Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 22, 1876, Page 2

- treaty - Bamson Roxenblatt, arrosted for defranding . Moded. v § e the o gettiog & recolpt they rushed out nf ?ma: unu':‘g the clerk in resvouse to nr& Slutor rogatory that tho box contalnod mnlnn x-mi The oletk, sticking his noso to it Jincosotes bat it bad A bad odor.e An lm,ve:.flau, of w‘ ox discovered a negro eadavor, wit.s the hel-l( \overed from the neck ana tho lega from tho ody at the groios, Tho fact produced 8 sensa- Ton, espsolaily among tha nogroos, who hovosn dea that medical students hayo o Datural to them. “u"w’m: TORONTO ATORTION-TRIAL. Spectal Dispateh to the Chirnan Tribuns, Toroxrt0, CaD., 91,—Tha trial of ex-Ai- forman Clomonts was continued to-day. After the cross-examinstion of Davis, the Hon. Mr. Cameron submitlod thiat thero was notling toro o the jury; that there was no evidence to con~ vickon the socond count of tha indictment of belng accossorv boforo the fact totally irro- apactive of tha convict Davis' testimony. Tho dofenso produced witnesaes who swore that Clements loft the city on tho 16th of Juls, and vould mot bave Liad An fatervisw with Davis the week bofcro the gitl died with reforence to the payment of money. Cstus Bullivan, sworn, #sud: I am maonging cletk n the ofics of tho Uistnct Attornoy at Ioches- tar, N. Y. I hnow tho convict Davis, I bave three Indictments against him,—oue for burglary, oo charming him with attempting to bortion, and Another for procurinj abortion. I would not believe DAvis on oath. A. G. Wheeler, l'olice Magiatrate; P. A, Bulli- ¥au, Capttin of Polico; J. B. Crown, ournal- 1st; W, J. Rogers, police ofMeor,—all of Nochies« tor,—gavé corroborative orilonce. Other wit- Desses enoio that Davis, white In jall, asknowl- edged to them thet bo dld not know Cloments, and had nover spoken to him. Tho casa atlll ex- citos cousiderablo jutoreat. Tho provatling opin- tou ia that Clements will bo acquittod. OUTRAGK NEAR BLOOMINOTON, ILTa Grecal Divaleh to 1ha Chicamo Tribune, Brdo:ixNazox, 1., Jan. 21, —A ebocking case of rape occutrod noar Pancake's proparty, 2 miles séutweat of Bloomington, at about 11 to-day. Tho daughior of Jobn Derusb, who 18 sngaged in the Chiesao & Alton shops, whila walking from nbhoolwhurhomukrwu overtaken by a tramp and outrsged. From her deseription it wan loaroed thot the villain ia abont Foars 6ld4, wears a dark cont and striped ahirt. 1ils identity and whoreabouts are noknown, Wiough tho police and public aro alert for him, ROSENDLATT. . 8ax Fraxcisco, Cal, Jan. 21.—Tho oass of New York partles, was continued till Thursday noxt oh the productlon of & digpatch from tho Disitict Attornay of Newr York statlug that in- dictmonts iad boen found agatnet Hosonbiatt in that. eity, nlloging that ah ofilcer, with a proper warrant and roquisition, wonld artive hero Wedneaday pext. Otber charges have been mado against the prisoger, bail on which was set at $60,000, makiog $55,000 in ali. A DEMANKADLE CASF. NasuyiLLe, Toon., Jan, 21.—Rathor a notabla yriminal ttinl has just_concluded fn Jacknon County. In 1865 a Federal soldier named AleMillan waa killed by & Rebel named Jobuson, Years afterwards Jobuscn was arrested, and was convicted on ‘Lnesday last And’ esatonced to the Ponitontiary for ten yeara. Tho Juago, FProsccuting Altorney, and jury are all ox- Rebela, ALLEGED FORGER ARNERTED, Spectal Dupateh ta Tre Caicnan Tribune, Kassan CiTx, Mo, Jan, 21.—A dotectiva from Delawaro, O., arrivod fu tho city thia afternoon, baving {n charge a man nomed J. W. Martin, wbom ho had arrested at Emporis, Kan,, for forging s note in Obio for £3,100. The Mirst Natlonal Dank of Delawato, O.. was tho loser by the transsction, 'ho prisoncr gooa Last on tunday. CAUOIT AGAIN, Zpecial Disvalch to The Chieaco Tridune, QOa1no, ili., Jan 21.—A, H, Irvin, of this eity, B expectod to tosch hersinnday or two with Dharles D, Grath, who waa arrestod by him in eow York last fall, but who jumped tho light. ning express train at Altoons, Pa. Mo was ro- srrogted at Hoboken, N. J., on Sunday, aud the Shoilff will triog him this ime. Ile is wanlod 1050 on a chaigo of poejury. . TOUL PLAY. Specral Die'eh ta The Chicaan Tribune. LA .Jau, 21, —Mary Grear was to-da found on the ico:4" "Walker's Point Dridge, dead, I a pool of frozen blood. She was insano, and on ber way with her husband and family to Toacsobel from Dolaware, Fou!l play ia suspoct- 2d, and tho husband 18 under arrost, K FAVODED TIUE GANDLERS. NEw Oneeaxs, Jan. 21.—Col, W. F. Loan, Buperintendent of Police, wea to day arraigued befare the Polico Loard chaiged with failuro to break up the bunko gamos s justricted, Loan pleaded not guiity. 1lis trial waa postponed netl) Monday. S ety THE DOMINION DBOARD OF TRADE, Lnat Dny’s Kession nt Otawwn-Tho Cannl (uestion Plscussed=Eloction of Officors~Conrtesy nund Compilte nmonts. Spectat Dispaten to The Chieaan Tridune. Orrawa, Jan. 21.—Ths Domislon Board me sgain this moming, s, Walker astd it was naedless to occupy timo discussing the benefit of gociprocal trado rolations with the States, as the question had boon thoroughly ventilated He, thorefore, moved a resofution it this Doard Is of opioion that it is dosirable that o of reciprooity with tho Uniled States on & comprohoosive, libural, and fair basis sliould be obtsined, auvd it is nlso of opin- fon that the nitiative steps should como from the Government of the Uuitod Htatos, as it was by thoir action that the ald treaty was abrogated. Carrisa without debste, Blr. Clements, of 5. John, maved that the Dominion Governmont bo memdrialized to necura the rights of Canadian vessel-ownsrs rospacting the nse of Amecrican cansls, notably the Champiain Canal. 1o called attontion to the fact that, under the Washington Troaty, Cenadiana sugposod thoy bad & right to navigate United Stalos canals on the stmo torms a8 vessols of tho Btates, buv thelr boats had bsen stopped on the Cham- plain Csosl aud compelicd ta unload at the first port of entry. The Ameri- ¢zas wore allowed to pavigate tho Rideau and Ottaws on the same terms us Cavadiane. Their vessals came sod corrsod away onr lumber sod returued freighted with coal, whilo Canadian weazols relurned empty. Mr, Hnyes, of Detroit, sald that in the Btates they had private rights, corporate rights, and Htatarights,and with thesorgltathe Fedoral Gov- ernment bad 0o righe tointerfote. The Delawaro Tackawaona & lindson Compsny owned the ‘boats, tha canal, sod the dsonl, ‘Therefore, whon Canadians want to take their boata through tho Company's canal to Now York aud uuload, they sirply trespass on thie businoss and rights of” yrlv.{acmpnndonu. It (bls Compauy were un- willing to aliow Canadisn voesels to pass through their canal, the United Btates Government Liad to proect their rights by compelling thens to dischargo at the first pore of entry. lHo thought Osnadians sboald not stlow tho Delaware, Lack- swanna & Hudson Compauy privilegeathey woald oot themsolven grant, ife belioved a fair recip- yocal srrangemont could bo miade betwcen tho Ottaws Ridesu and the Uela- wate, Lackdwaons & Fludson Companies for the navigsiion of the Champlsin Caual, uch an arrangement would be ratitled by tuo Vashiogton Goveiument in an hour, 3r, Pennook eatd that althuugh State canaln wero Btate proporty, tho ceutrsl goverument pledged iteelt to use ita intlence to securo tho right to Canadisns to navigato thoso tanats, ¢ Our vessels bad beem ex- A csse Lad boen made out wnd forwarded to Washiugton; but ss yet Boc- retary Fish bad only acknowledged the receipt of the communioation. The motion was cur- ned. My, Farrell moved that, considering the in- {astice dons to she majority of shippsrs of pro- fcco In Canads, » momorial be preseniod (6 the QGovernmoos askiog them to ks the subject of preferontial rates on rallways “into consideration. Tho rosolgtion was sdopted. After a warm debate yoeoluiion wes carried urgiog upon the Gov- srament thé Importance ot sdopting such meny- uzes ay wiil tend to develop tho irou-minew, Mr. Robertson, of Moutreal, was elected Pres- 1dent of the Dominfon Loatd for ho eusulug AT, 7 A resolution was sdopted expresaive ol grati- fication st tho presence of delvgates frow the Katlonal Board of {he Dnited Btates. Mesars, Henry, of New York, sud Hayes, of it, scknowledged the cowplimnent. aod ox- janded 30 invitatiou $0 any delegates whom the Dominion Board might send to the next weest- g, 0 be held at Loolaville, Ky, during the Conteonial, After s shost specch from tho Prenident, the Board adjourned. The Covernor Goneisl etertalned the dele- gates this evening st ltidean Hall, ‘The owners of the old Merchaote’ Exchange Buildivg, on Msin streot, 8i. Louis, huve tele- fo“'m tho Hou, Erssius Wells, at Washing- n, tbat they will sell that bumluiog to the Governmept for the purposs ot m mint far 100,000, Tho building Las a frontage of 13 feet on Mawg aud Commercisl streets, with a depih of 84 feet, and can be easily changed to soswer all tho requirementa of & wint, THE CIIICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 , 1876—TWELVE ' PAGES, WHISKY. A Great Crowd at the Me- Kee Trial in 8t ; Louis, A Jury Secured in Two Hours, from the First Panecl of Eighteen. Opening Speech of Distrat-At- torney Dyer, and Rehash of Megrue’s Vil- lainy. Tho Venorable Abolitionist and the Tall Wabashian Butternut in (loso Communion, Flight to Canada of Young Jacob Nunnemacher, of Milwaukee, Dan Munn Intends to Vindicate Him. self and Then Go for the Papers, Brewers and Saloon-Keepers of Chi- cago Under Official Obser- vation, The United States Court Quicscent-\hy tho €rand Jury Adjourned Over. ST. LOUTS, ] M'KEE. DEAL COMMENCEMENT OF IS TRIAL AT 8T, LOUIS. © Speciat Disaleh lo The Chicago Tribune. 81, Lou1s, Jan. 21.—Thora was scarcely o day of eithor the McDonald or Avery trinlathat drow B0 largo and eager an assemblago of epectators ns tho ono which crowded to tho United States Court-room to witness tho openiog of tho Mc- Koo caso. Vieitors bagan to prosent thomselvos at tho door o early 28 8 3, m,, and by 9 all the soats and overy available spot of rnom, includ- ng tho sisles, wora occupied. Bo enzious wero peoplo to get within hearing distance of the Iswyors and witneesea that good round sums were offered for eligible soats. About 2p.m.,when 8 rocess was announced, sovoral seata weto va- catod, and the manner in which tha outs rnshed 1o fill the empty chairs was extremely ludicrous, Tho sceno ineido was » little remarkable, TFor the first time THE VENERABLE DEFENDANT made his appoarauco in Cours, aud, a8 ho merched thiongh tho ajule to » prominent seat among bhis attornoys, ho was tho centre of cu- rlous observation. Unazpecsadly to his ‘!lom}l, of whom ha bss woro than any person yatin- dicted, he had succoeded in throwiug off that afr of mixed nervousnoss and doproesion which bas manifestiy weighed heavily upon him sinco his indictment, and wea now spparently enjoying the most peifect eago and composuro, QNAND BLOODT-CHASM ACT. 110 eat side by sido with Dan Voorliees, who la hia main hold in the wiy of couosel. Ttisnt Dan's haods that lie chiolly expocis s vindica~ tion. 1t {s with Dan's withoriog iavectivo tlat ho cxpects to crush Mogruo and Fitzroy ; and it in by hin matchiees eloguence and maunetia presence that ho hopes tomelt the hearts ¢ the Jnrora and evoko a vordict of not gailty. 1t was notad ss rather a carious incidout to seo the ven- erablo Abolitionlss avd Missoorl barn-burner in sueh ctoso aud trustful communivn with the Titanlo Slavery and Southorn-sympathizing Cop- porhead of Indiana. TIY TALL BYCAMORE TRANSPLANTS JUNRELY. Voorbices shuwed his good movagemont as a Court-room lawyer to-duy by shifling the posi- tion which hnd boen originally assigoed to him to ono which commanded a cloro and bolter view of the jury, and an close to them that bo can utinke his torriflo foretinger in thelr vory facos, A JURY QUICKLY SECUNED. It had bosn expocted thot at lonst this day wotld bo exhauatad in eccuring s jury, but, to the agreeable dissopointment of everybody, tbat job was fluished 1n about two houre, tho twelve being sclected ous of the firat eighteen called, and only six beng challenged by both widea. “All tho jorors aro from tho countyy, boing divided in about equal parts into taimers, merchants, and mechanica, Tuey constitute ao honest, rusty, Liay-sead-look- ing body that would rouder justive thongh tho heavons fell MEPAPTIYRICAL BPECULATION, Both sides appenred tolerably well pleasod with the jury, though, if soybody has any ad- vautage, Moies has it, though the advantage may be conadored very light, 'I'wo of the furors are subscribara to tho Globe-Democrat, of which 3r. MoKeo is the senior propristor, s circumn- stance that may quite unconsciously bins thoir viows, at lenst tu aome extent, Oue of the jurors s named McKee, aud, though thero is no resog- pized 1elation between the accused and the Juror, yet it is poneible that the idootity in name sy produce a certain degroe of sympaihy, Suoh an effect ia atill moro probablo whou the juior happens to be urinformed and ignoeant about tho world, An evidence that thers ia at least one man on the jury’ who {4 mistrusted by the prosecution {a the fack that, afier ™ the anel had boon completed, apd the glnlrlc'.-&“m’flny lhad aunounced, ‘*We aro content,” ho sbortly mfter aroso, ss if hio Lad mada a mlstake, and asked the Court for Bemlulou toohailsnge one more juror. Judge iloo announced thas it was too lale, as the jury had boesn secapted by both sides, and the trlal must procesd. The discomfiture of tho QGovornmont Attorucy was quito manifeat, OPINION TUAT DYER ONANCED TO FALL DELOW. Dyer's opening spocch was not particalarly Ciceronlan in its cluquence, and it lacked tha fire of the Phillopio of Demoathenes, It was in fact a poor performance, and not near so vig- orous as tho public bad been lod to beilove it would bo, MEORUE TELLS LITTLE NEW, Megrua's testlmony, 8o far as it went, was notbing more than s repetition of Lis thrico-told talea of rascality whicli have been (old 50 often 84 {0 vez tho public’s dulled ear, DHAMATIO IMPLONATION, ‘The most interesting part of his story was the nariation of bis iuterview with Mclies, which took place in & voom of the Lindel Hatel, i which McKeo is describod aa imploring the wit- ness $0 save him, umg;, *I nm fu your powor ! I am at your mercy | Nava me from’ indictmont. 14 will raio o 1u this commuuity,” A DYNAMITY BRMALK, Another dramatic pictura was when a mambor of the Ning, who thougbt he haa heeu badly used by his co-conaplratots, went to ths defand- ant with tho clecks which be aud his conf, drawn to buy off Revenue Agent, . ing Here; unloss I am better triated Ly tule orgsnization, 1 will blow the whols thiug to helt! " Aund dofendaut repliad, looking at the papers s * Ah ! those checks are very Qaoger~ ous things—very dangeioud things.” BACKWARD IN COMING FOUSYARD. Another atrikiug paesage 1n biw textimony wan whero McKee is reported to have emid, pending a certaio effort to raise money to buy off Megrue ; * These distilers and nien who are in troublo with Megrue aa woll an myaslf, talk very largely of rumug up, but they dou't put up worth s cent.” MEQRUZ AXD FITZNOY TO BE SMASEED, ‘Tha tactice of the defenno, as thus far devel- og«j, wiil coualst almoat sclciy fn a tremendous offort {0 80 break dowa and crush tho ouly reallv deogerous (Gaverument witnosses, Mogrue sud x'nzlm Lo render tholr tostimony worse (hag useleas, =3 EVEREST has not yet made his appssrance upon the scene, though "the Districs Attorney he will pro- duce him ab the propes time. - Tue Washivgton diapatchas anuouncing that ha hat cnos moro shook tho dust of the country from h a fect sro nrt credited here. Lvailat 1s perlings tost featod of ali tho prospective witneasos, * PROMIBES, During the proceedings to-dav Dyer sald he had witnesses to prove positively “the dofeu- dant's connecilon with tho conapiracy at o latr date than tlo timo refetrod to by tho witnesses who hiad been on the atand. and toat ho w. begin to futrodace thoso witiessos 10-I0r10%, TARD OX fUZ JURY, Tha (overnment askad that an order boissued requiriog the Marahal Lo koep (1o jury togotuee anuto prevent them from resd.ng tho newn- papars or conversing with any porson, This i 8 procaution which was not abserved in anv of tho whisky case« which have pieceded thie, (7o the Arsocisted I'rem.) THE PROCEEDINGS ADNREVIATED, 81. Lotis, Jan. 21,—the United Siates Circuit Courtercom way crowded to-day by epectators eaper to see and hear eversthing 1n connoction with the McKeo whisky trial. jury was im. pancled with but littla trouble, thery being but fow challenges. Tho Jurois are all from in- terlor counttes, and contist of merchants, mo- chantes, and farmors. District-Attornoy Dyor opoucd tho caso with a statemont of what tho piosecution expected to prave, tho atorial polnts being that ho would shiow Mr. McKoo was not_only & member of the Iting, but the canso which led to his boing taken into it. Ho was a man of juflunca at Washington, and In tho painiy dayas of tho Ring bo cantrotlod ono ot tho principal party organs thoro, It would bo phown that ench weak, while the Ring flotiriskied, tho money obtained from tho distil- lora was, after the Gaugor and Btorekeopors had boen paid, DIVIDED INTO FIVE PARTS, ono of which went to Melonald, one to Joyeo, ono to Mogruo, and two to McKoe, ho to divide with the Collectar, It wonld bo shiown that dure ing tho time from September, 1871, to Novom- ber, 1873, each of theso benefleiaries realized abour §40,000 from the stealings, As 3 pew featuro of tho dotails of carrsing oo the [rauds, Le would sbow that ou ouo occasion four hooks cnnmnlufi 1,600 reccipts for stampa worth 25 conts cacl were rold from the Collectar's uflice to the recti- l%mp firm of Bevis & Frazier for Lho iatge prico of $1 oach, or 3,400 for all. 'T'lio stampe were not regulatly accounted for to the Qovernmout, Lut wero chargod againat the account of une of the clorks of tho Collector's offico as hough bo had spoiled them. Why this waa dono, aud why Devis & Frazor wero miling to pay $06.400 for $100 worth of stamps would bo soon whon {t wag oxplained that the aflixtug of ono of the atamps 1o o packago of rechiied apirits is a coitificato that such epirits bad been properly ** tax-pad " Laofore ,rentll{lluu. The advance prico of 36,400 for 8100 worth of such stamps enabled the Col fectar’s oflice toreahizo a veat littlo 6,000 prolit. The poesession of 1,600 statnps onable Bovis & Finzer to placo upon tho murket, proneily cer- tiflod, 1,600 packages of spiris, on nhich NO TAX HAD BREN TAID bofera roctification, each atamp thus saving themn snywhaere trom $30 to $6U. Tuo stubs, 1t would be sbown, wero thrown into the furnaco at DBevis & Frazer's distillary, aod burned, and no inquiry by tho Do- partmant resultod becauso of tho sxplauation on the Collector's books. We will show you alsy that the dofendant now under trial was ono of tho partics interosted lu Lo suppression of ovie dence bofore the Giand Jury ¢ that tho coospir- ncy was not only a combination to defraud the Governmont, bat aleo became » combination ta keep evidenco from the Grand Jury. Wo will a! 0 shiow that whon Con Megrao wes brought bhera npon & capias JMcKeo tiad threo Ioterviews with DBlogrue, and plead with that gentloman to savy bimi from & disolosure, and that whon thoss proved unsuocessful a praposi« tion was mede by membors of the Ring, McKeo being one of them, to buy oif Megrue, and that this was not sccomplished becaude the money could not bw raised. €. (. MEARUR wan then put oo tho witnees stand, and gave pratty mach the same evidenco given by Lim in thio dcDonald and Avery casoy, that tho listory of tho organization of the Whisky Ring, of whom it was composad, tho amonnts of money paid by diatiliors, who received this mouoy, etc, Tha defoneo objectad to several questions askod tho witness, und insisted that the proso- cution should establish tlio fact of s conspiracy, aud that dofendant was coonected with it, ho foro beariog testimony to zcts of co-consplra- tors, After considerable argument witness way witbdrawn, with tho undersianding thint ho would bo recallod later fu tho trial, AAMEG M. FITZROY, ; who served as Deputy Collector under Charles W. Ford aud Constantine Muguire, was thon called aod testificd, Iio had cuarge of tho dis- tiiterics, snd know that they mado crooked whisky, Much of bis testimony was a repoti- tion of what ho testitied to in o provious trinl, The following ia tho only part of 1t bearing di- reetly upon dofeudaut s Icoliccled from these distitlorios betwesn June, 1873, and Aungust, 1874, from_ $1,000 to £5000 per woek; thas fs, I returncd that mueh aftor taking ottt sumsa for Gaugors nud storcieopers, This money was takon {o tho Bupervisors oflice, whero it was divided Into flve pasts, ap to U6, death of . Foud, by Col oyes and_myself, Then the monay was left thero for Joyca to distribute, Mot the detend- ant at tho ofico once, It waa after Ford's death, It was bowwuen the timo of Ford'e deatt and Maguire's appoictment, Gon. MeDonalt and Josco wero present st the time, It was on Sat- urday afternoon. I had taken the money thors which I had collocted from tho distilieries, 1 had boen there Lalf-an-hour whon MeKos came in. was in the back voom when I saw Mcloe. _'I'tio money had been divided by Joyeo. As Joyee banded Mciee ono of tho money-packages, BlcKes said, * Fitzroy is horo, MeDonald 1eplisd, ** Fitzroy 4 all right.,” Then MoKoo turned tomoina funny way, and ead, *Fitzroy, this a sacied thing; keep it secret,” Filzroy being asked if McKeo aald anything more, “addod, ““He ro- marked thas the amount wss more than usnal.” Joyce oxplajued it by saving Ford waa dead. Tho money had just becn divided into four parcels; one was for Joyes, one for McDouald, ous for Mokoo, and oue for mysoelf, Thin was' in October, 1879, Abont the last of October, or beginaing of November, I had a con- vorsation with Joyco nod MoDonald with rofer- ence to who comgposed tho Ring, and they toid mo. 3r. Clover objected, ™ Col. Dyer eald thoy had established now suf- ficiently McKea's connection with the conspira- tors to mako rclovaut tho cota of tho consplra- tors, Judge Dillon ruted that the witness might ba croey-examined on what ha bad teatiled to, and then the prosccution could withdraw him for tho Pprescnt, to further establish McKeo's counee- tion with thie conspiracy, TIHE CLOBS-EXAMINATION was then oonducted by Judge Clover, Witneas could not recollect what day he met McKee in tho Buporyisor'a oflico, la made a mowmoran. dum of tho amouut coutained {n the package given to McRee at the roquestof Joyco, but could not romembor whon or where Joyca was wheo he mado the request, nor why he thought it nnportsnt mnemoranday should bo mado. ‘The memorandum was produced aud read : ** McKes, §480," Witnesa furthor wtated : Ilavo no rocol- lestion of ovor soeing o dollar hand- ed o MaKes otbor than | tho amount xeferred to, mnd nevar _uaw MoKoo at tho Buporvisor's office botore. T did nat kuosw that o was coming on that occasion, nor did I Luow that ho was expectod. Tho package bauded to McKoo by Joyco contalned 94§o. Al- tor McKoo snid to mu, * Kitzroy, this is & ascred thing, you must Leop it secrot, will not do_anything or e yibing that will injuro myselt,” I told Mr, 8 of thia after I had boen bojore the Gisod JuryluJuve. Ilave not sworn ta tho cootrary of what I hiave aworn hero. I have not sworn that I knew nothing of any connoction between McKeo and the Whisky Hiug. I stand indicted for perjury sud for connaotion with whisky frauds, Judge Clover was hore asked if ho jntended to impeach tho witncus by teatimouy ae to whut he:::‘d boforo ths Grand Jury, aud hs repled e did. Witnoss continuod : I do not thini I danied to the Orand JIITY all knowledgo of tho lung, [ don't recollect that I said 1 knew nothing of the romoval of spirits fiom Nusby's dlstiitors, I think I eald I bad no kuowlodgo of the removal, { was indicted for perjury for baviog testifiod to this effcot. Do not recollsct ever having told auy ouo that 1 intended goiling oven with AcKeo, 1 sald, howaver, to o gontlumen that [ wag not sorry for McKee, beosuse I behisved Mci{eo Liad caunod tho publication in tho Timnes of meversl srticles agalnst me. 1 never re. calyed letters advisiog ma to teatify against any unv Lo save mysolf, Here the cross-axamiuation closad, and the jury waa placed i clarge of the Uuitod States Marabal, with iostructions from the Court to keep them secluded from outsido fntiuouce, — CHICAGO, DAN MUNN, y TE INTENDS TO VINDICATS NTMBELY, To consequence of the facts stated in Thurs- day's Totsuxg in regard to the testimony of B2 8 Rindekopf sgeinst ex-Bupervisor Munn st Milwaukes, s Tamuns reporter called at Mr. Muoun's housa Thursday evening, but failed to find tho gontlemun in,. A socond yisit last eyen~ I roplied, I 1ng waas attonded with Deiter resnlts, for when tho reportor rang tho door-holl 1t wau anawered by Mr. Munn himself, who invited tha reporter 1u, and .he following colloquy took place ¢ R.—Mr. Munn, T am from Tue Trincis, M= e Thinose ? N.—Yer, sir. M.—V¥ell, what can I do for von? IL—I haven't much to say, My, Munn, Tmpe 1ofo yon noticod Tur Tninure's Milwaulkos oor- raspandance yesterday morming, and I would simply like to hear what you Liavo to say in ro- gard to the arsertlons contained thoroin, M.—All 1 hayo to aay {8 that Tir Trinuse 1w grosely libeled mo, and it will hear from mo, R.—Tuat's omplhatic onough. M.—Woll, it's fust what I wean, Thave en- dured aburo until 1 ean onduros it no langor, and whan I get through with 8t, Louis and Milwau. waikeo, and vindicatn myself, an I honoatly exe pect to do, I aball nttond to Tun TRInUNE. R.—Our Mitwaukoo corrospondent is & reliable one, Mr, Munn, and must have had authority for his atatomont that Rindskapf test.fled bofore the Grand Jury to having pald you money—8500 at one tme, for instanco. A.—1 don't caro who your corroapondont i, a may bo roltablo and teuthful, and all that, but I tetl you Tare Ininuxs has WILFULLY AND MALICIOUSLY abused ma all through my troubies, and this is only anather tustance, All I Lavo to say Is that 1t 18 an outrageous Jibel, I don’t belleve tha man lives who conld go bofore any Grand Jury anywhoro and swoar I evor pard him or othors mouev corruptly, It ho did—and 1 should hato to think lni ond could boe so base—it would bo committing tho rankest perjury. Why, it's nbout a8 probablo that any ono ‘would do it as that I will die to-night. It looks roasonable, don't i, that Bam I1lindskopf would pay me money at a titus swhen f seizad bis place ; sud yot that {a what tno lottor would mako out. You folks sald I went down o St. Louis on ono oc- casion to look nftor whisky matters, and that I reported overything aa lovely, when in fact I did not roport auy such mln‘x. but mado tho very oppozite roport In a long lettor wiish i ou_rec- ord _now, and Iintend to produce it when I am tried in 8t. Louls, and vindicato my innocence. 1L.—Then yon cmphatically deny this allega- tiona contained in 1ha corraspondenco 2 2M.—1 do moat cartainly. I DON'T BELIEVE BAM RINDBKOP® or any other man wont bofors thal Grand Jury thoro in Milwaukeo and sworo I aver received money corruptly. What the lotter says about the other witnessos biaving testitled that thoy never pald mo monoy is true, but the pare in relation to Bam Itindskopt baving paid mo monoy {8 unqualifiodly false. My frlends havo callod on me and eaid, **Mutn, for God's aaka dony thia thing publioly,” but I am mnot one who rushes into print. Lvery ono nowadaya, nearly, who s chargod with soyching wrong, ll\llI“!LEB & doninl, whothor he 18 guilty or not gallty, DBut Ican afford to walt uattl ‘s jury pronounées mo not guilty, and, 1F THERE 18 N0 PEIURY, I oxpect to Lo cleated from aven tho alightest imputation. I havo no {l-will tuwards aoybody, bnt I tell you thera Las been 'a conxplracy Against me, &nd it o Lad mo Indicted, But tha vory man who is at tho bottom of thia conspiracy, and who was capecially iustrumenial in bnvin.; the indictmont found, wiil be indicted himself, This matter will all come out gradually and I shall bs completely vinaleated, Tho eond is not yet, but I can atTord to wait pationtty the progross of events, Tho conversation nbove reported was carried on in very carvest, but not ia the leart angry, tones, aud Mr, Munn's volca waa at timea husky s ho advorted to what ha considered tho dia- porition of cartrin parties to pull bim down, to tako from him svhat ho had saved by years of hard labor, and to rob bhim ol' that which was dearer than all olso—bis good name. Dut whoo ho asgoverated his lounoconce and his entiro ability to prove It, bo grew earnest and grave in manner, and apoko io no uncortain tones, . Afier tolling tho reportor that he could make s ruil oxplanation now, Mr. Munn eaid he did not chooso {0, becanse that would be to = DECLALE 113 DEPEN8E at the wrong time, and 1t would put his enemies on their guard, When the rl§h: time camo, howovor, hie was satisfled that tho matter woull go cloared up to the cntire satieraction of avers- odv. Tho reporter thon bado the gentleman good evoning and withdrow. WASTED BEER. ITS CONYERSION INTO WIISKY. It would seom that ali the ways io which crooked stulf mny be manufactured had been broaght to the sttention of tho pablle, but there is sometbing now coming to light overy hitle whilo; or, if not entiroly new and original, it i o variation of an old and well-tricd aclieme, Whila attention bas beon drawn to the magnifl- cont big stoals of the Ring, tho wmsll fry have beon dolng o theivivg trado In oporations of lean maguitude, aad the orooked products of illieit distithig hava been turned 1ato tho viocgar- works, ‘‘native™ winc-shops, sod other places. Tha last discovored process for defiauding tho Goyerument out of tho tax has boen uudor the oyoof a Govornment ofitcor fu this eity for somo time past, aug ho has been making somo vory quict inveatigations among BREWERIEY AND UEER-ALOONY, with a viow of collecting svidence corroborativa of s long-formed opinlon that thoss justitu. tione are doing & littlo in crcoked matters. Tlis ovidence is not completo as yet, but it 1 accamulating feom day to day, with a vory fair prospeat that tho whole matter will soon be ua- der his thumb. Tlio assertion may ssem abanrd to somo who aro not prepared for what may tarn up nowa- days, that distilled spirits may be, and liave boey, mado out of tho wasto portion of bscr-in brow- orins and boor-salcons. Buch a ststemant natu. rally appoara strange, as scarcoly ansbody would supposo that beer-slaps could bo 8o ntilizod, or, oven if that wero ilio case, that tho quantity of spirits thus produced would amount to much, But the truth of the matter is that the figures themuslyes nro quite large, as will bo shown in tue courso of this artlels. It is well known that the browerles in thia dis- trict, of which there aro about tweuty-four, psy atax of 1 por barrel on thoir products. For tho year 1876 the amonnt of taxes, as reportad to the Collootor, was 9820,37.50, so that tho !’smductmn in Larrels was 820,3971, or ovor 4,- 90,000 gallous, Now, the broweries claim that ouc-fourth of about every brew mada is spoiled tu the procass, so that the above sum only repro~ sentd theeo-fourths of the whole product, waste and al), which would theroforo bo somowbat over 12,000,000 gallous, from which the waats is ascertaluod to b about 3,000,000 gallona in tho courss of o year, Thao quertion then orises, WHAT SIALL BE DONE WIIt THIS WASTE P Bhall it bo thrawn away as soon as each Lrew Lias boen mado, or can some method bo devised for turmog it into & menns of profit to the brew- erd? In thess times, when ovorybody is oo the qut vivo for a profitable #chioice, it {8 not unsafe to presuwe that the wasta {s put o some good uso, tho dotails of which will afterwards appear. Thon the wasto beer from the saloona forms a When it ia taken into account that thoro ars over 2,600 saloons in Chicago; that the amount of s Sahan WASTE LEER 1n ench is not lesn than a gallon nda{. ordinarily; that thoy aro open over 300 days In the yoar, aud moet of thom do s thriving busioesa, it will bo seen that the nvnng‘- WABLA PCF YOAF 18 HOMO- thing like 760,000 gallons, Thers arc sovoisl ways in which this waste mty ocour. A man may imblbo ouly a patt of a ginss of beor and tho romainder 18 thrown into s trough whero 1t iu collected and ostonsibly used in the manuface ture of puro vinegar, but {8 really, as the Goy- erument ofticer reforrod to thinks, put to anothor and decldedly more profitable use. 1t will bo soen tbat the wasts beer hes under- gone tho variouy procosaes of fermontatfon and that it contains o small purcentago of apirits, ono galton of is producing about a quart of dia- tilled spirita. Ou the asaumption that tho waste from tho saloona in & year ia 750,000 gallons, it will be seen that thore is a chance to roalize on about 187,600 gallons of distilicd apirits, Crude, indoed, wlxen_ intho form of waste, but capable of peing redistillod and purified. Now, this s tho wasta from the saloons aloue, aud part of it i carried off to the brawories,—the paré which islett in tho berrel.—while another parc (s dis- posed of, as before noted, ~osteneibly to semst in vinegar-making, Bupposmng it &ll to bavo beon converted {nt> distilled spitits, on which the tax fa 50 cents a gallon, tha Gor- o:nmeut s defrauded ous of & tax of nearly $170,000 8 yoar. Tuess figurea relate to the quantity of wasta from the ssloons alons which 14 couverted wuto spirits, and not to the amount of waato In the bruwerios, ‘They may seem in- ordinately largs, but they are not extravagant, for no accouut bias bLoen made of beer whioh Iargo ftem 1n the courso of a year, may havo soured {n the rotaller's hauds, or which may bhave beea poor beer origioaily, all of which " is_ most Eronubly roturned to the biewery. Upon the z818 of & wastage of 4,000,000 gallons & year in the breweriey, thorois A LATENT POWER fn that amount to rob the Govarnment of $605,- 000 in tax ory year, making tho whole amount of taxes which the (lovernment may oever receive, from the conveselon of wasto from maloons and brewarics into mplrits, 6775« GUI & by no means innigniiléant sam. » Tls 1a the rounlt of a very posaible schéme ta enrich crouked browors aud deslers, TIE YROCHYA in by no mesns difiizult or kazardous, Thoro arn no oht oxious Uaugera and Storokeopers noging around whow It is nsceasary to buy off to mocuro thoir miloncs, or who will **squeal” if thay aro honest and, lnpplq" for thomeetves, rosiet tho fist approschies, This maste mattor haa undor- gono fermentation, and all thet is necousary to rnmlentrmnr Roodn iy to subjoct it to thn process of rodisiillation by she usa of ateam and n condonsing soparatus. Tho whole spaco re- quired for opeiation nosd not be large, asn portable futnace. boiler, and conduclor mny bo put up jo vory smnll quartera and moved into o nacladad placo whou visitors aro oxpected. Whon thedistillad upitits havooomeoff thoy may be dis- posed of 1u 8 very easy manter. 'Lhe operator iy, for instauco, put thom in his boor barrols and take thom to his customerd in that way to nvold tho suspicion which would rest upon him il hio sont the apirits out in ordinary whisky bar- rels. The distilintion mav bo carried on in tho vinegar-worls aiso, and tho crudo spirits usod to make vinegar, bt {t 14 more probabla that thoy nro rofined pud mald to tho snloous, whoro thoy find ready consumors, THE BALOON-KEEPERS THEMSELVEA mav bo pursniug the ptan within tho mocrot ree coeaes of thelr places, at such tunes when thoy can hr.\vr tha molesting intluonce of & Doputy Collectof. In fact, it ia a businoss which would atiract any oumbor of tha small fry on acconnt of ita safuty and tho cortainty of profit, nud s no doubt carried on to an unsuspocted oxtent in this city. Tho Qovernment oilicer who fur- nished a Toinuxs reporior with the abovo factd 18 still at work on the mattar, quiotly invesligat- iug 1t 1 all Ita ramlfications, and will no doubt mako a intoroating repurt at an oarly duy, e COURT AND JURY, BEEONE JUDOY BLODUETT, Yosterday was a dull day around the United States District Court. The Boyd case had been disposed of, and tho Government lawyers wors evidently loclined to rost upon their oars after such a triumph, Soveral motions in civil casos wero bemid fu tho mormng, but vory littlo sig. nificance attached theroto, Ricliard Connell was tried for retatiog liquors without lhaving pald tho apecial tax, and was fund goilty. In the nfternoon tho caso of the United Statos va, 4,754 gallons of spirits belonglng to tho 1lli- nois Distilling Company was called, when Mr. Lawrouco appeared to claim the property, aud asked that it might bo bonded. At the suggention of Mr. Durke, Messrs. Jobu Hlako, Atilton Palmer, and P, O'Nelil wéra sppointed apprajsors in tho case, John P. Ford, n rotafl Mquor-dealer who had not pald the spooial tax, seked thab his recoge nlsance be pot aside, and to cotor a pleao! gutlty, which was granted, Capl. Goorgo 8. Clarke, who ploaded a ferw days ago to a oharge of assauit, next presonted himaelf to tho attontion of the Court, uud was fined 30 aud tho costs of thes prosccution. Henty J. Kirsting, avother dofaulting rotail Hquor-deater, was unablo to provide bail, aud ordored fo stand commitiod, Jamey [dson, a rotail liquor-dealor who had not peid tho spectal tax, eame up and asl.od thac the furtlmlurn of his boud be sot ssido, and pleaded guilty. Mr. Burke then announced that there wonld bo nothing roady for trial uotil Monday morn- ing, whotoupon the jurors wore excused until that time. Rotall liquor-dealors and othor small affeudors will bo sontenced before tho ordinary bosincss of the Court on Monday mornjug, Judgo Blodgett took advautago of the cessation of businnea to slido out of the building shortly attor 3 o'clock. THE GRAND JURY. Boveral rumors weso currout with rogard to tus extraordinary sdjournmout of tho Grand Jury Thursday, Tho ona that is niost penorally naltoved, and whizly, {ndoed, is barno out by tha statemonts of peopio who ought to know, 1a thal the Di=trict Altoruey requites a lhttio timo to draw up indictmen:n, Whom those torrifying docnmenta will most immodiately coneorn s not kopt socret, It was commouly belioved that Mr, Ilesing won!d escaps on tive ground of iusallls cient ovidenco, but lato dovelopwonss have gono to ahow that bho was e deep I the miro 8s Aoy ooe, and that jm- portant documeniary evidenco oxigta to irrm'u Lis intimato assoctation with the Whisky Ling, On the reassombling of tho Grand Jury next weol, additional teslimony will bo sol- witted on this and othor ocouts, aud it is gen- oraily undotstood that parties will ba implicated whoso namos huve not yet appeared in conneg- tion with revonuo frauds. Buffalo Millor and Jaks Rebm aro eald to be inextricably mixod with tho whisky troubles, Ono of the tensons for the ndjournment of the Geand Jury is to al- low tho indictmenta of theso individuaia to be carefutly preparcd. 5 TR AT THE CUSTOM-HOUSE, MASTERLY INACTIVITY, The adjournment of the Grand Jury Thursday sfternoon and the adjourament of court yeater- doy mornlug, after considerlag & small oaso of solling liquor without a liconso, lefs matters at the Custom-Houso yesterday in n docidedly flat conditlon, Tho District-Attornoy and his nsdist- anty wora busy making out indictments, arrang- ing evidenco, looking up witnessea for tho Grand Jury, sod looking aftor multifatie ous othor matters of importance,. but tho work was oll that of humdrum proparation for wbat ia to came, and aforded no counolation to the nowsgatharer becanse ho couldjnot get at it, It is doubtful whethor much of it would prove interonting hxd Lo succesded in gotting 1t in his possession. ‘Lhe sama scono waa witnese- od 1o Socret Sorvice Agont Drooks' ollies, but tho information which could bo extracted from that room, were tho fates propitious and Brooks Lind, would mako the vory stones in tho siracts cry vut, and would causo sowo lvely fluttering in certain circles. . J. J. Lrooks waa. nat particularly busy yosterday, aud divid- od his timo betwcen convorsations with Qovornment officors, distillots, and roporters while Uapt, lirooks was industriously aog»zaxl {u attending towuine formidable-looking Lianks used in keopiug tho records of spurity made, bought, and sold. and tho conditions under which thoso oncratious takie place, tho numbers of stamps sfixed to packsges, and other liko watters. Visitors camo awd woot, bub all seemod to Le rather dull aud listless, as eacl ona bewailed ths uttor lack of nous, 2 In the otuor offices it wasequallydall, Nobody knew sanytbiog, aud nobody expeoted to hesr of sny nows of grest importaoce, Why should he, for doca not she Grand Jury make ail the news nowsdays, aud when they adjo.rn for threo or four lllffl can it bo expeeted’ that (he afr will bo foll of rumors and roportory oluster rround the rookory and disouss the situa- tion, No Wirt Doxter was thoro to forbid re- porters tho use of tho fourth story corridor, and they wera privilegad to roam thero at will, Nono of them willed, Luwevor, 'hil Floyuo bad not even a countorfeit nickel or spurious cigar-cade to try, and his ususlly beaming countenance wore s alucousolate look, As & sort of ¢ruol reveuge, howervor, bo kLad = box of spparently choics oigars on his table, which wero genorously placed at the diaposal of bus newapapor xrunJl. but which, when investigated, provea to bo basely delusivo. Thoy were suida, A OEN, WEDBIER'A DEPUTIEA wera engaged in lasuing licouses, poring over records, aod putting ttelr small qusriera in or- der, Owiny to the preseut insufilctent room In which tho revonuo pavors are kept, it is froquently tha casa that documonts wilt bocume “inost sadly muxzed, snd i fa no unususl wsight to see a depuity dive into ons of tbe drawers in sesrch of a particular bisok, rammage through that deawer, puil it out, throw it on the floor, aud givo up ths search disgnsted, only to go through the eame process with hialf & dozen drawors, when there is one chance In & hundred of success. Onaof the doputies was beard 1o express the opinion yos- terday thac shers was somo consalation in thiuke ivg shey would have quazters in the new Cus. tom-Houss in the course of six or soven yesrs, &mvlund thoy were not rumoved in the meau- aly. EABT BAGINAW, It seoms that coneiderable quentities of orooked stuff have been shippod from ibis city futimes yast to East Bagiuaw, Mioh., and there ia a consultation of Uoverument officers jush now to Jook juto the mattor. In tholr fuyestigh~ tions, the (iaugers’ Form 69 play s tnost fmpor- tant patt, and it is quita probable that some de- velopments of au interesting uature will come ta ligus during tlie sittings of the preseut Graud Jury. Hy' rvisor Matthews left for Springfield yoa- torday. — ELSEWHERE. MILWAUKEE, CANADIAN TOUM. Eptcial Dispaleh to The Chicago Tribune, Miuwavzss, Jan. 21.—The sensstlon to-day bas been tho suddea snd nnsonounced departure of young Jacob Nunnemacher, who has profited iy the exampls of Conklin and othors, for himsoit & homo {u Canada, whorotho reventis ofticlals do not harses the qulet of lifo, 'The daparinre wro not made ptiblio until this morn- Ing, whon it wan found thad young Jake had wvecrotly stolon mway from Courta atid jurios, and liad sonouncod before hia doporturo that he dlidn's care about being fndicted. WUAT YOUNG AR, HAD DONE, Thoe connection of young Jake with the Ring wan 8 very uncfnl bt not an excaeding prome inont one. It 'will Lo romembered thst tho Nunnomachors had & sort of roctifying house which they ran along under difforent names, i:mnrnlly changiog aboul once in two months. 'ar 1ustance, tho place was known within & fow mouthy as Moyor's, Hauska's, Lachor's, Hirtach- ntoln's, Pultzky's, sud by half & dazon other namos, Into this rectifying houso wers domped ~—nowminaily at uny rato—a large proportion of the craoked goods from moveral houeos. ‘Thoss roods wero largely shippod to Pluladelphis, and 1t wen tho duty of Young Jako to over thom up at the Bastarn end of thio routo, ond also to geo to tho eafo transportation back to tho rectifyiug houan of the 'stamps undor which the shipmonts wero medo. In pursusnce of this arraugement, Jake tho Youugor used to stay geneially two or threo monibe in Philedelphia bitsy in disposlng of the goods, and then ho wonld come honio bringing Lis pataliel full of stamps to be ured fu sblp- plog anotlier 1ot of tho crooked. 'This worked well enough uutil tho ofticera lately got their hands on tho testimony fa tho case, and thon tho Young Jake skipped, And tho pooplo ciiod ont, '*Gond to moot Conklin.” JURTICE IMPEDED WITH ACRNOWLEDGED OUILT. Matters hava now como to such » F“! in this city that thaouly dificnlty 6 bo softled by the Qovernmont ofllcors i3 ae to who to accept ns State's ovidenco, Thore is said to bo plonty of proof-in the hands of two men to implicato sovoral leading \Wikconsiit™ politiclans a8 <ol ag tho oldost fox iu tho party—Jacob Nunnomachor—who is eagerly wought for bo cauen ho {8 possedsed af porhaps a taitlion dol. Iars’ worth of roal ostate, and tho Governmout would like to got a thumb on that. Just at proa- ent thoro séems a sort of hitch in the proceed- fogs on this account, but it is Lo Lo hopod, in tho luterest of justico, that the proper wgresment may soon bo reached. ' TOLITICAL TERRORISM. ’ ‘The greatest obstaclo to the overthrow of the Milwankeo Riug is, 1 find, tho onormous proe- auro brought to hear on the membora not to tolt anytbing., The agonts of tho political ring who have beon fattcoing upon tho distillers, and using them as if they woro tho natural sonroes from which olection ecxpenses ' wero for- over to oomoe in & nover-faiing mud abun- dant _ stream,—thosn agonts, and ono or two of tho Itingitea thomaolves have heon dospair- incly busy lately in the attompt to keop tbs dis- Ullois from tolling theif lttlo stories. Tho moans used have baen altornato promisea, threats, cajolemonts, and intimidation. Ono most unjnet and nucallod-for method of porsua- sion s boen & goneral vile abuso heaped upon informora iu goneral, This is not juetin the rosont casos, boeauso the groat majoriry of tho lilwaultee distillers have beon honorable bual- ness mon in all thoir doalings with othsr mon $han Gavernmoot ollictala and tho Tax-Colloctor. 1t 14 not propused to justify of oxcuse aoy ono of theso mea ; but 1¢is, to sny tho least, in doubtful taste for the Ring and its sgouts to find foult with the men they have bled bocaiso thoy soek to leason their owb penaltios by dog Just what thay ought to bave dons long ago,— expose the tbiover who havo learned to have as much faith fu thelr powor to furaish subsistonco as tho widow had in ler ou-jug. ' Perhaps it might bo eaid that the Milwaukeo distillors had to greaso wore persons thian ever tho widow did. MORE CONFESRIONS. Witncsses are canung before the Grand Jury tlglit menily vowadavs. Four wers uuder flco to-day. Thelr uanics aro Bomis, Shears, Ballen- tive, and Grifliths. Al fonr wore Starckeepors, and knetr of orooied doings ou all sides, Thoy swoie to violsliona of law by every biouse at which they woio atationed, and gave namea, pro- ceasos, and dates of "infrinvgoments of the law. ‘Thay swore, alko, that money had been pald to thom tor comulicity, and, in shiort, meda a clean Lroast: of all they kuew. Tho teatimany wns mainly confirmatory of that given be- fore,” but’ was important as potitng on record considorable ovideacs for ure in tho civil snits which mnst hereufler como on. Bealdes tho names given was ous wittess who gave evidence as to cartaln correspondenco Ent\vocn distittors snd oficers outsido o dise gict, GRAY JTATRS TN TIOUBLR. Arumor lan cicculation thaz liubboll formerly Distriet Attorney, stands an exosllent chauce of belng tnoicted, "It 18 alloged that ko was ree talned by the Whislky Ring at tho time Lo was a Unitod Htates ofcer, end thot bo waa paid suma of 5,000 at quito regular intervala, 'I'he ooly doabt in big ouse grons out of tho fact tbat he ia very old, and it scems s pity to bringupa wa Lor trial who hay outlived Ly tea yoars the period giveu tv man. ° CORRLCTION. In a dispatob from hero yestordsy, tho omis- sion of & porio} nmde it appear that ovidencs " wos pdduced bofore the Graud Jury to sbow ‘[nis is o mistake, A DISPATCIL BENT TO WASIUINOTON. Bveciut [ngvuteh to The Chuago rioune, Wasitxoroy, D. ., Jan, 21.—Tho Treasury Departmant to-day recoived oficial information that the wholo atructu.o of the Milwankeo Whisky Ilng has fallon, As onu of tho oflicers talogeaptiod, **Tho bottom has droppod entirely out, Tha Ring bagcompletoly coltapsed. Thore aro not front sonis cnough for tho mourners,” —_— . SPRINGFIELD, COBLEION. o Special Dispatch to Ihe Chicago Tridune, Srnmvoriery, I, Jan, 21,—G. . Cobleigh, the Pokin roctifier whoso bonds were forfoited on tho 10th, as then reported, appeared bero ta. day, and gave new bonda for his appearance, It is nupposod that the default and forfeiture will Dbe not aside, tuat Sherman took mouey. . FDWALD 8, IRELAND, who, there 13 etroog; reason for bellaving, is con- eerned in the allegad orooked oporations of the Pexin Whisky Ring, and who, for sevoral doys past, bas been held as a witness botoro the Grand Jury, was talken bofore Commissionor Adama thls morning for the purpose of answer- ing the chargo sgainst Lim, to-wit,, conapining with Ilenry P, Westerman, Gardis I, Cobloigh, ot al,, to dofraud the Government by Irrogufari- tios in conooction with the manufaature, ehip- ment, otc., of distillod epirits. Ile wea accom- panled by Jolin Mayo Palmor, of his counsel, and soveral gentlemen from Pokin whoso namoy ara frosly mentionod in conaection with tho Tung, Asalstant Attornoy Roo nrpannd to con- duct tho cave, and Jobn Mayo Palmer to dofeud, B THE EVIDENCE AGAINST IRELAND, Jobn ', Driggs and oory Maxweil wero the chiof witnosses, aud Lhoy testitied that they hind wecn frelund in ¢ompany und couversation with Qoorge Schiorber in a B, Louid theatro some days sgo. They heatd Iroland tolling about hav- ing boen s bookkeeper at Peking he was then traveling to sell liquor; heard him speak of baving drawn manoy ; he waa to remain in Hi. Louls until further orders; the Government wanted to got the books of the distillors, but coutdu’t da it a8 long as he was away ; they (the diatiylers) had bosn in this habit of taning w) ky fo the reclifying houses and dumpiug is and taliug she barrels back to bo rofillad. Tho witnessos also hoard him speak of Wastorman and J. L. Bmith a3 bolog interestod i this busl- nass. THE DIG BAIL NKDUCED, ‘The Commissioner fixod tho bail at #15,000, but this evening, on application to J ndfin Trest, this batl was reducad to 85,000, and » bond way fven in that amouut for Lls appoarance from t'iay to day, It {a boliavad that Ireland has been braced up by his Pekin connoctions Bo that lie will nnt supply the Qovernment with the evi- deuce expected from hia, sud the Ring and {heir friondw e in great spirits to-mght, —_— INDIANAPOLIS. THE BHOWNLEE, CASE, Ixpramaroris, Jan, 81,—The evidencs In the caro of Hiram Drownles, now on trisf lu the United Btatos Courl, nas completed this morn- ing with dhe testimouy of W, JL Keelor, of Evansville, who testified concerning the circum. stances ralative to the white kid gloves Brownlee wore to tho Vealch weddivg, and which Joln W, Biuglfam snora Brownlee Lad on when Bing- bam pald bim $500 at the Bt. George 1ote! prior to his taking part in the wedding ceremouies, Witnaeaes alleged that Brownles Lad not placed his Em". on hi¢ hauds nutil afler ho had reached the fipnec of Ar. Babcook, on the occa- slon of tus weddiog, Argument was begun this afterncon by Distrlct Proasoutor Tinsler, followed by Cul. Hirole for the dotenwe, pending whose argumont the Court adjournad. ~ Col, Btoele will finieh in the morn- jug, and bo followed by tien. Harrison for the dun:n, Uen, Browu making the closing argu- wen! V/ILMINGTON TURPENTINE MARKET, Witurxoron, N, 0., Jan. 81,~-Bplrite of tase penting quiot at 8I3{c. -~ FOREIGN. The London Times Changes Its Top, on tho Sherman Monoy-Stand« 2 ard Scheme. Its Responsiblo Editor Views th Proposition with & Fae _vorable Iyc. Exhibit of & London Savings Banks LY, bilitios, $200,000 ; Assots, 118, 114, Victor Hugo Issues an Address to th, Tronch People. GREAT BRITAIN, A CIANQF. OF OFPINION, Toxpox, Jan, 21.—Tho Thnes, which yosten day in Its financial articls rojected Hanatar Shan man's proposition looking to & common unit fo monoy and accounta for tho United Stales ang Groat Biltaln, to-day oditorislly spproves thy moasure, I6 eays: ! America, in ratursiogy specio-paymonts, will Kimodt enter upon a nay phase of monotary development, Tlrareforo thy cbangs in tho Amorlean standard of vahio wy {nvolve no sorlous shock ta social and commes. clol arrangements, such as would onsne tho alteratlon in value of s Lritlsh govere] ‘Tho proposition opous no lass & prospect iy, thio establishmont of & common monetsry systey for ali English-spesking people, whe, bi tha end .of thia contury, will probably rule o lafidens, tho poople of tne groater part of the éarit's sup Iace, aud mouopolizo even tha Iatgor share of its commeros.”™ A NOTTER AFFAIN. Loxpoy, Jan, 31.—Richard Dauner Oakisy, tho propristor of tho Co-operative Credit Bas wad arraigied to-day before the Lotd Mavor Bur R, Cardon, on charges of traud, falsc pry tenscs, sud canspmucy. . ‘Tha peoseatiting odua. #ol sald the bank had rocelved £40,000 from thy piblio in the shape of depowits, Ax dxecully was put inlo the bank fast Salurdsy, wheyh ‘was found that thore was ooty 118 11d on hand, and no monoy to pay the clerks, On tho samy day o lady paid in £700, which was used to py ont the oxcention and wagos of thg oler 'The prisonor was romandod, tuo Lozd Magot 14. fusing to take bail. . - TRIGOER AND OADi, 2 Lospox, Jan. 31.—The Globe eays ifhial a ¢ mactiug of the National Riflo Association toed: it was reeolved that tho Association should so copt the invitation of tho Natiomal Asoclation at Now York o otgdnizo a toam tn rapressnt th United Kiogdom. i matols for tha champldg. #bip of tho world, providod that no other inds dopendent (enm sont from Lngiand, Scotland, or Irelacd be tncludod In the match. Cambridgs will not decido its convection wity the American Contonnial rowing regatts uati tho genoral ssscmbly cof. studonts takes place, whon the mattor will bo ¢onaldered by thio Cap $u108 of tho varions bont-clabs. —— , FRANCE. nUco’s FLECTIONRERTNG ADURESM.: Pamg, Jan, 21.--Victor Hogo hss immed 1 address to the Senatorinl delegnates for Parls sof - France, la which ho sske thom to found ade. mocracy which sball ond foreign war by grbitn. :io‘r‘v, civil War by omnesty, and distrdse by edd cation, —_— SPAIN, TIE ELECTIONS 3 Mapnip, Jan. 21.—The elections for membex of the Cortes ara procaoding in an ordarly msa nor throughout Spain, FLUANCIAL. & Tho Epoca, in aa editorial on the flasnclal dis nation, urges tho Ministry to organizs thans tional finances on a sound basis, and rostric publo expendituies a8 much as possinle, i OCEANICA, BANDWICA ISLANDS. . 8ax T'naxcraco, Jav. 21,~The stoamer Cliyo Meltourne, from Stdnoy vis Honolaly, briep dispatches from the Fawalian ' Gorvernment, which nave bocn transmitted to \VWasbiogton, rranting pratoction to Capt, James J. Wadde, [ of tho Pacitic Mail servico, who had boon threst kg oued with arreat oo arriviog at Honolula {n conr mand of tho Company's atenmer, for piraticali P destroying on Hawailno ship while in commaz} of the Rebet cruiser Sheriandoals, 'NEW 2EALAND. £ Tarlinmont dissolved on ths 6th inst. Wit woro {gsued for 8 now Paclismont, returnabloby [ tho 3t of Fetuuary. The chief item of intoresl bas Leen tho continuous raius snd tho conss quent heavy flouds, which, during laat wools, pro. vaitod over tho greator pact of the colouy. NEW WOUTK WALTH, Tha weather, on the whole, hasnot been favon able to miniog oporatiovs. [ bomo parts thert Lias boon no raiv, and mining, Las buon parly suspendad for want of water. In other rnulx- o ties men bavo beon prevanted from working by licavy rains and stormy weatler. As rogard the tin miuea, tho yicld is satwfactory, aod ooly uoedy an lmprovemont 1u prices in " tho homs markots to suinulata this bisuch of lnduul vory considerably. Nows from the agricaltun dustrices i boitor than might hava been autd: pated. VWhost bos cscapod rust pretty weil, - VICTONIA. Sir James McCnlloch, in making his floancit statuniont, pointed out that tho revénuo of tht colony was inadequato to mneet the expenditurts Tho Yictorias jouroals tlate thiat an slarmiug i crenso nf insnnity and dostitotion baa taie o place ‘In_DMelbournv. ‘I'wo distinct shockl of earthquake wero felt at ilsool Promoutory on tho 24 inst, esd lasting oight or ten weconds, precodsd notso. Tlia Inter-Cotoniad by a lond, rumblin Iixhibition finally closed ov the J0th ult,, afiers succeseful carosr of two months ond a hall, Tbt total attondauce during thet veriod waa 240,000, bozidos _exbibitors, jurors, and various assur K anlg. Tho gross number may ba falrly 2 down at 300,000, The receiptd amounied lo{r E‘ tiween .£6,000 and £0,000. 5 . NEW SOUTH WALES, CUNTENNIAL COMMINSIONKLS, © Sypuery, N. 8, W., Jan, 18, via, Loxoox.Jan, &L —Rodorick William Cawerou zad Dr, B, Forbey of New Ycrk; Bir Daolel Cooper, of Leo dan ; and George Dusgoll, of Scotland, havo beea svpointed Commiasioners to'tho PhiladolphiaEse tubition for New Houth Wales, ——— THE WEATHER. <. . z Wasnmatox, D, C., Jan, 32—1 a.m.—For t4 Middle Btates partly clondy and alightly caldd wosther dusiog the day, with northeast to sooit onst winds, followed by falling barometer ! , Incroasing sloudinoss during the aftarsoon. For the Lako region, Tonneaco, and Ohlo Vab __ Isy areas of rain or suow, with enst to soutt winds, falling bLarowetor, snd stationary & slight tido of tamparature, Han Francisco, Jan, 41.—Dispaiches frod . various points in tits interior, from Hbastald ... Lou Angelés, roport cald weather and soow-flk The nuow foll Nightly in this city to-day, Specral Diapateh to The Chicaco Trisine. i Hoox City, Ia., Jau, 21,—A tartous eoo® | storn ia reported at Fort Bully, Dak,, ‘ndrlmh!‘ thiu slde. Tomperaturo bolow zero, and stil ¢ falllog there. Light anow has been falling hert slace morning. Mercury 10 above, 10CAL OBBHRYATIONS, Time. IW TR 1, 201 ) ;'; 1roah, a3l TN, K.y frosh, ]| 71N K} brisk. Cloodr J-'ll 01, K., fresh, Cl ] 0], £, frean. T Miuinin thermameler, W, Mistuum, 23, GENEMAL OBSERYVATIONS, Oui2aao, Jan, T~midaltt (Bar, [Thr Jslo! Wiod, ‘Woalb | — | e | e . W,, freals,[Cloudy. ALIE, fresh,, . |ldght-400% K d&. fruah, Light soo¥ B 101NV B, Bhation, Chieyenno. (29,63 10 1 N, 1 NG E. Fosh o5 ract: Gloudr i oudy. 6. B, fres Vil B.s Rau goutlo, Rentlo Hary, atly, ,.Oloudss ... Uloudys e ———— The Bouttern Hilocis Medical Associstion. it scanion at Cairo, Iil., ldeonmod Thursdar izt ith g Languet them by the € &m‘;&&?« 9:«" :lxh o"‘rnmpfl';.. 14