Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1876, Page 5

-~ WHISKY. The Grand Jury March into Court with a Couple of Indictmsents, one of Them Against a Prominent Ciizen Who Uas Deen Ia- dulging In Perjurys Tho Court Devotos Tts Timo to tho Trial of o Petty Lettor~ Ccrrier : "ow o Rectifier Coverad Up His Delinquencies in 1874. Antedating Liguor-Stealing Bocumsnts in Chicago and Washiogton. gecrotary Bristow Expresses His Entire Cenlidence in {he Local Fede eral Officers, The Policy of Messrs, Matthows, TWobster, and Bangs Sus- tained, ftatement of {he Case Alroady Medo Ont Against Babeock, IIo Mas Engnged Eight Lawyers to Con- duct Ilis Defenso, Pobllo Scntiment at Bt Louis Sald to Favor MoKeo, - CHICAGO. YESTERDAY'S DOINGS. ALL QUIET, There was singular Inactivity in whisky mat- tors yestorday. The Court and tho Urand Jury ware alike dovoted to other subjects, aud thero wero none of those mystorious confaronces which wean mischial to the osil-doers, - Col. Alatthews Iaft town laat evening on a short trip; and, vuless something besides counteifeiting or mail-robbory 18 discusaed bofore Judge Blodgett, to-dsy promises to be a8 dull as its predecesaor. 1L ¥. HOXT, A reporter met Mr. L 1. Hoyt, 1ato Chief Dop- aty Cultector of thia districk, In tho sireet yos- terdsy, and ¢he following conversation took inco ¢ L Hepoitor~A morning paper states that you al- #0 liave litely beon betore the sutborities for the purgose of giviug iuformation, sud have made an sliaavit whica will laplicate your vld assoo- ated 1 tho revouus businusy, or words to that effoot. ls this srue ? Mr. Hoyt—2heie is not & word of truth fa it 1 bavo not coufeired with tho autlionitics. 1 Lave nade nu afidavit, uoither have I mado any siato- ments to thew uor to any ooo actiog for the Goveromeut aiuce I teatidod boforo the Graud Jury last Uctober. uli.—;whaxo do you suppose thess storics coma om 11,~That's a conundrum that no fellow can gueas, Igwveltup. LOWER TILE TAT, Lo the Editor of Tne Chtcugo Tridunds Cutcaso, Jan. 17.—Wulle rouding your many articlos on ** crooked whisky" in your paper, and meeiug of what au ennrmans smount af rovsuuo the Qoverumont has beon delrauded, tho thought struck mo that thero must Lo some profound reason or ludusement for thls stato of affaus, and I came to the conolusion that tho makers of our present revenue laws are very blamable in tuls maotter, lo asseasing such ex. coantye dutics 8o as to stimulate dinnoneat pore 8008 0 sugage in such crooked business, which Lield out chanoes of making fortunes in s short time, ana thus compelliog all honest manu. . facturers (o competo with them, or quit the busiuess, or be bavkrupted. Ouor law-wakers ought to bava known, ss oveuts abundantly show, that such excessive revenuo duties could mot ba ¢ollectad, rnd I prodios that they never will be. Our wigo Bolons held out too large pre- miume 10 dishuncat persous to avo.u our 1evenuo lans, theioby compaiding all bouest mauufuctur- ani tocowpeto with them, Eveu in despotio Ruseis the Governmout bias naver beon ablo to #top smupghug and the pavment of their excen- 81ve cudes ta coustamly being ovaded even st the risk ot tho kuout rod Biuenan prisons, How muca lo.w can kuch high dities aud teriffs be eufurced ju tius aruo Lopublic ¢ I feol convincod that el our 1evonuo laws sud tarlifs must ve very matorialy roducod belore tho Uovernmont wul be abie tu catlect Its just dues, which upou a low e of pricos would no doubt amiouut to more lu tho 1exate tian now, aud give out Loueat citizons & cuauce to continue their logitie mate busiu Ho you 600 thal theru ars two )ides to 1uis * crooked queation,” and thay thoro ue somo weighty and puiliaung rossons for thess cuumes, aud that (e makes of our lawa m’('u my catiwation almost * purticipes crime INDEPENDENT UIRiZEN, e THE CRAND JURY, SOAE DUSINKSS DONE. The meetlng yostordoy was somewhat of an ‘mpiovement over that of the previcus Moudsy 18 far as rogards punctushty., Warned by the stiticiem which they oarnea by staying away last Mouday nstil aftesnoon, the jurors very teumbly codcluded to bo ou tima at tho usual hour yasterday, Quite s numbar of them ab- sboted themselvos from the city Sunday, visli- ing thelr bomes in the agriculiural dwtricts, but tless all yetuined Buuday evanimg or esily Mouday moimg. The cousequence was that, unexpactodly, thota w quorum st 10 o'clook, Abiat Lelng tho hour appointed for commoncing: Yuainess, ® OUTAIDE OF TUK JURY-ROOM there wus the wsmo crowd of loiterars which may be seendaily during thess troublous times In tke neighborhood of thie Umted Siates Court. Amoug (be wiscollaneous throng might ba dig~ Ynguished several balf-fladged lawysors, drawn bltier out of curlosity, or, parhaps, In ths Lops: i of plekiug up & cllent from the multitude of spplicants who were besioging the docr of jus- tico. 'These mitorneys wore an eager and ox- Pectant look upon their couutensnces, Boma ©f them wera young,—too young almost to bo engaged In tbe wicked businoss of proying upon thelr fellow-croatures, The tdols of fond Clristian Pazents, tley might have grown up and reslized 1ho wlshes of ihielr wortby progeuitors by achioy- h' 8 poaition in soms moie pious profession, Theis were other men atandiug srousd in Broupsor loanlng sgainst tho railiugs whoss bumness was denoted by their expression and attire. 'Llere wera among them diatillers, some of whom were tot only iguratively on the snz- 1ous seat s regarded themseives, but wers tqually anzious to Implicate thaeir biethren of the same trede, To the repor™ orial s1my the Were morosd sud reticent In thew bear- iog, and were disinoilned to mnewer sny qustions a8 to their future . fateu- u;n:;. nnlde; thoso, thero wero & number of that clasa of men who court-100ms, Whero thn‘i::xyu' fl:olnlx‘x‘ n:r::'l:‘& was their occopation no one kuow or cared to ine uire. Laatly theia was & priukliog of revenue oticials, Goverumuat detectives, and ctorks, all M whom wore upen their counteusucas il ouary emirk :{;Il-myumuc . WITH A JumOR. Thinklng to lupraye e fuw woments Intore vening betwaen the appearance of tha Qrand Jurors on the scone and thelr imprieonment o tho star chamber oo the upgpor floon & IRIOUSE ranorter addrassed onoof them wiom ho cbsuced to mest in tho corzidor, TL.~-\What are the juridicn} proapecta ? Q. J.—They aro good, ro far an Icannes, 1 think wa bave dono well #0 far, aod I'dou’t roo wliy wo can't succes-fully wivstla with tho cases that are yet bofore ns. 1t..—Yon ap.poar to be satiafied with the record of tho Grand Jury, Tlero aie a number of peo- pla who are not. 0. J.—Ya 1 hava heard, but I fhink the news- papera aro £ biama for that, Tany have beon camplaining hocauss we haye nnt paid moro at- tonunn to whbisky casos, But Idon't f08 what caugo thoy buve. 'Lhwie s just somuch busineas Lo be transacted, aud it roxkes no variicniar dit- fereuce 1 what order we talo up tho dilferent BuGjicts, < I8.—If st Is & fair question to ark, I would liko to xno s ot much rewalus for tho Graud Jury yet to aczomplish, @, J.—~The queatios s fair anough, but 1 am not certain whather it weuld be tait to give you uh avaser. You know about how ths niatters stand. Wo have oxamined Uotson, Mason, sud ouhers, and havo succeeded i ottaining w large qusntity of light upon tio manageraent of dis- tullerios duting tha jast threa yosrs. R.—3ull, you Lave not finisued taking evi- deoce? 2 Q. J.—Dy no mosus. In fact, wo have scarcely e uin, (. —Why is It, then, that you are 80 LOYO 1N OETTING AT TIE DUSINEYS? G. J.~Wheil, na found, wkon eoloring upon our confarencs, that thera wero & wamber of counterteiting aud baukruntey csses which must neceasaiily be conaidoied. * It was thonznt at first that the oest pian would bo to leave tinono for tho last, and piteh into whisky fmme- distely, 'Ilhis hino of tactics wo pursued, s you kuow. ‘Then, at the bogisning of tho second week it was found tiat Doxter ond Dange would be oblized to pay attontion to matters n tho United Staten Cour:. Vor that raanon wo postpoued the consideration of whisky canes for & fuw days, ln order to mive tho couu- eel ume (o attend to tho Court casos, Aleaus while wa touk up tha miur cases, Ti—VrLiat about tio udictmonta? G. J.—Wat, Tuoro will bo indwctments enough to satialv overybody in a 16w days, At this poiot the couversation was iuterruptoed, the juror befog summoned iuto tho jury-roum. TUE FIRST CASE before the jury was that of J. Fricdlander, o Mitwaukeo merchaut, who I8 charged with enme. inally makiug away with hiv asseta nfter vecom- g baokrupt. His creditors woro ropreseuted by M. J. M. Manuing, & member of tho legal tirm of Helm & Mauuing, of tois city, This vc- oupird the attoution of tha jury during the wiole of the forenoon. Au sdjournmont was then .aken until 2 o'clock. Ou 1eissembling at that bour tbo evideuco In ho eame caio was coutloued, lasting motl 4 o'clock, A fow umoutes boforo that timo tha foroman of tho jury, Mr. Lymsn, stopped out of tho room and sskel tio somnolent guaraien of tho srnctuary if tho Cour: was atill 1n||icu\um Rocolving an alirmativa reply, he raid: »Toll tho Judgo that we'll be down in a few minutes” Surs enough, 8 fow moments lator the jurors marchod out of their pen, and formed a statoly procossion down stairs and INTO TilK COURT-ROOM. As they eatoiod, o withess in the Hnbel cass was oxplainiog somo of thus eccentricition of goulus as manifested by letter-carriers; but his speech wae suddonly squeleh- od. The jurors filed around in front cf tho Judge's bonch, When they wers arrang- od in order, the Clerk called tho zoll, aud Judge Dlodgett aaked : * Have you sny prescntments to malio, gon- tlemen ¢ *+We bave,” replied the foromen, at ths same time produeing soveral pouduroun-fooxiug docu- wsuts. ‘Tha papors wero handed up to the Judgs, who looked at them, and sald: »Havn you any further businoss 2" # Yes," xnswerad Mr, Lyman. With that the jarora turnad about and march- ad out of the conr-room, loaviug the sudiencu 1o battor informed as to thelr errand than be- fore thair viit. TOE INDICTMENTS wera two fo number, neithor of them roleting to sbhinky matters, At {lio oarnest roquest of Lis- trct-Atlorney Baoga the pnmes of the parties aro omiited, s be oelioved tho publication o them wonld interfero with tho courso of justico. it may be stated, howover, thatonoofthe in- dicsnients fa against o man of prominenco tn soctal and political oirclos, and ths charge agsinst bim s perjury in swearing to certain faiue bagk s.atemcnts, issued for his arrost nnd pleced in tha hinde of | Officer Buck, who faited to brug sls piisouor 1n batore the closiug of coure, Asibosdns IN COURT. Tho Unlted States Court wan remarkably quiet yesterday as far &4 whisky was coucerned. In- deod, that sinuous stuff was nover once mi vloned oxcopt it was during the myaterious whia~ poriogs which took place bet seou Judge Blodgett and ouo or othor of the prosecuting counsel svery now and thon. Thore was a little excite- maent when the Grand Jury cams into court about 4 o'clock jn the afternoon sud harded fn some ndictments. ‘[hs speotators, who are goiting quite proficient fn tho montal process known [Ty putting this and thst togethor, were confldent of somo new dovelopments, and evary kind of conjoctura was indulged o whils the membors of the { was thoughs the substsnco of the 1udictmonta would leak out la tho nsnal way. Bat Judgo Blodgett, who bas s groat horror of gratifylax public curfosity beforo tho proper time, kept tho 1mporiant dooumonts in bis own posseesion, and id ot evon intimate tiolr lmpost to tun clerk. At tho opaniug of the cours yeatorday morne ing Mr. Burke aunouncod his rendiness to try Joun O'Brien, a counterfoitor, but dsfondant was pot present. A beuch warranc was issned for biim, aud g0 ag attachment (or ons of the Governmont witnevsos, who disrogarded tho frequont sdmoritions of tuo Cours with regard to patiosce aud pauctuality, 1IE CASE OF PELER MATEL, an ox-letter-carrier, iudicted for stoaling lotters from the WVest-Side Toet-Uflico, was then pro- ceoded with, Moesrs, Cox sud Floreuco 3Mo- Cartby couducting the caso for tho datendant. “I'lo caso for the proscoution wam that 1label, white tn the employ of tha Poat-Olice, on the Sa duy of Auguet 1uat, sbatractod fuur letiers from the Wesi-Silo Btatiou, ono of them containing 10 conty, anotier B0-cont scrip, and suother a S1and &2 bill. The defenso indicated was that doetendant was interested in a matrunouisl papor and that Chaiies G, lorion, to whotmn tha staien lettera were addrossed, was Lthe puolister of & rival sheet, and thut thero wau a suukpiracy on tho part uf Hortou and several 1'ost-Omtico eni- ployes to ruin defendaut on that account. To this end, it was syught to prove that tho jesters in quesiion wero piaced in Habel'sa pouca with- out bis knowlodge. A large nuwmbar of witness wore exammned for the prosccition, «nd there was oue wilnees for tho defcnso to bo hemd ampl \d‘:en the Court adjouvusd, shoitly beloce o'olock, — HOW THEY MANAG:D IN '74, A RECTIPIEN'S TRICK. The sdminisiration of the ofiica of Collector of Interual Ravenue for tho First Distrlct of lihuols appesrs to bave heen a rather straugo 1 ona durlog the year 1874, It is not sllegod at preseut that tho Colloctor was not Loueat, and that his deputies did not do thewr duty., But cortain facls winch bave lately besn revealed to the public inmcate that, it they piotendod to do their duty, thoy woro fools, aud if they did not do their cuty, thoy wera neceranrily coryupt. The latent chapter of history concerning this { particular sdministiation of the ofiico dates from about tho mouth of March, 1874, At that timo thore wau & elight Bpasm of actlvity on tha part of tho Rovenus Depurtment 1n Washington, and gome little slacking up in out-ol-tho-way placos of the Chicago Ring. At that time the Govetnmont bad in ite employ a wan who way probably as corrupt as any man could wall be, and who, while working for the Goveroment and draming the pay of tho Uovernment, was always In the fnterest of the distillors, and was often gsoceiving large sums of monoy from thenl, Al tho kime in question A CEBTAIN CUICAGH DECTIFIZD bad, in tho conrss of bis business, wade n xorle oue doublo mistake. Ho had iutouded to whip & barrel of Lighwines und & barrel of whisky on iLhe same day and hed, someblow or other, trans- posod (Lo sectifier's stanpw under which tne goods wera put upon tho market, Those facts bocame known, wome way (o tbe Dopai- meat, and thoy procosssd with that delibersto haste “which ebaracterized the action in that year, to tske so; oticeof it, It sboild be prem! 1n this conpection, that hoth of the s, e Lighwiues and the whblsky, weie slippsd ugdu udis-rebber stamps, bul A bonch-warrant wan Grooger foquisition wero before the Court, It i THE CHICAGOL presumably not known to ths De) mont, sod the minor {rregulanty of g one barrel at A proot greatar then the (auger could honestly bave repnrted, aud another tor- rel ot & proof lower than It should Lave teco, waa all that the Faronue Borvics had to nroce: d upon. ‘the roctiffor h.womolf, howaver, waw Leenly awares that the goods wora SHIPPED ON THE INUI\-N BIER PLAX, -and b tcok LIt measuras sccordmgly. The nowa cams fron Washiugton that theso two bar- rols had beon shipped from the rectifsing house in queation, and_that an investigation must ba mauo of o | the facts in the case, In porsusnce of tho friendly understanding waich at that timo existed batween tho Rovenus servica mnd tho sectifiera who were disponinz of tha croakol whisky, woiica was given to tho goatle- man who had slupped thoso goods that he was sbout to bo [luvestigated. Tine, of ltsolt, Biows romething 88 to tho etae af tho servies fu Chicago ab o thna 1o quea- ton, But the deveiopmonta which fullo ved will porhaps Le even more futeresting, as touding ta rlow the state of oliciency whichh, at that tuno, prevailed iu this distret, This act on tho part of .thu Governwent oficzrs who had the matter iu chargo was exlramsly uind, and the rectifier lost wo oppartumty to put himeelf on Lho sjuare, baving two ar three dags tho start of the mveatigat.ng oflicer wou was supponadly gettiug icady to investi: gAto tno man alter ho had told him that Lo was sbout to o fooked fnto. 1t should be piemisad here that each Gauger in the Goverumcut ssrvico wakes & relurn ~ach day 10 wuo Collector of all the spiiy pauged under tus care, anl that this form, wiuck i |.|£m:d upon & large-sized blank, is num- bero 59, and that tvo copiesaremade, one of which goes to Washitngion to tus Dopartmeut, L'his form is mado out 1 column-work, with apaces for all 1ho particulats coucacuing tho wpiri'a gauged, tho astual numbor of witlidrawais duriug pec- hanout suspeus.on, for whom tho hquor 18 auged, el nnmber of tho package, capacity u wino galloue, wan'sge, correction of voluwe, temporature, coustonts in uoet winy galloos, Dioof, galloun {n proof contonts, coatenls in tazable’ gailovs, tsx due, Berial number of stamp, aud the xind of stamp, It is clear 1vom thi that, it the two barrels or packages Lad Loon slupped under Ivdiacrubber wtamun, the Guuger's return cbove inoutioned would Liavo detecied this India-rabber progtice of it bad been comypated with tho zeturn of tho man who recoived the gouds, A It 18 vat co bo supposad that tha rectifler did not see this even more 3ux:\uy than & reportor Liavo at this Iate day, and it 18 to his credic as an acute and rharp busiucss man that ho at onco took measures to guard azamst the dificulty which might come 10" bin through having shippad tho packages. 1S METUOD OF STRAIGNTENING UP MATTERS was ratbor poculiar, aud 1 worthy of beiug re- Inted : Shortly after tbo gentloman in question swas notitied that ko was to be wvostizated, e went into Itoom 22 of the Custom-House, sud thera found tno clerks, Looking at ane of thewn, ho eaid : **Mr. wauts to 8o you s momont.” And when ha #afd this ho used ia placa of tuo typoginaphical dasliea the name of s man whom 1o kuew was all-powerful in_tho Custom-Houge, aud was & membor of tho Ring, IHaving tuns diapsaed of tho firat clerk, who might fairly bo supposed to be nonest, Lo said outright to tho rocoud clork, **Give mo alr. ‘g 5Y8," tho Mr. 1 this caso boiug the Gauger who bad been st his eatablishmous during the time that the frauds were comumitted. 'Tho cletk very coolly refudod ‘to give up tho documents in question, but pointed with his thumb to tho caes whero they iers Kkept, sad the reatifier weut to that case, took out the packags of 6%a, and oxtracted fiom it the oun which was liable to get Lim into troublo, aod put into tho buudls snother which ha had 1 nis pocket, and which showed ao oxac: and legnl stata of shipments. It does not outor into tois quostion as to whether the Gauger was houost or not, and as to wheiber the Gaugor sigued too socond blank whichitha gentloman broughtiu with hm, because a forgory was o small maiter to tho geuticmen who were ruuning the Clicago Ring, ond the honor of the Gauger appears to biave have been o still smaller ltem o thio list. Having oxtracted tho obnouxious documeus, put it into bly psocket, substituted the aorvecied vus forit, and watked away, the rectiflor heid his Laad up- nght, aud invited invertigation. THE GOVERNMENT OFFICER to whom reforenzo hai boen made, being daly notified that oversibiog was stragle, wont for- ward and mode o ‘completo aud seniching inves~ tication of this rectitler's premises aud fouud nothiug crooked, o loavo no stone uniurood, he wen: into tho Collector's ofice and huutea up tho GYa for the montb in question, and thoo snd there iuspected tho form which might Lovs shown somothing, but which did show to tho then Collector thot it was tmposs:bio that 1his rectifier could, under auny circumstacces, i Liuve shipped thoss packag: ecaase tho blank 528 showed that tba Qaugar, agsuat whom no euapicione bad beon alleged, bLad certitiod that the packages wero wil cight, and shat thoy weio proparly suipped, And this 18 cnly ono way in which an in- | genlous, ciafty, and uascrupulous rectifier com- { viped with Liv, Minty 10 dofraud the Govern- menc and to ward uff tho luveatigation nlich has come at laat. There are two besutiful etories in circulation concorning Minty, the clerk who weat nway whon s Deputy Mwiahal was afier him with o warract. 'Cbs ronder cas tako bus chances be- tween belisving that he ia in Toronto, Caz,, or in Giasgow, Scotlund, Dolh theories sro abouc oqually wall founded, Lo S 4 AN EXPLANATION. WITR REFERENCE T0 CHICAGO CASES, Specind Ihapatoh to Chicage Tribune, WasniNozoN. D. O, Jan. 17,~It can be sald that, 80 far s the Becretary of the Trensury ia concoracd, while he has refussd Lis asaeut to themauy propoeitions to compromise which have been jresented to Lim, aud has ot given assont to any, nor learnel tho termy of any, if auy have boon made. atill ho haa placed the wholo matter | in tho handa of Unitod Stalos District Attorney i Baugs and to tho associato counsel, Coliector \Vobstor, and Bupecvisor Matthawa, llosesa that in each aud oll of thess gentiomen Lo tas jw- pheit contidence, and s has roqueated them to confor freoly and do whatever in thelr judzmont meema best caleulated fo Rocure to the interads of the Guvermnent and tud punishument of tho guilty. Tho following lato DISPATCH TOCOLLECTOR WEDSTZR clonrly indteared tha position ocoupied by tho ‘T'ionsury Dopartment ; Jax, 14, 1870—1 ks Jun. J. D, Wester, Chreago, Iil.: The follsw.ng dispatch was seut by the He:retary to Mr, Tutton this morping. It ought to (aver tue grounds, e bes impliit confidencs in 1ho Lial couusel and rovenua ofticial A. I Cutton, Superviar, cte.: As we haveno: di. rectsd eny crrangement with fudicted porties, ,e0 Wo dectina t3 interfere with any that Las been cn ered Into by the District-Attorney, with tha approvai of bis asnociutes aud tho local revonus vmcerw, Haying cou fidenca tn their judgmeut and fdelily, ws leava the procecution {u thelr Lands, Dot douvting that they will do what wiil beat sutservethe futercst of ths Governmont, (Siknod) BLuvoun WiLsox, et ANTEDATING LIQUOR. MUNTING UP ANOTUER FRAUD. Thera aro varlous other trausactions daily eropping out wilh refsionce (0 tho zdminisiia. tion of tho Collector’s oflico in 1874, which are indicativa of anythiug but & vroper state of af- fairs at that timo, It will bo remembored that i o1l the liquor manufacturad aftor midnight on i the 3d day of March, 1874, was, by act of Con- ! greas, to pay s tax of 00 conts, whilo all manufac- turoed before that exact minute wae to pay s tax of 70 cents, Tho distillera of Chicago were not slow fu secing that it way o their 1utorest to bave a3 much a3 posaiblo counted in aa before tho day named, ovon if it wois made a iltile afterward. A CGovorument officer bas latoly besa very busy hauting: up the EVINENCES OF VIMUD in this one dizection, aud, thougl theilem migh porbaps seen smail to one who dld not kiow the extent of the bumness, yot when 1t is conetdered thae somo hundreda of barrole are mado datly in Chi- cago, it ig clear that if a day or two's production could ba run 1n aa of the 1st, 24, or 3d of March, though it wore made ou the 4th, 5ib, or Oth, tho profits would be considerable, In ordor to get at tho faocts zof the case, the officer fu question Las been busily ongaged in look- ing up the forma 59, which nro referred to in anothor article as being tho returua mado by the Gauger of tho spirita pro- ducod as a given bouss in & certaln day. Thero was 1o partloular tzouble ju finding thewo rolurus for the wonths of Jauuary and February, 1674, but it [s an extradinary fa3t, and ono that wilt uced & considerable dogres of thorough eapluua- tion to wake It passablo, that not a stugle forin 69 cau bo fouud o any Goverument offica for tho wouth of * March, 1874, Thiw matemsnt 18 uat to Le cloatly understood unless the number of thess blanka which aro daily used aud tlled mway Ly cousider~ ad, Every distl!ler in the m{ wust bave Lad onoof thcao bisuk forms flled out with the name of tue Gauger for erary day of tle mvuth TRIBUNL: - TUESDAY, “JANUARY '18,” in question. ouligod by Iaw to make o two of those forms, cae tor Waahington and onn to be kaopt fn the oifice. It s thorefors easy to Lo sa2a that uo accideat conld have caused this WONDERFUL DEPOYULATION of G9s. I¢ maat Lave boon nut only & deop plan, but a thorourh and well-con‘luctod soarca among all the archivos of the Coliccior's oflice forttia dhatrict to have pisked oat all thoss HJs aoid deatroyed thant, It 14 on vocord that when an oficar of the Se. crat Bervice Lureaa was busy o Chicags in tho ootk of Juno Iast in luoting up tho recsrds of whisky malo in March of ths provious yasr, o sudlenly found that thero wero almost no foim 67 on record, 1o considored ting, of coirde, A curious eircame. stanco, but did not beliors it of much impor- tance, as hokuew tual a duplicata of sl thess founs should bo on fila in Wash.ogton. He, \lisrolure, aent to Waibingtaa, and’ requestod that all tho furma 59 for tue first baif uf the yeur 1874 be eent on to biny, At hun fitnsraqueat a consdorabla number were sent on, but they were not scbeduled, uer was any acosunt kept of what was sent. Not dudivg auy RECURDS OF THE MONFiL UF MALCH, tho ofticer mout 8 aa/ing that he bad uot gution what lio demred. At lansih sbother vuutho was sout bim, Lut stiil Lhers were ny records for March, A thrd roquest was mado and ressonded to with util anocthor bundls, this e witli (a0 aeconpanyitg statament shat that was ail ot the forms 59 from Chiosgo on fis fa the Dopartmeat for tle inantas 1aired after. ‘Lneso belog, carerally eorted ont of tho uzhelulo revoaled tho fact note sbove, that tuers was unowhotre amoog then piagio retutn of the spirss ploauzad m Chicago for the mouth of 3la.ca, 134, TUE IMPOUTANCE OF TUIE DISCOVEIRY i not quite oy groat &3 1t would hava bean if the couviztion of the Chicago distillers had becn dua only to documentars evidouce. Biuco tha revalatioos of ths gentle.sen who bave coms o under the “* amues.y proclanation, " thess rove.a- tione aro not 82 fpor:ane, Lu stili it 1w e most wonderiul face thiaz a doputy iu tho ollice of tho Colicctor of Iuternal Mevonuo destroved overy rotury tor every aistiliery fhr & whols mooth wiout being “eaught ot it, Tho eystem by which tbeso thled-us blauks waro kept s par- tinlly to Llama fur this, but of coatse tho de- wstraction could ot have beon possitls without tho aid of & corsupt oilicial. ‘The bLlasks wers necessarily kept in clessts snd cupboards and other out-of-tho-way places Lecauro the Governmeut doea not furnish enouth vault-room 1u it present headquarters in Clica- go for their recoption. Tha fast hera stated i startling coourl Without auy commeut what ever, but itshould bo added thac there is evidauco ovalr day developing that, during tho previons aduinistration, books sud papers were destroyed right and loft in much quantitios thas it is ut presont {mpossible to fud any record of the spuvizs which wero producod st cartaiu distillor- fow for cercain montls, undif it had not been for tho rovelations mado by tho Governmons lu- formers, it would Lave beoo almost impossibis to have convicted certain members of the Iing who aro now o daly hazard of baing todie.od. ELSEWHERE, ST, LOUIS, ETMPATHY POR M'REE. Brecial Dispateh to The Chtcago Tribune, B1. Louis, Ao, Jan, 17.—As the reopcning of the whisiky oages approaches, o renewal of pub- lio iterest ia thoso eet down fortrial this month is quito manifest. Indicationsarethat tho cates yot to boe tried will bo productive of mors senea- tion than any which bave gone to tho jury, Tuo cago of McKeo appeara first on the dock, being ot for (be Z0th, Ilo oxprosses his readiness for trial, and eays ho will bo able to prove bLis invo- cenca to the satisfaction of tho jury and tho pub- lic. On tho oiber Land, the piosecutica is cone fident of convicrion, Iaconsideration of McKoe's prom nence in the putlic affairs of the State, aod his long residenco fo Missouri, muck pym- pathy has been aroused in bis behalf, and it is tho opinion that it will nned atronger testimony in lLis case than In any other. IHs has, in & mauner, cecaped tho strong public projudice which Las tested lizo an incubus upon tho rost of tho iudicted ringsters, and, if he shall be couviztod, it must bo upon evidence of the most concluaive character. Tho fact that McKes was not a reventte oflicial will doubtless incrosse the dificulty of the Governmont In making out a caso agaluat bim. He is indlcted undes tho couspiracy claoo of tho Nterenue law, TUE YOXY MAGUIRE. Tho noxt case aftor Mclca's is tuat of ex- Collecior Maguire, which is fixed for tho 25th, There ero three indictments sgaivet him, snd District-Attorney Dyer says convistion is cortaln in ench ono of them, Magniro is characterized a8 o very crafty wan, sua the genoral opinion s that bo s1ll be very bard to couvict, even if there ba o atrdng caso ngainst bim, Although Lo was doubtless in the Ring, ho bas covored np bhis tracks well. The books in the Collector's olice are as straight as apin, and bear overy mark of regularity and licuesty. The Goveroment, however, does nol roly upon Mazniro's books to convict him, and tho Presocuting Attornoy says that thoy wiil pro- duce evidence, documeutary and verbal, sulicient 1o satisfy any jury. Itis undoratood that EKitz- roy and Mograo will give some very tmportant tostimony ngalast Maguire which wau not elicited from rhom on the McDovald tiial. Everest, tho ex-Gauger, who recontly retaraed from Lurope, fs als0 a3id to be o valuabio wituess for tho Gov- erument azaivet Megulre, NEAEIIS' CLLTCIl ON BABCOCK. Public sentiment hero is very stronz against Babcock, and, if the jury shall bio at all suscepi- 1ble to sueh prejudites, uis couviction ls as- sured. His failurs to put in 8 porsousl appears auce und plesd to tho judiciment, afier s had shiown such a precipitate incliastion to vindlcalo Limzelf, mado a bad wmpressiou Lo start on, and a numbor of thinga havo bapponed vince to owrengthon publio opuuon axaluat bim, The re- port—whsetler truo or not dosa not tut- tor—that tho DPregident Lad codeave oiod to excnro s nollo prosequi in bohalt of hia privats mccrotary, hed bad inflaonco for “lab" and the prejudicial feeling thus engendsred Lian boon a;- grnvated Ly the further itmors that the Prest- dent bad ussd luw efforta to arranze a plan of yruscention that would jusurs acquittal, * Thoto 18, douotless, nothing to found tbo rumors on, but their circulation lias, ueveriieless, marred Babonckts prospocts fora perfect.y fair trinl, ‘I'ho Governnient attornoys sy they wili Lavo no dufticulty o senuivg Babcock 10 thie Penttentiary. ‘Lho authenticity of b1s baudwritiog w s dia- patchos formenly produced, cud alwo of letters aud dinpatehes to vo produced, will bo establishe ed boyond a doubt, thus fxing bLiw councction with tha 1ny. ‘Tho tranemission of wondy from Joyco to I‘Inbcm::‘ will alao be proven. A KEW WITNES4, Ao InTurlml witueas against Babeock will be Col. Patker, 1ucorual Revenus Collector for tha Culorado Disteies. It 18 etated that ho hos i his posseszion cortain tesumony directly smplicaiing Dabeociz. Purker Lias b.on summoned Lo appear ut tho tral, which takes placo on tho S1st, CYCLUI'IC LEGAL FREPAUATION, Dabcock 1s naid to have po leos than elght | prominent Janvers ongazod for Lus dufenus, euongl to convict any pour davil on tho contt- nent. s tino of defense 13 as yet unknown, 1o ncconnt of what purported to bo Lis pros- pective defenuo tefegrauhod trom Washington to » Chicago paper a few dsys ago s pronounced to be wholly sonsations! by Judge Kium, * Bav's " leading cuunsel in this e ON TO WAVLINGTON, Thero has baca an humsnss antount of trav- eling duriog tho laut four weoks on tho pait of tho attoinoys representing tho Uovernmout and defondants respuciively. Amoong tuvde who have beon busily buzzing around the Nutional Capitol wore Duiatrici-Attorueys l'uddriox und Duss, Judge Krum, ropresenting Habeock, sud Judge Vourbues, counsel for Maguiro and Me- Y, Koo, Qoorge Lishbaok has also beon so. Journiog thure od deal, ag well as E, W, Fox, ils foreman of the Grand Jusy nhich indictod abeock, and an Lasteru papec publishol » alatement to tho offect that Jadge Voorhoos bad eolicitedd tho 1odusuce of Aity-Ueu, tierrepont 1o eecuring tho ontry of a wolle prosequa in bebialf of Wiiam Moios, but lde- Koa denies the truthfuluoss of this sepust, ond says that. Lo would ot accupt such a dispossl of bis case, and that Lis iutends to Linva & vindication a3 the hands of a pout Juey. 1t is roported that Judge Kyum while 10 \{'Mh(nsmu Lad seveial coulerences with Prestdeut Grant on tho aubject ot Bab- s appiosching tral, but tus truk of this ro- pors is not known, tough It seews to Lo su- theutic. ». w. rOX is one of tho two (irand Jurors who voted azalnst Uabcocl's indictmeont, aud ia tho suthor of thy Graud Jury letter caculpating the Promdoat trom complicity o the reve onue frauds. Since tho wdjournment of the Grand Jury Fox bas bodu aoiive. Iy working io bohaif of Dabcock's acquittal, 1le {4 an ola ante-War friond of (Graut. Lois » baokrupt merokant, aod 1 Is undarstood thss Lo 4 thua slgosiling bis parsousd devolion to the 1876, FIURDACR'S REWARD. Fishback bavinz a good deal of tronvle with Buatore abont bis compenaation for working up the Whiskv-Ring caaes bsio, The report that Dristow hisd do- clined to sllow him any pay tecsuso Fisuback bad used the knowledae obiatnied against the Rug to disposs of a Ladir-deprecisted paver for & rosod aum mupaars ty have boen trus, snd Ciabback b been apenling a considerable time ju Washington to ccuviuce Bristow that tho clargs opa nst hiw i« untrue. Fishback originally computed his proapective molety elalm at aboub a 101,000, Lut 1t {a stated that lie 1s uow willing to dispyse of bis chauces for & vory emall porcontage thercof. JOTCE ON DARCOCK, A letter wan receivad horo vesterday from Jozce, in which hie oxwesaed tlie opinion thas Babcock was—to usa hik exproasion--**a pune coon.” Tha Coverameol attorneve protaigs Lo furuiab the public soma new and intsrosting do~ velopmonta as 820n a3 the triaks besia, fsideituiey: HAILWAUKEE. HULGIT, Epecial Drapeteh to Tre Chicado Tribune, Minwavkez, Jan, 17.—10 the Huegin oribery cas3 it appears that Huogin gave potico at the time to Collector Erakino and District-Atiotney Ilubbell, both einca removed, Do;uty Iaino says tho irregularitv at O'Noill's was morely technical, and 9 never sanctioned it It con- elstad of ruaming mash risty-niue fostead of soveuty-two houare, and no fraul was posmilly altaougb it coustitutes & violation ol the su'es of tue Depattmant. ‘Ihe master bad boeu roported by tlusgin to Collectos Laan. A TIONT. Tho attscks of tho Commercial Times on N, B. Murphey, Presidsut of the Senlinel Compaoy, culminated Batuiday wisht o o personal en- countor a¢ Haosou's Turkiah Balh, Murpley at- tack:ug Chittenton, editor of tho Zimies, with his tisie, xnd admuinisteriog 8.mo pnnishment. DBaing futervioned, Clulicn.on des ared tid at- tack cowardly, and Murpley declaces tlat no othier metnod remained opeu to pusish the lan- kuage used by tuo Limes. D. W. JTNY arrived here to-night, and wilt give bail to-mor- oW 1w0LLIOg. —— BABCOCK'S CASE, WHAT UE WILL HATE TO EXPLAIY. Cerreapondence I ade plua (1mes. Wasiuixazox, Jan. 12.—The pressuco in Wash- ington of Judge Krum, counsel for Gen, Dab- cock; Ar. Vorhoes, couusol for McHeo and Maguire; Assistant District Attorooys Bliss and Pedducs ; E, W. Fox, the foreman of the Ht. Louls Grand Jury which found a truo bill agaiust Babeock; Distries Attoruey Dyer and Georgo Pieliback, isone of thoso sivruler cuincidences which atimulate public curiosity without at all patlsfying it. The geuovial umpression here is that, the arigioal puri.ose of ‘securing the entry of a nolle presequa in Babeock's cago having been relinqulshed out of a regard for popular eenti- ment, the purpose of this convocat.ou is to e range & plan of prosecution which must jnevit- abiy result ju the Puvate Secretary’s acquittel. Huch a sctiemo would of course ncceasitats ths suppressiou of tho vital ovidence in the case, and the presentaticn of that ouly swhici, separ- ated fiom the rest. would be wauliy wishoud siguificanco, It fa Lard to believe, except in tho prosenco of tho reality iteclt, that, however des- perate tho siluatiou of tbe accused, o plan of this uatura could be successfully carried out 1o datisuce of Mr. Drirt)«’'s unaitered detonnine ation 10 pusb bis prostcutisus to sn hinnast clos and My, Dyer's avowal tbat Lhe case of the Gov- crument agmipet Babeock is o.ually good with 1t 18 worth while, 10 vien of (ke intorostaivvolved 1n the tral of thun cause, to 10view tue evidonca (85 far =4 it has been made public) upon whyeh 1t {8 Lased and andieato is value, ‘L'he St. Lowis Whisky-Tling bogan actual opera- tious during the summer of 1573, and undor Ford's Collectorship. Yord died tho following Qctober, and in order to koo) on menufscturing tho crooked it wasof courss essential tathe lng that thoy saou:d bava tao hamiug of hiskusces: sor. Joydo met tho omorgency with those tole- Ruame 87, Lovis Oct, 25, 1313,—Gen, O. E. Babeock, Execu- ties dluna on, care of Presdant Grand: Poor Ford i dead: McDouald fx wath tie budy, Lettla President act cautiously on his etiscescorebip. Jonx A, Jurce, Br. Lovts, Oct, 27, 1813, —Gen. O. E, Dabeok, lLize eeutice Atandion, ears of Fremdent Grant: Tl Londs- Tien prefar \he man they ave recommende: prossian from e Jex.dent to i frisuds Lo vurueverstufng, Let the Presldent do foribo Lut. Dapend ujou sfcDouatd and wysell to staud by Lls sotions 10 the last, Jomx, A, JOTCR. Tha mao whom they *recommen.ed * was Ma- ruire, and aimulianocusly, tha vexcday, with the dispateh to tho Prenident annon.ciug” the fuct, the following was seut to Babeock : 6r. Lotis, Oct, 23, 1873, —Gen, O, K, Dabsock, Bie ecutice Manaion; Sca dupstch o Presidect. We mean {t. Mum, Jorce. Babcock followed bia instructions, Maguire wns appointed, and uotll the following oprisg tho gooso hung * altitudilum.” Ou (ke 7th of Maich, 1874, bowover, Dougings mado bis tirat move by orderiog Jovce to Californin, and bave ing thus disposed, 48 Lis thought, of the sty obstacle to a succesaful Luvestigation, onthe 9th iegucd instructions to 2o Okto sgoot to § rocecd to 5t Louls and take notes. Lut Avery was oqually **sadden,” sud Joyco had time tJ° gt his Louse in order™ vetora he left. This way Lis parting moseagzoe to Labcosk & §t, Louss, Mar-h 14, 137, —Gen. O F, Onbro-, Ex- ecutios Mans on, Wasmingiun: Start for San Fraucisco to morrow uighit, 3Make D, (Douzess) tali od Lt that ouly Litcken Lo memury of oo Dusiness, J. Tho dlatillera followed tho Ring'a advice, stopped making tho ciooked, ard Douglass bhad to cail off s bounds. Joyce soturued irom Sau Francigco 1n July, went straight to Washiogton, convinced Limself thiat Douglass, slthough wazch- ful, Lad vo plan of attack aryanged, aud, July 8, ta.egraphiod ¢o McDona d 1n 8t. Louls to "'guit liveiy aund watelh sbarply,” Dofo.ec the munih was out, bowevor, Dougiwsas hed ouco moro teacks ed tho Ring and fixed upou B ooks s the mau to Liosd the raid. DBu: Avary azain gave timely iu earneat snd only maiting for o tavorable mo- ment to atriko, vy thot5ta of October totourayhis ed Babeock from £t, Lome: **ilave yoa taliod with 1.7 Ave things nght? low?” Auswor.' Aud on Deo. 33 “Has Secretary or Uomimise | wloner ordered ungbouy Liste#" ‘Tho avawer to the first telogram bea net teeo placed in evi- donce, but thoreply to the secoud ran as fol- lovns: WasinioTo, Dac, 8, 1974.—Col. John 4, Joyer, care of Gen, Melsonaid : Cautob Lear it uny ono bas @ane ur 1y going, 0, L, Haucoes, But the Ring wera thoroughly alarwed, and AlcDonald started at once fur Waebiugton, Ho arrived Dee, 7, sud Ltho eamo day **bad & long ride with (ho President.” Tho uext day Juyeo recelvod tha famoua nie. ‘“*Dead doz, 1he goozs hauga slutuailum.” “I'ho Dougliass party waw that ko understodd their plaus perfecily, aud afcer s seturn to St Loww ho had the pleasure of recoiving tho 1ollos lug semi-oZicial nuu:un.:cmeni. now sully fdeucitied as1rom Bab- cock Wasnixatoy, Dec. 13, 1874,—Gen. John MeDanald, S, Louse: §Lave succedded,” Tuey wil ot g, Dyl wiite you, Syven, TFoited at every other point, Danglass at last deteroaned upon 8 tiunsfer of Bupervisiors ond Teveuuo Ageuts. 'Lliooider was fsoued Jao, 27, MeDonald and Joyea ta go o Philadelplia, and ‘Uation aud Mitclell to report at St. Louis. The whoto [liug roso in arms, and Douglass bad ta i contend wiili tha intlucuce of Scuator Lozan and QGen. Labzosk, tho latter recaiviug nstiuctions frowm Joyce us fullows: 8r, Louts, Feb, 3, 13515,—Cen. 3 Fan- mgton: We Bava oilicial knowledgo that tue enemy weukeus, Pusli titips, SrLpu. o nex( day Tutton—tho chivalrous, omnipo- tent Lutton, whom oven tho Presidout dared not disobligo—arsived lu Washingion und juined, wo suppoey, thosa who, Mr. Douglass suys, tindiug bi immovable, ** lct ma alone, goiug, 1 presue, to the White lousa to effect their purposc.” ‘I'wanty-four houru later the oider had been zo- scindnd, sud one day later still this obituary re- corded: Wasuinorox, Feb. 6, 1818.—Gen. John MeDona'd, St Lows: Order Lusied forever, D, & Co, wmad. Liold thinge level, ‘Tois 13 tho poopl galnst Dabeock, INTERNATIONAL TEWMPERANCE CONFERENCE. New Yong, Jan, 17.—Tho National Tomper- aoce Bocioty Liaa 1ssued a call for an {uterastion- al Tewpesance Couforence in Philadelphia, June 13, a3 a fhiting occasion 10 conwider tho relations of the temperauco toform, in its sciontiflo, | economie, tutelloctusl, social, moral, sud 1e- Ligious mupects, to iudividual ‘anu nattonal life, its progrods and nooda, aud to invite tha 02-00° @830 it our delibeistions of representstives of the causo of toiuporiucy fron 1oreigu CouUtFiue, ILLIROIS FARMEZRS’ ASSOCIATION, Svecrad U.apaeh o Ths Chicaoo Irinune, Broosxaroy, 1L, Jau. 17.—Dalogatos Lo the asnaal moetiug vl thy State Faraeis' Associas t1on are gatherivg in thle avening, snd by mora- 1o the larges porsion will bave arrived. Among thone agwinet Joyce, McDona.d, aud Avery; buty warnimng, and Joyee, fluding that Duuglase was | now hers are William P, Flrgg, President, Jadlson County: . 8muth, of Kowanee; 31, M. Hooton, of Centralia; Boond, ot Joliot; Bolomon, of Macoupin: Lawrence, of KXunmout.h: Bpringer, of Yorkvilin: Ricks, of Taslorville Harristorn; Allen, of Ueness ost, of Me- Leau Coul A mesting of the indepondent cditors of Iilinois will be bo'd t>morros atlere poon incidental Lo the mesting of tho Associa. tion. nrobatly (o satile the quen‘ion of who is to E" for the ‘fiadling in the coming éampaign. bie work of Llie Asaociation to-torrow will ha princinaily routine. Capt. Eads ts expecied in tue svoutbg to deliver an sddress ou the im- urosemont of tho mou:h of tne Mississippi. BEECHER-MOULTON, Clhiurcties thnt Witl Participate in the Advisory Conncels Nezw Yong, Jan, 17.—Tlo following is & naztial fist of tho names of ths churchies and minisiors whick are to participato in tho Advisory Corn- el called to consider tho cise of s, Emma C. DMoulton: Firat - Church, Washiogton, D. G.; Asslum 1Ll Chureh, Hariford, Conn siorlh Avenuo Chureh, Cambridge, Mass, Uld Boutl Church, Luston, Mass. ; Kirk Stroct Ctiu cb, Lowell, "tasw s First Church, I lamton, N, Y.; Churca at Oracgo Valler, N. J.i Mst Cburch, Stamford, Coun.; South Churel, Concard, N, iL : ‘Iripity Chureh, Ur- aups, N. J. ; Fust Church. Now Haven, Conn, ; Dyxley Btreet Church, Boston, Magy, ; Bello- ville Avenuo Chureli, Newatl, N, J.; aud Firat Chureh of Farmington, Coun, ‘Tho 1ollosing ministors will take nart: Prof, Iiyde, Chicaco, 11, ; Prof. Chaplu, Bulat, W, ¢ Dr, Leonard Bacan, New {faven; Prols, Diigh and Fisher, Yelo; FProsdout C. . Hnibure, Middigbury Col.ezo; and Preaidont J vaut, Illwois Cotloge, 1t s expecied Pickrefl, of = and giren out for publicaiion by Weduesday or Thuraday nest. — THE WEATHER, Wasnrxaroxn, D.C., Jao, 13—1 a.m.—For Now England, eloudy or fozgy and wermer wea:her, canterly to routherly winds, falling barometer, and Byht raln or £00W in nortlern portions. For the Middlo Scates, partly closdv, warmor weather, followed by rain diring the everineg, wisk enstorly to soutberly winda and slowis falle ing baromeler. rorthe Lako region, increasing cloudines light rain, faihng and decidedly 1oy barometer, woutheast o soothwest winda, iocreasing in foree, and tomperat ire remainiog above freez- Ing, esezpe acar Lake Sunerior. LOCAL OLSLEYATIONS. LH3cLa0, Jan, Wind. in T FalS. W, freabo Time. |Bar. | Tht Hu, “Mazimumn thermometer, 4, Minimum, OENKEAL OBSERVATIONS. Curzian, Jan. 17—-Mldnighit, Wind,|uain, Woatter, W, hlghef W gentle) Blation, ar, [Thr, Daveuport. 2. Eecanata CENTENNIAL CHAMPAGNE, Paraprrnta, Jao. 17.—The Iudiana editors now on & visit to this city. at & moeting this oftervon, adopted s preamble and remolutions gatting forth that, “baving seen thoe buildings wow being erecied for tno purpose of hLolding thetein the Cenlonnial Exhitition, and recoge nlzivg tho need of eome aseistanco from the tieneral Governmont, wo earpestly rejuest our Senators aud Represontativen in Congre:s to sup- I:mnlm bill now pending Lefora that body in oball of the Centenniul Exposition.” BUSINESS NOTICES, Caution to Wousekeeporn—0wing to the Ineressing cost of vaulila beans used in the mavu- fecture of Extract Vanlila, spurious compouuds sre ‘oing thrown upon the market, purporiing ta be pure vavii's, but prepa=ed priocipaily from Tozqua beans, l This psusestiog subatitute costs the wanniacturer less tuan one-twentiolh part as much the genuins vauslls beatt. It can resdily bo detected by ita odor, It iy | 1red principaliy Ly tobaccuniets for ' pertumiug snutt snd cigars, aud wis pever futended to Lo used nua 1 fiavuring for the vaticus comnounds praparsd for the buman siomazd, Burnett's Estract o pared from sclected vanills beans, wnd. enlirely froa fron Tonqua or other delet | stamevi, | Sappy Comes! Georgo Te Wetzzer, | X0, 29 Exrt German atreet, Lencaster, Pa, has bees } using Wirkiart 8 1ine Trce Tor Condial in Lts family, He rocomumenila 1t (o otliers wilh £reSt sikrco:a in cur- ing ell puugoRary complalata, Vaiataole for ebidren, A ‘valusblo sulailtuto for pernf fous alcaliolic * Lit: | tere,” It destioys consumption ! fi%fi@@% ik Hamhmg Elgings Ensefings. fi@,@%fim% 6,8, 10, 1212, 15, 18, 20, 2, 28, 30, 33, 37 19, 45, 50, 62 12, The. per yard. Qur {riends and customers will do well to make an early examination and scleotion of the above goods, as we can guarantes that among this largo and very attractive lot of Hamburg Edgings arc a great many benutiful and very choice patterns, which we shall sell at not more than half the price usually asked, . A, STMPSON & G0, BUOCESSORS TO SINPSON, NORWELL & 00, 79 & 81 State-st. turtee | afall | It cf cb-aches and miusters will Lo fimeled | DRY GOODS, & (en ety GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF Madison and Peoria-sts, Peromptory and unroserved sale lot' the Winter Stock of the Groat West End Dry Goods Houso, 8t immenso reductions and sacriflee in prices. The Goldon Ogportunity for thoso who desire to cconomize, Poplin Alpacas, Camel's Hair Plaids, Crape: C.othis, Valancies, &c., at 2Uc yd; goods formerly aold tram 30 to 47 l.Uc. Monsirs, Basket Cloths, Borzes, Stripe Cam- ol's Liairs, &2, ot 25¢ yd, reduced trom 38, Wide'Eaclish Aterinos, heay, Al inglis) erinos, hon nca Popa lfilgs, Diagonals, &c,, 0t :lacvy'd + wpanh 4520 Co Asl-wool Fronch Borges, Satoons, Brocade: and Batin 8tzipos, radused from 76, 80, and bbe, Lo 10, b0, ana 80c¢, hosvy and fine, 86c; rap d'Dames, all-wool, | ~formerly 51.-15 ¥ L e Adosah ‘ronc) orinos reduce: 75, 850, and $1, to 60, 00, aad 108 tae All-waol “real choapost iMernos ovar offsred. Large lot 40-in. FrenchUasnmeros, oholca sbades, reducod from $1.45 snd 51.50 ta Bucand $1yard; great bargain, Picids, Buitings, Zc.,, nt neary 50 per cent n{oduaggn. 250 vd 0% acas 250 :+ 8 spocial bargain, Worth a7 dgg, o YO i B BB e Heavy Black Quoen's Cloths, 400; regular Ubagoods, G"}::l Bargalns in Diack Cashmores, all o3, Bfnck Gros Crain Bilks at S1, $1.25, and sl coieapost zoods olferad, *Cachemire flilano” Blacx Bilks, richest, ilnnml. z‘indrahh), and cheapast Cros Graans ported. Great barzaine in dark, and black ground Fancy Stripo Biliy b 65, 75, and 850 ; really destrablo qunlities and siyles. Colored Gros Grain Silis &t a sacriiice, Lyona Cioak Velvets reduced 25 to 30 por cent, Clocirs at nstanishing reductions, Ladiea' All-\Wool Beaver Cloais, $5, $7, ana S8 cach; former priced, $10, $13, and $15. Tur Beavor Cionls. 851 tworth $u ench. Extra tine Chinohiiln, 'ur Beaver, and Es- quimaux Beaver Cionks, nicety trimmed, £12, 515, and $18: worth nearly double. Groat barains in Bhawla of all kinds, Ladies’ Underclothmng, Chomises, Drawers, &c., at 40,45, 60, and GUc; half price. Ladies' ightgowns, 78c, 51, and %1.26; worth nearly double. Ladies’ ¥roach Linea Yolkes, hand emb’d, . $1; wortn 53 each. Groat Sacrifice in Coracts of nll grades, Ladios' Merino Drawers, 25¢ pair; worth 5 ota. Ladies' Ribb'd Merino ITose, 160; roduced rom C, NMen's M']osrinn Bhirts cod Drawers 600 each; wor s “46?’ ¥ancy Wool Hoso, 100 pair; worth Bargainsin Linensand House- lceeping Goods. Great TReductions in Flam- nels, Blankets, &c. Cassimeres, Cloths, & Cloak- ings greatly reduced. Embroideries at 50 cents on the dollar. Furs at midsummer prices. The abovo are only a fow among hundreds of other bargains. GOLDEN GPPORTUNITY pacilablasy WILLCOX & QIDD3 TS BILENT SEWING MACHINE, Awardod the grand *Gold Medsl of Progress,” of the Amcricen Tustitute, Nov. 1xTs, aud the &5 ott Legacy Mud i, of tao Franklin Inatitute, Uct, 1518, NO OTHER SEWING MACHINEIN THE WOLLD M AN SAUTOMATIC TENSION.” OR ANY OTHER OF ITS OHARAQIERISTIC FEATURLS, Call andt examino or roud for prosreatat. 200 und 202 Wabash-av. or E W ILSON & EVENDEN'S /A Y OIL TANKS, i MEASURING PUMP, 47 & 40 West Lake 8t CEICAGO. £ Send for Catalogue, Mannfacturers of EVENDEN'S WOOD-COVERED OANE. 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