Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 8, 1876, Page 1

B e e ol e, A e e R i o i e i il 1 VOLUME 29. HOTEL. REVOORTHOUSE ON THEB BUROPBAN PLAN. Madison-st, botween Olark and LaSalle, OHIOAQO, ILLINOIS, The Brevoorl, Which has besn recently furnished fn the most elegant nty)n, ia the inest Furopesn 1lotel fnfuecity: I8 altuated 'In the very hoart of ita bunl, s centre: offarn spocia] sdvantagoa to persans vis- = hacity, elther for buainess or plessure, Hooms 10 $1,60 per day, TIOMPBON, Propeistor, . L0, T LA R e ) . GENERAL NOTICES, Tl 0N (7Y TAX REDENPTIONS. On and after Fob. 25,1876, the promium on rodomption of City Tax Cortiflontes will o o8 follows: Bale of 1878, for city taxoa of 1874, 20 per cent. Salo of 1874, for oily {axes of 1873, 40 por cont. Baloof 1873, for oity taxos of 1873, 50 per cont. Partios wish ing 16 3nvent can have certifloates, until tho sbove dato, nt the present ratos, viz: Snlo of 1878 withont promium. Balo of 1874 and 1873, 28 por cent promium. 8, 8, HAY 18, Comptroller, Chicago, Feb. 7, 1878, " CENTRAL PARK Driving Association. ) There will bon meating of the above Asgo- ciation this (Tuocsday) ovening, Fob. B, at Owsloy’s Hall, cornor Madison and Robey- nis., 6t 7:30 sharp. DURPHY, Socrotary. INOTICE. ntanspolis, Bloomington & Weatern, and Daotilla {Prhans, Bloominglon & Pekin Tailroad Tonduolders, Maln Line, who have not received copy of plan of the yeorganization, cun obtain one on application to eithre of the undorvigned, Time for deposit of Bonds sxpires Fob, 19, 1876, s AUBTIN CORDIN, 61 Droadwsy, ¥ . E. TAINTOR, 20 liroad-st. JOSTAIL 1, BLOSSOM, 70 Waikat, FIRM CHANGES. s DISSOLUTYXON. The 4rm of Jacoh Woll and Geo. A, Beavernn hs this sy been dissolycd by mutual consent, JACOB WEIL, *Chlesgo, Feb, 1, 1870, GEO. A, BEAVERNS, COPARTNERSHIP. Ao undersigned hiayo this dsy formed s copartner- Ahip for 1ho purpods of dolng & re.d eatate, renting, and losn business, under the firin nomo of Well & [EBherman. JACOD WEIL EZRA L, SUERMAN. Taving 1014 my foterest In the firm of Jacob WWell and Geo, A, Beaverns fo Ezra L. Hhorman, 1 rspecifully recommend tho now firm of Weil & Shermsn fo my Iriends and former patrons, _GEO. A, BEAVERNS, DISSOLUXION. Tho copatinerabip heretofore cxiatiug between uw, nuder tho rm nume of Godwin, Davis & Co., s this day een dissolved by mutual consent, Jamés 8, Kin- ¥oid 10 alone authorized to sign the firin namno in liqui- dation, W, A. GODWIN SAMUEL A. 80| HENRY A, DAVIS, JAMES 8, KINKAID, The undersigned having purchared the stock and good will of the st firm of Godwin, Davis & Co., will continue the Wholctale Furnishing Goods business at (he same pluce, 42 snd ¢4 Dadinon-ot. JAMES B. KINK, DISSOLUTION. The ‘coparinership heretofore existiug hotween Abram 8, Esmay and Edwin 3, Lulse, under the name of A, 8, Esmay & Co., in this diy dissolved by mutusl cofsent, A 8. Fsmay retiring from tho manu- tacturing aud sie of Loddig, aud to so remain, 1or & lerm of Lhres sosrs from this dato, in tho city of Chi- sago, 11, E. AL Hnlso to assumo all sasets and liablii- en S collcet dnd pag same. A, 8. ESMAY, Chicogo, Fob, 7, 1636 E. , HULSE. COPARTNERSHIP. The undersigned have this day formed & copartner- ahip under the firm name of £, M, Hulso & Co, for Lie prrpoco of manufacturiog and selllng Mattressea and Bedding, as successors to A, 8. Eamay & Co,, 143 East Lakost, 1.3 BULSE, © . A, KERNOOHAN. WANTED. STRURTON WANTED By a man of sovoral yoars® business exporl- onoe s Oashier, Hookkeopor, Correspond- ont, or in any capacity where o falthful man will be appreociated, Oan furnish best of ref- erences, and give scourity. Addresa II 73, Tribune office. Chieago, Feb, 1, 1676, OIDER. CIDER, BOTTLED EXPRESSLY FOI CTATUM, Wine Merchant, 146 Eust Madison-st. LEGAL. Recelver’s Sale. Btats of Dllnn‘l{, County of k, 8 uperior Court Cool o Oook Gounty. Welllngton A. Olark ve. Hiohard 1 4y m«um'fl'.{ng Roter . ‘Jonkios, Assignoa of tont noory, ‘Pabits notlcals hmbyréllnn that, pursuant to a decrno Soierpd Bl Qo L e e Tosatiot ot tho 1, . o, thore! o Propatiy sud effocta of 4 F3Y Kagsom, Olark & Ua.y Ili‘ 'h.ll & P l‘:l( Auotl {1 to o0 T1., scll At publio auctioa, for casl, Boih iddvr ity gl (Wauocy ef lan: som, Ular} Jo., in Bouth icago, Cook County, 11l faclading tho bulldinps usod {ar tho puryoses nf tho sl iactory and connected therawith, and alio inctuding all fixtures, and Appar wusod in esld maton faoto: od now o said buildings, together with lll‘n!’l atock on band now therein, said lactory boing eit- ua T.WB lota ], 3, and 8 to lllbdk'llulfi aul lalon 1y the Calumet & Ohicago Canal sad Dock Com. b * of fiactional Boolions 8 and ‘own morth, rangs lfi, aast of the third privcipal morldian, sit- Gated'in Caok Clounty, Iilinola, o pfat of which subdivlslon whaled for racord i “’"n' in tho Kecorder's oifico v machine fomEconaliiad ol Uhloekd o e e o o, and 1 fem ) Hanaarm, Clethot Gou o sbove-tlos sad to tho al i bive privato bids for eald day of ealo, for casb, socurity to be JOIN M. NitA, Tacolror, B. D. Maanopin, Bollols hof Qomniainate 1, Dxoxzi, Halicitor for Defundants. TEBABURY DEFPARTMENT, OFFIcE OF COMPTEOLLER O TUE CURKK (CY, ATl persaushaving ol "W-n'““f&b‘:"n"" it Nitionat b l\ll‘lnl Chicsgo, EL 'ara biore] yn;am\- to ont the same, sad lo T\l o legal proof thers w threo GRS T et 5 6 10T 7 of Chiotad% Glin gAv wNOX, Comptrolier of tho Oarrency. B, F, HASE & 00, SIGNS SIGN PAINTING, ESTABLISHED 1849, Tn Oblcago sud improvod suburbe, in sums of $2,000 - DA_H!D & BRADLEY, 00 LaSalle-1 3 BLANK BOOKS .STATIONERY, &o. Stationery and Printing, Furatahed promolly sad st felr prices, by J. M. W, i anmn O NN e i it 128 FIFTH-AV. FINANOIAL, and upwards, made at curreat rates, * BLANK BOOKS, JONES, 104 sud 106 Madison-st, DYEING AND OLEANING, DYEING. Jadics’ snd Gentlemen's Garments dyed sad eleaned ma IBFHI’MII' 1080085, BOHTON (AUG, EOTIWARZ) STEAM DYE HOUSE, 199 Bouth Clark, 103 Illinots, and 465 W, Madison-sts, Short Personal Descriptions of Distin- A First-Class Wrangle Likely to Rumors of the Flicht of a Couple Profits in Making Whisky Here Why Al Jonas Was Wanted at Ail- Bahcock trial dld not begin to-day. thoy eay, the fight will actually boging but, in the opinton of your correspondent, it may be ‘Wodnesdny or Thursday beforo tho clash of re- rounding srms is brought to onr cars, manifest that tho defonse 18 not quito ready, nand the indications aro tbat thoy will fight for ono or two days more of dolay in order to forti- fy themselvea moro thoroughly for the deaporato ‘Dout which thoy are about to have with Uncle Bam's doge of war. In tho roeantimo prepara- tious liavogoneeapidly forward on both gides, and tho decks have boon sprinkled with eand to driuk tbo metaphorical gore that la to flow. In groat, and rapidly incroastng. There wasa perfoct rush for seats this morning, and those who got ¢ligiblo places were called blossod. As enrly as 9 o'clock pooplo who had any reason to beliove thoy could secure admission from the ofticinls guarding sue passages to tho Unitod Stntas Cirenit Court-room wero gnthoring In the neigbborhood, and, by half-past 9, the Courte room proper was comfortably fllled. wero thronged with those who eould get thus far and no furthor. ple, tho upper oud of which line was engagod in entnest debate with two stout policemon who guarded the entrance through the nowly-erocted partition. ‘lx;rum comforts and convonlonce during tho woll-considored and most eoffective, policomon stationed at tho top of tho staircaso ndmit only those having ,somo claim to entranco. in a goueral way. undergo a further sifting process before any of thie numecrous scats outsido tho bar of the conrt con be ceeupted. trance, and ounly thoge with cradoutials or those known to hisvo somo counection with tho case pass tho gate, the repreroutativonof Lho prous, oue to the local nowspapery, tho other cbisily to the ropresonta- tives of nawepapora in otlior cities. In front of the chaira sot apart for pasticular nowspapoers aro pasted #lips upon the tablo boaring the name of the nowspapor entitled to tho veat, and these souts cannod bo occuplod by thoso not entitled to thewn, Just to the loft, upon entering, of the table allotted to tho local occupied by tho dofendant and his counsol and frionds, Lhetablo allotted to counsel for tho prosccution, Beattored abons in the spaces left vacant are soats ocoupled by friends of the dofondant, wit- no8s08, oto. door. Tho Marshals rapped sbarply aod do- manded order, and Judges Dillon sud Ireat entered and took their meats. tho party of the dofendant flled into the Court- roam, turved, camo in with his counsel Btorre, at tho hoad of tho lino, and took his acat at coce. Goneral was clad weatly fu a' closo-fitting suit of black, ubout the walst, toraey-tienoral loft was Btorrs uat Judpe Porter, of New York, and to s slight again ent Judge Cheater Krum, Upon the hs[‘l of Williama wat the brother of tho dofond- ant. counsol, Broadhead, Dyer, Bliss, and Laton sat togethor. After Conrt was oponed, the defond- ant eat gazing about bim in an jutorested way, Jeauing back occasiounlly to oxchange s word with Judge Porter. WHISKY. Scones Attonding the Appear- ance of Babcock Before the Court at St. Louis, Counsel for the Defendant Beg and Are Granted Auother Day for Preparation, Satisfactory Precautions Taken to Prevent the Overorowding of the Court-Room, guished Gentlemen Interest- ed in the Trial, Occur Over Luckey's Un= lucky Cipher. of Chicago Govornment Witnesees, at Present. waukee, BABCOCK, THE TRIAL. DELAY, Spactal Dispatch to Ths Chiragn Tribune. 8r. Loum, Mc., Feb.7.—As oxpecind, the To-morrow, It is VUNLIC INTRREST The lislta TUE CUURT OF THE TARERNACLE. Up the steop stairway pressed a line of peo- Tho arrsgomants made to secure abcook trisl than in proceding trials proved The two WITHOUT THE VATL. Onca paat the first barrier, thoss who enter A Merahal stands at the on- BANCTUM BANCTORUM, TInaide the bar two largo tables aro allottad to pross is the ono Nearor tho Judge's dosk is situnted THE AUDIENCE. The ecata outside tho bars soon wero well ocoupied, and the wudiouco thus firmly estabe lisbed waa decidedly miscellaneous In character, fow well-known class dolsyod their appearance until tao Into, and, as & cousequeuce, were to be soon stanalng whon proceedings finally began. Murshals wero flitting about overywhere, 'sces appearing. Thia latter PROCESBIONS. At 10 o'clock thoro was o rustle at tho slde A momont_lator TIE, DEFENDANT, ET AL. Qen, Babcock, upon whom evory eye was Tuo the cort buttoned tightly U])on Liy right sat ox-Ate Willaws, au upon his soatod Mr. Stores, Jusc bolind At the tabio osslgued to the proscouting JUDJE PORTER, BCANDAL-TRIAL ALUMNUS, Judpo Porter 1u s mau of excoptionally tine ap- poarance, apparantly about 60 yoars of ago, nu- gular in oxpression, sposting n grisly mustache, sud weariuyg spectacles,—just about such & man in fact, ag tho illustrated paperd ropresente hitn duting bis acuve partioipation in the Beoche er trial, : EX-ATTORNEY-OENENAL WILLIANS 4 {aaman of sy altogother difforont type—tall aud portly with gray sido-whiskera iand muy- tache, (ul{ clieoks, oyes of & dosdish hue. Ho studied overy movo iu the procoedings lutontly. TIY BRO. . Babcook, who at to the right of tho oz- Attoruoy-Cieneral, would never bo recoguized as Gen. Babcouk's brother wore the relatiovsbip unknown. Tho Ceneral's mustacke aud impe- risl aro of a reddist brown ; C, . Babcock wosrs s hoavy board, dark and tinged with gray, aod his gonotsl air is heavy and solid, Mo upoke scurcoly to auy ouo, and watched every movo of the Court. MABSHAL OAMPBELL, the fathor-iu-law, sat in auother part of the room, and, provious to the opeuing of court, enpsged fn conversation withs soveral peaple, bolug npparently well-known to most of tLose prosout (rom his former residonco in this clty. TUE FANNING-MILL GXXIUH. Emory Btorrs, the Chicago wember of Gen. Babeock's counsal, from whom much is expected i sn otaworicul way boforo tho tnal closes, talked occasionally with Judge Krum, aud at- touded to the first demoustiation fu the case in Lis briof statoment of the case to tho Court in askiug » postponoment, iy mavuor was ad- mirable. TUR NEWSPAPER PRESY of otlor citics was well ropresoated, The Chl _sional committee visited New York and took tho The Ehicoo Daily Tl CHICAGO, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1876 cago nuwnpnifn bad repreasniatives present. sod all the New York snd Cincinoat! journals wero aleo ropresonted, BRYIA & FRAYXN, COMPANION-CITROMON, Ouo of the incidents of the maming was the appearance |n the doorway togethor of both mombers of the lata firm of {!uvls & Prazar, Tho two men stood thero side by side in tho framo of the doorway, like arples of gold set in plctures of silver. The Marsbnl noticed them and beckoned both gentlomen to seats tuside, an luvitation which they roadily acceptad. JUDICTAL A78810N, Boating Limaolf {n bis low willow chair, Judgo Dillon began the oasy, monotonious rocking in which ba coaselessly indulgon, nud Judge Troat ocanpied & commodious chair st bi laft, With critical ayos they aurveyed the court-tooms, white Mr. Belby, the Clerk, read tho minutes of the Inat cesion of Court, JUDIGIAL CONUNDRUM, After gome proliminary proceedings, Judgo Dillon asked it conosol were ready to procesd with tho cal T, BTONRA' ATATEMENT, - Mr. Btorrs aross and said ¢ = Aretving hero on friday, your Honor, T had & short conaulieiion with couneel” for the Government, in ‘which 1 represented to them that, owing to filucen, Judze Porier would not probabiy srrive until Bunday. As 1 desired to consult with him before tho opeuing of the case, Tatated that we wonld bo pleased Lo have 1t daferred for one day, and they very kindly agreed 1o offer no objoctions, ' Yeaterday, for the drat time, all of the connsel for the dofensa mot together, It hardly uceds & suagetion from me to matisfy” tho Court thst, In view of the very great importance of the cany, the time has been oo sliort to permit us to mako # proper consideration of matters, Sinca my srrival liere, wo have been in roceipt of lsrge qunntitica of 'documellary ovidenco of an important charactor, aud ars in expectation of more, Tlierefore, wo decm t abrolutely necoarary to & prover presentas t{on of our rase hat we be alinwed one dny’s time for preparation and considoration, I speak not only for mynelf, Lut for muy ro-counmsl, when I asaure tho Court that this cotirse will ba one of oconomy, and thiat 1t will roally advanca the cass and avatime.’ Wo fully appreciato tha valne of the Court's time, nnd we hoyo no disporition whatever (o waste necdlesely any of ft or olutruct proceediuts, but we doom what wo #sk to b abwolutely essential to tur_case, Wo, there- fors, formally requiest thet the openiog of this cass bo deferred untl] to-morrow moring, sud wo uuderrtand thint oiir good friends on the othér sids will offer no abjection. PORTPONEMENT. The counsel for the Governmont made no ob- jection to tho dolay, and, after a brief considera- tion, Jndgo Dillon snnounced that tho cnae wonld go over wuntil to-morrow morning, but thatat 3 o'clock this afternoon tho jurors would be called again, that it might be soon who wore preseat, CURIOSITY TINREATRAINED, The soena in the court-room was one of thoe ot remarkable over witnessod in n 5t. Loufs conrt. During the procosdings the atillnesa on tho part of the audience was abaolule, so cager weru thoso prescnt 1o hear evarything that oo currod, Babeock wag tho cynostro of all eyes, ond he withstood the tireless gaze of tho rabble with most admirable composnre. Wheon the Court adjournod aud tho Judges passed out, the orowd stood up on tho Aoats to got n good view of the distingnirhed dofondant, Ar tho Babcock party moved out through tho Clerk's offico, thn mesomblagoe rushed aronnd tho hall and formed in & deop doubie row, through which tho Interesting - cotorie filed. Bab couldn't have boen moro glarcd at it ho iad boen & Nor- wegian bear, It took the crond a long time to roalizo that the show wau over, and] st least un hour Liad elapsed when the last stragglors folded thoir tents and silently stole awny. TIE APTERNOON BESSION, Nothlug was done at the afternoon session of the Court except tocall the jurors. Cwenty-seven responded, and two or thres othars will probably be presont to-morrow, : — MIDNIGHT NEWS, THP. LINDELL CROWDED. &pectat pupatch o I'he Chieagn Tridune, B7. Louss, Fob, 7—Midnight.—~The air {5 full of rumors, and there is no ecnd to goselp and small-talk. At 11'p. m. the rotunda of the Lin- doll, whero Babcock stops, was attll crowded with poopln eagor to aco and hoar anything go- ing on which Liad the least goforonco to the im- pouding trial. X'DONALD. A rumor s fu circulation to-night that the do- feuse will uee Gen. 3lcDonald ae s witness to prove Babeock's funocenco of criminal intent in sonding certain of the susplclous tolograms. McDonald, being atill unsentencod, is a compe- tont witness. 'Tho report goos that McDoo- ald is to testify for Baboock in return for cortain plodges mado on the othor sido to socure him clomency for the presont aud a par- don in the foture, - “pAn's” PiLE. Itisatated that tho prosccution will, should tho deofenso make such an issuo as will justify thiem in so doing, endeavor to mako Inquiry into Dabeock's suddon acquisition of wealth, with a viow to traco eome of the Whiaky-Ring money to his renl estato improvomonts in Washington. In connection with this eubject a prominent citizen from Washington, who_is here in behalf of tho Govornment, told iho following atory: Dabcock, Porter, ond Leot, wero on Gon, Grant's staff during tho War, At the time of the development of the great warshiousa fraud in Now York tho 1ovelations fuvolved Leel and Btocking, tho membora of the firm. A Congres- tostimony of Leot. Lect tastiflea that, aftor the tormination of the War, when Gen, Graut was {n commnand of the army, he (Leot), Gon. Qradt, Gen. Babcock, snd Gen, Porter clubbed tofolhrr and rentod & Louee, in which thoy alf' messed togothor on tho score of economy., At that time they wors sll poor. Leot now s & poor may, S0 far aa outsids appearances go. Btocking, whoso doughtor s married to Judge Miller, of the United Btates Bupreme Court, diod of heart digouso Inat summor on board a Sound steamer, while Crant and Babcock are supposed to be rich, and Porter I8 Vico-Presidont of the I'ull- man Palace-Car Conipany. TIK BEFODTED CANINET-WRANGLE. Tn conversation with Gov, Ilogets and CGon. Giltillan, summoned hero ss Government wit- nesses, both gentlemen avowoed that they did not credit s veport that Grant wonid luterfore in Iabcock’s case, although the latter bad booo his right-hand man and in. timate asaociato for years, Thoy alxo dincred- ited the tolegraphio sfatements of bickerings and digenesions botwoen Dnstow and Graot and other mombers of lie Cabinet. Thoy knew whoreof thoy Rpoke. as thoy wore more or lexs friendly mith all thoe parties, and, if any ontbrealt of the kind montioned bad occarred, thoy would cortatuly bave boen made acqualuted with the alleged discuption, 1, BTONNE LIKE UNTO AN OYATER. Mr, Htorrs has becn approached by s number of renortera to-pight, but refuses to bo wter- viewed. TIIE TRESIDENT A# A WITNESH, A good deal of curosity is ovinced bero to know what is going to bo the outcomo of Presi- dont Grant's porsonnl appearanca on the witness. stand. Thero lu no doubt that the dofonee is counting largely upon the dramntio effoct of his presence, oud exvect a very favorablo influsnce upon the jury., The prosecution evidently fore- wveo the prestigo which Qrant's jutroduction ss a witnesa will give Babcock, sud are propar- fug to _counteract tho result nkely to ensue. The fuct of Grant Lelng Chint Magistrate will donbtless be entiroly iguored, and bo subjected to even a moro morciless -oross-oxamination thau it be wers au ordinary witness. Thero are Kepublioans hera who fear that the Presidont’s porsistent friendshi; ‘Y for his favorite Sccretary will not ouly bring discrodite to bim personally, but inits rosults reflect badly upon Liis Administration, aud, flually, do much Liarm to the Republican party. Sbould lroad- head, the brow-beater, an Inveterate Domocrat, got {o an the Presilent a number of artfully- coutrived questions, he might entrap him into certaln snawors that woula lmt Lim and bis Ad- mnistration at very great disadvautsgo. TOO MUCH COUNBYL, One of the avila that seemy to besot Babcock 1n the multitudivous couussl. Newrly every law- yeor you moet 18 interested one wn{]nr other in his case. Much of this array of Dlackstoulsn talont {8 of the volunteer charactor, 1f Babcock can have his way ho will rely ou Krums, Btorrs, Williams, and Porter to tho exclusion of all others, LUCKEY'R HAD LUCK. ‘I'ie captured dispatchies which passed hotweon Luckoy at 8t. Louts aud Baleook st Waslungton during the Avery trial sza ovidontly wiving the defeuse much concern, 'I'ney woere all i ciphier, and Luckey will bo put on the atand and asked for the key. 'Thu defense contemplates protest iug speiuat his soswering, on the ground that the clplier usod wad that of the Goveroment, and to make it known would ba aqainsl public policy, Tho defonse thiersforo have Intimated ttat {hey will nak tho Coart and prosecution tn nceept Luokoy's aworn statemant of tha purport of the dispatches. It is not beliovad that mnch a request will Lo grantod. WITNRAAES AGAINAT DABCOCK, 1. C. Rogers, Deputy Commieatoriar of Tuter- val Revenue; Gen. Gilfillan, Chul of the Troas- ury Depsrimont, and Col. W. H. 'arker, Collrct- or of Internal Revenno at Donver, Col., arrivod horo to-day, H.J. Yaryan, Chief of tho Rev- enuo Ayents, and ex-Commissionor Dougins, nre oxpoatad to-murrow. All are summoncd sn witnesska for tho Uovornment {n tho Jabeock cs80, — CHICAGO, HAVE THEY FLED ? RUMORS AND TUEORIEH, Tho whisky men wero in aatato of great ox- citemant yostorday. QGovernmont officials wers vory much annoysd. Tho renson for it Iny in tho rumor of the departuro of Loronz Mattetn and Hermann DBecker. Mattern had in the palmy day of whisky mannfactare beou & Gauger at tho house of Dickinson, Leach & Co., and lator at that of IL M. Hhufelat, Bocker was a Btorekeopor at tha Chicago Alcohol Works until the seizure of that distillory. Neither had beon indicted. Thore had beon hinta of crookednoes on the part of each, but it did not smount to any- thing, snd thore hins nover been a disposltion on the part of the Government to press matlers against them, There aro threo thoorics advancod as Lo their eliegod departure. The whisky men may the Goyernment fs to blamo. ‘Thoy say that Mattern nud Boclter applied for the pnivilego of going bo- fore thoe Graud Jury, professing to lLava infor- ‘mation againat a clerk in the Collactor's ofice. It is said that they offored to testify to tho effcct that the clerk had been cognizant of tha oxistence of the Wing, and had been paid quite & sumn of monoy for bis ald. To this the Gov- ernment counecl ave wald to have roplivd that they wanted no testimony against'the clork, but if theso gontlemen could give any evidenco tend- ing to impiicate any rectitier, |diatiller, or con- spirator, they might bo mede available. 'Fo this they re‘rlhul that they know no fac d, on Lo- ing told to clear out, they obeyed literally. 'lio second theory in that they bad reason to beliove that they would uot escape indictment ; that sonie of the squoalers bad implicated them, and thet bills had Leen prapared and would ‘un« doutedly bo found; that, neither bring well off, and both'boing fearful that thoy eould not pro- caro bail, they obvintod tho necossity by Glau- doniug tho juniediction of the Cours. The third theory is that tho second Ring wera fearful of the evidenco of thewe two gontlemen, ‘That the Guyernment bad refrained from indict- iug them, in order that it might have tno wit- nenscs, at loast, freo from the taing of indict- ment, aud therofore tho gontlemen of tho wro- ond tling pooled in, raised tho mouey, aud start- cd tho untainted witnosses for tho Lappy lsnd of Cannda. Whatever may bo right. it wea arecrted and encrally belioved that they left Priday night. ocker, who {8 & daity habitue or the Tvali, has not boen scen there rince Friday, aud the haunts that know Muttern Lest bave beeu stzangers to him of Jate. COL. MATTITWS stated to 8 Turpux® reporter youterday that bo hiad heard of tho elorcmont, and holeved thoy had gono. Ho dealed thero was any reanon for tholr gotog, aud asdmitted that, whilo thoy would .| be investigated, yot it was questionsbla it sny indlctment would bo fousnd agsfust them. 1o ihonght it oxtromely probable that thoy might nave boou guilty of technlesl offenscs, but he doubts if thoy lind ever mado 2ny money ont of tho crooked,” 1lo eaid they sre valuablo wit- .nercen to the Governmont, and, if they can be found, thoy will bo brought back, Aneffort will bo mado to catch them, which will bo success- fu), noless thoy bave craused tho line, Judgo Dungs bad aleo bosrd of it. Tpon be- ing asked if they hud offered to tostify against ono of the Collector's clorks, bo roplicd that ho liad not hoard of tho offor, and, if his ncsociate coungol had recelzed auch offer. ho thanght it Iikoly thoy woul® adviso him thoroof. fe failed to remeiuber tho two men go as to identity them, but said the names wore famihiar to him, though lie could not tell in what connection, Tno whisky mon cauvassed the mattor thor- ouphly smong themsclves, but woro roticont to nowspaper men, olsimiug that they kuew noth- ing of it, oxcept the foct of tho escage. HUNTIFG THES UL A Tnmuxe_tororter applied st Mr. Backer'a house, ou Liucoln avenno, noar Fullerton, Jast mght. Two children of tho mirsing mun answered tho roportorial summone, and steted that Mr. -Becker hnd gono husting Friday, aud would ju all probahility refurn to-day. At Mr, Mattorn's residenco, ho' was informed that that gentloman waa in town, but was visitivg at the ouap of a neighbor, where be had gone to play chess, The reporter tarricd nntil late, but Mr, Mattern did not eoek bis nltars and lus fires, aud no fufortoation could be gleanod as to tho fl“c"l or approximate locality of tust clone- oard. Ho tho stories and theorien ero given for what thoy aro worth, Iicekor huw a faily, and it iy {nir to presumo that they must havo eome sup- port, and it may bo true” that he has gone *'a Lnntin’, to buy & 1abbit ekin, to wrap tho baby buntisg in,” and that ho will return to-day. Mattorn rosides at 223 Franklin street, noar Chicago avenue, whors some of his relatives keop o saloon, 1t s not impossiblo that e is, and for sometime will Lo, immeshed in the laby- rinth of au intricate garo of chess. It is to bo hoped that both will come to the surface to-day, or thelr continued nbsonce may justity the sus- picton that now hanga over thont, wherover thoy 1o, —— PROFITS OF THE BUSINESS. WIUAT IT COSTS TO MAKE WHIMKY HENR. For two or three daya past a TuunuNE roporter, endowed with & statistical turn of mind aud a mama for unvelling tho intricacics of higher mathematics, bas been dovotivg all his sparo time and woaring out much shoo-leatber in try- 1ng to solve tho problem, * What i tho absoluto cost of & grilon of proof spirity 7" and slso, * What aro the congtituont elemonts which enter into its cost?” The Intorrogation Yoint was induced to inves- tigate this complox question, Lecauxo almont daily during tho past threo or four wueks ho bax heard muny of the distlilers atirm that thoy wero losiug monov at the rato of §40to &75 por day. Ouo of tho members of & prominont distillory flem stated to » broshor whiskyito that his housa wa & loser to tho oxtent of some 836 during thio last twonty doys in January. Tne Tmpsuxe man andeavored to obtaiu that balauce-shoot for publication, but it was refused. At that time tuo repurter ventured to inquire, #What's tho use in runuiog at a loss?" o this connndrum thereply wansglven, *Well, it wouldn's do for us to closo up now, Even {f we did shut down, wo would still be under an exponxo, snd it i better to run along st a spnll loss, be- cunso thero {8 a prospect that the warket will get boitor at an carly dnto.” ‘I'nis oninion seemed to obtain generally, for tho distillers, with thio nxcolmqu of thoue in pua- gession of (lovernmunt custodinng, continuod 1o run, Thoso distillers who had centacts to foed cuttlo folt (Leuwolven obtiged to run notwith- standing they wero tha largest losers, and thoy were the only ones, who folt discouraged over tho sttustiou, Thero 18 at the prosent time A KMALL MANGIN FOR PROFIT, aud, as the Cinciunati murkol for highwines {n altiont on & par with that of Chicago,—the only diifercuco bejug that in freight ratos to Lastern poiuts,—tho Clicagodiatillor s mare hopeful and wears & moro oheerful aspect, Tho curient prico yesterday in both markets was £1,08 per gallon, Fho fotlowing flcurey, obtaned from a promi- neut distifler, Gaows the DAILY EXVENSE of runuing bio houso: 885 ushiels of carn at 43 e 114 bustiels of 3o at 71 ceuts 10 busheds of aits a4 30 cents. alyg busliels of toalt ot 60 ceats, 13y Lusbels of walt ot Y0 couts ((or yeast “Fn tons of coal, §3.50, Water. Forty-tures barreld, ) £1. Hallng wins Hltinkage, lnmrauce, 3. DoduciddlyI-Ivohloxr.,.....................'m.w 02 The total graln used 18 732 bushels of 50 pounds, and tho ylold of proof spirits 14 43 bar- reln, averaging 63 gallons cach, or 2,703 Knl-] onn, From the foregoing it will bo reen that the net comt—not making any allowance for tha in- terest on the capital investod—Iia 14.6733 contu ner gallon, The yicld por busho! of grain in 15,4792 quarts, The corn ured {s of the com- monnat qualisy, and io Board of Trado circles in called **rojocte: ‘TR DAILY DALANCE SHEET undor the foregoiog computation would stand about as follons: b, Cont of snaterial, Iabor, atc, .. Taz on 3,703 gallons at 90 cen ‘Total cost, Tecelpta from slops, 43 Lurrels of wincs—3, $1.06,. Aprarent Profit.uuseesiissresceeesisnesid 7 From thin apparcut profit ehould bo deducted tha interest ou tho capital luvested, which, on the Louso in llnnaflnu. ia not lesu than €10 per day. Thia would leave about $27 por day profit— anol very large tuaigin to work upon, cousid- ering tha "daily fluctuations In the prices of the raw materinl. " An increase of 4 conts per bushel in tho cost of the grain wonld wipe ont every vestige of this margin, aud leave notbing for tha distiller, 1t may biera bo romarked that thors Is A BMALL BOGRCL OF FROFIT to tha dlstiller which docs not appear in the forcguing. The Government does uot collect noy tax on tho fractional part of a galion less than one-half. Over that fraction tho Govern- ment collects tax ona full gallon. No matter what tho proof may be, tho distiller eu- deavors to wo flll fhe barre!, that, when it 18 gauged by the Government ofticial, tbers elall be s fractional part—jessthan one-half—over, No tax is paid on this, but tho consunier has to pay for it at the curront market rate of tax-pald goods. For instauce, an East- orn man purchiases 1fty barrols. Each packags contaiun from onc-sighth to one-third of » gal- lon over the sixty-five gallony on which the tax bas beon collected. On tho fitly barrels the iractional oxceas will count np, say, eight gal- lons, ‘This Is paid for at the rato of 21.06— £8.48, 1t cost €116, Herels a profit of 25.80. ‘The dintillers claim, bowever, that on thix there 18 no profit accruiug, e on a year's business tha receipty from the less than half-gallon fractions would be eaten up by the taxos paid on tho more thau half-gallon onew. This may bo so, bat Tire Trinuse iy strongly inclined to the belief that the dinstiler gota a littlo tho best of the trado. Taking evorything into considoration, it is doubtiul whetber nnder the sbove showing, and tho figures are reliable, many of our capitalists could bo induced toinveet their means in the husiness. All those Low in it state they would bo glad to got out, i they could do o withont sacrificing tholr property, but ovory one in overy vocatiun of life hiaa the samoe complaint to make in tlus ago, a9 did the characters in tha firnt satire of Lorace, eoighteon Luvdred and odd yeurs ago, 1t ta & puzzlo to tho trado hera why THE CINCINNATI MANRET haa for so long & time been lower than that of tha city. It bas not for yeara boen higler, and yesterday tho ourront price was the ssme 1n both ecities #In Chicago corn s from G to 8 conts per bushel chieaper, which 18 vquivalent to 1l¢ or 2 couts on tho gallon of bighwines. Labor is no cheaper in that city then hero; onr distillers aro as skillful as auy in this eountry or in Europe, and the difference in freighty fu favor of Clucinuati i4 not at alf commensurate with tho differenco in the price of tho grain in favor of Chicago. It s clauned that coal is sBomewhat cheaper in Cincinoeti, but this Is not enough to cuk any fignre. The theory of *liberal gauging "' ia tho only one coundersd 1oliable fn this viclolty. Perbaps the Catawba wina makors of Cincinnati, who uso considarable alcohal in their business, could throw somo light ou the matter. 0DDS AND &MD AT THEZ OUSTOMMOURE. Thn ntate of affairs at the Oustom-Ioure yos- tordny con only be desoribed ns unnsually and remarkably dull. Tho adjournmont of tho Graud Jury, tho trial of nothing but pelty csses in the Unitod Btates Courts, and other caunes, have bad n tondeucy to decresse the interest of tlio general public in the transactions oocnriing iu the buitding. With tho suddou departure of Old Brooks for Bpringficld to be presont at the tria} of some couunterfoiting cases, and tho equally sudden disappoarauco of Young Brooks for Clevoland to attend tlo trisl of somo rova- nue cases in which ho is ome of tbe im- portant Witnoases, two of the nover-fail- g - sources of futerest bave left thene lately pertnrbed regions. The corridors of tho Cnstom-Houea yesterday wero almost do- serted, oxcopt by aknot of roporters, a handfal ot oftficinis, and vhreo whisky men. The latter were glum, and had littlo or nothing to ssy. One dis- tiller of the second batch, when interrogated a4 to whether ho was ready to plosd, promptly ro- plied that ho was, and tn tho succeeding ques- {ion o8 to how ho wonld plead, romurked with somo ewphinsie, * You muy bet all you've got I am goibg to plead not guilty whenover the (fov- emment calls on me." Thoy will all bo called on some 4y this weck. THI: GOVEINMENT COTHREL are drawing up the ailug indictments of thse Girend Jury's Iast grint, including those of Leeloy and Kerwlu, and eome of the small-fry Grugere und Storckeopors, together with sundry wickedly-inclined persons who have bosn com- mittiug doprodations upon the Post-Ofice in ong way or snother. They will havo everything in readinesa by the timo af the reassombling of tha Grand Jury, when tho indictments will be roturned into Court. Tho only matter of real {ntorvat yosterdsy way the roported oscaps of & Gaugorand a Storokeeper who have not been indicted, and whoo tuetimony was depended upon to cor. roliorste thiat of the squeslers, oe dotailod olse- where, IN TIIE UNITED HTATES COUNT-ROOM theonly case of avon the leset importance was the trial of John Iuvers, indicted for making und paswing counterfeit nlckels. The particu- Iars of tho seaso bave boen sot forth [n theso coltumns at length, and tho only noteworthy in- cidont conuected with the trial yostorday was tho strenuous, but unsuccoesful, “effort on the purt of the defendant’s counsol to impesch the character of the tastimony of Oliver P. Martin, ouo of the Governmont's witnesses, The case will be concluded this moming. . THE MILWAUKEE PLOT. Tuy Trivuse of yesterday allnded to the fact that there In somothing beind the indictment of Ald. Jonxe, Plulip Goldberg, and A. M. Cros- by. ‘Tho whole buginess seens to bo somawhat involved, not to say mixed. Tho charge agaiust tho throo e, that they conspired with others to rob the Government of cortaiu hooks und papere, Tho specilication i8 that the thres, with others not named, met at Ald. Jonas' oflice, aud there cancoctodd m sehema whereby the oftices of the District Attorneyand the Collactor of Milwaukee were to bo despolled of the indictiont snd the ovilouce agnint the Whinky Ring of that baili- wick. ‘The Milwaukce papors say that tho plau volivod the purchase of a pound, a pound aud n hnlf, or swo pounds of gunpowder, which the couspirators traudulently proponed to disposs so as to felonjously blow up the town, 1t was sated that for this fleudish act of total patriotism tho conapirators wore to recoive somo §80,000, then and thero to bo paid by certain of the Whinky Ring. It was fartlior averred that Lowin Rindskopl, who was on tho Committes {for this thing seoined to necessitate » comtnitteo as wull asa couspiracy), **squoaled.” and botrayed both the_ Committes *and the con- spiracy to the Grend Jury atoresald, who, upon their oathy aforessid, found a true hill agaiust the couspiracy, lvaving tho Committes out. Tho thinness of tho wholo thing is most manifest. But there appears to boe another end to thostick, “Wheu the party appeured at Milwaukes, Mr, Jouas proceeded with due dispatels to give bail ‘I hat buving been accomplishod, Lo openced np bis mouth and gave a auccinet aud graphio do- seription of his opiuigu of the whole outilt, e condemned thiom a8 thisves aod damnod thom s frauds. He pranced around tho Marehal'sof- fleo, aud thore was some tall old getting out of thio way by the ofticials prosent. “Ilioy had boen ccustomed to see mon tumble right ayer when snatched by the average Milwaukoo aflicial, aud ta oo n man mount bis oar, with & Milwaukeo indictment Langiug over hit, was a new oxperi- ouco to the whole gaug. : o Marshal tried to pacify Mr. Jonay, aud fusliy toid bim that bo ous beieved oithor bin, or Goldberg, or Crosby to be gullty ; thut shioy wero not the sclomen wauted ab all: that the objectivo poiut was Buper- visor Hoddric aud that the indletment Dbad boen fouud sololy to ensble the oonatitated authoritien to gel the flugers of the law upon that perdonsge, Bam Hindskopf, who was pros~ 3 < ol & ~ i 3 ent, corrotorated that atr ¢~ ent, and then all louked st dir. Jonna to m' S7.bie effect. The ef- fect was wonderful. 1f] s ul beon myatifled by bisarrent, he waa still 7 & s by tho roaeon ns- rigned for it. He Lad @ ror meen Bupervisor Ifeddrick, and sd na' ™ heard of him before. What poskitle hiteh ¢ s bo had on Mr, Hed- drick by indicting Mr. Jonaa tho lattor gentlo- mnn failed to recogoize, and after 8o expreasiog Limself ho marchad indignantly out. Nnw, tho stateracnt to Mr, Jonne ls s poculisr ono, and it 1a now in order for the Milwaukes oflicials to explatn. 1f it was Bupervisor Hed- drick who mot up this most remarkable Guy Fawken job, thon why indict Merara. Goldborg, Jouas, and Croahy? "If thoee hres gontlemoun are really gnilty, where doss Suporvisor lMod- «drick come iu 2 Which is why tho statemont was tundo at the opouing of this itgm, that '‘the whnle burineas sooins to bo somawhat iuvolved. nnt to eav mixed" One thingis cortain, how- aver, and that s, nboaver thiuks thoe Supervisor :,-n ho fuculpated in auy way is grievously mis- TN WHIRKY DARRELS, To the Fitor of The Chieaco Tribune : Cacano, keb. T.—I saw in Tie TRIDUXE yose terday morning somothing abont cheating in whisky by thick bung-staves. That i nothing new, I did somo involuntary coopering for tho Htato ot Joliet ae long ago as when Casoy and Hanger had tho Penitentiory, and when thoy tad wcontract for whisky barrols we always mada the bung-staves from & half to three quarters of an inch thicker at the bung thon the rest of the ataves. It was said among tho boys that thero was etealing in that buug-stave. but [ did not kuow exactly how they gauged batrels, so I sup- rove they biavo been stesling this way ten or Lwelvo sears tivo or threo galions in & barrel. 1 wrote to Mr. Ward, District Attoruey, sbout 1t Jaet fall, but T guess Lo didu'l want to know much atout euck thivgs. But yon find theso old prison-mada whisky barrele and you will ace bow much stealing hus boen going on this way as waoll »g the vther ways. Citanvzs Osnveil. —_— IN GENERAL, MILWAUKEE. CONGUESSIONAL COMNITIFR. dpeetal Dupateh o The Chicuns Tridune. Mivwavkee, Fob, 7.—~The Times comes out to-uight with & loug expose of the mauipulstion of testimony implicating politicians. aud showing o Congressiona! Committes to he .necorsary, Letters have baen writton to Waslington paving the way for such s committoe, aud thero now seome little doubt thatit will ba coustituted. T'asne, of Cleveland, 0., s talked of aa Chair- man. —_— NEW ORLEANS. CIOOKED TELEORAMS WANTED. New Onuzaxs, Le., Feb. 7.—Judge Woods bas insued an ordor by which the telograph manajera are o-dered aud commanded to produce befa: the Grand Jury opon their demand aoy and alf dispatchies rocolved at or sent from New Orleans. This ordor ia lutendea to cover tho crooked whisky corrospondencs betweon Westora dis- tohwese eud Now 0 AT unBtwa, | . sparml Dispareh o e Coaxpawy, fil, Fob, T.—uur srong clty of Urbank wae visited by a tiro thin momn- ing, which buroed & lot of old buildings which beve been an eye-soro to thie town for years. The tollowing lst incindes tho names and also tho amonat of loss, togethor with tho amount of iosurance : 7, E. Gill, loss on building 81,500, no ipsurance ; Jobn Reimund, joweler, loss on buildiog, #1,200, insured for £500 in the Phenix of Brooklyn, stock lusured for €800, loes siusll on stack ; M. D. Busoy, loes on bulldiug, 21,200, na ingurance: W. . Bomors, loss on building £400, no insurance: Abo Kutz, tobacconist, vtock fnsared for $500 in the Phamix of Hart- ford; F. Butrow, boots and_ehoes, €400 in the Phenix of Drookiyn: A. V. Coufer, confection: £300_in tho Scotlish Gommercial, loes v 3. Eppatein, toluceonist, inwured for BL00 in the Homo of Colnmbas, 0., #500 in the Trndors’ of Cuicago; T. B. Bwoet, damage to brick build- ing §100, lvsured in the Hartford aud Phonix of Brooklyn for 3,600; Jobn Bhunk, 8100 on furniture, insured in'the Phauix of Hartford, Tho firo was no doubt set by an incendiary, and Inrgre surmisos are ndulgea in as to the ivdivid- ual’s iduntity. IN NEW YORK. New Yonk, Feb. 7.—Late [ast nigze, «atld broke out in Frank Rbonoy's furniture ustablisti- ment, Nos, 82 end 88 Bowery, and in a short timo the wall of No. 84 foll on the roof of Nos. 86 and 86}5, crusbing 1t ln and setting fire to the building, which, with Nos. 82 and &4, were do- stroyed, snd No, 80 was mnch dnmaged, causing a loss estitmated at 150,000, Tho ineurance {8 about 60 percont. Rhoney's losy Is §45,000, and his inaurance 33,000, ‘Ilis loes on tho bulldings is_#50,600. ‘The remalnder of the loss ls dis- tributed amony; 8 number of occupants. AT RUSSELL STATION, 0. Ciscisxan, 0., Feb, 7.—~The Commercial's Biassillon, 0., special rays Peter Rich's browory at Russell Station, Tuscarora Valloy Railrosd, burnod last nigut. Loss cstimated ot $16,000, Iusurance, §6,000. NEAR MIDLAND. MICH. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicago T'ribune, East Saa1xaw, Mich., Fob., 7.—Larkin's shinple mills, 5§ miles from Midland, burned up yestere day. Loes £2,600 ; no tusurauce, IN CHICAQO. Abont 10 o'clock last night a fire waa discov- ared in tho Hoormg beueath thoefurnace o ‘l'oboy's packing-hiouso, corner of Kighteenth and Grove stroets. The flames swero extinguished by tho night watchman of the cstablishment without sounding an alarm, REVIVALS FATHER_TAYLOR, Kpactal Disgateh to The Clacago Tribune, Dwianr, M., Feb, T.—Fathor Laylor, the California streot-preacher, who hus apout mauy yéara in India, Australia, aud Houth Africa, prasched horo this evenlng in tho Metuodist Church, Father Taylor is 6 feot high, hass fluo, commaudlvg appearance, a heavy gray beard, and puts ue in mind of what an olden- timo Fvsngaliat might have been. He delivored a most powerful, oarnest, cloar, and convinciog argument upon the jmportance of justifica- tion by falth, Tho discourvo wae filled with thrilling avecdotes of bis own oxpericuce av an evangolist in India avd Australia, lio also eavo Ay account of his Jabors with Moody sud abkoy in London. 1t ia no wonder that preach- iy Jiko that of Fathor Tavlor's Liss been blossad in all lauds by the couversion of thousands. Urou tho conclusion of Lis powarful appesi to muners to aubmit and embraco Christ, e gave an acoount of what he has been doing iu India, Wo hope your peoplo will have the priviviloge of hearing this original and eloquent man epesk (1 youe clly. MOODY'S NEW YORK CAMPAIGN, New Youx, Fob, 7.—Notwithstaudiug tho bad condition of tho streets, fully ,00J people at- tonded the revival sorvices of Moody aud Kan- key ab the Hippodromo this evoniug, Hankey wang *Hold tho Forg,"” aud otbor hymns, the chiotr of 100 trained voices and the audience joivivg in tho chorus. Mnodfl preachied’ from o toxt, ** Giod bath choseu thoe Weals things of thie world to confound the strovg." o fer- vently ushorted all o pray fur tho spkit of God to quicken thom for tho good work. llo an- pounced & huon preyer-wooting for every day. After snother byws, the benediction was pro- . uounced, altor hall the Rev. Stephen 11, Tyng, Jr., addrossed & large sudiouca FINANCIAL. NasuvirLe, ¥ob, 7.—W. T. Berry & Co., book- sellors, made an aesignment to-day, Special Duapateh to The Caieaga frvibuna, Dunuque, Is., Feb., 7.—Dolden, of P'aritory- burg, hus failed and closed up hiy elavator, A uumber of farmers in that viciuity lost heavily, —oue wan 800 bushels and another 1,700 bushely of wheat, ‘The oxcitement over the eveut I in- tense, $ NUMBER 166, FOREIGN. Roumania Refases to Pay Furlhier Tribute to Turkey, Meons Resorted to by the Spanish (overnment in Carrying Elections, A Persuasive Poticy that Puts to the Blush That Practiced in ' Louisiana. Cardinal Manning Denies all Partiole #tion in the Ritualistic Move. The Mark Lane Express’ Review of (he Rreadstuffs Market, Matters to Bo Treated of in tho Quesn's Fortheoming Speech, TURKEY, WANTS OF MONTXNEGRO, B7. Perrusnuns, Feb, 7.—Negotiations be- tween Turkey and Montenegro for tho cession of territory to the lattar aro ofiicially denied, but it in stated that it in nocessary for Montouegro ta find increaner! pasture lands, and Turkey offers a prospoct for satinfving this requiremont at an opporiuos moment. but tho settloment of such speatal questions wow wouid complicate tha goueral issun. TUY PROPOSED REFORMA, Brrian, Feb. 7.—Tae Sublime Vorte’s clrculag in regard to the roforms promised tu the northe orn prosinces mentions, au tho baais of lts dee cision, not unly the negotistion with Austriny. Tassia, and Germany, but also tho support ¢ the scheine by othier guarantoelng powers. LOUMANIA WILL PAT NO FURTIHER TBILUTH, 1oxpoN, Feb. 7.—Tho Arlet Nepe, » journal of Postu, publisben thn following: ** The Subliwa Porte, ou account of ite financial diflicultios. re- ceutly reqneated Roumanta to pay hier customa- ry trioute in ndvanco. The Roumaniau Govern~ ment bus scnt & note in reply declaring tuat the treatien stipnlato that tha tribute iy pa able only iu return for the ohliga. tion asenmed by Tarkey to defend Ltoumanin from foreign invaston. Tho Porte, however, haa shown iteolf fncapable of &nallmg n local insurrection. Tho Roumanisn Governe i ment la couvinced it can no Jongor raly on Tar- koy for protection, thorefore the obligation te pay tribute v at an end, Ronmanis, moreaver, complaus that tho Porte has wnwnunlm{ troops al Widin, and scut ships -uy tho Danube under the false protext thay the threatening attitudo of Servia renderod sucn measures necesenry. Ronmania is consequently compellod to tako measures to protect ber fronticrs. The nota councludes with tho deciara~ tion that Roumanin 23 an independent State mil rusist overy attompt to occupy her territory or Tuarch forsign troops through it. THY? HEDZEGOVISIAN LXADEDS. Loxpox, Feb, 8—5a. m.~A special dispateh to the Timex frow Cattaro says tho llerzogovinisn ludarfla Peko and Socics, havo united thoir ban fu the divtrics of Zubzi, and are now organizing tholr forcea and proparing for fature operationa. B(lujm'u will probably be mude Commander-in- Chiel. Typhus fovor has brokon out among the ref- ugocs iu Grabove aud Bjslopawlitzy, — SPAIN. DISCOUBAGING FOR CALLOB. 3[apnm. Feb, 7.—It {a stated that the Biscayan and Navarrez Provincinl Depnties havo told Dun Carlos not to expect auy further aid from thom. There was & boavy fall ot snow 1w Nazarre and | Guipugcoa yesterday. 2 THE LATE ELFCTIONS. Loxvox, Feb. 7.—Tho ZTimes publishes a let. ter fro Seville this morning which contains the following dotalls of the recont olecti Hpato for membera of tho pew Cortea: frauds sud intimidation practiced by tho Gov- erument 10 tho conduct of the electionn hsva dono more to destroy confidenco and promote discord in tha I'rovinces than can possibly bo estimated. Not oonly was swholcsalo bribery practiced, but vouing-papers wero forged by thouraudn. In ono town in Aundalusia tho Liberals presented a protest, whereupon five or\ six persons were immediatoly imprisonod. Meu- of-war woro aeut to the seaports of kuown Lib- eral rmclivu(on, oud carbinecrs aud armed police in other places hindered tho voters, In somo districts voting liconses wore only given to koown pariisans of the Ministry." ANOTUER ALPHONSINT VICTORY. Mavm, Fob. 7.—Oflicial dispatchies announce that Gen, Quesada hos driven the Carlista from Abudiano, near Durangro, after » sha; E wvogage- ment. Heveoty moro Carlista havo submitted 1o Nuvarro. Ty, Lowpox, Fob, B—5 a. mi.—A dispatch from Duraugo reports thot soveral hundred Carliste deesrted lagt wook. Qen, Quosaan holds ovory avenua into Alava and Biscay. Dou Carlos is at Tolosa with a large forco of artillory and twouly battalions, faclog Gea. Marionos, Dad weathor prevents an advance. 87, Jeay by Lrz, Feb. 7.—Thirteen Carlist battories under Gov, Caseris and Leruls are coucentrated uoar Echelar nud Sanestabeu to dofend Yora. i GREAT BRITAIN. DIED, Loxpox, Feb. T.—Tho Yiscount of Qalway s doad. FALLL 1t ls roportod that J. & G, Hondorson & Co., gratu merchanty, of Liverpool, bave suspendod. Thoir hisbitities aro roported at 1,600,000, end tholr ussets are good. Loxpoy, Feb, 7.—Tho roport of the failure of G. Henderson & Co., of Liverpool, ia con- J. tradicted. CARDINAL MANNING, Cardinal Maunlng writes to the Times to-day, stuting that tbo tolograms from Itome that ho futends to proceed thithor, to promotoe the unlon of n portion of the Buglish Ritualistio clergy with thoe Roman Oatholie Cinzch, and that he bad mado proposals to the Vatican lookung to st end, aro both from first to last, wholly devold of truth. Ilo prococds as follows: +*No schome whatsoover on tho subject of Ritualism has ever beou concelved by me; nono Lias ever boeu to my knowledge proposed, or opposed, or dofended at Rome," THE LREADSTU¥FS TRADE, LoxuoN, Feb, 7.—The Mars Lans Express, in 1ta weokly reviaw of’ the grain markets for tho past wook, eays the weatlier hus been mupry aud unfavorublo to trade. I'rices havo gouersily doclined about a shilllng per quarier, in cou- sequonco of tho deteriorated condition, Home deliverios ure still short compared with last yoar, Dusivess lins beon beavy, aod importa rather lees, and will prnhnblI continue to di- minish until pricoa improve. At aris flour de-~ clined fraue, In Cermany the markots have rathor fproved, while in Dolglum and Molland thoy are dull aud uuchangod, TUE QUEEN'S VOUTLCONING BPEEOK. Loxuvoy, Fob, 8—4 a. m.~—The Tines in & leading _atticle ssys: ‘'lio measuros to be ane nouncod in tho Quoon's spocch ou the reopen- ing of Paclisprent will fucludo the Merchaut Shipping bill, a till extonding tho uew systom of Judicature to Ireland, and rovonsideration of tha | Wets now 1 oporation in Eugland where the question of the appelato jurisdiotion of the Ifouse of Lords 1s still undecided. | A Royal Commission will bo promized to inquire wto the fugitve slave question. Amous the other subjects to be wontionod {4 England’s re- Iations with China. ‘Uhere has boen a chance of wae with Chlun, which may not have disappear~ ed. Hor BMajesty will announce the happy end of tho Malsy war. Duruab will' also be sliudod to. ‘The mosb importaut part of the wpeorh will refur W0