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12 Ohicano VOLUME 20, NEW_ PUBLICATIONS, TW0 GRAND SUCCESSES. RICHARDSON'S “NEW NETHID TOR THE PIANOFORTE. Tha ne plas w'tre of Planoforts Instruction Tonks, Cannot be excelled, or oven spproarh.d by lis count- 3.s8 competitors, Btands farabove thom all. Used by tbonrsuda of the beat Mumo Tearliin, and sold by aft Book xud Musio Deslers. Hundreds of (boussnds #01d, snd tha demand »s great ax ever, Trice, $3,75, for whict it will be malled, post-free, toany address, 4 3 OLARKES NEW METHOD FOR REED ORGANS. ‘This, for Reed Instruments, la just what the othar fy for tha Plano, 18 his withalood sxtenatvs roviewn snd comparisone, and {8 pronounced by Teschers 4nd Siite slcians to ba the beat Jnstruction Lok of its Xiad evor pu-lished, For aale avarywhers. ‘Price, $3.50, for which it will bo mailed, post-Iree, lo say sddress, LYON & HEALY, Chicago. OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. C. 11, DITBON & CO., 7 _Droadway, New York. J. B. DITSOXN & CO. Buccessora o Les & Walker, Pliladalplita, IN DOOR AND OUT, for Jannary, Justout, Price, 10 cents, - For sale by newsdeslers. e % One of the mnst important contribnutions to the slory of the War of the Rebelllon which has yetap- Ppoarsd,"—The Nation. TER IXISTORY OF THE & ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, Chlally from the Private Military Journal of Ma).-Gen. % Georgo 1. Thomas, by CHAPLAIN T. B. VAN HORN Two volt,, Bvs, and Atis with 23 Campata Pattls Maps. Prics por set, clo b, 38; leather, $10; bf, mo., 312, Bold only by subseri;tion, . ‘W, T. KEENER, V3 Dearborn.st., Agcot Sur Culeago. BOOKS ON TIIE CIVIL WAE at Do Paris’ History of tha Clvil Ve 1 And many others, Either of the above mailed Fldrmn:olnt of price, AMERICAN UINTORY—W, ", K, makes a specially of Tiooks Heating ta Awer'cn 3. ot Hutory, eapectlly of ILLINOI3 AND THE WEST. A larga af Including many scaros baoks, oonst tly on hsnd, W. T, KEENER, 03 Dearuora-st. ENCYCLOPZEDIA BRITANNICA. NINTH EDITION, QUARTO. VOLUME THREE NOW m:z.’ ol gl BT o B et Hlustratad Ly many eogravings on wood and it ol, The work will bo completo in twanty-one volumes, published at tho rate of threa gfll‘ year. Prios por volume, cloth, $0; balf Bussis, $11. LITTLE,BROWN & (0., Publishers, 204 ‘Wosbingto: Boaton, ¥ GIFT WORTHY OF & ROIISHLD ONE CENT. A covy af Brown's Iinstrated Shakspesrian Alma~ oo, together with a copy of bis Il ustrated raper, tho GRTWING WoRLD, which: 14 dovoted to uatural history, will be seat to sny one free wao will soud us their ad- drees on a ons-cend postal-cand, Address DI O, P, BROWN, 3 Grand-st., Jorsey City, N, J. OOR AND OU'T, for Janusry, Just out, v D o Prico, 1u cauts, For sals by nowsdoalors, ARTISTIO TAILORING, TOFERCE st ©Op all garments ordersd of us dutlug JANUAKY and 'ED! ¥, 18:8. Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. “Only 80 far a8 Dross springs from snd {lustrates enaracter, can {8 be admitted to the reatm of art,” WEDDING GARMENTS A SPEQIALTY, BEDWARD BLY, Qorner of Monros-at. and Wabsab-ay, FIRM CHANGES. COPARTNERSHIP, T have sasocisted with me In the practice of patent faw the Hon, John M. Thacher, lale Commlsaloner of Patents, under the firm name uf Coourn & Thacher, ot Booma b3, 81, and 64 Ashland Biook, 63 Qiark-st., Ci- g0, Mr, Thachor hes Lad over o'even years' expe- pence in the United States Petent Oftice, during which 35 was Asalt 5t Examiner, mndtl Examiuer, Fx- sminer of Interforenoes, Examiner in vlifef, Ass'stant Oommiarioner, snd Commissionsr, Ha alvo represent. w the Unted brates Gore ‘at, bo Internationa) Patent Gongress st Visaua, Austris, by sppototment of o Pr.aldeat, We shail continne'to procure patenta thia and forelgn countrica nd eonduct sulte rolut- to patents io sl rourts of the Unlted Btates, Jan. 1,1 78, LEWIS L. COBURN, BAFES, [MPROVED FIRE AND BURGLAR SATES. . $00 Now and Beocond Bafes fornale atB. E. T *HHIB' BAFE MN%FA@E‘:H;YQ, 23 o Hast flmdol&?-ll-. Ohioago. "fiuu ‘moved, repaired, and exchanged. S}OBKHOLDERS' MEEFINGS, BTOCKHOLDERA? MBETING. Qrricx oy ToR VEssEL-Owxeus' Townxo Co,, No. 244 Bovin WaTsa. Cuioage, Ds -, 9, 1436, The spanal mreling of the storkauldera of the Vos- #e] Uwners' Tuwing Ompany, of Calcago, will e hetd i tas Lumterman's Escosngs, No, 218 I, Tucadsy, Jap. 1, 1876, . Tha busine-s of the mesting will bo e clection of & Board of Directors (ar the eusiing year, und sun ac- on In rm-rd 10 the purch we or relir oy s poriiru of uonfi.’ stock of tue Company as shill be deemed advls: Juli§ OLIVER, Bareiary. Stcekholders' Meeting. ‘The Annual Mesting of Stackbnlders for the Election of Direciors of the German Nstlonal Bank will bo buld st the Bauk ou Tueaday, Jen. 11, between 3 and & TERMAN SOHAFFNEL, Cashier, %Zookholders' Meeting. Cimcaoo, Dec, 32, 18 5. of the Htocknolders of “Tba vial Nattonal Bauk of Oui:ago,” for the elsce tion of Directors, will be boid at its Danking Hous Tusedsy, Junuary 11, 18i8; Letwsen (ha horirs of 3 un loct's . GEU] OTY! 2ol 3 il INOTICH. anbaal meeting of the siockholders of theChica- #o Gaa Light & Goke Gompany whil be beld st tho ohice af 1be Qo any an Monday, Jan, 10, 1416, st 3 avlock m,, at flu‘c en'im\l:\“ s aleciion wilt Loheld for niue et year, an 5 1; - action of BUEh oiber buainess s Mty couia before tub mesting, AB, B, BURTIS, Bour tary, i be bald at its Beaking Of PPt o Roting aeson Rindar o ik sud | p. m. . HAMIL’ Chicogo, Jan, 8, 1976 T‘(J!l B, D&, Cashlor, e e ¢ ’:‘5 ”M. ari Wax *Flowa: gnofll.‘fl?l.lll ABBOTT & TYLAR, 56 tadison-st, The spnnal mestin INYURANCE, INSURANCE! ABSTRACT or THB Sixty-Sixth Amnal Exbibi OF THR HARTEURD TIRE TNSURANCE CONPY, JAN. 1, 18%'C. ABSITE. +h o8 hand. In Mank, aad Crols tems 807,071,106 Routa and Acceved Inturest.,.. 40,0132.01 Roa! Esiate Uaiaoutabesed.. 208,173.40 Lowns on Bund ada Mortgago (1t 1isa)... 751,730.00 Daok Btack, Hartford, market ¥aluo,ee.e. 304421600 Haak Stack, Naw York, meekot valng ... 283,4 .00 Daok Stoak, Bostou, markal. valn 81,501.73 Haok 8too, Bt Lauls, Albany, traAl, mIAOL 1al0D.0eus s oree 104.033.50 Rallrond Btocks, macket valve. 124,800.00 8 ate, Oity, and Rallrusd Bonds, market va:uo, - 304,343.81 Uultod Biates Bonds, market yatus BU,081.00 13,022,18488 LIABILITIES, All Ontataading Clalms.... e $230,044.87 Agenctes In all_f s aud Gl MOORE & JANES, City Arents, 121 LA SALLE.ST. @, F.BISSELL, Western Manager, 49 LA SALLE-SE. . STATEMENT OF THH EMPIRE FIRB NSURANCE COAFY, OF WHEATON, DIEC. 31, I8VS5. s Pratasnd Matetty 0 100000 2d by valuod at £811,08 0] Acerund Jutare t on da, ... It stat~ (Ustucumior - 8,870.07 GOl Pra Voruasal Peovarty, Blam s3n-b on and and b Promiumns fo couso of Ca T e Yone: Voteds anadis 3,060.00 A e o o coilostlun.s 4,115.08 88,130.08 N. 8. BOUTON, A, A, DEWEY, Vice-Presidont. Yronidont, PRINCIPAL BRANOY OFFICE, 167 & 169 LA SALLE-ST., ) CHICAGO TLL, HOTEL The Garner Honsel THE FRE WILL NCT INCONVINIENCE T8 GUENIS AT ALL This elegant Hotsl, though scorched by tho flre yosterday morning, is {n rull run- ning order the samo as ovor, The GARDNHEHR HOUSE will continue to bo tho handaomest snd beat managed Hotel n Chicazo, Corner Miohigan-av. and Jackson-st. '0. . GAUBERT, Froprictar. REAL ESTATE. Splendid Farm for Sale 8.ven hund.ed and ten aoren of improved land, and $63 acrea of woodland within 13§ houra fram Cieago, The bulld{ngrmon the premises are of the beat chataes ter. Tho diclling-honso {s large and well finfabed, with all the ‘modein conveni-nces of s (' hoas Fust-clara Earns and Qat-Binildings. PRICE LOW AND TERMS. EASY, Thcre feslo for salo on the whiin tbe Parm fa sold, s good stok of ud Cows, with youug sto k of superlor an tmpie mup;ly of 1bo bed nnatty of Frrm aad” Tunlaeats : somo 070 ushels of OMu, and 150t nw of good Hay, To an opnlent farmer, or & gut eman of neans :iving 1o tae o'ty and deatshiig 8 convenient couniry estats, ruch an crforiunity 10" nupply the waut ata modirats cost Tarely occure. For particulars foquire of A. 3. GALLOWAY & 80, Sotthwest corvior Btate and Madiron-ats, e oo, ~ FINANCIAL. Hibernian Banking Associatioy A dividend of 10 per cent on the crpital stock of this Associstion haa heen dralaved, payable {0 the Stostholders on and after Mouday, the 10th inat, By ordes of tho Board of Dircotors, TAMILTON B, DOX, Cashler. Chicago, 3.3. 1, 1616, MONEY TO LOAN On Real lutata in Ohiesgo or violnity fn sums of $1,000 and upwanks, Foude ln hand, MEAD & COR, 375 Lafalle-at, Corn sn SOUTHPAREK Special Assessment, Noliee {8 Iscrahy given tuat the Fourth Install. ment of th:Bouth Park 8paotal Assossmont, witu stcrued futereat 11 veon, ¢ uue sid payaule tha oifice of the South Park Commwission, Hoom No, 3 Yiopublls Lite Bullding, Nos 6l 1nd 1 TaSulieat, L] 0. v at ouce an ntercyl ¢ W, L. GREEXLEAF, Collector, January 3, 1978, FOR SALHR. As we ntend to dovots our eatire sticntion to the Wholesalo Militnery Lereafter, we offer otr stock of Mo fons and Ladiss’ Furnishlug Goods fur sale, snd inits for rent, ng & trade of from $1.0.0 to $100,0 0 already estabilatiod n this devartuent,a g arty witl (e na cetary monu will dad thie’s frel- C 0 tunal £#0 In! sineal pportunity oG0Pl & HUTCHINSYN, HU' 160 andd 162 W .bash-a¥., v0F, M 1uEosest, DIVIDEND NOTICE, The Directors of the Traders' Insursnce Company ave duclsred a quatleriy wivideud of 3 per tent o dtal stock o the Qompany, paysbla ou tho 10 of Jauuary, 1876, at (he Oltice, 25 s0d 37 Chamber of Commen: Jan 1, B 7, BMITH, Becrolary, | g CHICAGO, BATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 187—TWELVE PAGES, WHISKY. Messrs, Mueller and Golsen Bofore the Grand Jury. :lhe Latter Shows His Private Books and Exposes Sun- dry Distillers. The Former Contributes Ilis Little Stock to the Fund of Information, Mr. Raster Disproves Certain Stories Concerning Him- self and Mr, Irvin; And States the Reason Why He Resigned the Collectorship. How & Thriving Business May Be Carried on in Canada Whisky. Unpleasant Intelligence Con- cerning Ex-Gauger < Hildreth. Supervisor Tullon Coming Here tfo Look After the Approaching Trials. He Is Advised that no Compro- mlses Have Been or Will Ce Made, CHICAGO. THE GRAND JURY. TESTESDAY'S LATORS. The Grand Jury filed ioto the reom in the Custom-Iousa yesterday morning shortly after 10 o'clook, and were engnged in solemy’ dolibera- tion, juduing from the ominoua silence which raigned in the adjoining cocridor, uvbroken by tio sounds of voices, as was tho case on tho provions days. Tho sams zoalous custodiau of the door, sedulounly eneagod in the oxbauativa montal operation of readlng tuo morning pavers, elovating his fect to s posiion parallel with his head, aud suthoritatively warming off nowe- matherors and outsidere, sat solomy and rersns, At abouu 11 tha Iittlo assrmbly of reporters in the cortidors was increassd by she presanoe of a short Georman, distingalsbod, 1 for anythiug, by tho fact tbat ho wora & light drab ovarcoss and o somewhat an‘iqusted eilk tils, This person bustiod up and dowo the bal's, and was recog- nized by sho knowing ones ns ADOLPH MEELLID, bettor knownas ** Buumai ” ilusller. a Gauger who bas a histary. flo way spproached by sev- eral roporters, who endeavorsd to elicit from him certaly mattars of whioh Le was supposgd to possess cortain kuowlelge. Buuall efoits wero nuavailing, sod she atmoat that Lo coutd be induced to may was tbat ho know notling; that be had not been subponasd, and that he did not know whether ho would be or mpot. With the moat fearlees disro- gard for trath, ho told a distillaz, abous tho eime timo, that s objeol in mppoaring at the Custom-Hoaso was to tell what ho knew to tho Grand Jury, Inless than ffteon micutes after- warde he entered the jurv-room, uuder the oscatt of t1e wino but solemu-loosing youth, who acts as high doorkaeper to that important body. Maeller was fn the Grand Jury~room forsn boar, and in that time told about sll he know fu regard to THE TECULIAR OPERATIONS OF OISTILILDS, e acknowledged thar hs bad boen smbloy- ed &y & Oangor in_nearly averg; digsillesy in this e, and tiat whisk wan rangod crooked with hiws Luowledee and cotneat. It 1a supposed tuat Lo furtbermore ‘tetitled {0 baving boon one of tlai80 apparontly **Lionast * Gaugers who were aeat to refractory diwtiltories wiit threats of their axposurs to the revsune office:s. 'The couditio. oa which tua exposure would oot be mado was not mentioned becaise that was wholly unpoco-sary, aud tho distilers put their handa fo thair puckets, and pmd their littlo donutinne to the Mg, Thev were pat troubled by tue presonce of ‘¢ Lioneat ™ (augers aesin until the next tins thay becawe datiuquent in their proyortion o!f tha protits, and then the man of truth and prohity reneved s v ait. But the chamelerow chaug b from honeat to dshoneat becams, In the courses of time, rather dungeroua to ' Bummae),” luasimush as hia po- cultac plan of operatious cama tn $he e.rs of aunory saspiclons Ruvenus Agputs and Bocret- Hervice detoctives, and Muellac waa biooght to #n untimely abeck in s livuls and somewhat nuique career, In fact, it bacame too Lot for hrm, aud, wi'h tha vataral {us inct of velf-pres- erivation urpermost io blamind, be "H"&:lel‘fld," and exposcd not ontv tho men whode whisky Lu bad ganged—tor a consideration—but the very men whn had smuloyed him to guage and col oo for the Ring, Luest und other mattors of fike impo-t wore dwelt npon by the now 19 uacions Mu-llur, who, 1y this Linie, had e.me to the conclasion that hio realty did know samethlng, Ile lofs the room ata fow minules pant 13 o'clock, was agaio taken in tow Ly the you:htul cuadtodian in side- winskers und wiora clothas, aod with him de- sended tho ataiis, followed, of couruo, by the inavitable roporter. Tho procossion paused at the District Attorney’s door, in seemiug iude c mon, but the valiant ex Ganger did not wait lung before bie maiched along through the hall, prepuiatory to aszonding luto the Ar«t wtory and mklnndhu exit, Tug IRIBUNE wan was ‘alter i, aul THE FOLLOWING COLLOQUY pasaed betwven thems R.—Had a long putl, dida’t you, Lueller? M.—Yav, 1athor loug. fi.—Tuld all you know? Yo R.—Cume out all right ? M.—Yes, I beliova 80, Don't think they'll get nie on auytbing 1 said. R.—Didn't koow anything betors you weak in, ald vou? ?ll.—No. 2 .~ Kuow anything nowi A.—Not a thing, s R.—Thought xo. M.—Juat 80, my Iriend. o yeasous tio doubt evident to the reader, aud certainly cloar to the reposter, the conversa. tion uot Unnecessarnly prolouged beyond the above hmite. Ono of the busiest men around the building yeaterdsy mormug wi NR W, GOLSEX, the rectifler, who, having beeu subpmaaed in so- covdauce with Lls ow losire, was prevared to expovo the recrets of the Clicago Ring (o a anm oxtent 1bap any other wan could, It airoady Lean ataied that Ale. Galsen's Liou ne the recopiaco of & verv large propor- [T whlsky ‘made In aud tbhat bo was considarod the ofd 1eiiable stsud-by of the genmilemen who niads whisky without E,nymn any tax therson, Consoquoutly, 8s was o bave beca expected, Mr. Golaer's testimooy was very fmportant, Dnriog (he morniog Le was asen lounglor about tha balls, and g-ing uds and down atairs with an alr of muct business nnon his face, and genor- ally n company sith Ansistant Clief Lrovke, of the dstective servica. who seomed fo be lus mentor for tho ime. Ths two genflemon went up-atairs 1ato Mr. Brooks' olice, whore wora THR SECNET BOOKS of Golson & Eastmau's firm—the books referred to in Tur Triouxe of yesteiosy as glving & truthitnl uistory of tho Chicsgo Jung an far ss 1t vas gonncctod” with the hrm [u question, and very lutle ciooked was made in Clicago buat did not coma in that way, Tuose booke, large, thick, beavy, and_ caovaj-covered, ars the 1ecord of the ciooked distillers aud Mr, Golsen during the two years Lo wanln the businesy, Tooy ara noi tho books of the firm which wero urigiual¢ seized, but thoy ara, a8 beforo stated, the vary ezmance of all that was crosked, and in (ham 4 to be found thy history of all the whiske boueht by Gotaen from the differsut diati) ors, prov.ded the same waa oot rtataned by the Goverbuient. Hasing jofreah:d his memory, MMr. Golson wout down-stsirs and mioceded amuel " Mucllor as & witue: s bof no tne Graud Jury, I8 TESTIM.NY was to tho effect that bo hiad teen {0 tho rectify- ing bumnows from about May, 1873, to May. 1875, in company. with Mr. Eaniman, and unider the firm pame of Golson & Lastman ; thas he had, duwiog tho firet part of the time nawed. doue aa honest busines+, aad had handled no whisky except that whiol had paid the Gavern- mout tex, He did uot hemiato to say, howeyer. that he bLad, for sume'Ling ltko & year and & halt, Leen guiliy of all siris of crookednees. This fact wan pot dovelopod In Ruswer to' astraight question. because it is not the pol- iey of tno Govenmont to asi mep to criminaie tuemselves, But 1ha admission was naconsary in nidor to the complotenos of the slovy which fullawed. Me. Golsun tuen stated jazticata:ly TIE FILKS 37 which he hat dons Lustac's, and gave dates and (vures fur most of L s elotowents, showing that 116 had taken cro.ked wui ky irom neatiy every distiliory in towi. and bay put the sama upol the mniket, The teims on which hio so0t this whiphy, sud tha amonnt which he paid fur it, wera statod In theue columns yesterdas, The muh of Golsen's ovitlouco was to implicate the b tillory with whom bo Lad been transacling crookied business. and it wucceaded thotougnly 1n that, heeansa bo bad no beitation fn swear- 1ng that ho Lud recotved from one and snother of the plazes seized cwtuin quintitics of aplia which wete not stanfod ur wluch bad secoad- haud rramps uroo thow. IN RE3AID TO TUE MONET CONTRIN'TED for tha, satisfaction of tie Ciicaio Ring. Mr. Golaen riated, in elfect, that hiv fim bad pad crranl 5o aum- for the use of Heving nnd Ruham, that tho mouey in qaeation went to those geutloman, “I'lie teatimouy of Mr, Galsen covered ro mush ground that 1t wes fuund 1moosuble to get it alt in b ome gamon, sud he s lioly to be cailed np agai.y, airher Moaday morn- ing or at an ither thoe, It {4 mobanle, howaver, that ho witl nako disclowi-e3 as thay siay b needed and 88 dulforent namos come up ; tuat ia 10 say. haviny told i gensral wav what ho knew, and having ata ed what h» kpew concern. ing Mossrs, [le<inz and Rebn, the immediate aubjects of inveailzation, it is lidelr be will ve aznin etamined when the cases of the diferent intillora co uo np 1o theirorior. In this exam- 10at100, 86 on tho tiial, bo will prodics ths mya- terioun hookn above referred to, and wil prove (com them tho statemonts made. ——— MR, RASTER. CLRTAIN WILD RUMORY SETTLED. The Freis Presse of yosterlay cootajoed s paragraph in reforenco to Mr. Hermaun Raster, of the Staals-Zewuna, boaring vpou tha poriad whon that gontleman cccupied the position of Coltector of Internsl Reveous, stating that when Mr. Hesinz went Info the Whisky Ring tn 1872 Mr. Raster, then Collector, found it would pot do for bum to retain his poaition, and reigoed fn favor of B, A. Livin. ‘The paragraph aleo s.ated that Mr. Raster, after reetualug his position, HAD A PRIVATE UNDERSIANDING with his euczesaor, tho jate 8, A. 1rvin, by which Le (Mr. Rastor) received o portion of Itvin's ealary, The statement was giveu as » mors vumor. A ‘Tninuxe reporter’ was dotallod ves. taiday to intervisw Mr, Rast¥'r upon the subjoct. e founl the editor ot his i{7me on West Jack- ron streot, and bad, in substaoco, the follomug conversstion with him s Roporter (handing Mr. Raster the psragranh referred taj—Me. Raator, will you be gaod cuough ta read this and svewer some questions in reeatrd to what 1t containe ? SIr, Raster to vk the wiip and read it through. Then ho ieplieds I laove no objrction to anywering your questions, but, parbaps, o sim- p)u“umu:ment may BCrYo Your purpose quite as woll, The reporter said that would bo satisfactery. Mr, Raster then, suveiautisily, mado the fol- loving remaras: "1 have to Bav, tu tho flzst place, thas the satement, or ramor, 18 DEZSTITAE OF FOUXDATIGN, This *orooked ' bieinoss did no: commence uotil a year sulgequent to my reszustion, which was in 1872, 1 have besrd or soad of no avi douce to tho contrary. Consejuentlv thas doss asar with one por.ion of this *rumor,’ whioh is pavely un fuveution of tho paporin which 1t an- poared, In the next |luce, Mr. Irviu was pafd by me, a8 Depuly Coilecior, £1,500 per vesr. & held tha o iice of Cotlrctor thirtosn moothe, my resigaaticn being band:d in at the exp.ration of 1oy first year lu charge ; the balance of tho time was copsumed 1n the neccessry ariangoments for clomng m{ councction_ with the oflics. \:;nvn 1 way Culiector, tho offico was remunerat- od on TOE PRE BTITEM, at 8> muah per cent oo 1ba ocllactions made, Tt smonnted 1w all to £23,000, oat of which 1 had to pay my clerk-hits and otuer exjendes, wlich latt me, far the whola por.od, about 12,000, Wirbout my knowledze cr the znowlolge of Mr. Itvin, & bill pasrel in Cougr 8¢ two mantbs after [ resigned, which roduced the salary of a:l Collactara of Intcrnal Raventie to a sum oot exceodmg €4,100, which was M. Liviu's susty, with the exception of two mouths, duriug bis term of oifice, a8 my succesa>r. Mr. Irviv aod 1 were alvays great filend< anit, whon I seutin mv formal resignation 10 Washiugion, I slao wrote & ptivate letter 1 whi:h I tecommendad Irvln au my wicosruor, He was dulv sprointed and confirmed. Tuat private lotter lsatill in ox- iwence, and, if Tus Tniavxs should aesirs to pobneh it, T oan piodnes it within a very few days. The le‘ier oanlained MY REABONS FOR ME(GNING TIE POSITION.” Reportur—Wh t wers thoss rea<ons ? Mr, Rarter—Wel, belug sditor of the Staals- Zetung, 1 way galled by teading 1o all tha ox- changer criticiems ou my conras in sipposting Qon, (irant sraiont the Bohwrz combinatiun, Heburz's paper kept Lithing at me all ths time, For exsmpls, thev would tav, ** Oh, why shoull not the Staals-Zeitung suppore Graut when Mr. Ranior, sha chiof editor, is Gran 's office-liol 1 was denounced ms a hiroung, aud ihat tlud of ting. Of courss, [ could not el- foctive.y r ply to the aceiestion, nor eould |, aa & journuust, act {ndopendensly wlile hampared by the holding of & Governmout olice, Thia was why Diesignod, 1 koow tbst this may ap- pear ra‘her airauge to same paople, but my let- ter is lu exintence tu prove wiat I eay, Youcan now ses bow iwjoswiule it would be for wmoe to et i tha manner rumosed by the Freie L'vease. Me. Irvin, as Doj nty-Collector, recoivod as much from me as be nubsequently recalved from the. Governweut, By the way, when the office of Ca.Jector was tondered to a Germsn Repuulican, whon presaurs was brought upon Juceson o re- sgn, TUE OFFICE LAY BETWEEN MB. UZ4ING AND MY- azLr. Mr. Hesiog was then i Luropo, and I wrota to bhim, saying thas bo could have the oloe If ho 80 desiresl. e aroie back deo'lulng to -coelu it My lodter to him ivstill extant, bui bis to two was burued whou the gieat tire occutsed. Reporter—Do you baliove tuat MR, 1RVEX bad any knowledge of 1Lie **crooked " businces ? Mr. Raster—I do wot. I llmu7h| Le weun very hLouest msu. Aud, even if hs ware not, I thouglt bim so when I recommended Wlm for the afco. It 18 essy, hawavar, to slander & desd man, wir, you bLsve, in outlina, the giet of 1he whote matiar, and I nra- nounce the Frewe Presse camor™ au unadile taraied faluchood. If my squertion is jusunl- clelit, the _cotlateial evidence raiativa io Irvin's ratary, and alao tho private luiter to Wasblogien, which atill exiats, will, I bope, be encukh to ehow how {mnnilul tha charges made agasast we ars, Ifeal much more judepeadent se an editor on’ & salary a third of whatl recelved as =z < Collector than I wonld beasing the burden of & Federal office and being pic4o | at and continual- 1y misrepressnted in thas connsztion, ——m——— CANADA WHISKY, AXOTHER FRAUDULENT CEVICE. The crooied whisiy Lins perctrated Into almoat evary avenno of trade, and st present there aro vory fow Lrancheso! business which bave not somo flavor of the article about them. It bay aven beoo found poesiblo for the fngonious thiol to use crooked whisky in tho customs servica, and the Lintory of how this bumnors is eatrind ou torma an intereating chanter {o tho goneral liternturs of thie Chicago and Western Itinz. It 45 to bo premised that in Caoada whisky 4 qule cheap, and gonerally a very good articls, rathor better than that mado on this nige of the lina, This is of coureo owing to (he quality of the g-sin. and tho cars exerclnod over the whole process of manufasture, Not much whiaky la sold thers uotil it Uaa st- tuined & greater ave than fa usual to Amoriean spirits woen put upon the market. Tho cost of maklug whieky tn Cenads ¥aries fiom about (bin #am0 a3 o Ansorica to a muca higher prics for the fino mslt whiskles, It bsabean provel'thatit scosts lers than 25 cenis to mako a gsllon of whisly elesr of taxin Amorica, aad 1t s not to be suppos~d fuat It costs much ff a0y 1676 on tho other aido of the lino. How- over this may be, taero s, evenat s much higher rico, & coarfdersb.e margin for proit 1o she usHicas whiolt 18 to be upolien of, T'he flim or firms engaged in tho crookinz of whisly guder tho Customs lawaars comprised ot two partiea,—ouo in Cavada snd ons fo tho tates, Tha American shoutd havo for his shire of the outlit a sehoonar, or porknys a tug and a bergs, and the Canadiap should hs:o cipital enoigh ta buy seme 300 to [O) barrels of nlnsky aud tran piatit to asnall claca on the bauss of on6 of the fakes, say Erla or Outario. THE HUDUS OPERANDL of tho buriness iy, for 1bs Ameiicau to taka some 500 bostels of pure water aud have it gauged as whinky wich the aid of a corupt Gauger, This shiould be dono cither st Chicago, Stilwaukae, Toled>, or Bwlalo. It th:n remsing for him, uaving 800 or more barrels of wster properly s:amped and baving tho tax paid ou it, to put ta sca, and, durivg the suliness of nicht, heave to ot some poiot on the Cinadian share, as ret:yoJ aa possible,—If at the mouth of a amall siver so much the better. Thue Candiaa var ner, kuosing mhiero tho schooner is to be, Linn tie whinky 10 rendiness, and the water on whick the tax has boen pad is quickly emptied out, aud the whisky pat io ita jlaco on toard the schooner, Thia takes feom one uight t3 two days, and when tho process 1 comjloled the »olouner puta forth 1io tho lake agam, bavieg ou toard A CABAD OF CANADIAN WIIMRT, which bringa o higher » zu Awmerican, and it baw iz, too, 1D BUCL & b ofticer, withont rome knswledze af tha process it ba« underzcne, can vieaibly detect or pusish the fraud, Ths whusks fa taken futo port, pay a4 Buffalo, and thence stipp:d t» Now York. It appears $0 o straiglit whisky undor tho lawa, 1t Leard tha tax-pa.d stanpsof the United Statos, and is, 10 short, in suct & position that it caunas be a1zod for sav coutrsvention ol the roveaus codo, nnless somathing can bo kaown of it far- tuer than apyears oo the suifnce. THE PROFITS O Titls MUSINESS ‘are, as miy be supposad, preity Iarge, The botter quality of Capalian whidky, wh.ch may Lo buonght 1o thut cotry for irom 60 ceuls to 80 conts, bringsio New Yotk, i Chicsgo, or iu sy other la*go markot a!l tha way from $2.50 to 4,50, tho imnort duty beinr #3a walion. If tho sunpesod schiooner ahould have 200 barrels of Canaminn nhisky waen sbo sriives st tha port of Dufato, 1t wil bavo ocvst her owuers i the ne:gliooshood of 0,000, with tax ull psid, anda they will then bave 6,400 gallons of whiaky whicls i¢ worth in New York from $2.50 to &4 a galton, At the former price they will bave goods to tho amount of .0,004, or a not profit of $6.000 to $7,000 ou tho tdy Buat i ths latter figuca-the profit {4 much larger. TOERE 13 A VARIATION In thia trads nluch is quite rim, lo. and consists wnerely i gelting from some rectiller tuo rogui- 1420 nimtar of YWY barrels with stamps au. Iu thin cass the barrels ars sccond-hagd, aud haye onen bicon used to oJovsy woieky from tha dis. tillery to the ractitying bonse, From the die. bonest_ reotl.dar those barrols can be bougut sud put avoard the vesscl, filled. ay betore stated, with water, If the whisky be oarriot oo tins plap, the additiono! profit 18 of course U0 ceots & gail n, or #5 00) antho trip. Itis kuowa that tiis businees las been cairied on to 8 .me oxtent, and opo of the revenua oflicors of the Gavernment bas before lim at vrakent tho partial proofs agsinst & Cnicago firm for bsivg cugaged i tho busivess. Wucn ther shall bave besn summorad before tha Graad Jury it will ko timo enoigh to kive their vamay, and also the pwnes of their partuers in tho Queeu’s ado- minions. =t DEMOSTHENES, R4S 1€ ¥LED? Thern was & good deal of talk sround the City- Hall yestorday cincerning who reportsl connos- tion of Ald, Hudroth with tho Whisky Ring. Numerous commants were made, tho majarity of which might bs ealfed uncomplimuntary. The fact that iildrets had over actod 1n th» capacity of Gauzer bad not bern generally known provie oux to the publication of it in yestorasv's Tnin- oNE; which fa not at all strange, sioce the ives of many of thae city officials aro nat eo constaut- iy public a8 wignt be desired. The knowludge of Lis gauging exporisnce did pot, bowerer, ox- cite anv surprize, as it has always besn under- atood that Hildrott s resdv to take any ofiice or all offices that he can get. Hiarecent at- tempt to obtain tae City Matsbalship, whilo at ihe sama tims holdiag the office o Alderman, wns quoted as & sufficlent iliusiration of hla ofiice-rasking proclivities. Some timo during the forenoon the rumor waastarted that ilildreth had lefs town,—that he had becomo disguated at tbe sarlous turn that whisky matteras had taken, and had wisaly core cluded to get out of tho way beforo he could be subpeennod to appear bafore tho tiraud Jury zs s witoess. Tiis rumor obtsinud all tho mare credit from tho facs that I's subjoct did not put 10 38 appearsnco at the Cits-Iall, according ta his usosl ouetom. Provaoly thero hia usver wescd & day sinov bia election withont Bildreth eing ocen In the Mayor's office, or oo the Adams street sidownlk, the centre of an ani- mated fimup of politiclans, flis ub:ence yestor- day, therofors, wan regurded As mngulavle ominous, snd _gave & strong probabill.y to tue rawor of his doparture. ** OCR A¥MIETY.” remarked a promisooe 1aayer, wihils convorsing on the wubjert i the ofiize of the Uirara‘ion Caunael, **ahondd pos be to fud o1t whethar Hildroth has goue. but sather to ud ous how wo ost kerp Lim f:om coming buek."* With the wntaution of learning the res! facts in tho case, & ‘TRIBUNE raporier vimtad Ald. - drath’s restdenos, No, 572 South iatstad street, esterday aftorvodn, After pulling the door- soll vigorously & 16w 1inias, ino SUMMONS was responded to by s lady, who politaly fuqulred the visito’s errand. wf calied to oo Mr. Hildreth. Ys he at homs 7 " * No, ir."* ko be 1o soon ™ Idou's knoy." * Can you toil me whera I can find him?™ Ko, . +Do you think he is down town st the Oity~ Hah e - don't know," » When will I be apt to find bim at bome ?" “ Perbap in an bour or t40," e will proosbly be around this evening " Yew, 1o livan't gane out of town " o " These roplies were a trifls unsatlefactory, vot they fort no furthor room for questiouiug, sod tbe reportor accordingly wililrew. Last nigbt & TAIGUSE regorter happensd luto Jim Mo.arry’s ssi0on oa Madisoa street, sud tuera Lo found ALD, CORCORAN aad Tax-Commissioner MoGrath, The gentla- men ware by themsalvrs, and when tne neis- bun’er obrmed i with tho qusstiou, ** Have vou soen muything of ilildietu?”, Al Corcoian swijed and Commissioner MoUrath lookwd hard at tho ropaiter. Ald, Corcorsa ssil ha wonld anawer any question put to nim, aud throw auy ot on tha iostter he could, Rep.—Tasu, Lave you seen Hildreth lately ? AL G bavas T saw bim o tae lodge Thussdsy night . Tep.—iWas that the Iant you aaw of hir 3‘5 . O,—No, mr. § aaw him thi ( “in betneen 4 and § o'slock, Hi f~all Sald ™n Away, i R.—Do you think be knows sogt} > dout crooked whisky ? - Ald, O.~I ruow ho was s Gauger,; Sut lio auvthing ue'll keop it to Inmag s, ~ et you dou't thiok he'll aqrds & ell, it ha g 30 Inm gy iakon b, You betbofsnot (WS 2 toaive his f11end« avay to savo bi nsolf. = ¥ no that kind of 2 f think, Wheo L'S 7 Hildreth o hiad boe: ' resdiug tho reporta’.. s reported dlaappearance i the _ ovenl papers, aod laughed over thom, Il maid, — It, thar'ds & godd Joko on mo; 1o toiok I'd run away ou sccount of crooked whiskr, when I could atay fo town and enjoy it !lramhl 2 f vminiseicner MoGrath slso sald ho bad seen Hudrota yestorday, avd that bo dida't thiok he would eitfier run awsy or syaoal. Ald. Foloy said that ba would rsthor not be mized up fu tae matter at all o faraa ho was conceried, aud that 60 far 28 b was aware he tetiaved H.idreth waa 1n town, and woull not Tio away, sven if ho lad roason to, tnvul e koaw votling o« Liis cass, or tho mits of it, 1t muat thorefore be regretfuily concladed thay A specct by Hildreihi~a personal exnlanation— will bo ous of the featuros as tho noxt tneeting of the Council. i MISCELLANEOUS, TITTERS, The batch of deslers tu bittery, whoss gooda were eoizod day bofore vesterday, appearsd Lo- {ore Collector Webster iu answer to tho clargo of selling goods which require & Govarnmeut stamp without baviug that nocessary bit of graon paper adotned with wuecimens of bad clirogra- pby attacued thereto. All the gentlemon in question succcedod in perauadiug the Collestor that the whole thlug was 8 midake; ¢hat thoy had stamps, aud nere willing aud prepared to use thom woen they uld tbe bitters. Aftcr warning them to stamp up all their goods and to attend to tho matter more thoroughly in the fature, with s hiut that if they did not it wonldn't bo alto- gether doligbtful for thy m, they wero dismisred Dy the Coliector and allowed to go on their way rejoicing, sudder and wiver men, Mr. Clsussenius, sba German Consul, atates in regaid to his oase, that Mr. Athrecht, of Pras- i3, forwardod s lot of Bouskamp Iutters to somo houss in tho Unitod States, which houso was rojoited to 3e, Albroch: as being i _donbt. fal finanoial standing, ana tberafore he directad Ihe goods to 1. Claussenius Co., subject to Lis orders, Filty Uoxes of the conslgoment wore @oid which had not the ntainps roquired by the Goveromen', Meesra, Clausseniny & Co. Leiug uuawsere thiat such siampy wera reqiired. In this connection it may not bo out of place to stite that proda iznoraucs prevails among Homo of the Littors mou iu rernrd to the nse of stawrs uroa Lyuors. Douty Pliajton visited some of tha establishmants yesterday, anilus rightoons ko1l was vexod nt tha sight which met his gaze, The bittora-dealers, haviug taksn tuo 8earo sl the so1zures of Thuarsday, “ero asu.d- uoitsl encaged 1w sampinz up evervibine, aven to svery article necossary £3 the compounding of cocktails and other favorite baverages. They waro 8,ecdilv infomad that {his was not 7o-ju eite, and that it was decidedly wasteful. Tuoey repanted, and sall thev woulli's agan do ino things which ought not £ bs doue. ILLINOL4 DISTILLING CUMPANY, ‘When the rovenun otfizers seized thoe-tablinh- mant bulooging to Lhe 1inoi4 Dustiliing Conpas ny, they msdas au spyrasal of the provertv found, wuich sot ths vailue thereof at about £19),000. On this banie Gon, Webster (urnisted the groaud for the information fled by tho Dis- trict’ At:ornoy, sad it wes the poooral bohel among the dintillnrs and otlers wh cared to ku or thecirenmataoces. that this swould be some- where ucar tho groand for the boad. L was, tharofore, 8 great—iak (o LAy &N OFOL- whe'ming—surgxise to the rovonus n.lizera that the abrraisora nppotnt:d by the Cou t whoeuld have dxod the valto of the whole extablishment at 415000, It wasfor thia roason that tue agrevment Lo lobtho place go nnder bond was made coudstianal that, if fartucr bond abould b2 proved necessary, it phould be wiven. Under tbla list clauso too raveonue officers wara qalte busy yesterdav fo gertmg ovidinco togsther to Prave Lhat the appraiscts had great- Iv uudervalned the conzern. Dariug tho aftor- noon Rovenie-Agoot Brotu aud Capt, Brooks, accxmpanicd by s depity fom tha Colleator'a office, Weat out to tse placo, sad lyoked ovar tho rro ort? with prest caro. They socmod watinfied hst their cass could be easily prov.d, and will go bafire Judge Blodgatt this marning wish manv | witnossea niepared to prove the caso as they unlerstand It, and exooct that more ball will bs ordered giveo. A o.padorabls number of witoenses will .o summoned, 8 nouz ther dosl- e18 in all gorls ot machinery, buildord, aud real- esinta men, T'io ground on which tho eatimato of value i4 lacd iR, w8 befors siateil, tho va'uation mala ¥ Rovouge-Awout Brown aud Doputy-Collector Bpringer &b tho timo the wNZUIO Wad male, osdded fo tho record of tho cato, ‘Thia is, sabstantally, t1at the nlacs ot £850.000 whon baught at anctioy ; that about as mach moie had bsen exponded 1n 1Mprovemonts, aod ibat the stock of goola on haud was verv Iaree. The claim 18 thet the whole rronorty as soized sbould be estimatod at not less than 210,000, and this (8 what wilt bo sougbt to by proved tuw woraing, ALD, CULLENTOX. Fome axtanstive axs ye.tarday puhlished fo tho urzan of the Ring and the Democratio daily » starement thit Ald. Cubierton hal ran awav from tbs city to avoid an sceusation of com- pleity in the whisky frauds winie ho was n Gauzer. Iu rafoienss to this scandsi onthe Alderaoam, 1t I8 ooly necessary to say that ho wan aronnd town as uaual yestarday, and oamn into Ta ‘Iainene offics Jast evening to exprow & desre that the reported converestion with him given iv theso columna yestarday morning mizght Lo doui-«d on his sutharity, Clearly Mv. Callertou has not left the ciy, aud there are na jndications thiat ha hing bees 1 any way con- nected with the g, ANUTUER TRANSTEN. Oo thadth day of Jannarys till of eale was filed in the Recorder's oflice couveving, for tho eration of $3,009, qaite a largs amunt of persousl propecty, cousisiiug of tan horses, and quite o numbor of wagons, harnesses, and other vimiiar property from Jacob Reich to lus broher John Raich, Tine ik a vory common thing for & wan to do, Lot the nolnt about tals pirlealar convevancs 1s that Mr. Jacob Reloh is one of the awuers of the Blackhiuwk Distlllery. MR, PARKS DENTES. Fathe Editer af Ihe Chizago Tridtine ; Avnory, Ill., Jan, l.—In yonr jmper of the 8th, a man hy lho name of Coy has some'hing to say abont me in counection with tha Whiaky Riug, Idon't know apything about the Ring; never Liad apything to do with them; nevor got sny monev oat of thvm, and nevor had suy bst- pess connection with them of any nama ar kind. 1 bave diank some whisky, but whother it waa *suraight " or **crooked ™ [ cannot tell. That fa my only connection. B. ¥, Pagks. —_— ELSEWHERE. SPRINCFIELD, TIE GRAND JUBY STILL SILENTLY AT WORK, apacial Dissateh to Ihe Cased 1o Tridune, Srrixariee, I, Jao, 7.—To-day has been s remarkably busy ous with tbe Federal Gra Jury, and & very larga uumber of witnasaes have been examined, M1t the procesdiuge are kept very secrat, and tosre ara two ballifty, mith eves of sufliciant capacity to 8can the entire corri- dors, that uo iuterlopiog reporiar may 00 neatly approsch the room whers no guilty mau i’ tu be permitted to cacape., It s trug that . Dr. Toberts, of Pekin, failed to get spnolnted spocial counse) fur the ' prosecutjon, though . bimyelf snd Charley Sehackelturd; of Bloomiogton, lobbied in- ceseautly, fu that intsieat with District-Attorney Vsu Doreton, and, thero i the best reason o be- heve, with the sols vlaw of diverting the scopa of the Invustigation so sa to cover with slime promineut geutiemen in 0o 80 4 of comulicity in the Rung, to $ho endtbat those whom tbere is smple’ wariantite Uelieve guilty might escape. But District-Attorusy Yan Dorston aud bis as- sistant, Alr, E. 1. loe, are detarmiued to probe the macter b0 the bottom. Bo many witnesses have beon susmmonad that they sould not all be aily Teibume. NUMBER 135, - callad ot oncs, snd have been permitted torelarn howe. THR ST, LOTIS §ORE HEAD TIIZVE, Parhaps tho best witnessas yet ¢xamined on the part of the Goverument bave boen {wo St. Louis rectifiers, who gavo the detsils of the Ctoaked business at the Lebanon Diatiliery. They Implicated oot onlv the owners, Honrichoft & Co., and the rubordinatcoMcarnat the diatiliery, bat laf: strong suspicion by their evidencs that the frands oould not bave besn eo bolalr carried on except by rnmo gotlusion of aamo of the supo- rior ofticyrs,—or, apecifieally, ex-Snpervisat Muun. These witnesses havo o remarkibly loosa tonguo now, and thoy teil thivga rogardiy, Bt. Loni4 distiflers who have not yat. bmrprane! cated whicn would be of espacial inteiant at the Joser end of tha Chicago aod = St Lon:s bridge, Ths porsscution ~ snd brainoss ustiacinm of thoso who ** a jusaled ™ at 8t Louis crovented their tolling aa mach there #3 they now tell, and, incidsatally, 1her give in- formalion tracine a lirect conueation in crooked operatlons brtwaou St. Lowts and Olicago, and between Chicag) and Pa<ia. Tao nameaof the r\me- impolicated are keptabsolutely nocret, buk hey cannat long remain 87. One, and perhaps three, mara St. Lows rectifiors, who profoss to be willing to tall evervthiing, arscxpected io tostify Monday or Toosday. AMALL FRY. _ R. B, Lyng, of East Sr. Louls, plasded guilty in the United States District Coust to-day to res taing ljuor on which the sjecial tax had not been paid. il wan fined 625 and costs. KLEVEN INDICTMENTS, It is reported that sloven iudictmonts bave sl seady be2y found pv the Grand Jury s but, it so, they huve not bocn returnol. Howaver, this may ba necou for by the fact that the Distriot Attornevs havo not yot hiad time to write up the indictnicnre, which ‘are verv jarme,~-ons or tw buing over 309 pages of lepal oap, There iy Targe forco of Socrot-Service-men hers, and the 14 na qnestion but that wiineasss nre being 8'ia osed.” Tao wha loft tho Hiats are kaown hvo baon followe by datectives, s NO COWPROMISE. TR BEIZULES SMADE LAST MAY 1N CITICAGO. PrLapELrans, Ps., Jao, 7.—Iutornat Rovenns Buparvivor Tutton, of tbin city, bas received {o siructions from Becrotary Bilatow to proceed as once 1o Chicago to suvetintend the {rials srising {rom tho reizires of distilleries, eic., made by bim in that city in May last. The Secretary directs the Bupervisor fo be prepared with evi« dencas for tho proaccutfon of cich paraon m- - dicted, a8 no prota 12 o¢ und«ritwnding bhas been or will bs made laniing to a eompromiss of any of tha cnees, Tuttan will leavo this city on Mon« dav for Chicazo, naccompanied by witoesses and oll nvidenes eotloet s 1u the East to prove dupli- cation of packages, otc, ) el L PHILADELPHIA BLAVICIOUY CABFH. Prreaperrnrn, Jan, 7.—~1he Treasury Doparte ment has knowlodge of the fact that several Iarge hquor esteblivhments in this city have been dealing in crooked whisky, and most of them have been called upon to explain by Buper- visor Tutton. 7Thia gantleman s'ates that whils thera {s no doabt that thoss Laasss liavo heen dsnlin:in crooked whisky. set thare is no posi- tive evidence thnt thoy did it with any guilty. koowledge. Thora may be oon or two honsca tont know what they iera dalnm, hut the De- partment bias 0o evidenca of the fack yet. NADA, Flection Contaest — Smull-Pox ffave nres—Alleged Conspiracy—Donyuton Bonrd of Trode. apean’ Disvateh to The Clicaga Tridunz, sloNTrrr, Jan, 7.—A warm olection contest for a seat In the Dominion Parliameot closed in County Cliamblv ta-day, by the election of Mr. Bouoit, Conservativa candldate. Eis opponont was Dr, Fortier. Priest Lussier, of Doucharville, in Chambly, danonnced Dr, Forticr at high masg yeaterdav, and dirested his hoarors to call upon bim to-dsy in order to bo guided & 10 how lhey aboutd vote. 1ls alsn Invired any sopporter ot Dr. Fortier who choms fo fnce bim ut the chiirchi-door, A narty accepted the challeago, bnt his reveronce daclinal. Duiinz the rast ix weeks 63 persons have died of amali-pox, of whom 63 wete Frouch Covaliina, Thisis a ead comizentary on the opnamtion of French Cansdians tu vaccinston. “T'hio anamployod 1aborers nf Qiebee are agi- tating tho subjoct of public demnnn-ratious, with a view to cbtaining work or reeis'anca, Srexal_Dispateh @ Tas Citeaqy I'riduns, OtTAwA. Jan. 7.—A, F. Martin, msmborof the Mamitota Lezinlaturo, was ba'ore a Falice Jag- intrata ¢ 1-dav chareed with 3)mminioz 8 rape on achild 9 years of age. Yra, Mills, mother of the elnld, in'riving Ler evidonce, waot into hva a removad, Tho evidence of a3 takon, Bha deacribea the libortien tatan mith hor, but sdautted that ber mothet told her what to say. 'Fhacuso was sdjourned. Martin denio« the accnaaon from baginning ta end, anl stamps 1t as au sudacions consplrioy. Tho D minton Board of Trade meats hero on the 18th iust,, when trado relstions with the Uttod Btatea will bo fully discussed, e Mty SOUTHERN CARNIVALS. MEMPHIS, Arress, Jsn, 7.—"Tbe { Jdlowing is tho proolas mation by tho Kingof the Carnival: Ta 1t known that we, King of Carnivat and Soversign Tler of the 1 ealms of mirth, folly aud relszation, celebrate tus anniverssry of our algeteonth centennial T onr oy sl City of Memiph's, aud that s miy bere colved wth becoming sjlendor we hirely proclaln our royai will, atteuded by our high dignitarise of Biste. by onr. Lousehold_gwrds, Iy harlsguin and pantaloon, and ihelr fun-loving boats, wa will recains 1 keva of aur cty from our Mayor at high noos St Aid theretrom, atll one departure, trafle, Iakror, tradr, an 1 all other occupylona shall clase, Third—0n Mardi 9, 186, the day dear tg our gontls aad lurd art ws co'nmand that al wromenders aud revelers sh i} sppear in raasks, Tl vinis lous mey 002 o consumed by tho efful geace of a1t {mperiil ace, 9 B mer Ve aitiuau the ganer ] Ulkasnd the Xrow of Motley 10 pas before our rogal presense in roview, Wuen tho slades of oiglt d scead upon our goodiy city, lot the M>muphl sppe © in gorseous beaniy and floods of goldsn firws, sud then sh il tua multitndes gather to our anmotuiis niices of festivity, and, to tha strains of mosic, revel till the dawn a FifiA~Rubways slesmboita snd other publio care plera will trausjurt our aubjecta ut half rutes fo sud from our joyous Cirnival, nnd our good peopls o Sfemphia will rocelve ticts wilh goneraus hoeplisllty, The King eommands lavg lfe, Tux K1¥0 (Rex) CARNIVALL Attest; TYpiox Moxus AT_ATLANTA, GA. Arvaxea, Gu,, Jun. 7.—The Carnival yaaters dav was & grand suscoss, Irom 15,000 to 20,000 peoplo wero {u tho atroots, ths pfio snt was lme poeing, tneballctowded, and the Marksm Houss balliattly lumlnated. ——— LESS REVENUE COLLECTORS. Dernotr, Mich., Jao, 7.—Revenue-Agent Wilk ism A. Gsvelt reached hors to-might, Laviag just completed the cousslidation of the Beven- taenth, Eightesnth, nnd Nineteenth Distriotd of Olio, with besiquaters as Oloveland, Charles B. Pettingi!l being retained as Collector ; al4o, of the Ninth and Tenth Obio Districts, with J. & Swagart retaived as Collector, nith office at Tutedo. This consolidation will save the Gov- erumont €15,000 a year. In these times, when g0 wmanv frauds are being unearthed, 1t asems chisering ta_heor tuat the accounis of the five Northern Ohio Collectira are oot short & nom‘ and that their collections Lave been abou $:0,000,000, Collector Fasaolt, of the Seven~ teenth Obio Distriot, was te oldest Qolleator ia tho cauntry, having been ona of President Lin- caln'y tirst appointmenis, and beou in ohice con- tinually uatil the st ina ————— A AEGULAR MASHER, Speriat Dupateh to Ihs Chicago Triduns, ANX AnnoB, Mich., Jan, 7.—Maria Ouderkir¥ suad Albers Cos for bresch of promise six moutls ago, Trial was had at tho last term of the Ciroult Court. The jury failed o sgres. Tho case was taken up sgain st the presont term, The jury gave a venlict for plainiift, saardiog 87005 $10,000 was cisimad, Coo waz wued & short timia before tbie cass by Louiss Goodiuk (or breadh af . promise, who ol kined & vordics of $5,000, ‘This younx Rentlocis lias B0 fortune with whioh 1o pay these bills, but is le underutood that bin tich fatner wil seitle tham,

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