Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 7, 1876, Page 5

A e THE CHICAGO:TRIBUNE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1870. WASRINGTON. 4 Séreed from Jefl Davis, Called Out by the Recent Am- nesty Debate 3 Tn Which He Appears Fully as Abhorrent as Ever Ha Wag Painted, He Calls on Wild-Eyed Outlivers of Andersonville to Af- Airm His Loving- Kindness. The People of the North In- vaders and Wrong-Doers; Those of the South, Patriots, fuch of the Letter Unqualiiedly Falsej the Remainder Hla. Ievolently Rebetlious, The Prement Efforts of the House Committees Look~ ing to Economy. An Array of Ideas Concerning the Men Who Want to Be President. The Personal Peculiaritics of Blaine, Bristow, Morlon, and Conkling. JEFF 'DAVIS. BOME NATEFUL TALK FROM TAlS UNLOVELY ARCI- TRAITOR, Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tridune, ‘WasninotoN, D, 0., Feb, 6.—Jof Davis has publishod a lottor bero in roply to Blaine, as to the ossentinl points of the record of history mnde againet bim by Blaine and Garfield. This . lettor is more notewortly for what it omita than for what it contains, Tho Jolter ia valuablo for wao thing—Iit places JeXf Davis in tho same cato- gory with Robert Toombs, The latter would scorn o nak, aod would not deigu to accopt, sm- nesty. Jeff Davls, in his own languago, bas *“no vlaw of tho futuro which makes it desirable to me to bo inciuded in tho Amnesty bill." Tho Bnrubllcn o8 of tho House, whon tho A . neaty dill comes up again, if ever, will nat bo aps to declinn to inslst” that smneety shall bo based upon tho plition of a penitent Tebol and nat forced upon hosry-bended traitors iu whowo future American citizonship 18 uot to bo desired er liouorod. TUE LETTER CALLED YORTH DY A LESSER RCUEL, This lotter waa called torth by an appeal from ono James Lyons, of Richmond, Va., that Biaine should bo nuswered. Tho appeal is in the atilted Bouthern rtyle, aud is evidently written bya man who fell down boforo Joff Davis a8 a god. T UNBTARVADLE WHO WILL AR WiThess! Joff Davie gots ns near to u refutation of tho torniflo chargos of Slaino as this: What matters it to one whoso obect is poaition nd party advantage, that tho records, both Federal aud Confederato, diprove tho chsrye; that the coun- izy s full of withesnen who bear oral testimony uyafnet Ryand that the offort 0 ravive the bitter aulmouitics +f the War obatructs tho progiess toward tho reconcill+ won of thie soctions? Davis purposes himseif to aid In Lhis reconcili- stion by tho statement thet hus futuve is uot so mtimately allied with the country he betrayed tiat hie can sk for pardon. TREACHLROUS REZASONING. Ha donles tha existenco of crualtics at Ander- sonville, and then, by a lapso of logie that scems to hiave come [rom o guilty conscicnco, disoaus tho responmbllity for thom, But Lo males the disavowal, or, lu othor words, ho denlos uono of tho recorded fzots, disputas nouo of tho reports of Windor's ucts that nero sybmitted to bim, saye nomhn&l of Winder humneelf. Tio still spoaks of the Confederncy ns lus country, and vegrots thas * Lee no longor lives to defond tho causo and country ho loved 8o we!l and sorved #0 efllciontly."” . ME, LINCOLN' ONLY MISTAKE, NOT OUTLAWING TUE REDEL CADINET, Joff Davis, in his mad impicty, throws tho responuinility of Andersonville upon Abraham Liucoln nud Gon. Grant, Iogaya: ver eolso may chioose o forgot my efforts in thiis regard, the prisoners ut Andsrsonyillo, and the delegutus I permitted them toscnd to Fresidont Lin- coln to plead for the resumption of the oxchsngo of prisoners, caunot fall to remembor how willing I wan 10 restore them to their homies and to tie comfurts of which thoy wero in need, provided tho Imprisoned soldiers of the Confedaracy should ba in Mke manner released and returncd by tho United Btates, ‘Phe anffercrs at Audoreouville will bo glad o hear this from Jeff Davis : It {a sdmitted thot tho prironers In our hands wora uot as well provided for as wo would Liave liked, but it 14 claimed that wo did aa woll for themi as we could, Can tho other side asy as much T LET TIIE DEPARTMENT PROVE TIS TO DE CLIMAC. TENIC LYING 1 Tha clvilizod world will road with amazoment and fncrodulity tho fulishiood— An to tne bold allegations of lil-freatnent of pris- oners by our pido ond humsne treatmont and ado- quate ~supplien Ly our _oppouents, b i3 only moceainry offer two 5, — frat, it appe from the = reporia of . tho United Staten Department that, thiough wo ad 60,000 more Federsl prisoners than they had of Confederaies, 8,00 mors of Confoderates dicd in Northern prisons; sacond, the waut and suffering of tmen in Northern prisons caused me to sak for purmis. ton to send out cotton and buy aupplies for theni, Dan 111l know woll Lis gronad, Iero comes Joft Davia to repeat tho chargos that the cruel- ties st Andersonville do not compare with tho atrocition at Elmirs, Fort Delaware, sud Camp Douglas, H{$ 4UMPTUOUS FARK AT FOITRESS NONTOE. Northern citizens will also, tor the first ino, hear the libel that Jort Davis was croolly troutod duriog his fmprisonmont. Davia speaks ot bix prison treatmont ay inoxcusablo privatious and tortures. STILITES' DESIRE FOR MABITRDOX QUTDONE. Jaft Davia scoff i thy amuesty tuo Cunfod- eralo House sought to force npon him iu these words ¢ S ‘The Indlctment was finally quashed oo no applica- tlon of mine, nor bisve I ever evaded or avoided & Arial upon any cliarge the Goueral (lovernuiaut migut clooas to briug agaiust ie, knd bave no view of the future whiich nixkve It desizabio to e to be hucluded in an amncaty bilk, * WUILD3S, WORDS, WORDS." The reat of this extraordinary letter ia worda, Thete i3 no einglo ssnlence uoyond bold susers Hon to disprove Jeff Davis guilty of & kuowl- Mige of and & reaponsitility for the criwes of Andersonville, T'uo whelo Istter dood uot dis- Prave oue siugle iudorssment on the factof a teport in Jeff Davia' own baud in the Coufoda- archieves iu this city, Thatiudorsement iaye, lo fack 1f not in wordsy & He has dove I xnow of Winder's erueltios. rellin doing my bidding." [ To the Ansociated Frean) PULL TEXT OF TUE LETTER. Wasuinaroy, D, C., Feb. b.—JeXerson Davis has wzitten the following lettor to Judge Lyons, of Richmond, Ya.: Niw Ostaaws, Jan, 37.—The Hon. Janes Lyona— Mz Dean FRIEUD 3 Your very kind letter of the 1ith inat, was forwarded from Blemphis, aud liss been re. reived st this been 80 long the object uf ma- Ugoaui sland bject of unscrupulous falée- huod by puliticisns of tho clasa of Bir. Blaiue tust, thougn 1 caunot say it bas becowme to watter of {naiderence, it veased o excite wy 10 i fustance, when it resched tho wxtrewty of ac- cusiug we ol cruelly to prisoners, What riattors it 1o one whost object s personal snd party dvautage that Lo Fedurds, botls Federal sud Coufed- fiprovy th clsrge; tiat tho countey ts full uf 1bat etfort 1o revive the Littee anlwioritles of the War absbructs progress towards the recanciliativn of sections ¥ 14 is euough for biu it Lia sult-secklug pur- ¢ be promoted, 1t would, Loweyer, seein prabable st such exyactations must be diseppot for ouly 150se who are wilfully blind can tail to see in the cir- tuslances of tue cato tha fallacy of Ar. Bislue's #slenients, The pupilshed fact of an sitempt ™ yubora Wirz when uuder ssntence of death by promisiug Lim pardon Lo would Plipuales 1o fll rogard to Andersonville priseners In conclnsive as to tho wish of the Govern- trent to mako such & eliarga 2g1inst ms, and the fall- uretadoso sliown that nolling could bo found to sustain it. May wo not say ths evidencs of my fu- nocenco was auch that 1101t and Cannver, with thele trafned band of suborned vitnesses, dared not makn spainst mo thia cliarge, which Wirs for his lifo wonll 1ot make, but_ which 'Biatno for s Prosideatial nome juation has mads, Now, let ua resiow the lending facta of the The roport of (ha Confed. orata Commistioners for the exchange of prisovers shows how persiatent aud liberal wero our efforls fo sectiza tho relief of eaptiven. Fathng in theso attemyts, L ordersd Gon, I, E- Leo to ko, uider & flag of triice, nud fcek an {nterview with Gch, Grauts o repreacht fo hilm the sufferitg and deaths of Fedoral prisoners | +40 by un: fo expialn the caunch which sera hiy: 10 urxe i1 the pamanf humanicy tho obaervance'of Lie carlel foran exchango of prisoniors, o this, 8 t0all pro- viou apyieals, » deal ear way turned. ' I willnot at. tempt from memory 10 write tlia roport. mado to mo of tha fucldents of thin nfesion, Leo 1o longer live to defond thncauseand country he lovodsoweil snd serv- ed #o eftclontly. But Uets, Graut canuot fail to rerome ber mo extraordinary & viait, oud Lis objections o executing the ourtel ars well known {o the public. . But whoover clso muy chinona 0 forget my effurtn {n thi rogatd, 1he pris- ouers at Audersoavllle, anid the delegates 1’ permiticd them toend to I'restdent Lineolu to plead for u ro- aumyAion of (e excliange of prijoncrs, cannot fail to romomber how willing 1 was t5 restors them to their homcs, aud 40 the comforts of which thoy wors in necd, provided tho imprisoned soldicra of tlio Confed- eracy ahould be in like manuer releared oud returned +fo g, This foul scounstian, though dirocted specially agninat me, wis no doubt iniended snd ualu- rally must fo tho nrmignment of ths South, by wiios authority snd fn whosa behalf my deeds wero done, It muy presumed that thie feotings nnd tho habits of “Southern soldiers wero undertocd by me, shd, in_that donnection, any fair imiud would percefve In my congratulatory orders to thie army, after a victors, Ia wlich tho Iroops wora moxt conymendad for tleir tonderness and generonlty 10 wounled and other captives—as well the inetincis of the porwon wh {<siied Lo ordor na the kniglitly fetaper of the woldiom to whom 1t was adderasnd, It is admittod that thu prisonera in our hands were not a4 well provided for 48 we would lke o have had thien, but §t i8 claimod that wo did as well for then'se wo eould, Con tha othier side say as much1 To the bold allegstions of fll-treatment uf prisoners by our slde and humauo treatment and ade- quato aupplies. Ly onr oppousuts, it 1a ouly nccessary to offer twu Iacts,~frst, it appears from the reports of (ho United States War Department that, though wa Lad 60,000 1ore Federal prisoners thap thoy had Con- fodorafes, 6,000 moro of the Confederatos dicd in Nortliern prisons ; sccand, thy waub sud suflering of men fn Northiern prinons catscd me Lo unk for permis- sloft to send out_cotton and Luy supplles for thom. “Tho requuet was granted, Lut ouly ou condition (hat tho coton should be *ent to New York ond tho suppiiea bo bougLt tthiere. Gen, Beale, now of 8t Louis, was suthorized to purchrso and distribute the ncedful upplies. Our sympathy rase wilh tho 0o~ caslon, aud_respondod to ita demands, not waiting for ten yeara, then to vaunt itself, whon {t could nerve no gaod purjoso ta tho sufferers, Under tho mellowlug fnftuencen of time, and_occasiouul demonstrations at the North of o dosize for & restoration of peace and gond will, tho Buuthern pooplo Liava forgotien muct, Ewye forgiven much, of thio wouuds {hey bore, 1f it *| U lean 80 mmong their invudera, it ia but another ex- atiplo of the Tulo that the wrongdoer fa less_sblo to forgive than Lo who has suffered causeleas wrong, It is not, however, wenerally among thiose who braved’ the hnzarde of battlo that uurolent- g vinditivencss fs lo onud. Tho bravo aud gencious sre gentle: It fa (ke kulkers of tho fight=tlis Blaines—who displaytuclr iag on un unlented feld, ‘Thny made 1o sacrice to proveut % soparation of tbe Statcs, Why ehould thoy e ex- Jeeted 1o promioto tho confidenco and_good will oison- {iai to their unlo, When closcly contind at Fortreas Monroe, T was soicited (o add uy uamo 1o thoss of insny ostesmied gentlemen who Lsd signod o petitiou Tor iy pardo, ud an sssursuce wan givon that, on my dofily £0, tho Lresident would order wy Wberation, Confident of sho Justice of our causs and {ho rocti- tado of my own condiict, £ decliued to algn tho peti- {iom, and omminod mubject to_tho Inoxcusable priva- tlond and tortures which Dr. Cravon Las but fulatly deacelbed, When, after two years of close cou- fnement, T wan adwiited o ball, a8 ofteu na requlred Tappearcd for trial under tiia indlctment fonud againat me, but in which Mr, Blaine's fictions donot appoar. The fndictment was Sandly quashod ‘o no application of mine, nor bave I ever evaded or uvolded a trial upon any chinrga tho General Goveru- ment might choosa to bring agatust mo, and have uo View of tho futura which niakes [ desirablo o o to Ve included in an smucaty bill. Viewed in tho ab. stract or aa 8 gencral question, T would be glad to ece e repeal of il lawa intlictlug » penaity of political tiesuiliticn on slasees of people, thut 1t might, na pre- scribed by fho Constitution,’ e left to thie cuurta to hoar and decido the causs nd Lo aflix the penalties according to pre-existing legisiation. The discrimi- Tation made ngajust our peoplo 13 unjust and im- Yoluikc, If tiie fach bo cquality and the vurpose bo fra- {eruity smong the citizons of tho United Btates, Cou- Victian and’ nentence without s hearing and Witnout Juriadictlon, aud atixing pensitica by ex-post- facto iegielation, aro. part of & procoeding which had \fa nppropristo end fu_ the seautnption by Congrees of tho Exschlivo function of granting pardons, 'To ro- move political disabilities which thera was not legal Powor {0 smpote, was not an act of so much gracoan i form n plausibie protext for the reckless diatribo of r. Biaine,” Tho papors preserved by D Bioveueon Lpplly furnists fuil raof of the causes of dleesso and dehtis 7t Audernontliie, “Titcy aro now, I Lelleve, in Wiehmond, and it is to bo Lopai thele publication will 10t e muth longer defayed. 1 have 1o tarto for ro- urimination, though tho a«d rocitals mado by our sol- diers returhed from Nurtliorn privons can never o forotten, and you will romembuer the excltoment those roduted, aud tho censorious pubHeation which waa uttered againet mo becauso 1 wonld not visit o helpless prisoniers in our lianda such larbarities s3, accorling to regorts, had been infilcted upon our Tuen. Imprisoument n n Lard fot st best, and prison- cru are prone to oxaggersto thelr suflerings, and such sean Jrobably tho caso o Loth eddes, but we dtd not seck by repoits of commiltees wWitlh photographio 1l Tustrations to Intlanio Lie passions of our L.eopic. How was it with our enemy? et one examply sufiice, You tmay remember a publicuad report of & committes of the United States Cangress which was sant to Anu- apolls to visit some} exclisuged privonot: i which Liad appended to1t tho photographs of some eactated subjucta Wuith were oifered s sawmples of prisonors_returned from tho Houth, Whon s copy of that report wns racclved, 41 It fo Col. Ould, Commisaloner fos the exchangy of prisoners, end learned, s I anticipatod, that tho pliotographs bud been taken from men wlio wero 1o out boapitals when they wero liberated for exchange, and waow tie hospllal surgeon regarded as convales cont, but (0o weak to bo Temoved with safoty 1o thom- helves, Thosnxiety of tho prizoncrs fo bo sent to their homes hisd prevailed over tlie objections of tho wurgeon, But this 18 not all, for T havo recontly Jeattied, from & priest who was then a¢ Ahnapolis, list o 1nout wrotchod-lookiug of thess pliotogeay wan taken from & tuan who had never been prisouer, but wlo had Leen left o the *aick lint " at Aunape olfn when the command 10 which Lie was attackied had passcil it placo on its wontliward march, Wistover Inay Lo asid in oxtenuation of such lmposture becauso of tho exigoucies of the War, thero cau bo no such dx- cuco now ot tlia sttempt of 'Mr, Blaine, by groas mis- Toprencntation and manderous accusation, to revive the worst passlons of ths War, and it is 10 bs Lo that, uuch &9 the ovent 14 to bo Teyrotied, ft will iave tho kood_uffuct of evoking trutlful mtatomients in re- gard to thia littl-undersigod subject from men who Would have preforred to leave their sorrowful story untold, if tho subject could hiave Leen allowed poage- futiy t0 sink (nto vutivion, Mutual respect ia needful for commion {ntcreat,—1s ssential to u frlondly unfon, —.ud, when_slander i promulgated (rom bigh places, tho pnblio interest demanda tust truth should strip falscliood of ia power for evil. I nm, reapectfully snd truly, your friead JLYrEssoN Davis, —_——— ECONOMY, 20 res CEST. #pecial Diapateh to Tha Chicaco Tribune, Wasurxaroy, D, 0., Feb, 6.—The Houso Com- mitlco on Appropriations contluued 1ts conaldors ation of the Logislative, Executivo, aud Judicial Appropriation bill vesterday, snd disposod of thowo paragraphs relating to oilicos of Treasurer of tho Unitod Btates and Registor of the Tress- ury. Although it s impoesiblo to say just how much thoy praposo to reduco expouses in thoso Bureaus, it is cortaln that tho goueral rule adopted whon considoration of tho Lill was be- guu—to cut down exponsos 20 per cout— bas boen adbered to, Dr. Lindormsn, Diroctar of the Mint, explaiued to the Commit- tos thio expensos of his Dutcau, sud tho Com- miltce will probably decido what rocomwmends- tions it will make on thls subject to-morrow, It 18 botlevod that the Mint at Careon City will bo chiauged to su Azsay Otfico, nnd that nw prosent appropniation will ba rocommended for a now mint n tho Missiusippl Vallay, Tuo Committes yaom o bo of opinion that, uutil the couutry re- turusto spocle pagments, the Miuta at Puila- delphis and Ban Fraucisco will be ablo to coin all the gold and eilver that ls needud, TUE FIONT AUAINST LESH EXPENSE, The Democrats aro likely to oucounter the greatost upposition tw tho reduction proposed by tho Diplomatic and Consulsr bill in the members of their own party, Abram B, Howllt, of Now York City, one of tho most noteworihy Domo- crats in tho House, has unotified the Appwpr}y tion Committen tlat he shall opvowa the Lill, Ho dues this upou tho ground that the roduc- tiona proposed will soverely cripple Amorican commerce and entirely destroy some branches of trade, 1o uays that bio convidery (¢ Lis duty as {lio representativo of a groat commercial city to npguuu the bill, mfi 3t at is introduced by hig owu parly s s pretended measure of 1o~ form, Ho will support his oflmanlwn l:x an olabosate epocch. Bwano, of Murylund, Cusire 10au of tho Furcign Afairs Cummitiss, wil alio oppose the bill. 5; will be shown that tho abolis fion of o many cousulates fn Bouit Amorica il soriousty 1 jure our commerce. The ruturus to tho Btato Dopsrtneut uow show tust tho cost of the Goverument of the South Americsn cun- snlstos i3 but €20.000 y lu excess of Great Dritait epends $9),000 at &) tho foe fue tsme places moro than our Uo eroment, ‘fhe remult 1w, that the lrado with Groat Brital reater, Tho sawo relative dilferenco exiaty 8 to the expeuditure and trado botweon the Uited BStates ayd Urout Britaln in Chioa snd Jupau. 1t wiil bo claiwed that the ocuusolidution of Fmbassios to the South Ameri- can btates will reqaire tho United Btatos Biuis- a7 FOURILO0 . B tor to spond aix montha of each year on a mulo, that aud {ho whole niggardly policy is contrary to tho recognized national principle of cuitivating commercla) rolations with the Houth Amertcan States. Thore will bo little ouposition to the abolition of tho mission to Groeco, THP, ' COLLECTION " OF NINUN REVENUES, Tho Bocrolary of tho Treaeury has propared n report on tho Custom-IHouses, in accordanco with tho resoldtion of the House. which will bo sont to that body to-morrow. It appears that there #ro fifty-sovon Custom-Hounos In the country, whose expenditures sro greator thaa thelr racelpta, thirtaon of them being in Now England, Tho recoipts and expouditures sod the differonco botween them is given in each cane. 'Tho greatost deficiency s fu L Browne- villo, Tex., port, whoro thu expenditiros are ©C6.077 n year and_ the recaipte only 812,472, & doflcit of %24,605. 'Tho object of "tho inquiry was to obtain facts upon which Lo base & Ayston of raduction, and the Information Lo ho forward- ed will coutain tho namos of tho nearast ports to the Castom-lionsea in :umzlon. Ho that intal- ligont consolidations may bo mara if denired, TORTH OF ENTILY ADOLIKHED, Tho Becrelary of the Troasury bas fasued an erder aboliahing tho followlug ports of entry, on tho ground that they do not pay cxponsen : Now Albauy, Ind., Keokuk, Ia., Kanaas City and Bt Josspls, Mo., and Selma, Ala. RECOMMENDATIONS DY TREABUIER NEW, ILnapateh o Cincinnats Commereial. Wasmxatox, D, C., Feb, 4.— Troasuror New, liefare the Housn Appropriations Committeo to- day, recommendod tho abolition of tho ofices of Aesistant Treasurer in Cincinnatt, Cbicako, Bal- timoro, and Cuarleston, 8. 0. ; and the Commit- teo will act iu accordanco with that rocommenda- tion. o gave Cincinuatt as s ssmole, saying that, while tho banke thero bad put ap £500,000 assecurity a8 Umited States Dopoaitarics, tho Asalstant Troasuret’s bond is only for $150,000. and the business can Le trapsacted with greater freility through the haoks thian through tho As- ristant Treasurer, Ha also rocommondad ibo sbolition of tho Dopositarios at Pittsburg, Santa Fe, and Tuceou, PSS NOTES AND NEWS. MAYNADIEN. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicagn Trivuns, ‘Wasuixaroy, D. C., Fob, G.—The Senato Com- mitteo on Military Affairs do not exactly know what to do with the nomination of Mr. Mayno. dier, of Baltimote, for Paymaster in the army. They aro rather surprisod that tho Preeident should sond in his name again, ae thoy conslder tho ntion of the ¥enato ou his engo Inat spring as a virtual rejection. Powarful Influence in at work in his behalf, and ho may ovoutuslly got through, APECIE-RESUMPTION, A prominent Democrat to-day maintained that 1t 18 Ligbly improbable that the Domocrata lo caucus would lay down such & financia! policy 88 wonld warrant tho Committeo on Banking and L‘urmnc¥ in roporting a bill for the ropeal of tho Hpecie-Resumption act. JTherojare a groat many bard-money Damocrats, and it 1g foarsd that, to 1utroduce a measure upon which there would bo likely Lo bo such -n detormined division in tholr own ranks, would be Lighty dlsastrous, FIAXK HOWE, It Is underatood that Becretary Dristow will, if 1t bo necessary, givo satisfactory reasons for tho romoval of Col. Frank Howe, lato Special Agont in Now York, TARIFP POINTS. Morrison, Chairman of Ways and Means, daily receives u Iarge number of communicationa rela- tivo to thoinow Tariff law., Thia snorning thero was presouted to s member of tho Committeo o lotter from a prominent manufacturor of garden and farming tools, which contalus the followiny: Tor nomo soven or eight years Amierican lay aud manurs forks have been exported to Europe, It began i1 0 emall way, aud was at tirst regurded Uy tho thanu- facturcra sa a thing simply to glory over, ua shawing wlat could be dono, 1t Lias now grown to be an jm- porinnt feature in thu business, Not less than 25,000 dozen of American forks woro cxported lust year, Europe fs supposed fo excel in tio manfacturo of steci and stticles from sieel, yet Liere a o tool requiring, in- deed, aome skill, but ot n complex machiue, aud pro- tected by 0o patont, which can to-day bo made fi this country to compote with, and largely eupplant, thoso 1oade (i Enrope, Tho manufacturs of furks certaialy doe not scem 0 need protection, and, If tho tariff on sicel and {ron (vapecially on Swodo and Norway iron) were reduced, we could mnake olber goods in our ling toexport, P S POLITICAL GOSSIP, PRESIDENTIAL SPECULATIONS—ULAINE, MORTON, CONZLING, AND RRISTOW--MONRIGON IN FAVOI OF DAVID DAVIA AB TIE DEMOCRATIO NOMINEE, [From Qur Own Correspondent. ‘Wasmnarox, D. O., Feb. 2.—Tho most strik- ing foature of the politicel situation Lora now Is tho recogaition on all sides of how much de- pends upon one man, ak manifeat in tho appro- hopsion on the ono side, aud the docidedly wrought-up expoctation on the other, of WIUAT BLAINE WILL DO. Almost a3 common as “ What's tho news ?” s becoming the guery, * What is Blaino at now 2 or, *What will Blaino donext?" Tuo Demo- cratio cancusing, of lato ao assiduously kept up, is, moro than to any othor causo, duoto what Dlaine did in ronting the entira Democratic ma- jotity in tho Amncaty dobate. Thoy aro yot busy acconating for tho disaster that bofoll them from his attack einglo-handed; and, from their discomtitod thoorizing over it, porbaps down to tho latest gonoration thoy will still bo explain- ing it, 08 the worshipera of the Iirst Napoloan do ta nccounting for Watotloo, by solomuly do- claring that it was tho band of Dostiny that did it. Inall thoir caucusing, too, the object sooma quite a8 much to guard sgainet what Blsino may do, naitis todiscovor tholong-lost principlesof tho great Domooratio party. Ho ia the awful warning of the Domocratio statesmon, tuo leadors smoug whom aro believed to quict the raw untamod in the Demooratio infant-claes by reminding thom of what Blaino did and what Blaino may do. On tho Republican aide there is acarco a less eager oxpoctanoy a8 to what Blaino is going to do, Ho makes no confldants, but formy his own plans; and theso, it Is fott, are llablo to vrove quito a8 much a surpriso to the Ilopublicaus os to thio Democrats. Not, hawovor, becauso of any approhenslon that ho may blander, lustead, einco tho awkening of tho country by tho Am- neaty debate, thers is an ALMNOST UNDOUNDED CONPIDENCH IN IS POLIMI- CAL BAGACETY,— #0 much so that, as a prominent Ropublican com- mitted to anothior candidato for tho Fresidoncy remsrkod, *1f Dlaino merely rose in his seat snd moved an sdjournmout, everybody would deteot somothing occult in it, and declaro [t was tho most brithant thing over done upon tho floor.”” Bo they wait for him to take tho initia- tive, propared to follow, not so much from onthu- slusm for him, a8 ‘from an innate conviction that, with quicker, keenor foresight than suybody else, ha will bo first to porcaivo what to do, aud the timo for dolug it. **liudoes not tead,” eaid ono of the oldest and shrewdust poli- ticlana hare, ** a8 did/Thad Stovens, by whippiog- in bis following. Thoy foltow Blaue, not becanso thoy aro ufraid of him, but bucauss, somehow, thoy feel that thoy would porpetrato sn ajmost Irrtrievablo blunder it thoy didu't follow him." s position, If 1t doos not mske him master of tho situstlon, ta full of opporsumty. If, as some of bis eritics asyort, Lo is only amart, it ia fult of peril; while, if Lo alf equals the expectations of his admirers. he will distance all compotitors in the raco for tho Yresidency, Ho it is that he 11 now thie centro of observation hore in political circlos. Ho it is that, in canvessing the nowina. tion a% Cinciunati,—whbich is what cugagos the worxing biours af every able-bodied malo citizon of the District, and what bo dreams about of niglits,—overybody maken his calcuiations, sub- Ject tothe contingency of what Illaine may do,— wacitly sdantting the waile that Blaine 1 vory lia- ble to BMASIL ALL TUE SLATES. 110 looks surchatged with tromoudous nervous euergy, Bo irreeistably impelling him that the stoatn-brakes couldn't’ wlow hun down to 400 revolutions por minuts, Whon thore 14 uothing 13 work 1t off, it keend Lo clfervesce 1u Loyish cxuberanco of apirita; of ko darts hither una thither acroas tho hall, up and down the aslcs, or through tho lobby, with [ncossant aotivity. flis habitual air is that of & man intent upon overtaking to-morrow, and driving ahead at such traweudous wpced that mobody would bo sure rivud 1f ho did it. Plysically Le iy & aplendid ype of maunhood ; of commanding staturo ; atraight a4 » Maioe pive; browd-shouldered, and of stalwart, muscular frawe ; a tritlo atout, but with step quick as & boy's, and every move- ment & (roe aud supple ss that of a trained uth- lete. Ho bas s full, bigh torehoad ; large, keon, observaut oyes ; nove shighily aguiline, d of the surt that adde to the look of pusb-abead- itivences that is imprinted on ke every fuature, ilis short-cropped beard, which Lalf concoals his lower faco, gives bim an alv of military - preciglon. In wpacchi ke fe rapid, but dishinet in utterance, snd cluat-cut fn 6pIession ; makes nO apparent at- towpt at rhetorical gracos, but1s forcible, pun- gant, sud st times surrngly eloquent, while terdo, and poiuted, aud marveloualy quick wheu mast intense, ls moss master of himasif, and thoroughly sslf-poisnd, Ho doos uot wock oceanion to spesk ; but, ks ofton an ho takes tho floor, letter-uriting and convorsation cesso, aud .averybody istons’s for it Is axpected bo will any somathing ; which e pectation ho ling thua far bucu very far from dis- sppointing at this scusion. flo i BENDING EVERY ENEROY TO TIE RACE POR THE PHEAIDINOY and such aro tho groat mirides ho ls making, that it fa toeitly rdmitted here, goverail tiat, 1t ho holde out ms he begau, Lo must succeed. Jlut the moro cautious knowingly predict that be bogan too soon, Cer- taln it 18 that Lo haan't waitod for anybody to ot the etart of Lim. Practically, o bsa thus far, unaided, made tho eanvass Tor himsolf ; while tho great majority of politicians hero and herea- Louts have coolly waited and are walsing for Lim to spend himself in tho effort, or to make such beadway that will demonstrato that he has ono in to win, wboo his followiug will be vast nidced, Ifo {s not oxactly a pleasant man for anvbody to haeten to antagonize, a8 Gen. Butler and Itoscoe Conkling perhaps could testify ; and loading politiciaus aro exceedingly wary in ox- pressing themeelves a8 to bie candidacy 3 Lue 14 is signiticant that, sinco the Anincaty debate, there 18 very much lasa romark about the impos- eibllity of taking the nomination from the West, and cspecially sinco lottars have begun to pour in here from Ohia, 1llinols. 3lioncaato. and olas- wheore in the West. A prominent momber from Ohlo, whoso,name I am not at liberty to give, and who, at the onteet, did not hesitate to say that Blaino, in opening tho Amnenty debate, ade s gravo miatako, sid to mo, the othoer day: « I am surprised at the way 1o which Biaing haw stirred up tho party in Obio. 1 am recetving etters by tho dozen from leading Iepublicann there, indorsing Blaine s tho mun to head the tickot this fall ; and nnmbers of thom are framn the very district In which Gov, Hayes rosides, Not s fow of them bave uuggenmd Blalno aud Hayes aa tho ticket; and I'm boginning to thiuk that would be eotirely accoptable to our paople. Being an Ohlo man, of course Hayoo iy my tirat choice ; but 1don't know bus that now I'd be satiafied with llayes for the socond placo on the ticket.* Tho genoral feoling, however, guardedly oxprasacd, 14 to tho offect that Blaine hes suddenly brought himuelf to the front among Prealdontial aapirants, but that it will roquiro tremendous offorta for bim to i OVERCOSME THS CLAIN OF TIE WEAT for thocandidate; and that, unless ho can follow up the beginuiug bie has mado, with 0o less mas- terly moves, ho will fail; which 1a why his every movo ia watched with snch kesn iutoreat, Hiw position gives him full opportumty, if ho be squal to1t, to win the prize; and, n politice’ circles, thoy wmt to veo Lioww hie will davelop. Of Morton thero {a loss talk than might haro bean expected. Aftor being at o deal of troubls to exploro the emtuation bere, I have fuund no- bady outsids his own Btateactiva 1 his suuport, excopt tho Missinsippt and Alazama Lepub- licaua here, wuo aro uow largely ou- goged in lively quarrcls over the patron- age (o those Mtates, and who aro tirat for Grant, and, if his pams bo mot presentod, thon for Aorton. It saemns tho fea- lest sort of aupport with which a candidate could go befure a residontial Convention ; but, asono of his friends told me, ** Whother wo can carry somo of the Soutborn States or uot, tho votes of tho Bouthern delegates in tho Convontlon will bavo to be counted, and will bo exactly oqual to tho samo number of yotes from the othier States.” Mortou's Misaisgippi-resolution spoech mado no porceptible rivple tu political circlos. Dut ho iy ovidently still bont upon following it up in the same direction ; and Raymond and Warner, of Mississippi, Sam Uard, of Alabats and Goorgla, sad others from tho Soutb, aro liore busily en- gaged in. supplsing matorial golug to show tho disordered condition of atlairs 1u those Btates, and the vractical sulhification of the constitu- tional amoendmonts there. Morton's viows lave nprnmmly undergone no madification since the delivery of s sbeech; and ho told mo lass vight, speuking with referonce to the approach- {ng political campaign, that * THE GREAT QUESTIOX would bo that of tha motection of all citizens in tho exercite of their equal rights ; and that it would remanin tlhe question’ uotil thess rights wore fully assurcd to ovory citizen throughout overy portion of the country ;" whicl ovidently :ndlurums bis platform for the Presidential con- 08t, Coukling 1s_ocoasionally monttoned {n conoec- tion with the Presidency ; but 1 have yot to en- counter the man who bolloves " Conkling, 2aa tho mattor now atandy, Is more lisble to be nominated thau to bio struck by lightning,—oven abould he reccive, a8 is claimed for him in some quartery, tho support of President Grant, Of Bristow enough is heard in political ciroles baro to warrant tho unqualified ststement that tho wholo seight of ofllcial influence will bo cast. against bim, and that ho can couut ot no sup- vort from tho political influonces contering hore. Yet, fu uonumbored ways, he s rocognized as among the possibilities,~as liablo to bo TAKEN UP 1Y, THE, PEOILE AND NOMINATED, despito tho contralling political influsuces felt hero. Acareful canvuss of the District wonld, I be- liove, roveal that horo Lis support is imited to about & corporal’s guard of newspaper-men of the intlueutial clags, but who do not sea clearly how ho is to bo nomiuated, though thoy would ba re- Jaiced at bis nomination, But & corporal's guard of Intluontisl nowapsper-people {8 a quite pow- erful backing, oveu bero. In fact, howaver, whilo Prosidential spocuin- tlon s mifo hero, fow undertalaugs could bo moro hopoless than that of extracting from all that is said anything to indicato the drift of af- faira, '[ho talk Is couflued to thoso who kaow foast about it: and, from thoso whose opinions would be worth having, the result of my oxperi- enco thus far is that all that can bo oxtracted (s, thattho situation iy ** very much mixed.” As tho situation 18 7orv much mixed, tho roserve with wiuch tho prominent politicians aporosch tho subject is truly odifying. ‘Ilicir opinions, if sny they have, aro kopl tightly battled up; wailo, with thoir weather-oyo tized on tho wvolitical horizon, they uro on the alort to detect the flrat indications of the drifc of public sentimont throughout the country, 1 MET MORRISON, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, tast night; and nsking, * Who is your caudidate for the Presidoucy?” rocoivod tho rospouse, “ Judgo David Davis, of 1llinoig.” “Rut,” quoth I, ** will not tho Democracy this fall Insiat upon a nqu:fht. anadultoratod ticket, wmstend of guing outside tho party fora Liberal!" *It's bard to tell what thoy will do," repliod S, Morrison; **but,” with quist emplasis, *1'm afraid thoy won't do anyihing sousible.” “0n ! those Southernors, you tuean? “No, it's not the follows who got whipped who hayo noed toloarn, " was bia angwer ; ‘*1t's sowo of our Narthoru fellaws who haven't loarn~ od anything ;" aod bo wan called away at that momeut, and left mo pouderug wlhother he hadu't finparted woro {uformation than all the people 1 hnd attompted to that night. BSpoaker Kerr told mo, tho other evoning, that, ‘botore tho scksion was euded, the wisdom of his appointinent of Morrison os Clairman of tho most important Comuwittes of the House would be vindicatod. Biuce Morrison has armived at s realizing sonso of what s tho mattor with his party. It would not bo o mattor of surpriss if tho Bpoaker's sssortion skould prove wells fouoded. Hannyru, extract news from et THE WEATHER. Wasnixatox, D, C., Feb, 7—1 a. m.—In the Lake region, Uppor Missiesipp, and Lower Min- souri Valioys, rising baromoter, vest to porth winds, and colder, clear, aud partly cloudy weatber, followed in Nebrasks ana Uakota by falling baromoter and southesst winda. LOUAL ODSERVATIONS. . Cl110400, Feb, 6, The, |bat, (1 it Hu, ftal “Maxinitm thermameter, 48, Miaimut, 31, GENEHAL OHSEHVATIONS, Cuizaao, Feb, 6=3liduight, Wi iiatis; Weatber, Hiatiou, mr.ll‘ur S04 |— TN, W, — 8 N, W. Pt Li Croase. . 30, i, suly. 0,401 light Plinbina. . [30.39, —108,"W,, gentle). THE INDIAN NATIONS. Musxoore, I, T, Feb, 6.—Numerons peti- zuod by most of the lea the confirmation of Willism 1% ltosy, Iato Chief of tho Chierokees, #a Indian Agent for tie Union Agency, componcd of tue Charakees, Clocaws, Cuickssaws, Crosks, and Bewminoles, bisgin p N WILL NOT ACCEPT, Boatox, Feb. G.—Uethany Church, Mont- palier, ¥t., unasimously declibus thae invitation to sond delegstes to the Advisory Qouucil of Plymoutl Chuseh. THE WHISKY WAR. Positive Indications of a Firc-in-the- Rear Plot at Washington, Orooked Politicians Intriguicg to Compel Bristow's Retire- ment, Pierrepont’s Letter of Instructions Con- stroed as Being in Support of the Seheme. Unfounded Rumors in St. Louis that the Local Prosccutors Have Fallen Out. An Authentic Outlino of Bab- cock's Contemplated Defense, A Report Provalent in Washington that McKee Will Confoss. CROWDING BRISTOW. BUMORED INTIIGURS BY POLITICIANS AND INTER- ZSTED PANTIEA TO DREAK THE DACK OF THE WHISKY PRAUD PROSECUTIONA, Special Dupateh t The Chicaon Tridune, Wasamioroy, D. C., Feb,’5.—The reports of troubles in s Jato Cabiuet meeting in regard to Bristow aro mensational. ‘There havo besn no Ligh words or excitod controvorsios. Outeide the Cabinot thors aro desperato efforta making by & namber of politiciaus to induco the Proe- dont to direct tho Attorney-General to assume exclusivo control of all whisky cascs, and to lmmedinately lnstruct Districi-Attorneys not to accopt tha testimony of any more fuformors, aud to seothat vantonce is at once pronounced againat afl who, being under conviction, or who, baving pleaded guilty, havo givon ovidonce which the Govornment has used. The letter of tho At tornoy-Geueral to District-Attornoy Dyer, priut- ©d hero to-day, is in exact accord with what the politiclana intorested havo insiated upon. Tho fesue mougbt w0 bo made between the Dopartment of Justico and the Sccrotary of the Treasury is of a grave charactor, and is bolioved by tuieso politicians Lo involve the resignation of Gon, Bristow. Tuoy Lave seen for mome time, that it b impossible to get him oat upou soy di- rect Issuo over tho whisky trials, but itis now Loped to make tho issue ono which can bo made to appear as solely one of a construction of the Iaw, and ono that, through ldg igantion, Tho Prosident has not &8 yet nccoded to the domands made apon biwn by these inter- ested parties, but, if puesible, they intend to wako trouble and keep {t alive till the chiof forco back of_them pusiing the Whisky-Ling trials is crowded out of the Administeatipu, Tho immedinte and chilef purpose of thoso moat busy in thiis mattor i8 to provent further develupmenis ot Chicago and Milwaakeo, whion mnight atford the country now sousation e NO COMPROMISE. CIECOLAR LETYER FUOM ATTOLSEY-GENKEAL PIERREPINT. Dispateh to Cincinnat Commercial, 87, Locis, Feb. 4.—Attornoy-General Plorra- poat bas writton a circular lettar to the several Dintrict Attorneys in tho Whisky-Ring regions, glving ingtructions that no compromisos must Lo made with the consplirators in consideration of theirald in convicting othors, and quotiog tho Promdent's ropeatediy-expreased desire that no gutlty man shounld cscape. This opistle meots with ridiculo io somo quartors horo. Tho Jepub- lican remnrks, iu effect, that Mr, Piorropont en- tora the Lattlorather toolato in theday toachieve great renown, snd remiunds poopls that it was Pirerrepont who desized thoyDistrict Attoruey to submit to him for inspection tho papers in tho Babcock case bofors they wero sant to the Graud Jury, that hie (Pierrepont) might judgo of tho propriety of submittibg them to the jury. The Republican furthor says: ** But tho uglicst sig- miticauce to tho circular is in the fact that the Babcook trial is sbont to como o, and tho Lings at Chicago, New Orleaus, aud elsowhero are broakiog. ludividusls may bo oxcused if they #ce in lotter an attompt to intimidate tho Witnessos 1o the coming trials from disclos- ing tho full oxtont of their kuowlodgo. If suy rasl practical purposs animates tho docuwent, thint 18 it, but perbapa ho may fail io it a be did in the removal of Hendorsou.™ DEPAUTMENT OF Jbl‘rlu!lr\\'nm.‘wtufi. Jan, 29, 1870,—Tne Lon, D, I Dyer, United States Uiatrict At j 8t Louw, Mo.—31a : My called 10 8 number of newspapers, stating thst thers ‘would bo no further prosecution agaiust muny guilty peruons who confossed their crimes, 1o Bt, Louts, Chi- cago, and Milwaukeo, 1 canuoi Lelieva this fo bo frua} but, a3 the assortion has been made that 5o many guilty persous ara to romain unpunisbed, 1 have for- wardod o letter to esch of theso cies W luform eich District Attorney of the fact, 1%noow that many rawors find credeouce in theso timos of excitement, and trust Lint your souud judg- meut will prevont any wrong, and suything that migut 100k like sazoring or_ prol men who have us- fraudsd ‘thelr Government, 1t ia fba repeatedly ex- pressed wwish of the Preaident that no puilty man aliouia escape. Iam not aware that any of the officius chrrged with tne execation of tha lawa contemplate fo fagor or protect auy of the accusad, and even (ko ap- ‘Poarance of stizh fuvorable treatinent should be caresul- Iy uvolded. 1 writo thia oa e matier of caution, for 1 am determined to have thess prosecutions 60 couducied thiat, whon thiey are ovor, the houcat Judgment of the Loucet mun of the country—which geutrally never falls to hut tho Fight—will be : Thatuo ove bas been maticiously prosocuted: thit fio ons has excape. through fuvoritiem or particiity ;aud thai pe guilt porsois Who Lias eithier Leen aanvicted or who bus cuti- Teasea hua gk’ wan left unpunihed. LWARDS IIEuREPONT, Altoyney-Geoeral, —_—— ST. LOUIS QUIETUDE. Bpectal Dirpateh ta The ChicacoTridune. 81, Loum, Feb, 6.—Evoryihing Loas beon very quiot to-dsy ku the crooked whusky circles— a citcumstance attributably to the fact thab it is Surdsy. The caim which precedps tho mtorm, howover, will end by to-morrow wmorning, aud tlicre will bo a thorough rovival of excitoment all wlong the loo, The Baboock crowd has kent -doors at the Lindell Hotol all day, the various attornoys of the dofendsnt ging in and out quite froquontly. THE JUNT, It 1o thonght that all of to~morrow, and, per- liops, & part of Tuesdsy, will bo exhauated in securiog & jury. District-Astornoy Dyor will mako the openiug epesch for the Uovorument, and Emery Storra for tho defondant. A sensa- tions) report was published thia maorning to tho effeut that w sortous clash hud ocearred batween the District Attorney swd the Uuiwd Btatea Marsbal, oun account of the ranifost offorts of the latter .%o pack & jury to _mcquit. The ! awsortion wan that Marshal Letingwoll and his Asawstant, Heury I, Aludd, with such sasistance as D. W, D, Dar- pard, the Fresident's rolative, could give them, soloctod from countica outside of 8t. Louis, the nwwes of those kuown to bo Republicany now, and truly loyal during tho war, In ihis way, of course, olf tha usw jurymon aro of tho same political stripe, and the lobe! olement, %o much tatked about at Waslington, elimiuated. Doth tho Distrtct-Attornoy snd United Hiatos Marsbial stated to the Knguirer correspondent 10-night that thore was no truth 1 it whsteyer; that no disseusions inva cosurred botweon any of the court ofticials upou this or auy other sub- fect, and that the Babcock jury wonld be im- pu):u:'-ud incorruptiblo—so far as they could wake it. INQUIRING PRIENDN, Babeock has had & very Iavye utmber of call- ors to-day, Qen. Bherman caliod wxaiu wud spent au our, Amoung otbors who calud wero & nuwber of promivent ofticials and privato citi- zens. THE PIESIDENT. It seems now to ba » positive arrangemant that thu Presidout will come to Bt. Louw in proprin perdona bo toatify I bebaif of Lin spacial favor- ity and coufidsute. o will nut be summonod, but will keop himself in resdinesy 1o comuv wheu telographed for, THK MYSTERIOUS WITIESS ABLIAM, who has been sojourniug iu muuny lisly, sud whess preasuce bias boen #o long sud suxiously looked for 3u Bt Louiy, has made s rusppour- refusal to accopt thoir interpretstions of ths Iaw, can bo mado a sudicient ground for accepzug Lis res- snca_on_the streets. His recent oxploils ns an artful dodger seoms to have sreed oxcollently well ssith bim, and ho in a8 Jocuud an in days of sore, when hie drew his littls weore from the crooked nhisky fund. il doubtiess pomscrans tnformation that wili mako htin n inatetial wit. nese [n the Babcock trial j but the importance of his testumony Lins doubtless been very inuch oxapgerated. JUDOE TPORTEA'S ARDIVAL this morning from New York waa the causo of conmderable stir among Gen. Babcock's friends, and Porter was very warmly wolcomed. During the day he had a long conferenca with Emery Storrs and Judge Chester If. Krum, [10 the Associsted Press) ARRIVAL OF ADDITIONAT COUNSEL. _6T. Lotls, Feb. 6.—Judge Johu K. Vorter, of New York, counsol for Gen, Babeock. and O, O, uiftin, Awvictant Hecrotary of Premdent Grant, arrivesd to-day, and aro quarierod at tho Lindell Hotel. It s stated, on the authority of Judgo Kruay, that the President will como out Lere durinyg tho trial and piobably be & wituoas for the defenro, AN OUTLINE OF TIIE DEVENSE. Tha Timer this morulng mives tho following upon ligh authority aa the maoner i which the defeneo expect to explatn the letters and telegrama which paeeod between Mclonald, Joyce, and Iiabeock regarding the contemplatod visits to St. Lowis of Hesanue Agrnts tn oxam- ine distillerien. Tho diepatches wiil bo admitted by the defenso as genuine, and even the purpuso ! ol the dispatches will Lo ndmitted, Lut it will bo ropresented that both MeDonald aud Jovee wern Lield in the highest estecm a4 gentiomen and of- ficials by ali the Treury ofiictals, and many othor diguitaries at \Washington ; that their su- perior olicers regsrded them 83 awong tho mest * honorable, ~ trustworthy, aud etricient Hevenue oftleials 1o tho sorvice, 8a woll ¢ triie and doveted triends of the Admin'sira- tion : that such couridence waa reposod in them Ly their superiors ju office na to fnduce Gou. Habeock to toceive thewn on terma of wtimscy, and aven consult them sometimes on ymportant Stato matters; that they boasted of the j-owerful political influenco they possessed In Miesourt, aud that they woro conatantly and ocarnestly workiug for the good of tha Administration, and we:e g,adually and sursly adding to tho streugth ©f tbat party in this Btsto, Undor such influ- onces, it will bs repressnted Gon, Babeock foit safe in complying with almost any request they wmodos of bim, confident that to grant it was for the good of tho public service and tho Ilepublican party; that ko saw otheis higher in pomtion yield to the requoests, aud gladly roceive nnd adopt tha ad- vice of ilcDonald, especislly, sud henco houest~ 1y belioved ho waa doing right in advanciog sny woasure Cen, McDonald advocated, upon the oxxlnnnllouu maade by tho latter, Under such Intluences, and houestly believing Lo wee doing nght and giving proper advico to two of the most trustworthy oflicers of the Government, woo wonld uwe It withs discretion and for the good of the servico, the defenso will reprosent thiat Gen. Babcock did sond cortain telegrame of the character named, but will stoutly deny, and offer evidence to prove, that he never received o the Wiusky Ring existed. ‘Lestimony will be al- of Babcock and McDongld us explained above. — ‘WASHINGTON. BABCOCK AND M'KEE. Special Dupateh to The Chicago Tribune, was in the Diatrict of Columbia. vouuo will bo granted Babcock. ot MOBILE. THE LEAVEN WORKISG, New Onteass, La., Fob, 6.—It is roported on tho best authority that certain parties bere, an emlesary to Mobila for the purpose, it is sur- misod, eithor to destroy certnin records dopoa- ited thore, or advise dealors who may have had business with parties Lere of tho bost tactics to be pursued in tho event of investigation there. ‘The United Statos District Attornoy took Atops to guard against such s contingency by telegraphing tho ofiicisls there to keep strict auryolliance over iho imovementa of retitiors and liquor-deaiots of that city. e CHICACO. REETCRX OF THE MILWAUKXE PICNIC. until this morniog. BSome time ngo ho went to Rochester, Minu., partnership in the whisky or any other business. wero astounded when tho Lad expected two rough-looking cut-throate, and when Jonos and Gold| played considerabls disappointment and chagrio. 20l JONAB OAVE BAIL - - the bond. The Goneral was on the train from Madison when he read of the Aldorman's arrest, tendored lis services. thoso arrosted aro wantsd. J berg are not looked upon even in Milwaukoe ad the guilty peoplo, but it 18 supposed aud frankly stated i that town of twisted bug juico that corning otuer mattors. Mr. Jonas denios this, aud says ho has all Lo caios to do in attendibg ouo, Tho whole affalr looks fanoy, and it is not improbablo that beforo s great whilo the mystury wilt be cleared, moro to tho satiefaction of Jonas M(,fldul (Ilbldbnn; than that of the Wisconsin o alg. — SALT. The Lost Savor of the fMichigan Mo- nupoly Returning. Spectal Dusateh to The Uhieass Tribtene. zation seem to bein a falr way of sattlomont, tlio manufacturers would foin, preferriog to pat thelr product 1 the hunds of Jawmos Btowart & Co. to baudls, Last nlglt Stowart & Co. made a proposition to turn over all kalt on biand to the Ansociation, aud contracts already made for season-dolivery, apkregating 100,000 bar- relw, and surrondor tbo trade porfs to tho Association, sald Associa- tou to giva Btewart & Co. ths sgency of tho cntira car trade, with & comuissioa of & centy per bartel. This proposition, {s 1y thought, will be accopted at & muetug to be hiold Tucs- day. If 1t shail be, the Michigan Balt Associa- tou will fix the price of palt, and advauco the price hera froin 95 couta to' $1.25 per barrol st once. = FIRES, AT BOCKTON, ILL, Swectal Dupateh ta Ide Unicago Tribune, Brrotr, Wis,, Feb. 6.—Vire appearod iu Brad- ner, Bwith & Co.'s papor mills s¢ Rockion, IiL., ubout half-psst G laat uight, aud totally con- pumod thom, Loss about $60,000; insured for alout £95,000. By tho vxertions of the citizena tho adjornny papor mills of M. 1), Keenoy wore bkved, AT SOUTH LANSING, MICH, Spectal Intateh to | he Chuago Trioune, Laswisd, Mic., Fob, 6.—Tho Mineral Springs Hivaso, as South Lansing, was nearly destroyed by tho lnst night, Loss, $10,0007 lnsured for §4,750. CHICAGO. Tho alarm from box No, 20 at 7 o'clock ! day moruiug was false. f e INDIAN TERRITORY. Bpecial Coryeapondence of Tha Chicaga Tribuns, Musxoutr, Creek Natiow, Ind, Ter., Fob. 2.— ‘The numinstion yesterduy, by the Prewident, of thie Eou, Willism P. Roes, ex-Chief of thojCher- ukees, for the offico of United Btates Indian Agent for the five clvilized tribes, coustiug of Cherokuos, Crosks, Chioctaws, Oblckssaws, aud dollar from McDouald or Js,:fca, or imaginodthat 80 introduced, of course, to sustain the relations Wasnixotoy, D. C., Feb. 6,—It is roported to- night that the counsol of Gon. Babeock will ask a chango of venuo to Washivgton, on the ground that, if any offense was committed by him, It Tho rumors that McKee i8 to tnako aclean bresst of it are ropoated, and it s said thata former private secretnry of the President will ho incalpated. 1t ie uot thought very probable that any chango of wized-up in crooked whisky, Luve dispatched Tho picnic party to Milwaukeo returued yes- torday morniog, with the excoption of Mt Gold- berg, That gentleman Liad bis bail ready at 4 o'clock on Saturday, but the Judge had left town, and Mr. Goldborg was compelled to wait Almon . Crosby has bo: yet turned up. whero bo squatted ou somo land. Iloiscon- pectod by marriage with 3lr. Elias Shipman, but that gentloman denies that thoy were everin Mr, hipman gays the inbabitanta of Milsauked arty arrived. Thoy borg hova in sight, and Wwero pojnted oat, the people of Milwaukos die- 10 €6,000, with Gen. B, R, Wadnworth, General Westorn Agent of tho New York & ErieItoad, on and upon e arrival at Milsaukeo immedintely Mr, Jonas provouncos tho whole affair simply ridiculons, ‘Imcro 1a evidently rowething behind 1t, aud it is now kmown that other poople thau Jouse and Gold- thoy can toll somo storics un othur poople con- to his own business, and letting whisky pcople Eant Sao1xaw, Mich,, Fob, 6.—Tho ditdcultics which bavo herctofore prevented the Mickigan Bult Association frow effecting thorongh organi- ‘Fho Association hay nevor accomplishod its ob- Ject, uwing to tho fact that only G5 per cent of 5 M’ Sominoles, i recoivod with ganeral astisfaotion in this quarter, Tho {mpression strongly pre vaila that he will, if conlirmed by the Sonate: nzcopt tho position ; and, as ho ia known to be tho porsessor of raro executiva ability, of une mwerying intogrity, and of a ploasing address, i ia beliaved that hio will make an ablo, honest, sud popular reprezentativa of the Govornment. AL, Itoss pasacsses ths confidence of the Toe diana, and citizonaof tho United Btates mlldlnx in those fivo natlona, in sa omiuent dearas, an reflects the viows of a large majority of :hamé‘ CASUALTIES. ACCIDENTALLY HANGED. Sectal Disvateh lo The Chicaao Tribune. Leavenwonry, Kan., Feb, 6.—A boy 14 yeara of age, named ifiram Long, living about 3 miles south of tho city, waa accidentally killed night Lefore Tast. Tha boy hiad beon in the hay-loft of bis adopted fathor, J, W, Loar, aud, when com- ing down on e ladder, his foot slippod, and he feil. In descending his neck was caught by the loop of a rope whict was hanging fcom the roof, aud tho hoy was, it is supposed, inatantly killed, Tuo Coroner'a jury voeterday roudered a verdiot in accordance with theso facte. DEATH IN A CHURCH. Peonm, 11, Fob, 6.—During services in the First Baptist Chureh this ovening, an elderly 1ady namod 3Mra. Murray was eeon to be mcting in 8 very sirange manner. The Rev. O. J. Thompaen loft his polpit and went to tandor his rarvices. Bhe was lod out into the vestibule of the chureh, whero sho died in s vory few mo< ments, Tho causo is supposed to have been licait discaso, & A SAD REMEDY FOR RHEUMATISM. Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, Drooxivatos, 1L, Feb, 0.—Mrs. Aon Man ning, an omploye at the Soldiers’ Orphaow Home, at Normal, took an overdose of colcht cum, Friday, sud diod from ita sffecta to-day after groat suffering, Hhe waa aged 64, ——— RICHIGAN SHIP CANAL. Spectar Dupateh to The Chieago fridung, Laxsixo, Mich, Fob., 6.—Gentlemen from Bsttlo Creok bavo mado a preliminary survey for the Michigan Bbip Caual via Eaton Bapids, and report that the dinide iaquite favorabls for tho project, being fillod with numerous lakes far wator-feeders. —_— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, New Yong. Fob., 6.—Arrived, the steamera Parthis from Liverpool aod Californis from Glasgow. E PLyMO! Feb, 0.—~Tho eteamor Kl from Nufl?«;w‘ g arrivod. g Now Year's Cards at Naples, Naples {a huongany- the cotrespondent of the Loudon Daily News) from the obligatory New Year's gifts which are still the sconrge of Paris, but it Isbors undor a minor infliction,—the necessity of leaving a card (under penaity of deadly offengo in caso of cn:mnloneI upon every= body with whom you have the slightest personal acquaintance. Formorly s call was nocossary,~ evervbody personally visited overybody else,’ This, except in official life, i8 no longor neces~ sary; the noxtatop wastoloave or send the card by your servants, then It becamo aliowsblo to send it by post, and now a farther atep has been taken, which fa probably the immodists forerunner of the final extinctlon of the customs 'I'wo years back & conragoous person bothought Lim of inserting in the local papers an announce- oot to tho effect that, instoad of sending cards for tho new yoar, ho had transmitted a dooation of 50-francs to tho infans achools, and took thad opportunity of wishing all his frienda and sc- quaintances 8 lusmy Now Year through the medium of tho public press. The example has been pretty oxtonaively followed, and in sll probe avility the card-sending nuisance will scon be= como o relic of tho past. 1t in well to got cloar of & cold the first week, bat 1§ 1 much better and mafer to rid_yourself of {t the first fortyigt hoars—tho proper remedy for the purposs being Dr, Jayno's Expectoraut, 'BUSINESS NOTICES. To Consumptives—lany have been appy to give tueir testimony i favor of the use of #\libor's Iurs Cod Liver Ofl and Lime." Experience haa proved it 10 bo & valusble remady for Consumi tion, Asthums, Diphtneria, and all “disesses of the Tarost and Luogs. Manufactured only by A, B. WIL~ BOR, Chemist, Boaton, Hold by druggists generally, sl Albort W, Allkenw’ Great Story, TIlE MOLLY MAGUIRLS, will begin in No. 436 of the Firesde Companion, end ouday, Feb, 4 Gronae Muxmo, Publisher, 54 Bockman streck, Now York, — For nn Irritated ‘Throat, Cough, or Cold, ' Brown's Iironchial Troches " are offered with the fullest confidenco {n their officacy, They matntain the good reputation they Liave juatly scquired, DRY GOODS, &o. 1Oy GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! RETAIL DEPARTMENT 0} CARSON, PIRIE & (0., Madison and Peoria-sts In addition to othor bargains heres tofore advertised tho follows ing aro offerod: LINENS & HOUSEKEEPING 600DS 200 pos Irish Linon, of colebrated maks, slightly smoked and wetat a rocent fire in Now York, will bo sacrificod at abou$ balt- rice. > 385'%on Dteached Huck Towels, all 1tnen, 10 rnd 14 1.8¢ each, 3560 dos Linen Damask and Huok Towelsy 160; would bo choap a4 200, - 0 dow h Linen Damask Towols e 250 ; worth 37 120, Our ontire stock of flne Towels greatly ye- d. ]'ln:‘gfl:ml in Towolings and Orashes, 250" dos Linon Damaak Naplkins af $%§ worth $1.50 d o3, Lnrn:l Lu 'I‘:n and Fruit Napkins, 500 dos} wa 3 Qood Bleaohed Linon Damasks, 50c; usaal rice 700, Uhbloaohed Linen Damasks for 30, 40,48 and 50 1 sold regular tor 48, 50. 60, sndlh 13-4 heavy Bodsprends for $1 worih §1.35. 100 Marsoflles 114 Quilta for $1.95; formate 1y §4, 200 Marseilles 11-4 Quilts for $3; worth al lonst $3.75. Qur ¥6 Rich Quilta reduced to $4, Spoclal Bargaius in Embroiderod Fiano and 'able Covore, FLANNELS AND WOOLENS. Good White Flannels 150 yd. ‘Whito All.Wool Flannaly, 400; worth 30a. Tiuo Whito Fiannels, 380; & burgain, "‘{’.Ig',‘"l’ Red Flannols, plamn and twilled, al . B Lat of extra fine Gray Sulting Flannols ve« luoad from 75 to 450, g{llo’f s‘ntrun;firm&a‘lngom 20 to 400. ankois greatly reduco Bnufinu. o llgyl’ wear, 400 yd, worth 63 snd 60c, Casmimores, all wool, 65, ’{E. 80,0600, and $1§ ‘Apoidod barginins ; greatly reduged, Oassinercs, splendid. atylos, from $1 t4 $1.60; worth 30 per cent more. Handsonie atylos -4 Osasimerca reduced ia prioe one-third, Dargoins in Coatings and Droadoloths, loi ars {h bisok and oholoa shades, Cloal £|l‘lt n?'&rl eatly roduged. OE}ruuhfiln and Fur Beavers very cheap,.td closo. COTTONSACOTTON SHERTINGS At N, Y. Agents’ Prices. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY ‘ Madison & Peoria-sta. B