Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 17, 1876, Page 5

WHISKY. Yesterday's Proceedings in tho Trial of Babcock at. St, Louis, Attorney-General Williams Makes a Powerful Ozcning Gpecch The Chances of the Private Seore- tary Mightily Improved in o Day, ! Lotters from Joyce to Balcock Read which the Prosecution Knew Not 0Of, They Render Innocently-Explainable One of the Guiltiest-Looking of , the Dispatohes. Judge Treat Said to Have Made Up His Mind to Give Mcn Donald Ten Years, BABCOCK. EX-ATTORNEY-GENERAL WILLIAMS. BALIENT FEATULES OF M1 RPELCH. Speciat Dispatch to The Chicaga Tribune. 87, Louts, Fob. 106.—At tho opening of tho ‘Unitod States Oircuit Court this morning, the usaelly dense crowd was absent, though within » very short timo afeor Gen. Williama began his speoch overy Beat was filled, and a large num- ber of people were turned awey from the door ‘on account of tho want of room, Tho speech of tho ox-Attornoy-Genoral was rathor & mur- prigs to thoso who had judged from his heroto- foro modest and unobtruelve demesnor that he was lacklog in vigor and vim. No argumont gince tho opening of tho casa has made a !deepor impression on tho jury. It was evidont that Gen, Williams had propared himsolf with great deliboration and claborateness. ITo was the firsl man in tho court-room this morn- ing, and spont a quarter of nuLour in rearrang- Ing the desks and benchies 8o ke wight have a commanding view of tho jury. When the Court had met and gome prolimivary business had ibeen disposed of, Williams rose to make his ad- <ress. 1IN rrndoN the Attorneg-Qoneral is both tall and stout, ITo 4e round-shouldered and a little awkward. Tis Jower jaw prominently projects, and bis faco {s frioged with grizzly whiskera, 1Iis oyos are small, keon, and doep-sot. When he beglne o talk, Il voico rounds like an old bell jongled put of tune, but &8 ho proceeds it takes onn littlo moro mellownoss. From the start ho was &8 much as McGragor on his native hoath, Il utteranco wes elow and distinct, and his lan- guage both coplous and perspicuous, 'Chere a8 no obscurity to anything ho enid, When ho e thoraughly warmed up ho kept his long arms uey describing angles in tho alr, froguontly msking gesturos GROTESQUE AND ORIGINAL, His oratory does not compara with Storrs ; but it had a cortaln novelty and enorey about {t that had a noticeably powerful oficct on tho jury, Rbe following ta tho OFENING OF TIE BPEECI ! GeyTLEtEN v TuE Junv: You bave patlently Jistencd o tie allogniions und evidouco vy tho ho Government, and 1t now becomea my duty to make puch explanations as sem neceasary, aud 1o set forlh sthint we expoct Lo prove, Assuniiugt {hat all that Las Eun offorcd by tho Government {a_true, which wo Y 20 mieans odmit, thoro may bo aome ground fir uspicion, but surely not auonzh for conviction, e jonald and Joyca were cnguged it (heso rausactions, and, at {ho sama time, were enjoying tho confidenco 2f thelr nefalibors, They recelved und sont commu- Dications by afl snd by telegraph, und they wera not own t0 Lo euggaged i theso frauds, That must by roo in mind, Stopplig right bote, s thiera ono of . o1 who can gay all doubts a fo guilt havobeen re- Fvou, and thav, from tha ovidehce now i, & vordict of guilty can bo obtained? Ju it not romarkablo that, ater the telegraph oflices of New York, Washingtou, Bt. Louls, aud other cities hiave boc scarchied, aftor 5 310ud of Wilnesces aud RELF-CONVICTED FLL( bave testified—ia it not stranpo tho Government has reached ouly & case of suspiclan, Nothing ia full, slear, or satisfactory in this vaee, yibing 1s fne omplete, and eaves tho mind In a palufal stato of un- cortainty ne to whothor 1t § to convoy a wupicion or to ba considered 81 o woakness of judgiment, commau to gou and me, and all of us Let mo relievo your mind of any fdea that tha grest moss of Ihie teatimony mokes it any stronger. - Bricks mako n house, but a million of bricka seattired over an acro of ground do not make & Louss auy more (han one or two. oricks 0 o placo do, Experiencs Las twght s, gen- ileman, thot men wiho live to the mesldian of Hfc, pos- feamea of integelty and honcr, do ot auddelly fall inta jow and degruding crimes, Tho Ioly Writ teackes Suat, if o child a bronght up 4u the way bo alould go, Arhien Lo In 0l Jie will not depart from i, Orvillo 1. Ylabiock, the defendant, was born {n Vermont, o State which 5 not noled for $ta additlous 'to the 7anks of eriminals, Whon 20 years of ago, in 1836, 1o was admitted aa's cadet at West Point,and gradut ted there In 1801, West Toint s nota placo where thicves and robbers aro educated. I doubt whothor n uato of Weat Polut can be found who has turued ‘cutwthief, Agradusto of that placo may lose any- hing elso, but HE JIOLDS TO WIS HONOR. the army os Second-Lisutcnant, lie rose irom Ume fo time, and wae, ot ono time, Chief of Engincers of the Ninth Army Corps, znd finally ho becamo fho trusted friend of Liout,-Gen, Grant, 1t ia not posaibla that suck a man ould becomo tho reciplent of o paltry dole from & #ang of whisky thioves. Four yosra ago, gock beeamo the Buperintendent of tho ¥ inga and Groundsat Washington. Ably and honestly ho s expended millions fu meking them 5 joy and Deauty, Honcsty aud good roputation avail nothing 41 they will not utand for a man when & gaog of seif« ‘confeased felons aro irying to purchasa immunlty Zor thomeoives by sweariug innocont men futo tho { A PANT OF THE EXECUTIVE,— “ada offictal delinquenciea would moro o less rofiect wpon und degrade tho Ot Fxeeulivoof {bia nstion, #No ingratitude could be so biack as his, if ha would Uring dishonor upon one who put such confidence in ldm,” £ do not kuow what you wiil conclude, but I will ksy what I think, You will infer that Lo ia o | arm. , gencrous, confiding man, and, when bo !forma & friendsiip, it takes moro than the fonguo of -alumny Lo break that friendship, ~ ten, Babcock was Lo victim of misplaced confidonce, but his crrors aro a8 far from crimo ss tho sunshing of midday s re- saoved from the darkness of uight, o enablo you to tmderstand this case, Liust ntfuda to walters of & golitscal natare, but Tiwil do 8o as deticately as [ eun, 3 am & decided partisan, but hold that politics Las no flace in s court of justice, and ) I WOULD DESELYE TUE NEDULE OF THIA COURT Af I sa{d one word hero caloulated to srouse pofitical Eeoliog or preidice. oo much oford Lax beca 1mads |8 grive this trial a political complesion, hiut, st tho 'door of this hall of justico, & mandate from tho Judges meets it, saying: “Thus far aund no fartber mhait thou go#' Party strife {n this Stato has been cliaraolerized by bitterness, Gon, Grant's Adminiatra- tion, bers us elsewhoro, has eucounterod bitter opposts tion, Weakened {n thin Stalo Ly the dissatisfaction of & ‘distingutabed leader, Qen, Grant's Adminiatration wa {n a conditlon to 'spprecelate friends if i not meed thews, McDonsld sud Jdoyce made themselves couspicuous as fead- era of the parly hero snd devoted friends of Lhe Proaident and his Administration, and labored to dmpress him with the magnitude and yaluo of thelr ces. To show you tho courso adopied by Joyce ‘wnd McDonald to ingratiate themuelves into tiio good of Gen, Babeock and ottiers of the Adminiatra- on, 1 wiil vead you cxtracts from several lsitors sittan by Joyce to Babcock : BOME OF JOYCE'S CIEEX, * UstTED BrATES INTERXAL REVENUK HUPKRVISOR'S Orrics, DisTnior or KANSAS, ABKAK#AS, AND INDIAN T'ruzriony, Br. Louis, Dec, 10, 1470.~—tien, Habcock— Dran B Vicase fnd inclosed a Jeading editorisl, written by toe undersigned, upon the Hau Domingo Gueation, which (s cliphed Fou the B, Jossph Herait, ou will see the point of this ditorial when [ tell you Rlat, in tho lste campaiyn in ihiaBtate, the Ierald waa's irown paper and tha edilor was returned to tho (ura on the Libaral ticket, This is the way Geu, McDonald and myself win frionds for tho Ad- ininistralion, You may recollect ihat I was intro- duced Lo you once by Orvilie Grant, iy friend, from Chicago, Missouri can and must be carricd for G Grant(n 1672, The peopls of Missouri are with tho Freaident, bub wero 1od asteay by & fow diaappointed ‘Paliicians and editors, Yours truly, sJomn A, Jovor” Gen, Bab- Llfo Build- fl}wn MOnK.] * g1, Lovis, April 11, 1411.—Drin Graxuar: tlogs Lerewith an srifols from the pen of the under- symed, published in the Ieraid & fow dsya since, Eve mm{, 's00a the point of tho article, and Sumuer and ura for the first time aro shown in tholr trus Hght, During our recent trip threo daily papers bava come out {n favor of the Han Domingo™ question, Let o haar from you, Your friead, , ‘! Jomt A, Jozom," 4 [MonE YET, . “ Unrrep BTATES INTEDNAL ligvExue Orrics, By, Louus, April 10, 1811~~Drsk Oxscman; 1 send you A e Wl St an wa : Tiaw'do you Tiks 1Le £ing of the article? "W wili THE CHICAGO TRIBUNL the “Cops of {his Htate Liump thempelves in the cnmpaign of ‘Trup hearts and hard work will ava {his Sats to the Itepablicans. Your friend, “Jonx A. Joven" Me. Willinms continued : Tdo notask sou to approve thesa lotters, for they ara FQUAT, 1N VANITE AND VUIOARITY, anil 1 binva read them only for the iufarmation of thn Juty, People's differcuces in polllica ought never to find thedr wey {nta tho jury-box. TUE TELEGHANA ware noxt discusacd., 'Tho first was that of Dab- cock, tolling Joyco to moo that Ford's bondamen rocatamond him. The explanation was simple, Ford died away from homao with his accounts unpottied and Joyco was a candidato for the po- eition. As Fard'anccounts worounsottled, Grant thought it but falr that Ford's bondsmen shiould hin conenltad in regard to tho auccensorship, 8o he roferred tho matter to Nabcock, who told Joyco Lhat Lo must be recommnnded by tho bondsmen to be anccessful, but tho bonda- men refused, and recommouded Con Maguire instoad. Tho spoakor then read a lottor from Joyeo to Ford, written after Maguire's appoint- maont, stating that bo had Loped to keop his candidacy & secret, but tho nowspaper bawks found {t out and published moro than any one eloo know, 1o was confldont, hewaver, that the interests of the Govornmont would bo well ruarded by Moguire, Tho word ‘‘mum” wos simply to warn Dabcock against svuouncing Joyce'a candldacy, ‘The tolegram about calling “off tho rcandal hounds who only blacken Ford's mewory waa explained by tho fact that Ford was o groat friend of the Prosidont, and Joyeo took advantngo of thin to enlist Babcock m guarding against any investigation, Dougluss Las testified that Babeock camo to him and naked f thera wero any cliarges sgaiuat Foril, and hind found thicre were not. This was atrong; proof of . Bab- cock's f3irness of purposc, A to that {olegram about tho gentleman who was fn ‘Warhiington in regard to river matters, it 8 very cail oxplained, AcDonald hiad represented to Babcocl that tho gentleman in Washinugton was his (McDon- ald's) enomy, and that bp bad probsbiy gono there to work for his’ (McDonald's) removal, ‘Ilioreforo, M Donald requerted Babcock, a8 a friend, to make quiry and tind whotlicr bls auspiciona wero correct. Labeack did 8o, and telegraphied that the auspicious wero unfounded, and that the gentleman was jooking #fcer river matters, Wan thero anythiog eritinal in thfa? Of tho four te'oyrams, THL ' BYLUI " TELEGRAM s the un|!’ onoat all suspiclous, and, in view of tho 1Tact that McDonald was hero four lays before that was received, and had bLrought information Lhat agents oro not coming, that ono {s 88 innocent as {Lio reat, Ko tifs enormous mountain of Inborious testimony Las only hrought forlh & ridiculous mouse. Mclonald aud Josce wero cngaged in s great schiome of fraud, and wiro choating at both endn of {hie lime. They were inducing in every Wiy tho nuthorities st Washington to believe ~ that they were honest sud_diligent, and then wero invelgling tho rectificrs and aistilicrs hera Ly making them Lolfeve that fho suthorities in Washington wers in tho con. apiracy. ‘This nasuranc of protection was neceswary 10 Induce the distillers 1o go into the schema, Dabie cock, inatead of belng & party to tho conspiracy, WAS A VICTIM OF IT, Fryidence will Le offered to show that tle Ring had otlicr ways for olealning juformation from Wasaing- ton thon through Dabcock, An {nstanca in Lngelka's testimony s in point, Ho testified thst Joyco weed 1o show him lotters ond telograms with the %fmature_turnod tuder apnounciug the coming of ngents, Why aro notsomo of heao lottors or telegrratn produced,1f they camo from Babcock ? Yet none of thaze papers have been produced, snd thia of itself gozs foshow that the Iting was roc formation from other sourcea than Labeock, §o, also, McDonald and Joyco_raised $10.000 for the ostenaible purposs of buying olf_tho autiioritics at Wanhingion ud proventing Bsiziires, but cau ibere ho any doubt that ovory dollar of this money was placed IS THI POCKETS OF JOYCE AND M‘DQNALD ? Tie whole caro ahows, and will roon showhnors plain. Iy, thst on attempt _waa mado 1o sacrifico Tabrock fn order to 2rvo the fraudulent purposss of McDonald aud Joyee, LATTRR PORTION. Gen. Willisms' upeocn closed as followa : Althourh, 1n view of all tho clreumstances, it nilght Do royarded ks supercrogation, a host of dintingulaue | and honorsble wituessea swill bo presonted to prove tho unimpeachablo Intestity of Geu, Babcock. No ovi- denca haa been Introfuced to sliow any srrapgesment or agecement between the Ring and Dibeock, tuat Lo~ fug iett to conjecture yet tht 1s the foundatfon of tho offenro, It must be shown that tho consplrators et togethier, agreed upon the nefarious hnsiness, and upon (he part which cach of them was to pecform, Walhout showlug ihis, 1o~ camp Lant bo proved, yot it hos not Liecn proved, and this i dlctment, ou which tho oyes of tho natlon are fixed, reatn upon fragmentary testimony, which no miora anpyors it than 1n & mountain supported by the floccy clonda that hang about its summit, It would seom to o incumbent on tho Court to insteuct that fatal evror i the cano was 6 fatlura to yrovo that abcock kuow that McDonald and Joyco wero guilty, They had the contidencs uf Donglass, ~ Josco waa pt 1o perfurm worl: of responsibiltly, Dristow entored tha Treasury when they wero carrying on tho frauds, but hie did not suspect it and they wera permitiod to hold their oftices W1l they voluntarily resfgned, It yroves uothing to say thicre wero whispers, becatuss thero 13 mo ofeer In tho country agalnat whom there are not pomo such whispers,” Mow, then, can Babeock bo held to a guilty knowledge after tha crimo of McDonald and Joyce, when overy otuer officer fn Warhington was tuuocent of §t? “Tho fact of Mc. Donald's cnnmhlnlny about secret ralls wam no proof of Lis guilt, It wnaa feeling which ony man tulght entertain {f ho beld an oltice, aud wecret sples wero fent to watels his actions. Tt is uatursl that ho sioutd protest, low, theu, could Baboock neeept that s proof of guilt ? 'I'uuispuhr declarod that HE MAD KNOWN DANCOCK {ntimately for yoors, and know that guile in this caeo was inconuistant with his noblo (é!:llfllem He ald not ask merey at_the hands of the jury, but justice, Presdent Grant's pronguncomont of Lot no guilly man escape was an oxcel- lent ono. but it conld not bo interproted a8 couns soling the consiction of tho innocent, What a spectaclo it would be for the conspirators who havo contessed tholr infamy to watk our streots In tho fall oujoymont of the frenits of o robbery in which thoy were engagoed for years, whilo tiia defoadant, an fungosnt man and o man of honar, whom thoy had victimized in their suxioly tocecape their desorts, is draggod from his howe and fawily asd plunged Into a folou's coll, Lot justico bo dons though the lieavons fall, Ilo asked no favaritiem, but ho nasked justico, 'Tho speakor closod with quito a brilliaat peroration, in which ho oxpressed a trast that the vordict would bo & trinmphsat an- quittal. e COURT PROCEEDINGS. GEN, WILLIAMS' ARQUMENT, Br. Lous, Feb, 16.—Immediately upon the opening of the Unitod Btates Circuit Court this mornlng, ox-Attorney-General Williaws rosc and addressed tho jury, oponing tho dofonue of Gon. Babcock, The court-room was thronged, the groater portion of tho audienco being attornoya, Vory fow of tho Govornmont wittessca woro prosont, the moat of thoso from Washington haviog beon dlscharged fromservico and allowed 10 Jouvo the city. Gon. Williams dovoted considerable timo to an argument of the probabilities In the case, and to o criticism of tho ovidence for the Gav- ernment assuming that what the Governmont had prosented was competout avidence, which was by no means admitted. Gen. Williama eaid tho caso * might present some suspicions circumstances, bot by no moans the ground on which to base a convie- tion, e thon procooded with somo explann~ tions whicl would throw s difforsut Jight upon tho communications botweon Baboock and tho Ring. At that time, ho said, Joyce and McDon- ald wero trustod officials, mon of ictiuonce, and possossing confidonce with good peoplo. DBab- cock, on tho otlier hand, was a WARM-IEARTED, CONFIDING, GENEROUS MAXN, who did not give up a fricudship ouce cemented for tho whispors of calumny, Everything that had been presented by the defonse was jucam- plate, and could uot but leavo n painful uncor- taluty in overy mind ns to whotler it was to con- vey a proper suspiclon, or to slmply indicato n weakness of tho judgmont ta which every ono was liablo, Tho quantity of thia kind of ovi- dence, eaid Cen, Willlama, avalls nothing. A houss {s mado of bricks, but & milllaa of bricke gcatterod ovor an acro of ground does not make & houss, any niore than two bricka do, Qon, Wiliams tuon tracod Dabcock's mlitary caroar, from West Point, srhich he eulogizod as & placo whoro honor and houesty wera i{noul- estod, and whoro thioves and robbors wero not cdacated. 1o told of tho dofondaut’s sorvico i tho Iato War, and how he roso to bo the Cuiof of Engivoers in tho Ninth Army Corps. and aftorwarda to be an aid to Lieut,-Qou. Graat, withs the rank of Drovet Brigadior-General, A good deal of attention was given o Gen, Babeock's WELATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT, aod tha confideuca ropiosed in biw as the Privato Hocrotary to the Prosident, Iu one sensc, Gou. Willisms eaid, be became o part of tho Exocu- tive, Hia ofiiclal dolinquencies would more or less refloct upon aud degrade tha Chiof Exocu- tive of tho nation, and no isgratitudoe would bo go black as bis if ho wonld bring dishonor on one who had put such coutidenco in bim. ‘Wil explaining somo of the tclegramy be- tween Baboock and Joyce and AcDouald, tho akor roferred cspecially to the *Hylph” diu- pateh, and called it the pivotal polut of tho proascution, If Babcack seut that tologram for soy criminal purposo, Le took the very course to prove that purpose, becauso, it he had sont that tolegram ovor bis own n much of ii8 significanco would bave boen lost, Yet he sent ulin L own hlndw:lungi‘!uvlnx proof that ho tagrocure, The “Bylph " algaature oot of fhougltlessaess or playtul- nent it o a3 B Fex noes, of which all of us aro gulity at some timo or other, ‘Tha speaker lioro rofared to tha letler stolan from Hogors and given by McDonald to Bab- clr.:c)"(. McDouald hiaving given it to him a8 proof a BTACRMAILING WAS DRING OARBIED O3, and had convinced bim that it was his duty to interfero and stop it ; henco bo took it to Doug- 1ass, and tald him thore wassomothing wrong. He did riot hear of tho lottor again until the noxt Bundnay, when bo accidentally mat Doug- laan and fcarned that the rald had beon given up. McDonsld had discovored tho fact four daya beforo, and had sont his *dead-dog" tole- pram to Joyeo, aftor which ho startod for Ht. Touls, It had beon-s conmpirator, would ha not bLave told AMeDonald of tho nbandonment of tho rald? But ho did uot. and when Babcock found it out four daya Iater, hu tolographed MeDonald that ho had snccoedod in convincing Douglasa tuat tho pechemo Lisd boen for Llackmabling, and that Brooks and Hogo would not go, That McDonald's statemont was partinlly truo lLian beea proven beyond a doubt, aa at that very timo Honre, one of tho men who wora 10 make thia raid, carried in his pocket 8 ton thoussnd dollar bribe, paid him by the Iing, Tteforring to TAE DIAPATCE OF pEC. b, 1874, which is one of tho threo telegrams nat passod upon by the Court, and which reada as follows : “Havonot lieard that anybody hea gono orin going," Gon. Willlams eaid liabeock doos not romomber having sent it, and Lienco raquites tho (Governmout to provo it. Dalcock swas on inti- mato relations with tho Prenldont, and it was tho custom of oficera all ovor tho tountry to addreas him rolative to anythivg they desired to flnd or secure. Dabeock, knowing Jogyco only ss an honest ofticial, suswerod to the lotter's Inquiry as to whothier agents were com- iog TDoro, as ho wmuswered a thousand other inquiriecs, No ono suspoctod nt that timo that Joyco was trving to do auythivg but his duty toward the Government, but this very, tolnfirnm slhows that Babeock wos not nu juterested friond of tho Ring, for tho reason that ot tho very eamo timo whon bo sent tbis tale- gram tho rald bad been plaonod, and Brooks was in Now York intending to como Liere. Tina abows that Dabcock was ignorant of affairs which Lo should certalnly have known had ho hold tho relations with tho Ring that aro charg- od. Iliuatrative of the practices of McDonald was tho telegram : ** Had & Joug ride with tho Pres- ident,” ote,, which ho sont to Joyce. Tho par- podo of this was to enable Joyco fo show this to tho distillers, and convinco tiem that tho Pros- {ident was hob-nobbing with McDonald, and WINRING AT THE CONKIIRAGY. Yot tho Presidant tostiflos that ho was riding out ono day whon be saw McDonald standing on the sldowalk, and asked him to rido with him, Dur- fng thint rido nothing whatover was said rolative to 8t. Lonis afTairs, It is smtch littlo iocidonta ay this which have piaced the President undor sus- fcion, and which havo occasioned tho daily ava- ancho of nowapapor scurrility which is diractod at tho Prodident, The testimony of Evorest ahowa another trick of Joyce. Hodid not place tho letter privately in tho Post-Ofico, as was natural to & cnminal nct, but Lo got 10,000, paraded two envelopes addrossed toBabeock and Avery, protended to put monoy in each, and sont them by Lverest to the mail,” This was only n damnable trick of o des- porato villain to convinca tha distiilera, through Yivorest, of their socurity, That no monoy was sent to Babeock would bo proved to tho Batis- faction of tho jury bofora the ease was closed, ‘I'bo whole case phows, and will soon show far more plainly, that an attempt was mado to BACSIFICE BABCACK, fo order to sorve tho fraudulont purposea of MeDonsld and Joyco. JMuch stress had bLeen placed upon the fact that abeock had corroaponded with McDanatd, under covor of 3laj. Glonjs, but let thia be ex- !fln\nod. It wan st that timo charged that all ho Governmont officiats hore wers in o iting, and at Waabington it waa thoaght that the dig- tillers were wroaking ravengo upon tho Govern- mont authoritios by making Indiscriminato charges, Dabcock was a warm friond of Mo- Donald, aud believed him innocent. Tho nowss papors h-d already printed the names of many poigons sbout the country, and atinched to trwvinl circumstancos & puilty meaniog, and Dabeock very naturally alirunk from sllowiug tho fuct of kia correspondonco with McDonald to beeomo kuown, knowiug that it would bo intor- proted ns ovidouce of guilt, Tho contents of thoso lottors had not beon ebown, and tho) could not bo proved, as of guiity tmport, It wiil bo showa, furthormore, that this mun Hoge way In tho Ring griving [nformation as early ay ay, 18745 that, while enjoying the confidence of the defendant, lia was carrylug bribies from ttio Ring., Babeock had no moans of obtaining information from the Dapartment, but llogo had, and ho probably eont the tuformation. Evidence will Lfl adduced to show that BATICOCE HAD NO PART in indueing Preaidont Graot to_rovako the order traustorring Bupervisora and Rovonus Agents, but, Ly tho President’s own deposition, 1t will bo proved that this revecation tvag ordered in tho presenoe and through the represcatations and influenco of Bupervisor Tuttoa, Con, Willinms closed with quito o brilliant pororation, in which ho asked justico of the jury and sot merey, and trustod thelr verdict would be a trinmplal aequittal. GEN. A, A. HOMIIBEYE, Chiof of tho Lnpincer Corps United Htates Armay, was put on the stand, and testified to hav- ing known Uon. Babeock sluce 1802, Ile haa of Iato yoars had cuargo of the Dopartimeut of Public Buildings aod superintendeuce of tho rcqueduct at Washington, With the excepilon of tho Capitol grouuds sud tho Treasury De- ranumm 1o has had eharge of all pubhe build- nes and grounds. Ho hos porformod his duties admirably ae au engiucar oflicerand o disbursing pfilcer, handliug #400,000 anouslly, s stand- ing 10 the acmy fu that of an oflicar of intogrity, high charactor, and ability. 8o faras I kno L standing in Washington 1s of like character, DAVID W, MANON, _First Ofcor of tho 'Treasury of tho United Yiates, was noxt examined, and tostifiod to bav- ing koown the defoudant four years. Auditea i accouuts s Suporiotendont of Fuplio Build- inge, ote. 1N total disbursementa wero 82,200,~ 00U, Mis accouuts hinve ail been gattled. Ho hing not boen & bonded officer during tho time [ Lave known bim, His ntnndlnkgl. general ropu- tatlon, otc., 80 far 88 I Lave loard from tho opinions of thoso in Washiogton, have beon good. v m JAMES O, DERRETT, ox-Mayor and ox-Postmastor of Washington, teutltiod; I havo known (en. Babeock six or #evon yoars, socially and from obsorvation s any gentlomon would koow oach other in a city of that kind, Gen. Babcock's character and standing bas beon [iood. His ndministration of the oftice which Lo hold hay glven general satis- faction. His futegrity ls unqnestioned. GEN, N. P. DANKS, membor of Conpress from Massachusetts, testi- fled : I have known defendaut snce 1861, o was on my Baff fo the oarly part of the War, 1 havo sinco known hum at Washington, His gon- eral reputation for integrity, capacity, and fidel- ity has boen vory goo 1 know mnch of the dutios of & Bocrolary to tho Executive, and I have had frequent intercourse with Gon. Bab- cocl us such Secretary, lis msuner of dis~ charging hia duties was always prompt, intelli- gout, and upright, loaving o ‘wtroogly favorable impression on me. ‘ ALEXANDER P. TUTTON then took tho stand and testified; I am Super- visor of Internal Rovenue of tho Biatca of Ponnsylvania, Now Jorsey, Delaware, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. I bave boan Hu- pervisor eiuce 1868. I am, I think, the oldest Buporvisor in tho country, I remember an or- der tranaforring tho Hupervisors in January, Buch au order was made, and under t I wad to bo transferrod from Philadsiphis to 8t. Lounis, aud orderod to report hero Feb, 185, visited Washiugton in Fobruary in rogard to this order, and reached thera on the 2d of the mouth, On tho 84 I saw Commissloner Douglass, and my object was— Broadtiead—I objoct to ths conversation with Douglass or any ono elso, Discusaion followed, sfter whioli witness con- tinued 1 Icailod on Douglass on Feb, 3 In rela- tion to this order. Inoxt callod on Hecretary Bristow at tho Aslington, Bamo objectlon made. After another disons- gion the Court eaid 1 * If his conversation with the swm:{ was ropeatod to tho Fresidont it way be admitted.” Witnosa procoeded: I had aconversation with the Becratary, 1o direotod me to call on tho Lrestdent aud wtato what L had ald to him, It way about 11 o'clock s, m, Ioalled st ouce at the Executive Mauslon and saw the President. 1 eaid I had boen ordered by the Bocrotary to ro- post for duty nt 8t. Louis, and ft would be very uconvenieut to me ta go, and impossiblo if the transfer was to continue any longth of time. I bLad property aud “lwrwnl.l mattors to look aftor at home, and would not move my family to St. Louis, aud would not conis without them, 'I'Lhat i( this order was enforced it would bo uaceasary for me torosign. The President eaid Le was sorry that it inconvenieucad, bus {5 was thought that s great denl of fraud was being committed in Bt, Louis and Chicago. 'This order was made to detect theis frauds ¢ while be didu't think tho officors of these places were involved, he did think the fraude were being committed, snd thst s cbsuge of oficers was necessary {u order to sy pross th that thera ad bosn conaiderable politioal onge brough o bear an bim to loduse bim tore- ¢ THURSDAY, IEBRUARY 17, 1876, voke tho order, but hie thonght it necoseary to carry it ont to pravent theso frande, Ho thonght tho officers of theso distrdcts bad heen dmug thinga in 8 routino way, and the distillors knaw thoir time of datng things, anid took advantago of thot to commit frauds; that if now officars woro ment thore they twould clsvgo this old rontine, mud’ run acrosy the frauds. Isald it I8 & mero porsonal matler with me, and if I resign you have s s<oro of mon to Eul inmwy place who will bo willing to go to bt, oujs, I nnid tohim: I have viows, it you have timo to liston to them. o eald hohad. T en. deavored to repeat what 1 had said to the Secro- tary, I told him lhlk“judslng from my exneris ence, this change could not Lo praductive of rood to any extont 1 that notico had baen given through the press of the propoged change, and tho partied intorosted, oflicers ng well ns distillors, ~ hed soveral weoka' motico, and whatover frauds thero wore would Lo coverod up, and nll evidenca concealed by tho time tha new oflicers conld got to tho plaze. liverytbing would bo running #traight, and no good tould bo accomplisked, 5o far nn dotecting frauda that were alrendy com- mittad ; that it might provent fraudsin the fi- Lure, but vot discover those already committed. 1 stated that the botter and more certnin way of getting at tho frauds was to mend some pgood nan or mon who wera reliabto, aud who had a good knowledgo of what could bo dono at these ninces aecrot, aud auch mon would bo able to detect thoso ‘;,moplc in tho sct of frasud., In this way tho proof could bo mathered for gofzure. ~Then, if thov had no confldenco in tha Jocal ofilcorn, - thay might transter Super- vlaors to thess Yllcnl tomako tho neizures aud push the pumshmant and forfoilures. I Eatd that if tho ordor was revoked 1t would throw the distillers off their guard again, nnd thoe oppar- tunity would bo » good ano Lo send on detec. tiven” secratly. I told him I hnd said to tho Hocrotary of tho Trensury that I bolioved Mr. Brooks would bo o good “mar, and that if ho conld bo Rontout thera without the partios Lkoowing ho was golug, ho would ho nblo to met at “the bottom of the frauds, Tho Preswdont eafd that the moro in- formation bio recotved, tho botter ho was satis- fled this order wonld not accomplish tho pure pore {ntended, and lio said he would suspend the ordor that day. Thin was done that day, the 8d of February, I'think. I went swas tho noxt day to Daltimore, whero I had s good desl of Dbusiness, On tho cross-examination, witnesa said : T anw Gen, Babeock while in Washington. Ife never sald anything about a pressure being brought to have tho order suspended. 1 did mot Liave & talking aoguaintanco withh Gen, Habeock thon. When I suggested Brooks as o good nnn to como out West to ferret out fraude, tho President did not say that tho plan of sending Brooks out here bad beon attempted. I kuewsomo of the arrnogomouts bero had been frustrated. I did not koow they Liad tried to got Brooks hero befora until tho Becrotary told we {t would be usoless to trg and sond him Lere, as whon that attempt had been made information that he was coming had ronched hera. X did not tell tho President this, 1did not know that on scveral oceasious they hiad trled to got revonuo sgenta out here, ¥ MR, VILAS, Caslider of tho Fifth Avenus Hotal, New York, tontified to Gen. Babeock being at that hotel fram Tuesday, Oct, 28, 1873, till the folloming Friday, tho J1st, LETTCRS TUT IV, Dofense then offered a package of cleven lat- ters said to bo from Revenue Agent Hoge to one of the Bingham Drothers, showing when Hogo waa seducod fnto the sorvico of the Ring, De- {foneo clainied that hia beeame corrupted sovoral moutha befora the prosecution’s testimony show- editto havo occurred, nud they proposed to prove that by theso lettern. ‘The Dintrict-Attorney objected on the ground that thero was no proof that Blugham ever re- coived them or thioy bad ovor boon §n the mall, They bad boen 1deatified a8 in Hogo's handwrit- iug, but that was oot coough. We think thoy should show whero they came from, who sent them, nod swho received them. The Court—If wo hold you to that on your lot- tors and telograms you would not bave liked it. [Langhter.] Clorks in tho Post-Ofilce hero wera then put on the stand, and identified tho postmarky of eicht of the lotters as belng tho sama as thosottat thoy were accustomed to recoive on letters from Cin~ clonati and Xenis, 0., snd Indisuspolis, Ind. ‘These oight letters wore thon admitted, but the other tlireo, which had no euvolopus, wero do- barred until further proot should be offored. THE LETTENS, which sliow somo of the operations of the Ring not previously rovealod, and to what oxtout at least the roveutio agents were councetod with tho conspiracy, aro ag followa: Qruson Houss, CorcrmmaTt, Tune 17, 1874,—T0 6. B, Bingham, Eny., Patoka, Ind, ---DeAn B Arrdved homo fron Washington last Baturday, snd, by persor al requeat from Commissioner Douglass, L am auth ized to complote the inveatigation commenced by M Tirooks and myself_at Evanaville, All the papers a inmy poaserafon. Wrila me at Xenta, O,, when I can sea you. I go from here to Portamouth, O, and u my return from thiors will go to Bupertisor Powell's ottice at Newcastle, Ind,, and after that perhaps to Esanavilie, 1ud, All Iam now waftfog for is the tran- seript of your sales in Now York, when I will closo up the invesigation of your caso satisfactorily, I hope. Let e hear from you at Xcnia. I expect to be in this clty again next Baturdsy, Youra truly, (Sigued) JouN T. Hoar, levenue Agent, Xiwia, O, Aug. 10, 1870.—T0 @, Bingham, Feq.— Dian St s Your favor of the 3d Inst, i rocelved. Am 110 knaw (hat you Lave fmportant pofut to give . T ill let you know by folegraph when 1 will bein (Terro nule), Tho warrant fur tho nrrest of s & Co,, of New York, will not interfere with sour caso, Upon my srrival homo, bst Ssturday, T found a Tejter from tho Cominissionor 1n regard to the matter, which T shawsred {1 such a way as 10 settle aversthingt out this way, Ely & Co, will live a penalty topay, 1 think, Yours, cte., i Xexta, O, Nov, 4, 18T.—0, B. Bingham, Esq., DPatoka, M, —Drat Sie: L rocelvod from you, & fuw days g0, those numbers, You muet not think strango that I Lavo not sent you the number, 1 promised 1o, for I Lave not had time to mako up, but will tho firat of the week, The iay after I eaw you at the Gibeon House I recefved notico from Washington that our tour of inapoction bad been postponed nutil after the November clections. I expect now that wo ‘will move soon, I will advise you when Iwill bo in #t. Louts, “In tho meantimo bs careful snd take no chatices, They ate talklug about Evanaville in Cin. cinuatl,” Yours, eto, (Sigucd) 1. Xrxi, O, Nov, 28, 1874.—0, I, Ningham. K Draubnii: You will pardon my dotay in writinig, oa T liave not Bad thme to wrilo much of & private nature, 1 recolved your note with incloaure, which fu all right, Youcan reiy upon my keeping you posted of sny propoasd mavement in ‘your direction. In your noty you seked what the Ciiiciunsti whisky-mon ary com- plaintng of, They do not esy auythiug just now, as T anked them for facts, and they kisvo not "been able to furnish thew. They ki somu time ago, at the timo I " wrolo, sy that ' you wero selllug bighwines and yectified fools in Now Orleaun at auspiciously low prices, but they bava nevor been able to furnish mo any tigures or facta, 1 hington to-morrow (Buudsy) night, and ny 1 fiud quarters will tolegraph you whero to ad- drow mo thereahonld vou desire to do so, Horeaftor, 1 wilt aign all lsttors and telogratus ta you, Vclr_‘v truly, IXUT. N, D.—Plears deatroy ail lotters and telegramu you receivo from me a4 xoon a8 road, Yaurs, ete., oiix T, Hoak, Recollect, whenever you receivo anything in future slgned * Blxby,” who It 1 from, 1 will do myjpart, Q1n30% JOUBE, CINCINNATY, 874, ~DEAD DINOTANM ¢ 1 drop you a note i iuforu 30U that the contemplated trip of uyvelf and B, (of Philusdelphis) Lins bocu posts poned until after the holidays. You will vleass send ALY JAporA you liave gotten U to Xenls, O, 1 Davo new (mknl 10 give youas soon as 1-can sce you; at Teast {t 1u niow 0 o, It may not be to you.” 1 will come lown to_Oincinnati noxt !!nn\hy.lmlnwlll bo liers until Wodnesday, Yours truly, 1xor. Xryis, O, Fob, 1, 1875,—Hyron Binoham, Laq., Pa. fok, I, ~¥nieso Bixoitaxs 1am sorey you did ot combs 1 Bt, Laule when [ was there, Lut ‘of courso §t waa your duty to yourself to take caro of your Lealth, 1 bave had atalk with Mr, Barton, Lo spoko about the matter which had better bo mausged upon tho plan 1 gave you tho last imo I saw you ot the Glbson House, 1t fsfaut best to flo dumpers for grape wino aiutf, Tt {a my fmpression that your house aud (ho Louse of sl & Frazsr had better act togetlier. 1f you do I will lend you my naafstance to yrevent the Ring frow Linposiuy Upon you, It sroms iLiat tho geueral impression 1s that tho ‘geutleman who acts as coliector af nousy trom istilloriva 14 fuclined 16 taks adl, and_you wil] i that i future If any tzouble stiould coume thiat Lo (1) wil not Lo of any wie vice. ¥, of the firm of B, & ¥\, is desirous of actiug with yoii and wo outside, ' I would 1iko fo ses you at au carly day (o tak this matteraver, 1n the tneantime you had butter go over and have o talk with Lsrton & P, Hhould you wish to_communicata with me by telegram or othorwise, addross mia hers, unlcus you focelvo different advice from e, Yours truly, 1suY, N, B.—Destroy {his as 800n 18 y0u have read it. XeN1A, O,, Fob, 8, 1876.—G. B, Bingham, Eeg,.—Dean Buu: Sour favut.of the T4d fart, o socctyed: T reply 1 Liavo t0 aav that thore has boen & genceal trausfer wmado of all tho Supesylsors and RevenuviAgents in tho country, 1 go to 8k, Louts with Buperviior Tutton, of Philadelphis, and 13m sorry to a3y tbat ono of the smost contenptible mun fu tho service will raliave Powe ell an Bupervlsor of this District, Hls vemo i Sowell, of fioaton, You kuown hint, 16 waa formeely Burvoyor of Distiilerics, 1 dou’t kiow what liovenua Agent_comos Liero with Sewell, but 1 don't think you eod give yourself any uneasiitus 1o the First Districs of Indians. Sowell doss not smount 1 utch, snd { dou't thivk be will bave a Nevenus Agout that whi ek, The two bete Huperylwors fa the country gu 1o t. Louls and Chicago, su tinge’ Siu'® v lively ‘“tnore. L' shall not fali to do my duty fu taking care of my fricnds, “Cha Bt, Louis folks will bnd out uow that thoss who talked the loudesat sud haye exacted noss will ot Le able to help them much, 1 don't belicve the roport s thare are revenue dnm&vu in Ht, Louls, I o sty onfi*Ys t5% " going bc Jump, T will Is} Jua Baar frem o7 belong to ibe Eov it me whenover thero fs anything interssting. Yours truly, Brxo HOTEL Tiatra, Inniasavonts, Tnd,, Aprila0, 1875,— Dear Litngham ¢ T deup yor s tiote in RX:MI haste to sy that the miu in B, Loule, Hughes, who oY end W ging o e, is At B0 Market atrcet. ils ' has wrilten to my that he know a great deal, aud my friend is pent t0 sen whst hioknown. cle. If tha folka in Bl Louls keap perfectly conl theen will bn no troutls, The persons wha aro there don't amount to much, Don't let any ano know whera you Lt your information wla is ot our friend, Will telograjh a8 o0 as [ascortal when. my frieud Lere 18 10 go to §t. Lo ——— COMMENTS AND RUMORS. ETTER TOR *‘man." Kpectal Dispateh to The Cafearr Tridune, 871, Lovis, Feb. 16.—Tho most atriking snd soneatlonal opisode in to-dsy's proceedings was thio reading of the lstters from Joyco to Babcock by Gon, Willisma, Tho prosscution had never hoard of such documents, and their suppression until this time has beon rather a well- managed coup d'etst on the part of the defense. Williams' mauner while resding them was admirablo, and could not bave failed to pro- duco & strong suspicion with every one who beard bim that perhape, after all, thero was somo real basia to tho claim of de- fondant that ho i8 tho victim of & damnable ntratagom om tho part of Joyco and McDouald. Of course, tho next stop will bo Lo ghow that the telograms acknowl- edging * Yours, with inclosure, received,” re- ferred exclusivaly to theso and kindred lettem containing newspaper elips. Ono of the counsel for tho defenso ataled to-uight that, though they will not be able to prove with absoluto cortainty that, after Everost placed tho lotter directed to Babcock o the mmil-box, Joyce went to tho Poat-Oflico and withdrew it, they will como 50 near establishing tho same by circumstantial cvidence 8 to destroy the forco of Everesl's teatimony. It will be in proof that Joyeo withdrow lelters oro than ouce, snd that, about the perind referred to by Everest, he withdrew one which, to the best recollection of 8 Pout-Ofice clerk, waa nddrorsed to Gen, Bab- cock. Itis ’!euenlly conceded that tho spesch of Gen. Wiliams has put tho acts of the do- fenadot in a mnch mure favorable light than has characterized thom heretofore, snd Les made couviction s:ill more problematical. THE OTHER BIDE. The attornoys for the prosccution, howevor. Bay thet their withers sre unwrung, and that thay bave no fears of tho ultimato result.® Thay ovidently rogard the telegrama which the Court hos already admitted. and thoss of Dec, B and 5, which they eav will Lo in shapo to go tothe Jury in & dny or two, a8 conclusivo proof of tho dofendsot s gutit. Yours, Lixay, SUEDMAN, ‘Thers camo very nearly being blond in the sato-room of tho United States Clerk's ofiice this morping. Iloger M. Bhorman, the party who, the prosecution claim, came on here re- cently,nnd under pretouss of obtaining informa- tion to use in the Umted Hintes District Attorues's office fn Now York got hold of certale ~ Quvernmant secrots whick he com- municated to the defenss, called on Col. Dyer this moining to know by what suthority sich charges iad boen made 1n the pnblic presa. Dyer referred him to Lucien Eaton. Sherman invitod Eatou into the suto-room, and there n pavage war of worda made the air thick with sulphurous odor. Eston called Sherman aapy and Shorman called Iaton 8 liar. poltroon, otc., and rold he swonld meet him on thio tented field, or by tho river, or on tho other shors. and mive him geotlemaniy satisfaction. 1o closed his re- warks, howover, by ewearing that Lo wontld Lring a suit for damages for defamatioo of char- acter, and wroak vengeance an tho reckleaa Gov- orument attorneys who persist 1o sayiog he ls a fraud. THE PRESIDENT'S DEPOSITION, 1t is imposaiblo to tell whon the President's deposition will bo introduced, as it is doubttul whothor tho defendant’s counsel themsolyes know. Tho glst of the testimony, 1t ia ciaimed, has been published, bnt thera will ba some sar- prigo, 1t is watd, when tho doposition is read. It coutaing 3,000 words. 3 HENTENCE, It is nononnced that Judga Trost has mado up his mind a4 to the puvishment he will inflict on on McDonald, Avery, and tho pumerous distil- lers, rectifiets, Btorekeopers and Gaugers who have beeu convicted in the United Btstes District Court, and that ho will sesoss tho cnalty Monday after the closa of the abeock trial, It is understood that McDonald will got ton years, The diktillzrs are to be let oft with cowparativoly light lmprisonment and tine, according to the means of each individusl, McDouuld says ho is ready for sentencs, IN GENERAL, CHICAGO. ALL BERENE. Nothiog intervoned to rolievo the tedious dall- nens ot tho Custom-Ilouse yestordsy. 'The Grand Jury held o short morning seeion, during whiclh they slowly and comfortably considered an unimportant caso in bankraptey. Thoy ad- Journed for dinner, and resssembled at 2 o'clock. whon the samo subject was ngain up for discus- sion. Tho Jury ndjourned at 4 o'clock withont having accomplisbed much of soything in the wayof investigation, or withont having return- od & single indictment. This lamentable absonco of reaults was n cruol blaw to tho report- ers, who had eharpenod their pencils with the oxpectation that at least one inaictment would boroturned. The only other case of any par- ticular joterost in councction with whisky mat- tors whero an judictmont hss been partially prepared ia the case of Frolsingor, of the Milan Distillery, situsted noar floek Island, ‘This gentfoman’s attention will also be directed within the noxt fow dnys to the uncertainty of human ovents and the prevailing disposition to ndict whiskyites. BUPERVISON MATTAEWA faati)) at his bome, noar Bpringfleld. Thers acoms to bo very little to csll lim bore uow, in- ssmich ag the work of the Grand Jury iu al ready complotod, so far as cares of any Import- anco are cancerned, and tue crookedoess of the wholo whisky business scoms to have beon dis- covored. All interest now coaters fn the proceedings at Bt. Louis, and many and various nrophecios are mado 83 to tho roanlt of Babcock's trisl. The feoling smong distillera and othors yesterday wau that tho P'resident’s Privato Becretary would ba acquitted. —_— WASHINGTON. THE PRESIDENT'S OUDER, Syecial Dispateh to The Chicaco Tribune, ‘WaguxaTo, D, C., Feb. 16.—Tho prosecution authoritios say that tho last clauso of Gen, Gant's famous eayiug Lot no guilty man ca- capo,” hins not recoived tho attention due to ft, nnd that it will soon be exomplifled by an action of tho Qovernmont st Chicago and Milwaukes, Tho Prosidont also epocially charged all Govorn- ment ofiiclala to b espacially vigilant to secure the punishmont of all who claimod that they bad Lugh {ntluenco to pratect, This lojuvciion ia so bo followed in Chicago, BABCOCK'S CIIANCES GOOD. The action of the Court in 8t. Louls In exclud- iug the evidenca of alleged co-couspirators in tlo Babeock caso may, it 1s admitted by the Gov- crumaunt authoritios hore, have a very important elfect upan tho verdict. It is said that this rul. g may result in Babeock's acquittal, Dis- atchua received to-dny Ly Dabcock's friends Eern upeak contidontly of an acquittal, MOBE BAD LUCK FOR WILLIANS LY MANRIAGE, Tho 8herman who 18 Unitod Btates District Attornoy at New York, aud who has been chargod by the Governmont prosooution with being an ngont of Iabcock, 18 m relative by marmiage of Attorney-General Willlams, ona of Baboook's couusol. —— SPRINGFIELD. PLOCKEDINGS. Spectal Diapateh to 1rs CAicano Tribune, Breiveriztp, Ill, Fob, 16.~In tho District Court default of recognizance waa taken agaiuet Jacob Luces, O. W. Ackerman, sod Iobert Weimer, and bench-warrauts issued for the last swo, indictmonts weroroturuod against H. P, Westerman, G. 0. Glasaford, avd J, L, Bmith, of Pokin, for couspiracy to dofraud the revenuo. ————— FINANCIAL. FORT WAYNE. Spacial Dispatch Lo The Chicaqo Tribunt, Fonr Warny, Ind., Feb, 10.~The failure of Charles L. Hill, an extonsivo dealor fn muutzal instruments and sowlng-machlnes, i aunounced, Assots und Jabilities not stated, 3ir, Hilt sayp it his oreditors give lim reszouablo time he can is iudebtebtednosy fo full, He {a agent for fh‘a’ li‘i:ull‘n.n(:no. Mason & Hamlin organ, and Wheeler & Wilson sewiug-mactine, ————— The machinery for three complete saw-mills hss been shibpsd from a msnufectory in Erfe, Pa., tathe Black Hills duriug the last moath, FOREIGN. The Insurgents Decline to Accept the Andrassy Reforms, Reported Secret Arrangement Between Russia and Austria, Austrin to Annex Iosnla and Russia to Take Bessarabia, Partioulars of Winslow's Wanderinge and TFinal Arrest, The Oarlist Cause Belioved to Be Hopeloss, SPAIN. CARLIST REYENSES, Mapnin, Fob, 16.—Gen. Quosada advanced Bunday morniog from Durango, through Elsrlo, but found the Csrlists, under Gen. Carasss, strongly intrenched at Elguete. The Alphonsists attacked at 11 o'clock in tho foroncon, aud after five houra' hard fighting on lines exteuding aver & league, tho Carlist positions wers carricd, Tho Carlists retreated upon Azpeytia, with heavy losses. Quesadn pursued thom aa far as Ver- Rara, which e occupied i force, simnltancour- ly with tho operations of Quesads, Gen. Lomn moved from Marquins, breaking the Carlint lizes on the river Dava. Gen. Moriones, ad- vancing from tho north, eoterod Huyama, and occupied the heighta commanding Aya and Ces- tous. 'I'ho Carlista are reported ss coucontrat- ing tor a flualstruggle between Audos, in Toloso, and Azpoytis, HAN BepasTiay, Fob. 16.—Gen, Moriones haa offectsd 8 junction with Gon, Joms, nnd captured Azpostia, driving the Carliats iu tho di- rection of Toloso, A Carlist dispatch from IHondayo scknowledgea that the Carlista sworo compolled to rotreat heforo enormonkly superior mumbera to avoid being surrounded. ‘The same dispatch says that Don Carlos {s at Tobono. Bavoxse, Feb. 16.~Tive thousand Royalists bave arrived before Irun. Thoy will zeluforce Gen. Martinez Campos in bis oporations against Irun and Vora, ‘Tho Carlist Lrigadier Noroada was captured by Alohonsists in battioon tho 10th. By SenastrAN, Feb, 16.—Rumoraof aporoach- {n§ peaco negotiations are acquirning consiatency. ViexNA, Fob, 10.—T'lie rolatives of Don Carlos oxpect Lis return from Bpain shortly. THE CORTES. Manmp, Fob, 16.—Bonor Jose Da Posads Herrala bas Loon unanimously elected Preaident of the new Chamber of Doputies. LATEST, TexpavE, Feb, 16.—Nothing important bas occurrud {n Batzain Valley. The movoments of tho Royal troopa thoro aro merely preliminary to more iImportant oporations, LissoN, Tob, 16.—Fernandez Rios, formerly Minjstor of Spain in Portugal, haa arrived here. bhaving been compuligd to leavo Madrid by order of tno Governiuenk, Intelligance recos>A liare from Jadrid states that Senors Chocow wad Duisasola, former mem- bers of the Cortes, and some other Redical fol- lowers of Zorilla, werc arrosted on tho evo of the oponing of tha Cortes. Loxpo¥, Feb, 16.—A Times Paris dispalch #ave 8 Btrange rumor s current tha:s somo Carlists, receutly eutered Fronch territory, mistook Fronch soldiers for Alphonsists and upon them, Tho Xrench ro- plied, and tho engagement lasted ton minutes. Ono of tho Fronch koldiers was killed. It is said that 1n consequenco of this oceurrenco aod the possibility of simiiar complications, Sanor Molins, Spanish Ambassador, has mban- doned tho intention of going to Madnd to take bis seat in tho Senate. Loxpox, Feb. 16.-~A Parls correspondent of the Times poiuta to the expocted entry of tho Alplionsists into Toloso a8 an event of great im- portanco. Tho capture of the city would freo the railway asd establish communication with Madrid. A telegram from Madrid announcos that King Alphonso started from Vistoria Jast night, Yor- eigxn Toprosentatives accompanied bim to the train. Loma, befors joining Aloroiues, captured tho Carlist arsonala ‘ut Eybar, Slavonsio, and Esse- cien, 'Tho Times' correspondent with the Carliats, in_a dispatch, dated Toloso, Fob. 14, says: * Yestorday the Carlista repulded Quelldlflu%llr Elorio. 'The Alphonista lost 2,000 weo, o Carliata 200." ——— TURKEY. A BURPRISE. Berarape, Feb. 16,—The insurgents sur- prised tho Tirks on Tuosday nosr Uauskoje, killing eighteen nud wounding fifty. ANDRASSY'S REFORMS REJECTED. Raovss, Fob, 16.—Advices from Sclavonie sourcos stato that a meeting of insargent lead- ere was hold on ‘Tuesday undor the Presidency of Paulovich, at which o’ resolution was passed refecting Count Audrassy's proposed yeforms, copsidering them as merely the result of polit- ical intrigues, Loxpoy, Fob. 17.—A special telegram from Vienna gives tho following : The Bosuian ineur- gonts havo 18aucd & manifesto apainst Count Au- drassy's note. The mauifosto points out the Porte's former broaches of promised roforms, and doclarea that the resistance of the AMalom- metan Leys will bafle every roform. The Mohammotans ovon ars expected to revolt if tho attompt is made ta exacute tho reforms. Tho insurgents, thorefors, refuso to lay down thelr nrms, nod they sppeal to tho justice of urope. An article in the Cologne Gazelle draws atten- tion to tho fact that the Russian press is con- tinually instigating the fosurgents 1u Servia and Montenogro sgaingt Porte, The Gazelle doctarea that the Russisn Government is ro- snousible for the alarming domoauor of the press, Cousequently it cannot be surprisod that thoe peopie beliaye in the oxlsteucs of & so- cret agrocment Ly which Austris 18 to be aliowad’ to annox Doanis, Russia rotaking the Bersarabian torritory which was ceded in 1858, ViExyA, Fob, 16.—Tho Powors bave nccoptod tho Parto's mnaditieation of Andrassy's proposals, &0 that tho lz)pliclflon of tho direct taxes in Bosnia and Herzegovina to the developmont of those provinces will not bo roquired. . A RIONIFICANT MONTENEGRIN DECLARATION, Denwis, Jan. 20.—The threateued collision be- tween tue P'orta and Moatonegro having vnce moro changed the aspect of the Eastern quos~ tion, 1 nppond tho following important state- wont from the Cotiguo (Has Tchernogortza, the ofiicial gazotto of the Mootenogrin Government : ‘The llerzegovina rebellion hss lasted five moutha, and {s o vigorous as ever, There hava boen nuier- guiuary encounters of conefierable jmpore tauce, s very difforent from the jusiymificant every~ day confiicts ‘of previous times, Oppressod, plin- dered, and driven to despair by long cruclty, the poor villagers bave risen syainst the grost Empira whiels haa 8o long tyrannized over thom. ol merely to protest sgaiust barberous welgling them down, but 1o achicve libe ovor, Thu far the rebels have Loen victorions, sud the Turkiah (roopa powerfoas {0 overcome them. Vet the great Empire Which has been impatent to pun- il tho rebals now threatens 10 maxe war upon Mon= tenegro, The Porte contendn—and, indeed, througis tho semi-aficlal 71rquie, takes care to appriso tha whole world of the faci—tlat but for Montenegra 1hie fusurrection wonld huve bren suppresscl Jong i The Ports posltively aenerts that over 1,000 Moutene- grins are tigliting in the (meurgent rauks, aud tiat tho conteoof the rebiellion s Cetigue, whence the fuatr- youts regularly recelve orders aud iustructions. For thesa reasons the Porte actually mensces (bta country and Qoverument with war, A short Hno ugo, wheu Mouteuegro wau sccused of neglecting the ohiigation of neutrality, we discussed her position towards the fpeurgents, 'We revort to tho subject to-day, aud de- clare that o ons can form a corvect opinion of Mon. fenegro's steitude u this watter unloas Lie takes tho fol lowing thres poluts lglfi mu!ld;s‘l:.llu.l: :l h"lfla th‘v oo Ploof Montenegrosud Herzegovinaa: 5 liey are conocted by mauy and closo :1’:‘.“ D oaly, s, Aonienexrins sl Urethrou, sud, be agoous Fatu, ‘cannot refrai frou saslsting thew 3 8irdly, Sontenogro hus always been th lodestar of fraedorh to tho whuls Borvlan Tace, whetber included {ohior unnatural frontiers OF not, She hus sssuusd this vocatiun uuder the guidauco af Ler relxutng dyuasty, sud it may bo as well to say that she will not. ndols 1t at suy price. This position, thls vocation, e stymificance of Montenegro, have rendersd it diimeuls for hor to fulfil the obiigations abis owes at peace with hepself, Sull, we wake Lold to say thet, excepting Turkoy, the whols world 1s sureed hal we have sctod correct uprigbily, The Yod. s, nd out for. . ¥ 10 Furkey aa n btate aver a8 8 proof of Torkish ssvegery and coue towpt for futoruational law, is still fresh in remon. Lrauce, Without dilating upon this mulauchuly fuci et compelled 1o aay that Governments v w their houor a8 woll ss private persons, and that tha attitude of Prince Nicolss on that occa: alon, sud ts intluciico ha allowed reascus of Blato to wxorcise aver hm, have been matiers of surprise lo 1be Mouteuegro people, Blnce the Podgoritza affalr, ovina has beats in & stats of ohronio rebellion, Many hundreds of Hersegovintss, swong them lasd- ersand eldars, hed A&I Mnnumfi.n woil, datere mined to die or sxpal the Turks oa thels retura hazm ‘when Moatanegro saquasied the lutarssaion of Towers, parlly tosecurs for Iha refagees the right to feturn wilh imponity, and_ partly because aha wished the Powers {o use dliefr fnfinence in persusding thy tinforlunsts fugitives to roturn to their homes. By thin step Montenegro rendered Turkey & grest service, and_dire:tly contribuled towarda |he nrescrvation o prace, Trnn to her anclent practicsn, Turkey gavathe Tefugoes #sle conducts, and, immediately upon thelt rotuin, fortured sud killed many of tho laders, This ot oniy gave a fresh impetin to tho rabellion, but alsa sggravated the position of Prince Nisholsa and the Montenegrin Government, who had pledged thelt yard for the safely of thoss who reinrmed. No dould such conduct on the part of Turkey would have jnsth flad Montenegro in considering hermelf released fror sny obligations fowarda Turkoy: but oven then dii Rho koep In the path of wtrict legality,—a path she hu trodden 8o long. With the wholo world spplauding het conaclentians Lehaviour, it matters very littlo to Monts negro whether Turkey' is satiafied or nab, Nelther Turkey not anybody eiso {4 abls to reprosch the Btatt of Montenegro with auything; while, a5 regards the complaint that fndividusl Montenegrins are to be found_smong the inaurgants, this amounts to nothe fng. The peonloof Sontenegto fove snd obey thele Trince, ud the Prince loves hin neaple, rerpe: glorious past, and labora for tho future of the eatire Hervian race, An to those cxaggorsted demands ol the Turk, we will never satiafy thom. Wherever lib erty and honor are defended in_Herzegovina, Monte« negrian will ba found on the battlefield. If the Tarka asnert that {lio {nsurrection would have been quieted long mince but for Montenegrin asslsiance, whst can they hope to effect if they go o war with o Lerzegovina and Montenexto both atonce? We have Lut ono word to add. Montenegro has 8o far conformod to the renulrements of fnternational law regulating the relations between civilized and well. ardered Blatea; if Turkes acts differently, Montenegre will e freod from ail restraint, and Lo forced to take any measure calculsted tu protect her afaty, and ty wocure the future of the Servlan race, No regard fo; any vne or anythiog will fetter our action, Tt may ho as well tosay that faw beliave that thn Jlerzegovina rebellion could have held ont 80 long without the assiatanco, active and morsl, at the Montenegrins, o WINSLOW. REACLT OF A MISAPPREGENSION, Loxnoy, Feb, 16.—It now appears that whey the atesmor Rotterdam was approaching her destination, Winslow, the Boston forger, ssked the Caplain of tho vesselif the United Btater had an extradition troaty with Holland, Tae Captain replied that ho thought thera was such atreaty. This frightened Winslow, who then concluded to come to England. Ho left the steamer in a pifot-hont, and fanded somowhare on tho Dutch coasst. 1lis wifo, sster, and son went on to Rotterdam in order to bafMo his pur- mners, Hoeonts telegram fo his wife bearing date Brussels. Winalow pubsaquently went to Totterdarn, and thencs came on to London, The clow to his whereabouts waa discovered by in- tercopting a letter he addroased to his wife, toll- {ing her whera to write to him, The Dutch polics etato that Winelow, by writing a lotter signsd with tho assnmed name of *Clifton,” had Lrought himself withiu the Dutch law a¢ » sus- piclons person, and he could have beon conduct. ed to the Gorman frontier. ‘The Han, J. C. Bancroft Davia had been tele- grapuically advised to have a German ofiicor there roady to arrcet him under the provislons of the extradition treaty, A pocketbook has been found upon Winslow's pareon to which wero inseribed the words “*Mor- toa Lafleats, 8t. Louis, Mo. —_— GREAT BRITAIN, UNBEATED, Loxnoy, Feb, 16.—Robert Menry Harst, Libe oral. who was elocted n member af tho House of Commons fn December Iast, for Horabam, Suevex, Lan beon unscated, in comsequenco ot sentling lettera to voters, promising to pay their rallw.vy expenses to the polling place, Justice Quain, of tho Court of Queen's Bonch, declated that thia wae bribery, and that the oloctlon was therefore void. NO PERSONAL DEVIL. The Judicial Committeo of the Privy Conncit to-day docided tho caso of Jenkins agaiost Cool, appealed from the Arches Court at Cantorbary, in favor_of Jenlkins, Jenluns had denied the personafity of Satno, and tha Rov, Mr. Cook thersupon refused to administerthe sacraments, Jenkins sned in the Court of Archos, and the Court sustaived Jr. Cook. The Judicisl Com- mitteo, howaver, condemued Cook to pay all the and admonishiod bim not to refuss to ad- cos mipiater encraments to Jonkins. — GERMANY. DIED, Lenus, Feb. 16,—Dr. Telleampf, Profosasy ol Political Economy of the University of Brea Iau, and Mombor of Parlisment, is doad. Brruiy, Feb, 16.—Gen. Budritzki, who com» manded tho Guards at tho battle ot La Bourgat, i dead. THE PROMIDITION OF THE EXTORT OF IORSES, Benriy, Jao. 30.—Prince Bismarck, in his ea- pacity as Gorman Chaucellor, bine proposed to the Federal Council that the order probibiting the export of hgrses, given last epring, shoula Do withdrawn. No more forciblo contradiction could hiavo boen given to the rumor propagsted, not, indeed, in Berlin, but abrosd. that the Ger- man Government profesa to bo guided by the present attitudo of France. —— FRANCE. THE DUC DECAZES' POLITICAL GENTINENIR, Pams, Feb, 16.—The Duc Decazea yeaterdsy, as o candidato for Deputy, declarod bimself » Liberal Coustitutiousl Republican, and ex- pressed his cooviction that the Repnblic was now thio only posaible Government for Franco. —_—— ROME, NEW MINISTER T0 ENGLAND, Roxue, Feb. 16,—It {s oxpocted that either the Count Di Cambray Digny, or Count Carti, for- merly Mintster to Washingtou, will be appointed Mipiater to England. ——— - AUSTRIA. THE EMPRES WILL VISIT ENOLAND, VieNxa, Feb. 16.—The Empress of Austria will go to England carly in March, to visit hes aister, the ox-Queen Caroline, of Naple: —_— A Rising Mnan in ‘Tenncsseos Somerville (Tenn.) Fatcon, ‘Thero fe living fn Perry County, Tonn., James Horoer, tho Tennessco gunt. At I8 vears Lo was a well-grown man, 6 feet high, and weighed 180 pounds. At 21 ho was G inchos taller, and wolghied 210 pounds. Any growth after that was uot noticed untif ho was %{ years old, and then ouly by tho smallnosa of hisclotbes, and hethen meoaaured iu his stockings 6 foet 9 inches. Eince then—ho |s now 81 yoars of age—ho has attalned tho height of 7 feet 9 inches, and is still grow- {ng, this being an incroaso of about 2 inches an- onally, Somio yoars ho grows mors sud sowme Jeaw, Dut this i4 his average. \Whila bo ought to weigh at leaat 300 pounds, he wolghs only 233. e 14 axcesuively lank and gawky, and possosses only ono quality ju a_laree degree, mud that is his ebility to walk, Ie thinke nothing of walk- ing frony homs to Linden, the county-seat, 12 wiles distaut, sud back to dinner. e Cheup Low in Japan. Japan Mail, Tt may be doubted whother :huz Iaw fsan wnmitigated bleswing to o peaple. Last vesr su avarxgzo of 3,000 cases a month were heard be- foro the civil courts of Yeddo. Bo Iaborious, indosd, haa been tho duty of adjudicating ia these, and 80 incompotout the staff of the estab- Jishment to doat withh them wiogly, that cases of bankruptcy are considered in batches of twanty or thirty at a time, s0 as to prevent thelr nndus secumnlatior BUSINESS NOTICES. Burnett’'s Coconine for the hinir has atoad the test of limo aud competition. 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