Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 9, 1876, Page 1

’ VOLUME 29. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 0, 1876. FINANCIAL, ATE AVINGS INSTITUTION, $500,000 CAPITAL, $110,000-8URPLUS. The Oldost and Largost S8avings Dank in he Northwest, Paya @ per cont intarest per mnum on deposits, somi-snnually, on the st of January and 1at of July. All deposita pade during tho 1at throo days of a month Ieaw intorest for tho month. AFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS pftho Btate Bavings Inatitution wore built lor tho accommodation of the Businoss Mon ind Bankers of Ohicago and the Northwoat, Chey sre Fire-Proof and Burglar-Proof. Money, Diaamonds, Bonds, Doods, Coin, Bullion, Silverwars, Wills, and othor valus- bles takon on apecial deposit, and guaranteed eourity. Safes in those Vaulta for ront at teasonable ratos, .. e D. D. SPENCER, Prosidont. A, D. GUILD Oashier. T s made {aster and ‘more easily in stack apeculal n sireet than io any other legltimate way, The - tog-Touso of Messrs, Ales. Frothinghsm & Oo., 13 1. " have paid to thelr customers daring the ant thirty F1 They have over 3,600 cuatom: 10 o AUt patis of o world: el popalariiy 7 Y [oison fronm dealing with thelr customers hovonty: T ialag Trom 810 to 860,000, and. g1 toport freo to Bend for it.—Pittsbnrg Domme: Ing te ALk AROMURGIAM S 00, Bankers & lirokers, 12 Wall-at., New York. RAILROAD BONDS s Cheap. g chek WOROESERSHIRE SAUCE. LEA & PERRINS' OBLEBRATED FRONOUNCED BY ~ EXTRACT X of & LETTER from a OONNOISBEURS :I’BLHGAL GENTLE. AN atMadras, tobls TO DE THE grtieeas , IWWOROESTER, “ONLY 600D ez, f1. . " e d "“TellLEA & PRIL- SAUGE] RINS that their Bauce =3 ia highly estosmed in And Appliesblato India, and s, {n my oplaion, thomost pala- EVERY VARIKTY § tablo a8 well as the most wholesome Hauce oF DISE F that s made. Worcestershire Sauce. Bold Wholesals and for Exportation by the Proprictors, LFA & PRRRINS, Worcoster, England; and Rotail by Daalers in Sauces gonorally throughout ths world. Ask for Loa & Porrins’ Sauco, Atths BREAKFAST TABLE tt {mparts tho most azqulsite reliah and zoat to Hat or Gold Meat, Fowl, Flab, Brolled Kidney, &c. Atthe DINNEIL TABLE, in Scup, with Flah, Jot Joints, Gamio, a2d 1n il Gravies, It glves & dolightful favor. At the LUNCHEON AND SUPPEI TABLES 1tis deemed Indisponsable by tioss familiar with its esti- mable qualittes. {¥rom the Now York Timos. | ‘Thers 1s no rellsh fn the world which {s €0 univorsally ked as Lea & Parriny' famous Worcqatorshire Bauce, ) ‘The sxcellonce of this BAUCE having cavsed numor- eus imitations, the NEW LABEL boars a 7a¢ «imile of the propriators' signsture, which (s placed upon each bottle. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, NEW YORK. NAVIGATION. STAR BALL LINE, ONITED STATES & BRAZIL MAIL STEAMSIIPS, Bailing reguiatly every montn from Watson's Whut!, Brookiyn, N. Y. ¥or Para, Pornambuco, Dabls, and Rio Janerio, ealling at_8t, Johns, Porto Rico, NELLIE MARTIN, 3,000]tons, Thursdsy, Feb. 3, at ), m., 37, TN DRAMALL, 2,500 torw, Wednesday, March s, 3. B. WALEER, 2,100 tons, Saturday, April §, Theas steamers sre petfeotiy naw, with all tho latcst Improvements, Living Brl-clas PASIODESE scoommio- = ‘“;'u! ht and passage, at reduced rates, apply to Fored D BPROOKER & 0., Agenia: o4 Pino-st,, 'Now York. ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE, betwesn Now York and flavie, via Piymoutn, Tho aplendid yoesels on this tavarite routo for the Uantinsat {Botan: sore soutberly thaa auy stbor), will sail from Flar Na. by Noth Hver, s AMBRIQUE, Pouzal Satarday, Feb. 18 LAYAYER uiday, Narch4 arusdar: Maron th ¥ i GEIN 60 Dl(lnnlmflnfid Jiaeli 73t cabin, 8110 and 8130, according o aecOiunivdation Veobns oabluy 871 aled, &40, Hietura tickels at rodusn 5 ith suporioy scoominudauons, ins ":'E“fl“.??":“:{&‘.’;‘.,?:',"“fi} s coures, " Hloaors A U8 DB ERIEN, Raost, 65 Hrosdway, N.¥. National Line of Steamships. REW YORK TO QUBLNSTOWN ANP LIVERPOOL. THE QUEKN, 4,471 tons,. . m. KNGLAND, 4,86 tous.. Katurd m, FOR LONDON DLUECT, DANADA, 4,776 ton harsdhy, Feb, 17. at 108, m. sbin pisdage, 860 and curroney, Totusn tiak: s: fl‘;muol:fl Talos, Htosraga t‘lc" lh.mus onsrBnOy. Aoty ¢ o wad rowards on Groay, B gy, Wortbeasten lazk and Iandoiph.ats. (opposite new Bherman H Ubloago. INMAN STEAMSHIP LINE, g the Mails hetwocn. Oarryln, EUROPLE AND AMERICA. iy 's Olfice 33 ¥, Olark-st, e B G TR0 e Wout Ab s 83~ Drafta on Great nflhfltfl_d_‘fl:efl. Great Western Steamship Line, From New York to Hlblol(tn‘wad) %uel. WINTER RESORTS, WINTER RESORTS-Florida GRAND NATIONAL IOTEL, JACKBONVILLYE, FLA, TUE FINEST HOTEL IN THE BTATE, O m Decsmber until Asy, Bpecial rates by wukpfi: month, Charyes pald for telegraias, for soaim, fo- ok Tesnighimessiues MCGINLY, Prop, Also Propriotor Kimball House, Atlauta, Gs. FLORIDA. THE WINDSOR (OTEL, on 8t, James Park, Jack- wnvills, Florids, now open for guosts, 18 new, come t, Platsy and Arst-class tn svery mgacofl % MOUHE- INSURANOE. There's Millions In Tt! DAVIS & REQUA’S INSURANGE AGENGY, 163 LA SALLE-ST, 1860. IMPERIAL & NORTHERN INS, CO,, Lea- Apset, don, . AMERICAN CENTRAL IN: NIAGARA FILE INS. 0O, FIRE AND BIARTNH INS, CO. Armets BCO“:‘TIHH COMMERCIAL INB. CO. oeta.... FACTURERS’ LN “NERCIHANTSH' INS, CO, Assots, BTANDARD INS, CO. Ansels...cocue Forty Millions. Tnough to cover half tho forscs patd by all Tnsur- anca Companica accasfoncd by the tirs of 1871, DAVIS & NEQUA have & rocord of TEN YEARS EXPERIENGE in Insnrance in Chicago, and have alwa: rnpmurdfmnmnlu ‘whicl: pafd 100 cants on {ho dollar, aven including tho grest fito of 1671, For Tonses by Ihat five they pald over §1,100,000 withtn 0 days withont ang Hitization or trouble, Apvlications for Insurauce shonld be mady direct to tha Office, 163 LaSalloat. The Aacney has no solicitors, i878. 0 000 7y Ase WILSON BROS. Manufacturo Shirts to ORDER, and carry 8 largo stock roady-mado,Yof their own manufacturo. ;. ¢ tn Troland. which B O R e ecafariy adsbiod 10 thie prosent stylos of Bhirts With thejr nnagoalod sy-tam of sdapting the shape and stylo of the Kkrménta o the moaror, fhelr. nuparior work- in manufactare, and axquisite finish in laundry- log, the unmg’lllwlnfllhtum ‘msy b reliod upon. e illed in alx houys whon nocuasary, 67 & 69 Washington-st,, Chicago, And Pike's Opora Tlouse, Ctnclnnatl. T HOTEL, BREVO0RTHOUSE ON THE BUROPEAN PLAN. Madison-st, betwoen Olark and LaSalle, CIIICAGO, ILLINOIS. ‘The Brevocrt, which has been recently furnisbed in tlio nost elegant atyls, s tho Quest Europesu Hotol in the city; 18 situated in tho very hicart of fta busi, neen centre; offera epocial ndvaniagos 1o persons vis- iting tha city, efther for business or plossure, Looma $1.00 to $1,50 per day, 11, M. THOMPSON, Proprietor, 10 PER CT. DISGOUNT On all garments ordered of us during JANUARY and FEDRUALY, 1870, Quality, Style, Fit, Durability. 4 Only 8o far ng Dreas eprings from and fliustrates characler, can it be admitted to {he realm of art,” ‘WEDDING GARMENTS A BPEOIALTY. BDW.ARD HLY, Corner of Monroo-st. and Wabash-av, GENERAL NOTICES, CITY 14X REDEHPTIONS On and after Feb. 35,1870, tho promium on redemption of City Tax Certiflontos will bo as follows: Balo of 1876, for city taxes of 1874, 30 por cent. Balo of 1874, for oity taxos of 1873, 40 por cont, Baleof 1873, for olty taxosof 1873, 60 percent. Partios wish- ing to invest can havo cortificates, until the abova dato, at tho prosont rates, via: Sale of 1875 without promium. Salo of 1874 and 1873, 25 por cent promium, 8. 8, HAYES, Comptroller, Chicago, Feb, 7, 1873, ¥OR BTRANGYRS AND OLTIZENS— READIN DAaxs, AWrexies, and MoNTniies m thoprincipai Citles 8tatos,and Oan. e, Woeklichand Moathiies tnronghe = ut inropaon file from Ba. m. tal3n. m., FREE! swifypueontion JORBIAOKIN, FIRM OHANGES: A e A DISSOLUTION. The firm of Jacob Wall and Geo, A, Beaverns hos this dsy Leen dixsolved by mutial E;;)x’l::;ll, 1 WEIL, £ Chilcago, Fob, 1, 1576, GEO, A, BEAVERNS, COPAIRTNERSIIIP. The underslgned Lo this doy formed o copariners ip for tho biricso of dolag o rou eeta, renting, and lozn business, under tho firin name of Weil & Bherman, JACOB WEIL, EZ0A L SILERMAN, Iavingold my intereat n the firm of Jacob Weil and Geo, A, eaverns fo Ezra L, sherman, T reapectfully rocomtheni] tho now firn of Well & Shierman fo my frionds sud former patrons. GEO, A, BEAVERNH. DISSOLUTION. Tho firm of French & Danchy was dissolved on Do« cemter 31, 1875, by mutusl consent, Chicago, Jau, 1, 1570, SITUATION WANTED, By aman of soveral years' businesa oxporis once as Oashier, Dookkocper, Corresponds ent, or in any capacity whoro a faithful man will be approciated. Can furnish best of rof- crences, and give accurlty, Address H 73, Cribunootieo. BALESMAN OR BOOKKEEPER, Acnuainted with tho grocery trade, who can control §2,000 to $3,000 cash, cau baye 8 good ponition aud Address 1 4, Tribune food security for tho money, otlice, * MISCELLANEOQUS., DEAD BEATS, A liat of more than 1,300 slow payers and delin. o necumatio s sddseas, ur §180, X&dn va T, 3%, Vo Tribime offico, 1M00DY AND SANKEY. Osnvassore, 1ale and fomale. to aell tha Lifo of Moody and Hankey, the best acliing littlo book over ublished, Everybody wanta otej only 10 cents, all from 2 intid 4, or sddreas Room 45, Ketropolllan Block, N, W, cor, Lafialle and Randolpli-sts., Chicago. Divorces Legally Obtained For tncompatibility, otc, Tesifcnos not required; Houndaj avoided. Koo ajter decroo. Address I O ox 284, Ohicago, 1 OIL TANKS. WiLSON & EVENDEN, OIL TANKS AN SHIPPING CANS, 47 & 49 West Lake Btroot, OILXONAGO. W 5209 108 CavaLUAVE W Hi Rocelvo claime from all }'-m of the counfry, and pos- kesa greater facilitles for helr adjustment, and are dolog a grester collectlon business, than auy other house in the United Hiates, No collection, uo cliargo. FHASLER'S COLLECTION AUENOY, Btato snd Mosroo-sts, CLIGago, WHISKY. Opening Day of the Great Crooked Sensation at St. Louis, Babeock Listens to the Allega- tions of Nis Corruption by the District-Attorney. ITe Fevers Beneath the Gaze of the Sympathetic, Apathet- . ic, and Antipathetic Bummer. - The Opening Declarations of the Prosecution Surpris- ingly Confident. Distinet Promises of Proof of the Defendant’s Participa- tion in Ring Spoils. Two Wiinesses, Fitzroy and Thomp- son, Partially Examined, The' Dofense Constantly Imploring and Ceaselessly Objeoting in Vain, The Nins Dofending Lawyers Cronehied in Wait for tho Most Insignificant Technicality, Rumors of the Discovery of Evidence at Once Conclusive of Bah- cock’s Guilt. A Milwaukee Paper Makes Seri- ous Charges Agalust Cor- penter and Koyes, And Bays a Congressional Committes 'Will Have a Finger in the Pic. . BABCOCK. THE CYNOSURE- TIE RALLY OF TIE BANNER-CARRILRS. &Speciat Dirpateh to The Chicaoa Tvidbune, 81. Loms, Feb, 8.—Tho scenoin aod aronnd the conrt-room to-day was no less remarkablo thao that of yesterday. By 9:30 a. m., at least five timea 88 many moa s could have golton in were gathered at the Court-IHouso stepe, and thore was o perfoot scramble for eligible placea noar tho doorway, from where a rush for tho bost seats could bo moro caslly made. Tha bummers and loafers in scarch of » good com- fortable place to pass tha day were on hand carly, and would have taken overy foch of availnblo epace, bad not @ firm diacretion boon exorcised by the officors in chazpo of tho doorways, who lot in only thoso with somo show of right to sdmittance, Tho Mnarshbal, undor tho strict injunctions of Judge Dillon, preserves ndmirablo order, and almost porfect stillness reigued while the attormeys wore talking. USDER FINE. Babcock was morcitessly stared st from the timo of Lis entranco to Lho adjournment of court. Evory movemout and expreusion of his ‘wan watched with iutense esgernees, and while the District-Attorney was reading tho in- dictment sud wbilo In the middle of thosa parts of his epoech which looked &0 damaging to Babeock, the defondant botrayed uousun], excitemont, pulling nervously at his mustacho and moving uneasily in hisseat, Fro- quontly his faco flushed. Occaslonally he would hold hia hand to his chook and gaze intently aud rather doflantly at Col. Dyer, whoso withering charges foll upon tbe sudionco with eleotrio force, and hors and there made pooplo atart from their scals. a8 if thoy wero amazed at his bold aud pitiloss arralgnmont of one who had hold suoh confidential sud important trusts, Ovcq twice nho furned to lis couosol au emiled, but it was mot n brave smllo . by ooy moans, and had moro the appearance of au effort to muintain his fempor or courage than anything elsc, UNOSTENTATION, When tho sdjournment of Conrt was an. nonnced he pasned rapidly luto tge Clerk's of- fico, and, gsining the stroct from thero, made his way to his hotel before the rabblo was awaro that ho waa out of tho court butlding, A BASKET ILONG OUT. Artlving in the rotunda of the Lindol), ho im- mediately {ook & scat in tha clovator and went aloft, Onoo in his room Lo rofuscd to soe any callors for the time boing. “BAN'S " BETE Noin. To reportors especially he is never {n, ‘To that class holu s ovorso mé a mad doy isto wator, retresting from thelr brosenco as it they woro Agiatio lopers, and cursing tho whole acs 88 & generation of vipers whoso eole business It in to orawl about secling whom they may couyon- iontly awallow, FEWER INQUIRING PRIENDS, Babcook's manifeat disposition to koop away from tho madding crowd has materially dimin- fshed tho number of callors at the Lindoll, and that hostelry was much loss auimated to-day than {t was yestorday, —_—— THE JURY. + THE BAME FOULISH TALK, Bpectat Lisvaten to TAs Chicage Tridune, 87, Lovms, Feb, 8.—~Xuch spoculation s fo- dulged in concerning tho chiaracter of tho jury. Tho rumor la atill circulatod that United Btates Marshal Lofagwoll Las used overy effort to pack & juryin Babcock's favor, It is to bo noted, howovor, that kindred charges of cormp- tion wero made in overy case that precedod the present one, and yot & verdict of gullty waa the result each time, Tho jury is & plain, uovar- nished ot of Granger-looking men, rough-shod but manifestly of a dotormination to do justice though the Leavens fall, ltismore than probsble, should tho evidence warrant them in so doing, that they may glve Mr, liabeock more justico than ho wants, The jury will be kept o itselt duriug the trial, but will'be allowed to read the ropurts in the daily papers, dpmvlded the reports conlain nothing calculsted to prejudice their miude, [Tathe Associated Press.} TU% NAMEY, 81, Louty, Fob, 8.—The Unlted Btates Circult Court opensd promutly st 10 o’clook this morn- ing, and without any delsy the selsction of a Jury iuthe Bal k case waa procesded with. The jurors were exasmined very brietly by tho prosecution, The defsnss made no sxaminstion whataver of moat of the {:an. but threa or four wexe pat through & rigid quiry. James Alilton, of Marfon Connty, was excused for cause, ho sd- ‘mitting that thefinding of an indictmont against a parey loft o bad impression on Lis mind, which wouid probably requira proof ‘to rewove it Both sides exbaustod all of their peremptory challengos, threo each, and the jury was finally mont in at 11:45thia morning, composed of tho fol- lowing : . Blackwood, Lewia County; Matt ‘Woodruff, Clark County; W. E. Wilson, Lowia Connty ; Lzen Johnson, Lewia County: B, I7, Bnyder, Knox County: J. M, Keathlev, &t Chnrlos Cannt{)' Edward B. F. May, Franklin County; W, Diakeley, Adair County; D. W. “I'atntor, Qaeconado County; William 8. Jarrott, Jeffersun Conntv: W. acknon, Marion County ; Harvoy Lossons, Law(s County. NO MORE. ‘Tho District Attornog aunonnced that no more whisky cases would como belore tho Court st this apecial term, and all the jurors outwido of this triat-panel were diacharged. ——— COURT PROCEEDINGS, DYER'S OPENING SPEECH, Br, Lous, Mo. Feb. 8.~Tho Diatrict At. tornoy, in ovening the cado for the prosecution, repeated tho bistory of tho conspiracy which was organized hers in 181l.etgung it iovolved all tho distilers and rectifiers, and Government ofticery, sod employes here, and had ita ramifications qven in Washington. Ilo cited soversl die- patchen alloged to [have passed batween Jogeo, MecDonald, Avery. and Dabcock, to show that the two lIatter persons wero engaged in tho con- aptracy and corrosponded with tho conspirators. Tua dispatchies botwoen Joyco and Babcock touching the appointment of Col. Constantino Mogulro a8 Collector of Intoroal Rov- enuo, . after the death of Charlea W. Fard, wore cited, and Col. Dyor stated thatit would bo proved that, from that time on, tho de- fendant furniahed information to the Ring hero, The Inveatigalion would reveal thoe frauds, for the reason that all revenuoe agonts sout horo to examino affairs wero cithor bought npon their arrival, or advicos biad boon receivad hero of thoir coutomplatod vieita, snd the opportuni- ty thus given diatillers tostraighton up aud show regular work. Ir, Dyer clalmed that it would be cloarly shown thiat Babcock not only bad full kuowledgo of tho oxistonco of tho frauds which wero car- ried on, but that ho sided tho conspirators in their work, and received money diroctly from Joyce, who mafled it to him. Babecock and Avery woro the two mon at Washington who kept tho Ring poated. Evea after the indict- ment of Gen, John McDonald, Babeock, it would be proved, was in secret corrcapondence with him, The ovidenco, Col. Dyer gatd, would in o mensuro bo circumstantial, but thero would not ba a hnk missing fu the chain. JOBETH M. FITZROY waathon put on tho witness-stand for the proas- cntion. ar testifying to bis posttion 1n tho rovonuo setviee, otc., ho waa asked by Dirtrict- Attornsy Dyor, who conducted the examination, to state what Lo Lnow about C. G. Alegrue, Lus oporations horo ia 1871, atc. +- OIIECTION No. 1. Judge Krum, of the defonso, objected on the ground “that such statement would bo only of # hosrsay charncter, aa witness digl not cuter tha Collector's office untik May, 1873, beaides tha indictment charges defondant with conspir- ing to dofraud tho Govornmont ouk of & tax of 70 cents per gallon on certsin proof spirits, Now, in point of fact, thoro was no tax of 70 couts por gallon on dletiiled spirits in 1871, "Tliat tux did not go into offect uutil Juno, 1872, | Wo, thorefore, hold that no such couspiracy vx- tstod or could exist, There may liave beon con- apiracy to dofraud tho Governtent of 50 cents por gallon, that baing the tax then imposed ; but this ts uot laid out in the {ndictmont, and wo claim that it is & correct -Tulo of law that a con- spiracy must bo proved under the rulo lald “ont in the indictment, It s mt- terly incompetont {fo phow tho existonce of n conspiracy to defraud {ho Governinent gon- orally, when the indictiuent charges cobspiracy :u d"ormuu it out of a particular or specified ax, ao ox! Col, Droadhead said it swas not necosaary to show by witness what the tax was, It wng enough {o shiow that the Government had been defrauded. Tho prosecttion are only compeilid to show that s cousplracy was formed, its obe Jocts, ote. ‘That conapiracy continued aftor tho chauga in {ho tax was male, and thut defendant wag ono of the conapirat g . OVEl . Judges Dilion and ‘Treat consulted together o fow moments, after which Judge Iillon said, ** Wa will noc positively determine now whether tho ploador hoa conflned himself to the particu- Inr and specifio tax of 0 conts por gallon, as that tax was not imposod Gl 18/2. it may be that the prosccution caonot sLow what trans- Elmd prior to that time, but it what was dono cforo was simply continued acts, it does uot follow that v s incompotent to show what tho frame, structure, oto,, was of tho whole conspiracy, We have such little timo to docido thess quostions that our ruling may bo irroular, and therefere wo will keep tho question io mind and decide upon its admission bareafter, The witness may soswor tho ques- tion, it boing undorstood that tho ruling of tho Conurt an its compoteney will bo given hercaflor. TUY, DENENSR NOT ANXIOUS TO MEAR THE STORY. Witness then bogan 1o wpoak sbout Megrue, whon tho dofenso objected, and no was with- drawn and THONIHON, dintiller, called to the stand, Ho gave tho his- tory of his counection with the Ring, explained bow ho made crocked whisky, ete., ete., all of which has been wtated at uumerous times beforo. OMINOUS RULINGS, During tho oxaminativn of this witnoss the defensn objocted tu all questions not directly rolevant to the indictment against defendant, but Judge Ditlon ruled that testimony to estabs lish tho oxistence of a conspiracy might ba given, and witnosa gave a tolesably full sccount ol tuo Riug and its operations, BECOND CHAPTER OF FITZHOY. Fitzroy was thon 1ecalled, and Col. Dyer askod him if Mogrue evur paid bim auy monoy, EVAUTHE' BEPUTATION LN JEOPARDY. Mr, Btorrs objected to anything mora portaine ing to what o called tho Mogrue conspiracy. 1lo sald Thompaon had tostitiod that 1t euded in 18472, and tho proscoution 1 openivg atated the Hamo thing. LogoMACHY, A long arpument ensued, duriug which Col, Broadhoad maid that the thoory 1, thero was o counspi formed m 1871, embraciug tho Supers visors, lectors, Special Revenue Muept, and othors ; that they wont on waking illicit spinits to the close of 1B72, when thoro was u surpen- slon ; then in 1874, tho wame parties weut on sgain, and mado more {llicit whisky, it wasn't nocossary that thoy ¢hould moet in a room and luy their plaus. It wawa continuation of the HAnG {llnu, tho samo division, ¢, Thero was no formul underatunding. "Thoy ali kuew what thoy woro to do. Judgoe Porter interrupted Col. Broadhoad, and atalod that counsel did not meet the juestion fairly, ‘Tho queution was whether tho proses cutlon intended to vounect defondant with tho conepiracy of 14712 Wo have it openly avowed in deliborato argument by the. Government thnt thero was a conspiracy fu 1871 shich endod in 1874, Lho samo counsul culls to the ntand & witness who waye it was closod 1 Novomber, 1872, The man who orgauized it loft and went away, The otfort is to counoct da- fondant with if. o submit thoy esunot resort to auch means ta prove conuection of defendant with tho conspiracy." Droadhoad repliod thet the prosecution did noy admit thoro wus o conspiracy only frow 1871 to 1872, 1t way coutibuuns from’ 1871 to 1875, when the'strong arm of the Uovoinment atapj.ed it Ay wo not esinblish tho facty thot Me. grun was only an ofiicer of tho Ring. and wsa discharged when bo went out aud eome ouo olss was put in his place? We do not claim do. {nv;;h'm was conneeted with the conspirscy in 571" Mr, Porlor was glad the Goneral so frank Qaclared that Gen, Babcook was not connscio with the Megruo conspiracy, ** but s 1t fair for the Guvernment to turn ag indictmont charging iutention to muake stheib ypiritd in 1874 into wn vxcuse t0 o buck to & cunwpiracy with which 1t ia adwitted bo bad wo couuection, in order to convict bim " THE COUNT WILL SEE ABOUT IT, The Court sald; **As wo undersiand, tho inquiry of the witness s as to what took place n 1872, and It 1 abjected toon the ground that the conspiracy of 1472 oeaded i that year, and is not couneated with tbe conspiracy charged in the indjctmeut. Couusel atoted 1u the openinyg that tho conapiracv with which defendant is sl. leged to have becn counocted commenced in® 1871 aud extended ta 1875, Col. Broadhosd eays the Covernmont has no evidonco to ~ ‘show tho complicity of defondant in the conspiracy of 1571 or 1872, 1f [t waa a fact that thn conmpiracy endnd In 1832, wa ebiould bold it irrolovant to admit auyibing further concerning that time, but it is not ad- mitted that the conspiracy ended then. Mr. ‘Thompson used Ianguage which acoms to inti- mato that thn conspiracy endod thon, bat that {x snothor viow of it From tho stand. point at prosent, we think you had otter direct your attention not eo much to the conapiracy in 1871 and 1872 as in 1873 aud 1874, If wa can'sen, whon the case in ali in, that the conspiracy in 1871 and 1872 is not a part of the couspiracy alloged in tho indlctment, and that the dofendant is not connocted with tho con- wpiracy in 1871 and 1872, then we can act on the teatimony already presentod snd rule it out.” The Court then adjourned, —_— COMMENTS. THE VIOOR OF TUE PROSECTTION. Sreerat Inapateh to The Chicago Tribune, B7. Lovts, Mo., Fob, 8.—The openiug speech of Dustrict-Attorney Dyer, mado in the Rabeock trial to-day, though not an extrsordinary picce of oratory, is consldered ‘o be s powerful pre- sontation of the caso for the Government. The genoral public aro somewhat surpriecd at tho bold confidenco with which lhe prosccution ms- serted iln readiness Lo trace Ring-money directly to the hands of Babcock. The impresgion had prevaited thot the Government relied mainly upon o sort of miscellancous aad circurstantial array of testimony connecting the defendaut sub. stantially but not directly with tho great conupir- acy, and yet stroug enough to produce with the jury moral conviction of. tua guilt, It was not expected that Dabcock would be tracked right 1oto tho muddla of the Ring along with Joyco and McDonald, but, if the Government ehail redeem 1ts promiso, thore will bo no difti- cuity in saddling bim even with as many damn. ing evidonces of gailt a8 were piled on those arch-conspirators. PROMINES. To prove that Joyce mailed money to Baboack, the Jettor poting the inclosure of n remittanco will be produced, apd the tostimouy of two witnossos that they saw the lotter mailed in the Poet-Oftice, Counsol for the prosccotion expect to provo at least two or three remittances. Another damning pieco of ovidenco sgainat Babceock will bo his re. cent correspondence with McDanald after tho Intter's indictment. It is said that tho Govern- mont i3 in pozaession of two lottors in Babcock's boudwritiog which will bo oxpiainablo upon no other basis than that of the defendant's com- plicity in the fruuds, Tho letters sre nnder- stood tohave been obtained from 3cDonald's posuession durivg his visit to Groon Lake, Wis., last pummer. WANTED—TECHNICALITIES. The policy prrsued by Dabcock's counsal to- day, while betraging great tact aud Court-Honso kil on their part, looked bad for the defendant, a8 an indication that ho will rely almost cntirely upon the technicalitics of Lin case to escaps from the clntches of the Isw., The impression has been prodoced that Babeock has, in fact, no defense, sud that he will bend every offort to got out at tho firet holo ho comes to. JUDAE DILLON'A RULINGH on tho objections rajsed by his counsol, how- ever, are yory ruinous, and indicaled that be in- tonds to allow tho broadest Iatitade in tho ad- misston of tostimony, He lole in- everything, and rescrvea decision asto its competency—ox- actly what ho did in the McKeo trial, in which easo it is noticeable that overything was left to the jury. ‘Fhoro is no doubt that both Judwes Dillon and 'Treat ontertain an opivion of ~ markod liberality with Tofcrence to the competency of co-conspirators no witneeacs, and are decidedls provo to ignoro the tochinicalitics in getting at the truth, They are undoabtedly determined that tho jury shail go down to the bod-rock of the true inwarduces of the crooked whixky busiuess. OLEEXS JOINED. Everything vortends the stubbornest fizght which has boon made since thu commeucement of the Whisky-lung war, The mround will bo foaght over inch by inch, and, if Babcock losed, it will Lo after & judictal contest unoxamplod for ita brilllsncy and deaporatiou. g BABCOCK'S LAWYERS. JCIOE TORTER. Speclal Dispatch to The Uhieago Tribune, 81, Lous, Feb. 8.—Judge Porter fooms up as tho lawser of the defenso that ia tha cool, cloar- beaded couneclor and inoxorablo logiciau, tho loga! calculator and methodigal thinker pro- foundly versod in the law of conspiracy, and ‘with o brain full of procedents warrauted to it any imagivable cago. 11018 notonly s good law- yoras that term goes, but an emineutly segaclous man, with s mind, like his features, clear-cut, koen, and angulare EMOUY STORDS, Noxt to Porler 14 Storrs, who commands the skirmish-line of tho defenge, and, so far, has dono it with an ability quito creditablo to his skill as o practitioner, o leads tho van ir the onuets with the eucmy, rising quickly to make tho objections, and prosouting his point with dignity, a8 woll a8 romarkable colerity aud cloar- ness, It 14 quito probable that Babcock wounld dismisy eithor of Lis other attorneys in prefer- ouco to Storrs, lookivg upon bim »4 his trump. card in thio gamo Lo is playiug with Uncle Ham, JUNOE CHESTER H. KRUM. The inevitable Kram, who has been in the chaso since the sound of the firat horn, and wha proposca to be in at the death, 18 next to Btorra, aud iy by no moany an Insigmficaut member of the dramatis personm. Krum is a ponderons man, full ot intellectuality avd physical force, yot lacking the incisiye wit of Porter or the win- ning qualities of Storre, His face s an enig- matical ono, boing barder toread than any amoug the coteriu of lawyers on ofther side. 1t bhas wany polnts to commend, and vet thers is o look of insinnaung hnpudence about tho fmouth aad & pervadiog air of sus- picion mbout the eyoa that makea one feol shiy of um, Thora are many wha bo. lieve thoro 19 & fatality abont Krum, and see iu lua connection with the cags an omnous sign for Bubeock, 1Mo has boen employed for the dofonsa tn all the previvus trinls, and thore aro thoee who think that he bias brought bad luck to Joyes, MeDonald, Avery, sud MeKeo, and that ho' will pa the ovil genitta of the present defoud- ant. Krum is assurodly a powerful advocate, of markod intuition, aud’ posseesing mauch logal aeamen, but hie is manifestly out of luck, avd fian lost s bold ob juries, TUE HON, B C, DREABLLY, of Washingion, ouo of Gon, Babeock's counael, hay been o mndispsad sioce bis arrival hero that he hns not appoared in the case, and left for bome to-night. — PRO AND CON, PRINCIVALLY CON. Swecial Disrateh ta The Chicago Tridune, Rr. Lous, Feb. 8.—It in believed that Col. Joyee hus given the Governmont attorneys number of clows sbout Babeock. An attorney of thiscity, who fs aupposed to be in the em- ployment of tlie progocution, wada s trip to Jef- forson Uity two weoks ago, aud, whila there, visited Joyce soveral times in tho Penitentiary, and is seopposed to bave recelved In- formatfon concerning the obtamlng of cortain tostimony which bhss beon found valuable, In fact,.tho District-Attorooy, in bls opening speach, Lins pledged tho prosecution to prove certalu thingy against Dabcock whioh cau bardly coma from auy other sourco except Joyco. €00D CHABACTER. ‘Thers is & good deal said sbout Dabeock's prospective deteuso, but, as faras your corre- spondunt iy ablo to loarn, that iy one of thoso ttugs which no fellow can find out. Aafar ag present l})posrnncuu g0 ho will submit nodofenso, without the proof of pravious good chiaracter bo called a dofense. The *good" Descon McHes reliod upon the tow-hno of his good charactor to pull him through, but failed to 1wsko o landing. VEKY DAMAGING DISCLOSULXS. 1t will bo remembered that Emery Storrs, Gieu. Uabcock's counsel, Iately jutimated tust tho defouns for Babcock's correspondence with McDousld aud Joyco would toat, up to tho time of tho Iale exposnres, they enjoyed the coofidence of their superior oftivere fu tho Departiuent, and of e hicagn Daily Teibune, NUMBER 167, I il prominant politic & n 8t. Louts, and that thoir etanding was . oh that Gon. Dabcock might properly cor' &/and with them without being suspected of $wing anything of their rascalitics or gui’ @ porations. ‘This theory, however, hiss been & 1y damagod by the discoy - eny of tho fact t « whon Gon. Babcock and the President visf *5 5t. Louls, sfier tho tndict- mont of McDona ¢ Gon. Babcock was in con- stant communic £ o0 with him through an officor at Gen. % yrman's headquarters, mad that & oumbor J lotters snd some businosa commucicatioc # assed through this medium betweon Gen. “ acock and dcDonald. It is reported also thay ¢ this pame time Gon. Bab- cack ruised & coneiderable sum of monay, usid to be abont $10.000, aud thet tho dransaction taok placo shrough thia aame atticer. CXMASKED DUPLICITY, Tt will also ba rememborod that much £iress has been laid upon tho fact that Gon, Babeook made strenuous efforta to oblain o Lioaring 1n the Avery case befors it cloaed. Dispatches in posmession of tho Government rlow thin to have boes a story put forth for af- fect. aince it appears that Judge Krum telo- graphed 1o time, and befors ho made any appli- cation to como, that it was very fmportant that ha should como at once, and that to tins Gen, Babeock replied, declining to appoar, aod urging that Lis going to 8t. Louis onght uot to be tn- msted upon under any c:reumetances. —_— SIDE:NOTES. M'DUNALD. Sgesval Ditpateh th The Chicats Tribune, 8t. Lovis, Feb, 8,—Gon. dcDonald camo out on tho etrecta to-day to tako an airing. Ho waa i chargo of 8 Deputy Jaller, I8 health s somowhat {mnatred by his protracted confizo- mont. lie preecrvea his buoyant spirits, how- evor, and etontly maintaing that he s tnnocont of any malfeasance or misfeasanco in oflice. The roport that ho 13 to tealify fur Labeock is denbt- lctn trus, TARTAN, Among the important arrivals to-day was Col. . T. Yaryan, Cliof of tha Reveouo Agents, whO cotucd a8 8 witnoes for tho Governmeont. If rumor be correct, the prosecution will establish by him two or three important finka ju the chain of avidenco sgainst Bahcock, those hnks having ndiroct refation to the receipt of [hng woney by Babcock, COL. PARKEL, tho Internal-Revenue Collcetor from Nenver, in aleo hers, ond 34 regarded ss an lmportant witness for the Govornment, though to what facts ho wili testify is uot kaoswn, ONE TIHLOUY OF BAUCOCK'S EXFLANATION, Dispateh w Cinesnnats Gazelte, 87, Louis, Feb, 7,—As regards the maener in which tho famous * dyiph " dispatches will bo explained Rway upoa tho brisl. o very siugular theory 15 current among the whisky mon, which, remarkable B it is, haa yet a possiblo basis of reason. 1t bae already been mado public that, whean in Bt Louls, Babeock, like othersof the Government officials, took a lively 1nter- ost in the way of certain membors of the domi-mondo, and tbar McDonald was aceuetomod wheu Isbcock was ia 8t. Louis to stand beside bim at the corner of Fifth and Iine strects, near tho Supervisor's oflice, and there point out tho fair and frail ones 1o tho General, and give him their namoe aa the women trouped from tho theatres attor a matinee. The term *“Bylph,” as far as cau bo ascertained, scems to have becu applied to o cortain woman known s Dornty, or Dougherty. though this is not eertain. It 18 supposed that Babeock becams intercated in 1his womau, (who, Ly the way, was othsrwise tanglod up in {he interminabio Ritg web), and that the telegeatus and letters, in somo 1nstauces, at loase, related to ber. Of courso, to &dmit all thid will not ba o very plecsant’ thicg, bub it would bo jufinitely moro unpleasant to allow the fatal correspondenco to rematn unexplained at all. Hence, 18 16 nasorted, Babeock wilt boldly face the rituation oa r last rosort, and do as did Aloxauder Hamilton in the cazo of his famous amour, confees & weakuess to explain thot no greater sin way cumuutted. Hamillon ad- mitted that ho bad & mistrees, but de- nied that ho had plundered tho Trensurr. Babenek, it 18 whisperod, wiil admit that he wus #omewtiat imerosted iu o womau, but will reped the i'en that bo kuew anything concerniug the Whaisky Riog. Suoh s the idea put forth by ann who was fu tho Ring, who kuew of the amoaury of the Riug's loaders. and who is now swaiting sen- tence himeolf. Itis a grave chargein iteelf to say that Babcock wili make any dofonse as licre impliod, sod tho statement and jta wource nro here given for just whal thay may by worth, Tossibly tho Genoral bias vume expisustion even more rongonablo, 10 wiich nosubsequont scandal cay attach. Dipateh to Cineinnati (azette, XIIE SCUEME AGAINST NMISTOW A FAILTRE Wanntsotoy, Feb, 7.—Lto publication of ths ontlines of the contlict which politicinay sought to make between the Department of Justice and tha Bocratary of the Trensury has blocked tho ame. The Attornoy-Gienorsl could not for a moment defend tho attempt to cake thondes pendent control of tho revenue prosecutions from the Socretarv of the lreasury sud Uoi- miesioner of Internal Ravenuo, Tie law 14 oxplicit on placing the mausgemont of rev: outio trials uoder the Treasury Depart- went. 1y paragraph 77, Revised Biatutes, the District Attoruey prosccutes sil violatious of Revenuno laws, unloss directed othorwies by tho Becrotary of tho Treasury, By the nest para- Eraph, overy District Attorooy instituting such suits 18 ovliged to roport to tho Bolcitor of tho Troasury. i3y the next paragraph, full reports 1 & cottain class of casos are to ho madae by District Attorneys to the Commireioners of In- torunl Hevenuo. By paragraph 838, Distvics Attorneys, in cano of trisls for fined, peualtion, sud forfeitures, repoit directly to the Commis- sioner of luterusl Rovenuo. L'sragraph J,460 comprises sll rovenue cases placod in the Secretary. Dy No. 3,214 no ami for, tino, penal- ty, or forfeiture, in revenue caves, éat bo com- nienced until tbe Commissioner of Interual Revenue sanctions tho proceediugs. Othor par- agraphyare o the samu effoct 88 tho sbove, aud tue universal practico lLeretofors hay besn to give the wholo control of such cases ad the pros- ont whisky frauds to tho Treasury Departmiont. ‘1he productionof the Jaw fn tho cuse by tho Treapury Las compsomised thuso who “were acheming to Liave the control takeu away from the ‘Treasury, in the bopo that ensh a chango wuould in some way, for tho time botng, bresk the force of tho whisky prosocutions, -—— CHICAGO, THE SITUATION. AND DULLNESS REIONS. Another day of profound duliness at tbe Cus- tom-llouse! ‘Those chieaply-constructed and ine secure railings that skirt tho corndors which ouco resounded to tho troad of distitlerd, Gaugers, Btorokespors, aod othier Government omployos, were well-nigh dosorted by their former load of loungors, Occasionally o Do- purtment clerk would brush by, bnt to all in- tonta and purposos tho bnlls of the Custom- Houso wero as guod as dopopulated. The ofilcials wero in their offices atiending to the regular. routine duties of thelr places. They did it fu a sort of mochavical way, snd appoared to rejolca when they had com- x&ete\t the work on band, 'They knew nothing aud vaid foss, A pail seemed to have fallew aver the whole bailding,which the abssnco of any itu- portant ovents during the day did uot i tho lonst tond to dissipate, The roportors siged for the return of tho (rand Jury, but it availed pothiug, for that body will not ‘wecupy tho his- torical toursh-story until Thursday moruing. For lack of somathing bettor to do, they then ade Journod to P’hi} lfl»yuu'u ottice, whore zll tho varlous stagea of & mock trial wers gouo through with, with otio of their pumber a8 dofendsnt and 2'bil as the Court, Ly au inscrutable dis- pongation of Urovidunco tho roporior was ac- Guitted, aud the Court itsolt convicted and com- polied Lo pay s tiug, which consfsiod of an smount of wouey sulticient o }vmclflun cortain mor- cuandiso for tho crowd from a nelghboring es- sablishmont, In the Uuited Btates Court the Rivars coun- tarfeitiug caso was concluded and given to the ury at about 1:80, They were out vearly an fmur and returacd a sealed verdicet, whiols will b read thin mumlngf. Col. Mutthews loft nlght before last for Sprivgfied to attond to some peraonal mattors in thus city, and will Kmblbly Lo back boforo subs wserlbers recotyo their moruing papers. Old Jrooks wud Youug Brooks ate still among tho abscutavs, but may turn up at any mwowent. e SERIOUS CHARGES. THE BITUATION IN MILWAUKEE, The work of the tecont Grand Jury af Mil- waukeo, uays the Commercial Tinwes of that city, ls in drugor of being inwpected Ly & Con~ gronsionsl Committes. It is meserted that tha Jury did & good many things which It onght to ha7o done, and was porfectly well authorized In dojug, bot that it omitied to do some things which It ongut to have dono. The partfcalse ein of omisaion was the failurs to indict Care’ penter, Keyes, Payne, and other prominont Wis« consln politiciaus, againet whom, It 1a alleged, there was, and s, good and sulliciont testimony, Tl effort 8 now being mado to inducs the Wis- cous.n delogation to securo the ntxmmlmunl ot a Congressional Commiltee Lo laok nto tho tes- sumouy befora tha jury. Tho tostimony ta eaid to hava aliown that the partics named “were cognizant of the whisky frauds dunng the past two yoars; that thoy uned that kuowledge, thoraby socuring monoy 1ordrmllhcal purposes. It is nescried that the evidonce wil! prave that regular assossmonts ou the Ring were madn, and duly honored by the crookad members. Even Gaugors and Btoro. keopors at #1,000 or 21,200 » year aro croaited with having paid & large propurtion of their nominal sslary to the politicians, at tho samo timo devoling their time and fiuflucuce ta electioneering for tho Riug when wanted. It is turther maid that the politicians namod - wera criminal consplrators in that thoy had full knowledgs of the frauds, and controied tha workings of the Iing, Tho assortion is repeated that the beat work in tho lawt Carpester came paign was dono by the distillors' Riung, and thal evidence haa boen presented to the Urand Jury showing this, as well as tho full complicity of the leadersin that movemont in tho frauds. Meotings and plottinga between the politicians * aud thieves aro charged, and Carpenter s sot down as the promoter of Ham Rinuskopl's can- didacy for Cougress, in tho hope of maiing & tool of him, ‘Taling thiesc things for granted to maintain g pupporition, the failuro to tind indictments it et down lorohhcnlhmueucn and tho peculian poeition of Prosecutiug-Attorney McKennoy, wh is called au sdmirer of Koyed, but a hater of Carponter. McKennoy's peculiar actions ar explainod by saying that tis was perfoctly willing to convict Carpeuter; but whed, in followlug up the ovidenco to thal end, h3 camo ncross proofa azainat Keves, Lo lat tuo whole thing drop rather than Lurt bis friend al Madion. Tbo undonbied quarrel Letwoen MoKennev nnd Bupervisor Hedrick in taid to have beas causod by the latter's dosire to panisls tho poli- ticians, wncluding Keyes, which Mclienaoy would by no meaua agrea to, The Bupervidor 1 atlegod t0 have In his possonsion unduestionable proot of tho guilt of Carponter nbd othera, ond the paroas who hovo to got & Conzrewaional Com- mitten to inventigalo matters nie workiug on the supposition thut Lo will produce the ducumonts sod evidence, L Tals is tho situalion as set forth 1 tho Mil- waukee Commercial Times of Monday; awl like tho aucient newspaper headlines, it 18 * portent if Truc." Jf not based on Iacts, it Is au extraordinary and dangerous puulication, s i 5 IN GENERAT. SPRINGFIELD, AUPEAVISOR MATTUGWS. Special Dirputch to The Cracaze Tribune, Sruveriewp, I, Feb, B.—Supervesor Matb. thews waa Ueforo ths Grand Jury to-dsy in the Dgkin casos. VAN DORSTON, Gen. John F. Rioaker, tho District-Attorney Just sppolated for tho district. will tuko chargs Jarch 1. Attorney-Goeneral Lierropout wroto Col. Yan Dorston, who hss labored very zeal- ously in his ofticial dntics during the past couplo of ieels, asking him to romain during the valanco of the term, asud ho may dn 8o. In cloalug his argnment n the counterfoiting cases to-day, Mr. VanDorston touk occarion to denounco tue press in gonoral, nod especislly Tan Trinoxe currmimmlom.. Ic is etated that ho charges the Springheld dis- patclios rogarding s otlicial neglect, some timo back, with being tho moving couss for hia dis- placoment, and” Lis cttach would ecom to giva evidenco of this fochug. —— . NEW ORLEANS. THE INDICTED PANTIES, Now Onttass, La., Fob, 8.—~Col, W, J. Bohan sud John Thorn, of the flem of Boban, Thorn & Co., and Juhn Henderson, have been indicted by the Grand Jury, chargod with roceiving packagos of distifled epirits as wholosalo liquor doalory, and kuowingly, wiltally, nnlawfully, and frandu- lontly neglecting or omitting to make the propor’ entriss in the books which tho law requires thom to keep. There wero five coauts against 1fendereon, bail $10.000 ; oight counts against Dotan & Thorn, bail 10,000 ench. District-Ate tory J. K. Beckwith ; bis assistant, Mr, Gurlay ; Gen. Deady, Bupervivor ; Mr. Wheelor, Roveuue Agout, and othors, ore usily ougaged in weav= g a wed around the crookad, WILKINSON, A PHOLOAITION, Spectat Dinateh to The Clicazn Tridune, §7, Louts, Feb. 8,—Among the goesip afloat lhiere is a atory to the eifect uat tho sureties of C. B. Wilkinson, the defauiting Colleotor of In= ternal Rovenuo at St. Josepb, and who now vegetatos in Bouth America, havo made a propo- nitlon to the Uovernment that, if the prosecu- tion agmust Mr. Witkinson be dropped, bis dellelencies, amounting to £10,000, will be paid. ——— MILWAUKEE, BEIZED WIHSEY. Speeial Dienateh to Tha Careaud Tribune, Miwwavniee, Fob, 8—In tho caso of the Ubited States ngalust 213 barrels of whisky, Zmn_claimant, jury was weived, argumouts heard bolore Judgo Dyer to-dsy, acd decision rescrved. DR. SAMUEL G, HOWE. Memorinl services in His Houor in Music Kall, Boston—-A Multitudin- ous A ninnee. Spectal Dipatch to Lhe Chicago Tribune. Bostoy, Mues, TFeb, B.—Music Hall was crowded tlus afterncon by thoukands of persona anxious to testify their respect to the momory ot amuol G. Howe, The oxercises bogan at 2 o'clock, and thero was bardly s single mavo- ment outll tho benodiction wad eald just before 6. ‘Thero wers no decorations in tho ball, with tho einglo exception of a trailing English ivy, surmounted bya butich of calla-blossoms, on the platform. Tho andionce included all clasaes of socioty. Doaf mutes and blind persons woro to ba saen i o)l party of the hatl. Onthe platform wero Gov, Rico, ox-Govs. Gaston, Talbot, Nulleck,and Clatlio, Mayor Cobb, Josish Quiney, Oliver W. Hotmes, tho apeakers of tho aftor- noon, and & host of dlstinguisied porsons. The tlon, F'rancis W. Bird prosented Gov. Rice, who called upon tho ltev. Edward Everctt Ialo to offer prayor. A brief tributs by tho Governor, and an origival hymu by W, E. Channing, saog by the cholr of the Institalon of tho Dliud, pre- cedod the oration by ox-Gov. Ballock. This was, 88 might bavo beon expected, distingumh- ed by lofty <{hought, and dolivered in sn impressive msunor, Like Gov. Rice, ha clalmed _for Hsmuel G, Ilowo the titlo of tho Massachusotia Philanthropiet, adding that, while many men counld claim the title to tlhie groatest orator, tho grealest statesman, or leader of many of lifo's nvocations, no ons could divpute that Howe waa entitlod to the dis- tinction of being the losder in ph\hnthrop{. Ex-Prestdont Coswell epoke of Dr, Hlowe's col- loge-life, aud hiy loye of funand frolie, Ex- Quv. Gaston followed in a very brief eulogy, and Dr. Holmes read a besutiful poom, The Hev. H. Hedge epoke of the patrlotlsm and hilanthropy of tho decessed. The Hon, W. "V. Dird and the llov, . E. Hals spoke of hia private life, and, aftor a poem by the Rev. T, O. Brooks, of Newport, Dr. Gallandet g, Howo's way of teachivg, and Col, giason of his work iu the anti-slavi — THE BLACK HILLS, Yaxgroy, D, T, Fob. 8.—A partyof forty men lofs hiera for the Black Hills ou Saturdsy, Fif teon more Joft to-day. A third party witl loave ou Thursday next. Thoso leaviog to-day are old eottlory fu thls country, familisr with all the streams, aud will make a survey—both going snd il of tho most practiosl” routes, and tho exacy distance of each, Some of thi J‘m BX+ peot to return here in fitteon ds; ud wilt be prepared to give a full report of prodpacts &b the Hills.