Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 14, 1876, Page 5

WHISKY. No Important Cnses Yet Up for Trial. Petor Hand Suffers the Penalty of His Misdeeds. Using Crooked Alcohol in tho Lastern Print Mills. An Unsuspooted Way of Disposing of the Tlicit Stuff Mr, Rehm Declines to Be Inter- viewed---The Grand Jury. Palicy of the-Government’s Law Officers ==-A Cincinnati Distiller. - uaual mann-r oa to tho'r knowledia of the case, Eight Indictmonts Returned by § the Grand Jury ot Dil- waulkee Yesterday. The Nomes of tho Indicted Porsons Withheld Pending Thoir Avrest, CHICAGO. IN COURT, TUNTMPORTAKE CASES. A litte progress was mado in the United States Court yesterday. Ouoor two small casos wWora disposed of, whiel, of courro, brings tho trial of the big offendera noarer. The proaccution sLown itself et.her incompotent or inoxcuuablv nogli- gent st svery turn, In soma cases, alter inform- Ing the Court of their readiness to procood, wit- pessea had to bo huuted after, sud, in othors, the defondants thomsolvos wera not in court, Tbia atate of affairs did notimprovotlie temperof the Court, whoexchangod a fawshaip words with Mr. Burke on ono or two occasions, That gontlo- men appoata to have sll the Government bust- ness under chargo. 110 18 tho only counsol who bas appeared thua far, aud has not mado & govd Impression for astutonesd or praoticability, e 1a oxtremoly norvous aod sbsent-mindod, and relios too much upon otior people to take tho necossary preliminary stops. If somo lswyer with moro spring about him occupied bis posl- tiom, the aword of justica would comply with the 1aws of geavitation with gronter colority than is possible undor exiatiug cironmstances. TOE JURY had the long-deaired opportunity of distinguish- iog themselves, Inthe frst coso tried no deo- fense was offered, but the twolve * good mon and trne ” found it oecessary to rotire and ro- Yolve tuo facta in their craniums for twenty miontes before thoy could arrivo ata decision. In the caso of Peter Hand, thoy were eruminod 23 to thelr porscnal opinions o tho subject of intoxicating liquors, nnd passed through the or- deal with crodit to themuelves sud thoir countiy. The attendanco at tho Conre had fallen off somewhat yostorday, probably owing to tho no. certainty of any Ring caso boing renched. Judge Blodgott put in hia sppearauce shottly after 10 o'clock, Mr. Burke was at onco luqired for, but that gentloman had wandoered fistiessly out of the conrt-room soma _tima previous, and a messengor bad to Lo sent aftor bim, Tie rushrd into Court shortly ¥torwards, looking somowhnt astouishod that his prosonce was needad, Io soswer to the Court, Mr, Barke sunounced that Lo was ready with the case of TARNARD ROLLLE, who waa judicted on & oliargo of carrying on tha businoss of a rotail liquaor-dealer mtious having pald thoe apecial t1x raquired by law, Tuero was another count charging bim with doaitoy in tobacew and cigare without having pald the spectal tnx. ‘Bofora proceeding wilb thia _cuse, Mr, Burk 0 ‘would profer taking that of John C, Foldmon Orat. It was ascertatnod, howuver, that Mr, Feldman bad Dot yet been arrostel. Tho Jury was then callad to doliberate on Roolle's ofiense, M7, Marz_putting in an sppearance to repre- Sont daendant; Thvwibierass roquired for tho pross: cution wors Mr. O, Springer sud J, I\ Shuler, but, when called, theta gentlomen 'voro absout. 4t eeomed & 1f another adjournment wia lmmigent, The Court (testily)—=IWhere are your witnoases, Mr, ‘Burke? It!is no good stauding fdie in this fashion, r, Burse timidly intimated that he had notifiod ihem to s proscat, and Lad sent a measonger in quest o them, ‘Tne Qourt, thinking if tho matterwas taken into his own hunds busiuess would be expedited, dispatched Blr, Campboll for {he wlinesses, who lad them in Oourt before Mr, Durke's Leart resumed its uatural pulsation, ‘The witnesses wero then examined in due forr, and proved pretty couclurively that defondant was gullly on hoth caunts, Nouyidence wna submitted for the defense, After s connultiation of twenty minutes the R’? returncd & verdict of guilty on Lol counts, fendant’s counsel entared s mollon for & new trial, ‘The next csse called was that of JAMES WINTERS, aharged with connterfol ing, Dofoudant did not nn- awer (o his name, ‘The Court—Whiero fa il defendant, dlr. Durke? , Burke—I supposod b was Lero, ‘The Court—What mace you supposs 803 A, Hurke—Ilia counuel safd Lo would be hero, Tho Court—Is o out ou ball 1 2r, Burke—Yes, rir, ‘The Conrt~~Who are bis aureties ? This waa & poser for Ar, Burke, who, after scratche fog his head lhlfl“l{. for a while, sent Licut, Olren dowa ta the oftice to hunt for the bend, Tuat astuta Iawyer returned with 1he document in o few minutes, when It was ascertuined that the nuretics wero T. I, Powerasnd Euwlily F. Yowors, Theso pereous wers ealied upou to produce the body of Jamea Winters, They did not producn, however, and default was sutered upon tho Lond unced limself resdy to go on M, Burke, theu &) ‘with the casaof WILLIAM M'MANUS, anather countorfelter, 'Thore wero tliros witnessca for tha prosecution, but 3r, Burko was piaced iu an wm- burrassing condiiion sgiin by thotr non-attendanco, Tho Court suggustod thot the prosooution abould Dave & rendozvouls fur ia witnesscs, After a groat deal of oxertiou on the part of tho ven- erable criur, the witnossos wurs ultimately gotteu into Lowever, & bitch accurrad on the other cy, oua of dofendunt's couusal, stated who was to conduct e d.fenso, was sick, sud asked s continusuco for a day or two, The Court was indlspoacd to urant this request, and, Mr, Coffey _not wisking to tuko thio cass on bls own whoulders, Mr, O'Iirlen wua_sont for, That gen- tleman nppeated i1 4 fow minutus, aud said ho was ualt o procead with the eato, which was ono tbat ro- quired akillful handling, Gourt persisted In Lay- 4ng tho cate yrocecd, o the ground. that Mr, Cotfuy would bo ad 1o tho defense. Lut hers thio K:M“uun w at fonlt, Tho prisoner was ot Court,—a fack whicli led Judyu Diotget to lne qQuire, alurply, Why iu the prironer not here? Mr, Burke—1 supposed thit lu wau Bere, The Court—\Why did you auppososu? s ho boon taken out of Jall? Mr, Burks, with that rellonca upon othor penplo which charsctarizes him, sald o would send tho Mar- ahal for the prisoner. 1t was accordingly neceasaty to drop this esso tom- ‘porarily and pass (o ofliee busiticun, Thonext Miscof Eetor' Tand, § 6 Tie1t CaN0 waa that Petor Hand, indicted b the laat, Grang Jury for asling Nauors withont & 1 ceuse. Mr, Jusanen appoared for tho defoudant, The Snib thing uecesssrs was tho choice of twelva oen, good and irue, {ry the cass, su i wia effected without muchh troublo or delsy, The guestions usunly suiced wero, i€ thy Juror had any prejudica agaiust llquurlealors'ss u cliss, aud, if 80, wheiliar Ll | rejudice way aullicient to provont i g the accured a fair aud dupartial {e1al; 1€ tho Uror was, ur ever Lucl, 8 mewmber of & temper- nce soclsty : and if bo oecaslonally tock & nin lim. solf,—which last question scvoral, If uot s mu‘or.ty, an- awored {n the siirmative, 'I'he other quesiiuus were satiafectorily anawered by il of tho jurors but thtee, Beaurs, M, G, Jurdsbiaw, dob Potter, sud J, W, Lop- kine, who "were excused, aud Alexaudor Glosky, Robert Glough, aud Ik, I, Feery cxamined und accopied in thelr places. Tho Latues Of tue Jurymen then were: Wiiiam F. Eilsworth, Dautel M. Ureen, Louls Jacol A, Woad, damea Browari, . ¥. Hurd, i, W, Baker, Daulol Day, Jobm Orllug, Alexe ader McCloaky, ilobert Clough, snd L, B, Frefy. Counsel mude! (helr opeulng’ stutewcuts, aud thon L 0. Byringer, Deputy Oollsctor of Iuteral Hovenus, 1ho only wilness, waa callsd 1o the staud, Alr. Spriug: a'y uy tas, 10 eifect, that tho defondant was i propristor of & saloon ou Nurth Olark atreet sud Jaller the Cook County Juil; tlat he was in thu Bhably of selliug beer to priwimcrs, takiog 1t (o Wiew in tho Jail; that be, Bprluger, complained of hisu for carrylug on tile busluess witout & suparate, special Urenta from the 1h of December, AT, b sbous thed0u of dunuary, 14i0; tiat s Comyluint 13 catlied Haad (o make & wrltou appl fi&munun&:. ] ud that 1. on was o ebruary, 14! was socordiogly Emud, &vmuyimd'u:f“ i aullhl liquor in Qouk County Juil, and, Analiy, Vticulion was 5ok mado Vil Zisnd Bad basa & pibis il ke o sl Bee g D 0 :armufl that he was not scling in conformity to v, COL. JUFASEN, In aditrensing the gury, maintained tha the Govern. ment hiad loat nothing in_any event, and ho argued that the defendant wan not ‘the proprietor of two malnons, inssmuch aa Cank Connty Jall was not yeta bl boror, it iets wat un elling how zoon ¢ might be; that the Mcfendant hnd merely takena fow piteliers of beer into tle Jall on cartain ocoasions ; and that lin saloon on UIATk atrest was hia only place of buinesn, and ono licouss was sufiicient, Ool. Jucasen Inveled a shot at the hevds of the Governmont, far what ha termed their over-zeal in melzing a man wliose affonss was nothing more than that hin hiad not taken out =mn oxtrs license for taking bore from hin mloon orer to the Jall, and hio satil that thfa sea} wonlid do very well in tho Jara canen, but, under (he pres:nt circumatances, it looked aitogether out of place. Ansiatant District-Attorncy Barim follawed Col, Juessen 11 & short address, maintaining that tho very application of tha twn for & ficensa aiter complalt had been entorad sgainst bim was tantamount to s | confeanion of gullt, an:d shanld aluuo couvics bim. THE JUDOL then charged the Jurymen, who retired for fow min- uten and thon cama 1, retnrniug A verdict of gullly, Hentonce wan resceved unt:l moma futurs time, ‘Thus ended one of tho amallost cases Lo Government haa bad on (ts hands, At tho oponluyg of tho aftornaon sexsion Mr. Burke watagain alment, Tho Court, In seniinz for him, ro- 1narksd that it wan ot exactly’ the ik it the ' As. alrtant Distefet-Attorioy should hays to Lo nent for overy tinfo 1o attend to ife buainess, Whea 3r, Lurko anded 1 18110ns6 10 Lo Buatoss of tho Gori, e €azo o 4 5 WILLIAY M'stARU8 wan calied, TIn ope uf his Aits of abrent-mindedness Mr. Durke proceedwd to addrcas tho jury ou tha mcr- isof tho caso inatead of fnlerrouitnig thew i the 0 Court sliarply reproved tho Aclatant DistriceAttorney for bis foryuifuiness, sl tha irfal procoedod fn ortuo- dox fashlon, Tho clinrye sgamat the defoudant wan attempting (o poas two '$3_rounterfeit bills fn Clifearo on tho 30ils of July lsst. The heiring of tha cans vo- cupled ovor two Boure, A verdict of guilty was re- tuned, Tha Court, havlog boen advised thot thers wers no otiier canen ‘ready for irial that ovoujug, raid » fow ‘words $o thio witiy sacs {n the whinky cases, 1o advied them to b> on bhand when wautsd, aa thelr sbrence seriously delsyed the husiuees of the Court, Attacn- . d tsane agaiunt all witness -8 who' fail d to lioad this notification, The Court also deltvored » #hort uddress on the disposition ot chairs in the court- roum, and warned ap:ctitors that no ono would be allowed to atand thereon fu th futura. Mr, Burke apaounced that tho casss of James Winters, Joun McNichols, and Feter Ilabul would be taken up first this mornin; —— ILLICIT ALCORNOL, USING IT IN PIINT ML Yonterday, & littlo after noon, anicely-dressod, busy-looking young man stopped into Tire Tnmuye, and, fuquiriog for the olly oditor, Iald bofors that individual, whon found, @ card ca which was prioted : WrionTsean & Coveast, (Former u Powrrs & Weaahtinan) MANUFACTURING OHEMISTS, Crran. J, Pan:oNs, Thiladeiplls, Pa, W T called,” said tho gontlemau, ** bocause I wanted to sce tho roporter who'knows about whisky,—that in. suout whissy nows. I wanled to talk with him s minute.” The geutlomnan fu chargo pointod out the por- gon in quosifon, and Mr, Pursons, after baving inlraduced himaolf, said: 4 What I wanted to talk with you about was thia I)licit whisky bu-luoss, It may not scom to you that n wan in my busdnoss can bo much intorested in how much or how little crooked whislty thoro is made ; but that is what I want- to oxplaln to you, and porbaps you will undor- stand, after 1 have told you what I have to sny, that the fllicit whisky bueiness is o protty ex- tonsive ono, in that it WORK INTO LYERY BRANCIT OF TRADE. T.—I can't 800, Mr. Parsons, how & man who gells chemicale—as I presumo you do, from your card—can bo much foterestod 1 the cronked buainess. 8till, I am prepared 50 beliovo almost anything of tho ramifications of tho Ring. P, —Woll, I used to travel tho *+ Eastern Cir- cuit," as thoy oall it,—that is, dowothrongh 3as- sachusotty, ~Connceticut, Rhiode Island, snd that wavr, [ unold gnods for our houen, and, of cauras, T got into various ciasses of business, and ons sct of iny eastomers wore the print mulla or calica factorier, whataver you'vo s mind to call thom. Thoy bangit oo kindd of good< that wo tnnke preity Iarguly, and [ learued, fuchilontaily, that they wued A GO0 DEAL OF ALCOIOL in thelr hustu:s+, utd 50 1 got to eelling sleohol for another Bousy, §i conne=tion with my owa gaods, he cause wo didn’t make ftourvelves, and didn’t keop it o ok, Well, I sold ohol for other houses for porhaps a year, ond then, all at unce, I fonind that my trads hegan o let up ant that I conldn’t gt rid of any alcolio) ut ke regulur Tatas, ond of course I infuirod to Dud ont wliat tho reasun was, and tuey sald they could hny cheapor from Chicago and Bt, Touts then they could from me, I traveled from Dhlladelphis, of course, and the end of it was that my whole alcobol trade dried up entirely, and I didu’t soll & arzel » month, and beforo that 1 bad sold u car-load 4t & Lo to somo big wills, 1 found, sbout the samo time, that thero was a 3IAN TRAVELING PIOM CHIOAGO who went aroiud to see tho ditferent places, Leginning st 8pringfcld and golng down to Lawreuce and Lowell, Muss,, and up w Nashus, and down (nto Rhode Ieland 1o the Bprague and all tho etber mills azound thero, Aftora while I fonad ont how ho did it~ You e Abis mun reprenauted u diatilicey and rectifying houss {u Oulcago, nud bo could rell aloohal aboat 15 ceuts 3 Elllun botter tiu [ could, and of courss thess chaps ought It, Dat Iaidn't b:lieva $iist hooest sloohol could be sold for nny such price, and 1 hunted the nuutier g, aud found that 1t w.4u't boucst alcobol, ‘Lut that ¥ 1T WAS CRODRLD. R.—Was thie slookol stamped when it swent ta the tactorios 7 P,—Yea, oh you, stamped all straight. But, you tho Joke of it s thowo pla.es are not obllgad to books showing what gooda they receivo, aud conses quoatly thoy tako a8 much ataif as they'ro s mind to,— thaat is, the crooked,—and afior it gety into tholr hauds tliera 8 no record of 1t wnatevor, , 1 don't sea how the rectitier could ship Goods without Lo used indis-rubber pack- xgea, P, —Well, I looked {nto that, and I found that they a1d’st by ths very slmple procuas of SEXDING DAOK TUE 5TAMDS, —T moan tho rectificrs' stamps, much ua thoy put on when the barrol leaves the roctifying houso, as yon yrobubly know, The rectifir had an undetstanding Witls td consumer by which, when a barrol Was emp- tied, ho knocked in tho end of it, peelad of the stamp catetully, then dostroyed the Larreis, sved tho stemps, und seat them back, Dy that meand you could suip o8 muny barrels #8 you wauted fo undor tho same staimps, Lecuuse thera was no rocord, as I have sald Defore, i the mill howlag whst Bumber of stamps had been rocelved thore, W.—Uave you any Idsa what {ha size of this teade war? 1,—0l,I should say that thejblggest mill 2 birrol 8 duy, sud there are suougi wilis o Now Ene 1ind 50 that the consumption of alcobiol in the wak- ug of prints wauld be closs to 8ty batrela a day the your round ; and that 30t 800 would be ovor 3,00 gal- Tona day of taxsLlo wpiriis, bociusc, ae you kuow, commerclal alookiol f4 about'1§8 pruvf, or ‘noarly two gallons 1o 610, Tiut, hold un, thore fs ANOTUER PANT OF TIAT TRICK {hat yon haven't scen yet, You takaa b Houns, like Dickluson, Abol & Co,, or the Lilinols Diatilling Gom- Juniy, or uby other Lig housa that buw a rectifying eatarlisiment_connected with {8, and hua advintsges for this secoud systom of steuhng, 1t they Laveau arrangement with tho tuill, or iille, thut they ship #oods to, thoy hipilom aaif thoy wors highwines, “Thut {s, suppose they huve tifiy barrols of highwins wauged’ta thum uld ALralghit by a Gugor, thes wait il that o ticer bns gune, and then they wiart the bungs aud vimpty out tho highwino, which is about 133 to 130 degroos proof, and bl up' thosw sume bareuls with alcobol,© which {8 sbout 1s9 or 190 degrees . Iu tuls way ateal about ten & dosen gallons 18 taxable gallons, I mean, parrel of sicolwl 1:8 proof coataine & good many mor;. lu‘-lil;éal-ll!u Lan tho samo bnlx.ruxllml of hw::‘ af egrees proot, That ls clear cnoy diie s ‘grees proot ¢ gy T—Well, you bellovo then, Mr, Paraous, that that w of sealing ACCOUNTS FOR A Q00D DEAL af tho crooked spirits thut have becn swude in Ofeago —Si them the about E ay { and i the West, do you? P.—Yeat avIli-ve aadd, Iibink that » good many, if not prolty neirly s, of the ¥ustern print-mills thal uno alcvbol—und they all Luve lo ume It~—are in the + hablt of buying gonds that nevor paid tho tas, bocause thoy can get thom conwhd:rably cheaper, and there Is 110 way of dwposing of vrovked alcoliol +Fet fa 00 83fo oa that bocaue, a% You cansea for youraelf, thery fu not mteh chunco to cateh them ab it, * The guuds stars uraight, sud aro all stawped right, sod whon the mill 18 Dot oblged to kueD auy Looks to show wiiat the nuin. Ters of thio siamy 8 870 tiiat thoy yeceive, there i not {ug to provout them from peellng off (he stainpa whon thoy get a barrel empty, destroyluy tho barrels, and souding back tha stamps o bo uked again, [ beleys dhat & tousidoratly quantity of spirite Las been usod that Wy, Attor istentng ta_ Mz, Parsoos’ statement of tho case, the reportar thought be would look furtler tute this Lranch of the trade, sud accordingly he went to a gontleman who tud hoeni cugeged fn the businues of muking spirits fu Chicayo, sud ssked bim if L had evor beard of this way of doing business, aud ho safd Ahat b had. * Why, 12 he, *one house used to send pretly nearly heir crooked East to the priut willy, sud 1 wouder thut Tl QUVESNMENT NEVER TIMED TO PIND OUT sbout thist way of grtilug rid of the stuff. 1 don't say that I went any, as 1 ain pot ju tho bLatlt of Iallégfi what I do, but T Enow Liat 006 house Lere set » g deal that way,” “ iy the way,” contluned tha genileman, H1 saw writton lu Trx Tursvsk thle moruing e statement Of that class who told you bow (o distillers stuls, but bo didu’s soom to misution TUE MOST CONNON WAY, 40 1 could give you » poiut oF twolf you wanted fo uten, Tua reporior siguitied his willlnguess, snd the gen- tetan weat ou 10 uay s *ipated of sluilng masbes, oF runniug estr 16 ot the distillers did, & largo class 1ou ig-lour plot, which wiay ba shaply sald {0 be runnilg W0 wevius 1L e placy of oue, OF Al lowing vacl wash o furment only tirty-slx hours Lustusd of soveuty-two, Of courso, in this way you didu’t gef quite ma much product from each busicl, THE CITIICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 187G tut on hars big bulge way of golling the crooked out, Buppuss, for fnstance that you sre running reguiarly avout’ 990 bushel day, whila the Government ratss you at 3% gallona tn the hushel on the forty.elgut hour syatom, Well, If Fou rut saventy-two hinira, they asdd 09, which tnakes 1t 1,20, 314’ gatlons for each of thowa 1,200 Lualicls, it they 1£4v6 you %) per cetit leaway, an waa ntated in tha paper | thia faoruing, on (o wholn sum, Well, naw, if you can taka your mushiea out when thoy have been in tho fermanting-tub thirty-six hours and run them throush the atill thors, you may not get quilo 3i gallona to the buahel, bt you will got twice ss mauy luslie's Uiraugh 18 sl snd really you will got prelty pearly 7 gatlons,while tho Government rates you only 43¢ gaf- tns, whicl, as you can ses, 8 & hig *waving’ Counte ing that you pay ail the' tax demanded on your ca- pacity, you will then Lo runuing shout as much crooked a8 you nre atraight; aud, after you havo paid for all you d that and the risk fa about all the exirz tnst thora is,~you wiil bave s prout ihat will anablo yuu to put up pretty casy for sny purjiose, AX UXSATIAYACIONY INTERVIES, A roporter waa dotailad to go and Interview Jake Ilohm, at bis rewdenco, on Centro streot, near Lincoln Park. Takiug s streot-car at Clark sud Madison streats, the nows-hunter snd worker-up of whisky-riogs found himself in due vourso of time at the residonce of tho man ho nought. Tho roporter went up tho high etono steps and quiotly pulied the door-hell. In the space of & minutoor two, the outor door croaked unon its froay binges, and tho bluck mustacho of Robm cawo into view, for tho gen- tloman only Pnruflly opencd tho door, By dint of much pushing. his great strength and waigit, the roporter for ol himwelf into tho cn- try, Baid ot © Mr, Retum, I bellove 7" Telim—The same. Tap, 3ol avening, Rteim—Glad t0 583 you, Rep~I a2 8 TRIDUNE repo; A BUDDEN GHANQE. -Got out | ut I came to talk to you, 1 won't be interviowed ; 8o thero's no uso of comiug . Tep.—~AN right, Dut why not? Rebm~Boauss Titx: Tarnune has not told the truth about we, aud I won't be futorviewed; so you'd bet- tor go. Top.—Bat— g Rohm--There'a no urs talking, Ltep.—DBut thera are o fow (uestions I want you to aunwer, Rehm~—I toll you once mors Iwlll not aprak; and this ovenlug’s Journal contaiua & true story of wmy ‘wrouss In auswer to Tix TamuNg, Tep,—Why did you pescli ? Relim—Clear out! Rlep.~Whom did you Implicate ? Rolin—Go away | tep.—~How much did thess parties receive T Ttehin—~1 tell yon go homel Rep.—What benofi will sou derivo from squoaling? Itehm—T docline to nnawer auy questions, Rap.—Wers any othior parties implicated in your alloged confoasion 7 Rehm~I toll you Tap.—How muiols did {lasing get 7 Jeun—Will you go home? 1tap,—Ia there uny truth o the lhlyz,t; full ucconnt of tho ** politie fiot ont1 tement that sou * sasessmenta of L% Rulim=1 declina to snawor, Tlop.—And who contributwd to that fund 2 Itehm--Nobody, Rop.~Who was tho largest contributor 7 Iichim—Get out | Stop,—Havo you kept full rocords of al theso ac- comita? As this {uterview had laken placo on thio door-step, and Jake haviug got thorvuguly chilled, bo Lejug in his shirt-slecves uid nlippors, bo et lant giided i und aiainn.el tha door, and deelited to answer tho abuvo questiou, alss the pubil miglt bava boon turther eu- tghtencd, g THE GRAND JURY. BIILL BTUPID. Tha cotiple of dozen men who ars daily gath- ored togethor tu ap upper chambur of the Gov- ernment building to hold o secrat council for tha iuvesligation of whisky frauds, are rapidly gatu- ing tho reputation of being a vory dilatory and altogether (so far as tho publio are coucernad) an unsatisfactory crowd. Singe last Fridsy no movo Lus been made by them in tho matter of taking teatimony in any ot tho important coges. Tho week bas DLeen passed in usologs and tedlous exsminatlioa of wit- nosies fn amall counterfelting casos, which h d boen practioslly dschied by Commissioner Hoyno provionsly. Moinwhile, the same gseno lins Loen repested down-st irs in the United Statea Court, where only minor ofeuses havo Leen fr.el, Takou togetber, theentire |.rocsedings seem 10 outshiers tobvo beon of | the very weakeat des.viption, 0 far sa_regirids rosulta, Yeatorday mormng tho Grand Jury wssoublad at thedr custemary titwo, the {ndividual membera statking into the jury-zoom with the aame vidbls senso of importance which they huve ausumed from the com- meuccmont, Having #oited thewselvea fu the most comforiavle atthudes whi b tho primitive atsloof the furniture llowed them to sttain, taey proceeded to take up the bnviness of tha day, au'laid vut by District- Attornoy Bungs. The first' cass was® that of {bo prococloun youth, Jobn Smith, whosu examination befora Commissioner Hojno wem noted in yesterday'n Tnmune, Smith hias bean §n tho habit recently of visiting retail cligar storss and purchesing b.ceut clgar, in payment for which Lio always toudered a 5u.cent note, Ab thla cur- renoy wan counterfait, it wili 03e1ly be scon that Smith not only got_a cheap ‘smioke, but ho aliw rosived 43 ceuts in good monoy. His Jan waa xcellont, aud it tia conld ooly have carcud it out for & lenzth of ifine, ho might Bnve bocomea wealthy mian, Un- fortuately bis aspirations were cliocked by an oficor of 1hy law, whio arresia) iru. Tue next case, whieh came un immediatoly aftor ro- asscrbling st 2 o'clock, Was that of suother young man namod Job Stedumsn, ' He ds snpposed to bo tu collu- sion with the womuwhit culsbrated counterfuter, Juck Uughcs, and beforo he sas arrested suoceeded in shoving quita o quantity of tho *quesr.” Uuo 33 bili wan paseed on uolf, a muioun-keopar on Clark o a tadman was -m-n&: at Englowood, whero he op- erated for soma tim uccuss, The chiel witncss sganet bin was Pater O rjenter, & hotel-keeper, Tue Jucy djouraed ahorlly afiar 3 oclock untyl thia moralug. A ———— THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, A distiller who was yesterdsy ratuor almiossly wandoring around the encrod precincts of the Custom-Houso stopped a passing reportor, and askod, “When ara they going to ariost the other fellows ? " + Wit othor follows ? * gnorled the slightly satonisbied reporter ; ** who do you mean that you want arcested 2" “ I don't want anybody arrested ; but I want to know whon tha revenue oflicers are golug to got thosa men that used %o bolp Jake Robm and flesing run us fellows,—that'y what I want to koow. ©What do you moan by saying that anybody ‘run’ you? " € # Why, you know aas woll as I do that in Ir- vin's timo tho Riug uscd to give us just such Gaugers and Btorokeopers ns wo paid for, nnd you ought to know tlLat thiero wero, as wo ui- derstond iy, four mon in the Ring—two beside i Hestug and Rehm, Yon know cthiat, didu't you 2" The reportor suugested that he bad heard a rumor somoething Like that, but he hala’t hoard that theia woie moro than two in the Rivg, *Well, 1 always supposed that there wore {(:ur, lu:ll L kuow tbat wo halto put up on thut an ara going o be arvosted.” Tha roportor didu’s know, and sud 20 aa o walked away, THE NOVERNSENI'S COUNARL, A gentloman u U ovesnuent rervce yoatentay aiked a roportor wny he bal % plichud Tuo " tno counnel for the Goverutment, ‘ue peruun scconted ex. plained that by didu't know that ba had * pilehod into" auyrody, but sdded isat bo belioved that ho a0k 0tly s tho whole yarty by culiing thom o Great Uuready, In fict, thers has seemed fo bo the mowt marvelous snd poculisr syatem of nvoliing the trisl of cortain cuson thiat can posniLly be imginsd, 1t (v undorutvod that this dea of not doty thinys i {n pitrauance of & * policy ” which his Leun adapicd by sumebody in sutuority. This umsavory word + policy," which csrries ons back to Andrew Jahnaon's i uot clearly oxplutnad, but it b podaflia that oveuta inay Jusiy the of delay whith liava so fur bevn the oaly judicauun of wio * policy ¥ adopted, 1444 now announced that tho larger casca againat mambers of io Ting, espacially thota atoly contieetud with Jt, wi.l uot be trled "untll ihe noxt torin of canrt, et 48 likaly 10 mesu a postponsiucut of sown mouths, TO-DAY, Bealds the smatlar easen montionod by the Aslat- ) jut-Aucrnoy us Ukely to be culled today, it wen last syenlug aunouuced that Josoph Ruadolph, sslorday reforred (o in tlLode colutun, would lod on to-day, and that hiv cave woulk Ve At once brougtit to trisl, Tuls rovemeat appeu strauge, becative, as bas befors Leen nuted, tha fudict- 1nent wielust Juolyb appears kLoat aa aliglitly sup- ported 24 any on the List, HOW IT MAPIENS, A gentleman counectod wilhtha dlatilling business in Ciuciuuatl wss yestorday fouud ot the Palmer louse, and accosted Ly teporter who wiskied to fnd out what ho could sbout tho Lusiness 1o Olfo. ‘The geatlemun fu question re- spouded $0 tho Az 6 fab and gouero! swllo, and sald, "1 yresume (Lo redsou Wiy basn't bevn ouy trouble down vur way fs lhat wu have atl beeu honcut,” aud then he lauglied woftly, *f How could it Lave Lacn, thie,” roplied the roport- er, * thit y0u nudersald L Louoet ulst) ora 1o ica- 03 Jou know they sll complan tlat Jou geutianicn urt ed thein luto ths crooksd hustuess by undersediug thews whet JOuF cork GF IaNU(ctUT Wl gecator thau hefact s, 1 dont belleva anybody forcod tho Clleego dleilleds to Fun crootod, Aa foF e, we Lo Ueve in obeylug the laws sud taking advas o of 1bom e wo caid 00 It duuide the aafoty L, 1 Tiva ey \ cago ybic. 8 Wero, though I do stola s Ll herasud (ory but 1t was fu such mwall uure ou bue jiroof, spu o Uido tho buat of the wantsge, In tuw and Lhey expect you {o shaw * now 1 want to kuow whieu tho othior two | putting O1f aud genorat wwiom | aray 1t wan poaniblo £ get throngh pethape3 to § gl Tote n Tarrey ani La1s WA & blg. ineome. even at tho smallest Ag ers have 10 ibe pald for doing thelr +DId thn G part in auch amail stoala 7 “Nag only trnat them well, and_talk pleavantly, ani porhiaps giva Uucir rriven ailk dress at Chrlutuman of { much o thatanll oy riog e gt * You don't_believe, then, that any ring fe going to Mg up In Cinclnnati 7" * sy ® ot nure Uiera 4 Bol—T rasy say T Know thero an't.! NEW TORK NERVOUBNEHS. The nnsioty shaut tho result of the Whisky-Ring axjonrea iu Chicago Ia by no inaxng confned 60 thia clty, but In felt fu New York, whers many of thn liquor houses aro rualiug futo print to deny that thay ever had sny crooked deslingn w'l Chigigo _ro:tifiers and distitiors, Bome daga wgo Mr, P, O, Doyd flew into the arma uf tho Herald 10 assert that he had not 1oer. ity of any complicity with Golsen, Lut & fow asser- tions from tho latter party uppasrod to eattlo Lia case, A later caso of {he Rune kind 14 that of Seth Ely, commisslon merchant, whoss name lLins never brer: with Parker R. M , OF &Dy one in Culcagn, bul who, nevertheless, has wied the ‘S to procluim the fallowing 1f Mswon's whinky waa * crooked.” I dldn't know it, the Governiuent oflicisls here, As soon a8 ¢ consigument of whirky reschos me 1 aenc for & Government Ganger, whese duty it s to examine the atampa and s~e thit the liquor liay pald the taz. ‘When [ seil, thn cerfificats of this oficial isn voucler for tho straiylitnzen " of the whisky, It 1 aell 1o 1. refiner he has 1o inform the Goverument of tho pur- cliane, anather G wuger vialtn hit, and lio pays anothcr foc of 11 centa o barrel, fa T dfd. " Tius, 3ou see, thert {na doublo check nn whisky de.lers, aud ‘one which it 18 hard to got o My books shiote that evory barrei of whisky 1 have sold for Mason, or enybody else, hias Teen fuspacted and cartifiod to by tho proper oficer, Gunger—not mine, M, Ely uppoars to have Leen talking to a partieular- 1y unsophis:icated reporter, for any ono in that pro- feeslan In Chicago would have told him that the w York conld not. and would not pretenu 4 fnspoetion whether & certaln lat of hipp) under the Indla.rubber m: thod or nly evide icx: that the Culcagn pullie bave of Bir. I y's hundilug crouked whisky ta Lis pocullatly th'n exlsnation, Wedneaday evening somo rovenus officers solzel about $:0 worth of Lighwines aud a roughly-made vp- 1 aratun for manufacturing the same at & placs on Wes® Randolph stze t, nesr thy river, Warrnts ara out for 1 tho parties eald to be Interesiod In the concern, — ELSEWHERE, MILWAUKEE, EIOAT INDICTMENTS FOUXD, Bperiat Disyateh to The Chicago Tribune, Mrtwaugee, Wis., Jan. 13.—Ths Grand Jary to-day returnad oight indictmants in the whisky cases, and wers dismisscd tili Tuesdav noxt. with strict injunctions of secrecy, as most of thie pereons indictad live out of town, and thero may Lo some dolay fu effecting thsir arrest. The ofticers of Court wero lso strictly enjoinod to avold giving names or sny information thas ! migbt load to the facts leaking out, 1t is under- stood, howovor, that oniy tvo of these fndict- moutaara of any importance, and that thoan must bo ox-Spociat Agont Conkling and ex-8u- pervisar Muao, aeainst both of whom damna- tory ovitonce 14 known to have Leen collect- ed, It was impossible for wituesses to bo wought for and bronght bofure Jury, snd reseirches made In all paris of the Stalo for tesdmony, without some factn isakiug out, and thus it Bas como {o Lo suspected, if not poaltively known, tht all the persons inaieted wero small-fry officers of tae Government and whisky-men, with tiie akove o exceplions, sud that tho proof was ample that Conk- linz was 40 tho halit of recelving teular payments froin the whleky ton—in Romo canes $10 to $100 each. per week, aud in others $10 10 $50) por month. In tho cand of Munn, it is said similar paymonts wero proved, Thoeo poyments were made i Tect to partion nsmad by tRe whisky-men individually, aud not fnto the_common fund and divided pro rate as &t Bt. Loufs. In Milwaukee, each Governmont o cor 20 for {nventigated was Lns own undivided whirky ring. Tue hst of indictments will be mado puhlic whieh tho arreats aro made, but §¢ may be positivly understood thit thero ure uo indlctments of promf. nent poruons, withs tho sbove oxceptions, The cliolce ‘maorsols are ruserved for the last. INDIANAPOLIS, TUE M'GRIPY CASE. IxpmaxaroLts, Jan, 13.—Joho W. Bingham was tbo priucipal witoess examinod io the M- Griff caso to-dav. Ho tostified to having made arrapgemanta with MeGrift tor shipping crookea whisky eimilar and employes, paving him €200 per month for bis services. Witness was uainted with Dartridge, Btorckeeper at Patoka, but bad tio know.edge a8 to whether he wan fu the elique. Had no partlcular_arrangement with Lia brother s t ooryupting any Goverument officisle, tho names of whom_were i, P, Brusher, John llogan, James Hill, Col. Simonson, Msi,' Phidips, Lewis Monford, Merifr, Buyder, Eberweiiy, and Alliler, These oticer Wera paid liborally for their servicos, and in additior to which Moaars, Marsh und_DBiogle, raflroad sgents. sero {neinded b tho Ring, Witness dfd_not remem- bor ever L. ving convarsed with Philiy Eborwain, in witleh o (wiliess) sald ho canld steal enougl awa) from MvAriff witiout 1alang_ him futo tho cunspiracy, ‘The Governmant lhore announcod that they woutld reot tho cnwe with thin wwiltoss, after waich the de- fonse callod sovoral witocescs, ‘who lostified to the anesal good character of tho ‘defentant, and the oy oo whs thien cloiad; and axunent commenced by Uol, Trusaler for tku Guvermaeut, —_—— LAFAYETTE, IND. CLOQKED DARHELS, Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicans Tridune. LArAvETTE, Ind., Jan, 18.—8uporvisor Huat, of Indianspoli, and Revenuo Agent Gavatt, of Michigsn, are bero invortigating revenuo ma'~ tets. 'Thoy hava to-duy cauded tho weizure of 430 whisky barrels at tho depot and the cooper- shop of o prominent baricl-maker. Tho staves opposite the bung-liote were mado yery thick, which would enable the distliler to defraud the rovenus of from twato three gallous oo exch go, Nearly 2,000 of teso crooked Bave been Juade on ab order from, and sent to, s prowiuost Idnols dis- thilor, E5 - 3 ——— COL. MATTHEWS. AT BYRINGFIELD, ILL. Special Dwpateh to T'he Chicago Tridune, i Bemsaviey, Il Jan. 13,—Col. A, O. Mat- thews, Ruvoutts Buporvisor, arrived hero to-day. He says o camo hero to oo what further there has Losn done. 1n the whisky cases, Ho find: littlo dona #0 tar, Lnt propores comiug here nost Monday, whon, sl the counterfeliny cases being out of tho wi wlinky cisce wili by exclusively at- (end.d to, sud Bupiryisor 31.ithiws proposcs to en- Chver tho business vo that the wituesson will all conc aud tell ull they kuow, Ile names lodeman, he St Louls witnes Ieutificd with crooxed operatious st Levanon, e THE WEATHER. WasnmxoroN, Jan, 14.—1 &, m.—For the Naw England and 3iddlo Btates clear or fuir westlior will coutinuo, with tue temperature balow freez- g, northiwest to southwest winds, rising fol- lowed by talling barometer in Now Englaud, avc fallivg Larometar during shoe duy n tho Middle Htates, For the iake reginn, ciosr or cloming weatuer, low but slowly rising tomperatuare, with south to west winds and elowly (alitug barom- oter, LOCAL ODYEATATIONS. 11cAdo, Jan, 13, Win Tain Wiber. Time, llhr. T Lo, a3 " Maxium thermmeter, 33, Minhinum, URNLUAL OBIEUVATIONS, Ciir3a00, Jan, 13—1 “Hiation, |ar, [ Thr Wind; it Weathor, it { Cheyenns,.[10.18] 17|W.. freati... | Biamarck.,. | ! Brack'rgeld | Eacunabu .. |40.03) ! 51 eutis U7 N, By g L0 B W, Leavenw'th |30, 411 Plke's l‘tal‘u SUICIDE, Special Duvatch tu The Chicago Trivune. Davesiront, Jan, 13,—Cuaroline Gest, & young German glr! of ting city, comuntted snichle yos- torday by shooting heracl? through tho cheas with rovolver. Sho had Loen soduved by s wan namea leary \Vuil"em-r, whom sho had declarod she would also kill, but did not. Syecusd Ihavtch b a4 ridunc.y Wareuy 1L, Jan, 13,1, Fiuk, a (armer livtug in Milan, 10 mlca o so from lioro, killed Limsalt nighc bufore lagt with w mistol, lis was | sotnewbat dorunye ], \Lougu about what is not kuown, Ho was mair.ed, and leaves quite & famuly to wourn his uutiaely takiog off, - ¢ MASCN C. Srectal Disvateh to The Chieago Tribune, 87, I'avL, Miun,, Jan, 13.—After the lustalls- tion of cfticers in thio Masouio Grand Lodge to- day & Jonal, the work of & Chicago artut, wau resoutod the flav, Charles Criswold, the retir- ug Urend Mautor. It svy of jtwas “ crooked,” it was the fault of the | to thut of other Guager | e, HAPPY CINCINNATI! | She Secures the Session of tho Natlonal Republican Convention, A More Dofinite Iden BSecured of tho Chances of tho Various Presi- dential Candidates, The Hopes Only of Morton, Bristow, and Blaino Reckoned Yesterday. Morton and Bristow Hug the South to! Their Bosom, and Distrust Ohi- cago and Philadelphia, Speetas Dipateh ta The Chicaao Tribuns, Wasminaton, D, C., Jan, 13.—Tha moeting of | the National Republican Committen here to-day was controlled by Prasidential conaideratinus. The candidates whose intoreats wers actively advocated in the doliberatious aud io the choice were Morton, Dristow, and Bisine. The ad- vocacy of these candidaten was not publiciv avawed, but, oprivately, it was conatantly, al- thougr contidentially, conceded. Tho koy to the contest waa this MORION. Morton proferred a location 8s far Bouth s peesible. o expucts to have sl the dalegatas from Louielspa, Missnoippi, Mubsas, Gootgis, sud probably from uther Soattiern States. o osturally desited to bave tho place of meeting a8 near as to the nuclous of his atrenath. Thin conld ko best occuplod b the clisicn of Cincine ' noti. That locality would give Morton the addi- l 1 i the Grond : + lug roeult: 1 adep tional advantate of beiag contizuong to his own Btate. Mortou waas prosent at the delivarations of the Committoo, and scemed to have good cootrol of ki fricade. LRISTOW, Bristow's friends, fur n similar reason, deaired Cinciunats, Thav roly upon baviug the entire Keutacky delenatiou, and ta-day declarad thay they wera canfidont of having Oblo. Tucy do- cided, theroforo, that Cincinuati would bo tholr best rallyiog-point, The friends uf both Br:stow and Morton clsimed that tho atmosphera of Chi- cago waa friendly to Blalue. This was ancther roason for them againat Chicago. BLAINE. Tho majority of the Dlaino masn. howover, voted fo Pintadoiphis. They imagive taat Blainn would lavasome prestige in kis native Stato ' that be might not bave olsewhers, notwithstand- Ing the fact that tho Republican Couvontion o that Btate has alicady declared for Hartrauft The Chicago delegates wera not influanced by any Prosidential considsration, A coalition b tween Philadoiphis and Chicago votes xas nt- temptod n the interval botweon tho morning and evening sesaion, It was proposed to thresten Morton that if ho did withdraw his votes from Cincinnatitius coalition would selozt Pluladel;:hia ‘Tho condition of the baliot at that thno re dered this proposition probabla. Tho by was ¢ Cincinuati 20, Pbiladolphia 16. Cincaco necessary to achoice, 22. The union of Lbicage and Puitadelphia would then have givea Linsjor- itv_for thia placo. Tlus coshtion was formed, aud would bave been successfn! had it been Los wible. Aas the fiusl bailot locating the Conven- tion at Cinoinnati Juve 14 shows (Ciucinnati 22, Chicago 18, Philadelpbis 3, tha canlit:on conld not control all of the Pluladelpbia votes. I'broo remained with Philadelphis, and 2 went to Cincinnati, whilo but soven went to Cuicagn. ‘The Istter requirod & more votes. Cinciunaty was chosen by axnctly the nece<«ary number of votes, There'ds s kuod doal of fecling notxecn che Morzon aud Bla:ne men on account of this Tho cbarge 18 made that many of tho prosies bavo always voted tho Democratic tleket. HOW WILL IT AT:ECT THE LENUTI O THE CON- GREYSIONAL BESNION ? Congressmen who have boen longest hare say that tho choice of time renders a sesslon nunl Aug, 1 probable. It hes often buou thr custom for Congress to st unti afier both politieal couventiona have adjouroed. Botu parties_ganeially teview in Congross the respectivo platforms.” and put their party records into wpeechies for dintribution fn tho campaigy, ‘Tay Domseratic Coveution i8 oot hikely 1o be hield uotil after the Ropubhesn Con- veution ndjourns, ‘Tha tendouey m the Honse will be to withhold the 1eporis of mauy of the Investieatiug Committees untii after the Ho- publican Convention, aad 1o that event tho Re. publicau Seuata would La likely to preveut un sajournment uatl oounter statements could be walo 1o roply to tne rejorts of thesa Domo- cratio fuvestigations. Lue 1dications! thero- fore, ara that tho sossion cannut ba tormioated much before Aue. 1. Tiothe sonctated I'ress.) CINCINMATI WINH, WasnNaToy, D, 0., Jan, 13.—The Republican Nutiouat Crmmitteo met this moring m the Ar- lington Hotel, and was cal.od to uraer by ex-Gov. Moigan, of New York, who said: *Tha Natiunal Commitrea Las assembled for thu purpose of tnkiug the first atep in tho Preaidontial camuaiun for the present year, Its duties aro vory simple, —the fizing of the time aud place tor boiding tho National Convention." The Clerk, tho Hon, William Chandler, called tha roll, whon it waa fouad thas eizhteen of the original membera wors prosont, aud thirieen by proxy. Aftor dobate, all the proxies wers ad- miteod. The Committee then heard one member from each delegation from the cities, adking that the Nationa! Counvention be held at the pluces which they uswed. OTI0 CITIES, Gon. Garfleld eatd that the Convontion onght to be hold whero 1t would do tho most good Lo the Rejublican party, Ohio wad now one ot the closest of tho Repulilican States, but Lo hopsd it would uot be 8010 the future, and was al«w one of the great Westorn States, and would lead in tho olection in Octo.cr next, in oompanmy with 3 \ino, Now Hampmuire, and Iodiana. Wo ean- not afford to lose Obio aud save tho olection to the Republican pacty, A~ to tho Uity of Covo- Iand, suiticiont money has boen subsciibied to buld a wigaam, and furnish all thoe otbor nee- capary accutumodations. Mr. Sborwin, of Cleveland, made a fow ye- marks 1 favor of that city, Uov, Noyes gave his ruasuns why the Couven- tion whouid bu beld at Cincibusti. The Olio dolegation was bero ln bobalf of no particular Presideutinl candidato, and he showed tho po- titical advantage of holding the Conveution there, The Exposition Building would hold 15,000 perdons, aud tho hotel uccommodations were awply suiliciont. cuicAao. Mr. Medill advoca ed Chieago, and spoke of tho arrangemonts made with tho raitroad coiw- paviea tor tickets at reducod ratos, guwing cusv sud cheap sccous to the aity, The botol a. modations aro amplo, with modusted prices. ‘Tae Inter-Btato Exuibiticn Iwlling is tho larg- ent Btructuro io this country, with the exception. cpbapy, of the Centeuntal main bailding, and L well sujtod, 1 all its sppointments. for the Couvontion, It mill seat fiow 25,000 to 30,000 rorsony, {1 sddition to the space required for thu ‘onvention. llo presoutod, also. other coasid- eratious nhy Chicsgo sbould bo setectod, Haratogs Spriven. Philadeiplus, Washington, Now York, aud Ban braucisc woro urged, aud 3r, Creawel!, o1 Woat Virginia, tuvited tho Con- youtivn to weet av Wheoliug, THE VOTES. An informal vote was thon taken, viva voce, for fixiug lhnénlmcu of meating, with thy follow- inciuvati, 16 Chleago, L Ibila- deIplis, 95 Clovelind, 4; Saratoge Bprivgs, 3: Boston, 15 New York, 15 5t. Louis, 1; Wash- wgtou, 1. . A formnl ballot was then taken, with tho fol- Tlowing result s Cinciunuti, 405 Chicago, 7; Phil- Ell. 1, Twenty-one votos aro uucsssary bo » choice, wo ballots weore subsoquontly taken, with this roeults Cinciupati, 203 Pinladelptus, 14: Chicsgo, 7. No chuice, 23 vuies bowg ucces- wary, Au adjournment was theu taken ull aftors uoon. . EVENING RESIION. The Committoo tesssomblod at 7 o'clock, when tho Chanmnun stated that the frst Ludiuess in order was thy solection of » piace for noldivg the National Copvention, but,, as Lhoro was u musuudersiandiog concotning the hour of teot ing, tho Comuwittee tuok up the teyort of the Bub-Committee on tha call forthe Conveution in order to afford $wo tor the slyont menbuny to airive, "Tua Commities vonsidered tho call ot tho Couvention, sud, efter slight awoudumvuts, adoptedit, OTHER D'LLOTH. Tho Committes s:riud 82 voto by ballot fa- etead of viva voce for tho selection of the placa for holding the Couvouuon, with the Toilowiug resulc: Cioounati, 19§ Philadelvbia 151 Cla- cago, T; Whouung, b porsible | Anothor ballot was {aken resulting: nati, 173 Phisdelphis, 143 Chicsgo, 11 ‘Tho third bsliot atood: laciunatl, 10; Phitadelphta, 14; Chicazo, 9. Fenrth bollot: Cincinuard, 193 Philadelphia, 125 Clueazn, 12, Tifth bailot: Cincinoatl, 163 Chicago, 103 Phitadelohia. 10: Clovelsud, 1, Mr. Kemblo, of Pennsvivania, aald ho had ad- voeat2] uolding the Couventlon at Philadeinnia, not that tha paoplo thers had anv clalay, bue ba- cange ovorybady wan camiog t» Philadelphiathin cenzenninl year, therefors It was oraper Lhat the Convention should be invited to hold ita seesion In that eitv. To-dav two votes only svere re- quired for the selection of Cincinnatl. For hip part. be did nut thiok it proper that lie shold atand liero ¢o dalay the selection by further cou- teac, and therofore he sbould vote for Cuen- natd, that city having genernlly received the largast uumber of volea, Tue sixth bstlot stood: Cinciooati, 22; Chi- cago, 143 I'biladalnlua, 4. Clnoin-~ wera nocessary to & choice. Tha soventh bLajtot stood: Ot et Thacinmits 10; Ci 19 “ulith Latot: Cincinnaty, 19; Chieago, 19¢ Puiludelpila, 4+ Ciovaland, 1 o TILE FINAL BALLOT. ‘The ninth ball t was a4 follows : Wholo num- ber of voles cast, §i: nacessarv to & choico, 22: Cinvinnati 1ecdved 2), Chicago 18, Plula- ! Golyhiia 1. ‘I'ha Chair having annonnced that Cincinnati wan chosan as the piaca for tha Convantion. on motion of AMr, Scammon, of Chicago, the sclec- tion was mado unanimos, i THE TINE, On motion of Mr. Van torn, of Missourl, Wedneadas, the 1hth of June, waa designatea aatho time of meeting, It was reasived that when this Cominittes adjourn itadjoirn to meet at Cinennats on Tuesday, the 13th of June. Uov, Morzan expresssd bin gratification that the busingss of the Com:nittea bal heen bar- Cinclonati, 21; nuttee adjourned. THR CALL. The next Gnfon Rapublicas Natlonal Convention for the nnnintion of awdidites for Presid mt aut Vies Fresid ot of the United Htates witl be =l m tun City { of_Cincinoatl, on Wednesday, the 14th dav of Juus, 150, at 12 0'clock, noon, std will consiut of dulezites from each State equnl o tirlce the numbor of fia B ¢ eguten f10m each organized Territory and the Diatrict of Colnmbin, 1u calling Conventions for the elestin of the Cominittees of the gaveral Htat- are recomumended_to invito all Jepublican elestors, and all other voters, without ragerd to paat poiitical iliferonced or previon party attliations, weho aro op- poerd 10 reviving mectional Iaauss, ani desirs to pro- mota frienly fesling aud porniueat harmony trougiout the country by malntaining and eaforcing all €1 st 1domal i guta of every citizen, fucluding tn full wnd froe exerelwo of the Fgat of suffrage, witaout {otimid.tion wnd without fien who are in fuvor of the continuel {shment of all oticlal dishoaeety, und - an cconnmiral adminfstration of the Goverumeat iy Uoneat, falthful. And cApAbYS o irery : who Are in r of muking Ruch reforma In thy Coverament at perienco sy from time t thn) e zeat s whn are oppased 10 upatring tho eradftof the axti by do | precistiug sny of fts obifyations, und o fuvor of wis- ates, honor 3 who hod bt the eomtnou-n:honl aystem I the niv oy 0f Amer 'an liberty, st 1 twain tainod by siutely free from se tard i cautrol linva 4t for the promotion of thewe rnl Wrention of ths Giveramunt #bo il coutlnua 1o Le contidud ta thess wito sdlere ta the principles of 1371 *la support them ad incarpor sted 1 the Con it 304 Lavws, nud who are In {avor of reorganigns sn wteengtuening the fandameati pidnciple of nalon. unity fu tuds centeunial sugivers.ry of the 1 1 D. Monaan, Chairman Terubli-an Nations! Committes, Wat, E. COANDLER, Seeretary. THL RIONERN. ‘Ths adlreas was si Alabamn ; Powell Clayion, Arkausas ; €. Gornam, Catfornia s Marshal fawell, Con- nectic it 3 8. sgton, Dalaware : L, Con- vaver. Florid LY Scammou, Iinows : Oliver I, Morton, Indi ann; W, B, Allivon. Jowa: J.J, Ingalls, Kao- una; W. C. Goodloe, Tentocky: B. Pacl ard, Loul W4 P, Fry,” Maino; C, C. Fultow, Murvly Massachu- setts ¢ Wiliam A, Howard, Michigan; Jolu T, ill, diinneso.a; O. C. French, Musie- mppi: R T. Van [orn insonrt 3 Cunningbam, Nobraska: Wikawm IT. Ch. J New Hampabito; A. G. Cattell, Now Jaeoy Cdstn D, Morzan, Nov York oreph C._Kb- bott. North Caroltoa: B. R. Caxan. Omio; T, H, Mitebell, Ornzan: Waliam 11, Kemble, Ponn- sylvanin; Wil jam D), Braytos, Ruole 1sland; JJe terson, South Caroting birg, Tennessea: Groreo Nichiols. tow [ Vermon . Wells, Jr., Viremian: Hona Creswel (. Virgima s T, 0, Howe, Wisconsin: J, A, Hub boll, Colarados J. P. Kidder, Dakata: 8, 8. Smoot, Distiiet of Columbia; 8. B, Lldins. Now Meaico, PTowell Clayton, of Arkacens, representad Toxns in adition to his own State, sul J. L Mit-hiell reprosented Montana, snd John C \i‘ew nlzlvreauuwd Wromiug, snd Afty-mx sigoed the call. RAILROAD NEWS. RAILROAD DISCRIMINATIONS, The Bonrd of Trade Committoo ou failroad Discriminatious mot agam vesiorday moarping As foriy-four votes wero cast, twnhly-flnw ' momanals transacced, sud, on molioy, the Coa- | Fn't the Kanms City, . atnrs anil Itepresentatives in Conyress, and of two dul- | Jrovezatian aua gun, taining fn ovary way the natlonal fuillr and Anncist , firet woek o Januar; d by Gearge K, Spancer, | Garrae | dler, ¢ 7, 3f. Them: | . tracts, ; world' tickat-oflice at the Centennial gronndi of Philadalpbis. Tho raliroads ars willing roditca the ratoa to oneand one-halt fare for t! round trip, but the Exposition Directors are nd satisiled with thin, It ia claimed that tho Exposition Ditoctors in this mattor in tlio intereat of the Toutl Ofea of Cnok, Bon & Jonkine, which (s the Ne all tho local rates within soveral hondred mna York Ubransi of tno World's Tiek Odica of Thomas Caok & Sen London. ~ Thin firn has monopolized thy passonger business at the Lzpasition .at Viennf a fow yonrs azo, aud his agaln made srrange monis with the roads of England. It Is no! d-mirona of accuring tho sama privileges lo th counlry, asiline alithe throngh, rogaiar, and exs cursion tickots feom Philadelphia by sll tha lines including wtoamboat and hotel “chargen, manopolize this businoss, they tntend to srect § The Uoveral Ticket Agzontsof the roads this conntry ray thay can manage this basineo themaclves as well as a monnmli. snd they mean to doit. For this russon they have s t ponted & committes of thirtesn to make tht necessary arraugomeonts, Bo far, howaver, thi vommittod has nat basn ablo to make any are ransemast on acacunt of the stubborunoss of the Ceutennial Directors. JOWA RAILROADS, The Burlington Latekeye publisiies the follow, ing intorestiog statiatics regarding the Iowt raidroads: There are 3, Towa, rapresontlsig thir: ) Mars'snd braoches, Th o 18 §21,996,(38,50, an averago valuo, as showa by Audlb ur Bbermoan's report for tla past year, of $5,8id.40 inila, swhich fe an_increass over tha avers of 1973 of $15.14 per mile, The Chaloaxo, a & Pacilo Iuirosd has the highest sssessed value any road onerited {n the Btats, the main lins bain oazeased 8t $3,393,1'2; the Clicago & Northwest coming movs, at $105,6:3: and the Dutiingon 4 Stiseonrd River in o @001 1hird, at $1,39%,113,~ita tof g 18 0 >0t srith all {ts braucties, amonnting to . Thr shactest pieca of tvid operdsd in State is that portion of the Misvoun, lowa k Nlhnla 5,421 milea of raiironds in the Bt walch passes over Tows soll, and which, nsseased :_1.;4)0 per mule, haa ouly a valution in Buata Tha Chieago, Rock Taland & Pacifia 1 asseasod of 10,700 yer miia 3 the Chic o & Northwiatorn at $10, Joseph & Gouncil Blua af w Molues st 83,3007 the TIlk the Barlington I Stievug 500: Ob tho K-ok 1k Red 0ik Lranch, $3,00 daway Valley Rlr) sl st The Burllagton, Cedir Raplds & Minnesoss and the Ghicago, 1t -k T4land k Pacifia lead all others In lengtly operatiug 3 tritla avar 434 milen enh, with the fractiod in favor of the Burhngton, Cedsr Rapids & Minnosols 1aking it the Lougest road In the State, The Chicay & Northwestsra haa 5% miiss: Illinois Central, 362y the Burlington & Sissourt River, 233; with 1ta bragelx, (RN X ITEMS, Nineteon car-loady of matorials with which t§ erect the Janaunso dapartmeant of tue Centons oial Fxporition at Phila lelplia arrived hero yes tordsy morvins, snd wero shippad for theis deatiuntion by tha Pitabarg & Fort Wayno Rall- roud Iast evening. Abont 103 more ear loads of Japaurwe arucl+s destined for the Centonnial Esposition ars 10 ed to o through thua cit: ‘Tha fte-eiva- of tha Missoard, Keoras & Texae Railronl furniabng tha foilowinz apuroximate ntatement of the narnings ol that rosd for the Fralght Passunyor. Mail.., Exprest Totaloaa, Correr.ondi eriod it ‘year FiXiNG RATES FOR LUMBER AND ICE. Siwval Duvateh to The Chiearo Fribuns. Drrnoir, Mich., Jan. 13.—Tbo Geners! Fralghh Azouts of Michican and Obin railroads mef hero to~day to overhaul tho freizht-rates on lume bar and tranaact certiin other basiness. Reso- lutions were paunod for uverhsuliug the switch- chargos at Toledo ; that tho ratea fixed for lume« bor trom lake ports apply only to lnmber shipped. by lake turougi the laks ports, or oo a through= cougract; that rail Lines from lako poris ba not allowed to molicit sbipments in the Baginaw Vailey or make contracts via lake aud rail a5 agaivst all-rail rosds; thst the ratea azreed hpon from all points on lnher and foe when conmzue:l to points boyond thiose hereto- foroagreed upon to local atations or conuecting b not decteased, unlass it bo necoessry lu ordor ta reacl Bomo cometing prins thnt can bo reacand hy otaor lines at a pro rate; that the rates on ico from competiog Paints vorth of Totedo to Cincinun'i and other cominon yulu!fl ba made tio wams per car of 20,000 pounds a~ lumber ; that the rate from Howsrd ity to Cincinpat b not less than £30 por ton, whilo tho rate . £43 from Graud Rapils and agiw : that the rate on lumber from Geand Rapiily to Bollairo and Wuecling be tized at 700 tor 10 tons, and declariog tbat thorate of 1§ conis par 106 pounds from Detroit to Cincinnaud for barloy fram local Cansla points wore made to apply only to ehipments nnder through-cons Puo noxt moeting will ba Leld at Clioae © go, Feb. 10, ot balf-past 9 o'clock. Mr, E. B. Stevens 1n the | chair, ond 3r. W, T, Baksr nctlog na Sooratary. Mr. Pope said that evidence had eomo Into bix possessfon dusiug the past few days—whicl, howaver, wna not yot ready for the public— which vbovad bevond a doubt tast the Norih weatern 88 well aa tho Soutbwestern business ! bad beon diiven away trom thid city by tho dis. crimiuations of tha railroa:ls. Mr, H, C. Wicker, General Freight-Acent of the Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad, appearea before tho Committee, and, in reply to ques- tions, stated that the Wisconsin roads wero taking freight to Milwaukeo frow all points south of Foud du Lac sud in Mmpesots at tho sama rotes to Chicsgo, which was virtnally s crimination in favor of Chicazo. Tho W constn and Alinne:ota shiprers, howsver, vro- farred to sbip their graiu and flour to Mlwankes, £or two reasons, 1o tho first place, the grain inspeated w Milwaukes brought igher pricos in the Fast than that msjected in Chieazo, ‘Thoon, oviug to the competiston uf the Detroit & Mil- waukea and Grand Trank Ratroads with che Chieago pooled linow, the goods could be ehipped from that ctty to the East at oonsiderablv less than from Chicago, party duing th past_two yesrs 1o auy throuch ratos on gram to the Enst,” They wera charging wrbitra:y rates £rm ail points excopt Milwausoo, Thov hiad boen no_party to the making of lower ratos by tho Ited Lino, which Lad paid thom their fall pro iato. i Iu auswer to n question as to whether hiw by the managers of 1he pool at thia conferetico the duy orovious, Mr, Wictier saud thar thoy wero gotting 1> such rates. 1le admittod, however, tass thav wera getting mors per ton per milo thun tho puol Huck, which, lowover, did not indicats that they mude more profit. Un thy contrary, ho was wic.duud to baliova thut the ool fines mado moro au tuetr froight than bir fino did. It wax & woll-known fact that it cost moro 10 earty freight shore dintances than long ones, oints and lianl {t short distauces, wistle 1be poul riunn hud wothing woro to do with it than to hiteh on their vnxitics at Chicigo snl taka it to the poiut of dectiuation, which medo the ox- pensen of the Eastorn linos niach sialler, Mr, Popo inquired if no kuew of any other property bosldea wheut sl flonr that was ear- riod 1ust at loss thau turill rutes, g Mr, Wickor reptiod thut ha did not. "Tho great diflicutes, Mr. Wicker said, tho Wincousin ruude Jeading to Chicazo Ll to contend with was (hat tho Dutroit & Mlwauloo Rutlroad and the Grand taking froights from Milwautios ot ** cut " rates. This diticalty could bo overcome 1f thoso roady 1 Jowed the voal or adlivred (o tho #aMO Fated. He undoitood that offurts had boen made by tha pool hinen to sucure tua co-operation ot Lhese Lines, but without avail. ! 7Ny, Stoven's iwied if it bad not beon his ob. servation that shipnors would sdek chaunels + sway trow tho pool hines, tha ratos aud every- | thing elso bewy o jusl. | Alr, Wickor »aid bo oould not sgree with Mr. i Rteovus ou thus puint wntirely, 1t dovended mustly o low tho paol was mansged. Tha ! Iowa raads hald a pooling atrangoement ou thour buences to Umsaha and the suippers found ue fault with that ot all, because il was managod Lumy and equitably, Ho slso stated that hu ad to tuke Milwaukeo freight at tho eame ratos a8 from Chicago or not carrv it at all. A uumber of other questions wero put to and auswered by Mr, Wickor, but nothing bayoud what had alresdy been made puvlic was elicited. The moeting sdjourned antil Lalf-past 9 o'clock this moruing. EXPOSITION RATES. Thus far the raliroads bave ouon unable to agree upon & schedule of pacacnger rates to thy Trauk Bmlroad wora not o the poul, wnl were ! RELIGLOUS. M'CLOSKEY AND THE SCHOOL QUESTION.Y Kew Yorg, Jan, 13.—At o mesting of tho Council and Purochinl Committees of the Cathe olic Union to-pizht Cardinal McClaskoy delivor- ed an ad.lress, cougratulating the Unloa on the work sccompliabed by it, and enconrating 1t to still greator exartions. In roferriog to the diszus-lon at predont raging in rtelation to the Bitle in the public schools, he said that if this peraocation, wbich sppeara ta ba threaten=d, is to co ue, let it coms, and they ; wotld emereo Irom 1t bettor Cothiolics than evar, Iy rond bad now been 8 | i divitaty of Cliriat rouds woro gottinee such ratio s wore assertwd i wino, sl yet ho waa odsured that tho penitend 11a had to pex up hid freight at diTerant | Thus troubla, he thaught. wag uot going to_be a religious ono, but s political troubis. Prot- estants ha:l nghtad tha firo aod exoeated tho Cetholics would wnpply tho fusl ta keap it alive. Ha urged them not to throw fag- gots on the tire. but as a caution aud advics on- treated them, in case the strugglo did come, thoy sliould to trne to cach other, their Chureh, and, above all. to thoss who wera tho lunocent causo of it,—thoir chuldron. 1ACODY AND SANKEY. PriapeLenzs, Jun, 13,—Tho Depot Churck to-night was crowdal o overtluwing, snd thou. nauas wero turned away. Mr, Moody spoke om conversion, told sbout the dylog thief on the cros3, and, in tho course of s remarks, waid ke lad more Jews wha did not balieve In the than for tho4o who beieved in the Savior and then rojocted 1im. Bpeakin) of the way to be uaved, Mr. Moody kaid bo hi no desro to speak sgainet the ordinances, but baptism was not necosMary 4 walvation, neither was tho adminiatration of the sactamout, N ono Lt baptized tho thief upon tho cross, No one Ll oiferad lum broad sud raspeet for the thiof was eaved. CASUALTIES, FOUR PERSONS DROWNED. Tovanszersie, N. Y., Jan. 18,—Capt, JosisR Briggs, of Coxsnckie, with his wife snd four children, wero drowned ln the Ifude son Diver Jast night, They wero returning from churcl, the mothor and cbildren on a hand-slod, which the Captuin waa propollivg ocross the nver, FATAL FALL. Speciat Dirpoteh ta The Chicago Tridune Quixer, 111, Jan. 18,—A mau nsmed Michad? ouncesy, from Polls, Ia., foll from the fourthe stary window of a hotel noar the depot in this city faat night, and was almoet fustantly kitled, Ho wae intoxicated whon ho went 10 bed, and, it i 18 supposed, arose in & liv of delidum tremens. ! Dhore wau, howevor, but littio prospect of thna, i TREF-FALLING ACCIDENT, Svecial Dispateh o The Chicaas Tridune, Fosn vu Lac, Wis, Jan, 19,—Louls Poquel, & furmer, at the town of Eden, Fond du Laq County, was seriously injared by a talliog tree yeaterday, and his rocovery 18 doubtful. prbeclallbs, EAST LIBERTY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. 487 LINRRTY, i, Jan, 13,—OATrLE=Rocolpts tou day, 410 ead, OF 5 cary of through and 23 for thisa yarde, wkiug 3,371 besd for dursa daya; beat, $3.15@ B.D mediut $3.00@0.30; common, $44844.767 atockers, $1.0).43.30 ; bulls, §1.0336.00, Tlous—Ii -colita 2y, 4,490 Load, and for thres anya past, 14,503} Yorkers, $1,0037,30; Phuladelphias, 7,51 b e~ toocipta 1o-day, 840 hesd. making1,149beed for thrvo days; aciling ut $4.0033.75 HEALTH LIET, ELIRALTEL LI T, Tiuy Maret’s Luiproved Hoslu Lift, prica §16 5 sit months' exerclve, $13 5 13 mouihs', §: th Lage Co,, Bailor M P, L. BMITH, Manager, Contonuisl Expostion ot Pluladelpbia, tho | MISCELLANEQUS. Contonuisl Commiosionens dumand that the | MAN WITIL 50 CAN DOUBLE H1S MONKEY soula stiould 1oduce tha Fatas to ono fare for th | AL, %07 to_ tauutha) busiios etablaned. "4 dasom round trip, which tue rallroads clsim theyaio uuable tu dv, 8y tus Exposition lasts for vevors! wontby, sud duriog tbat Hwo it would dustroy Ko, Tribuoe odice, “ANTEDACTIVERRN IN uvmv'mwn #E o 2L-a 4l o O4N e i NG RN e % cOorruiel