroad lauds aro taxud: and that conaiderations of pubile good demsnd that theso fands bo tazed tn Wisconain fu like manner with other propesty, Osborne, the newly-olocted Aaator of tho Btate Qronge, was lustalled Lo-night. ot i, AGRICULTURAL. THE ILLINOIS BOARD, Bpecial Duapateh to Sue Chicaao Tridune, SeniNericLy, I, Jan, 6.—The State Bonrd of Agrioulture Lave awarded tho followiog premi- ums: Tted rpring whont, B, Vasconcelles, Springtield. Whita Tnciano corn, C, It, Tecking, Hpringrield, it promium: ascoud to W, A, Beunott, Sprinaeld, Duckwtiat, O J. Usmuesmaith, Cliampalga, Orat remiutn, P Hitaothy seed, fizst promium to W, A. Donmott, Bprivgleld ; second to W, 17, Lightfoot, Bpringfield, Dacked biiter, Mzs. R L. Ferxius, 8iringeld, 8o prumium, Treah buttor, first promlum to Mrs, W. O, Flagg, Maro ¢ second fo Mrs. 1, L. Perkins, Springtieid, Eiarly Trish potatocs, ffat preimiars 0 W, 31, Lights foot, Bpringtiuld; sccond 1o Alfred Dunlap, Chum- aign, Lato Irish patatoes, first proxcium to W, II, Light. foot: sccoud to I, L. Perkius, ‘Lable turaips, first promium to W. A. Benneit, Springfcid, Tablo Leels, premium to sams, T3blo pavenipe, premium to same, o hlto flold beati, tirat preintusa (0 W, I, Lightfoot, pringfcld, Lima beana, ficat preminm fo W, A, Bennett, ; sece ond to W, i, Ligiittoot, Best collectivn of ten varictios of apples, first pro- ‘miun to A, L. Dunlap, Cuararaig, Loat collectlon suramicr, fall, nnd winter apples, first premium to 11, J, Dunlup, Champafgn, ik, Ticut ten varietiow f apiplen from Gouthorn Titinols, eccond promium to W. C. Flugir, Moro, Beat ten varictioa from Ceural Iilinols, premium to AL L, Duniap, Cisiopaigu, Boat alx verietles winter applea for market, G, Lighitfoot, Bpringfuld, fieat prewium ; socond to htrs, 1. L, Dunlap, Ciampaign, ‘Lo followiug arc the premiums on wites, cider, and vinegtar,—tho premium in each case Loing o vilver medal: Tiest two bottlos of Calawh o wine, E. Bazter & Boo, Moot two bottles of Nottons ¥ glnia Boedl cub two es of Norton's Vir Besdiin, Heury Funk, Bloomiluglon, L Bowt two 'boltles of Delaware, E. Daxter & Son, Nauvoo, Tiest two hottles of Clinton, samo, {ocat two bollles of"Goncord, Heary Fank, Dloom- ngtoi, llest’ two bottles from any variely of grape, the product of tho Htato, £, Daxter & B, Sauvon Bt two Loitlea' of viuegar, Witllam A, Dennott, Bpriugeld, Lost ten gallonw of cider, Hilllard & Son, Brighton, ‘The Doard 18 8till In seswion, considenng tua olaksitioation, ote,, of tho premiuwm-list for the noxt faur. THE INDIANA BOARD, Special Dirpateis to 2'ke Chicago Tridune, Inpranavorts, Ind., Jam, 6.—Tho Btate Bosrd of Agriculturo to-day cleoted tho following officers: Preridont, IT, Caldwoll, Wabaah; Vico~ Prosidont, Stopbon Davidson, Fulton Connty: Secrotary, Aloxandor Heron, ludiannpolis ; Treaa- uter, Carlos Dickson. Indianavolis, Halarlea ware roducod to tho following figurea: Bocrets. g.df!.ml Buperintondent and Treasurer, £300 —_— SUICIDE, Spectal Disnatch to Ths Chicaae Tridune, Crxcixnart, Jan. 0.—3Ir, Oliver M. Moore commitred suicido by taking poison at ius resi- denco, in the second slory of No, 846 Freowan strost, this mornlug, o wea up esrly in the morniog, but after brealifast went to his room, 24 he #aid, to take & nap. Tho doceatsod was the individual who shot aud killed Jacob Maas in tho samo building on the dth of Novembar laat, Bince this oncurronce the: docoased bad been of o melaucholy turn of mind, and, while the Coroner's jury found tho ehootiug to huve bueu aceldental, tha result sesmod to proy upon Moore's mind, Tho case wad to have beou investigated by the Grand Jury now ia session, and, this comiug to tho ems of ‘Meou, he uomm]u[l:lfl'lhc l&“ll} act. T'ho follow- ug uote waw loft for his Lrother-n-law, Mr, Tliomas J. Goltior 1 ok T, J, Gerrien : 1 wink you to actil - VA3 wliat smouky 1 o batwvoen wy tng sistesn: Bye erything elso give (o sister Paly,” Dury 1o withous humbug, and I want no mighicr, sud (o & plaln boz, 1 aun allwquare o this warld, sud don't owe a cent, OLivn Moons, Tho Coronor's jury returned the followlng verdiot 1 Bwicido from potson, caused by re. morss, the resait of the accidental shooting of Jacob Haas, on Nov, 4, 1575, syecial Dispateh o T4 Chieazo Tribune, Borravo, N. Y., Jan, G—William . Wood. ward, o dealor in milllnory gooda heie fortwenty yoar#, shot bimeolt through tho head abous 11 oclock this morulng ot Lis residenas, No. 75 ‘Wasbington stroet, His wife found him reclin- log in a chalr, uoconscious, and tho Llood ooz Ing from the wound. ie explred nbout1l p. m. Tho cause ig sitributed ta tuwamty 1o thes family, precipitated by tho traglo death of Bath Clark, who slics himeolf last month, OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Bax Faaxoiaco, Cal., Jan, 6,.—Tho Faclfio Mail stoamer City of Yeking broke her blow-valve, forty hours ont, and yoturned Iast night for e~ paire, L Jan. 8. —8 b !“:'vm,“m‘d nut'm p Blyals, from New THE “CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1870 WHISKY. Junker Goes Before the Grand Jury, M. And Swears His Firm Paid Money to Certain Partics, Which flo Understood Was to Go to Nesing and Rehm, Ho and His Partner Will Mako o Olean Breast of Everything. How Rectifler Golsen Has Been Doing Businoss. Seizure of Bitters-..-The German Con- sul Hauled Up. Our Aldormenic Gaugers-The Art of Donble Bookkeeping, The 1linois Distillery Bonded out ===Gone to Zuropo, THE GRAND JURY, JUNKER'S TENTIMONY. Tho United States Grand Jury began their dally seselon yesterday at about the usual hour, and, protected by tho uaual baillff and soveral roporters, beld on uotil about 1 o'clock, when they ndjourned until this morning. As haa pro- viously been stated, they took up the Hesing and Rehm cracs, and procoedod to securo sddi- tional testimony a8 far s they could. The only wilness called was Anton Junker, of the firm of Rocllo & Junker, whose ostablashment was eized in May last. Tho examinsticn of Mr. Junlior waa thorough and exhaustive, and bore largely upon tho doinga of his diatillery. Thore saomed & general desiro on the part of tho mem- bers of tho jury ro ascortain all they conld about tho way a distillery waa rug, both crooked and stralght, and, lookivg upon Mr. Junier in the light of sn expott, thoy oxtracted from him mueh information which was now to thein, as bo- ing from a rogion wmol thickly eettled witk dlgtilleries, but which would be snythiog but now to tho rosdors of Tits Lninune. Furtber, the jury and ihe Govornmont counsel in attendauco sought fraan ifr. Juuker & kuowl- edge of his RELATIONS TO UTSING, LESIY, AND THE RING generaily, On (his point the unawers wore yery satiafactory, and the peymenta which had been niado wvera oloatly proved by Mr. Juoker's teati- wmony. It appeared, howovor, that ho was not willing to swear that Lio had naid money futo Mr. Hemng’a ow 1 bands, or into My, Relim's, though it was clear that bo beliaved thet tho eums paid Ly him wont to thom, and that he paid them ‘with that purpo:o and oo that understanding. Taking tho testimony 23 a wholo, Mr. Junkor was & very sntisfactory wituees, ond mato- rinlty helpod tno Govornmont cass sgaiuat Hou- wgand Rehm, Thero is now not (ho leust doubt that both of the geutleinen namod will ba mdicted, nad that, t00, on tostimony aimost ver- tain to securo & conviction when produced in conrt. 3r. Junker, of the firm of Roslls & Junker, having pivon his testimony before the Grand Jury, it was, of courss, {n order for & TninUNE reportor to waylay bim and oxtrnct from him THE PADTICULARS OF JHI8 INTERYIEW with that nustero body. Accordingiv the re- porter called upon Mr, Junker last evening nt* Iis residence, No. 619 North LaBallo stroet. Bolng cordially ushored into the bandsomne man. eion by tho prcpriotor, and ensconced in a won- derfully easy chuair, the visitor opened the con vorsation by Inquiring whothar Lis host had come out oll'right in bis exawinatiou befora the Grand Jury, AMr, J.—Oh, yes; thoro is no reanon why I shoulda't, 1s thore ? . Itoporter—Nono in the loaat,—that In, provid- h;nv y<‘>ur lino of testimony wau marked oul pre~ viounly. Mr. J.—Tt {8 true that I hod made up my mind to wmake A CPEAN DREART OF IT. Our firm hiave docided to tell all that wo know wbout tho whisky busiooss. fl.—Did your testimouy have reference to Uesing'a complicity in L frauds ? Mr. J.—I thought yon would bogzin on that the firet thiog. You understand, of coursv, thas it 16 not my place to rovesl what was said in tho jury-room. Desides, I am advisod by counsel ot to tell anylhing sbout our affaios to out- sidera, You will loarn about thom soon enoush, R.—That is all night, Mr. Junker. But yoo, of courso, also undoratand that tho peoplo aro (akiug o great deal of intorest in whisly just now, aud aro auxious to learn the most rocout dovelopments. Mr, J.—Yes, but wo have to guard onr own in- teresta, Any peneral information that you wish I eliall bo glad to impart if within my power, R.—~Well, for Instanco, It would be ploseant for tlo public to know whether Mleasrs. DLH3 AND UESING ;nd nny connection with tho Lalke-Shore Distil- ory, tr, J.—They bad nona, R.—Did your flim over piy them any aesss- ments for polilical purpases ¢ Mr, J,—Woll, not exactly, but something liko it. L will not llon{ that thore was a kind of a Whisky Ling in Chicago. 1loolte & Juuker woro 1u it to o certain oxtent, and wo are willing to confeas our wroug-dolngs, ‘Flho Governmont nttornors, Moears, Dexter and Ayers, havo prome ised us all poruible lonfancy, and {¢ s no doubt our best plan to confesa, R.—Wbat do you think about HERING'S CIANCES OF ESCAPE ? Mr, J.—Thoy &eem Just now very precarions, T don't want to say auythiug agaiust v, Hesing to injuro hiw, but it does secom as if tho ovi- dfinco was vory strong in regard to hiacom. plicity, It.—\What about the higher oflicials who are #aid to bo implicated ? Mr, J,—Llere is not a word of truth in the ro- port. I koow personsily that we navar Lad auy sgonta in Washlogton, “Che Riog, if such i may be called, was PUDELY LOCAL. and conslsted chietly tn & sort of genoral under- aanding sinoog distiliore thut thoy wore to run orooked. It.—To shat o3tont will you plead goilty ? Mr. J,—To wminor irrogularities, Tho most thot we did wos to ran off inoro apirits thau wo accounted for. We nover bad any colluston with Gaugers, as 1 dld not bolievo in trusting outsido partics. \Wo ran some crooked whisky, and got T1d of it tho best way wo could, the method be- ing difforent at diferent times, It all dopended upoa circumetandes, I, —Thon this will bo about all that you wilt pload guilty to? Ar. J,—Yes, Tho fact 15 Ihat we DIDN'T WANT T0 HUN CHOUKKD AT ALL, and wonldu't if we had nat baea forced to do a0, A long ag other distiliera wore straight, wo got along very woll, and would bays coutinued tho same way, But we had to como to it. R.—!128 your distillory got to rausiog sgain after ats late scizure? Mr, J.—Yos, Wo ran off our flrst magh to- dny, aud ealculsto to do our full capacity right sloug. Wo think wo can make oney at the logitimsta busineas, ss long ns wo aro mot obliged 1o compete with the crooked. Io ‘my opivion, there Is o hetter polnt In the country for tho distilling busiooss than Chicago, Vro bava allthe grain horo in ploaty, aud Lave abippiug fucilitios that uro uosurpassod. Thero s slwuys a quaotity of damaged graiu on the warlket that can bo hought at low rates, and thot is just an good for diatill- fug 88 tho vory beat qual fi D why distilleries in Quicago und elsewhore should uot bo couducted herealter on a lawful aud & paylug basla, ftor lmmt:, anhu general conversation, the interviow ou TALY HAYE ocor Na. Stecial Dissateh ta The Chieags “Frioune. Dixon, Iil., Dec. 6,—The Grand Jurors for the Uuited Btates Coart now in mession at Chicago irowm this city are Qeorge L. Herrick, manuface turer of spniag beds, and Michael Troutman, & farmer and stock-growes, Bolh are placed in your tepott &3 havidg no occupation, which la fatr, ‘wfl‘.o-dly the Uniled Bistes Murshial subparnsed Maj. Hilllard, ., X’zrrs. rropriclm' of & lvery and anle stalle, and Ludwig Daker, the oxner of tho City [otel, to norve aa retit jurors in the trial of the whisk? cages. Tho four g-ntlemen named aro ol the higheat respeciability, and cannot be bought off by friends of the Whisky Riog. —_— GOLSEN, THE RECTIFIER, . HOW VE WORKED THINGH, It has been herotofore axpiained at length in thero columns that the outlet for the crooked whinky made in Chicago was throuph the rectify- ing houses almoss entirely. The aiza of this bneiness done by thba reotifiers m laking the crooked whisky from disti'lora ban nover Leon thoronglly undaratond, and It may probalty bo hardly 1ovealed in full oven after ail ths twials aro bad, It was Loown, in a genoral way, that a large propurtion of the Clicago product was crooked, and that ft paid about 50 centa » gallou fof handling, a0 that the tax on one barrel being 705 It wns an jtmen+s inducemont o got fnto the rectifiore’ vate ell that was possible of tho ilticit stull. Thin profit was, of courso, shiared by the rectfs fier, who had, Lowever, much lees risk than tho distifler. Il had not Ao many men to buy ; Le had no particular cost of production, and his risk waa lorgely o mental or a moral onc, and not pariicularly o financisl ove. ‘Fure ToinuNe in in a poeltion to state now TIE DOINUA OF ONE RECTIFYING HOURE, pathapa the largost in the city, and certainly tho Iagost If a:ookod slono in counted. Tho liouse was that of Golsen & Eastman, which befora the soizurca waa tho roceptacle for a8 much crooked a8 could comfortably hoa run through its vats ond shippod from its doors, This crov':ed cams, 23 bna been hefore stated, fram nearly all the Chicago distillors, who seamed to unite in send- Ing their gtuff to Golsen bozauso they Lolleved Lim {0 bo the moat trustworthy ring-rectifior. Of coureo. Varker R, Mason znd Ford, Oliver & Cu. gnt vome of the crooked to dimposo of, but thoy waro pirates on the ootelirts of tho busi- nees, and the greater portion mado in Chica corlainly wont to Coieen & Esatman, or, moie progerly epealting, to Go'sen, Eastnan boing, {for the purposes of busineres, a non.ntity. Somo figures then ralating Lo the businesscar- ried on by Golsen are intciesiing as showing 10 #izo of the uteals made in Chicago, Upto tho tima he was acized Golsen Liad o eontract with the cistillers who were running crocied, by which Lo took as much of their whisky as the; cliose to Fond Inm, provided it was not atamped. or provided it wad covered by stamps which bad Leen before nsed. He bad A REGULAR UNDERETANDING with thosn gentlemen by which he jaid the reg- ular tarket prico of tho whiaky less 20 conta; tn otker words, us proportion uf the steal for handling tho goodn was 20 conta & gallon, For this pum bo ugreod to hinndlo all tho crooked whisky that was sbipped to bioy, and to put it upon the market properly, talking, of course, his own risks of bony; eaught, ‘The whieky camn to bim partly by night u barrels which never rar o stomp, and partly in tho Jny-tiwe in barrels which when emptied wero at gnce seus bucs bo refilled beforo tue stalaps wero yemov or, azajn, it was his custom to rowove the stzmpa and send thoin Dbnek, and hnve a dihoncas Gruper put tuem upon ths boads of mow ~ barrels, which wers at once brought to his warehouss, No prouti- nont bad Golesn becomo at tho time he was keized thot bie was recognized o8 tho only per- £on 1t was proper to trade with in the matter of crooked whisky, und, widiout putting too tuo n pointontt, or enmmerating all tho places by natae, it mav be eaid 1 8 ganeral way thad he took crooked whisky from every distitiery in Chleago excopé one, or at tho most two, nud that in some caeos ho recoived the whole ilheit pro- duetion, ‘This boing understood, it is cloar that Mr. Golnen must Lnve bl an 1mmenso tride, und altuough tho Government buoks dou't show that ho slupped nuy vors great amaount of spirits, yet by the uso of Indwm-rab- lior peckages ha contrived to put cleverly npon tho markot all tho goadn that bio could got. WHAT THAT BOM WAS mav be sacn from tho figures below. A pontle- man who 15 thoroughly conversast with Mr. (iolyon's transactions and with the buzinesg car- ried on by him s willing to testify tuat his daily roceipts wero not far from 350 bartels, and of thig oulv o amall part ever paid tho Govoroment tax. Whon it {8 convidorod that tho larger dis- tillerios of Chicago produco from #ifLy to soventy- fiva barrels a day, svd that thero were at that time ~elght or ten places womug crooked, it i3 casy to bo secu that tha estimato of 450 barrels o day ia not too largo, If tho working dave o tho moutn bo connted at twenty-mx it will bo seen that overy mouth Go'vou recoived over 0,000 RARRELS OF CROOKED SPINTH, aod put the satne upon the market. Theso fig- uras msy appear Jarge to those not familiar with the burineas, but moeo conversant with tho trade wilt nctinowladge thet they aro probobly very near oorrect. ‘I'ho average barrel of mpirits, ns it comes from tho distllor, containg ahout 78 taxablo gallons. Tlis would give 703, 100 a tho roootnts for a montl for Mr. Golsen’s houno alone, mud an cmployo of that ce- tabhshment, who will ~ go ~upon the utand whon required, will tegtify that these fizures are not o low. Heven hundred thou- sand gallons 1 round number, it they givo tho uverage profit of 20 conts, would ndicats that Mr, Golsen must bnve lald up for a rainy duy oven &HO,U0 A nmoNTIn, provided that hao could Liave gotteu the regalar market ratus for his epirita. 1t it is & well- known fact that evory person who deals in crooked apirits, knowing thom to be crooked, ex- peets n dividend on tho protity, and, while Gol- sen seningiy gavo the dintiller the hoat ena of tho bargain by oxacting onlv 20 centa forhis onn sharo fu thecrimae of defraudivgtho Governmout, ot bin genoosity does ot w0 clearly nppenr whon it is ecen that Lo must pay to tho personw to wnom bo shipped the epirits—varions mer- chants in difforent parts of tho eountry—fully oue-balf of this sumto reimbusso thom for the risk of handling the 1llicit production. But 1f theno flgzures are correct, and thoy aro undoubt~ edly noarly 80, it yot appears that tlo $70,000 a wonth which Golscn recoived for his share of tho uteal wau mot Ao very kmall & price fora man, It is ocady -to ba bolioved aftor puruging this etatoment that tho frm of Golsen & Lastusn conld put up a4 thav did, £15.000 at a time, to bribo revenuo ofticiala ; Lut what disposition was made of that monsy will not appear until tho triula aro concitded. It ts_ stated that tho Lusinesa was so vory profitatlo to Golson thit he was XOT BATISFIED T0 HAVE ANY OOMPETITION in it, and o waut 50 far us to vinit the diTerent dintilleties which ho kuow woro running erooked, and #ay to them that ho ecusiderod that ho was uot treated Iairly unless thoy sent thoir stuff to him to bo pat on tho market throush nis fustrumantality, snd thoro was sammhiuxi liko wn unploagint rivalry botween his house and that of Parkor I, Manou, wio was tho other lurgo disporer of crookied, and thev both viewed Wity nowholstomo Joalousy (ho efforty of Ford, Oliver & Co. to work themselves 1ntoa aharo of tho crooked-whisky bustuess, Iis ar- gument was tbat bo hud beon 1 tho Ring louger than thoy ; that he knew alt the fns and ouls ; that ho conld bribo the Government otilcors Lot~ ter than uny ono elye ¢ nnd that, tharoforo, he was the man v in whontd be patrosized. Another, and porhiaps TAT MUKE JUCOND CHAPTRIL in the whois Listaty grows out of tho fact that Golson bought nlf of iy crooked apirits on thirty dave' tioo: in other words, he sattied up at tho ond of cvery month for all the svirits Le hzd rocoived in tho provious month. This ssoue propor enongh, but the particular part at which tho digtillors nro not dispased to lough is, that when (iolsen wos #eizod In May, bo was of course awing for a'l the crooked spiris that ho had recorvud during ton days befare, and, kuow- ing tho position in which ho liad tho dietillers, and carng vory little tor thetr good opinion, be calmly refused to pay = slogle cent for thaw spirite, In otiter \ords, tha distiliers ‘who bad buen runoing orooked for tho thicd of o month provious to tho time that M. Golsen wus shut up vaver got a ceut for any liquor they had plannfactured aud went to him, “The 1esdor can candly figuro ont the probablo louy to tho dis. tilers of Cliicago by this trausaction, avd when that is brought home to cach distilier it is not Lxrd to sde that Lheir cirsea of Uolsen s & pei- 200 ot Lo bo boliovad, as & dishonest men, 24 n man who would cheat, and lio, zod stusl, are wot wholly without foundation, —_—— BITTERS, APTER THE SMALL YUY, Haviog mado thivgs livoly for the big dee frauders of tho rovenus, by way of plessaut variation tho revenuo oftice has now turnad its attention to ths nmaller fry. It camo to tho kuowledge of tho departmout a ehort time ago thst a large trads was being done fo nustamped ‘bittors, sod tho Collector fwsucd instrustions yestorday for tho sejzuro of all that could ba found. Deputy-Collector Plimpton wad fa- trnated with tho task, and in the moroiog he visited tho establishmont of Alr, Do Vild, No, 140 Monroe stzees, where twonly cases of Boounskamp bitters we dlagovereds As shiy were nnprotected by rovenuo stamps, they wero saizad, aud 3r, Do Wild requested to call upon Gen, Wohster sud arrangs sbout the further disporition of the matler. The owner was greatly surpiised by tha selzure, sud pro- tewtea his utter ignotance of tho requiroments of thalaw in regard to Dbitters and other flmds claimed Lo possoss mediciual properties, In an- swor to the quesias of Mr, Plimplon, bo stated that he kad procured tho goods of MR, CLAGSGENIUS, THL fENMAN COMBUL, who had o large stock on haod, The Deputy Collector reported progrems at tho office, end in the allernoon bie 1epaued to the ofico of the Germnn Consul,on Fifth avenus, sccompanied by 3r. Parons Cuoli, wha daes good rervico on nush occanions in the way of taking Inveatories aud olher necessary meas. uron to protect tha iuterests of the departmeut. The hookksaper of thn hank was the onls re- apoamblo person when tho rosenus officera en~ tered, On being intesrogated as to tho possen eiom of tho bittera, hs led tho way to & room in the rear of tho countibg hiouse, wlioro apsrards of 200 cakes of Bocnekamp bittars wera pited. Mr. Plimpton swked whethor tho goods wera sold to dealers, and rccoived an aflirmative apswer. Ila then dirccted camc to Ls opened, for (he porpose of see- ing whether the Dottles had the proper atamp afisod. Whilo this was bofug dono Mr. Claussenius camo in, and was not a little sar- prised when Lo ruw what was goiwg on, Tho bottles woso anstamped, an oxpected, and Mr. Fhmpeon explained to the Covanl that tho gonds wero lisulo to forteituro, Alr, Cisussemius pleadod 10NORANTT OF TRE LAW, ‘The goods, Le 4aid, had beeu consigned to bim Ly a man in Proesia, sod ho mmply sold tbem and toturnod Lha proceedr. Whean asked if he Leld o ticense for the eaio of spirts, he replied bo, and etatod that a reve enuo official, whoso name lo could not remember, Lad toid kim thet it was unneces. sary for him to tokeout a licenee, ‘Fhia Mr. I’hitapton inforned lm ssas not nccording to the lass, nod it tinuspiring that Mr, Claaveenius had esld a4 mauny as fifly casen ot 0%0 tima, that geutleman was further informed that Le had renderad bimself Linblo Lo progecation for selling at wholezale without payiuy tho special tax, The penalty for thin offenso (s BL,000, Mr, Claus- ssniug expressod hiw intdntiow of paving Gon. Webater an carly vieit 1o ¢se what could bo dono undor the circumstancer. Tho goods wero suized, and the ofiicors wmado for thenaxt vickun, Theno were Merirs, GUOMICY & TLNICH, Randolph etrect, woo bsd three ontes of the watza bittors tn tho samo sefzab'e conditton in their store. Ar. Ulrich was a'go ignoraot of the luw, and averred that ha stamred tho battles bo- fore ehipwont and when o caso was opened, Mr. Cook, wlo bas & Lkeoa eye for the crooked of every desciivtion, bereujpon picked up e single Lostio Ista s in another cans which did not show tun roquirizo greeu picture. Fonr casce of une dtotmped Anzostura nitters, which are used for KLatly, 1/eza also found at thio establirbment, Tho oflicers ordered the Litters not to bo tam- pered wis 14 the fitm to seo Gen, Viebater, and then forth agan, “I10 next plszo visited was that of ILNE A €O, Fifth avenna, Hero three very excitable French- men wera found, who 1ccognized Mr. Phmpton #3 a0 cld enciuy, and were & hittlo disposed to pubiait to ofiicinl inspection. No bitters wos fouud bere, but the Iynx.eyed Deputy Collector ospiod a half-barro! of o beaninyr un obliterated utamp. This waa of couwe 9stz0d, much to the disgust of ths firm, who had innomerablo aud contzedictory exsiauations to make, and who triod to intimidate tho ofiicara with French bil- lingsgate. ‘This dodge did not work wall, how- ever, and hefra l:aving Mr, Plimpton bad eatis. fied them that woiso aud blull wouldn's mend mottor. ‘Tho establisbment of W. I, SUINFTERMAN, Madison atreet, wea noxt subjected to scrutiny. Ouo case of uustainped Boouskamp was founl. Mr, Ehunptermnn had the samo nxcase to maio a the othars but hin also stated that the stamps were pteced o acase when sold and the buyer cbarged for them. It was not his custom, ho avowed, to eand out austhicg of the sort un- stamped. To show that tho siuglo bottles sl bore ctemps, r. Shimpferman spent some umo in bunting up one. Wlon found, Lowever, thero waq 1o stuasp oo it. Tho omlicers loft tho wamo lostructious at_this place, aud then re- tarued to the Recublic Lifo Building, well satls- fled with tho afioruoon's work. It is the intention of the Department to forret ont all offondors in this line, but the game vl undoubledly ba scared by yesterdsy's seizuro. An wunsual demand for stamps way bo pre- pered for to-day. “The Inw provides that wll proprictary com- pounds like the bitters in question abiall be stamped 1 s00u s offered tor sale, and 1o casey ik that of Mr. Claussenius it was the duty of tho owaer of tho goods 1o stamp thomos soon es taken out of bond. — s ALDERMANIC CAUGERS. UILDRETH, Itis quite raro thatn man has good or bad Iuck enough to got mto two Rings st ono and tho samo tiwo, and mako money out of both, It would appear from the dovelopments lately made that the most domonstrative member of tho Common Council was lucky noough to bo, at ono aud tho samo time, & Gaugor aud au Aldermay, with all that the mames imply, Hildreth was not noted for extraordinary officiency as & QGaugor, becauss ho was moro in the habit of slichting tbings thun of domng them, oud to him the business of runniug the City of Chicago appeored much more important than thet of moasariog the quantity of whisky In certain barrels. 1t was yoncially sald of Il dreth that ho was the LAZIEST GAUGER that was ever on tha foreo, and it 18 to bo noted in this connection that before he was 8 Gaugor st the lihnuis Disiiliery Company's pluco they got slong with two men, but after ho “went thete thoy had to huvo three,— wwo to do tho work, and one to attend tho comuutteo weetingy of tho Common Coun- cil. Neverthelews, 1t appenrs thas Ifildroth, with tue natutal capreity of an Aldorman, suc- evoded in gotting prelty well wuddied with tho doings of the sing which came under L obser- vabioi, It is an opew eecret that bo will go Le- fore tha Grand Jury and explain tho crooked wiorhiugs of tho distillerics at which ba wus a lonuger, snd will porbups be ablo to show where some of the monsy coutributed by tho dietillers wont, It has boon ofton slleged that tlireth was tho sub-tressuter of the Riig, nod that ho viaited cortam of tho distiliors aud 1ectitlers, and collectod tho assossmonts and do- hivered them over to the treasurer, but this fs uet true, 1t would appesr proper to hint to Mr. Hildratn {n this connection that while bis testimony may be valuablo to tho Goverumout, avd while 1t may offcct somo couvictions that could pod otuierwiss be bad, still the good of the city would bo subserved if o would owit to eay what he knowa about tho Whiky Ring, and give full publicity to the duingn of the Councll Riug. UULLEATON, Another ox-Qsuger, uow an Aldormao, {8 Ar, Cuilerton, but thy sawo imputation of being wiliog to wqiesl dees not hmag about him. Cullertou ruwid yestorday, with somothing tunt sounded lilio u cath, tuat no Irlshmun had ever squested, and, furtber, that bo didn't bo- love any lrishman would squeal. As for him- e2lf, o wawe wiiling to be bung, drawn, sud quars tered, but by all tho gods st vuee they would get vo revolativns out ol tim. Tho way hoe put the wattor was, to wiy tho lerst, strango, for, &g ho rolatad it, ic was: **1 dou's kpow anything sbout the doings of the Itwg, and by — [ don't propose to tell what I do Lkuow,” Which may, or may not, be au Hivurulcism. et GONE TO EUROPE. A UDDLN MESSAUE, 3 Bome {nquiry has beou made mmong peoplo who ore acqualuted with the distillers of formeor days a8 to what Lad becomo of somo of them, sod perhaps no man has beon more inqulred for than Ueorgo Crosby, well known as s pretty 1arge uperator heto at cao timo, A TRIBUNE re- porter yesterday askod a goutloman in the busi- news, and in s posttion whora be would bo likely to know tlis circumstances, what had bocame of 3r. Crosby, and ho saids 1Oy, didn't you kuow whera ho had gono? Why, you Luew U. 1L Cioeby, his brotwer. Weil, lio telozizphied (loarge, just boforu ths timae that tho Lrst saizures weeo wade, LLat pors haps ls would vo better for hlm, oo thw wholy, if Do ¢ams East to wea hia fauily; and George poeked up lus bisg and vient Bast, Whan Lo got wheto U. I, hio latter eald to Liwm that pore haps it woull bo botter for bis Loakiis if ho took & littls Enropean tupi und he did goto Eutone, and, more than that, be has besi thore over inco, and, mors than (hat, you will nover 8es him fu Chicspo uulil this whisky war 4 allolosed up, sod dried up, énd played “'Eww," sald the toporter; “you don't think that Crosby waa particularly guilty, do you 2 ** Oh, no, not at all, but in such times 84 these ;la lll;nmm may easily be confounded with the gl DOUBLE BOOKKEEPING. WEIZUNE OF THR OTHEN BET. It han come to the knowledge of the Govern- ment offictals, aud, of courss, to that of some of the reportors, fLat the distiltors and rectiflers whoae places woro lataly #eized 1n this city were rather ingenious in their method of bookkeop- lug, and that, whilo they kept at their places of business & full set of books Mo those in wse by any fim, aed recorded thercin cortain transactions which were all mtraight aud right, they also kept in anothor place s second aet of books, which in. cluded ail tha first transsctionsand alwo tha uther, or crooked, busiuera whicn thevdid. In this Inat st of books they put down all the ciouked whisky made, and tie dinposition theros of, nud the profits which scerued to the tirm, tho I.n_\'mwnh to aach, aud aleo the money paid for intinoncr, ana like fllogal matters. Too sna- picion that theso books Were in_existence aross 8 800D &4 tho (overnment officors began to €xanine tho rogular houks found in tho diatil- lerion and rectifviug houses which wero found saspiciotsiv straleht and Lonost, and which bad uo recotd of certain transactinns which the (ov. ornmout kuow outsido of tho dustillers them~ solves, Convincod of this, the rcvenuo officers have Lieen lately clovely hunting thees ollior and more Importent ducuments, avd vesterany the firat 8ot wan fouud by Rtevenue-Agent Summorville, About noou that'individusl might bave boen soen coming up the staps of the Custom-ilouse, tofl- ing uuder the load of geveral haavy white cau- vas-covered volumes, which woro no small load, sud whea be had golten onco safelyinta My, Brooke' 100my, in the fourth stiry, ho was fain to a1t down nud perspire fruely. The examination of tho books lo° question rovealed anbutautially tho facts aot fartl,—thnt tho diettllery for which they were kept Lied been in the habit of kolling crooked to various roctifiers, wholesalo deals, ete, What tioy sold and Lhe prices they got, a8 wall a8 the pereous lo whom they sold i, were all put down, 'I'he importance of the poseestion of tlus testimony to tho Government can hardly b overestimated, aad thoe officers aru to be con- gratulstod npon thele possession. The * good of tho pervico " prevents tho pabiteation of tho :mlun of the frmu from which theve books were axen, —— THE ILLINOIS OISTILLERY, S0XDLD OUT. Nomore informutions against distillers wero filed yosterday, sud the only case ot bonding was that of the Illinois Dirtilling Company, After tho luformation bad heen filad ngaiost tLis compavy the Appraisers appointed—i, M. Bhu- feldt, Thomas Chalmers, and J. F, Lawrenco— proceeded to examino tho distiliory premises and tue contenta of the distutlers 1n order to ap- praiso thom at tleir proper value. 'Tho report of thesa geatlemen wasmade to the Court yestorday, fu which tho appralsemont wau put at about 850,000, But this amount fncluded the supposed vatus of 1,400 hoad of cattle, now faading at the distillery, and, after deducting this value, a8 was eminently proper, the corroct np- praisoment was about £15,000. Assistant Dis- trict-Attornoy Iurko was present in court when tLo report was read, and application msde for the privilogo of bonding. 'I'iere was some dif- farenco of opinion ss to the corroctness of the appraised valuo, snd Mr. Burke called in Gen. Wobstor for tha purpose of setting thio matter Lefore him. Tho latter expresacd Ell s8tonish. weat that the appraised volus whould have been put at ro low an amouat comparaed with tho sizo and importance of the distillory, It was etatod by Mr. Ballentivo that the distillery prewmuwsos Praper covorad onlv about ma acre or Ho of ground, while the wholo propertr, all of which waa not bondod, wes about 33§ acres. Ho cou- tended thac thiy should not “enter lnto tho pricemoat, and, in ronly to furthicr exprersi of astomehment. not to say dissatisfaction, on the pars of the Goneral, eaid that ko bud par- ochased tho property i 1874, roal ostato, build- ings, and sil, with (ho rectifying house on Wolls Atre2t included, for 56,000, It was truo thatthe property bad boon somewhat improved, but, oven takiog fnto scoonut the value of all the lmv}'avcmunu made, the appralsomont wau not 0 low. Gou, Webster, smiling but still incrednlous, askod Mr, Ballentiooif ho dida't reslly cousider tho estimate too low whon taken in cobnection with tho fact that tho improvements maga had enabled him to turn out such large quautitios of spirita, Mr. Ballentine, with some warmil, but with tha utmost politencss and respect in lua bear 1ng, Baid ; ‘*Gon. Wobatar, If I knew then what [ know unow, I woulda't have put &5 worth of improve- ments i it." Gen. Webater amiled audibly, and eo dld the Bpectators, Inclundivg sovoral reporters, but no answer was mude. 1t was flually agreod by all partics, at Lthe sug- kestion ot Judge Blodgoete, that the bond be given, with tho appraisement of $45,000 a3 the basia, with the resorvation that {f that apprawe- ment should bo ultimatoly considered too small o Jargor bond shonld be given. Boud was then given in the penal sum of £90,000, tho form being tho same aa that fsnaed 10 tho proyious cases, witk the Illinots Distilliug Cowpanuv aa rrincmuu. and E.F. Lawreaco, James M, Dallantine and Hanry M. Ballontine ne securities, Judpo Blodgett expressed his ou- tiro satisfastion with tho aureties, uaying that ho Lind kuown thom ever gioco they were bays, and that hie bad overy confidence in them, Au tho party was sbont to dwperss, Judge Blodgett tackied Mr. Honry A. Balleuune with s fow questions relative to tho ealt business, in whicb, it {8 undorstood, Mr. Balleatine has an iutorost, 'Uho final observation of the Judge wa * Thoy don’t gelzs ealt, do they ?* MMr. Ball-ntine repliud with & smilo and a foel- ing of rellet which tho distillers of Chicago would perbaps gladly experionce, * No, air; sait i atraight.” The propriotors of the distillery thon pro- coaded to give o now distillery Loud snd pro- parod to begin to run again at once. Mr. Bal. lentine utated thot La oxpected to make o mash to-day, aod thut bo sliould Lurry mattors aa fast as possible {o urder to reliove his cattlo, whioh wero suffering ereatly, Ho whould, ho eaid, try 10 run off his firet mash in forty-sicht hours ine stead of sevonty-two to reliove his aattle, pro- vided the omficlals wore willing. —— MISCELLANEOUS. GOLSEN, To the Editor of The Chicago Triduns ; Cuicaco, Jan. 6.—In your papor of yosterday you nllow it to bo statod that I am antwuatod by different motives from thoss of any other distile ler or roctifier in my intended course in view of tho prescnt prosucutiona of tho whisxy firms of this city. It ie®etzted that I bavo “a epite against humanity in genoral and distilters in particolar,” And iu support of this opicion of my motives, ls givon, ou tho authority of somo {udividuatl whose nume I would like to koow, o roport of & protended couversation betwoen tha said individual and mywsoll. Now, all who know me know that, though o (Jermau, I am not just arrived 1rom the old country, and that [ mpeak vory good English. Tho report, therofore, of thia pretended converaation will not be creditos by any cxocpt, posibly, by wsomo wha do not Lnow'ma, 1t ssemas $o bo sougbt fn tho eutiry articloin question to dome un ipjury,and I protest mgainst it. While 14 18 only of & plece with the abuse daily heapod upon mo’ by men vo better than I am, I do oot think Tur TubuNe ought to take up the oudgels sgainst me, Ay uotives ura os good aa those of moat men, sod, as for spito, 1 Lisvo nonaat all. 'Time nill suow, War, 8. GOLaEN. THE NEW RIVLRDALE DISTILLERT was yostonday atarted up tor the flrst time since its seizure and valv, 1t18, a5 18 gouorally known, the old LUuiou Copper Dimlnu‘; Company 8 works rebaptizod. aud run by a gentleaian named Hee~ woltuan, ‘The reglatered capaaity for the present will pe 534 hu»mlud of graly, or 4,083 taxablo allons of epinty a day. B et that. b Lako Bhare Works will also bo uturced up in & day or two, 2, PETTY ATYAIR. S Deputr-Collector A. Bt. Johu Campbell vislted the eatablishment of Thomsas Brady, No. 831 Htate sircos, yesterday afternoon, and the result of wms jovesifgations wia of sufllient Impor- tanco to justify bim In entering a complatnt aguiust tho praprietor, charging lim with selling liquar, cigsre, sud tobscco withous s liceuvo. Tuomaa will be given o hearing bofore Cummis- uioner }loyne this murniug. ALL LIGHT. TDoputy-Collectors Plimpton and Loughlin yea- torday mada o call on & vinugar factory ou Jacl uon streat, near Thmofl sud {oveatigated the promues protty thoroug| h‘ to asef iilicit whisky was bolug used, It was found, however, that tho particular fuctory in question was not run ou the whisky plan, ‘but made ita produat from cora by fermentation, GOLYEX AMD XXRWIN, The following extract is wada from ths Joure nai of yesterdsy, Duwmons with less probability :‘I;-:‘n bave found their way into print betore A rumor was curtent to the effect that abont reeka o ten days previous to the ssirure of Kesley Kezwin's establisiment, Nr, Golren threatenod to ke Yeageance om that firm.’ Mr, Kerwin statsa nat s mot Galsen on & Cilnton atreot ear, and hwl & short cope Yyoreation with him, in course'of which Mr, Kerwin aaked why he didn't come around occalonally, Goleen replied that he didnt care to sincahis_bad not voted for Mt, Kseley st the Iate elaction, Hesing wzs the man that be voted for, A faw d:3e after” Kelomen, ibo manager at the 8outh Branch Distiliery, for Pow’ ell, oslled st Koeley & Kerwin's ators, and told the members of tha firm that ha had seon Oaleen, who raid thatbe was going olay it * heavy " on Kesloy k Kerwin, the — — s wat bound Lo give it to thom. Kecley had acted in & msan manner when his partner, Clark, died, by advising Me». Giatk to getas much oat of tha catablishmant &s poasinle, befora the e Sk et o s o g LeT S0 relay 2 at Goleen would n A olyer fndicted femp, taen e ame Uimo egy, Mr, Kerwin slates, It came to Enowledga thet Golna receivad £5.000 from s mgz They bad 1o give bim $4,000, 18 really be- llovad {hst Golsen was the greatest liar ho bad ever known, His reputation wan such that no buinesss mwn would beliere Lin under osth, and that It I3 knoom that whiia emuloyed aa A Gauger by the Gov. lmml;::gl:n. made funumerable falae returus, Bo says —_—— MILWAUXEE, FOSTPONEMENT, Mruwackez, Jao. G.—TlLe criminal caves sgainst the men fndicted for whisky frauds have been postponed until the 10tk fnst. t THY, GRAND JURY of the United Statos Circuit Court {a now in ose slon, A number of aistillers aod rectifiors have boon in attondanco, but no indictmants for ofe feomes sgainst the vavenua have yot beoa re- turned. —_— THE WEATHER. WasnvozoN, D, C., Jao, 7—1 8. m,—For Inke region parily clondy and elightly warmer weathe er, with south to wess wiuds and falilag barom- etor during tha day, followed by risiog baromo~ {:r:. and north to west winds In the upper o8, For New England and the middlo Statos clear and col) weathor, north to west winis and rise ing Larometer, foilowed by winds shiftiog from :l:::"t:‘x“hnfi‘ ml wfiuthsrl.v, aliznlx:!:mmuh nf tom- re, aod elatioun or 1al during the night. i) A LOCAL ODSERVATIONS, Cit1caao, Jen, 8. 10:19 p wsl Maxlmun thermometar. 37, Min{mum, 23, GENEKAL ORIZRYATIONS, Citzado, Jan, 6—midnight, e e W,, frod, W Uglt 14 Calm.,.., 268, WV, {1 58 a8, THE BLACK IHLLS. Speriat Disgateh to The Cuicago Tribune, Btotx Ciry, Ta., Jan. 6.—The Journal snscial to-night from Fort Sally saya ive miners from the Black Hilla arrivod at tho supplv-depatat old Fort Pierro to-day. They camo after sunplida, aud wil retwn At once. Thoy brought out A quantity of gold, snd wero o little less than threo days making the trip. Tho military did_vot Intorfore with them. Thoysaw but ono Indian, They ostis mats the disiauco by that rauts from ¢us Hills to Ft. Piorro at a fraction ovor 160 milsq. They found plenty of wood aud water. They eaw no Buow. —_—— HOTEL-FIEN AGEG. Srecial Diapateh to The Chicago T'ribune, CrxciNyaTs, Jon, G.—At & moeting of hotol proprictors, railrond-agents, and others, at tho Burnet House to-day, a committes waa appotnted to go to Washington to makn an effort to obtain for Cinciunati the nex: National Ropuolican Con- vention., Thoy will start next Monday night. BILES, Special Bale IR SIES! FieZd,Eeiée% & Qo. STATE & WASHINGTON-SIS., Commenced Thursday, Jan, 6, & speclal sale of “BLACK GROS GRAINS,” manufactured by Antoine Guinet & Co. aving bought within past weelk 1,000 picces of the abuve goods, they will offer them for next thire ty days at prices fully 15 to 25 Per cent lower than they have ever been sold in this market, Tho quality of Silks mnnufics tured by Guinet & Co. i3 too well known to need any comment, and they confldently nssert that no such opportunity hns ever beecn offerod in this country to buy a first-class Silk at ns low a price. They call gpeclal attention to the grades ot ~$L50, $L75, $2.00, $2.50, and $300— As being very cheap and desirn- ble, and think every lady needing o Bilkk Dress within next ninety days should give them un early inspection. . They will at same timo offer a large line of Fancy Silks At corrospondingly low prices 024 Cheatnuiesly e Ibiladeiphia, New York. ofisctitn K1 Qitteer Birestsipes i‘éfifi Tt faat et sod aisriad of i3 B iriad Oataloguss 10 sar addres 10 seghe sscly