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- ERE N ) e e e ° ke was assignod to that aistillery, he found Mr. Enmlunnug thers, and was |nformed by Golacn ibat ho (Nelko) was not wanted : that finnlly o was permitted to come in under sn ngresmeut that Rutishanear was to do_all tho gaugiug, and that Nolke should algn and swear to one-lalf the reports and take cno-Lalf tho monoy: that Rutishauser wasn't ezactly steaight, and Nelke got into tronble by migning the reports, and then you eamo In and triodl to hielp ’clkn out to mave Rutishauser, Ilow is all that?" % Woll, now, I'll to}i you. I'oor littla Nolko ia olever, good-naturet!, harmless fool, nnd'lhxtlu. Lnusot I8 & three-ply Jacknes. Thoy dida't stenl anything: they dou't know ovough to steal, Why, Nolke steal aavilung! If you put a 10 cont stamp thero on the jloor e wouldn's know onough :to ek it up. Well, ho went up to Golson'a to gauge. Good Lord! ho didn't know any moro sbont genging than—, Now, I'll ul{you a faat, he coulin't gauge that spittaon yonder, Tho meanest trick evor played on Iim ras to appoint him A Qauger anyhow, God only knows whodid it; some fellow who wanted to got off a joko on Lim, 1 reckon. Anywny, ho went up thore, and they told bim flat out that thora was only cnough for ono, and Rutishauser was dolng that in tho highest stylo of art, but the T ¥ ch one ¢ * Why, Nolke, hio folt called on to gaugo any- how, whether thero was anyibing to gauge or not, 8o they told him ho could hinvo onc-half the money for Rutishauser's worli If hio wanted it. Ho said bo did, and off_ho went,—went gauging naround at_wholesalo stores ond things of that savt, Well, Lo jackaes wwent on—"' - “Whichone 7" - ¢ Tutishauser,—ho went on and gauged like the devil for sovers! mouths, sud Nolks would oomo sround and sign away jike thundor, and pever thought auy more about it. Goid bless your pockets, oven llutishauscr dido't teal any- thing, lot alone Nelke, who npever reall: had'a show, Well, thon tha wooden-fiend—' ** Whizh one ?' *\Why, Nolko,—stuck his leg out of bed ona motning aud found that some ono Lisd pasted an Indictment on it." i “ 7 #Hind Rotiabausor been indlated ? 1 Why,.of courso, averybody liad been indlct ed whoso yamo 'was casy to spoll. But Nolke, tho . idiot, ' instcad = of lottiog lbln‘iu alono, as le would lave dono 13 he'd koown soything, went and omploy- ed . a _lawyer * about so lopg (holding his bauds aboat 18 inchea apart), & young follow who lad never bad his namo in tia papers, aud this lawger startod in to ralso Haton, 1uthe mosntimo the thick-headed flonnder—" : © Which one " 2 *Notke, of conrss,—hadn’t been arrested, and pevor. would havo been until he trled to gaugo tho Day of Jndgment, it he hadn't got a Iawyor. But this lawyer wroto out a ten-pound briof and Went up to conrt to mash tho indictmont, When the cases woro called, nll the other fellows kept atall, il tho Jodgo camo down to Nelke, and up ps the lawyer out of his shirt and says, *If tln; gun plonse, I move to mash tho indictment, ¢Thut your cliont lsn’t in gourt,’ says tho Judge. ¢ Mr. Clork, mako out & bonch warrant for r. Nolke, and sec that ho is .brought jnto court. Thors bo was, you soe. Why, if tho ousasd man lind let things alone he'd nover been arrastod in tho world, for thoy nover meant to take him, and they never.took tho others. Then thero was Ruunhnum:;. and Nelke, aud tho dog-goned little Incknss—-" # Which one 7" - "\Yhy, Nelko,—was poorer than skimmed frog- fuice, “and ho weot hunliog around for bail, A friond of bLis csme to me and asked me if I'd g0 on the bond, and I told him, tho fool,—" ‘‘Which one " “3f0,-~I was willlng to go on his bond, and told him so, but ha tinally got somehody eluv, That's all thore (s about it. * Nelko never stola a drop of whisky in Lis life; he wouldn't know Liow to go to work ; and they might aa woll in. dict the hind lega of the golden calt - as indict that innocent little man,” “Then you bove nover tried to help Nolke with a view to staving off his trial and prevent- ing disclosnres as to ltutishauser 7" * Never in the worid thougbt of such a thing, Don't kuow anything sgainst Rutisbouser, and don't bolieve Nolko doos, or suybody else. 1'm friendly to the old mon, justan I sm to Nelko, but that js all. Have a bucket of malt?"” The reporter declined tho lavitation, aud bade Wr. Shipman good-by. - A CAPACITY TAX. WITY THL PRESKNT SYSTEM 14 FREFENADLE, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune : Cuicaoo, Feb, .—~Under the head, * ITow can the whisky-tax bo collocted?” appoarod an article in your paper of to-day, fn which it ia propotad to sbandon the prescnt law for the colleetlou of intorpal rovenuo on distilled spirits, sod onter upon anotler @oa of experiment. This law hina now boen Iu force for noarly fifteon years; tho wiedom of legialatora and the press, with the practigal kuowledgo of tho distillar, hag ‘een exponded upon it ; dofect aftor defoct hag beon corrected as it appeared in the practical working, until I regard it now ns the most per- foct cunctmont that human iogenuity can in- vent, Polut out one slogla defect it you can. Until wo admib that it iy impossible to secure honost ofiicers to enforco it, it i efective, aud oven in the suggestion in your article of a capacity tax, you allude to an Iuspector, and Krapouo to place tho wholo collection in tho ands of this single oflicer. Los us look st tho practical workings of this law. As is well known, tho Governuient fs In poesoseion of tho distitlory, has locks aud bolts on every hopper aud door, so that it is impossi- ‘ble for a distiller to remoyse a gallon of spirita without the knowledgo and coltusion of a Govern- ment officer. Buppose the distiller gecures the QGovernment officors,—and thore must bo always two, & Gauger and Smrekaa‘lmr.—md romoves, withiout paying tax, ton or 1fty batrels of spir- its ; how i Le to gob thom on the markel ? Ouly through a roctifier. Whon they reach the rec- tiftor they oncounter from oue to three Govern- mont officers more. If those aro socured, the roctitier disposes of hls goode to » wholesale dealer, where & Covernment oflicer is ready to zecelye them. If ho is secured, ho sells to & rotail desler under the fuspoction of auother Gavernment oflicer. In oll these changes tho ear-marka are kept in a record, a_traoscript of the wawne boing always in the Collsctor's olfico, and the goous can at avy time be traced through wil, the trsvefers, until they entor into con- sumption. Asido from the oflicors above mentionad, the Collector has a number or deputies ; thon wo_bave the Bupervisor with his secrot agents, aud Iauk io all common senso, How can fraud be comunltted without o wholo~ salo collusion of Governmont ofticors? Lot me eay right bore, that, whilo thoro are thieves in ali brauches of businoss, nipcty-nine dlatillers in alinndred would uever attompt or havea dekire 10 rau crooked, nuloss encouragod by the ofticers wihom - the Goverumout cmploys. -~ This was clearly proven {n the formation of the oriyginal &t Louws Itiug, whero two citios wero visited withous finding a distiller to enter Into the acheme, You inatanco the capacity taxin the Old World, and you say thero ure are uo Gaugors, Store- Lieopors, or stamps koown there, ouxrupan, thorefors, that goods, aftor loaving thodistillery, should be free, without any ear-tarks on thom. How long would it be before every mountaln in thiy country, snd evory slum in the cities, would Lave its disiidleries ¥ The reason thiy fs not done more oxteueively now iu the almost uttor {mpossibility of gotting the goods on the markot without stsmps, [t would take an sy to stop illicit distillation theun. In tegard o tlis encceen of the system in the O1d World, 4t is only necesnpry to ‘say that officers aro aps poluted thers for life, aud that tho system thore, s8 hero, depouds upon the houesty of the oflicars, Now comoe down toa capacity tax, and how are you to.fix tho capacity? Iun the North we fermont in eaventy-two hours, nnd furthor Soutl o forty-eight, 1have been ecrodibly informed $hat uuder tho §2 tax fermentation in iustances was forced to olghiteen hours, How would you x tho poriod of fermoutation? If forty-eight ouns uniformly, how long woulild it tako tho dis- tiller to nclose his fermentiug houso with & 20+ tuch walt—run stoam-pipesthroughout the saue, keoping & uwmiforus tempoisturo of 100 all ©tho time? Under tuis srruugement I bave no doubs - fermentstion might be forced through in cighteen to tweuty hours, What would preveut tho dwstiller's using his tubs two or threo times .In lorty-cight bours? What would . provent. tha distitler’s kilu-diylug bis grain before using, making a large gain on iy product? It s understood uow the dstlller aye ln{ucny tax, and Lo ruwe bis bouse ay o secs fit, But you would have au Inepectlor, Just one Governtneut ottiser; but whist guarsutes would you have that ho would bo more Louost tbao the ofiicors wa baye now? The' machivery 1or collecting tho Government taxis uot s furlure, =it {a perfoct; but the troublo is with the en- {CY who run the machinery, « 1 presume the overnmout durives 1OW & revouus from Ailled upinits approsimatiog to &60,000,000 ane pually, Cuder & cupacily tax, sbey would ot 1u m{lop«nlan be ubly, at least for a year or two, ta collect two-thirds of this smouns. 1t is all a delusion, aud it is intlustely better to ©% 0 Hear tho s wo have Tkan Ly to thoss we know ot of, -. Giye e boucst Governwout ofticers, and yon t:unwl,lbcy L0 couts & sasily ou a gallon of dis- lod splrits an 20 cents, und thie cry of erooke ] whisky will bocome obaoloto in tlus couutry, tud the distitler will not ngaits bo placed fn the desnorato Atraits 1 which many find them- nolves now, ek FREISINGER'S CX.SE. A AATISPACTORT EXTLANATION. Ono of the membors of the Giraad Jury ia Mr. A. W. Perry, of Henry County, A Porry dira ing tho wholo sessfon hny manitested a dezlra to bring all crooked-whisky men to justioo. 1Ile has boen attontive to hin dutios boyond the ef- forta of ordivary Grand Jurors, Iix questions to witneencs have been pertivent and to tho point, and ho has displayed a wondorfal Iworwlodgo of humau pature in handling tho squeatore. While nanxious to catch rogues, ho Las boen oqually anxious that they should bo caught ¢m good and sufiicient ovidenco, To that end ho' bas boen cantious, woighing all that each witnat ts lins eald, and wolghing tho wilness to, Evidenzly lio hog ‘Deen satisfiod with his labors, for Kym agroed Lo evory Iudictmout found. G A fow daya ago tho ovidonco pgains\; Frole singor, of Moline, was introduccd.s A promi- nent Govornmont ofiicial says that theronpon Mr. Terry began to nct straugely. Where ho bad boen tho cautious, eareful juror !efors, Lo now bocamo the captions, caviling counsel. 1o rofossad, says fhe oflicial, & porfect contempt For the ovidence, and a profound want of faith in the chiaracter of the witnesses, ¥lo pooh poohed thio testimony and betittiod tho tos titlers, sud In various ways showed o disposition to avold an indictmont, Ilis conduct attracted attontion, snid tho offi- cor, and inquiry luto his antecedents was fusti- tutod, The oflicial says that it was sscertmned that relatlons of fricadship had for romo timo oxiatod botween Mr, Porry aud Mr. Freisingor, and to this was attributod tho attornoy-like as~ pect of Mr. Perry whon his friond's namo was enencionod. 'This croatad no hitlo wtir smong tho other juros. Thoy had looked up to Mr, Porry with fooliugs of respect and oyes of ad- miration. When this new pbago of lip charace tor waa dovoloped, they began to oye him with susplelon, which wad unreasonable, ay tho testi mony sgainst l-‘ral:!ugl!r.‘ a8 roportad in tho N by 110 meany atrong, pn"ml;?m“dfln“d b"u nct " asked o TRmUNE roporter of the Giovernmont oflicial, 4 \yoll, hie acted mighty funny. 1o was more liko a Jawer for tho defoneo than o Graod Juror." v But what did he do, or eay, or thiuk ¢ # Jig profestied to havo no faith in tho testi- mony or witnessos, 1t soomed hard to convines him that Freistuger could by any poseibility be guitty. Ilo sucored ot moat all that wae said abont it.” » Later in tho day eomo of tho membera of tho jury entersd tho Msishal's oflico. 'Lley were after thoir pay, Amoug the number was 3. PERRY. The gentlomon all lovked riqul-muumL and a3 thoy took their hard-earued money thoy swiled upon it with delight, A Tinvue reportor deacended upon Mr. Perry like & wolf on the fold. W * Can I 800 you privatoly n momont, sir 2 Thon 3r. Petry descended upon Tne Uninuxn roporter like the spiced broezes of Araby upou a cactus, Mr. Porry i a hardy-looking Graager. e is about 60 yeats of ago, -£lis hair aud beard Are gray, lPd his face indicatos dectsion of char- cter. . * \WWhat in your full nemo, eir 2" askod tho re- poru{r.w 2 = ¥ “ A W, Perrg, ¢ Aro you from Rock Island 7" “No, #ir. Iam from [eury County.” **Are you an attornoy-at-law " % -, Perry began to tire up and look indignant. beg pardon,’ explained thereporter, mook- 1y, **butit has beon statod that you have ap- poared in tho Grand Jury room as counsael for Xroisinger, and I have cumo to ask you sbous ST “No, sir. 1am not an attornoy-at-law," re- plied Mr. Perry, **I ama Graud Juror.” “{fave you thrown auy. tuclos in the way of Iudicting Mr. Froisingor? “No, sir; none st all, Iamasworn Grana Juror, aud on that I stand,” “11ave you pool-poohod tho evidenco ngaingt im " n #No, eir. That wonld bo unbocoming a trand Juror, of whichh Iam ono. I wantyouto under- stnud that [ dou't do such things.” The roporter was eatistiod and turned away, but Mr. Perry followed him up. T want you to undorstaud, young man, that 1 am o sworn Grand Juror, and I don't caro for roporiera or nowspapory. 1 have my duty to perform, and I am goiog to periorm it, and you can't como uronnd hore pumping me."” ‘This was refreshing, 1ore so than the at- mosphera in that viclvity. “Iait vota fact thet you have been trylng hard to avoid an fudictmontagalust L'relsinger 2 asked the reporter, “No, it 1» not.” - 1ayo not snoored at tho witnesses 3" b *'Yes, I kuow Freisinger.” + Tow long have you known Frolaingor By this timo tho noses of tho Intorviowor and intarviowee were about an fuch aud & half spart., ‘I'ba Grand Juror clutchied hits caue, and tho re- porter Liold his poncil ot o * clinrgo bayonots.” 1 hiave known Froisingor a lou titio,” + How well do you kuow Freismger 7" * ifow well do I know Freieluger #" ** Yoy, how woll do you know Freisinger 1 know Frelsinger very well.” © Ara you and Frewioger friends 7" * Yes, mo and Frelsinger aro frionds," v How long hava you and Frelsinger been frionda?" The uosos tonchied now, and tho Lystanders began to move back. * How long have me aud Filesinger been frienda 2" “Yes; how lopg havo you and Freisiuger becn frionds 7" * A long time.” *Did you kuow of Frelemnger belng impli- cated in ‘whisky frauds bofare yoa came hore " The two noses began to tlatton, p “No I didu't know of Frominger being impli~ catod in tho whisky frauds before I camo here,"” ** Well, you know it now, dou't you ?" #No, I don't know it now, don't L" * Anything more you waut to say 1" I want you to Lo careful what you print about me, 1've got a character, Jhave, Iean get mon right hero in Chicago to certify to my charactor. I can givo you ail thio reforouces you want about my charactor, now, and I'il do it, so you look ont what you print about me,"” Later In tho afternoou the reporter foll ovor the prominent Qovorument oflicial again, » Look hero,” said the reporter, * Mr, Perry eays he didu’t work in the jury-room for Frei- singer, and ho didn’t pooh-pooh the ovidence, sud ho didu't snub tho witnesses." “ Woll, I sny ko did do juat thoss very things. The other Grand Juyors remarked upon it, and tho thing excitod couniderable attention,” #\What aro you going to do about it 2" *1'm going'to do nothing, Idon't know whas tho other poaplo may do." ‘o memberw of tuo jury had in the meantimo left the buliding, and it was impoesible to loarn tnelr viows, — THE GRAND JURY. ANOTHEW ADJOURNMENT, Tho Grand Jury accomplished vory Httlo yestorday, ‘They concluded their [nveatigations iuto tho Yost-Oflco canoy aud asslsted In draw- ing up & few mivor Indictments which will ba made publioin tho courss of timo. They ad- Jouruad at an carly hour, aud will alay adjoutned until Thursday. This will enable tisom to visit their bomes, whora thoy bave not boen for tho period of two weeks. Whon the roturn thoy will bring n the rost of the small iudictimouts upon which the Iustrict Attorney sud hia useistants will be engaged duripg their abscnce, After adjourning yosterday, tho Grand Jurors porformed their duty to thowselven and thoir country by makivg B rald oa Marshal Caup. bell's office. The objoct of the Vit wan to ob~ tain cortain feew thew aud thero due, and enid objoct was accorplished in due courso of timo, ‘Thoy (hen lefs, Lappy. — FREEZING THEM OUT. WALKING TO RKEP WARM, Ou tho corner of Canalpore avenus aud Mor- gan streot B Jocated the Bouth Lranch Distile lery. It wearonendisowned by a joint atock compauy, of which Bimon Powell 1s Presidont, ‘Tho distitlery i3 not uow in operation, 1¢ was ono of tho victims 1u tho last rold, Sinco the dato of the seizuro no siwoke bisd curled from tho 4all chimney adjoluiug the boiler-room. ‘The pronises are fu ths hauds of tho Qovern- meut, represeonted by throo or four Guagers, for whom nt the predeut tuno thers 38 no otber em- ployracut. 1t 18 the duty of thede gentlemen Lo seo that wo onc burgluiously or feloniously walks off with a murli-tub, sthll, barrel, or bnog-hole, In fuct, tuey aro suthunized to aliow no one on the prethiros but Goveznment employes. When tho distiflery wad in oporation it was ated by rtean fromthy buiter. Tho oities, u 14a0d 1020 I b buildivg, i9 fro- i nn elogent eteaim Leating spparatus, 1 b fursistied from tuat wane boiler, As the concern is not runuing there is no fire VALV A LAVLLIUL LG AR L URLL LA By LLDILUIIL L Gy E XSTR VIR N AR VT VR o8 in the furnaco, and henco thore is no dtoam in tho building, aud moroover thers s no warmth o that oflics, 'The temperature thoto iaa fow degreon, prubably 3 or 4, highor than cleowhero 1n the building. : 'The Qovernment custodians oceupy that of- fica. Thore musi alwara Ls twd of tham on hand night and day. Wator would almoat freezo in that room. 1t is vory 'cold thero. Lhe Unngers don't like it. Thoy are not reludeers, lnml Lavo 1o desire to einalate Bir Jouu Franke in, They mado application to the foroman of lhe dwtiliory, who ocensionally pooks in_to nes how things are goivg, for a stove, n bucket of hot water, or hall & dozon well-hoatord bricks. 'I'he foreman, boing an nlleged crooked diatil- lor, laughed soorntully, aml declined to furmsh 6 8100, A8 thoro wors 1o fixtures for that nse- fut artiola. ‘F'ho custodiaus sugpested that the stove-pipe migiis be run througn the window, Thoe foroman said, ** Nv, it would vitiate the in- Burance.” ‘o Gaugors wore compolied to do tho moxt best thing, ‘Thoy procurcd s dray-load of knap- socks, blankots, and Ulater overcoats. With thoao thay aro cudeavoring to keop warm. ‘Lo attempt iy not m perfoct succoss. 'The Arctio Iing is not yec out of trumps, ‘Fime, under theso oiwrcumstances, lisogs Bieavily and drags siowly over tho hoada of tuese custodiaus, * Seveo-up ™ and ‘*auction piteh ' havo ceased to furniwh aojusements bosides, they can't leavo tho promiacs to purchiaso beer. To provent torpidity, tho custodiana have or- ganizod pedestrion matches, ‘Thoy handicap themselves with Ulstern, blaukets, ete,, and ouco avery Lwo hours maks a start for a tramp of half an hour, ‘Thia givos tho blood fo thoir badiea an vppor- tunity to circulato, and afforis a aource of onjoy- ment Lo tho distillery hands, who have notiing to do but tlatten thair noses agaiust tho window- panes, and watch the amateur Westous. ‘The Gaugers, howevor, are beginumng to woary of thol: job. ‘I'beir hourly prayer 18 tor FPowoll to bond out his sbop and goto work again. Towell declines to do 8o, alloging there is no ntoney in tho business, and the Uovernmant ofli- cials might make nnothor swoop on tho concern. Aud fo tho *‘tramp, tramp, tramp™ seoms bound to go on until tho roturu of spring. And yet tuoso Gougera are not bappy. bocauss tho mirthful distttlery hands occasionally make thoir visages dlacarnablo at the windows, and sell in stontorian acceunts, **How's yor poor, wick foot ¥ i THE NEW SAFE-BURGLARY. ARREST OF TWO CONSPIRATORS. PROTESTATIONS OF INNOCEXCE Thuradsy evening Doputy-Marshal. William Duckloy arrived in town, Having ** cleanod up,” bo betook him to tho task of finding Philip Goldberg, Ald. nlius Jouns, and ono other man, —tha thioo wonld-be “*dynanute flonds,” who had coutomplatod the disruplion of that part of the Government located in Mulwaukes. Finding that nothing could be dono tuat night, Marshal Buck- loy went to tho theatre, aud subsoqueutly to bed. Yesterday morning ho appeared at Mar- shall Campboll's oflico and gravely disclosed tho object of his vialt. Ho then proceeded to tho cornor of Dearbora and Michigan strools, whero is found ALD, JTLIUR JONAS, Mr. Jonas was busy at tho tims, and tho AMar- rhat waited for nearly halt anlonr, while Ar. Jonas sold a hide, which **fitted lika tho paper ontho wall, Tho Marshal thon oxplsined why e called, stating that Mr. Jounas, with others, whose uamos he refused to give, had been in- dictod in Milwaukeo,. Bud stiat Lis nod ‘thoir prescnce woro peremptorily demanded by the constituted authorities of that bafliwick. Afr. Jonaa sssumed his overcoat and hat, nnd went with tho Wieconsin ofticial to the otico of the AMarahal of this district. Instigated still farthor by a warrant fn s pocket aud tho statats fn much casy medo and provided, Mr. Buckloy procesdod to the ‘Livolt. Ihere hio found PIILIC GOLDLENG, tho second conspirator, gazing steadfantly around a‘*bucket of malt,” Ilitn he kclzed,und rond uuto him the formidable dacument which had already ncared Jouas out of bis bide. Mr. Goldberg, who 18 a aizo sud one-half largor than the Dop- uty, sutounced his delight at bcmiz arrestod, and was marched to Marstal Campbell’s ofilce, whero tha unfortunate Jouas awaitod him, TUE THIBD CONSPIRATON was not_arrested, for tho guod and substantial rondon that prior to tho premisesho had ‘ picked out,” aud 1w now, and al tho timoof Mr. Buck- ley's arrival, soma 500 miloa distant. Mr. Buck- ley announcod ‘that he know his whorosbouts, and that be proposed to keop his nomo socrot, and by swift approaches to such whereabouts take bim unawarce, and land bim in duranuce be- foro bo should have been scquaiutod with the {act of g, tho said Duckley's, existenco, Having corrnlled his game, Mr. Buckloy wont to lunch, and a TumnoNe roporter appearing upou tho kcene, did then and thero salt tho pluinsgo of such gamo, ANSOLUTE I¥NOCENCE, Mr. Jonas stoutly donlod any knowledgs of tho causs or effects of bis arrcst, o said Lis hiad not been apprized thereof, and had no fatl- mation or suspicion 08 o the ressons for his sudden taking-olf. Tie had alirays been straight In tho hide and’ pelt busiacss, aud had nover pald a cent for the privilege of oxtra mmnshoes. ilo bhad no way wor meaus of lnowing or engpecting the nature of the charges agninst him. Tho reporter told him ho waa acensed of conspiring to burglarize the Vil- Iago of Milwankes, to blow it up sud run off with the remusnts, and AMr. Jonas remarked thist such o achemo Lad nover suggested itsolf or boon myzgested to him. “You knaw, Mr, Jonas, that whisky men havo besa inilgtod I Milwaukoo ¢ Wi do.’ D3 y:nu knaw any of thoes whisky mon ?** 0." : It In chinrged against yon that, to enable them to avold the Puunlzy attaching to their of- fonso, you sasistod la actiing up a job to BTEAL Tl INDICTAENTS and the evidence taken before the Grand Jury, Is that true " “No, t1r. I know nothing abont it.” “* Have you over hoard that such o echemo way in existenoo " 5 *No, sir, I nover heard nnyng-F abont jt." “Da you know Philip Goldberg ¢ ‘1 do, sir " “Did you ever meot him at the Shorman Tlouso 7" **Not that I know of." **Did he over comn to your hotso " * Yos, ho cama thors frequently,” “Did you ever bave suy conversation with him thero or elsowhoro rolative to rabbing the Govorument ollices at Mllwaukes of the docu- monts oxluting against the Whisky Ring?” 1 don't roinembor any suck conversatlon,” ** Do you knowy —— — 7" I don't know whother I do or nat." 110 was ot ono timo au Assistant Ausessor in thls district.” [ don't know him." “ Did ho over come to your honse 7" 1 don't Luow whothoer e did or not,” * Did anybody elso over come to your houss with whom you ever bad any conversation con- corniug the robbing of the Milvaukee ollicos ¢ *¢No, #ir ; not that-I know of.” *Do you know the naturo of the evidenco agalust you, aud upoa which you have been iu- dicted ¢ 1 know nothiug about It." Tuo roporter then 4 AT DOWN DY MR. UOLDBENG, and interrogatod him brietiy. ’ *Whon wus this job put up ?* 1 kuow uosthivg about it," sald Mr, Qold- erg, **When did you g into tho schome " 1 never have beon init." *Did yon over hear thut & job was put up to stonl tho Government pupers at Milwaukeo, in order Lhat tho parties implicatud theroby might Lo aved from vunishmont 2 ** Not uutil this afternoon did I over hoar of such u thing." **when you never bad anytbing to do with it 2" I uever kuow snything abou jt." M. BUOKLEY way proof against ail ontreatios to show a copy of tha indictinent, Mo hiad ¢ {u bis pocket but ¢ it would bo irregular to show it " bhe said, Lut ho finally admitted that it cootalned seven county, aud that tho timo of tho conspiracy was fixed ut or mbout tho 2ith of July last. 1t ehurges that Juilus Jouas, Poilip Goldbarg and ———— couspired tngothier and with othors,totho Grand Jury uuknown,.to sbstract sud dostroy certatu documontd, tho Ympcny of the United Biates, then snd thore bolug in thoe City of Mit- waukee, aud In the possussion aid uodor the control of the United tates, and tho same with intent to defeat tho unds of justico, eto., eic, Jonug is tho Alderman trow tho ''Fwentioth Ward, and Lias been for some years ongaged lu the hido and pelt busivess, Goldberg was formerly a liquor morchant in s small way, in business on Franklin stroct. 'wo years sgo he wus arrosted for solling Nquor aud_cigars without a licouse. Comumission. or Hoyno beld hLim to bail in @500, but tho cuso waes finally soitlod. Shortly afterwards Qoldberg wont out of that business. o sconed o have money. This he loaned at interost upon good security, which was genorally chattel, and loft in his porsossion. e sbavod notos, and did a variety of tlinga In an honest . Of lato ho fiaa lways boen found at the Tiv- oll from 12 until 2 o'clock, tho titno when wiis. ky mon do eougragnta thoro. 1lo hins boon vory sifablo with_them. Thoy have walched hiin carefally. Kor soma tinio thoy suspectod that he was up o somothing concorning themsolves, aud thoy shunned him as woil s thoy could, politely, Ile han also boen deferentiat to naws. pnlmr mon, another suapicions circumstasice, Tho other man, womo four or flve yoars ngo, hold the responsitle offics of Assiutant Assceaor under Bloomflold. (len. Wobster romuoved him, and lie wout to Pokin, around which town he flourished for n short poriod. Ho then returned to Chicago, and an- nonnced that ho shonld apply for n Govornmont. oflica, Ifo failed to got the nocessary indorso- wont, and abont two months ago Lo droppod out of town, and has not yet roturnod, s Ll THE PLOT, AND WHO PUT IT UP. Special Dirpateh to The Chicago Tribune. Ainwavrer, Fob, 4,—It seems from all I can lonrn that tho oxcollont people of Chicago aro somowhat oxcited aver thao arrost of ot of thelr Aldormon, and thut they rathier wonder how wa, living in a suburb, should lave dared to hold & Iaw-maker to bail. In ordor that you may not aconso us of pro- sumption {n what we have dono, I bava care~ fally canvaseod tho caso agaiust tho respondents to tho indictmonts, and 1 will give you, without cireumlocution, the alledstious mado in tho Grand Jury room ngainet the four partics who figured in tho testirnony ¢ “It wos sssortod then that, just after tho seizuros hiero Iast spring, thoro was mado'n Lre- mondous effort to get out of the fowlor's not witbout harm, and tho good distillers of this city did all in thoir power to drive tho Govorn- wmont ofiicers out of town with the asaortion that they wero carpot-bagpoers, and worso. While this atato of .thiugs Iastod the distillors woro dosporato enougl for any plot, and some of thom would havo given thoir immortsl souls— or, tho samo thing, their wholo bank sccouuts— to Le out of tha trouble. Yorliaps gomo tidiugs of this state of mind may havo rosohad Chicago, or it may have beeu that thio patural depravity of your citizona sug- gested what followed ; but anyway the allogation 18 thal Goldborg and the (iarden City and talked around smong the distillors for some time. [The nsmo of Uold- berg'n ncoused accomplice is omitted bocouso ho bias uot yot baen srrested.—Ep.] ‘The proposi- tion that they made at that tinie was very gen- oral, aud did not go ioto dotmls “as to place, time, or price, It scows that the pair then atatod ouly & ploaaant willingnoss to get tho gentlemen out of their troublie fora con- sideration, Nothing was done, howover, and the gentlemen from Cblosgo returned to their homes with the undorstauding that tho negotis- tions wero to bo remewod at nu early date, it agreeablo to tha poopls fiom hore, That thoro was s willingness to carry out the plan nted &t is shown by the fact that there Wwas, auis ollegea, A CONPERUNGE IN CUICAUO on tha subject not loug after tho fimt proposi- tion was made, This meolluf was betwoon a vommitieo of STiwaukes distillers, honded by Lewis Rindskopt and. Loopold Wirth on the one hand,- and—us the evidence la—Juke 1tohm, Jaling Joons, Philip Goldborg, and on tho ather, ' I confoss that I am nonble to gtate in what part of your lnterosting city this council took place 5 but, from tho fact that Rohm was then Cbiof of Volice, 1 sus inclined to think that 4t was In lus oflico, Tho chief Rmg organ lero siatos that: it was the Bhormau Houso, but tho source isiprima facio ovidenco that that is'wiong, Whon the party camo togetlor, one of the goutlowen from Yyour city explained that it wouldu'tbe an impaos- Bible job Lo get into the Coullector’s oflico some night and tako away all the documonts that were likely to be hurtful to tho gontlemon who wero to pay, It was olso soid that the entrance to Prosocuting-Attornoy McKeonnoy'sroom (No, 247 Nowhball lionse) would mnot bs & difticult thing, and that the papers there could be in- cluded ju tho bargain, ‘The sum domandoed by tho gentlowon who wanted to undertuko tho job wad at tirst $100,000 ; bat this soomed to our dolegation enliroly too much, and that showing was promptly nogatived. Your prominent citi- zena then came down to $70,000, aud shortly aftorwards to §50,000 ; but it did not soom (o our Committeo ag if they had authority to rledgu auy such nmount. ‘Thon the elieap burg- ars of Chicago olfered (o DO THE WilOLK THING Ur NEATLY ron §30,000 A pald on the spoet, or beforo tho job was dono, Upon this tho d¢%zates from tho Croam City offcred $25,000, &ad would not go a cent bigher, whereupon negotiations were for the thmo broken off, with tho unnderstanding tbas thoro wmight be more tatk aller a time. Upon this, Messrs, Wirth, Itudexopf, nnd company camo homo, snd the profect slumnbored {for a littlo timo until it was brought up again by n socond visit from Mossra, Uoldberg sod friond, who this timo offered to clesn out . the unpleasant papers from the olicos for tho $25,- 00U paid in haud, Bat than agalu camo anothor troublo, which sonlly bursted sthe wholo affair, - It was the foar thac thero would comu up a noccssity to Lill somobody, aud that then thoro might bo danger of a strotchod nock., ‘This, sud tho fact that tho robbers would not work without pay in advance, whilo the employers would not pay excopt aftor the docutnents wero rowoved, rulned the wholo allair, else wo might parhaps bave had up hore an addition fo tho \Whisky Ring nof elsewhero attemptod. A Highwine Rlog with ganpawder attachment would bio worthy of Milwaukeo, 1t is undorstood that —— usod to bo fu tho In- tornal Rovenue service in Ilinois, way familinr with the whisky bnsness, and would kpow just what papors it was necousary to soizo, *Tho dis- tillers did not hava auy implieit faith ia him, howovor, and feared that after ho aud his asso- ciatea had gotton the papurs they might hold on 11;) thens, and oxact a hoavy ransom for thotr de- vory. Jnnas ~.od Goldbarg aro now at the Nowlall, protesting their iunocouce. ———— ELSEWUERE. ST, LOUIS. GATHERISG OF LEUAL FORCES FOR THE GREZAY TRIAL. Speciat Digpateh to The Chieazo Tribune, Bt. Lous, Mo., Feb. 4,—Busy preparations are bolug mado by both sidos in the Babcook cago. Publio intercat promises to be groator, than {n auy of the procediug trinls, United Btutes Marahal Campboll, Gon, Babeook's father~ lu-luw, togother with Limery Storrs, his cllof cowisel, arrived from Chicago tLis morning, and aro atupping st the Lindell Ifotel. 'Thoy havo beon fu cougultation durfng tho day with Judge Krum and Roger Bhormau, of Babcock's couns gel. Gon, Babeock, in company with a number of his frienda, is oxpoectod to arrive to- morrow mornlug, An order was made by Judge Dillon to-day requiriug Frask 1T, Avery to immediatoly produce in Court tho coveted corrcupandonce botweon himsolf aud Babeoek. Tho telegrams and lottors included in this correspondenco comprise somo’ vory strong ovidenco agaiust Bubcock, aud their jne troduction will givo great strength to the case for the CGovernmont. A statomont hae beon publishad to the effect that As, AloKee, wifo of William, s in her posscasion documontary evidenco against Babcock eufliclont to conviet. 'I'bo atory is very thin, and doubtioss has no foundation in fact. It 18 quite probable, how- over, that McKoe himself bay latters from Iab- coak which may form a link in the great chpin of avidonce against the dofeudant, BABCOCK A COMPLETE LETTER-WIITER. Dabeock's prominout woakuous was bis diapo- sition to writo lottord, having noloss than turee correapondenta hero. Among these Joseo was his wost confidentinl ons, aud it waa & Luowl- edgo of this fact that induced the Government, & short tine ago, to seize and scarch Mrs, Joyco's trunks, hoping to find tho letters fmplicating tho Prosident's I'rivato Sceretary, Iabeock's frionds hiave alwayd clmimod that theus lotters reforred puroly to gocial or political watters, but tho prosocution fusists that Whisky-Iung mate ters constituted the theme of most of them. Oue of Babcock's attorneys showed tho follows ing letter to your corruspondaont to-day ; EECUTIVE MANSION, WAKHINGTON, D, C,, Sept, 40, 1614~Dxan Coruwer: Yours of Uio It inst. han boen duly recelved and_carefully noled aud consid- ered. As” tutiniatod W you ia a previous lotter, wo sl fuel at thia duisuce from Missouri that a straight Bignt with the Dowmocratic party would Lo Lopeless of favor- Sy sesulla—at Joaat thld gedr—aud tiad Lo Lopubli- cang should coalowce with all liberal votera in favoe of tho! Gentry Ucket, The Lreaidont, aud, ) be Lo Cabiuet ofiicers, thiuk this way, 'O, ¥, Batc To CoL. JOKN A. Joxce, **This,” sald tho oltorney, ‘‘is & samplo of mavy of Lho letters writben by Dabcock to Ht. Lou'y, nons of them Bayiug aoy plipsion what- over to auything outside of personal or political concorng, sud wo bave no fear tha the Govern- z camo up bLeto from” mont oan producn a aingls lottor which wilt'avon raiso s auspicion of domplicity fu the whigky con- spiracy,” 3 MAGUIRD 18 now Jookod on ns an important witnesa acainst Baveotk. It In ancertained with a irost show of touthfulnoss that Maguire in promisgd a vory favorable compromise which will save hiwm the dirgrace of the striped auit in tho Ponitentiary, provided ho carrys out his word In furnishing cortain- valnabla testimony to tho prosecution. ‘This tostimony fa maid to bo of such & oliaractor a8 to mako Baboock's gullt pal- pable and un able, It is thought that District Attornay Dyor's statomont to tha Court that tha Government had bann unable to trace auy Ring monoy directly to Maguire's hands, was mada to obtain tho Court's consontto a nolla prosequi, 8o tiat Magulre might be affectively used agalust Babcock, the prosceution being willing to x:?lfi-lu’u : Aaguire to bag such rich gamo as ob." CIVIL BUITS FOR NIG MONEY, Quito n sonsation wos created - this afternoon by tho circulation of ramors to this offoct that Gaverament would immodiatoly file suils against all the membors of tho Ring and their honds- men for the $3,000,000 out of which they aro charged with defranding the Governmont, “Ono rumor {8 that, as soon astho proscoution is onded in the Bahcock aage, a civil action will bo begun againat Willinm Mokoo for $70i1,000. Tho action i8 Lo be bascdon the revenue of 1,000,000 gatlons of prool epirits at 70 conts por galion, the amount out of which it ia allaged the overnment wna dofranded by the defendant, McKeo is rated to bo worth about 3150,000, but bis estate is prob- ably worth 81,000,000, In addifion o his @lobe-Demacrat atock, bo owng o fino farm in Builivan Conuty, Now York, aud a lurge amount of real cstato hore and olsewhero, — Suit will also bo fnstitutod ogaipst Uon Maguiro and his bondsmen. AMAGUIRE'S NONDSMEN TO SUFFER. Maguire himsolf ia sald to bo worth very littlo, if anythiog, but his bondsmen, of whom thora aro six, aro among -tho wonlthiost gontle- mon of = our city, including Niaholas Belaefor, William I, Denton, Willism 3loieo, Josoph _Brown, Ienry 1. Blow, and Joaepn Mulhall. AH of these gontlemon nro lving oxcapt Blow. Tho claim against Maguiro i3 for 200,000, tho amount out of whicu tho QGovernmont was defrauded by tho failuro of the defondant to roport cortnin irregulacitics whicl tho prosecution haw proot cameo .to his knowlodgs. Lenioncy will ba shown Maguire, in wonsidoration of tho evidonos ho offers against abenck, but it 18 cortain that his bondu- nia will bo aued for a largo amount. AMALL PIT. No potitions havo as you bzon fllod ngatnst any of tho Governumont Storokeopers, but they will mot escapu, but bo sttended to linmediatoly nfter tho closo of the Babeook trial. All tho orooked _distillera aud ractitlors, includ- ine Bovis &' Frazer, Bingham Iros., Louis ‘Tenecher, Engolke, Ulriel, and a largo number of others, hnve already boon sned, and their casos wlll be hrought into Cours just a4 sooun on thoy can bo reachgd. The total ainount of claima npainat theee parties will reach $500,000. Huita have ajoady buen filed against tho following Gaugera_and their Loudsmen to recover: John A, Mead, dawingos 10,000 ; John MeFall, damages 310,000 ; John L. IHoward, damoges 810,000 ; 'Louis _Kollerman, damages $i0,- 000 ; W. J. DBassctt, damages Si0,000; Abijolt M, Everest, damnages $10,000, Hach of tucso dlutillorts havo pleaded guiliy to two or throo indwctments, and must of the bondsmoen are good for the amouats claimed, It ia stated that tho Govornment atornoya are BANGUINE OF RECOYENING a vory considorable portion of the $2,000,000 out of which the Govornment has boen robbed. The statoment 1n the Associated Press, to tho offect that District-Atlornoy Dyer denice tho truth of tho report sbout the coutomplated civil swits,tis not regarded as amouuting 10 suything, & thiat ofiielal s au obvlous purposo in making such u donial, 1t not being o part of hin ducy to notify rovenue defiaudors of what the Govern- ment will noxt do, A'KEE 18 NOT GOING TO ALLOW IT. In o conversation with Willinm McKoo to- ulght, that goutleman statod that the teport to tho effcot that the Govarnnent was about to in- stitule a muit agminst him for §700,000, was a canard gotton np to injurs his financiaf oredit sud broak down his papor. Ho snid that-the Qovernment could no:&)anlhly establish & clalm agalost him, and Lo bad nssurances that no such movemont waa contemplated. ' The only matters about which he was lisble to bo sued were tho boods of* ono or two oflicials sshoro he wak down for emall sinounts, and, aven lu those cases, he Liad Bo fenr of ovor being nindo linble for o oent. Ho charactorlzed tho eptire roport s a walicious effort to orosh him. v 17'0 the Associated Pres,} TUE ASSOCIATED-PLESH DISPATOM REFENRED TO ABOVE, 87, Louis, Feb. 4,.—A roport s published in the Evening Dispalch this ulternoon that a civil action will bo brought agaiust Mr. Mcl{ce, aftor tho Babcock case is concluded, for $700,- 00, ou tho bhasls of tho reyonue on 1,000,000 gallona wmpirita nt 70 cents per gullon, and that soit will' also be instituted agmos Constautino Maguiro end his bondsmon for $200,000. T beso roports are deafed by Dis- trict Attorocy D yor and others, wha are in posi- tion to know tho facts, sud are pronounced base- loss fabeications. * —_— SPRINGFIELD, TUE PERIN PAPERS, Spectal Dispatch ta The Chicane Tribute. Sromoriewy, 1L, Feb. 4.—Thero nreno do- velopments in tho mattor of the Wostcrman papors to-day, ozcept that tbo Grand Jury are a1l looking into tho papera turucd over to thom, and i 1'8a1d additional indictmonts will be based on the docuinouta. TUE DARREL FRAUD, Tho Pokin nowspapers have recently chargad that all was not right at the Sangamon Distilling Compauy at Rivortos, owued and oporated by J. & J. W. Boun & Oo,, of this city. ‘I'ho chargoes wero then belloved to havo originated in tno malico of the Pokin distillers, conucoted with whom fs a distillor * bolioved to have s yprojudioial focling ngaivst Messrs. Buon, growiug out of ono or moro lawsuits. Tue Tmpuse correspondent, at tho ficat intimation of fraud, inquired of tho Govervmont oflicornay to whother thoro waa foundition for the sllega- tions of crookeduoss, and was givon to under- atand that thero was not. A dsy or two ago tho cliarzaos wore roitorated from auothor quartor, upou which Tu Tripuxe reprosontative to- day called npon Coltector Mornam with o ro- quest for tho full facts in the case, 1n roply, Collector Merrism atates that on the Gth of Jan- uary laat Onugor Ioss, of Washington, Taze- woll Conaty, and on duty at tho Bangamon Dis- tillery, discovered among tho whisky barrels filted, and ta bo filled, somo which woro TEOULIAR, in that tlo atavos of tho barrel diractly opposito tho bung-hole wero more than ordinarily shick, snd would, therofore, malo tho barrol gauge Joss than it really contaiued, tho difereuce being por- haps a couplo of gallons, The Gauger reported tho facts to Coliector Merriam, wiio, fitst pro- curing a gallon measuro aud having it compured with tho Uunited Htates stundard in tha Heorotar of Blato's oflice, sout & deputy out to the dwtil- lary to oxamino by aotnal measuromont, It was sliown that tho barrols contained between 1 aud 2 gallons cach more than thoy gauged. Cotlector Acrriam himaclt VEMIFIED THE KEFOKT, and then reported the facts directly to tho Do- partment at Wasluugton, but bass received no orders from theuce, or auy information what- over. 1t wad ascerinined that the barrols bad been made -by Lsck & Abbot, of Lafayctio, Ind., aud tho fact was roported to Bupervisor funt, of that district,” whoso jnvestigations Bliowed that there wore In the Landy of tho Tudisua manufactursrs 1,000 barrels with o thick buuch opposite the bung, and 4400 barrols with less thick staves, It 18 waid, bus this cor- respondout does uot mako himself responsible for the statoment, that the stavos wore made thick 10 order that tho'barrals might be piled up, WO PROVITED BY IT7 Tuera I8 1o evidenoe that the whisky shipped in thewo barrsls was sold other than by gauged measure, and, tf that bo so, it s diticult (o svo who protited by tho bunchied siaves. NEW ORLEANS, TELEGRAPHIO CONTUMACY, New Onveans, Fob. 4—E, 'W, Barnes, Man- ager of the Western Union Telograph Compavy, was Loforo the United Htates Grand Jury to-day, heving been summoned to produco dispatches boforo the crooked .hera aud at other points. Mr.: Barnos stated that he aid not kuow that nuch tispatehos lind boon sent. §¢ thoy Lad, it would roquiro & week's umo aud mucki labor to logk through the mevsages scut—uaveral Lune dred thousand—and get thowe required. The jury have the wmattor under considerstion, 1t 18 bo- lieved they will order tue mesdages required to bo oroduced” by the tolograph manager. Judgo YWoad4 sald “thst an order of Oourt would Fm iesued, it required, compeliing Manuger Darves to comply with $ho demsnas of tho Grand Jury, ‘1L loss of books, or - falure to produce them, District-Attorney Beckwith states; delays tho investigation, bt sho'chaln of evidenco can and LU Lo reliarged tiH Monday. will b produced without them, Tho procoas s nlow hat certaim, ‘'bo Urand Juey bas beoa dla- s BABCOEK, SENAATIONAL PROONOBTICATIONS, Sgecial Dispateh to The Chicann Tribune, Wasnixarox, D. G, Fob, 4.—Ths ntatemont s mado by those who ahiould know that now, ox- traordinary, nud sstounding dovelopmonta may bo oxpacted in the Habeock Lrinl noxt week, It in 8ald that unless tho ovidonco is supprossed it will implicato # great number of persons in both Liastern nnd Wostern oftles. The evidouco is supposod to conslst of telographio and other carrospoudenco covoring tho period from 1872 until now. y A DOUBTFUL STORY OF A STORMY INTERVIEWAT THE WUITE HOURE, Inspateh ta Cenetnnatt Commeretals Wasatxarox, Fob, 2.—A story of a sonastionat ordor, vouchiod for, howover, by men who ara worthy of all belief, regarding Grant aud Bab- cock I8 I active oirculation to-night, 1t is to tho effect that at an intorviow to-day with Bris. tow aud Diorropont tho Prestdont doclsrod his purposs to go to Bt. Loufs and give his tosti« mony in Babcock's favor.. Tho Intorviow aa- sumod a stormy napoct, and_ tho' Presidont took occaston to refor to Dristow’s prosncution of tho Whiaky Ring {n stronz terms of disapproval, concluding with tho romork that ho umR:ml.umf porfectly that cortain parties near to bim, winlo they wero protending to be hiu frionds, wero ronily its onomlios, secking to build tliemaolves up at bia oxpeunse, ~‘The Dresidont's mannor waa unmiatakavly pointod, and Secrotary Iirige tow, in astonishmont and dismay, tirnod sbout aud walkod to a window, and stood *looking aut for soms mowmonts. * An Intorval of silence en- sued, which way brokon by Plerrepont, who sug- gosted 1 o subdued tono that e tuought tho Lresidont was inclinod to bo'hasty and sovero {n his ’!udumunl. to which Grant responded in a loud, angry tono:tuat whon ho wished advico from his Uabinot counsolors as to'lus persual affairs ho would notifythem. The Prositent hag lost Life ealin imperturbability nnd haw fallen into an irritablo atate, in wiich "he bocomes violont aud abusive, eapecially with roforonco to tho {mrlhm .concorned - io tho prosecution of the Whisky lliu;i‘. Tho story lias Bomo marlks of im« probuability, but ic is 80 oxcs]lentiy vouched for that it Boows nuwise to entiraly diseradit it. Tho otfort to induce tho I'rosldent to put his tostis nony in the shapo of an sMdavie will not bo abandoned. ‘ [£ho etrong probability is, that every word of tho above was mauufactured out of whols cloth. —En, TRIBUSE. ] e EVANSVILLE, CONBCIENCE, Ol LACK OF REGULAR DRINR, Evassvieee, Ind., Fob, 4,—ITonry C. Jacquos, ono of tha convicled whisky conspirntors, sou- toncod to this County Juil, was found ineonsiblo in his bed in Liy coll this morning, sud is dying in that condition, Ho drank conslderably, aud Lia pystom let down under tho nnrvous shock, MEXICO. A Great Revolution in Propress in t Unquict Country. Spectal D apateh to The Chicaae Ir(vune, New Orvneaxs, Fub, 4.—Latest information from Moxico indicates & very unsottled condi tion of affalrs tn tho mortheru Etates of that country, and probably a gonoral ‘tnsurrection agamet the Government of Lerdo de Tejnda, A upecil to tho Kepublican from Ssu Autonio, Tox., of to-day's'dato says: *“I bavo recoived ths following by private letter from Baltilfa: *Tho ravolution is gainiog ground, nod great oxciteuont provails throughont tho Stato. Tho wholo wostern part of Coahuila is up in atma, ad aro tho Pacific Btates, Tamaulipas, Nuova Leon, Snn Luig, and, o faot, all Nurthora Mox- ico. Trovina is now marchiug on Montoroy from tho State of Tamaulipas. Another Goneral is appronching Saltills frouwd the wost, Darahgo has joined hauds with her sislor Btatos in (hiy strugglo.” Gon. Ord, having- Leon summoned to Washington for consultation on Mexican af~ fairs, loft this morning. . CASUALTIES, RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Special Disvuteh to The Chicaon Tribune, Latnosse, Wis., Fob. 4.—Tho passcngor train going wost on tho Southern Minnesots lallrond which left this city this morning encountored a broken rail 2 miles oast of Rushford, when tho eugino, baggago, oxprees, mueil, aud smoking cars foft tho track, leaving tho rear passenger- coach on tho track. Guifck Olwon, 1ail agont, bad an arm broken; Willinm Meoch, oxpreas messengor, was cut abont tho Lead, and a half- dozen olhora wera slightly iujurod. Upon learning of tho accident, the road oflicials went to tho scong of the accidenty taking & surgoon and other "holp. ‘Tho cars snd .cogine wers quickly got on .the track, and the train startod for the West thin afteruoon, KILLED BY A FALLING LIMB, Spectal Lsvateh to The Chicano Lridune, DBrooaxaron, i, Feb. 4.—Word hns boen recoived of the strango aud shocking death of Willlam Beilsline, of' Mount Pulaski, Logan County, ono day this week. Io, incompany with othors, wont to cut wood nt Laka Forir, Mo was struck by the faling llmb of an ouk, and was hurled with terrifio forco to the frozon vund aod_crushed ont of the semblance of umanity. e was rocontly from CUermany, wheto he had gorved in the Franco-Prussian war, and was ougayed to an cstunablo lady of Motot Puluski. ’ THE FLOQDS IN THE KU-KLUX COUNTRY. Scectal Dupalch to The Chicago 7yibune, Cansoxoary, I, Fob. 4,—The river at3dur- physboro is recediog, aad no furthor danger is sutioipated. A forco of men succoaded in stop- ping the flow of water intho coal-shaft to-day. ‘Tho mine 14 noarly full, The work of pumpjug tho water out will' commence tu-morrow. DROWNED, CixciNyaTt, 0., Yob. 4.—The body of s woman was found yesterday liauging by one llmb to o emsll sapling on the shore of the Little Miami Rivor at Alilford, 0. Tho body Lzd evidoutly tloated doswn from eome point up -tho river, and caught on the troe. Thoro is no olow to the uame. ——— MINISTER SCHENCK. Cixcrxyatt, 0., Fob, 2.—Somo sigoificanco 1s attached by mauny persons to the siatoment in the afidavit of ox-Postmaster Green, of Dayton, 0., who 18 on tiial hero before Judgo Swing for tho misapproprintion of Goveromont money,’ that the Hon, Robert O. Schenck will bo hera in Apnil to tostify in bis (Groon's) case. It is une deratood to moan that Green hns positive infor- wation that Mlinlster Bebeuck will by recalled by that timo, Davzoy, O., Yob. 4,—~The family and confidon- tla] frionds of Geu. Schenck in this city masert thut ho bas not intimuted auy intontion to re- tura bowe in the coming spting, or at any other timo. ‘Cho wlidavit in the Dayton ofiice caso at Cincinnatiis regarded as o puto eurwise, No- body believoa thut Bchouck has any knowledge bearing on tho casa, e e 8 SUICIDE. Spectal Dispatch to T'he Chicago Tribune, 81, Paut, Minn,, Fob, 4,~0. N. Harrington, vight-clerk at tho Morchants' Hotol for two yeats past, attompted suicido yesterday morn- iog in his roowm by stooting himself, Tha wound is dangerous, but probably not fatal. Tho affalr wau concealod until Into last ovening by the Lo tel poople. Lho cause 18 said to Lave boen joatousy of bis wife, quarrols with Lor, and ex- cessivo nso of whisky the nlght precoding. Har- sington waa formetly a drug clerk in Chicago, (T the Assucialed Press.) InpiaxapoLs, Yub, 4.—Valontino lolnhardt, n woll-known German citizon in this city, commit. tod euicido thig morniug Ly shooting himsolf, —_— CQTTON MARKETS, Qavyratoy, Fob, 4.—Cotton dull; middlings, 12)¢o; wstock, 76,522 bales; weokly receipty, 11,220; gross, 11,216 exporty to Urest Britaty, 481; tothe Coutinent, 1,678; to the Channel, 1,210 cooatwise, 1,107; uales, 4,903, MouiLg, Veb. 4.—Cotion steady; middlings, 12}{c; mtock, 42,074 bales; weekly not recoipts, 11,755; gross, 11,980; exports to she Continent, 6,768 ; to tho Chaunel, 1,625; cosstwise, 2,801 ¢ e euixaron, 8, 0, Feb, 4—Cot - Cua) ToN, H. O, Feb. 4.—Cotton qulet middlingy, m}'gu elock, 58,200 Lulea; woekiy net recelpts, 6,533 ; to France, 1,700} to the Contioout, 8,600 ; coastwise, 2,043 ; salcs, 7,400, BayAnNAY, Ua., Feb, +.—Cottan lar; widdlngs, 128c; stook, ,UUl balos ;. Wweekly net recoipts, 14,7063 grous, 18,002 ox- patta to Great Britain, 8,814 to the Coutinout, 8,3031 coavinise, ,237; sales, 5,50 ALDERMANIC ANXIETIES, Tho Proposition to Hold Oyep Abandoned, Difficulties Encountored in Rodistrictiny ' oGty “What Is Proposed In the Different p) visions. Rumors that the Common Council Intended ¢4 prolouj; their torma by tefusiug to call su ela;. tiou'in tho ‘spriugl have buconio” sd provalagy within tho past wenk aa to cause a strong im. pression that they were -true, Were thess ry. 100 correes it would bo hard to say whether (hy prosumption of ths Mayor, o: tho oNzal 1y govity sought by tho' Councll, would couvoy thy moro vivid impreesion of tho utter domoralizy. tion and corruptnoss of thé parly that broughy so many of thom into power.- Tho ono fn will. ing to scrve the peoplo aud roign, forever. Mayoy ovon to tho ond of ki dags, whethior tho ponply want him or not, and tho othory aro:continually carrying ot loust a dozon azos in ‘each of theip capacious pockots wisich thoy are only too realy to griud ab somo political grindstone.’ Bomo of the members of that Counell aro somowhay above tha politieal trickaters that predomnats, " and aro thers at tho uryont solicitstion "o thee constitaents, but theéo men are fow.and far Ly, tween. “iaving alceady obtainod & reputation for greodiness that knows -1o sabiety, many g ouco “bolinyed that the rumors- of Aldormanig trickery fu rolation to the noxt olaction werp trud, just 08 a convicted thiof Is alwavs thonght to bo up to some deviltry. As It happous,. Loy, ever, these rumors syera but tho | HOUTIUNGR OF 803 SMALL FRY, who desiro to emulala the examplo sot them by tha Mayor, -'Che more sansible atul -Loneat meg in tho body havo uo such fuclination. :The char. ter of 1872 disunctly, provides for tho eloction of 1ot mora than thirty-slx Atdermen the firat yey after tho act has-been ndoptod. - Not long “age one of tho Committoos yoguested au opinwg from tho Corporation Comusal as'to whothe thoy could hold ovor ju spito of this' provision, and tho roply was declaively that thay contd not, ‘That Corpoiation-Conusot has since risen to the diguity of a sout on tho Suprowuo Bonoli,anduuy Jegnl battle - that tho Couvell might onter upan rvegardiug this point would be sute to boe frowy. od .down by hin in an unmisiakable manner, "Phiy the Alderten kaow full woll, and they arg shrewder thnn to attempt (ta violation, =~ - i 'fil:(a poiut settled, tho next that bothors thex 8 the £ NEDISTRICTING OF TILE OITY under the now chartor, which provides for but cightaon wards at the bighest, whilo at presen| thore are twenty. Tho charter providea tlal this sball by dono by a consus taken for the pur. poso aud'the wards mado oyual as to population, Lliere aro serious objoctibus to this plan iu g city coustituted liko Chicagp. ‘The West Dy vislon contains a’* Inrger- population than tho othor two divisions put togothor, and -in o Council - constituted : like tho prosont ono the West )Divieion would como in for mora” than its sbare of publie im. provomcnty and ganeral bouelits, Not luug ago sovoral old hoads in the Council bocamo tufatu. ated with tho Insano idea of locating tho now Uourt-Houso in the Wost Division,. and the proposition was only abandoned for tha lack of somo threo or four ‘votew, ~In’ viow of this ap. poaront injustice, it bocamo goncrally understood it tbo Council (hat to take 8 consus-was of ua account, aud it was proposed to romedy ‘tho difll. culty by combining tvo of the wards in-the Houth Division iuto ooo, and-do:ng the gsame thing in the Nortn Diviaion, leavitix nine wardy in tho Wost Diviston as baforo. : 'io mattor wae to hinve como np Monday pight az the Inst regu. Inr kwanhly mooting, Dbnt within the proviour weol 2 A COMUINAGION WAS STARTED amonx eomo West Dividion- Aldormey, who arg s yeb unituown, wheraby the West Division wag to 10ulst on having ton wards, a mafority of twe ovor tho other bwo divisions. What tuls combi- nation may awonut to it is impossthlo to predict, but from present judications; its existoncs is all o myth, Tuo probabilities are that tho redis tricting will be done by tho ensiest way, such oy vombiniug two wards into ‘ono whenosver- it i ncccssary. ' It is proposed to combino the Tirel aud Hecond Wards Iuto ome. Ald, Foloy and Richardson do- nwe like this, and -stand oz their dignity when tho matter is mention od to them. Iach will ‘of' courso " ‘sub mit fo tho _jnevitable whon it becomer ucceesary. Tho Bocoud Ward ropresentativer aro in favar of this plan. ALl Dixon will nof run again (or ‘'tho oflics, and his colloagua, Frank Warran, claims that ho will bo streugth. oncd materiolly by the chauge. The yest of (he Houth Bide Aldermbn favor this blending almosl to o man ; in fact they are Jiko tho dog in a man. gor,—ouly ugly when their own territory 18 en. croached” upon, * If {t becomoes necosbary to divido thoso warda any more ‘oqually than will b dono by the abave ohange, they will not re. monstrate go lovg ag the division ig fairly and equitably made. : [ -1 TIHE NONTIL DIVIBION the troubla is a little more intensified. The Sixteeuth and Hevontoouth \Wards are uoquosilonably large euough to hold their own, aud consequently thelr roprosoutatives appoor a little dictatorinl in the combat. ~‘Ihey ropose that the Iighteenth,” Ninoteenth,' and “wontieth Wards bo consolidated into .two, ‘but thoy difer as to what ought to bo tho dividing lino, somo preferring the soctional line of Chica- g0 avenuo, making oua word oxtond south to tha tlver and tho other vorth to Division streot. The_dividing huo hotiveon the two morthern warda Ia Division stroet, .another sectfon line, maklig this plan tho neateat.” 'ue only objec. tion to it, nud consequont profercnce for Walls stecot ag the diviaing * lino be. tweon the' two, 18 .the - fact that the Iatter plan would confoim more ucarly. to tho Bonatorial boundaries, which link the Eight- oonth Ward iu a district with sevoral of tho West Divislon warde. 'The former plan would cou- form ‘moro nearly to the shape of the otuer wards, while' tho latter would take but a small sirip, from Franklin to Wells stroots, from-the Niueteenth Ward, adding to it wihat- 18 'now the Lighteonth. Ald, 8tout aud Mabr, of the BSiz- teonth, rathor favor Gbicaga avonuo aa*the dis viding lino, aa does also Ald Behuiluer, of tho Bovenweuth, Ilis colleague favord \alls strect, but witl not makéd zny objeciion to the othur, Ald, Sweoney aud Murply, from tho Lightosuth, waut thoie “nard to be lot alune, citing the 2800 votes cast ot the last oleo- tion and the last school ~consus ss ymn( that their ward is albewdy large enough, 'ho reprosoutatives from tho” Ninoteonth are liisa tho wee, woo, pigs o tho story book: Lhey can squoal and gequouk, sud that fitall. Al Jonng, from the - Tweutioth, in- disinterested, baviug mora talook for o Milwaukeothan he cares 1o haudla, Atd, Corcoran rolios ou Ly ‘“ Corcoran boys " for re-glection, if bo wants it, and therefore docs Dot caro’ which gido of the boat tips. "o * - ok @bl L . TUE WEST DIVISION Aldermon will prabably gontont themaelves with thoe present number of .wards. Thero being suclian apparont {noquality ea rogards Eopuh- tion, somo redistrietiug will bo gounsthrough witty, Tho Soventh, Ninth,and Fittoenth \Varcdeure the laigest, and wil probably be curtailod in boundurivs for tho beaatlt of "the Tenth, Eler- erth, aud Twolfth, which aro the wmallest, A slice from tho lowor part of the Fiftecnth could easlly bo tacked on to the upper. extremity of the Kloventh, without aitering tho cliaracter of tho Eopu!ntlou in the lattor ward, Ald. 0'lirien, of tho Ninth Ward, favorsthe sddition of the wostern extremity of bis ward, extonding frem Centre aveuno to Loomis screet, to she Twelfil, bat would not urge sush a division, as hfs culs leaguo, Atd. Bailoy, would thoraby bo severed from him, “‘The coudition of the Boventh Ward yoemd hopolose, ond I 8o consldoted by, ks Al dermanioe reprosontatives, A -I'be above 18 worely what fa proposcd to La done, , Possibly the Aldermen may quarret and dubata about it Ao Joug asto leave. the mattet for the dehiboration of tho next Counail, thereby causug all the Aldeymeon to bo elacied af largo. Indeed, such & course would not uo iakeu amise by mauy of them, nofably Ald, Schaftner, ‘The proposition of dividing by the pghaol con- 8us i8 not looked upon with sy fivor, and the charter provision for taking s ceusua for the purpaso is rogarded as too expousive aud trou- lesuue, as oach squase v the city would have 10 bo tuken sopuratoly. 'L'o givo tho matier su early wtart it is pm‘mund to bring it before the Council i a ¢augible shapo ot its boxt jucetivg. Shocking Peath xl a Lituo Child. Ouwenisboro (Ry.) Sfomitor, © *°* ‘Tho entiro commuuily was shocied ou Mon- day moruiug last to learn of tho unfortunstd culamity whiok, (n the twinklivg pf an eyo, be- fall tho family of Dr. Cottrell, 1n the tragical dl“‘h of hus l’.ilnlud:hn{. The lttle lollluv;'v I‘.; gleesowo mood an 1ldish pport, s play(ul runoiog about thy house, holdiug in tua buud a toy tlute of tin, when, ta his play,’ be -foll upon the object with which ho bad sought to amusy bis little heart, and put out tho tendor wpark of life, 1 his fall, the instrument peuotrated the cheok from the outside, ranging upward, bouds Iug and passing out ut tha eyy, deglyoyipg tho organ aud filjug tho boy Loy .H‘W-‘ Vi

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