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L] 2 I'TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1876, e e e e e e e e — exuse when T got 1o the offion tha letter-roll was Just T being called, — 1 214 mot tell (he Potmanter 9 D teean Homt Jomeraber about that, T woulda's e sy e oo Tostmaser, or aay ona else, what you had done Witneas—No, sie: I think not, Dyer—Yhen did you mention this matter Arai? iacan-Last Safuriday niahts Dyer—To whom? i Tt coran up? ow At Wineasect wi resding ihe- Glode-Demsera v Alr, Eversats tstimony, and 1 remermb Awa such letters for Joyce, rer—Tou told yovr wifs then, did you? e No: T thowed the mtier A whiie, (Langhe ter.] er—Chewed it swhile? %lllel.—l #at on the lounge and thought awhila S pee=tTaw long did yon chew 1t w{m.»'-w‘su, stwo mlnutes, or thros minutes, or five minutes. Dysr—Whom dld you naxt tell afler your wife? w{m-—x nnto; daty SBunday, and it rained hero, yon remember. Dyer—Nevor mind the rain. Biorrs—1 mind it. T got wet that dsy, ‘Witness—Aftar T got through my day’s work, I went Yo tbe Lindsil and asked the clark if I ‘could see Geu, Dabeock. Ho tald me I oonld send up my card, 1 11d 80, and then I went up snd saw Gen, Nabcock, 1Mo wid I' would have to his counsel. Judge Porter I Ml T taking ‘ tnsss—~Well, Gor B e hiatiaa e St person you told ontalde of O ALY Tite waa tho frat Ume T gave e full do- e "Dyer—Did you talk with any one alto about (17 Witnese—I dont know, Dyer—Don't you know that s man eamo o you to L) yx:ln' aboud that malter before you wenl to tho Andy La‘:flflflx—xflg X don't for it lsu't true. i er=No Witness—And you can't prove it, either, Ons of the counsel for dsfoneo to-night, while smaintainiog the trathfuinees of — Magill'a rrativo, admitted that tho manner of ita do- livery waa unfortunate, and calcnlated to makoa vory unfavosable impression on the jury. Dab- cock's beat friends ssy that Magill'a romantic account is very flshy, and that it would have boen best to let 1t alone. The prosccuiion claim that tho witos confession that ho opened s box off hia boat destroys the valuo of his ovi- donce, as such an act was Infamons and a erimi- pal offense. Further than this, thoy Ernmluo on the rebuttal lo give Alagill such a character as ‘o effoctually impesch Lis testimony. —_— COURT PROCEEDINGS. CTARACTER-YOUCHERS. 87 Louis, Feb. 17.—Ufon tho resumption of the trial of Gen. Babcock this morning ia tho United Btates Circuit Court, a number of wit- nesscs were put upon tho stand to toatify to tho caracter of the defondant, Gen. W. T, SBhorman teatificd: X am Gonorsl «of tho army of the Unitod Btates, I ave known Gen. O. E. Babcock intimately. I have knosn ‘bim aince 1661, but my botter xnowledgo of him ‘dates from the timo when ho brought mo a dis- patch at Savannah from Gon. Grant, Bince then X have known him almost constantly. 1lia ropu- tation has boen vory good. I nover heardit questioned until theso troublos. I have scen Geh, Baboook a hundred timos in the roomin the Exccutive Mansion noxt to the Prosidont's ‘room. It might bo called tho anto-room. Thoso who go to soe the President ses Gen. Babeock “firat, and, porhaps, accomplish the object of thotr vislt without secing tho Prosident at all. Gen. Babeock alao opeos the lstters, distributos ithem, and anaweraall oxcept Luo moat intportant. He {a s kind of intormediator Letweon Lhe peo- Pple and the Dresident. . Testimony ma to his good charactor was also glvea by Gen. James H. Sunpson, of the Corps ot Eoginoora 3 Gen, W, 8. Harooey; Capt. L 8, Labbitt, commandiog tho Ht. Loufs Arsenal; Gon, 8, B. Sturgis, in command of this post ; tho Hlon, E. A. Borio. ox-Socrotary of the Navy. LETTERS IVENTIFIED, At this point ex-Gorv. Flotchor was put upon the stand, and {dentified saveral lotters from Dabeock to Joyco s thoso placed in Lis posses- slon a fow woolia ago by Mrm, Joyce. Ooly one of thoao lottors wos resd at this stago of the trial, It was dated Maroh 17, 1874, and directed to Joyee, in Haa Fraucisco. It is in reply to Joyco's wmessage to Daboook : ** Tall Douglass to call off hia scandal hounds, that only blacksn the mcmory 28 Ford and frlends,” Gon, Babcock forna Joyca that thero are no charges againat Ford, and tella the mame that o bollsves ho Ltosca) waa sent to HBesn Francisco boeauss of is bigh standing with tha Commissioner. MORY LETTEIS, Tho defenso then introduced two lotters from Deputy Commissioner H. O. Rogers to Clen, Joho McDonald, dated roapectively Wasbington, Blarch 3 sud RMarch 1875, to show, aa coun~ Bel said, that aa Iate as the date_of these lottors Mhors was no suspicion of Gen, McDonald oitber by Rogers or the Departmont. The first lettor asks, on behalfof Rogersiand Commissioner Dong- [uca, that McDonald will find a placo as Deputy Colloctor in Xausss or eleowhero for a yonog man well qualified forsuch a positian, and statos tbat such a favor on the part of McDouald ‘wonld be an accommodation to a member of the Uabinot. The other Istter refsrs to tha proba- Iility of the sppointment of Mr. Douglass ton Judgeabip of ihe Court of Claims, and sollelta McDounld's influence in hia (Rogers’) bebalt for the place to be made vacaut by the retirement of Douglars, This lotter was roferred to by Iog- w18 in his testimony. OTHER CUARACTEL TERTIMONY. A. Warner, Caehior of the Liudell [fotel, tes- i‘fl?} that loge was at that hiotel in November, 87 Gon, J. L. Follorton, s lawvor of thias city, testifiod 10 knowing Babgock iu tho army during tue late War, aud siuce then in Washington, Ky roputation was good. A porson connected with the Post-Office In this clty testitlod 82 to the street lettor-box syatem here, stating thal it was unsafo to deposit val- usblo lotters in the boxes, and that tho publia Liad been ropeatedly cautionod sgainst doing so. There was o rule or regutation prohibitivg it, bowever. FTILL Monz. The defenso then introduced scveral lotters £rom Joyca to Dabeock, writtan nt difforent times from 1870 to 1673, Somo of them inclosed edi- torials written_by Joyco, and published in tho 8t Joseph (Alo.) Herald, on Nan Domingo sffairs, aod were designed to show hir zoal- ocusness in political mattors. Another, from Littlo Rook, Ark., apprised Babcook of the eteo- tion of Clayton Powell as Unitod States Sonator, snd stated that thin election wonld carry Arkan- vas for Grant, and another inclosed resolutions 1o the memory of Charlos W. ¥ord, adopted at a public meeting hero soon nfter that gentleman's doath, Anaswers to thewo Jottors wore theu pro- Yucod and read ; also, two or throo othora, Al of theso letters aro of » eocial character, and iudicate that the writers of thom wore on friond- Iy terma, bat contain uo allusions whataver ta Riog matters, or anything connected with rove- nug affalrs, C, 0. Dicklnson, Chief Clork of the Firat Comptroller's aflice, Washington, and Goorge O. Banjamin, counected with thio Oflics of L'ublio Duildings and Grounds undor Labeock, were thau callod to ldontify for tho prosecution tho signaturo of Georgs 8, Joyce, Doorkooper at tho President’s mansion, to whom the dispatch of Apnl 23, 1875, adureused to Babeocls, was traced, but they {allod to sstiafactorily tdoutify lis sig- bature. TIE JOYCE-DAUCOCK DISPATCIES. The Court then ruled on the three dispatches which have been held in reserve two or threo dsys. The following waa admitted ¢ 87, Louws, Dec, 3, 1874,—70 Gen, 0. B. Balcock: Haa ilie fecretary or Commissioner ‘ordered auybody here? (Sigued) 1 ‘The following two were rujod out ; pJuammatox, Dic, 5 16TicJekn 4. Joyse, £t uta : Canuot hesr {5t sy one Liaa gone or i gotag, (tilgned) 'S Dateten™ 87, Lovte, April %, 1818,—Gien. O, K, Labeock, Wash- éngtun ; Tell me (0 soo Farker, of Colorado, aud telon gra o mer, Crushiout 8t Louls encmies, (sigued) Qmir, Regarding the lest dispatcl, the Court smid ulthau&'h 1t was sdmitted to ba o the handwrit- iug of Joyce, and that it had beou sent nver tha ‘wires, thero 18 w0 preof tuat defondant hisd ro- oetved it, or, if ho did recoive it, that Le koew from whotm v came, and thero was uo proof that It was aver answered, JAXES MAGILL, & letler-carrior, theu testitiod: In the Iattor pars of Fobruery, 1875, I was coming down f{ue street, near Fifth, Mr, Joyce sccosted me, znd saii thare wore thres lettera fu the street lotter- box which be wisued to et back, Is pointed to the box on the southwevt corucr of ¥ifth aud Fine. 1 asked Col, Juyce to deccribe the lettern before I opsusd tho box. He uzid one was ad. Bressed to W, O, Avery, Wasbington, D, C.; tho other was to O. L. Babcock, Weshiugton, D. C.; both msarked peracual. opened the box, al- though it was off wy distriot, and searched smoug he leiters sud1l found the two and bauded them to Mz, Joyce. Mr, Brorra—Did you get a recelpt ? Witneos—Xo, eir. Mr, Storre—Ju it customuary? Witnoes—Yoo, it Iv. I said, * Look hers, Colonsl, I want & jeceipt. If you waut to put thew io the ma.d sguin, I will go with you and woe it done.” Me. Blorrs—Wnat did he eay. Witness—Lg said, ¥ Q! wua's all sight, huukis dork" or somothing like that. *'Its onlyn biind," Mr. Btorra—~Is it frequent Lo givolettors back ? Witness—No, eir. A, Btorrn—Jou somottmos do it ? Witnoss—On s business touto it is freqnont that lotters ars put in and tho partios forget an inclosuire, or somothing liko that, and thoy ato rolurnad to them. Mr. Btorrs—Did you ropors that mattor to tho Post-Oftico? Witnesa—No, sir. Mr, Blorra—Why ? Witness—\Wall, I thonght I8 wa1 #o frivolous thore wasn't any need of saying anyihing sbout it, Mr. Storrs—Dud you usually roport ? Witneas—I usuaily carvied blauks In my natobrel which 1 hnd partien sign who wa ot~ tera back, and thon L compared tho writing My, Btorra—Llow did you happeu to remombor tho time this occurred 7 Witness—I was house-huntlug about that time, I hnd been looking around fonr or five daye for 8 house. 1had juet hoon to the Pol teoiinic, looking for o man who I had heard had o house, I wason my way down to make a col- lection, It was myday fo colloct fur sovon other carriera, Tho cross-examinatiod of this witnees was loog, sbarp, and thorough. Witness hiad boon o mail-carrior fivo yoars, Nevor gavo lotters to Col. Joyca at any other timo. It waa a frequent thing to return iotters ou business routes, Reo- ollected the ciremnstances porticularly bocauso it wos ff bls beat. Had ?nnud boxes froquont- 1y on business strcots and raturned lottors, but could nat recollsct the namen of any versons for whom ho had dono it. Whon pressod vory hard, witnesa said ho had roturnod a lotlor to Georgo V. Fishbaclk, had roturned fo many business louses ou Main etrcet, but could not swear to any patticular firm. 1o wan ropeatedly pressod to rocollect tho namo of anybody clso for whom Do biad takon lotters out of boxes, but he could not romember one. e carriod blank recaipts, had recoipts with bim when o gave lottere to Joyco, but Joyco refused to glve him a recoipt, saging, ** Oh, that's all xight,”” ** huuki dori," or somothing of that sore, **It's only a blind,” It cccuired on tho Inat day of Fobruary, 1376, nbout Lo'clock in the afterncon, Lid not tell the Poatoaster about tho niatter, or any one elsa about the office. ontionod the matter first Inat Saturday night to his wifo, Iad boen reading in tbo papors tho testimony of Mr. Iver- cst about pulting lettera in s lotter box, snd recollocted ho hind given Joycs juat such lottors, Rnminated over the matter awhilo, then told his wifo. The noxt ovening (Sundsy) after going off duty, wout to the Liudell [otel, saw Gen, Babeock, and told him tho circnm- stanco, and Batcock mont him to Judge Porter, to whom ho mfnntml i atory. 1o gavo full dotalls of tho matter to no one but Htorrs and Porter outside his own family. Noono had been to s3e him_about it betoro ho want to tho Lindoll Hotol, Ile consglted with no ono bat his wife. Ilo repeated the addross of the Ictters givon to Joyco as Gen, O. E. Babcock and Col. W, O, Avory.” 1ie would not adunt that o had talked sboui the matter 3o anybody ex- copt somo lotter-carriors at the 'ost-Oflico to- ay. Col. Dyer pressed him vory hard, but he would not ncknowtedge ha had any mtorcoarse or convorsation with any other thun those men- tioned above, Witness thon wont 1nto a long account of his ¥ari0us oceupations sinco ho had lived in the cu{‘ but gave nothing moro boartug ou the enae. ¢ i nnderstood that the prosocution will of- for testimony in rebutial of this evidence ta- morTos. TIIE DEPOSITIOR. 3ir. Btorrs then ashod for the doposition of tho President, which was produoced by tha Cleri, ood it was road by Judgo Porter, As soveral objoctions had beon mado to the questions snd answoers, Judge Dillon during the noon recess looked it over, and markod the objections over- ruled or sustaiuad, lenviug tho_dopositlon, Lo~ wvor, it is vaid, i vory nearly tho same form it was originally. Aftor roading the daposition, 3Mr. Storrs of- fored the rocommendations in favor of the ap- pointent of Gea, McDovald a4 Supervisor of this District, but thia Court raled thom out, aud tho defenso closed their caso. Adjourned, PR THE PRESIDENT'S DEPOSITION, LEADING QUESTIONA AKD ANSWERA, Special Dunutch o The Chiicagn Tribune, 87. Lous, Fob, 17.—The following ara soma of the loading quostions put to tho President in ralation to Ll knowledgo of (ien, Duboock's charactor, and othor polnts boaring on the pead- ing caso, and tho auswors thereto: Q.—Aro you ncquainted with the general reputation of Gen. Babeoek in tha city wheto hie now lives, in the pincen whero he han lived among his awsoclates and acqaaintancen, n the army and sisewhere, for hotesty oud {ntegrity 7 A,—I snpposs that I might say that 1 have been acqunintod with his general reputation in the army and where Lio {s known, wiere he Lan lived, LEisewhioro I do not know suything about it, but I sup- poso mypelf to bo scquainted with the reputation he in the army and 1n thiv city. Q.—Now slale, if you pleaac, what bis genoral repu- tation ia, 3nd Las boen. -~ A.—1 havo always suppo<ed it to be ‘goonl. 1f tweiva yesrw’ intimate amociation wilh & man gives ono an opportunity of judving what other peopla thiuk of Lim, I certaluly have hud a good oppartitnity not only of Kiowlig bin character niyaclf, bt of kuowing tha repniation ha sus ainy, 0.—.And from thoss opportuitivs what s beea Lis repitation? A,~Good, Q.—Did Gen, Thbeock, 50 far as you know, evor reek In Any way to infiunca your action o reference to any clinrges mado or propossd to L made against Joyco or MoDouald, or eftlier of them? A.—Do uot Teinember of his ever pcaking to me on the subjoct atall, He certuiuly tool uo lively intaceat fu the mat- ter or 1 abould liave emombored it Q.—Did Giea, Labeack, 8o far s you Imow, ever tock in any wuy U influcis yonr actlou witls Tefer- ence to uy fuventigation of sileged whisky frauds Iu 51, Louis or elswhero? A.~—Ilo did not.” Possibly I might state Tight horo thst 1 remmnbor bus ouc 1ne Atatice of his over tallang to me at all about tho mat- ter of tho Suvestigations, vxcept suco kv bas been fne dicted, nnd then 1t was efmply to vy tome that ho Lad anked Mr. Douglses why it was tht thes {hreatened all their ofticials, au though they werv dishonest pers ronn, by sending sples to walch ‘them, and saking why they'could not inake inspeetions somowhat 28 they do in the army,—~send & man of character into thelr dis- tillerioa aud'take thedr Looks aud muake a report that could bo relied npon,—aud baliuye thnt he ssmply told 1me that o bad said $his 10 Mr, Dougluse, Q.—Do you remember tho clrcumnstance of Gem, Me- Douald's elng in the City of Waablugton on the 1th of Dscember, 15747 A.—I donod remieuber the par- ticular date, I remembsr the time n question, Q.—1f T understand you correctly, Ucn, Babeock’s conception was that in makiug the' investigation it would bo wisr to have t dons by men of wuperlor character_than by meu of inferior and surplcious cliarscter? A—Yos, Q,—Dirl you ride with bim on or aboat that date or occanton, and was anythiug sald then by hiut to_son with refarenco ta the investigution of alluged franda in Lin district? A~ did pick bim up on'tho Feowalk a3 1 was taking a drive, aud luvied bl to got in and drivo with me. 1 lave no recollection of a single ward of any couvorsation touching his ofelal positiun or businres, : Q.—Did _Gep, Tiabeock, at or about {hat tinie, ssy anyihing to you with reference to_ such luvestigation, or, to your knuwledge, did ho 1 any way undertsko 10 prevent them? A1 liave no recollection of his say- iug anstiing about that, Ho certaluly did not intes cudel with 1o to prevent them, Q.—D you remember tho circumstsnces of the pro- mulgatiou of an erdor transferring tho various Super- Visure from thdr own to other disiricts? A1 do, Q.—State fully with whom tho idea upon which that order was bured, orlgiuated, aud the parttculars of reasous whieh faduced you to dfrest it A.—Somo time whilu 3T, Mchardson wan Secretary of tlra Treas- ury, T Wiuk,—stall ovents, bifore 3r, ristow be- caiue Becratary of thu 'Tréamiry,—3lr. Douglsis ex- presnod the idea to ma that it wonld baa good plan to aocastonally change the Hupervisors wroond frous ona district Lo Anotber, aud 1 exycensed myself favorably ; but ft wasnot dono theu, and not thonglt of any moro by me, but when it hecama retiy evident rouded of a portion of Hat tho Trousury was beloy d tho revenue that it ehonid recelva from tho i atillatinn of spirits in the West, Bucretary Bnatow catied on me and mado a Reueral viatement of Lia snapicious, and. 1 uuggosted to Lim theis flce. On that mugyestion the order making fheas transfers of Hijerviaars wae wnnde, Ab that time I did nab uuderstud that thers wos any suspicion b all of the affictals, but T kuew that each one of ths nfcials had his own way of transacting bis business: thay thews distillers, Lsving somuchypecinlary interest in decelving the ofiicluls, would Iufrn thelr ways, sud Iearn how to evado theni, and my ides wes that by put. tlog new Bupervisors, acqnainted with thoir duties, my Vhelr crooked waye would be deticiod] a the viewa X Liad, and the rasons why 1 sug- gosted the change, Q.~Caxs yous staie whethier Mr, Douglass, at that time Coumissoner of Intcraal Keveuno, was sware of tha fart that yon lsd wuggeatud or mado the order? A— 1 do not know, ,—8o far 38 you personslly know? A~I do not kniow thiad Lis know auythiug about it. ;. Q.—Aftor the urder Liad Leen fiually {saned, weroany rts mude Lo (nduce you to direct Ity rovocation or suspeurion? A,—Moel strcauous sfforts wero mado, G=Were such effurts made by prominent public men? A~TFhey were, Q.—Did you restat thie pressura that wis made upon 0u 10F 1he Tevocation or wuspeusion of the urder, aud, f you Bually decided tu direch tho revocution of thal order, will you plsase siate why you wers indueed to 050, 3nd by whiom 7 A.—1 reslstcd tho stfort to huve the OFder rovoked antil I Lecaime conviuced that §f whiould be Tevuked or suspendad in the intereat of do- tectiug fraude thet bad already bees cotumttod, Qu—A4 tho time tlie Court of Inquiry was caited ut Uen, Bal roquest, wis 4 uof huderstood by youtself, 1nd, 80 far us you_know, by him, thab o fu- dictments would be found sgalost i1’ If w0, why did pot 301 so understaud? A,—No indictent lnd been farind aystust bim. T supposed nune woaid be becauso I understood frum the Altorney Gegerzl thul the Grand Sury, which Waa then fu seselon, would sd- Juurn i 8 day Or two, Tat was (i only sourse. left 1o bhw theu, sprarently, at the Wimo ke snade the request, (Coiieel fop pnisecution ubjects to whates mn;u!u or lutormation denived from the Attoruey-Uene cral.] .~ Waa not that Court callod Lecauss it waa au Fose Viuat e, Babcork conld bave m. atber Wy bF VWUCULR Liassll T A~1 50 ugdsiuiovd, Q.—1Vax {t not ealled vory woon After he sras in. fortacd that ha could not bo iosrd aa & witnees In to Avary w7 Acmil war, . Q.~D0 you ktiow twhrtlior. ho was anxlons to Appear RO N witneea n tiat cann? AT cainot sy any for- ther than his dfapateli to the District-Atlorney askin, to b heard, : Q.~Da you know whether ho df? diahateh to the Diairict Attorney for tho purposs of heing witness to tint cann? A.—f kniow he suitet liave donn fo, breatsa T na tho answer whicls he recelved from the Diatrict Aftorney, Qrtio fer ae you know, alint wan the pubstance of the auswer of tho Distrle Attotney, e, Dyer, o the telegram of Gen, Babeock desirliug to appe3t 88 3 wil- neas in tho Avary caao? A.—Ile, In substance, in- formed him (hat theto wonhi b no mors criminal prusseuttons Ul soma {inie, 1 Hiink, 10 the follawing moutl, 1 do not remembor the date acenrately, Q:—And [ resuinn hia desire sond 1ot be complied with 1" A.—Itamounted fo & atatement thal his desire conld not e complied with, —~Hnve you ever soen suyibing fn the conduct af Gienl, Babenck, or g he over sebd anything > you, which indicatid to Soie mind that lio ¥4 fu Ay way Sntereated {n, or connected with, tho Whisky Ring at Bt. Louia or clewhora? A~—Never ~Tiy what wanner, aa regarie tho public falerosta andas avineing Lis fdolity and integrity, lias e pee. formed bis duties 40 your prlvain Soceeliey 7 A—Al- wayn b my entire aid full patisfaction, Q.—1avo yout in any form observed or learnad any- thilng In connection wilh den, Babcoek' conduet which har fended to dfinliiah your confidence fn his ideitty an ntegrlty, and fn that confldenon tn hin Qilelicy nad futegeily st notpsieed and undiminiahed 2 AT alwaga liad great confilence i hin intasrity and his eflicfency, and an yetmny confilence fit him i une elinken, T havo navee leaznod anytlimt that seonld Pliake that eonfuleuce. Of conrso I know of this trial that Ia progresing, ~1)0 yon remember Gen, Babeack, prior lo Moy, 1835, talked with you about the proprlety af rending Qetectived 1010 tha resoral dinteicts to deleed frauds 7 A~—X donot, T remember of his telling e, at ono tiine, of what holind provosed to M. Douglans, but tlie dato of it T do not remembot, and tust wan ot a auggeetion to me, It was_morely {elling me what hs Tind augqosted 10 Mr, Donglsss,—and $his 8 thie sanio Lat T liave bicforo stated, Q.—Do you remember when (bat converaytion e 7 “Aw=No, 1 do not, My recollection iu that Lo bind shown that letter to Mr, Douglass heforn ho bad to me, and 1hat was th decaafon when be told me of thi€ augges- wom, Q~DIil Gen, Babeock, About the {ime of its date, show yon a diapateh in tiean worda : 87, Loots, Oct, 36, 1870,—thn, K. O, Labeord, Reeetie tive Saneian, Washington, D, C.: 11ave you talkod witi D.7" Aro things right 7 il A AT do not remcmber anyihiug shout it, Q.—Did Gen, Babeoek, 3t or abont tho Hma of ita dato, show yon s dinpatch th the following words ¢ 8, Lovth, Apell 24, 1673,~—em, &, O, liabcock, Kzee- wtiee Mansion, Waskinglan, D. C.: Tell Mack 'ta teo Turker, of Colorado, snd talegrans to Conmiisaioner, Crush aut 8t, Zoulsenemies, i, Q.—Did Gen, Habeock, at nuy time, telf_yoit b hud endeavored o hnflucncs Comilesloner Dougles to revoko that onler 7 —NO, Q.~Binca you asy it Geis, Babeoeki Iaa not manl- feated (o yoit any destre to Intorfero with or pravont tho triat of the fudietmenta sgainst himaelf and oli- etn, will vou by sa good a4 £o state whether any of his friends, for him, heve, at any timo #tcs tieso indiot- ineuta wera found, eudeavored to provent tho trial of the indiciments againet bim, or any other of the fn- dicted partice, sud Jf 8o, pirisa staic who havo made auch ofirts 7 ' A=Thoy have not with e, Q—Will you pleass stato why the order for the Cotit of tiquixy In Gen, Babeook'n cawo was mndo heforo tho sdjonrnment of the Graud Jury which found th tndictment agsinst Lim, f you knoir? A.— 1t wan mado Leeanse be applied foe ft, snd I thanght hio waa clearly cutitledl to vindicate himeeif—if ho waa funacent, ~ Ho bad beun denfod that opportunity efora e Grand Jury, ou know a tho Hme that Gen, Ialcock seut cipher dispateles to Maj. Taickey, at s, Louiy, over Lis own and_over & fictitious alidatirs on the 15th or 15th of Jast November? A.—I do nof rameme Dier on {o particular dates, but wo have su_ Exccutive Maunsiun ciplier, 8o that whougnyscll and Hecretarlcs are soparaled dispalchos can bo sent wilhous belng read Ly tho operators, Wo always have had much a cipher, I have no particulse huowledgo, but I knew ina general way that they wern corresponding whillo Ar. Luckey was thero daring tho Avery trial, lis hays ing gone there, a8 L nndervton, e s wiinass, Q—DId you &co tho dispatches Ixfore they wers nont? A.—I o ot think I saw the dispatches. Q.~—1iavo o1t any abjections fo stating tue meantng in that eipher of two words only, the Worda * Jiam. let " sud “ Yendaga ™7 A.—T nover kecp the ciplicr, and Tnever wrlto & cipher dimatch. 1 never frave withous hinving a necretury with me, .—Yon do not inow what thoso words mean 7 A— 1 douot know, Wien Twant to vend o dispatoh o ciphier, I give it to ous of my sceretaries in \ho ordfs nary foem, and Lo transmity it, qi—Un or abut Dee, 3, 1674, did Gen. Dabeock show it 'a dlapateh from Josco ta Timsolf, th thess wordu = * T thera nuy hitch in sending Maguire's name to the “tensto, JOTCR 7' A—I canuat remoraber partieulare Y, X thiok, Lowever, Uen. Habcocs did ank mo it there wau auy reason why Maguiewa unmo should not Do sent, T havo an judistinct recollection of Lts asking 1ue tho question. Q.—Whet was the character of the correspondenre betven Mr, Joyen snd Gen. Babeock an extiibited to yon? A3y nnswer to that s tha same as hus beco iAven and objected to, Q.—\Vhat was thse ieneral eharacter of the explana- tlou of tho naturo of thu dispatches to wiich your at. fention han becn directed, us given to you by Gen, Eabeok ? A.—The etplauations which Lo gavo secaied ta e fo clear up all grounds of suspicion ugstust him, Q.—What ar thie general chara of thovs expla. nationa? A,~—Ib was generally s sixtement of thedr 1neaniog, and what they wem in_ response o, lmt T could not probably give at this tima hin explanation of any ouo of thent, Q.—Mut the explanations as such as 1o ratinfy you? A, outtrely satfofactory. e IN GENERAL, CHICAGO. KECELEY AND KBRWIN INDICTED, A gleam of intercot illumined the goneral dullness abont tho Custom-Houso yesterday, Tho Grand Jury sctually oxorted themsolves vo far as to desoend from their eyrio and deposit sevoral full-rown indlotmenta in the bands of Judgoe Dlodgolt. As bes beon ntazed in Tis TntnoNe from day to day, the jury Lave Lgen taking serops of evidenco against tho firm of Keeloy & Mormin, It hsa been thought by many pooplo that thig tirm, having eacaped bo- ing judicted with the rest of thoir crowd, wera therofore safo from prosccntion. Such supposi- tions, however, wero Incorroct, The truth was that tho Government had all along had ovidence coough to implicats thioss parties ecrionsiy fu tbe revenue frauds, although thuat ovi- doneo was not o complote a8 in tho casos'of tho other distillers and reotiflors whose establishmonts were gelzed last Decomber. The chain of evidenco had soveral missing links. For instance, ano of tho principal **aquoaling ™ distillers testifled to having hoard such and such stories rogarding Keoley & Kerwin's illicit op- crations, but ho biad nover trausacted businesn with them bimeslf, aud therefore could not Las« tify to his own Lkuowledga of frauds, In ordor to getat ven at {lo time wera ~They sesmed to we to bo TUB HOLID FACTH, tho Geand Jury have recently subpeenacd and oxnmined o number of Kooley & Kerwin'a cus- tomers in neighboring cities, hoping to discover evidonce of tha firm's use of India rubber stamps, or frand In tho slhipment of caso goods, Partlea from Madisen, Wis., and from Btorling, Nock Ialand, and other points in tho intorior of Iilinomw, were put through the in- quisition mill, aud yiolded quite s grist of infor- mation, Yengorday tho Jury avsemblod at the custom- ary bour, and proceaded Lo affix tieir sizuatures to seyeral indictmonts that the District-Attorncy had drawn up. At sbuut noon thoy dispatched a mousonger to inform Judge Dlodgett of thair inteution to iuvade his promises, aud shortly al- torwards was Leard tho tramp, tramp of thoir mrgunln boots ua the stairway, ‘lie firat indictinent prosented was one against John Koach, the votorious * wpiel-mark " man, of Chicago, who is charged in, four counts with vanous kinds of couuterfeiting, and whose bail is lixod at 31,000, I'hore 16 two ludictments ngaiuat Koeley & Kerwin, One 1s smaller thau the otlier. TIfE 83ALL ONM contuing four couuty. Tho first count 1epresonts Keeloy & Kerwln, of Chicago, Feb. 18, 1875, as emptying sjarits from a certain oask contaitiug qomesuo apirits rectified, the casls being sinmyped as required by law for rectitled espirits, aud oliarges Koeley & Kerwin_ with falliug at tbat time to effaos aud oblitorate the paid swwmps sa vequived by law. Tho date of the stamps was Feb. 13, 1675, and shie oumber, us8,917, purported to bu issued by Cotlector Piul Wadsworil, sigood by Gouger Hood, aud wo llod up as to show thut the slamp Lad bean Issued to Golsen & fi:‘m?{l }u'e; nsu.l and that t’nu barrol con- stied 4314 wing gullo 31 ul_rrlocuuud » ““5.1 uy sud 4314 proof gallons 10 sceond couut charzes the partloy, Pob. 18, 1875, with ewptying spinity from forly-nine caulid of domeutio distilied spirica rociitied, the casky boing diamped s roquired by law, but which tho tirm noglected to caucal, ‘Tho third count charges tha iim, on the same date, with omplying flity casks of rectified spir- its withons canocsling the staraps, which wero dated Fob. 18, 1876, and_ntumbered from 991,014 to 091,663 Inclugive, purported to b 1enysd by Colloctor Wadsworth to Goleen & Eaxtmau, any signod by Guugor Jonn W. Iood. "Tho last count of the smali Indictmont charges Keeloy und Kerwin, Dea. 9, 1874, with emptyiny tivo caskd of spirits without dostroyiug tha sinmps, ‘The bail under this indictinent i3 fixod as 23,000, TilB RECOND, or larger, [nditment covtuios eight connts, ‘The flret charges tuct, Mareh 1, 1876, with 1n- teut to defraud tho United states revonue, with wiving to Williaw 5. Golsen sad Fancia A. Hast- Qau Ao ewply berrel stswped-as provided- by Inv R0 s Lo show thad sald barrel contained reg- tied epirita which liad been inspected and uaged, as reqnired by law, said stamp being fluml Yab, 13, 1870, and” numbered 854,017, pur~ porting to bo Issued by Collector Wadswaorth, and wigned by Gauger Johu W. Hood, and so filled up as_to show that tho etarops had beon issucd to Golsen & Iastman. Tho cask con- tainod -l.‘\}q wino gallons and 43! proof gallons of reclified spirits, 'The gocond connt charpos Keoloy and Korwln, Mareh 1, 1875, with intent Lo datraud the United Biatoa with piving Golsen & Eastman forty-uing empty bacrols stampod as provided by law, eo as 0 shawthat sald Larrala contained recttfied epit- ita duly inspocted and nnn;‘uxl as required by law, sald atsmps boing dated Fob, 13, 14756, num- borad respoctivoly from 083,018 to U38.960 in- clusive, and purporting to bo lesned by Collector Wadsworth, signed by Ganger John W, 1laod, and =0 fllad np as to shiow that the eard stampn had boon {gsned by tho Collector to Colsen & Eastinan, and that sald hareels contstnod s cee- tain number of wina gallons, and n certaln num- bor of proof yallong of rectifiod spirits, which numbota the Graud Jurors aro nnable more par- ticnlarly to stato. The thlrd aount reciten the samo kind of an offcoso March 3. 1375, tho nnmber of empt: barrals belng.{mt at fitty, which swore disposad of to GQolasn & Eastman in a procisoly similar magnor, tho daten of the stamps used on the fob, 18, 1376, and tho num- 614 to 991,063 Inclorive, Tho fourth count allegos that tho Jmfllm on tho 6th of March, 1870, with intent to defraud the Uultod States, purahiasad aud recoivad of Golsen & Eantman a barcol containing ractifiod spirits, aniil barrel befog stampod as provided by Inw ro 24 to ohow that it contaluad roctified spirits in- spectodand gaugodasraqoired by Insr, sald stamps bemg dated Fob. 13, 1875, nambared 88,017, end purgorting to be mno«i by Collostor Wads- worth, aud _signed by Gauger Joha W. Hood, oud 8 fillod uyi a4 to chow tiint eald stamp_had been {ssnod by said Coffector to Goisen & Eaat- man, aud that maid barral contained 43! wino nud 4314 proof wallony, ‘Tho Bame count furthor alloges that, at ths sams timo sald stamp waa placod on said barrel, 1t containod ractified spirits which wore after- wards, and beforo eald pnré¢hade, amptied from #xid barrol ; aud the splrits that wore ln exil barrel at tho timo of the putchase snd rocelpt wore not tha upirits, or any part thoraof, that wero {n rald barrel when the stamp was placed on 1t, a5 Kaoloy and Kerwin well knew at tho time of tho purchaee, Tho fifth count recites that Keoloy and Ker- win, March 6, 1876, with_intant to defraud the United States, ptirohasod and recolved of Golsen & Eastman forty-nlno barrols of rectified splrits duly atampod go as to show that they con- tained reotifiod epirits duly_ Inapected and rauged, tha dato peing ~Tob, 13, 1873, and the numbers 983,018 to 083,066 in- clnsivo, and purporting to bo tasucd by Colluctor Wadaworth, and signed by Gsoger Iood, und so fitled up ad to shiow ¢hnt dald stamps had beon 1eaued by tha Coliector to Golsan & Eastmean, and that’ sad barrels contaiued n corfain num- ber of proof gallons which tho Grand Jutors cannot atate particularly. Thoremainder of this ocount states that tha batrola atthe time they wora stamped containod . rectified spirits which wore aftorwerds, and beforo sald puzchade, emptied trom snid bargols, and o apitits that wors in #aid barrols at the time of the purchasa and re- ceipt wero not the epirita orf any part thereof that wero in said barrels when ssid stamps woro placed thoreon, a8 Keeloy and Korwin well knaw, Tho sixth conat recites 4 liko offsuso betweon the seme parlies an the Sthot March, 1875, when o travsaction involviug fifty barrels \was manipu- Iated in the sawe way oid for tho satie purposo, Tho dates of the stamps were Feb. 18, 1875, and the numbars from 991,614 t0 091,663, luclusive, Tha sovonth count charges that Koeloy & Korwin, March 5, 1875, rocoived 100 barrels of domesatio gpirits, and noglected to mako, on the above dato, in the book wihich they were ro- quirod by faw to keep, sn ehtry of the dato when, the vame of tho person or firm from whom, nud tho piace whones, the said epirits weroe o receivod, Tho eighth count recites a slmilar om!sslon to make an entry in tho books ou the Dth of De- cember, 1874, when Keoloy & Korwin rocolved v casks of domestic opirits, The bail uuder thia indictment is also put at 5,000 = NO ATTEMPT WAS JIADR Lo hava theindicted partics give bail yostorday, Boach is 1 jail, and thero will be no dmlnu]:fl In gotting at him to giwe bail or in detaining him untesa bo can furniuh it. As for Kooloy and Ker- wiu, they are alcomdy nnder boands, and havetno disposition to leavo ‘tho jurisdiction of the Dis- triot Court. They will bo notified to-day that thoy will ba expected to presont thomselves bes foro Judga Blodgett to-morrow mornisg =nd offer bail, ‘Tuo ndictod Aldermen, COLLERTON AND HILDRETI, have beon notitled to uppear to-niorrow morning nnd entor plons to the chiarges contamned ta their indictinonts, TFollowing Jfamlef's advioe, thoy will probobly sgsumu 8 virtne ff they have it not,—and the Urand Jury evidently think they havon't,—or. i othor words, they mil vory prob- ably plead not guilty. ‘Tho remalning labora of ths Grand Jury yos- tordny consisted of an invostigation into a roy- enue cago of minor importanoce, in which tho principal actor is & person living ontalde of tho city. It is quite apparent that tho work of this body of grave and roverend CGrangers is about comploted. The only tios which hold them aro furced ones, The Quvernment thinks it witl have neod of thom in case some of the indictmenta should be auashed, but, judging from tho dis- position of the dnuu on_previons occasions, such n contingoncy is not likoly to nrr‘s’p. Tho Grand Jury suould bo allowed, the oad of thls wock, to botake thomselves to thelr rural ro- troaty, whoro \Whisky Rings, **spiol-marks' aod kindred iniquities provail not, and where they will once more anjoy that nativo freodom of which they bavo lately boon beroft at the ratd of $J per diom and mileago. e SPRINGFIELD, TUE PEXIN PAPERS, Srectal Dispateh to The Chxagn Tridune, 8enixoriecy, Itl, Feb. -Asuistant District- Attorney Roo and Gov, Palmor, of Weaterman's conusel, have agroed upon a compromise re- Rarding the captured Westermon papers, by which they ars to be held In the hands of the Claxk of the Court subjeot to the exumiuation of the Girand Jury, but not to bo givon to the publie, ‘Thig disposition would indlcate that the vesn 14 rogarded s tmore to be feared thau the irand Jury. A Doputy United Htates Marshal lofs to-dey for Pekiu with bonch warrauts for the arrest of IL P, Weetcrmaa, J. L. Bmith, and G, C. Glssaford, Pekin distillsra and ractifiera. ONYILLE USANT, A subpmna wos issued to-night for Orville Graot, aud will bo sent to Washiangton, where Mr. Grant is roporiad now to be. ‘The formor subprens was returued from Chicago *rnot found,” bus the Grand Jury insist upon making the scqualutanca of Mr. Orville (rant, and so #end bim A socond and moro pressing invitation, —_——— CINCINNATL. AZYERAL CASES, Crxcixyarr, 0., Feb, 17—In the esse of Amsun & Cu., on trisl sho past woek week in tho Unitad Htatos Court charged with omitting to msko tho proper entries of #pirits, the jury to- day roturnod s verdict of not guiliy. Tho case of Hoory . Hamilton, rectifler, and Lowis A, Logan, Gauger, was taken up. Ham. ilton is charged with making fatee notices of in- tention o rootify, and Logan with making false entrics in the stub book of the rectifier's stampa, ‘The ouea wili probably tske some daym, asn largo number of witncsses will bo called, ——— McKEE, THE MOTION YOSl A NEW THIAL, Special Dapateh o L'ha_ Chicaa Tribuna B7. Louy, Fob. 17.—Col. Hsteh, of MoKee's counsel, relurned to-day from Plko Oounty, whero Lie weat to hunt up evidonce tn_ behalf of the pending motion for a now trial, e bronght with bim an afiidavit by & man pamed Foster that the juror Summers, who uat in she BlcKee cudo, told him before coming to 8t. uis thise JMcKee was tho higgess tond in the puddle, and that he ought to bo in the Peultontiary, e SOLICITOR WILSON, MUUNDED LOWX, Swectal Dispatoh to Ths Chicago Tridund, Wasuinaron, D, 0,, Feb. 17.—It appears fo ba quito certain thas Solicitor Wilsou, of the Tress- ury, will soon be romoved, The Rmg hore is do- terwined to crush him for the prompt snd effest- |l\'u work he Las doue in prosccutiog whisky hioves, STARVED HIMSELF TO DEATH, Scectul Lnopaled o Tae Chicago Tyiwune, McOueaon. Ia., Feb, 17.—A remarkatle case of starvation occurred nesr Elkader o fow days %0, in the death of Hamuel Hess. Some monthe 330 Ifesy built & Lousa on hia farm, and weut in debt a few hundred dolisre for materfal, A eait was insutated €0 pecover ths amount, Hize tle cowmencement of the action, Heos bas refused all food, sud & few days ago di siter golug Jor threo weeks withoul food of any Jdid, It e thouuht thas, after the muib was commonced, Heus bueaino deranged, STATE AFFAIRS, Main Tofnts in tho New Railrosd Bill “in the Town Legislnture, fhe Impenchment Business Pro« gressos Swimmingly in DMis- slssippl. Businoss Transacted in the Wiseonsin and Ohio Legislatures, - WISCONSIN, TROCERDINGH TRATRRDAT. Bpersat binpateA to The Clucato Tribnna, Maptson, Wis., Feb, 17,—Doth Houees of tho Legialatare concurred in » resolution offerod in the Amsembly by Loes, Domoerat, that adjonmn- ment Baturday ve to Wedneaday evening, on ac- conns of Tnemlay being a loxs! holiday and the day of the Ttepudlican Stata Convontion. Intho Henate communications wore rooeived from tho Becrolary of Htata giving information in regard to the Weat Wisconsin Iiailway. A rosulution waa offered .ashing the Railrond Commissioners to givo their views as to tho froight rates in tho Vancs bill, which had psssed tho Arsembly. A mesnsge was receivod from tho Governor transwitting tho report of Prof. Chamberlin, giving his vamation of tiio cabinet of the lato Dr, J. A. Lapham at #10,150, tho purohiase of whidh for tho Btats le propoaed. A fow local bills passed,—among them, su- thonatug thoe Hehool-Land Comtnalonors to loan moncy to the Counties of Wood and Ra- cino; rolattng to ratiroads fa the Stato, ‘the bill was killod (o creats tho County of Dixon, ohanged from Langlado, out uf Cluric aud Marathon, Liout.-Gov. Parker giviog the casting vola sgainst it. A memorial to Congress for & more thorough lnvessigation of the ravenue frauds in this State waa referred to the Fodoral Rolations Committee, Tho Assembly concurred in tho Sonats jotut recolution uh{ng for the printing of & consoit- datad Contenuial Diroctory of the Unitod States; , & bill appropriativg 8547 to W. I, Stow for vervices as Chapiala of tho Xwenty-sevenih Winse consin Hegiment befora muster i 1864, Dills wore introdaced by the Committes on Claims ap; &rhflng altogother 81,066 to Aasley Qray, T.8. Hayhurat, and Patriok drifin for cxponses in contesting seats, Iucluding 3330 for $he former’'s sulary, The Contconial bill was posiponed mntil Wednerday. . A'msjority of the Commiltco on Federal Rola- tlorm rapartod in favor of the Sonato moniurial to Congrosa for the invastigation of Judge Cate's tighs to o seat. ‘I'he Committeo on Ingurance and Banke re- ported in favor of the indetinite posipouoment of a bill {asthor taxing iusuranco compauic, on the ground of doubts 8a to its constitutionality 3 nlsoy that our life-iusurauce companies are now taxad higher than in other Htates, and than thoir lending compotisors, and the osdditional tax would legialate onr bome companics ous of ox- istouce. There beiug nlargs genoral file, somo previons orders of buasinoss wero omitted, in ordor shat billa might be coneidored in Cowmmittes of the \Whole and furpish work foy tho engrossing clorks, Somo fifteon or tweaty bills had beon dis- ;08ed of, wlion Bill No. 83, Assembly, to amend the cheartor of Iau Claire 50 83 to au- thorize tho construction of water-works for gald clty, oame up, boing, (n_another form, tho old coutosted Ubippawa Dalls bill. 3Mr. Wiltz, of Chippewn T'alis, offercd nn smondwens to subatitute Eau Cladro for Chiprewn River in the first section of the bill authorizing the dam, and ‘made su sarnces epeech Iin favor of this amond- tent and dpdinst tho bill. 1l was briotly ro- plied toby Alr. Stocking, of Eau Claire, and Leos, of Buffalo, and, when Mr. Wiltz rose to apeak again, and 1t became spparont no more busi- ness would be dune, the Committeo rose. ‘T'ho bill was killed to limtt tho rate of intorest to 7 por cent. —_—— 10WA, ROTHE, Dra Moixes, Feb, 17.—To-day the Iouse passod & bill that, atter indictmont and boforo trial, defondunt shall be furnishod witli tho sub- stance of tho testimony of tho wituesses boforo tho Grand Jury, and witneeses not beforo tho Grand Jury may bo called on tho trial, giving the defendant one dny's notico thersof. A largo number of petitions wero prosented, nsking the repeal of the Iailrond Tand law. Bille pasaed the llouse to a second roading to provide for the comstruction of flshways in all dams in rivers; to provide for the division of towuships 1nto election procincts: to ropeal the present gamo law and aabstitato a now ono; to reguiato the building of partition foucos; to stay ali prodeedings in casos against citios when appeal f4 #aken; to rogulats all porsoval property whero title romaing In the vendor and in possession of tho vendee; to subrogato partics who pay Jlens or dobts of another as security ; to facilitate search of publio secords by na iudex systom ; to repoal tho law exempting forest lands fromn taxation; fixiog the ponalty for nogluct of tho Asacasor at #20; in refatiou to tho rademption of the land ot lunatics sold for taxes; to provide for tho ns- sesamout of railroad property at its cash valaa 1pou tho entire lino within the State, Including right of way, rond-bod, and rolling-stock exelu- uively used i tho Stato; to rogulato the form of tax-rocoipts. 'T'ho bill appropriating $20,000 for tho Conten- nial Ezposition passed, wheu (he Houde ad- Jouruod. BENATE. In tho Sensto, soveral petitious wero presont- ed asking for tho repoal of the Rauroad Tarift lav. A bill was pasnod to asocond reading In the Henoso to repeal most of the Railroad Tariff law, nod meking fvo classes of roads grading paesonyor rtates from and ‘3 ratos aro lo- to 6 cenls por milo l crensed on Joonl frelghts § cousolidation of rosds and pooling of earnings aro protubited ; branoh roads are to be convidored separata romds; flcation of roads to be according to net carungs for 1876 within the Stato—Class A, 93,060 per mite; Class 13, $2,000; Clsss O, $1,000; Class 1, 1,000, orsuy sum over tho oods of operation ; Claga I3, thoss whero the gross carn- ings don's exceed the expenses, ‘Ihie Holdiers’ Orphans’ Homo bill was takon | up, pendiog whichithe Benato adjourned. ——— OHIO. YEATEODAY'S LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGA. Conuanupy, O,, Fob, 17.—In the Houso this morning & bill to require railroad companies to ersct dopots at all stations of 2,000 jnhabitants aud npwardd, was dofeated—60 to 20, In tho Senata & bill was Introduced to materl- ally amond the presont Comwon-Schiool laws, Among other thingy, the bill proposes Councy Saperintendents, and abolishos sub-school dise trigts and tho pressut Boards of Examiners, Iu the Houro, Liouve billy were passed making it s misdomeanor to throw any coal-dirt, coale tar, or coal-oll, into any sireams, ponds, or lakos, or to deposit tlio samo upon tho bauke of any streama or ponds; to make it n felony to send any lstter or (elogram with intens to obiain prop- m{ or money fraudulently, and to allow such to be brotighs elthor at the phace the latter was sont or seceived, 1n tho Honate, L. @, Dolano was confirmed ay Commissioner of Ratlroads and Telographs, A bLill wan introduced to exempt thu 414 per cont resoryo fuud of thelife-insurance companios from taxaiion. A resolotion was adopted instructing the State Comuminsionor of Railroads to nso his whole power to prevent shrec-card monte mewand pick- pockots from plying thoie voestion on Ohio rail- zoady, and to Tor furthor legislation if necos. ATy, fim prominets citizeus of Coluwbns gave an alegant reception to tho (lonersl Asgembly and Btate officors this evening at the new City Hall. ————— MISSISSIPPI, TUE 1MPKAGEMENT CABES, Meuraiy, Toon., Fob. 17.—The Appeal's Jack- mon (Miss.) special says that yestsrdsy in the Houso, In secret scsslon, way read tho ovidence fu the linpoachmont investigation of the Super- intendent of Lducation, Cardoza; aud » resolus tlon was adopted that ho boe fmpeachod by u vote of 101 to 4, nesrly all tho Hepablicand veling for biw impescment. The msuagars are Messrd, Huduon, Bhsnds, AoNair, Hall, and Loigh. 'I'he mnsnegory ln the Davis impeachment are Mesars, White, Chifton, Fowell. Barksda! The Benate sdopted riles for thow governas daring the impeachment trlale. ‘The Appeal’s Jackeon, Misu., speclsl the Ifouse so-day forioal articles of rmy mont of Licat-Uov. Davié (colored) were adopted with ouly 7 disesoyug voled. Tho Amaa Jnvestigaling Commivios bave con- | him xod roward cluded taking testimony, and will report eoan, Tho tostimony it is raid wili develop soveral sorioun charges not horotofors current, POLITICAL, GEN, HURLBUT AT BELVIDERE, Brearal Dirpateh te The Chisaao Tridune. Rockronp, 1N, Fob, 17.—An immense audi- ouea asscmblod at Unlon 11all, Bolvidore, to-day to hear tho apeoch of Gen, 8, A. Hurlbut, mom- bor of Congresa for this diatriot. The Gonoral's romarke were looked forward to with great in- torost a8 ono of the firat polltical epeechen out- sidoot tho coming campaign. The Genoral, who uspoke extemporancously, commoncod by miaktug omo remarks oxpressing the gratitude hio folt for tho Loarty wolcome ho find roceived from tho peaple smong whom ho lived, o then pointod out tho political nituation of the country, and tho porils whien are now imminout. Two years ago wo corapletoly was the country lulled Into o false security that, in o Houso of Ropra- sontatives moro than half Ropublicans, a Gon« oral Amnesty bill passed witliont nuy serfous op- position, Deopla wore snxioua to bellave good things of the Lebol olament, and, therefars, wo belleved without evidenco. Tho result of this i tho presont Democratio majority in Congress. Evory fonture in the oxistonco ot tho presont touse ehowe confesssd suprotnacy on the ouo sido and cowardly subscrvlonoyon the othor, ‘Tho Soutn rejected Randall and elected Kerr. Ono mstood by the Nalion and Is ro- Jecled by ils enomuon; tho ofher fought agriust the natlon and his frionds remembor lim. Ho with ths covstitution of tho Committecs of ths Tlouso. Fook nt Morrison olimivating from his rocort part of his public lifo so as not to offand hia now aliies, who do uot heaitato to parade thewr sorvice in tho Confoderats ‘causp ; so with tho disgraceful appointment of Hambleton ns Glerk of the lead- Ing Committeo of tho !onro—~as brute and cow- ord, who cursed his unlinppy child with tho namo of an sesasaln, and lied out of tha reapoosibility of the dismnl olarge uniil an outeaged public opinfon compolled hin resiguation. Coming ta the more dramatio part of thiy session, he said In his lite ho never saw g0 puperh a domonstration of vigoraua vital- ity us when Diaino atruok tho holm of the Houso out of unskillful hands and swept tho sstonished ranks of the discomflted majotity with his flerco invective aud hin lofty georn, on tho Aw- nesty bill, The Geunersl denonnced, in the strongout languago, tho hlackguard, false, inso- lent harangue of Ton HilL, and, having explamed fully the mesning of the Ammnesty bill, and ad- vanced tho idea that, as tho Houthorn membars do not admit they Liavo sinood, it s very Incon- sistent of thom to ask for amneaty, which means forgivoness for somo #in or nothingat all Touching on the Presidential question, BMr. Hurlbut said ; Ths next Demacratio Convontion, like all othiers, wiit bo controllod by our united Houth, ‘CLey are mors then encihird, and the two-thirs ralo goveros, No matter whom they select, they will own film, for thiey will pelact 10 man who 8 not olay fn thsir handy, Bhould thoy succoed, during tha term of four years of ofiica (1 - man they olect eat so manlpulate ilie Su- prems Court by tetaluing somae members nid sup- pyiug othors ns to oblaln a doclon thal U “Thiriconth, Fonrioenth, and’ Fiftcentti Amends vero rot ecomatitutional. 'Then, 1t fol- ,4f tho slaves wera fllogally freod by {ho United States, compenvation must bo made; if thoy werd {liegally taaudo citizens, they ceazo to bo auch; If they worn Mlegaily Suvesled witly nlzage, they can vote no longer. Theea aro romo of (e perlis of ‘the times, and it ia the busineks of lia propls to Kuow (£, Tha tardi¥ and currency qnestion will niot by solved by this Congress, aud thore is no Liope of any good genoral legisiation from this sesslon, 1In concludiog, tho Qoneral offered ono word about the noxt President. In his judgment, 11~ nois should not pronent o caudidate, Ho cou- uiderad thio man best fittod for tho place during the coming four yoars was Jauics G, Blaine. THE ILLINOIS INFLATIOMISTS, Spectal Dirpateh to The Chicags Tribwve, Decitun, Fob, 17,~—Louis Stewnrd, tho Inde~ pondent nomines for (overnor, accopts the platform and action of the Convention hold hero yoatorday, na will bo soon from hiu roply to the Committoe avpointod to confer with lim, which waa recoivod about 2 o’clock this mozning ¢ Praxo, Ill, Teb, 16.—Duniel Volentins ant If. € Lawyence, Decatur: 1 cheorfully secopt the honor cunforred, and wish you egeeess, LOUTA STEWATD. ‘The oarly traina this morning wore prosty wall filled with " dolezates returning to their homes, They fesl hopefat for the (ature, as they labor under tho iwprossion that tho Domocracy will indorse Stoward and ILiso to & cortatnly, with a ntrong probability thut the whole tickes will bo coocurrod in. The Coolk Uounty dologation went wolid for Stewar). This waa tha resnit of & bargaie, whereby Cook County shonld have tho Auditorship. Tho offorts o1 the Springflold Domocratic Ring to canture the Convention for (lonn waa & pronounced failure, tho rofusal of the Cool County delegation to aid the sshema being tho roason. They had beon prom- fsed” all they wanled, ond honce thero was_ mno object in making » change. Tho movemont to join the various little factions nud the Glonn wiug of tha Con- vention in favor of FIagg was asharp picco of stratogy, but Flugg's proclivitios in favor of a *41ittle gold in his'n” rondered it abortive: Ha lost kome of bis friends, too. by lis transparont evasion of tho question, * Ilow do you stsnd on tho platform ?™ Mogara. Volentine, Lawrence, Curry, aud baif. a-dozeu other prominent delegates from tho northern countlos, stopped o7er for a fow hours at Plano this nftornoon, and lisd a pleasnnt fu- terviow with Governor-to-be-clested Steward. ‘The State Cantral Commitige organisod this morniug, a shost time provious to the departure of tho early traing, by tha election of J. M, Bprluger, of Cook, Chairmau, and R. M., Bpring- er, of Kendall, Secretary. WAUKEGAN. Speiai Disvaten io The Chioaao Tribune, ‘Waozxaa¥, Iil,, Feb, 17.—The Iopublican eaucus, hold hero this afisrnoon, was largely at. tended, and geoeral good fosling provailod. Among the number wero two of our Joading di- vinos, who were much ntorested on accouut of the temperznco question. The nomivations aro perfectly satisfactory to tha tcmperance people, and, indeed, their election is almoat cortaln: For Mavor, J. P, Powell; Bupervisors; Jamos Low and Nelsun Laudon ; Assessor, Samuel 11, Flinn, whoso loaso expives with Lis lifo, this bo- Iog only bis $wenty-first yoar; Marshal, H, A, Hinckley, — Aldermon—8econd Ward, Willu Green 7 Thira Ward, B, F, Porter; Firat and Fourth, not yot nomi TEXAS ELECTION. QaLvEsTON, Tox,, Feb. 17.—Light proclncta of this city aod connty givo 137 wmajority for the Constitution, 2,201 majority for Coke and the Demoeratic Btate ticket. For Sonator, Cleve- land, Dem.,, 268 majonity iu the'county, AMcCormick, o, will carry thio balance, Datagorda aud Brazoria Counties are cone cedod to MaCormick, Rep., who 1 elected by 500 majority. ‘Cue Democsals havo olectod the two Itopre- soutatives in Floater County, snd thoe Judges, Clork, Avssusor, aud District Clork. The Inde- peudonts have electod the Sheril and ncarly the entiro county tickot. Eighty coantioa of tha Blato givo Ooks and the Huate ticket 71,427 majority. For tho Con- stitution 11,275 majority, Rioturne are coming in slawly, OAS_‘UALI‘.IES. STOAM DAMAGE. Orxcrxwari, 0., Feb, 17.—0n Bunday avenlug last » destructive wind-storm passed throngh Washington County, Ind., nnroofing, as faras hoard from, six barns, and dowmolishing sevon dwollinge, basidos numerous outbuildiags, The wife aud two children of ‘Thomas Nicholéon, & farmer, rocoived sovere injuries by tlie overturn- ing of his house, Jool Denny lost uessly 1,000 frult trecs, Bomo of the farmers sufferod great loss of live stack. The money value of the prop- orty destroyod 1s #ald to be very lnga‘ vxpeu, Can., Fob, 1T.~A terciflo wind and snow.-atorm provails hess, blookiog all the rail- rosde. A portion of theroof of the Goverament building was carrisd away, and iwo bouseson Chaplain atroet woro blown down, DROWNED, Lrrree Rock, Aik,, ¥eb, 17,—A lady named Misa Mooro, 8 passengor on the Toaa Miller, trom Piue Bluf, foll overboard 85 mule below liers yesterday, and was drawned, aecwl L eh b0 LAr Chicane Tyide CARIONDALE, Fob, 17. aiste on th mer Alt Hrevous, Frod Kounedy, foll overboard at Uraud Towor this mormng and was drawaed. ‘Thoe body was wpeodily recovored, sad will bs (. terred to-morrow, MAILROAD ACOIDENT. Breciat Dispateh to Ihe Chicwyo Tribune, Wisons, Miun,, Fob, 17.—The Eustera-bonnd passougor-train on the (ireen Bay & Minussota Rallroad, which lett Winona tuiy niorvlog, was ditciod about 8.1uiles ggat of thiy city, near Mamhland, The baggugo carand two oaaches | rolled down tho bank, a distance of 13 fact, tut noono way seriously hurt, Euginoor Fitzgor. a1d reversod hls engina and jumpod, suataining somo injary to his leg. Only a fow passengery wora on the traln, 'Two women in A weconda class car wora slightly hurt. Col. O, N. Htor), travoling for & Now York wholosaln honwe, wag ent wlighily on the Load and brulsad ou tho e, not dangoroualy. SHOT MSFLF, Bpecial Dimated to The Chicags Tridune. Langino, Mich., Fob. 17.—Irank SBumerix,} boy 10 yoars of age, living 2 milea uocth of Latua Tlapida, acoldentally shos hirsolf Bundsy whily olimbiog over o fonce with Lis gun., 'Tho shof way fatal, CRIME, MOCEL JURORS, Zpesial Dismoich to Tha Chicgan Triduns, New Onrzavs, Feb, 17.—In the United Statas Circuit Court yosterday the jury before whom wana tried Ford Dudenheffer, charged with the embezaloment of o large prmount: of money from tho Qorman National Bank, of which Do was eashier, Drougit in a verdict of not guilty. Judge Waods to-dny addroased tho jury as follows: '‘The verdics randered by you yesterday in tho caso of tho United Btatos va. Ferdinnad Dudenheffer way 80 oxtraordinacy that I cannot let it pass tn. noticod. 1n all my experionce in cqnris of jus. tice, running over 8 period of over tweanty yoars, T havo nover known a verdict rendered so utterly in dofiance of the law and tho owidence. [am antsliod thet it 13 imposniblo to administer the law and to dispenne justice evan-handed with a jury capable of rendering sach ® verdiod, I theraforo order that you be dischinzged from sny farthior atiendsuce as jurovs in thiw court, ~ "I'hfs Dudenhefer ling beon for "yeara & proml- neut Democratio politiclan. The Governmeut prosccutors aro so disguated with attotnpling to obtain convictions of criminaly who lave any prominenco in the Domocralic” party from In thie cdy that it fs oxpects ed g of venua will la ssltod by tho Diatrict-Attorney in tho whisky cagen, siid 180 in other cases whoro the Govoru- ment ls concerned. R. 8, Denne, a Iawyer ard prominent White Leagno Caprain, i ouder in. dietmans for defrauding tho Government in core tain cuttou cages, aud bia case 1s .likelv to bo tranaforred with othor to n community whoro o inry may bo found which doos pot ragard cheat- ing the Goverament us & venfal offenso. A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY. Mpecial Diapiteh fo Thé CAicugo Ivibtne, Kavkaxex, 1., Fob. 17.—A mystorious trage. dy occurred neor this city this morning about 1 o'clock, at tho rosidence of Moritze Look, n Ger. man of good reputo. My nformant relates the story to me a8 Mrs. Look told it to him : Abont midnight an uuusual nofuo wan hoard ahout tho premises, but, supposing it to be made by somas domestic auiral, Look nnd e wife fell asleep. At 1 o'clock Mrs. Look was awakoned by lier busband throwing his scm violontly across har body. Her voico failed to’ draw out a respoues from bim, and, striking a light, her blood chilted with horror updn discoverlug thie pillow wel with blood, which wag cozing from a wonnd be- bind tho ea? of her husband. Arousing two soung men who slept up-utairs, farther mvosti- gations woro made, which rovoaled a ranssohiad bunroan and an open frott door. 'This is abso- lutely all tho evidenca that can bé discovared at rosont. ‘Tlie doctor says tho wound s ovident~ ly mnda with o pistol ball, but no report waa lienrd by any member of the famly.. Look way kuown to have about §1,000 in the house, which tho murdorer failed to tind, Look is alive, but canuot recover. BAUTAL ATTACK. Snecial Diavateto The Chiccao Trivune, Dunvque, In, Feb, 17.—~1his morving, Urutal and bloody assanit was made upon E, Bishop, nn sttornoy of this eity, lately prom- fuont In prosecuting liguor suits. XIlr. Dichop Liad got out of hiy boggy aod staried down the atycol, when his nssailant eorang up bohind him ‘mnd eirmck bim with efther o slung-shot or club upon the back part of the hoed. Ho foll seoncloss and wad furthor stampod upon, hoth o the hoad aod fnco. The sidowulk way litorally covered with blood, Tho attacking party thon escaped. Tho deed was dono ahout bolf-past 9 o'clock in broad daylight, and yos no one was cognizant of It untii after tha cecaps of the ruftian, Tho wounds inflicted aro both frightful and sorious. Ilesidos the blow on tho back part of the hoad, the forehosd is badly, braised, tua lips gasbied, and, io fact, the wholo faco ia terribly pashed snd awotlon, Iir. Bishop {s cither nnmilliog or uzablo to toll who the at~ tacking party was. AN UNPRINCIPLED REFORTER, - Sveaial Disnalch lo The Chicaro Tribune. Tasiatre, IiL, ¥Fob. 17,—A porson named Mag- rico A, Bohwab, an unprineipled reporter for the Chicago ¢ ourier, has boon down horo, rogistered his namo at tho Contral Hotol with ths sullx, ** Curcsao Tuioune," wud, as tie assumed * spo- cial correspondent " for the lattar paper had aa intorview with Mrs, Grube,~-now Mra. Seherzor, —her busband, the Coroner, and'others, Ha }Schwnh.) who had Bo barely alsndored snd do- amed that woman throughh the columas of tho courier of Jan. 6 aud Fob, 10, was for ovor tira houre hor honored guest, recoiving the hospitali- tica and courtosion that weroe surposed to bs ex- touded to tho special roporier oot by Titze Thine unk. Maod thid individual appoared 1u his truo churacter, LaBallo would have boon n hot place for hin, even if ho had not negiectod to pay his hotel-bill beforo he loft. FOUL PLAY. Spectal Dispateh ta The Chicaae Tridune, Dlerssona, Iil, Feb, 17.—It Is suspacted hers that there was somothing wrong abous the death of Mry, Eclmtein and hor granddsugthiter Matilda Millor, who wero bLurnod {0 death jnet woek, as it was supposed- by the accie dental oxplosion of a Iamp. = Mrs. Feke stoln's sou fs surg that tho women wore kilied for Mra, Ecksteiu's monoy by a man named limmol, Bhe usnally carried soveral tundrod dollars about har person. 1t 18 tuoughs they woroe killod and then their olothea wora 8ot on lire to obliterate the traces of the crime, NICKEL COUNTERFEITERS. Spectal Disateh to ‘fps Chicaso Tribuna Brovx Uiy, Ia., Fob, 17.—Sheriff McDonald to-day arrested Androty Poags, of Concord, 'thils county, sud Jobn Fionogan, of Plymouth Coun- ty, the formor chargod with making counterfeil nickel colns, and the latter with passing thom. ‘'ho prisoners had a preliminary examination liere this evening. - Pinuegan was heid to appoat at tho Orlmiusl Court, and, it appearng that Paaso did the cmlnlorlshlng in Plymonth Oouu. t{. ha wae sout thers this eveniug in charge of tho Shoriff for trial. A BURGLAR SENTENCED, Special havateh lo Ihe Chicaga Fribuna, Drrnorr, Mich., Fob. 17,—Johu, sliss ** Doo* Tyau, who waa arreatod m Chicago in Dscamber and brought Lithor to answer to several chargus of burglary, was sentenced tlis afierncon to fif- toon yoars in tho Stale's Prison for the robbing of tho residonco of Fredorick Steare, Ohargos agalnat him for esveral similar operaiions olvo where Liavo not been prosssd. THREE TIMES SENTENCED TO BE HANGED, New Yonx, Feb, .17.—Michael Murphy, whe Lias bosn alrendy dwloe sentenced to be hanged for tho murder of Matilds Unjusup, in the sum- )Amrln!" 1874, was to-day sgain sontenced to dis pril 7, " e BELLIGERENY BOOTBLACKS. Lsvrens Rook, Ark., Fob, 17,—Two tittls boot- blacke had & fight yesterday, during which ene Lit the other with & stono, from the effeots of which he dled this moruiug, —_————— KEOKUK WEDICAL COLLEGE. Bpaciat Lusvatod (0 The Chicamo Tridune, Exozog, In, Fob. 17,—The cowmtencoment exercigos of tho thirty-second wossion of tho Collego of Physicians and Sargoons of this city were bold fo the Baptiss Church thls evening, A largo number of the Alumnl of the institation wera present, and tho exerclaes partookof moro than ordinary 1otercat, ‘The It of graduates numbored sixty-two, sad inoludod reprosuntatives from tho Btates of Iowz, Illitois, Kavses, Mise sortl, Nobraska, Minoosuta, Califorula, sud Wis- vousio, ‘Fho oless wes tho largest (Lo dnsitue tian hias ever gradusted at one tie, Prof, il- lots confarred the degrees, and Prof, Angoesar do- Liverod tho valediotory, After tho oxorcises Loncuiot was glvon by the Faculty to the alugmi thu gr.udustes and a oumber of invited gues: ‘fue-evant was the most important ef tho kiud 1 tba bistory of the colloge. -~ At nu sdjourned moetiug of the Tosrd ot Trustous of L'urdue Unliversity, Lafuystte, Ind., Yeaterdsy, Prof, E. 12, Whito, of Columbup, Qv way uously elooted as Y'renldent.

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