Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 16, 1876, Page 9

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNK: SUNDAY, JARUAKY 16, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. 9 — . WHISKY. Trouble Ahead for the ilwaukee Breth- ren. : yree of the Distillers at That Place fave Seen the Error of Their Ways, And Come Down to Chicago for Grace, Mercy, and Peace, 1, F. Hoyt Declares Parker E. fiason Did Not Testify Against Rim. Complaint Made by Hoyt Con- cerning G. G. Russell in 1874 Eo Collnsion with Relm or Hesing-- Who Shifted Gamgers and Storekeepers ? Dan Munn Gives Bail in ${5,000 and Comes Home. Tie Government Officers Explain Wiy They Accepted Thoss Pleas of Guiltye Schumacher's Trial---The Jury Find for Defendant, President Ackermen, of ihe Pekin Dis- Cempany, Flees from the ANOTHER EXPLOSION. 100K GiT 10R SEwS FROM MILWAUKEE. ‘The most cOMMON expres: iou when (he tull proportions of tho Chicago Lin wero made knowa by the errest of Rehm and Hesing was, ““Hell bas broke loose,” and it did s2em at that time as1f something vers like the sulphu- roas region bad escaped wheu high politiciass of bota paries were captured and taken before tho Commissioner and made to qre bal, wih the pleasant piospact of givine their gailty or met guilty before a petit jury. ¢ccmed, then, that **Hell had broke looss i Wken the. matter is closely examined, there will be found A STRIKING SDMILARITY betwaen the staze of things in Chicago and that Ia liloaukes. The firss seizares in Chicago and in Milwaukes were alike made on documentary eviienco brought out bv the examinaiion of books snd pavers. In this way only a part of thedistitlers in those placzs were gotten hold of, £nd, £8 a matter of course, none of the persons az the back of the Ricg. Tuesecond stepin the Chicago prosscutions was to accept certain pleas of guiliy from the rs, with tbe understanding that they were to reveal some secrets of which they were possessed, and, iu reality, fo give up the men who wese basking them with their influence rnd were receivig mouey in ex- chauze. Tie eftect of tlis compromize has al- it has Leoa only partially a3 to whether they were It teen caught, but there are others mot lesy puliy whose uames wnill not be openly counected with the Ring uatil the Grand Jary shall biave presented them in court, Testmouy 1:2& beea adéuced betore the presen: Grand jury implicating THREE OTHER PERSONS of note in the commumity, besiaes those who have been arrested. and the fact that Shufeldt’s lery is the only one standing VOW is, in it- g=if, pretty clear evidence of the very sweeping character of the prosecution against that brauch of tae business. ‘' parallal between Chicago and Milwankeo row remsing to be drawn. The Government oZicers in the latter citv went as faras they could on the strength of the testimony of the books, aud of vue or two zeutlemen who were wihing to give mp wha: they kuew. But they ackuowledge that they have not set gotten to the bottom of the Fing there, and the same tactics which hava been eo successfully need in Cluearo are, it1s reported, about to be repeated in Mi'waukee. ; It 18 well known thatdanng the last threo 258 TUREE MEMBENS OF THE MILWATUKEE RING have bee in Cbicugo 1 cioze converes with Su- or JMatthaws at lus botel, and 1t 1 sur- mised, with & goud deal of reason," tust theze gentlemen have bexged o on the same terms that were extended to their brethren in Chicago. It is alleged that they bave promived to zive up the secrets of the Miwaukee Ring, imphicating high ofiicials in that city who Liave not heretofore been broaght into counection with the Ring. The present session of tue Grand Jury mn dhlwaukee is quite likely 0 have before it just abont the fame quality of. imony as that given here by W. Golsen, 'arker R. Alason, and others of that il TUE EFFECT OF TUIS BOMLSUELL on Milwaukee people may perbaps be better imagimed than described. When the inhsbi- ients of that tlouni=Ling suburb read this state- Licut =nd learn that it is quite clear that their dietillers have offered to turn State's evidence, £odthat it Jooks now as if their offer was to_be 2ccepled, the very coruer-stones of the public buidizs are nkely to sbake. For is oot Milwagkee built w the reputation of three men ? Yea, verily. Iben let her citizens keep their cres opeu for another week or 80, 2nd it may be that thay will be astanished more than thies ever have been by tho developmenta likely 10come. It 1s not permitted to the writer to siate the names of the gentiemen from Milwau- ¥es who have made overtures to the Govern- wment ofticers, but the aseertion is broadly made tat three of them bave been mm Chicago, and very likely made tde statements refecred to. THE INDICTMENT OF MUY, while in iaself an important indication that taings had ~*dropped " 1n the Milwauskeo dis- trict, was not, iu iteelf, more thana hint 34 o s to come. Exzactly where theso disclo- tures will s made, or by whom they will be made, the people of Milwsakee will be obliged wread tihe Chicago papers to find oat. THE CLOUD GATHERING Special jnsiatcis to The Chicago Fribune, MiLwATKEE, Jan. 15.—Munn's securitics were Bt appioved, and be was ailowed to proceed to Chicago to procure additicnal enreties. Weis- Eert gave an approved boud. Haeser, bookkeep- erof Valentine, the distiller, was currendered by bia bail, and threatens to tell all ho knows. Tiiere i talk on the ecreets of ev:dence haviog en obtained implicating Matt Carpenter 2nd Judge Hubbell, and there are indications of 2 comrlete break-up of the Whisky Ring. Scon ll wll e told. —_—— 1. F. HOYT. MASON NEVER SWORE TO IT. A reporter Afr. Hoyt, formerly Chief Dep- Ty in the Coilector's ofiice, round the Govern- ment buildiogs yesterday, and had the foilowing interview with him in regard to certain etate- ments concerning him published in Saturdsy's Times: Zeponx—~Did you read in this moming’s | Times, Mr. Hovt, o etetement that Parkor R. Mason testified that on one occasion he paid you £bout £2,000 for leaving ont 18,000 pstivns of liquor, and bad elso made you som® other pay- ments at different times? Mr. Hoyt—I did, sir. R.—Well, a# to the trothof it? Do yon be- lieve Maton eaid anything of the kind ? H.—Idouot. Masoncame tome to-day and called the statemeut a fabrication. 1Ie eaid he testitied that ho'never paid me a cent, but that on ona occasion ho gave me a bull pup, and ua- derstood afterwards that some one etole him from me. Ile toll the jury that the man who would steal a Lull pup was a d—d sight meaer than the dog. R.—Had Mason ever bad any transactiona ‘with you except this bull-pup one ? A.—~Well, he camo to mo one day and said he was making bitters from somo old whisky, and was going to bring me somo down. He brouzht asmall jugful, which Igueas is abous tho oFce yet. o T.—Was thero sny complsint mada to the of- fice about his business ? A—T never received any information that ha did ansthing wroug. [lonever asked me to do anything illegal for kim, nor ¢id b ever pay me acent, ¥ R.—You practicaily run the office during tha last year of ME. IRVIS'S ADMINISTRATIO! did to » certain extont. ) he odmice every day, oxcept during his last sickness and an apseaco ab tho Hot Springs. 10.—Stili vou wore thoroughly acquainted with the affaurs of the viico? T —Yes, but Nir. drvin was & man who seldom changea suvthinz. I eusgested a gieat muny Shanpes in the metbod of doing Lusinesy, which, Lowever, were not alwzss acted upon. Mr. Irvin perzisted in running the otiice in a formal scrt of Sway,end Ipevor. chavged tho slightest rule Vitbout consulting hum. R—Did you kuow ot any irregularities among diatillers or rectifiers ? Ii.—I knew of ¢ ? ONE CASE, which will best ba_explsined by the following Jetters (the first is wy leiter to the Depart- ment) Curcsao, Sept. 19,1534.—IL. C. Ror soner Internat Licvent e cotne ko my knowied ddress you upon ik an b ren- I feel u sorz of x acqidnted with you, The Guuger as-igned 10 the distillry of G. G, Rus- sell receutiy entionsd sums suspicions circus mees, which led me to ma fed mo that Ruissell akieg the siamps on thau once. 1%, and 52. ‘t ten bas ) 5T the distilier e undoubredly zud withous ( were dumped by same recti any dnspeetion, Wihout guertion barrels or gtamps weze then taken back to the dishllery, for on_ the th the fame seruals are recorded oi Mussell’s form13as fold to Jobn Clzrke & Co., and by them on the saine dule taien up ¥ a2 mile, over 3 Nivolson pave- mient. Where wera siiese barre’s during the tive da There can be no qrestion bat that thi duierval was fpent in weiting for 3 converiens opportun:ty o reall the barrele, Tiave no doubtfust s rigid investization would show that cvers lot of ten bari Tissell to Zectifiers in this ci T prosume you are as well aw Litical aud pergonal pressure which is often by bear vpon the local oflicer who is tryine to do L and with_the view of counteracting, i e1biz, these influences, 50 uufavorails 1o tite i of tke Goverument, 1 would respectruily erson, fres from all politiczl. perconal, us, wouid be abls o do justive concernamt. It would gi 2 ved the following reply y recerved. ved anotaer eoc pletely dejrived bl of the nch 3 be niay Le tn vou thit 1 dvem ts of the Do~ v o it of the higkest itapety t partment tuat Ipatters 1n this ai oughly lvoked in‘o by an odiver Detore 3 new Coliector is appointei 1 think, how- laers until about a to mako a st o ons. Withont daubt 1 5 to enforce the Reveaua fwe fabfully snd emphaticaity all over tho land. and cutly troe from poli 2 plications a1 iudneaces to beablo to cifectuate this desire, then 1 un 1ed that it would Lea lament- ie mist: 1o 83 .ctor to be which m; correct certain Vi which prevail b webiich I thueght ¥ raarter to your disc I, E. Horr. THE RESTLT. orstand the De- R.—What action did yoa partmens ok on these lette:s ? T understood that Mr. Douslass. the Com- missioner, detailed two oilicers to como. here and inveatigate, but for s reagon or othor the arrmgement fell througn, Lrobavly bz wag overruled. R.—Way that the cnly instance of the double use of stamps you had re; erted? TI.—Yes, it was the only iustance that ever came to my knowledge. i.—Do you know anvthing about those SIX STAME-1.0058 which were stoien from tiie oftico and used ? H.—1duta't tuaw apytuiog about that matter antil i was publiehed 1a tho papers. Idore- member that wheu wo soat oualot of stab- Dooks to Washington, the inquiry czine backay to what had become of the two misng ud it i8 poseble that rafated to thoss ini books. The matrer, bowever, was outsido of my business, being entizely in tho hands of Alinty. the spirit clerk, whohas since abscondad R.—Do you know.of any witne:s befors the Grand Jury who bas testitied auything agains: you? " {I.—The onlv thing 1lknow iz in connection with those mis: books, coucerning which I was severelv criticised. R.—You weut BEFORE THE LAST GBAND JURT? Yes. sir. R.—What was tho object of your app before that bods # oo s “H.—Is related simnly to office administration. part from 1y case of Rtussell, was thero auy suspicton in tha Intersal Revenue ofiive bere of the distl and rectitiers ? urpicion wlich caused me to rance 2, bat apar: from that Ganger's report 2 H.—Well, thete were three things wl ch I dil Dot rogard as exactly right. In the Scst piace, Gaugers and Storekeepers wera no: o up to graje. Then the rectiier's stamys ougks to pave becn issued direcily fiom the otlice a3 wanted, instead of intru-iing broks to Gaugars. Bas the worst thing of all was the opening and closing of the fermenting tubs, That was a matter uader tho control of ths Assessor's of- fice, aud when that oflice was cons: idated with at of thie Collector, the Assessor'a old officers came mto the Collector's office; and tho Assees- or's cisief clerk was put in chargo of alt the As- sescor's busincss, [ Lave reasons tu believe tuat the tabs were mot opeued and closed as stnctly 83 they ougnt to have been, from the fact that on oue ocision & Storekesper tooi 1t upon himself to open a tub at a certan distillers 1 the absenca of tho Dep- uty. This irregularity was renorted fo Wash- ington. und the Storeseeper was diecharged. Tt.—Was there over sy general suspicion from the fact that SUIRITS SULD AT RA than they ought to ? H.—I don't know whelher tbat would be enough to go upun. It iy diftcult, I chould 8UDPO=O, to estimate X y what the cost of producing epirits 13 at dif : diztilleries, and lam not fanuliar eunough with toe subject to give an opinion oa that score, T.—Bat, apart from the instances you have etated, was there auything known i the Inter- nal Revenue oflice that thould heve warrzoied ap ipvestiration or a report to Wasbingto H.—XNotbing. except tue report of the Gauger. R.—\Wkat beeate of THAT [.—He is stil! in the service, R.—Wnois be? 1. was A, T. Hincl! thero is in tue department. R.—Nothing was ever €aid to Russell about tnat macer by tho oftice here? LOWEZE RATES o8 bonest & man as - power of cobesion, ex¢ H.—No; 1dou's think I ever mentioned the cirrumatance to Ru: but I think he found it B.—Tlow? H.—1 beveno idea. I have heard remarks that 15(} ma to suppose that he knew Le nus re- ported. K.’—Hu might have learnt that from Washing- ton ? 11.—Posaiblv ; it may be that hesur: 1. —Wero thero evor sny cumplai aguinst ised it. s made ANY RECTIFIERE? © The Department st Washiugton called the Collector's attention to the fact that, in some instances, more spirits had been takeu out of tha rectifying-house than appenared to have been dumped, which could not bhave happened 1f the stamps had been issued directly from the office, as I wanted them to bo. There was not mueh room for erooked transactions in the rectifsing- houro it the distillery was closely watched. The distillery 18 tho place where the frauds begin, and is really the place to look for them. 1f you keen a sharp eye upon that, tho otber place will be preity safe. R.—There was ono other allegation mado in ono of the papers, to the effect that B, HESING, or some other person bad intluence enough with tho chief deputy to ‘get s Gauger trausferred from th:s to that house ? H.—Neither Mr. Hesing nor 3Mr. Rehm ever spoke a word to mo on tha subject, except that ibe latter gentleman might, about the time of the 14874 election, have suggested that somo Storekeepers were out of employment who oughit to bo put ou. 1.—DBut nothing in the way of & transfer {rom one houso to auother ? H.—No: Idon't think that anything of tnat kind was suzgested by him or any of the other persons charged with boing implicaied in the whizky frauds, On one occasion a distiller applicd to me under these circumstancea: Ilo wu3 sending spints to California, aod had had eeveral lots seizod. Ilo desued to bu very carefully Gauged, ond wauted as good s pgemger ay conld Lo fomnd m the aistrict. I thought at the time bho Lad not a first-class Ganger, and 1 made o change at his request, sending him Hinckley. R.—] ‘were auy changes wade for corrupl purnoscs . J1.—No, eir. R.—Who had charge of that bustvess? H.—Mr. Irvin always attended to that him- self when ho was well. I never thoughi of transforring & Gauger er Storekssper without bis direction. ‘Lhe interview then closed. MUNN'S CASE. HIS ADVENTORES IN MILWAUKEE, Mr. D. W. Muunn, ox-Supervisor of Internal TRevenno for this rict, retursed from Mil- wanlee 1ast ovening. Shortly after his arrival o Tasese reporter called upon him at Lis resi- dence, No. 433 West Adams stroct, to learn tho particulsrs regarding the iudictient found against kim by tue Grand Juryat Milwaukee. Mr. Maon looked rather careworn and dejected, but vet ho received the reparter very cordially, and the folio sation ensicd : Tieporter—Tur Tri wouid- itke to know the particulars regarding your aczest. Ar. Munn—I ean tell you but little more than whet you know already. When L arrived at Mil- waukes last nizht I was allowed to remain at the hotel without being watched by any one. In the morniog I was taken before the Court, and the Judge ¥TSED THE BAIL AT £15.020. R.—Did you have avy dilicunty in securing Londamen ? 3. Muan—)My brother and Mr. Pope went swith me and sigoed the bond. Tho Judgs, how- ever, roquired anotlier person, and ns there was none at Milwankee wshom I could appiv to, the Judge gave mo timo unul MMonday to ecure an additional bondsman. T ebail go there Monday morumg and havo the master fixed ail nig 2. —What do the ckar;es azaiost you,uilego. Mr. Munn—I really don't know. 1 bave not secn the waictnent.” Dut I understand that I am cbarged with conspiracy to defraud the ut and accapting bribes. T.—What do vou think of thess charzes ? Mr. Muun—Thore is no truth in thow. TIME WILL VISDICATE NE. 1 have performed the duties of my oftico as hon- estiy and fithfully as I know how, and I do not believe thero is & man iu the district who can gwear that 1 ever accepted mouey or a consider- ation from m. I have made nothing in the oitice, and I am no richer than I was waen I was vpomnted. I sotd my property at Cairo, and With tho procee 13 [ bought the house m which 1 live, and which is neariy all I have got. 12.~Do vou know who informed against you? Mr. Muno—l1 have no wdea. 1t.—Do yon not suspect Rindskopf? You will remember that his book showed in Hebrew characters that ho had peid to *‘Macher” or Do=y certain largo amount3. [s it not possible that ke explatued that > Macher” meant Conk- Lin and you ? i £ Blr. Muno—I do not wish to say that it was Tindskopf who gave the information, yet 1T DUES LOOK THAT WAXY. R.—Do vou knorw auvibig aboat Conklin ? Atr. Muun—I b always thousht he wasa perfectly honest man, aud had ereat conlidenco 1t him. - I can pardly believe that hois guilty of an crime. h £ .—Ifow are your relations with the Rind- ekopfs ? ‘Mr. dunn—I do not think they are verv favor- ably inclined towards me. You will remember that last summer I prosccuted Szm_ Rindskopf and procured a conviction. 1 do ot behievethey havo forgiven for that. ; Il.—Do you kuow shen your trial will coma off ? Mr. Munn—According to the bond Iam re- quired to apperr on tho 1st of March. R.—1s there anything clse you wish tostate regarding this matter ? ) Mr. Munn—I know of nothing else. The papers shonld be a little mora lenicut, and not Jronoance s man guilty bzfore he is proven to beso. Lut, then, when a man is down be is al- ways stepped anon, 1 do not cate for myzelf, but my wile feels these comments keesly, and ber health is fulng. This cnded the interview. and tho reporter left. g et THE PLEAS OF GUILTY. DEFENSE OF THE GOVERNM A rentleman counected with the Government service in Chicazo yesterday met a TRIBUNE re- porter, and objected. in 3 way. to what be ealled the injustice of the comments made by Tuc FRIZUSE on the mildncss with which (he distill- ots who piead guilty were lot off. Said he: *No mau in this country bolieves more than [ doin- Gen. Graut's * Let no guilty man escape,’ and it ia in direct parsuauce of that statement, L ven- turo to say, that the actiou here takca was ap- proved. You xce, I presume, that the Govero- meus iad COME TO A DEAD STOP onits proot before the December seizores. I know that for four or five montbs the shzrpest men in the Government servico had been at work in Chicago, acd they had ntterly and en- tirely faiied to get into the marrow of the Ring, and especially bad they failed to get at the back- ersof the Ring, The testimony on which the firat seizures were made hiad been exbausted, aod there was nothing to implicate the places that were scized in December, and it looked as if tho effort to break down the Ring bad been brought to a standstill. Io view of these facts, the ONLY WAT TO GET AT TIE TRUTH of the matter was to acceptthe testimony of men willing to teil what they knew on conditions. I say that the Goverament did a wise thing in ac- cepting these pleas of guilty, an that they used the only means that were laft 10 them to get at the men who were really the pritne movers in thio conspiracy. You kuow. &3 wollas T do, that the Chicago King wonld have been impossinle without Hesing and Ilehm and their friends. You Enow, from your investigations into the doings of the Ring, that it would have beea unpossible tohave gotten sny gathering or distiliers that would heve beld tugetber 2nd had tie same ptkes had JAD THE POLITICIANS DACK OF THEM. 1 firmly beheve that no ring ever existed—and ihat mome can eser exisi—unless favoied by ofisials. 1t was the object of the Government to utterly crusn thus Ring, to wipe it out of ex- totence, and how on earthi could theydo bt tinlesa they ot at tho men benind it? When I cay T beliove thab it is tho duty of the Goverment to let no guilty man escape, menn no guilty mao, and the only way to render the punishment geunerai was to maka it light on Ihe first fow in order to get a hold on the others. Now, just suppose tho Government ohicers in this city had gone to work and given Golsan, and Mason, and a faw of tho=o fellows, the extent of the law, they never would En\'a gotten hold of the 1liinots, or buffalo Miller, or Cooper, or Jake Rehm. or any of those al‘hzr fellows. They would have GONE OFF SCOT FREF, < and w~~1d st have been carrying out the Prosi- i | dent's injunction, * Lot no guilty man escape'? Not by a d—d sight—" A . **But,” said the reporter, breaking in, * that i all very well, but why didn’t you gentlemen in charge of affairs hera let Golsen ana Mason in, for instance, and then slap it to the rest of them as they deserved 2" The answer was: ‘‘Becauss we conldn't; thas's all, They biad formed 3 solemn cowmpact snd put their matters wholly in the hands of Loonard Swett and Sidner Smith, and these gentlemen said, with considerablo appearance of Justice, *Now, THIS ISN'T FAIR, You onght not to take acouple of our clients out aud let them plead guilty, with the expecta- tion of geuting off, wlnle the others havo to catch the exteut of the law. 'That wouldn't be right. You must do enbstantially by one a3 you do by another, and if you wantto find out all there is to the Ring—tho very bot- tom of it—why, listen to what all of "them hase to sav, and then you will know exactly the denth and breadth of the Ri 2 “ Why."” continued the gentleman, ** the ca3e- againss these follows 18 just abont the samo as it would be agamst TEN BOYD AND HIS GANG of counterfeiters in the eame place. Say, for iustance, that Boyd was in New York. and e had sent out tweive men to eoll connter- f3it money thronghoat the Weet. Now, sup- poso wo caught six of those follows, and wo had them tight 80 that they conldu't get away by auy chance, and suppose we had cap- tured all their mouey, and they should eay to us: *Now, you have caught us, and wo own that ; but dou't you belisve it would be for the interest of the public service if you were to lct us plead guilty on one count end take our chances of gettiug a little milder term, and in return we will give you tho names of the other six men, who bave about $1th1,000 of counterfeit money apiece with thom, and wo will tell yon where thoy are, all of them, and we will tell’ you where Doyd is, and you can capturo the whole gang? Now, don't you be- lieve it would be for the public interest if we wero to do as they nek us, aud break up the whole d—d _business, instead of scorching it ? Certainly it wonld. Just this was the cave with the Whisks Ring. We couldn’t makeit IMPOSEIULE TV CARLY ON THE CLROOKED BUSINESS in Chicago unless we got tho men who wero backing the Ring, au thoso aro the men whom wo bave got by iettinz these fellows plead guilty, and taking thair chunces of gotting somo ort of mild terms frem the Government, . * Anud then, ail those fellows haven't got off g0 ment has zot all their prop- criy—at lewst 1)l they ostensibly own—and it bas anterad a lot of civil suits o their bonds, and that, with what punishment they will zet o their plen of g will be by no meaus letting them go free. n all in all, I beiteve the Goveru- meut has done the wisest thing it could, and thut every man in Chieago and tho West will, when e sees tho full force of the plan adopted by the Government, agroe to it as boing the best ead v thing that could have been done under the circuwstunces. —is THE SCHUMACHER CASE. YEUDICT OF NOT GUILTY RENDERED. The oaly eveut of interest around tho Custom- House vestordsy was the Schumachor trial. Court opened with nn sudence considerably di- minished in numbers {rom tha provious day, but additions were made ay timo wore on. Alter hearing tho motions, the case of Schumacher was called, both parties: being roady for tral. No time was loat in calling the jury, and to them the indictment was read, charging that Peter A Schumacher, on the 10th of July last, destroyed 2 book which lie, as a wholerale liquor dealer in Chicago, was required to kecp, aud wish baving retused to produce it toa revenus ofiicer on do- mand. Some very pointed interrogatories were pat to the jurors by Col. Juessen, counsel for the de- fense, oS to tieir fitness to it on a jury inacase where a liquor may was on trial, but, after three were excnsed, Col. Juoesen expressod his gacisfaction with the jury a8 it then stood. Mr. Burike theu entered mto o lenathier statement of the cage, tie full pa ars of which bave zliedy been given in these columos. The dis- unct charge is that tho revesue officers were suspicious that the dofendant was carrying on the business of a rectifier and compounder with- out & specrat license in nddition to bis dealer’s liesuse ; that, in consequence of this discoverr, the oficer, on & second visit, demanded the book and T WAS NOT PRODUCED, the defendant stattu:g thas ue bad quit the brsi- ness a short tuge previous, and had destroyed tho boek, tuinking it was of o use. The law on this subject is that books of this nature shell b6 Lept two years al:er the dealer has gone out of business.” The Assistant District-Attorney then closed with a statement of tho motives whick would naturally actuatoa retailer in de- stroving bis books. Col. Jueeca addressed the jury at some length, maintaining that, 28 it was now £o fashional to plead guilty and Lo cast ovesslf on the c oncy of the Coust, 1t would have been tha part of wisxdom to plead guwlty in the precont cise if thero wero anything suspicions m it. DBut o8 there wias no crooked- bess about it, they bed concluded to plzad pot guilty, and to try the case on its mer- 1s. Tho asccused had sold out because he conldn't compote with crooked dealers. All his denlings had been with tho best ciass of people in tie wl v business.—pariicalarly with H. L. Shureldt & Co., sgainst whom the Government, having combed the city of Chicago with a fine- tooth comb, conld flnd no possible charge. The rest of the geutleman's address was to the eflect that the books were DESTR:OYED BY A PORTER ip Mr. Schumacher's absence, and thaf he, on his retarn, re;roazhod him for bavieg done 83: that Dis stock of ltquors was duly inspected by the oi- ficers. and found perfectly straight, and that there could not bave been anv crookedtiess or the in- diczment would have been made out to cover that graver charge. Two witpossses were examined, the parpose of the Government being to show Dy 1ta witiiosa, AL C. Springer. thet it Wwas a case of wiliful destraction of the book, or at least of grose. neeligence aud carclessness, whilo the defense stontly contendod thst the book was destroved after the Governmont knew that defendaat had sold out his business and even theu. that the destruction was committed in defeudant’s ab- sence, by bis potter, and, when discovered by him, the porter was reproached for buving burtied tae book, as it wonid lead to trouble. The porter himselt was called, saand explained toat the Dbook was burned mp with other old books, papeis, accounts, including & private jedier of Schumacher's. he tbinking that they were of no use vince Schumacher bad gone out of the basiuces. & "Phe testimony was conclnded about 10 o'clock, when tne Court adjourned il 2p. m. Ov the reopeming of court, arguments were made by counsel at some length in maintenauce of thair Tespective positions. The charge by the Court wus @ verv ptrong ove, and leaned decidedly towards conviction. The jury retired, aud wore out about thive-quartors of an hour, when they cawe in and raiucued a verdict of 3 OT GUILTY. The verdict was receivea with demonstrations of satisfaction by the defendant and lus counsel, Sud ever the Governments rltorvey did not anpear fo be in auytbing like a mournfal mood. 1tis sapposed that uoimportant cases will come up to-morrow, as tho MeNicotls and Ha- bel cases have been rot for that time, and their tnat will cousuma tho greater portion of the da; Toxd connterfeiting caso is also likely to bo beard in the afternoon 1f thero is timo. ———— INDIANAPOLIS. GATGER 3U'GRIFF CONVICTED. Isprayaross, Jan, 15.—The jury in"the Ae- Grill case returned o sealed verdict this morning of guiity on nine counts, and not guilty on three. Tho defendant is found guilty on the third count a8 an Iuterual Rovenue Gauger, as haviog ac- cepted and received from John W. Bingham and Gordon B. Bingham, as distillers, the sum of 2500 a8 2 bribo, witn intent to have his action as euch oflicer, in referenceto the business of said Bingbaws, influeuced thereby. The fourth count charges that tho dc!cndsn}, as Internal Lercnuo Gauger, made a certaiu faie and [raudulent gauge of certain dsulted € of the Binghamg, in this, that a8 such Ganger ho inspected, proved, and guaged fif- 1y caska of rectifiod spirity fortho said DBinghams, containing, in faet, 4,107 proof gallons, aud hav= ing s gauged tho said spiriis he falsely roported the said titts packages to the Collector of the Tirst Districe of Iudiana as contaiuing 2,146 gal- lous only. e Tho ifth connt alleges that the Binghams re- moved from their distilicry to a place otber than that provided by law a certain_quantity of dis- tilled spirits on which the tax bad not veert paid, and the defendant, being an luternal Revenue Gauger, had knowledge and infermation of this feet. bat failed to raport the samo to Joseph C. Veatch, Colioctor of that District. K. “I'io Beventt count charges tbe Bipghams with haviug cauded certain stamped packages of dis- tilled Spirits to_be emptied of their contents without destrozing or obliterating the stamps thereon, and that’ the defendant as Revenue Gauger. being cognizant of the offuse, failed to report to the Collector of the Diotrict. The eighth coant alleges that the Binghamsy carried on the bueiness of distillers with intect to defraud the Uuited States of tho taxes ou tha spirits distilled by them, and that the defecdant having knowledgo and information of the offonss failed to report tho same to the Collecior of this TFirst District. ‘The tenth count scta forth conspiracy and col- Iusion ou the part of tho Binchame and defend- ant to defraud the Unitad States of taxes im- posed by law on spirits distilled by the Ding- bame while defendant was an Iuternal Revenue " Gauger. The case of Browaleo was continned uatil Tuoesday next. "The hearing of argument for a new trial in the Hill case i8 sct for Monday. i MISCELLANEOUS. WHAT MAY BE EXPECTED. Speciat Dispatch to The Chacago Tridune, SpriNGrIELD, 111., Jan. 15.—The Federal Grand Jury will report thirty indictments on Monday, mamly for counterfeiting, the crooked whisky indictments being mainiy of small fellows. Com- meacing Monday, the crooked will occupy tho exclasive attention of the Grand Jury, and Munn aud sevorsl other ex-officials will probably be iudicted. GONE. It is reported here to-night on official author- ity that Chrietian W. Ackerigan, Presideat of the Distilling Company of Pekin, has vamnosed, and it is thoughtgone to Earope. He leaves his bondemav, the Hon. Jouu Stolz. of Pekin, in the lurch. Acikermaa is tho man at whose distillery tho Government Guuger. old Jake Lucas, played his devillry, ceriifving to tho emptying of whislky there which was afterwards found st In- diunapolis with stamps, which Lucag certified were cancelod. all intact, ‘This is tio third member of the Pekin ring who has fled. Storekeoper Wardlaugi and Gauger Campbell being tho othors. is somezhing wrong with tho officers, or at Inast careleesocss, in xllowing crimivals to cscapo. ‘The Grand Jury were to have attended to Ackerman’s casa on Monday, but are now saved the troublo. Tp to latest advices no others had fled, but soma are expected to. LIGIT MARCUING ORDER. Sreéicl Diutch to The Chicans 1rioune. WaskNoros. D. C., Jan. 15.—A ramor ha3 reactied Liere that two of tho. prominent persons implientod in crooked whisky transactions in Chicazo have prepured to leave tno country. One of these petsops hins piaced & chattel mort- gage upon all his furniture and made every ar- rangement for flight. ‘The names of these par- ticy are no: mentioned. When Messrs. Hutchins and - Cochifan pleaded guilty Friday morpiag to that count of the in- dictment agains: them charging conspiracy, it was tho understanding of their attorser, Col. Juessen, that no new bond would be necessary in their czses, and’ that the gentlemen would be beld oy the remaioing indictments on their old bona, which was for £15,000. But Geo. Webster, aftor considering the matter, decided that one of tho sureties on the old bond would not do, ani he asked that another name be snbetituted in its stead. This was_ratuer late vesterday afternoon, but Messre. Hutchios and Cochran eppeared at Marshall Cnmpbeli’s oftice to arrange malters. No substitute was found up to 5:30 p. m., when Jndge Blodzott agroed to nceept a boud for £5.000, witlh Col, Juessen as seenrity, for the anpoarance of the gentleman to-morrow, when the matter will be finally ar- ranged. An error in trangcribing yesterday cansed the name of Murphy to appear ia_these columns as mossibly connected with the Milwausee Riug. ‘The name intended to be written was Warth. CRiFLE, DEATH SENTENCE, Spesial Inspatch to The Chicano Tridure, ForT WASSE, Ind., Jao. 15.—The caso of the State v8. Joseph Wall, the negro who was re- cently fonnd guilty of murder in the first degree and eentenced to bo hauged, came up in the Criminol Court, where Judgo Borden delivered a lengthy decision on the motion for a8 new trisl, which he overruled. A motion io arrest of judgment was then made and overroled. The ‘Prisoner stood up, aud, being asked what he had to say why sentence should not be prouounced upon him, replied that the State witnesses had sworn falsely against him. The Court then acntenced him to be haoged on Monday, March 1. Wali reccived the sentence with perfact composure, 1is counsel will carcy the cuso to the Supreme Court. A FATAL QUARREL, Syecial Disnatch to The Cliicaio Trivune, Peeo, Ind., Jan. 15.—Leo atthews and S. Rehm, two citizens of this place, became en- tangled in o personal difficulty at Rochester. Ind,, yesterdsy, in the course of which Rehm stabbed Matthews in the head and neck, inflict- ing fatal wounds. He made his escape. and Lias not vet been appreliended. Both men bad been drinking fraoly when the murder was committed. TMURDER_AT NEW ORLEANS. New OBLEANS, La., Jan. 15.—James Murphy, aged 50 yeats, was shot xod iostantly killed by James Morrism (colored). aged G0 years. Mur~ phy and Merriam wero carpentors, working: to- pether, and quarreled abont their earnings. Aerriam ewrendored himself. . HOME AGAIN. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicaan Tribune. Avtos, Ill., Jau. 15.—Thomas II. Kennedy, the defaulting Treasurer of this county, who 1aft about two months ago, roturned to-day. Mr. Kennedy's defaleation amounted to about $12,000. EXPRESS ROS3ERY. Sax Frascisco, Jau. 15.—On the night of tbe 11th the Southern overland express was robbed by the American highwaymen, between Rio Mim- bres and Rio Grande, of 34,000 in bullion and & large amount of greeobacks from passongers. A BETRAYED HUSBAND'S REVENGE. Sandusky (0.) Regiater. The littlo Village of Bettsville, Sececa County, near Tiflin, is sbaken from centre.to circumfer- ence. It appears from iaformation gleaned from an exchange in roference to the alfair that Mr. S. Norton, of the above village, has for somo time suspected his wife, during his abseace from home, of being improperly intimate with a Mr. Chspman. For months tho husband kept his own counsel and awaited events; but at last ho became eo trombled concernig tho matter that he spoke to Chbapman abont it, but the latter nevertheless persisted in continuing his visita to_the house during Nor- ton's absence. _The otfier evening maiters came fo u climax. Norton happened £o 20 into a store where Chapman was leating, and, almost imma- duately, Chapman snoaked out ana proceeded di- rectly to Norton's residence. Tho hLusband’s suspicions were aroused, aud_ho went harriedly home and actually caught Chapman aud Mrs. Norton in the latter's sleeping apariment, both taluing, earnestly and excitedlv on what they cousidered a private rubject. The in- furiated husband at ouca diew a revoiver and enapped itat Chapman, but the weapon bung fiwe; aud as Chapman was making en effort to escape frcm the room, Norton caught hotd of a conl-oil lamp that was barning on the bureau near by, ard burled it at Chap- man, Btrikiog 1hm in the face. The lamp ex- ploded ; tke preces of glass cut Chapman's face terribly, and the burning oil ran iu streams of fire over his person, burning one of his ears al- most off, destroying the sight it is thoughs, of both eyes, literally conking his breast aud shoul- ders, and hurning the hair all oif his head. The firo was at last extinguished, but it was feared that Chapman was burned so badly that ho would die. Wao learn, however, that he is now improving. Tae phreician who attends Lim says that he will doubtless lose both lus eyes. SUICIDE. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. Brooxeros, i, Jan. 15. cide was dizcovered in Danvers Township last evening. For gome time pasta German farm 1aborer from Oluo named W. E. Inman had been working for a farmer named Himmils. Yesterday tne laborer disappeared, and in the eventag his dead body was found in the corn-crib by Him- mils’ children, with hia throat cut apen from ear to ear, anda common pocket knifs clutched in us right bau MICHIGAN SHIP CANAL. Speciat Dispaten ta The Chieaan Tribune. Laxsrsg, Mich., Jen. 14.—Petitions aro being circulated in Ceotral Michigdn, zeking Congress yto appropriate £15.000 for a survoy of a ship- canai from the mouth of the Kalamazoo river to Detroit, 130 miles, aud estimating that 38,000,- 000 will completé this great work ; and that, with this mprovement, wheat or corn can be de- Livered in Liverpool for 15¢ per bushel. g FOREIGN. Later and DMost Remarkable Phase of the Eastern ® Question. The Great Powers Finally Decide to Abandon Andrassy’s Proposition, 0 Great Depression Prevails in the Ene glish Produce Markets, Cuban Newspapers Discuss fhe Probability of American Intervention. . TURKEY. ANDRASST'S SCHEME ABANDONED. CoxsraxtivopLz, Jan. 15.—The powers have relinquished their inteation of making a col- lective commaunication to the Porte on the basis of Count Andrassy’s scheme for reform in the disafTected provinces. The Ambassadors will now confine themselvos to oral -and frieadly communications of counael and propositions to which the Porte is disposed to listen. —_— GREAT BRITAIN, TITE PROPOSED COLLEGE BOAT-RACE. ‘Lovpoy, Jan. 15.—It is eaid that, in order that any English or Irish uviversity may accent the invitation to the contest in tho nternationat college bost-race in America, it is indispensable that the day for the event bo fixed considerably zter than proposed (July 19). It is highly probable that England will ba represented by £wo or three crews besides nuivorsities at the in- ternational regasta at Philadelphis at the end of August. A LOCR-OTT. Six hundred weavers of liie Lower Heyes Mills at Macclesfield have been locked oat in Cconsequenco of o disagreement botween the propriotors and Secretury of the Weavers’ Union. A portion of the North Wales Collicries have aguin strack for higher wagea. The Ironware Emptoyers’ Association have voted to- remst any attempt of _the men or therr socicties to restoro piece- work in the shops. The lock-ont recom- mende: by the Execative Committao will noz be resorted to at present, as sach lock-out would throw out of employment 70,000 mea. 3foney has been in active demaad for por- prses of settlement. bat there bas been little commercial demsnd for accommodation, and, in tho sbseuce of inquiry for now loans and other financial enterprises, the rate has graduaily low- ered. A reduction in the bank rate on Thursday is already talked about. TUE MARKETS FOR PRODUCE continue depressed. Snzar has been very du!l. “Thoro1y mose induiry for all descriptions of hops st fall prices. The Liverpool cotton mar- ket has expericnced pressnre to sell. and de- chined owing, to continned heavy receints. Tho total stock of all descriptions is #4,000 bales less than last year. American, 83,000 less. 3 g FRANCE. TET ELECTIONS. Pazrs, Jan. 15.—The election for Senatorial Delegates will be held throughout Fraace to- morrow, but the heavy snows in some paria may cause a postponement. MOTLEY HONORED- Pawms, Jan. 15.—John Lotbrop Motley has been elected Foroign Associate of the Academy of Moral and Political Science. THE ELECTORAL ADDRESSES of almost all the Senatorislcaudidates in the neneral term support the Hepudlic and Presi- dent MacMabion. —_—— GERMANY. THE CRIMINAL CODE- Beawry, Jan. 15.—1t 18 s3id & select Committee of Parliament, to whom the proposed amend- ment to the criminal codo was referred, has re- eolved upon direst opposition to the Govern- ment, and to favor jury trial ror all press offenses. THE RAILFAY STSTEN. Owing to the opposition of some of the smaller States. the Government bas for the presant limited tha scheme for purchasing all railways to Prussia alone. s DENMARK. THE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS, COPENHAGEN, Jan. 15.—The report of the pro- posod salo of St. Thomas to Germany is contra- dicted. The idea wzs mooted in 1373 of ex- chapging St. Thomas for North Scaleswig, but diemisscd a3 impracticabie. it LN SPAIN- PARDONS PROMISED. WMaipaip, Jan, 15.—The Government will grant amnesty to magy per=ons in pnson or ju exile on this oceasion of the anniversary of Alfonso’s entry into 2Maduid. CUBA. NEWSPAPLR COMMENT UPON gOSSIDLE AMERICAN INTEREERENCE —BIT3 OF BRAGGADOCIO —ES- PLOIIS OF THE INSUBGENTS. Correapoudence New York Times. Havaxs, Jan, 8.—Arecent article iuthe Diario dela Maring, commenting upon the standing army of tbe United States, and the sppoint- went of » committes in the House to cousider its sull forther reduction to 15,000 men, says that theides is not at a!l an agreosble one to Gen. Grant, aud may be coneidered a8 apro- test by Congress against Gen. Grant's personal ambition, which impels him to seek for exzeiior complications as the only means by which to se- care his third torm. Although the formal idea of a protest may pot ba accepted by the Damo- cratic majority of the House, remaris tha Diario, thoy have chosen the best means to -chieck tho ambition of the President. This gives birth, in the Diario’s mind. to a second retlection, 1u the shape of 8 question. It says: Are they who say that in ecase of & conflict betwesn Spein and the United States the latter would inszntiy invade Cuba =nd drive us out, like school-boys chasod by their master, stark mad? If our own army finds in fis own _territory s0 maay dificultics 1 doing away with the iasnrgent partics, what would the entire army of the United States—some 33,000 en—lo sgainst the srmy of Cubs ond all the armed Spaniards who wonid fightwith 127 The Presidens would no: dace to send & single man to our island. And now for a bit of braggadoci Wa have given repeated proofs that we do_not like van bousts of arrogsnce; but we do not hesitate to atlirm that, taking climnate and grouud futo cousidera tion, a miilion of American soldiers wonld peser con- quer Cuba in ten years if defended by our symadron avsea and by Spaniards on shore, The Americans would haveno mouey to keepupa war which would Ist a8 long 45 the 8.°ge af Troy. The same day the Diario published an article on the rebellian and the prote:tion of the suger ctop, and in o vory self-satigfied strain enu- merated the motbods adopted by the Govern- mens for the prosecution of the insurgeats who had invadea tue villes, and the protection of the sugar estates and other property in thoes dia- tricts.| The Diario sates that Maximo Gomez did no cross the Trocha to make war upoa the weatera part of the island, but solely to be a districc where nis followers could subaist tter, and at the same timo destroy a8 mach property as possible, and it cites the re- cent burnings in proof of its assertion. The Duario approves the idea of - having military do- tachments statioued on the estates for their protection, with the fiying columns_of troops to barass and pursuo ihe enemy wherever ho makes an_appearsnce, and would scem ‘to be content Witk the_existinz state of the wvaded drstrices of the Villas. A suticiout commentary upon :his article i3 tho intellizence that ar- rvel @ day later, that the - gurgents, nambering _ some 200 well- mounted mon, and headed by “El Inglesito,” ag Harry Reeves is kuown to them, had burned the station-bousa at Guarierss, and destroyed the valuable piantation ** E1 Porvenir,” belong- ing to Don Sabriel Forcade. This occurred on tuo night of the 2d inst., and one report states that the insurgents were pursuing Spanish troops when they arnved at the station of (uaretras, sbout 3 miles i a gontherly direction trom Colon. ilere they went to a store Kent by a Spaniard named Rafael Perez aud after help- ing themselves to wiuat macheles, otber arms and smmanition he_had on hand, demauded all the coal oil and brushes e had, and the services of two of his clerks, who were compelied to throw oil over Perez's store, over the station- bonae, and over a number of cars, which wero tuen geg fireto and totally destroyed. At tho station, one Chinaman was Lilled and aoother wouuded by the negro insurgents for imterfering with their proceedings. After this exploit the msnrgents rapidly passed over to Forcado's plan- tation, ** El Porvenir,” zod set tiro to tho build- ings on the grounds—that is to say, to the bar- racoon, purging-house, and mechinery builéing B otalls destroying them. The negroes wero alt called together, and some 200 taken away. Ths msargents avoided several other plantations of lesser note in order to strike a biow at the ** Por- venir.” the most imporiant eatatd of the dis- trict, snd one belonging, besides, to a Cnban. After setting firo to the buildings and canving off the negroes, tho insurgenia Guictly diean- peared. About haif of the negroes have sinca reurned. The alarm was given at Colon and a cail to arms sounded, whicn bad the usnal eifzce of closing overy door and window in thoe placa < but a valiant body of fonrteen voluateers as- sembled after the danger was all over. SPORTING. THE TURF. The New York Rorld bies the following tatles showing the oumber of races, the distanges, and the horses engaged in the last’two vears. The first =hows the number of conscats : 1574 . 2 Half & mfle and G0der.. . eseesene. Over half 3 mile and under 3 mile. Four miles,..... Totals... 5 . From the above table it wilt be geen that. re- jecting ull taces under a mile, tho admirers of **distance " racea have every reason to be proat of tlie present condition of ractng in the Gutted Stazes. The advautage s larzely in our fasur, without claimiug tuat heat rucey shoald cuunt twico at the several distances, morthat more then double the number of races was won ia Great Britain than ia the United States. Thnited n. Stzzes, One mile. . b B Over a mile and und-r two. Two miles and uznder thr-o, Trree miles and under four.. Totals 5 Tha contrast is also more larseis in favor of the United States when the total number ot horees i training ip tle (w0 coantries are com- pared. Of course the Eughsh tabies, a3 follows, are official on the subjecs, whule 1t is utierly m- ‘possible to get anyithing hiie a correc: ides of the horses in trainiug and that baverun in tho United Statos = Two Thres Four Five and Yrasd, Years, Years, EIT R Y 2 Years, rds. Total 53 CALIFOLNIA RACES. Sax Fraxcisco, Jan. —In tho match at Oaklaug Park to-day, milo and & quarer, be- twoen Golden Gate and Amanda, tio former fai'ed to appear, and Amanda secured the for- feit, 350 In the trot to-day at Day District traci: for the Association plate aud £1,000, wile beats, tireo in five, between Alamada Maid. Lady Thorn, and 1larry, tho Muid wou the socond, third, and dfih heats in 2:41, 2:42, and 2:40. THE TRIGGER. The Prairie Shootiog Club haa accepled the challenge of the Kennicotts to shoot a reiurn team match at an early day, aud commistece from both Clabs were yesterday endeavoriog ta arrange a day for the shoot, but up to last oven- 10g nothing Lad been decided upon. It is prob- able, however, that the maten will be shot soma day this week or the ezrly part of next, as the presence in the city of many eportsmen to at- tend tke dog 820w will render ths time a partio- aiarly fic one. An international piceon-shooting_tournament i8 to be held at Suffolk U'ark. near Philadalphia, inJuly. The contest will be open to all profes- sional pigeon-shooters in Englaud, America, and the British Provinces. Tho gontlemou who have charge of the aTair intend mving champi- on goid medals, and in addition large pusses, in order to indice English and American shooters to pay a visit to tho States to compets with American gkill. The tournament will Jast threo and perhaps four dass. On the tirst day thors will be an Iuternational All-comers’ Match for the chsmpionship of the world, at fifty birdseach, English rules, for a gold medal and & purse of 1,000, which will be diveded into four parta. On the second day tho International Ali-comers” Match, at 100 birds cach, Rhodo Island rules, for 2 gold medaland 31.000, divided into four purses, will take place. On the third day there will be an Toternational All-comera’ Mstch, each contest- ant to ehoot at fifty double birds, Forestor Club rules of Buffalo to govern. 'This conteat will only be open to Canndian and American wing shots, for which a gold medal will be offered and & purse of $500. This will bo followed by an All-America Gentlemen's Sveepstakes, 350 each, witia 2500 added. to be divided 1oto first, second, third, and fourth moneys, cach contestant to shoot at fifty birds, Long Island Gaa Clab rales to govern. 1t is expected that the English champions, Messrs. Wallace, Rimell, Thornton, Shaw. and Perry, will compete; algo Messrs. Ward, Taylor. Miller, and Draper, of Canada. The United States will be ropresented by Capt. A. H. Bogardus, of Chicago, champion of the world; Edward Tinker, of Providence; Ira Paine, of New York; Miles Johnson, of Now Jorsey ; J.gBrown, of Cieveland: A. Rleinman, of Chicazo, and other noted ehots. Wil in England Capt. Bogardus defeated the Euglish champions, and, if nossible. be will in the com- ing tournament preveut the medals 1n the fifty and one hundred bird matches from leaviog this country. BASE-BALL. Bpalding is making arrangements to settlain the city io a month or 80, and will then set up his household here uatil, a3 the Eastern ring has it, " the newspapers drive_hum ont.” Ross Barncs, the second-baseman of the Chi- eazo nine for 1376, arrived here Thursday, and will stay in the West till spring. Ho is in excel- lent trim, and fit for work auy time, Doth he and Spalding were in_the city vesterday in com- pany with Alano, the famous ball-maker. The great need of & new system of scoring for the game is genarally recognized on all lands. and it is pleasant to be able to szy that 2 pew and improved method of keepings tho essential poiot3 of the pame has been devised by a Chica- o gentleman of some experienco in_tho game. The wants of the game in this direction are tw>- fold : First, a system of scoriag on which can be baged a reasonabie calculation of a man's ef- ficiencr, so that at the end of tho seacon the tabulated record will show who is reall¥ the best manim the different fielding positions and at the bat, peither of which are shown by the present mothod. The socond nzed if a ugion of all the principal daily papers in the citios where there zro professional cluba mpou an agreement to print the new form of score. If the<o two things can be gotten done, every loser of the game can hava at the end of tha geason & completo record of the performsuce of every piayor in every game. BILLIARDS. A good deal of 1nterost Las been excited in bilhard circles by theaunouncement of thecom- ing match between Burleigh aud Shaw for the champiozship of the Northwest and Sonthwest. Tho announcement was mado by telegraph early io the weck that Shaw had deposited his first installment of the etake-moneyv with the J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., official stakeholdors : and yesterday Burleigh camo forward with hia deposit and “ representad.” Tho date of the match has not yet been fixed, butit will probably take place in about one month from date. Tha talic 80 fac has been in favor of Burleizty, and, though it is too early to quote betting rates, it is safo to say thatbe- lievers iu Shaw can get thooldds in a3 many cases a3 they choose to ask. WRESTLING, A Greeco-Roman wrestling-match waa nrranged yesterday between Jules Rigol and Louis Car- terou, to take place at McCormick Hall Satar- aay evening next, for $1,000 and the champion- ship of America, best two ont of three falls. This match grew out of a banter made Thars day by Rigol and promptly accepted by Carteron, th» forfeit being at once pus up. - This amasoment, which has lately becomt very popular in the East, is entrely to Chir cago, and wilt, therefore, probably draw a large czowd. Tho Eastern papers, and especially ti eporting journats, give great prominence to the gport. and msgert that 1t i3, whea properly con- ducted, iatensely. interesting and wortky of pa tronage. _——— THE SENATORIAL CONTEST IN KENTUCKY. Cixcrssatr, O., Jan. 15.—In the Kentucky Legislatare, the first balloc to-day at noon for Tnited States Senator was as foliows: Back, 43, Williams, 43: Leslio. 225 Wadsworth, 18 The sacond batlot stood: Beck, 50; W 1lliams 42; Leslic, 29; Wadsworth, 1. - Adjourued. 31r. Beck grined two ou bia voteof Friday and Afr. Wiliiams loss two. The ninth batlog re sulted: Beck, 50; Williams, 42 Leshe, 33 Wadaworti, 14 Tue probabilily is tha the Vemocratic caacus, which meets pursg ant to adjonrnment oo Monday night, will mai a vomination which will make Tuesday's vota « decisive one. It requires gixty-two o nomioal in caucus, aad seveaty to elec: on joint ballot.