Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1876, Page 5

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TITURSDAY, FLEBRUARY 10, 1876, WHISKY. The Babeock Trial Weary, Stale, Flat, and Unprof- itable Yesterday. president Grant's Deposition the P'rincipal Topic of Delib- eration. The Lawyers Given All the Aftor- poon to Fix It Among Thomselvns. Cerlain Interragatories from Both Sides to Be Sent to the President. 8. G. to Depose Before tho Chicef-Justice in Washing« ton Saturday, @sn, Webster Takes o Sudden and Mys- terious Flight to Washington, BABCOCK. . IN COURTe DULL. Bpeciat Dienateh o The Chicago Tridune, 81. Lous, Fob, 9.—~The day has hoen aimost withiout stirting incidouta in the Babceock trial, the proceedings belog confined slmort entirely {o tho dreary, atorootypod storias of a fow Gov- ornment witnessoa concorning the organization of tho Ring. These storica hiave become a thrico- told tate, and bavo already vexed the public oar until thero i hardly a child in tho land who does not know that, in the fall of 1871, Joyco, Me- Donald, McKoe, Fitzroy, and Maguiro got up & combination to rob tho Government, and that thoy took all they could flnd in sight. Tho object of the prosecution in going over this well-trodden ground again e to establish n conspiracy, and, baving dono this, thoy will proceed by circumstantlal aud direct tostimony to connoct Babcock therewith, . ON THE JUST AND THE UNJUST. Tho pelting rain which foll during tho oarly part of the morniug sorved to keop away tha multitudinous rabblo which hagherotofore strug- gled for stauding-room oo tho oxposed stops of the Court-flouse building. Tator In the day, whon tho rain coaged and tho skics cloared up, tho crowd bogan to collect, and, long boforo ad- journment, there wero thousands aroutd tho en- 1rance who woro unable to get in, BAHCOCK'S MANNER YESTEODAY, Qen. Babcock, in company with ox-Attorney- Qeueral Williams, camo in'at an eatly hour and took tuo seat sssigned him. Lo agomad Lo on- Joy excellont bumor, and gave no appearanco of tunt dopression which sonio Lave ascribed to him. In fact, thero was vory little in the sur- roundings to excito bim, and tho day's procoed- ings woro characterized by nothing calculatod to test lus neryo, Thoro was nothiug in the ovi- donco to indicate tbat tho sladow of the Penl- tontiary was upon him., * Bab" bas a way of twitehing pis tawny mustaclio ns if it bothered bim, but bdyond this menifestation of norvons- noagd thore was nothing to botray his oxcitoment. DISAYPOINTED BIGUT-SEEIS, ‘Iho snnouucement of My, Btorrs that tho do- foneo bad eonoluded to dispense with tho per- sonsl attondanco of the President ss ajwitness was » matter of general surprise to o preat many pooplo, and thore had beon o general undor- standing that it had been fually decided to havo him hero. TEAT OF THE TALK ANOTT THE PRESIDENTIAL DLP~ OuTION, After tho testimony of Ulrict had boon cou- cluded Btorra arose aud satd : “If tuo Court plonse, I desiro to make a proposition to the counsel ou thio other sido, Tunderatand from Col. Dyor that this csso will consumo tho ontiro wook. We had intonded at firat to have tho personal attendauce of the Prosident ss o wit- nees in tho ocase, but from tho way tho caso standa now, wo think we can dispenso with his crsonal ationdauco, e are anzlous to do this n consoquence of tho difliculty of socuring his presence owing to tho oxigenciea of publio sf« fairs requiring his attendunco at Wasbington. Wae desito the connsol on the otlier sido to prol- for with us the intertogntorios to ha mado to Lim, snd then to have Lis _testimony takon be- fore tho Chief Justico, It doultless can bo taken, and bo hero insido of a woolt.” = District-Attorney Dflop—l pugreat that this is & matter with which tie Court has nothing todo, Tha teetimony of the President, or of any othor witnozs, can be takon and submitied. This Is a matter for the counsol to detormino—not the Court. Wo are perfoctly willing to_confer with the gontlomen on tho otlier eido, and soo on what ointa thoy wish to interrogato tho President. s can ba dono very readily. ‘Theu, if wo think, after seclug tho Intorropatories, that tho peracnal apposrance on tho stand of the Prosldent ~ will sorve tho Government better, why, wo won't conceds that hin teatimony be takon at Washiogton. I stated to Mr. Storrs this morning that this case would probably consume a weok. I am satistled that.it will, bat I am willing to do anything in my pow- e;! to accommodato tho counsol ou tho’ other nide. Mr. Storrs—My roason for this roquont ia that it might inyolve au sdjpurnment for Lalf an hour or wore longer thau usnal. I desiry that wll our negofintions be opon, g they Lavo baon, wud s ploussut a8 I can n{ they bavo been. Judgo Dillon—Wo usually tako a rocess until 2 o'olock. Bupposo, in this case, wo mako it half-past 2?2 Mr, Btorrs—Our Iniermfiatoflu are written, aud ars vory numerous, sud wo suggeat that uu- il 8 o'clock would suit us much betlor, Wo will appoint & meeting With counsel aud sob- mit the interiogatories at once. I'ne Court thon adjourned untit 3 o'dock, DURING THE RECESH counsel for presecution wora busily engagod in prepariug crosg-interrogations for tho President to auswer, but, when Judge Dillon took his seat at. 3 T m. thoy hud not liniehed thelr work, and . Col. Dyer arose and said : ** 1 rogard to the ap- ‘plication of tho dofonse this morning, wo havo consuited with them, and would bug leave to sk your Hovor 1o givo us furthor tune to pro- paze our Jrosa-quosions to the Prosident. I, thorofore, Lope your louor will adjousn court until to-morrow, In order to give us tho time peCysaty for properly Proparing our gucstions.” Mr, Storrd—I would suggent to thd Court that the Uresidout's testimony 18 to bo taken orally, which will roquire mucti loss timo than if it were writton. I, thoroforo, concur in the ro- quost f the prosccution, aud bope your ilonor will faverably coustder it. DIGNLFIND JUDICIAL ADMONITION, DISTANCE. Judge Dillon, in respouse, sald ho desired to any that tho Court's ume was huportant. Ho did not waut caunsol to rely too much on tho dura- tion of thy trisl. Cougress boing in session, however, the President’s timo i necessanly procious to hwm, A WORD IN THE EAR OF THE JURY. Judge Dillon then addressod the jury, admon- fshing them syaiu to sbetan from reading tho capers, and 10 adhere strictly to his former fu- unctions. Court then adjournod till to-morrow morning &t 10 o'clock, 170 e Assoctated Press.) NOTHING MUGH PLOVED. 87, Lous, Mo, Fob. b,—Actiug undor tho ad- vico of the Court, given just before tho ad- iourumam last mi3bt, the Government connyel n the Babeook trial to-duy passed over tho con- spiracy fn 1871 and 1873, and produccd tostl- niony to show the tencs au ogemlom of the Whisky lunE froin 1873 to 1875, No diract evidonco was broughil out againet Gou. Dab- cock, the tostimony belug goneral in character, tending to show who wara the couspirators and tho oxtent of it. Joseph M. Fitzroy was put on the stand at tho opening of the morumf deeslon, aud kept there 8u hour and s balf, Fitzroy was Deputy Col- loctor of Iutornal Rovenue, and after the do- Elm:w of Conduce Megrue, in November, 1872, ecame the active business muw of the Riug. ‘Ihe examination procoedeq with only occa- sloual technical objections freun tho defoutv, and vory little of the tostimuuy was ruled out, Kitzroy was asked if ho know Sho defondaot, and said: ** I mot Gon, Baboock vnco last Hop- tomber; it waa at the Lindall Hotel, this city. William 0. Avery futroducod me 10 i, The Fresident was at the botel. It was o tho occa- slon of & viult to tbis city by the P euident and Gon, Dabcock, Lhadnot scen Ciew Labeock T0 HAVE A Deforo that time, I was then noder indictment for complicity in theso frands.” On tho crosa-examination, Fitzrov satd of thin mealing wi Habeuelk s ** It was mimply wn in- troduction, Thero wa no conversation, [ wan ntanding near Lho elavator. (Jen, Babeock camo up and Avery introtucod us." After Fitzroy, John F. Siedontopf, tho fore. mau at Ulriel's distillory, was put on tho stand, Il tostimony rolated wholly to the operationn of tho distillery of which ho was foreman and mauaged, the mannor jn which crooked whisky was mado auld xlluEnnml ‘of, the amount of moucy pnid to revenuo aliicors, ote. Tudolpl W, Ulrici then took the etand, [In sald his foroman, Hiodenlopf, had given n pood sccount of their peralious, and added womo teatimony aboul raising money to buy off rovenuo sgontd whu camo bhero nnd found Irrogularitios, There was naihing in cithor Ulrict's or Siedentopf's ovidence that has ot beon published soveral times, and it was ro- peated mainly to show tho oxistonce of acon- spirnoy. ‘[hils can alao ba said of Fitzroy's tosti- niony. TIE TRESIDENT'S DEPOSITION, Just provions to the sdjournment of tho morn- ing weaeion, Mr, Storre statod that the defenso hnd inteuded Lo havo the porsonal attendance of Presidont Grant as a witness, but as thoe caso now stonds bio thought tlns would not be necos- aary, particnlarly as tho exigoncies of publio affairs roquiro his attendunco at \Washing- ton. Ilo then proposod to couneel for the prosccution that thoy shonld meot with counsel for the dofonso and agroo upon quostivns and_crose-questions Lo be put to tho Prepident, and that thie oxamination should bo léandullm(oro tho Chiof-Justico of the Buprema ourt, Col, Dyor sald ho had no particular ob- Jections to such an arraugomont, “if it ehould appear aflor oxamning the iuterrogatoriea of tln defouso that the Uovernment could be ay woll served in this way aa by the pereonal presonca of tho Lrosidont: Mr. Storis stated that thoy had their questions writton out, and saked the Court to prolong tho noun session until tho aftornooy, to give conusel for the Government tinie to preparo thoir crosy- uoatiops, ‘This the Court agroed to. Ad- ourned to 3 p. m. On Lbo re-assembling of tho Court Distriot-Ate tornoy ijer atated that counsel for the Govern- ment had met counsal for the dofeuso rogarding the quostions to be sent on to Washington, but they liad not had timo to proparo their counter interrogatories, Ha thereforo askod tho Court to adjourn uutil to-morrow moruing, to afford both sides an opportunity to properly arrango thoir Twzunnn and cross-questions, and that couneol may loavo to-nlght for Washington and arsivo there in timo to bavo the depostion taken on Batarday. Judge Portor joined in this request for an adjournment. Judgo Dillou statod that the Court rocognized the force of the suggesiion of caunsel a8 to the inoxpedicney of tho Prosident absenting himself from Washinglon ot thig time, oud na the oroposed arrangomeut would prooa- bly save timo, the Court was ordered adjoursed uutii to-morrow morning. B e QUTSIDE. THET PRESIDENT'S DEPORITION. 8pectal Dispalch to Tha Chicago Tridune. 8t Louss, Mo., Feb, 9.—Tho Presidential in- torrogatories will La forwarded to Washlugton by to-morrow moming's mail, and it is expocted the President’s deposition will bo in Court by Monday or Tucsday. unEe. Alargo class of perdons, and especially that prurient class who gloat over tho advent of any- Dody into tho casoe whoso appearance is likely to give food for gossip and scandal, aro sorely dis- sppointed nt tho determination of Babcock's at- toruoys not to Lave tho Prosidout here. ov. Tho woll-wisliors of Mr. Grant and his Admin- istration, however, aro glad that ho 18 golog to stay In Wnsbington. Tho moat candid observera admit that tho outlook {8 bad for *Bab,” and that o too zoalous iden- tification with him on tho part of tho Presidont Is caleulated to bring dlscredit to both hiw and bie pacty. His porsonnl proso nce woutd. porhaps, have bad somothing like o mag- uetto influonco oo tho jury, but tho Guvernmont attornoys would Lavo gone a long ways in do- siroying thot influenco, and 1 the end probably bave Loisted tho dofenso with its own gwunl, WILL “DAR" QET A PAUDON A curious auggestion has been mado with ref- orenco to the part to be played by tho President in bubalf of Babcock, The P’reaident has ab- poluto pardoning power, aud, inasmuch 8 bo has Bo ropentedly exprosssd faith {u Babcock's nnocence, will he not immediatoly grant a pardon #hould conviction be tho rosult of the prosont irial? Whethor ho wonld como to the rescuo of a frioud to whom bo is o wodded, or whether Lo would submit to s verdict of tho jury in the spirit of s owa injunction to *lot no guilty wman escape,” is n question which a goud many peoplo aro diecussing just now. A NUMHER OF DISTINGUISHED PEOPLE were present lo-day. Awmong tho number was Sonator Joncs, of Novads, —Ex-Commlissioner Douglage, who arrived last night from Washiug- ton, comes &8 o GCovornmont = witness, It i bolloved that Dhis testimony rolates to tho eall ho mads to the Winte Honso, while Commissioner, where, it iu allogod, ho met Babcack, who porsuaded tho Commirsioner not to press tho revocation of n cortain order nxTonnmln;( to tho 8t, Louis Su- porvisorship of Intornal Roveutio, PHE UNKNOWN, A man who registored at the Lindell Hotel this morning 88 Georgo A. Jones, from Dubuquo, Ia., wont in hurried search of Mr. Storrs nud had & long consultation with him aud suother attornoy for tho defense, Rumor lind it that he had bronght somo important informatlon very ma- terial to a propor defonac of the caso. MUNK, Among tho prominent arrivals this mumhn?1 wag that of Col. 1. W. Muun, lato Unite: Btates Buparvisor of Interual Revenuo, of Cli- cago, an iutercsted party 1u crooked dovolop- menta, 19w J,0NG 7 Tho attornoya for thoe prosecution say thoy will tlniuh their ovidonce by Baturday niglit, en- ablivg tho defenso to buf:ln ou Mondsy, put the genoral boliof f4 $hat it will bo tho middlo of next week baforo the testimony for the Govern- mone I8 il ip, and that it will tako at least two weoks to try tho case. ‘Tho manifest digposition of "tho defonsa to contest evory point and to raise an objoction for tho loas shadow of an excuso for ro doing, will undoubt- edly bavo tho offoct to prolung the trialton much greater length thsn was suticipatod. Judgo Dillon shows & dolermination to put the onxe throngh ns rapidly as possible, and will al- fow 110 more dolays thinn can be avoided, THE JUSY TO BE DELIVERED ¥HOM EVIL. Rvery procaution fu boing taken to provent any possiblo " corruption of tho jury. Doputy dur- whisls ato coustantly with the Jurors, and it 1s un- derstood that Governmount detoctives have been deturled 1o soo that nothing unfair is attempted. 3 TEPONE THE CHILY-JUSTICE, Tho consultation between counsel in the Bab- cock caso thig atternoon resulis in an agreoment that tho doposition of I'resldent Graut sball ba takon biofore Chiof-Justico Waito noxt Saturdsy afteruoon, and the procoedings couducted liko au oxamination fu opon court. Buth sidos will bo roprosuntad by counscl, Maj, L, Eston will act for the (iovernment, Who ~will ropresont tho defonse lias not yot tranapred, TI(E POLITICS OF THE JUBY. TInquiry into tho political status of the Bab- cock jury develops tho fact tuat thoy ataud six Ropublicans, four Democrats, and two Inde- pondents, Two of the opublicans aud ouo of tho Domocrata scrved i the Fedoral army, and ono Domocrat and ono Independent woro Confoderato soldicrs, Thoe six Itepublicans are trong supportors of President Grants Admin. istration. Lt may bo judged from the mosaio charactor of tho jury that tho fear reported to Lsve been expressed by Gen, Dabcock that tho jury would ba nnder Robel Intluenco is on- tiroly unfounded. Tho jury la sbout the bost and most [uteliigont which has boon impaueled pince tho commencemont of tho whisky cases, sud thoro 18 overy protnlso that their vordice will bo just aud impartial, TilE BROTI IN DARGER. At an early bour thig ovenivg Dabsook's attornoys ropuired to ths apartmeuts of Judgo Btorrs at tho Liudell, whete bovoral hows were spont in - cousulta- tion, It appeard that thero aro 80 mauy Iawyors for tho dofenso that it 18 quito hard to barmonize conclusions tn all the uestionn that ariso, On the propricty of bnnging P'resi- dent Grant toSt. Louis, itis undorstood thiat thoera was considorablo varioty of opinion, Btorrsand Krum wero very much fu fuvor of haviug him on tho atand fu porson, but Judge Porter firw- Iy opposed it, sud, in deforence to bim, bis brothor couusolors ylelded the poiut sud se- sontod to the procuromens of Gen. Ursut's doposition. This question Was fully dis- cussed last might, and the interrogatorios t tho President proparud us prosonted iu, court this morniug, AUAGUILE. With roforenco to tie use which the Govern- ment iotends to mske of ox-Calloctor Con Maguiro In tho Babcock trial, one of the coun- 86l for tho prosecation sald to-dsy that Maguire's testimony, though of & ciroumstautial uature, would bo of great importance, aud would conyti- tute ous of tho sizopgost nks in tho chaw of ovidence agatnst tho defendant. Ifis tentimony, iv Ia sald, will rofer to a conference which took place betwesn Limaolf and Babcock Jeat sumnm. r, whon the Iatter, with tho Dresident, was hara attending tho fair. 'Ihis conferonce, it i smwortod, dnvolves & practical admisalon Ly * I3ah " of certaio pocunlary benes fitu dlorivod from tho Ring. Tinm is given for what it 1 worth, as itcannot, of conrse, bo traced to a dofinitasourco, It Is an undonbted fact, huwover, that the Government has promised to Iot Maguiro down oasy in roturn for hia texti- mony in the Babcock caso, and thoro i o moral certalnty (hat snid toetimony will bo bard to gob over. f MORY, LEOAL ABSINTANCE, Special Dspatek ty Tha CAreann Tribi Wasnaros, 1. O, Feb, 9,—The Sta* an- nounces that A. A, Unoko, who waa atloruoy of thio Digtrict Clovernmont, has hoon ompioyed to nsulst {n Gan, Babcock's dofanue, and that ho has loft for Ht. Touls. The factis uxciting mnen commont, as Coake has long bean one of tho most activo supporters of tho allog hero. e THZ INDICTMENT. TEXT OF THE DOCUMENT. THE TEXT OF THE DADCOCK ISDICTMERT, St, Lotfa Times, Feb. T, Ta view of tho oxcoeding intorent folt in the trial commeucing to-day, the full toxt of tho in- dictmont undor which Cen. Babcock la to bo tried Is herowith givon s Unted States of America, Fastern Ditrict af M- sourt, a2 Ju thio District Conrt of tho United fiaten for tlio Eantorn Disirict of Missonri, At tho Novem- Der term of sald Court, A, D, 1873, Tho Grand Jury of ' tha United Hiatoa of Amerk dnly Impaticled, norh, and eharged to faqutro. 1o xnd for” the Eustern District of Missourl, on their osthis rosent that Orville E. Babenck and’ Jobn A, Joyce, jata of eald district, on the 1nt day of January, fn'the gearot our Lord ore thourand efght handrud sid sov- euty-four, at tho sald district, did consjdre, combine, confoderate, and sgren togethier among themsslyes, and with Jobn Mcbonaid, Joseph M, Fitrroy, Aifred Hevis, Edward I, Fraser, Rudaiph W, Ulric, Louis Tansclier, John Bushy, Gordon B, Bingham, and with cortain othor perdona to tho Grand Jurors aforesafd unknown, to defraud the Unlted Slates of tuo iuter- nal revenuo tax of 70 cents, then and there lmpored by Iaw upon each and overy proof gallon of a largs quantity, fo-wit: 1,000,000 proof gailons of distiied !&!lrfla, thereafter to he produ. e at certain distiiloriea then and thers situatod {u the City of Bt. Louls, within »2id lstrict, to-wit ¢ tho distillery fhien and iliero oce cupfed by Ll sald Alfred Bevis and Edward B, Frasor, and thon and there situatod at tho northwest corner of Barlon stroct and DeKalb sirect, in ssid City of 8t Louls, and withinsaid district: the distillery then and thiore ocoupled Ly tho sald ludolpl W, Ulricl, aud thenand thero situatod at tne southwest corner of Cedar atrect and Main atreet, in sald Cily of 8t, Louls, ond within said distelcts 'the distiliery then and thera occupled by tho 'ssid John Lusby, and then and_thero situated at fhe southwest cors ner of Cues avenue npd Eloventh sirect, in maid City of Bt, Louls, and witlin said ' dis- tricts tho dlatiilery {hen and thero oeenpled by the #atd Gordon I, Binghem sud John W, Dingham, snd then ond thero altuated at No, 1313 Papin strect, fn said Oty of 6t Louls, and within said district; that aftorward,to-wit on tho 16th dsy of July,in the Year of our Lord 1874, and at the sald Esatorn District of Ais. sourd, the said Alfred Lovis and_Edward 1, Fraser, fu piradance of and in order to éfact the object of aatd consplracy, confederacy, and agrecmeni, remoyed from the eald distillery, situnted, s aforesald, ot tho notiheast corner of Barton and Do Kslb atreets, in the sald City of 8L, Lonia, to n place other than the distil. lery warehionea situated upon and constituting s part of eald distiliory premises, to-wit: to 8 place 10 tho Jurors aforeestd unkuos large quantity of spirita, to-wit: 10,000 proof gailons thereof, upou which fil'l‘ spirita the internal revenue tax of 70 ceuts then and thiere imposcd by law upou eich and every proof gale lou thereof had not beon first pald, and thiere defraud thio Unifed States of sald tax. Tlat sfterword, to-wit: on the safd 15th day of July, in the year of our Lord 1874, and at the said Easlorn Districe of Missourd, tho said Rudlolph W, Ulrlcl, in pursuance of sud onler to effect tho objoct of mald conapimcy, combinatlon, cofederocy, aud agroement o liad, s aforesatd, dfd remova from the anld distillery, nitusted o8 aforeasid, at the southwiost corner of Cedar and Main streeis, in the City of Bt, Louts, t0 o piace othor than the diatillery warchouse, = pitust-d upon and constituting a part of tho aatd dik- tllery premises, to-wit : 40 a plane tu the jurom afure- sald ® unknown, n largo quaniity of spirita, to-wlt : 10,000 proof glions thereof, upon which said sptits i Intornal. rovens tax of 10 conts, ther nnd there tmpotad by taw upon osch and every proof gul- lon thoreof, hisd not been first pald, snd therehy did then and there defraud tho United Stalos of said tax, . That afterivard, to-wit: on the said 15th day of July, in'the oar of our Lord 1874, and at the said Eustorn Diatrict of Missouri, tho saill Louls Teuschior, in pur- ananco of and §n order o effoct tho objoct of said con- spiracy, combination, confederacy, nnd sgreement, 8o Diad & aforcsid, did Tomove from’ the kafd distiliory, situated as aforcaald, at Noa. 3804, 2910, 812, 2414, i 2216, yuclusive, North Second stroot, in said City of St. Louls, to 8 placo other than a datillery warchuing, sit- uated'upon and constituting u part of the sald distil- lery premisos, to-witt to a place to tho jurors afare- i unknown, a Iarge quantity of eplrile, to-wit: 10,0.0 Troof gatlona fhereat, 4pon which watd. apirits tho In- ternal-revouus tux of 7u cents, thon snd there fmposcd by law upon each and overy proof gallon thiervel, had not been Arst paid, and thereby did thew and ihero dofroud the United Btates of said tax, That afterw rd, to-wit., on tho fifteentli day of July, {u tho year of our Lord one thoussud elght Dbundred and eaventy-four, and_at tha mad Eastern. District of Missourl, the sald Jobn Busby, in pur- Wuunco of and In order to offect tho objeck of Bald conspiracy, combination, confederacy, a 0 Lad a8 aforesul o0 lory, eltustod as azoresald, at tho southwost cornur of Oaxs avenue and Eloventh street, in tho oajd City of 81, Louls, to s place other than' tho alatillory ware- houne, ltuated upon and covstituting a part “of the sa1d distillery, to-wit,, tos place to the jurors afore- #ald unknown, a Jarge quantity of spirits, to-wit., 10,000 proof gallona thoreof, upon which sald spirits the fnterns] roveuno tax of 70 cents then and thers imposed by law upon each and overy proof gailon ihercof had not been first paid, aud thereby did- then and there defraud tho United Stats of sald tax, That aftersard, to-wit: on tho said 6tb day of July, in thio yoor of onr Lord one thousand eight hundred aud neveuty-four, and at said Eastern District of Mis- sourd, the said Gordon B. Bingham and Jokn W, Bing- L, n pursuance of and in order to offoct the object of said conspiracy, combination, confedorscy, and agreoment, 5o had ‘a8 aforeeatd, did remove fromn tho dietiliery warchouse situated tipon and conaituting n part of the said distillery promises, to-wit: 10,000 proof,gallons theroof, upan which kafd spirits tho'in- ternal revenuo tax of 70 cents then and there linposed by Law upou cach and overy proof gallon thereof tad 10t been first pald, snd theroby did thon aud there defraud the Unjted States of sald tax; that after- ward, to-wit; on the 1st day of ebruary, in tho goae of ouf Tord 187, wnd st tho aid Pastern lstrict of Missourl, the said Jahn A, Joyee, in pursuunce and in ondor to aifect tho object of aaid conspiracy, combination, confederacy, ond sgrevnient eo had as aforosald, did aid and abet in the romoval from the said distillery of Alfred Liovis aod Edward B, Fraser, tos place to the furora aforesaid unknown, of @ Jurge fuanity of distlied spiria, to- wit 2 1,000 proof gallons theraof, upon each and every proot @allon of which said apirits the internal rove. hite taz of 70 cents then and thero Lmposed by law had ‘ot firat beon paid, contrary t the form of tio statuty of the United Statea fn_snch case mado and provided, and pgainat tiolr peaco and digniegy D, . Dren, Unilod §tatoa Attorney for the Easturu District of Minaourk. Tho indorsoment roads : LN 0, 920.] ln;ll‘l:‘gul[md Htates District Court, Eastern District of uri. ‘The United Btatos va, Orville E. Bavcock and John A, Ju'yce. Indictment for violation of Bection 6,440 Rov. Btat, A true uiil, R. D, BREWINGTON, Foreinau. —_—— CHICAGO. AT THE CUSTOM.HOUSE. AROWIER QUIET DAY, The condition of affairs at tho Custom-House yostorday waa not matorially changed oither for the botter or tbe womse. Ool. Matthows, Old DBrooks, Young Brooks, and tho Grand Jury aro gtill numbered smoug the llstdf sbsentecs, Diutrict-Attornoy Baoga was in his innor offico neorly all day, with the Governmont counsol, busily engaged in pasting tho finishing touches to THUE INDICTMENTS upon which thoy have beon laboring during tho absence of the Grand Jury, Tholr work way not ontirely finished, and some af tho indictmonts will bo drawn up tuis morniug when tho Grand Jury assembles In their fourth-story boudoir. Btil), enough work Lias been dono fn tho,_indictment-mill to enablo the jury to retarn a grist of considerable magni- tude immediately upon thelr reassombling, al- though the cases arc not of tho highost jm- portanco. Thera aro casus of crooked Gaugery .and Btorekeopors, and some Posl-Ofice defraud- ors, whoso wickeduoss has boen duly considered aud paesed upon. Keeley, and Kerwin, and Mattlues aro also llkely to come in st tho deatly, snd Frolsingor, the proprietar of the AMilan Distillory, sgainst whom thore was evideuco ol crookeduess, will probably bo honared with u rosontmont labeled ** A 'True Bill—Honry Al yman, Foroman," Whon tho judictments now roady shall have been roturned tho Grand Jur! will next take up tho remalndor of tho list su flulsh drawlog them up, aftor which thoy will procood to thae congideration of now cases. All he crooked Oaugers ond Btorckaopors Linvo not beon gat upon, and it 18 expected that the Grand Jury will close out the list as speodily a3 pos- sible, Tho examluation of wituesses in tlicso casos may bring out additionat evidonce tending to inculpato others. This will, af courso, no- cessitate the calling of new witneases, and thus the work is liable to procecd, subject to the unexpoctad prolongations and delays lucident to such investigations, 'Phe Grand Jury may, thorufore, remain in session for some time to come, sud it may possibly adjourn next weuk, 1n rogard to TUK MEMBERS OF TUX SECOND LATON thore sre contlioling rumors. Bome of tno prophots vredict that they will try to squeal, sud 80mo Aver with all pomitiveuess that thoy will do 10 anch thing, but watk up and plead not guilty, and makn tho fight of an Intercsting character for the Government. Tho Distelet-Attornoy wiil | {enun hin notices to tho distiliars to-day, requir- Ing them to pioad at an ey day, nrobabty lo- nrrow or Hsturday, whon something definita will bo kuown a8 regatds thelr plans for fature operations. 1N TI(R USITED FTATES COURT-RO0XM yostordny morning the sosled vordiet of the Jury in tho Rlivers counto:foit-nickel caso traa foadt, It founa tho defeudant guilty. John Ljockel, convictod a faw weeks ago ol frandu- Jent practicos in connection with the manufac- turo of cigars, wan Lrought into court and en- tonced to pay a fino of 59 aud eosts. With the excoption of thraotwo caner, thera was nothing actually dovo at the Custom-lousn yesterday nosscding auy vomarkablo degren of “intorest. 1t fn expectod tharo will ba & brightening up thin mornine, snd that somothing of impottauca will tako placo. witadhst suNty, the indicted ox-clerl in the Intornal Revonuo oflice was rogistored at Craveu's Hotol, London, on the 22d of last mouth, Ha has probably by this time seitled down in Glasgow, whenco bo came, It s bolioved that hoemight bo bad un- der tho oxtradition treaty, but then it s & guos. tlan shothor it wonld bo sorth tho troublo, wimply to convict him and gond him to Jolict, I ho woro willing to taik, howevar, he would boe a valusble witncwe, TUR MORRIS DISTILLERY. Thao trotible 1 thy whisky business fa not en- tiroly ovor. ‘Thoroiu a sfroug prospect of an- other raid, in whiol 8 Clicago Alderman may sufler, For soma timo tho authorities Liavo had their ofliciat oyes on a dintillary at Morris, oguinat which tha evidence has heon silontly rolling up. Yestarday aftarnoon Mr, Parker R, Mason and Mr. Gholson G. Russoll had a loug conforenco with Judge Tangs, in tho courss of which thoy supplied Lim with considorabla in- formation’ concorning the Morris still-hous One of tho gentlemen idontifled with that inal tutiou—whother in the capacity of owner or UGov. ornmont omploye bay uot transpirod—nmolied & mico. Ilis vame {s Cronkito, le warnod his brothron that there was blood upon the face of the moon, ond that (ho gtill-bouse waw in donger, but they paid no oed. They useemed to considor them- setves porfoctly secdre, and iauglied at him and hin fears. But Cronkite apveared to be impressod with his fonrs, and so ho packed up big baggago, ouo day Iast week, sud stoped for the hospitable shoras of Caumla, ‘Therest of the pooplo In and about tho distil- lory have purauod their vocation, all nndisturbed by tho nctivity displayod by Cronkite, and they nro patieutly Jaboring to suppresathe fact of bis ight, . Itis eafd that Ald. Jobn Corcoran fa a part owner in tho establishment, aud this fact is sig- mificantly montioned sbout the Government building. Thero is sa yet no chargo tuat bo bag been cognizant of any crovkeaness at the distil- lory, sud, so far ns can be leatued, there is no ovidonce ngalnst bim personal.y, When the seizure will bo ufads, or exactly what tho courso of tho Governwent will bo, ia not vot indioated, but Mason and Ruesoll aro jubilant,and think they have put in anotherapike to fasten their' immunity aud avert tho puuish- wmont hanging over them, GEN. WENSTER'S VISIT TO WASIINGTOS. 1t was rumored aroand tho Government build- ing yesterday that Gen. Wobator had suddenly departed for Washington. Clerks in the Col- lector's office denied the statoment, but tho Gen. eral was not {u the building daring the day, and at o lato hour Iaat night bad not returned to tho Palmer House. On Tucsday Gen. Wobstor held a long eon- sultation with Collector Jonox, rulative to the clarges mado by Mr. Tutton, and the proprioty of n vigit to Washington to det mattera straight, Collector Jones sirongly advised the trip, and it is supposad that Gon. Webstor Las gone to the National Cajital to rout Mr. Tutton, IN GENERAL, SPRINGFIELD. TIE ORAND JURY. Syeciat Duapateh to The Chicago Lribune. Spuxoriknp, 1L, Feb, Y.—Supervisor Mat- thews has been befora the Grand Jury in tho Lebanon and Quincy diatillery cases. The foimer has already beon gold, and tho caeos in connection with it sro azalnst sunbordinate ofticlaly charged with conspiracy to defrand, ete. Matthows roturns to Chicago to-night, Collector Merriam was boforo tho Grand Jury to-day in ro- gord to tho Westerman papors, giving bis viows rogarding tho importanco of the documonts ob- tained from thoso captured buxes, Ho with- holds dotails, and oil tho onlcors hore, oxcept Suporvisor Matthows, Deputy Wilkinsou, and Maj. Pinkbam. are very chary of giving fuforma- tion to the press, being troubled with support- ing tho Guvernmont on their shvulders,—in fact, Judgod by tho Tocent {arguments {u ths pending trials, tho nows carrospondunts are considerod au the partics on trinl, instead of tho prisoners, and the juries have beon regaled with abuse ot tho press 08 winmlorivg to prurient tasto, nud so on, v WASHINGTON ITEMS. TUTTON'S PART IN DUSINESS, dpeetal napateh ta The Chicado Tribune, Wasuisutoy, D. O, Fob, 9.—Washiogton dispatchies of the Chicago Inter-Ocean contaln & corroct Btatoment of charges made hore by Sa- pervisor Tutton agatust tho Becratary of tho Irensury and Solicitor Wilson, to tho offect that offors of immunity had beon made to & numbor of Gaugers aud distillers if they would perjuro thomsolves nud convict tbeloaders aud prominont won. This {s the point of along statoment contalning slmilar matter. The etory is abso- lutely falso, snd was concoctod in thio first ine stance by Tutton tohelp break down the whisky rosccutions, From firat'to last, eince tho ot~ ompt $o uncover these frauds bogan, Tutton, who was given tho coufidence of the Depart- mont in the mkttor, has npparently boon work- fug withs energy to block the way of tho Treas- ury, and provent prompt and offective action. This wholo story 18 not only false, but svpears in conucction with tho loltor of the Attorney- Genoral just when it is oxpected to make tm- portant uke of the evidenco of parties who bave turned Htate's evidenco. prsg E. W. KEYES, I OF MADIAON, WIS., SETS UIMSELY RIGUT, Speetal Dizpaleh to The Clacago Tridune, Manrsoy, Wis,, Feb, 9—Your correspondent has seen E. W. Koyos to-day in regard to tha charges of tho Milwaukeo Comwiercial T¥mes, that ho was implicatod 1u tho whisky frauds iu this Stato, and demanded snd wecured monoy from distillera and rootifiers for political pur- poso, aud thoreforo assured thom of protoction in the fraud. Ho pronouncos tho articles i plieatiog him sn inferoal lio, and ox- picitly ~ denies it chargus 7elative to him in_ gencral aud particular, Indopendont 1wformation from bigh authority is 1hat there was no evideucs of such allegations found by the United Btatea oflicers. 1t is o fact that tho influeuco of the Wisconsin Whisky Ring waa powerfully sgaiust the Republican parcy In the State; that its money and offorts Wwore tho prominent cause of its dofeat in 1873, nud Mr, Keyes was ono of tho prime movors o oxpoo Ity fraudu and break up sad Riog. —————— MILWAUKEE. BEIZED WIISKY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chwcase Tribune. Minwavkes, Wis, Feb. 0.—Beveral unim- portant judgments agalpst contlscated barcela of whisky were ontered in the Unitod Btates Court to-dsy, and one Jot was nuld at public yendue alightly below market rates. ——— IMMIGRATION, Speetal Dapateh to The Chteaqo Trivune, BrwxarieLy, Ik, Fob, 8.—The Governor to- day appointed dologatos to the Immigration Coo- vontion to bo beld at Now Orleaua Muarch 1, 1676, the object of which is declared iu tho call jusued Ly the New Orleans Chambor of Commerce to Do, firat, tho bost means of promoting immigra- tion to tho Mississipps Valloy ; socoud, tho es- tablisbment of an {mmigration Department and Buroau ut Now Orloans ; third, the advantago o? tho Missiseippl River route for immigrauta; fourth, the necessary legislation by the difforont Btates in aid of the projoct, The dule- gates sppointed aro ss followa: J, R, Lousley, Bamuel Uligs, Willard Wood- ard, 1. Wortbington, Adolok chooninger, Charies Randolph, and D, Valentine, of Chicago ; Heubon Ellwoud, ot Bycamore; I H. McClel- lan, of Qulena; (l, I, 'T. Noble, of Dixou; F, W. Matthiessor, of Laallo; J. W, Htrovell, of Tontiso; D. 1% Qrler, of Peona; John Turn- buil, of Elmwond; A. A, dlcuo, of Mt Bter~ lin%‘ Johu Mosods of Winchasters A, Gridloy, of Bloomington; £, F. Hariy. of Chismpuiga P, B. Liown, of Newiou; Il A. Coolidge, of Tatchfiold; Frod Hecker, of Bollevillo; John Wood, of Calro; William Rickards, of MoLeans- boto; Johu J. Glony, of Mouwouth. The pork season at Oouncil Bluffa closo this weok with tho killing of not less thau 23,000 hoge, UI theso, Btowart Bros. kitl 35,000, ————-—————“——_—‘_‘_——_-—————————-———‘——‘——'—:mr_——_‘_ CRIMINAL NEWS. Another ¥ in Prospect at Fort Smith, Ark. Six Murderers from the Indian Terris tory Sentenced Saturday. Recifal of H{n Cold-Blanded Crimes for which the Wretehes WHI Suifer, Tho Lot to Be Uloaed Oat on the 21st Day of April Next, Yesterday's Record of Bin and Ite Consequences. WHOLESALE DOOM. BEVEN WRETCHLS 0 DIt WLOTTED OUT OF BXIAT- . ENCE. Becral Dipateh to L'l Chicago Tribune. 8t. Louts, Feb, 9,—At Fort Smiuth, Ark,, on tho Gth just., tha United Statea court-room was tho scenc of aaother wholosale ventencing. Tho court-room wan densely crowdod at an early Lour to hiear the death-renteuco passed on mx won couvicted of murder, Thotirst one brought out was AARON WILSOX, Wilson s a negro. Ho was convictad of mur- doriug an old man uamed Jumes ilarriv, about GG years of age, aud a boy, the snu of Iiarrly, 12 yoars old, sbout 12 miles from Fort Hill, in tho Indian country. The old wan end hir son wera teavoling througn tho Iudisu country to’lexas 1n a wogon containing s trank and s box fu which wero sowmo calico, clothing, and other articles. Wilson followed thiew tor somo miles. Ho killed the fathor tirat, Whtlo thus was belug done the boy ondeavored Lo oicapo by running, but was parsued by Wilson aud kuled aboant 175 yards from lus fathar. Lhey were Loth shot, the boj's body being literally riddied with bucksbot. After musdering his victims, Wilson took both the horsed frum the wagou, Lid tho vahicle in the brusb, droseed bimscit with cloth- fug from the wagon, and;toos & number of other things, which be carried off in & Landgorchicf. Ho went with his plunder to the Wiclita Agency, and told thefndiaus that ko uad toles ths things from two whiie moa whkom he had killed, supposiug from wual he had heard of Indian charactor that it would recommend him to them. Tue Indiaus, however, reported him to tho Ageut. Io afterwarda d=niod el kuowl- edgo of the killing, but the property was v fully identified 2 to loave vo doubt of Lis guilt with- out taking his confossion iuto sccoant. The next culprit sentenced was ASA BANDERS, Ags Sanders was charged with killing Thomas L Carlyle, & whito men, in the Choroico Na tion, avout 12 milea from Talequab. Ssuders is a fall-blooded Cherokee Indian, about LY years of aga, aud about G oot 11 fuchos digh. Ile is o far wpeciunen of hus tribe, with 8 dull, bue at tho ssme time vindictive, expression of coun- tonunce, and throughous bis trial Lus acted withs the utmost unconicorn, Thomas I, Carlyle was o thrifuy, industrious mao, nnd Lad in lug houso and on bis person some &1,200 in money sud Cherokea warrauts. Carlyio and s wife were mtting on n porcu about fivo or six steps from the front gate of his house-lot about dark on the 6tn day of August, 1876, Sanders aud an unknown Indiau came up to tho gate and spulio to Carlyle, who tuvited them in. Thoy ot uuderstavding the fageaim: on tho gate, ho sent his daughter to open it for thom. \Wheo they came on to tho porch, Mrs, Carlylo nuticed that thoy both bad pistols, So soon a8 they got ou the poreh the ua- konewn Iudian grabbod Carivle aud en- deavored to throw him, Afrs, Carlyle bexsg sSanders, whom sho koew, to malo tho mau deslet, when he drow Lis pistol on her and then went to whore the sirugu-o wus going on. Mrs. Carlyle then mode up ber mind that thoy wero lutent on murder, and rau Lo gatuer up her children and hido with thew. Whie eu- gagod in this she hoard threo shots. Sho run to & diteh about 160 yards from tho house with part of ber cbildren, where she remained sbout hulf an hour, when hor little boy, with two little girls, came and called her, Bho rofuroed to the house and fouud her husbaud lywg oo the ground desd, his pockets turod inside out, sud s trunk, in which wera the Cherokee warrauts avd moucy, gone. Nono of the projersy has bocn recoverca. ‘The only feoling shown by Haudors was ot tho bouso of Carlyle, tho day after tho murder; ho clauming that ho was sick at homo st tho time of the murder, & relative of Carlylo meussurod a track at the hLoneo und measured Baudem' shoo, which was found to ft the track aud bad a beel plate on it just like tho mark in tho track. At that time bo shook sa if with ague, and turned very pale, o bas made no confeesion regarding the Lilling, Sandors denied all knowleage of the murder aud said the men who aid it woro still st large. A Clerokes interprotor bind to Lo usod for him. o reeeived Lis sentouce without any omotion. ISIIAM BEELY AND GIBSON ISUTAXCDDE, both young Choctaws under 80 yourn of sge, wers next sentenced, They wero indicted sud tried tor the wurder of a colored womau by the usme of Mason, ju April, 1573, The history of tho case is briotly s follows: An old Indian ductor named + Fanoy” hived sbout 8 mules frotm Stouowall, ju the Obickasaw Nation, and had the uegto woman, Mason, employed to cook tor um. Beety and Ishianubbe appesred, from tho teshimony, to havo threstenod tne hio of e Fupny™ sowo tiwe previous to tho kil ing. ‘Iho might bofora the killing, they wont Lo +* Fuany's” bouse sud stayed al uight. TPoward moruing they got up aud llled bath S Punuy” and the wumao, ** Funny” was killed with an ox by Ishitanubbe, and the woman ity a guu-barrel by Sevly. They were not idicted tor kilhog ** Fauny” Ho boivg sv Iudisn, sud tho murdorors Leui Indiaus, tho United blaten Cours hius not jurisdiction, ‘Fhe morning after the killing they returned to the nugbborhood of their bowes. bringing with thew a puir of boots, a dross, and & pair of paus, and told geveral Indians ot wsud near thewr homo that the clothing belonged to + Fupny " and tho woman, snd that they hed killed them. ‘I'hey aftorwards burned the cloth- ing and tried to hide tho evidonce of their guilt. No disclosures were made uotil Ishianubbe toil ont with a womsn with whom ho was living. ‘Tho woman stated what ho Lad told Lor, Lhw put tho Deputy Marsbals on the track, and they worked up tho caso tu a full deyelopmont of ail the facta of this brutal murder. Theso mon, not undorstanding Englisl, were addrossod by tho Coutt and seutonced through s Choctaw 1nters proter. They both protestod their junocenco aud alloged porjury on tho part of tho wituusdes. I'hero 14 pothing, howover, 1 tho caso to war- 1aug boliof 1o thelr story, Thoy received tho sontouce with tho utmost” uncoucern, snd, upon boiug returned to jail, juat before the shackjes were put on, Seely jumped up, cracked his heels togetler, and shictted out ** Chick-a-mal" which has about the sumo meanivg ss tho word » Bulty!* 3 oFFICE N'OEE waa next brought into Court, Offico McQoois a Choctaw Indwn, about 20 years of age, 6 fect high, and well-buiit. o and his brother, bavid McGoo, sud auothor Indian uatoed Hlomer, were indictod for murdering lNobert Alexandor, » whito wau, on Rod River, uoar the mouth of tha Bogy, in the Choctaw Nation, on the 22d of Aprl, 1474, Homor wan Lilled while reslsting the olticors who attempted to arredt bitn for this offense. Otlico sud David Mctico were placed ou trisl togothior, the result of which was tho conviction of Ofico sud scquittal of Duvid, 'The circumsisnces Woro about as fol- lows: Kobert Alexander and his brother bud boen quito eiliciont in mding the United States Doputy Marshsts in forreliug out sud arrestivig crimiould an tneir suction of tiio Indian conntry, which brought them un- der tho ban of the outlawa, sud rosulicd in thy murder of Hobort Aloxauder, while the murder of the brother fu cousidored only # wueation of time, and is ouo 0f the many lustauces of tho iuuzder of men who dare it that couutry to aid in tho onforcomont of tho law. Alsxunder start. ed ont of the houeo of & Ar. Miller about an liour and & balf bofore dark with a guu to shoot gomo wild surkeys which bo beard a slort dig~ tanco from thoe houso. Avout balf an buur after his leaving Miller's houes Mitler heard two roposts of & guu or pistol, Miller waited supper for bim sowo tuuo. Not retusuing thet wight, he buuted tor bun (il dluper-time thy ution Extraordinary ! noxt dav. when he informed Alexander's brother, who, wi'h #!ilicr and others, resumed the rearch, and feuad tho body a quartor af 8 mile from tho house, with a fr 11 wound in tne unek, from which it was aprarent that he must hase boen shot Ly a may on horaoback but a fuw teet from hitm, Ty haic bong burnt, aad pari of the wad- diug frow the gun being foand (a tho wound. WILLIAM LEACH wau the Inst of the six doomad men, Tois a white wan, ahons 412 years of age, The charge was that of murdoring John Watkins, » whito ten, In tho Cherokeo Nation, about 8 miles frum Cincinnati, in Arkaneas, After the kilhog, it keamn that leuves anid graas wero gathered aranmd the Loty fired, burning the body tavily, Tho kitling was dono on the 8th day of Marsh, 1975, but the ekeleton was not fonrml wotil the Sth of April follows mg. With the ekeloton was found a piece of fiddle-bow, piecos of clotlL rouio buttous, 8 knife, o small werow-driver, and ‘Lha higtors of the caso in brief Is that o varticn mtarzed from Ciucinnatl, Ark., to- zeihier, Watking ridinz and Leach on foot. \vatkms bt ju Lis porsssion o violln and a four-bauelod pietol, aul Leach m gun, topped At b Liacksmith-shop, where 16 was notierd 15 410 pooplo thay Leach wore ehived sud Watkins Lo-ts. Tiey traveled to- pother sbout B twiles, and Watking was nover afterwurds seen. ‘The weraps of cloth found wero phiown 1o be like the clothes worn by Watiine, the scres-deiver was identified, and tho pintol and_bontd wern tranel bnck to Loach, and fully identified. It requircd tha tetimony al seventenn witneseen ot tho prrt of tha prose- cution to make tho ebain completo, The canp, Lowever, o3 made unb, ghoned the murder was comitted for property, the value of which could not lhave Leen moto than %10 or £19, Leach bnejremained rilent thun far a8 to the #ufing. Wheu the verdict was rendered, his wife and only clild, 8 hoy of about 12 yoard of sge. were presont, aud bruke out into Jamantation and shrioks, which brought tears to tho ovea of most of thosa preseut. The prisoner mado s lea of inuncance, Like the five who preceded nm, ha claimed to be Innocent of tho crime, He liad but little to say othor than that [us cons viction was the resuit of s consplracy agaiust Lim, and all that he could esy would be to no caugo now, Iin ovinced deep fechug while the Judga directed Lus attention to the facts of lus cazu sud prousunced the sentence, EXCUSE ARKANSAS, It shoutd not bo forgotten that none of the murders for which theso men were convicted were committed jn Arkausas. Tho Court Is lo- cated in the State, but all tho offenses wero com- mitted in wbe Indian Territory, 1o the Associatea Preas BTiL1 ANOTUER. Mragoaes, I. Fob, 9.—Two weoks ago, Says Sucker, a Chorokce in the Soquoyah dis- trict, 1nbited 100 much whivky. Under its fo- fluenco ho called on a Cuerokee waiden and askicd favora sho would not grant, Lnraged at her refusal, Lo drew o revolver and ehot ber ice, killing ber inataotly. o wus arrested, convicted, senteucod, aud will be hauged to-menow. S — MISCELLANEOQUS. FROM SPRINGFIELD. Srectal Dinuteh to The Ch: Tribune, Serrxorteen, I, Feb, 9.—In the Federal Diutrict Court to-day a jury was called to try the Drigge gang on un indictmeut charging them with baving plates for counterfeiting in their poeseesion, ete. After the jury kad been sworn, Diriggs and Langa coneluded to plead guilty, sud did #0 a8 to the third and fourth cotnts, charg- iug au stated. District-Attorney Van Dotston cutered a nolle a5 1o the other counts, and as to tho other defcndauts, Mrs, Driges and the Stad- feldis, 10 this idictment. Tho former case, wherein the jury disagreed as to My, Drigouand the elder Btadfeldis, was continuad until dlarch 1, tho defendants being Jointly sdmitted to bail in tho eum of §3.000. As the caso now stauds, Nelson Driggs is convicted on nino _counts m tho several indictments, Charles Stadteldt one count for conepiracy, sud Wiliam Lange, who pleaded guiity Lo threo countx, 4 will probably not be rontenced untit aftor tho trial of his wife, bat tho other two will bo sontenced to-morrow, The Federsl Grand Jury to-day roturned a joint-indictoont sgaiust “Judge Thomas J. Sliteell nud I, P, NJ Koy, of Quincy, charging thew with conspiracy und contederacy to de- nuud the Governwent by obtaming 3 7 from tha Quiney Pension Agency on s cerhiticate rep- Tesenting & womnn as outitied to ponsi.n as tho widow of Wiliiam Hall, whou shie was fu fuct the wife of Jumes Madison, ABDUCTION CAsE, Speeint Dupateh to Lhe Chicasa Tribune. Graxp Haves, Mich., Yob, 9.—Thoe examina- tion of Mre, H. W. Buewell, wife of a promi- uent lumber man here, coniwenced to-day, 8ho ia sccused of abducting & ebild of Wittard Trotter, Lier brother, whoso wite, Mary Craw- ford, of Chicago, s accused of bignwmy, baviug married Chmles . Meaher, of Chicago, before she married Trottor. The prosecution proved the abduction aud adjouraed, The chld is still wmisging. Theio {8 great oxcitement here and evmpathy for the wmother, Distinguished coun- :cl ‘"lf omployed, aud tho case is closely con- cuted. ' SENT FOR, Sgeciat Dispatet to I'he Clicaaa Tribune, TiANsas Crry, Mo, Feb, 9.—Jumes I, Davis, who ia wanted in Chicago for obtawing a large amonnt of goods frum Warner, Beers & Co., and in Soutb Reud, Ind., for committing certain for- gerics on well-known flrma thero, passed throueh this city to-duy in chiargo of & dotectivo for Chicago. Tho detective arrestod Duvis in §t. Louis about three wecka since, but ho wave him tho'slip ana cams to Kansas City, o was here a uumber of days snd visited oid fricnds from the East, who had known him from child- Lood up. 1o was ironed this time, and tho de- tective 18 bouud be sholl not again cecape, MURDER CASES AT TAYLORVILLE, ILL, srectat Davaien i The Chicaoa I'ribune. TavLonyviLy, Jil., Feb. Nowton Craflon, iudicted for the murder of . B, Duff, in & #a loou of this place in Apnil lust, snd Edward Ruby, for killing bis fathor near here in June, woro both grantod a contintiauco of hearing to- day by the Christiau Councy Court. 'hoiw at- tornoys plead atiidavits that the testimony of nbsent witnesses is esscutial tu prove tuat the knlling was iu cach case su act of self-defense. Thoy will bo crlled lu August next. MORE KILLING I1N THE INDIAN TERRITORY. Four Sapri, Ark, via duekogeo, Feb, 9.— During a quarrel between two Deputy United Biatea Dlarshals pamed Maguire aud Leper, Maguire fired two shots from & Bpeucor ritle ut Leper, who in turn ehot Maguiro through tho nead uud ho foll from his Lorse. Leper ngain shot him Lhrough the breast, Loporsurrondersd himsolf at unes, bat was sequitted on tho grouud of uelf-defeuso. THE CRAINS. Cano, 1., Fob, #,—Tho case of the Craing, who havo beou on trial hera for tlo last two weeks, charged with boing accessorica in tho murdor of William Sponce, at Crainvillo, Will- inmeon County, [il,, was given to the jury at 4 a'clock yosterdsy afternvon. ‘They returned tuis morning & verdict of * guity,” fixing tho punishment of each at twenty years in the Leni- tentisry, et THE WEATHER, WastnaTON, Feb, 1018, m,—In the Upper Lake Nogion, Upper Mississippi and Lower Mis- wouri Yalleys, fallivg aud lower baroweter, fu- creasing cast to south winds, gouorally warmer, cloudy, or partly oloudy weather will provail, fal= lowed by rain turning into snow in tho northern portions, In the Lower Lako Region and Mid- 4le Btates, rining baromotor, north tv west winds, ulightly colder aud clearing weathor, followed in the first diatrict by falling baromoter aud vuat- orly windy, LOCAL ONSERVATIONS, Cuicao, ¥ Wiid, | We'thz, B frewh..... (1, ralu, 8. ., gentia.|LE. rati Mininum, 35, GEDEUAL OBHERVATIONS, Cui3auv, Feb, U=Blianight, Haiu Weather, Escunaba, . o 1} 8. fresh.}... 3 o 8, E., freb).. SPORTING NEWS. Perkins, the English Pedestrian, Auxious for a Match with O'Leary. n ! He Wants the Gate-Money Divided Equally in the Home and Homa Contests, A Batch of Interesting Turf Notes, PEDESTRIANISM, FERKING TO O'LEARY. Some time ago Mr. O'Loary, of Oblosgo, so« copted a chnilange thrown ont to him n & Lons dou paper, and bis lotter on the subject was pub- lished in thoso columns, The following extract from the London Sporlsmanof Jan. 22 describes tho recoption of O'Loary's lotter and tho favor it mot with: Terkins has called at our offea réapscting the latter Bie haa recelved from O'Leary, the American chama plon, Ho expresses himself au thoroughly sstisfed with'tho provisions made by O'Leary in roference to thie two nicetings,—homa and home. The distance i louger than bas bLeen undertaken in any walking- match in Engiand of lata, and Lillie-bridge i bardly a that aultablo place, as, owing 10 tho longth of timy ) would bo required, the gas would hava to ba 1aid on, —n very inconvenlent, not to nay dificult, arrango- ment for & race that would in all probabillty occupy about twenty hours, Perkins would suggeat the A cultural Halt a4 the most filting bullding in London, s thero 1s » wooden floor, and tlis courss ia exactly iz laps to 8 mile. It will b remembered that Perkiun competed there {0 a 3 miloa walking handicap on the (L of Novemtier jaat, wheu he came In third from eeratch, and ho expreasca himsall thoroughly #atinfled with the golng. . With referenco to the stipu. latious contained in U £aary’s letter, Perkins has only wo augyestions to make, Tho American's require. menta no vouslders to Le generally very falr, but be would prefer that the gate-moncy at’ both matches shonld be divided enually between the two men rety=c :han “m:lhen should recelva tho whole of the pm.»:»'! X rom race Lot e ndon __ and in New York. o s st thoto | ahould be lon of eacl Le okl | Eapouo.tAG I suth sabe bl <Ibot Sioerd have he clinice of the two tracks conatructed, in New York Lo would Lsvo the prisiiego of 4 4 0'Loary would havo in London, The otbier malte,s contained in O'Leary’s letier have Forkins' approval, aud the Amerlcan champion msy reat assurod that ka will meet with the same cordial recoption on this side of the Atlantic that Perkins has every reason to b leva will bo nccorded to bim in - America, TI dales for the two matches tcom to bo cars fully prepared, snd O'feary imay rest aseured that no obstatle will bo piaced In the way of & specdy mtifieation of tho, preliminaries by Perkios, 88 the latter {s only tco anilous 10 by *on ™ (o declde the question of supcrlorily Letween Taglish and Atmoricant walkers In » fulr. ond siralnts forward manuer. I us has been not a little amusrd by the remarks that have apjeared dn & Lone ilon contemporary, casting doubts on O'Leary’s aLility to do GU miles in ¥ hours 17 miu. 6 sec, ile is nurprised thut auy writer professing to have the elighteat knowledye of atblctics whould mako such o ridicwons proposat to a profeasional walker who hae gaiued mich 3 reputation as O'Leary, *Any man of Pretensions to the frout rank in waiking Ahonid be 'lenry aUle 0 a:coaplish tho task Auggested, and 0'Leary has all the beat of the Largain fn Lis speedy accopw ance of the challenge oficred ———— THE TURF. GENEAL NoTES. % Capt. Jnmes Trankin, owner of tho bay mara Anizouy, aged, docs not intend to ruv her.any mere, bus will use bor for breeding purposes. Tuo Chester Driving-Park Auscciation, Cincine’ nati, 0., has determined to hold a spring run- ning wmecting, commencing Wedueaday, day 24, aud continuing four dava. ‘Lhey give §1,000 in stakes and purscs for tho four days, aud Lave opened four stakios, which closo March 1. R. N. Wallace's (Shetbgvillo, Tenn,) cream- colored trotting gelding Puwmpkiu, 7 years old, diod recontly at tho stablo of A. J. MeKimmin, of congestion of the Lowels, Ile wasof un- known podigree, and il is claimed that be had shown & mile in 2:86 over a slow Lalf-mile track, Mr. Georgo W. Darden, Socrotary of the Nash- villo Biood Hores Aswociation, eays that thors will bo a larger number of horses at Naahvillo this spring than has heen brought together hera for sovoral yesrs past, Theco {8 dofinito in- formation that the fawous Texas stable of Col. Gay will ho on houd ; also tho atabtes of Dab- cock, Hitchicock, P'eine, and two or threo othera from the Kouth, not to spoak of the dolegationa cxpected frum Kentucky. \Wildidle, 6 years old, by Auatralian, dam Idle- wild, bas Lecn retired from the turf, He way outered for tho 4.mio heat race iu California, and duriog the fntervals of the repeated post- pouementa, still fresh in the minds of all turf- men, kept fn continued sovers trainivg, dunng which the tendon of one foro log was slightly sprung. His last victory and raco was in the 4- mils dush for the Wise Plato over the Bay Dis- trict Course, Sau Francieo, which e made in ‘Tha * Trotting_and Pacing Rovord of 1875," isaued by the Spirit of (he Limes, 18 now sbout 1eady for disuribution, 'Fhe bous coutalus com- plete summaries of 3,304 trotting nod pacing racea, which took place last year in the United States and Canadag, Tho amount of money in- voived fu thess contests reaches the enormoun num ot $1,418,971, and tha horsas that started number 5,300, This oxbibit, bettor than sny- thing o'se, perhape, shows the great advaoces, tlgm. bave been wado in beoeding this claga of stock, —— THE TRIGGER. FHODTINU AT EAST BAQINAW. Speciat Inspatel to The Chicano Tribune. EAst SaaINAW, Micl, Fob, 9.—~The skooting tournameut for prizes of 300 commenced to- day, and was well atteuded despite a furious rain-storm which ragod all day. Ouly ono uatel, for §160, divided into three prizes, was shot. Thero were fourteen entries : Fifiold, ot Jastson ; M. J. Closo, Vontiac ; rhomas Hally, Eldridge Gilman, Stanton, sud Long. Detrois, all eatored, nml the balanco wore made up of Kaginaw shots. ‘Thomas snd Gilman made & scoro of 10 cacly, snd divided the first mouey. Hall, of Saginnw, took tho sscond, and Closo tho third. The touruament will be concluded to-morrow. o HYMENEAL. Snecial Dispatel to The Chicago Tribune, Tonr Wayss, Tnd., Feb, d.—a brillisut wed- diug took placo at Trinity Episcopal Church this tmoring, when (ieorgo Manuicre, of Chicago, was united to tbe daughter of the Hon, A. P, Edgerton, of this city, The ccremcny was per= forwed by Bishop Taibott of Indianapolls, Tho happy couplo loft At 2. in. on &y extousive Southeru bridal tour. . ol B A PILE OF WHEAT, Special Diayatch to the Chicagn Tribune, . Miuwaukes, Feb .=\ big fight s golog on between tho bulle and boars in wheat, and smong cther facts devoloped is that an unpres cudented quantity—ovor four miltion bushols—of wheat isnow helld in warehouses, A report haa been atarted that winter wheat looks poor owlng 10 tho neather, the graund belnfi overywhors bare, aud extraordinary efforts will be made on. loth wirded to affect pricos by contradictory res worts from oll sections of Iowa, Minnesota, and !\‘unhwcalem Wisconsiu, DENIAL. Oxam, Neb,, Fob. 9.—Tha report telegraphed henco some days sgo, that the headquarters of the Departmont of the Llstto wera to bare- {Ill‘:;f‘dy from hore, Is deniod upon relisble au~ e Council Biuffs has raised abont 29,000 towsrd colobratiug the Contonnial Fourth, Osrl Bohura will probubly ba the orator. BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnetts Coconine atlays irritation, remoyes all tenduncy to dandruff, sud {nvigorstos the action of the capillaries n_the highest degres, Tho Coenafus has earned »_deserved reputation for proe Tmoting the growth and presorving tho beauty of ‘the Luman bolr, Tadics dreasing thelr hale elaborately for tho evening will flud that 1§ imparts & Bealthy, ‘stural glosa to tho halr, and will cause 14 to retaln it sbiapo for hours, ProotI-WWilinms & Son (Drags ucheater, lud,, u’l Wishart's 8 Tree slways givea satisfaction | They sell large nllif st it has saved many v 'y b SPEQTACLES. NES DBRAZILIAN PEBBLE S8PEUT, 0‘ B Bulted to all -u‘wu by 1uspectiou at uANfinm [ ciap, b4 Madison-st, (Tribune Dulldiugl quantitics of it, weill ee! ilvieny it thorouguly Fu maneutly ourlng Coughs, Gol and Consumption]