Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, February 29, 1876, Page 5

"/dl about tho firat of Decombor, 1871, he sawin Pack's haud » letter writton b{ Gon, Bcbenok, In which ho resignod his posifion as oneof the Iarn, sogethor with fthe names of those who wore fally compotent Lo speak on tho aubjeat. Tat the (rand Jury took no action in the mat- SCHENCK Fhat Individual the Indirect Cause of Some Stunning Dirclosures. WHISKY, Diractors _of the Emma Mining Com- tor, Homo Government officers virtually pooh- Qon. Behan g I P T I ainnuaten: poohed it as s newpsper yara, without takiog Chief-Doputy Root Gone the Whay of Minty. lits political eno- ¢ bis deslronot to give ies ¢ f Pack romatked to mies cause {0 ceitino bim, Tiyon that THAT IIE WOULD HATE A DETTER LETTER THAT THAT from Gen, Bohenok yot. ~Subsequently, bofoto It was nont to the Emms Mining Company, Lyon anw Bchonok'a laltor of rosignation, which was sftorwards published on tho 12th of Janusry. After Lyon had read it, Park eaid tha indorso ‘mont of tha mine which it contained was batter than Schonok's namo ae Dircotor. Bubsoquently, when Gen. Blale inirodnoed In tha Bonato a zesolution f inquiry rogatding the conduct of certaln foreign Ministord of tho ‘Unltod Btates,; which was iuterproted in London to refor to e, Hchonok, Lyon ssw Park, who told him thiat e had FIXED THE MATTER UP WITI GEN SOUENCK. Ho knid ho had taken Hchenck's note snd tho ntock as security, and that Behonck esid hat if that was not sntisfactory o would give the pains to inqaire whaother it waa true or not, Thero was no doubt that certain of the necond batch desired to ride triumphantly into safety from future punishment by the REVELATIONS THEY COULD MARE eoncerning thia elerk and his operationn. They had couaultationa with the powors who control revanus afTairs in the Nortfiwoat, bat the upabiob of it all waa that the dintillors were vn:{l anzious 1o socitro promisea of immunity befora they gave “H the name of this oficer.” Tha Govornment ofticers wera not to be taken in so ensily, Thoy demanded the namo of the alloged wraog- doer, It they sbould find anyehing in the mat- ter which would be fmportant for tho Govern. mont to have, sll well aud good, Tho testimony of tho diatillors would then bo tliowed ita dus welght in mitigation of their punkhment. 1f it should turn out that thore was nothing in the mattor, the atory would be Lopt secrot, and the Two Officers Vainly Nunting for Him A Big Day’s Work by the House Com- with a Warrant, miltee on Foreign Afiairs, How Ue Mappened to Come to Griel.-His fieandal, Corruption, aud Frand Un- Method of Siuning, oarthed in Colossal Propor- - tions, Mr, Hesing Gone to Detroit on Planing-Mill Business, + Tiia houso and 1ot in Washington, ?}nnhisurnn.‘bln sal far !Au unsyI umslctud lh: it ago on his hous 0 o til] naelves anction witl A Oomprehensive History of | }5aad that Uiy siatoment, wan sout, o T dinlers Atoiseives ln cosjunetun with the Emma Mine Swindle, | Unied Bigtos. Eaon TKCS tnukhing, that o And Also to Get Testimony for the |tho formor. Lut the Goverument would tnalst, 1n sy ovent, upon firat being I[nformad a8 to thoname of the industrious and frugal- minded clork bofore thoy made any promises to the diatillors. **1t waa,” as & Goverumont ofli- cer very aptly oxpreased it afterwards to s Trin- UNE reportar, *'8ll d—d noneenso 1o expoct ua to awap off & horso we had seon for Guo we hedn't," aud nogotiations wore brokou off. The second batch of mon woro more glam than moral, aud their last hope of squoaliog sod ao- caring {mmunity scemed, and irdoed was, gone, In the moantime a member of tho first bateh, who has uever been accused of golug sbout swithiout having bitn cycs and eara—protty iarga onca, too—open, took thie -metter in hand on hind not, but kad testified to it, and sont ik to Bmw:’smwm to tostify to, and that le be- Ilovod thiatit would dry up the lnn'lr resointion. Tho improseion mado upon Lyon's .mind was that this noto had been juat taken atter hearlng of tho Blair reaolution, Mr, Lyon then rolated some of tho circnm- stances nlturfi!mgmnm :llfilor Bifllm ulmru‘ro xl)! 0t £ w stock. Ha 8ol it thia salo was mada in How Justico Wns Administerad in tho [ 2oy 290k U2 Tuctation of tho etock on tho i v that time, 116 saw United States Courts of Utah. markot ot that tmo, Ueay announcing tha discovory of 8,000 tons of now ote, which_ sampled at thio rate of $2,000 s tou, Appraaching Trial. Men in High Places Badly Besmirched by the Narrative, Attornoy-General Pierrepont's Expla- nation of His Letter to the District Attorneys, Tho Hon. James A. Connolly, of Coles, Appolnted Successor to Mr. Tagnificent Confidence-Gome | which would bo oqual to 216,000,000, This salo 2 bis own sccouut. Ho hiad scen Tuz ‘Thibuxe et Up Ior uo Tngllah | Fi, ot g o Jagior & rialgnss . 0l et ek e i iag otk Dank, the prico i olug £28 por ey, AU 5 TS, Bhoro ; par valus, $20 por share. On the Oth WONKED OUT THAT IDEA Suclcers nlnArl%;. {!Wt fi’flg‘g 25‘6“% Lyon |‘°h ‘ik“ dh“ CHICAGO. from fraquant inwr’\‘iuwv with lt!‘;o f,:cond-bl!ch Tark'a) chiock for £2,600, drawn on the Lendon , cuuducted, of course, witl 0 groatost inistor in tho Role of hn‘r‘{s‘;ugfnm:“x:m]vjfigakmfir'l‘lll)x!-u&l:gncrl?r %Jg MR, HESING r'm;';:""m: olfl fr:nnv.::lflvlm-,ndI:lum:g:orsimgm Oor Pokor-Playing Minister in tho Eol thss Aot 10 tak tha cliask - dlrectly to tho AND 1i8 TRIP OUT OF TOWN. Et‘ u:finnd‘"vr;mm sukiol I ihe hitius Uupper and Eapor. Tondot & Westminstor Dank, as it would Tte Daily Munchausen, which emsnates from s a Cman Caftor thelr . soorot—the thon bo wossiblo to cxack it but | the northwest cornor of Washington streot and secret which thoy had Leen spoiling to tell, and , to got it cashed at Jay _Cooke, | Fifth Avenuo, hasn curious habit of opening I8 | Ghich hope they had boon sadly balked, ' But Bpectat Disvateh to The Clacago Tribune. . McCu tloch & Co.'s, aud then take tha Bank of Wasurxaray, D. C., Feb, 26.—Tho flmg Eng}‘m\l dnolenkluulhn L:nd?u"a Wnfizmxnfi i 1Tt had o spasm of | Bank and make the subscription, Ilo asko S:n‘::‘ 33‘.51;-’“.53'::,‘:'3& :2;’ doors. Tlrx‘n Bub- {‘.y:{n fl ?Z'I: :a&yq ;n‘tflhe-umurf;:gs :;Tdnn:‘fi: ¢'l'::nt g night b 3 Joot matter was tho Bclienck iflvt;flllgln:f;-mll{ ruqasstud, and whon ko went to tho London & tho story of James E. Lyon, ouo of tho orlg Wostminator Dank ho saw Park thoro and a pwuors of tho Emma Mino, is truo, that chapter nambor of otbor poraons, aud Park told him In our national Lustory Involves o groator ecandal | that mouth very wide about once s weok aud putting ita foot fn ft. Yestordsy moraing {t publiahod & twocolumn articlo intimating in very bold Ianguage that Mr. A, C, Oosiog bad fled {0 Can~ ada to avold belog tried bofors tho United Btates Court for allegod participation in tho whisky frauds. Mr. Hosing's frionds and rolatives pronounce tha story an in- the first batch waa worked alowly, silently, and surely. It was literally ** beroa fittle and thero s littie." A fow hints from tho eovond-batch men enabled him to push the matter in an- othor quarter. Papors ware consulted, fnclud. ing, espacially, Btorokeepors' returns. Thus, in s variety of ways, known in oll their details anly {0 aman of amplo experionco,and such a8 & crooked distiiier is supposad to bo conversunt o 3 ifted wll nothing than has boon knowu. ‘T'bat story comprohiends THE THING WAS WORKING WELL} 1 i ir atat t bo truo with, tho csso was @i bserib- | famous stander, and if their atatomon .| but 'tbe ULottom facta wera loft, -and tho botrayal of o cllont by hia counsel, that tho pordous slanding sround wero subscri iy Manenausen will: b oaltod ugon 10 | e i aa kns; One aton aud (bat counsol s United Btaton | g freoly, A short time aftor be heard of the salo by Tieher of stock owaed by Patk snd Schonck. Park askod Fisber how many sharos ho bad sold for him. Flshor roplled, 900, Taik vaid he did Dot moaa to aoll as mach, but Fishor said ho would lot him bave some of bis eharas. craw] a1 abjoctly a8 1t did in the muttor of the State's Attoruoy, whom it chargod with belug undor Indiotment for alleged crookoduess in whisky. A TntnuNe commissioner yesterday afternoon paid a vislt to the ofico of the Slaats-Zeilung, whete ho foand MR, WASHINOTON TIESING, That gentleman, on bsing intstrogated concern- ing tho rumorod figut of Lis fathor, prouounced 1t tatally dovold of trath, Hia' fathor had goue to Dotroit Baturday evoning on business cou- nectad with tho Chicago Planipg-Mitl Compaus, of which be {a Presidont, and al#o on mattors in rolation to the winding up of tho catato of ibo CGarden City Mauufacturing Company, which went into liquidation at the timo of the panic. % Whon will Lis roturn ?” asked the reportor, Tlo will roturn to-motrow morning, sud e can bo secn any time after 9 o'clock,” Tho roportor noxt interrogated Mr. C. F. Piotsch, tho_business manager of the Slaals- Zeitung, snd was by him informed that Mr. Tleaing hiad gone to Michigan on busluess, and would retara to-morrow, Ha pronounced tho statoment In tho Times o lis mado eut of whola cloth, and witbout tho shadow of o foundation. Mil, UERMANN TABTER, tha editor-in-chiof of tho dlaats-Zeilung, was tho noxt objoctire point of tho reportor.” lle was found in his sanctum, snd exprossed his willingnoss (o be {nterviawsd on the mabjact. In roply to &m Interrogatorios of the raportor,” Mr. Raster aaid ho lad mot known anyibing about Ar. Hesing's going out of town until o was told oo Lis way duwn_town in tho morning h;‘i‘ friend, who ehiowed bim the asti- tha case was tho devolopmont of the fact by Distiller No. 1, of the firat batch, tat a certain other distillor of bis own batch, who will con- tent himuelf with being aliudoed to as No. 2, had on cortain oceasions himeelf paid this clerk for allowing bim to crowd his mashes, and run ox- tra oned. Tho mattor was quickly REPORTED TO THE COLLECTOR, who summoned Diatiller No, 2, and obtalned from him tie trze scory. Diatiler No, 1 cor- roborated the tala with .wuch direct de- talla as ho lhad boon ablo to obtaln. "I'lio firat information was rocolved by tho Col- lector & weok ago this morning, It was Xnm.y gtrong, but the General thought he would wait for moro, 1logot it Jast Batnrdny. Yeatorday morning ho got atill avother supply of informn- tion, when lie concluded to act. Chist-Deputy Ttoot baa como to the office at the rogular hours, but had left rather early In the morning for somo roason or othor, It is expoctod that he disined what was coming. About 10 o'clock Con. Webster fulminated an order cansing Root's sus- ponslon, Laving i the meantime had a prayerful consullation with Bupervisor Matthows, the ro- sult of which wae that A WARRANT YO ROOT'S ARREST was fpsnod and placed in the hauds of Deputy Marshal Bird. That gontleman hoard, dunnfi the aftornoon, thut oot was shoppiug witl Lis wife, bnt & search at tho various places of rosort for shoppera was unsyalivg. There was no Itoot. Tho afternoon wore away, not bolore the Doputy had learned, howevor, ‘thst bis man would probably ba down town in the svening, and would drop around at tho thoatroa It ap- poara that, on apphoation at Toot's house, i} waa ggcortnined that ho bad not been homo to aupper, and it was explained that he had ro- wained down tawn and then wout to the theatrs, which one, nobdy knew, It had been docided that Doputy Marshal Bird and Bailif Adams wora to conducs THE EVENING CAMPAIGN, and, accordingly, thoso gentlemon busied thom- wolven in tho search uutil about 10 oblock, whon ibey met ot tholr '%}"“"““‘“ rocdezvous, tho Bhermsu Houw. A THIDUNE reporter was in Senator; tho prostitudon of 8 profossional scientific opinion ; o gigantio scheme of atock- jobbing corruption; the opon bribory of & United Btatos Minister, and o national disgraco, The outlino of James L, Lyow's story, told | Moy "oy jiieq that some Knglish sharcholdors revorontly upon a kissed Diblo, and frankly 88 | i the Tiouma Mligo hod coms to him aud said ha statement of an honeat man, i8 ihts: Ho | that thoy thought that tha Unlted Btatos Gov- was furmerly o rosidont of Bacino, Wis., and bas | ornment woa backlug tho concorn, Ho also_ox- o - | plained the mauner in which Park removed alf Ty boen haand fn Wostorn muntog du- | B L o™ Yegard 't the' charactor of tho title to the property, Evaris gavo ORIGINAL OWSLR OF TiR EMDA NINE, an opinlon which Bimply was that ~tho The ouly patont which the Emma Mlnl&n le:}tuu szr.:le: n;la‘(:l wupqo)o(a,! ;‘.t‘:de (]Irx,u‘lrlli‘lym;%' Company bod or haa was his, aud grew out of bia | #olf guarau! 00 . ark #ubas - alaim throo yoats bofore tho Emmo Mino was n:;;:mflm fimp‘!n_fi{;‘x:yw;‘v t‘m;:l‘emiu«‘im:mm thought of. o lind locstod and worked tha old fi!nltcd States, Monitor Lodo, whick wau later n:.ulu;cnnd tuo (7o the Aassctatrd Press.] Emma Mino, Squatters duriug his sbsenco aet DARK_WAYS. up rival c!nlm: A gront lawsuit resulted, ‘Wasmi¥arox, D, U., Fob, 25.—11#: Comr‘nltton In the courso of which Lyon engaged Willinm j O% ;nrulsEAimffl ':Edi’u ‘;’:"fiw', 'um‘e l:uzxnw M. Btewart, lato Unlted Statos Senator [ 5f JAmO8 X, Lyon, B it uing from Novada, 68 his counsol, with many othera. tho Emmo Mine specnlation Wituoss orignally awnoed a ane-third intarest ia tho onitor Lode, Tho miue had grown valuablo. Tho pocket, or filled egg-sholl e bo called it, bad yieldod which afterwards becamo she Emma Mino, and an intorost in which avas purchaded by Henry I, £2,000,000 of ore, Stowart camo in to Bave Lyon's rights with coutingent foes, ranglug Baxter and Trenor W, Park. Buits aroso, and witners was emploved a8 counsel of ox-Sonator from G to 25 por cont of tho amount recovorod, sccording to tho scrvica rondorod., Btewart Htawart ot Novada, and Geu, Hillyor. went to Novads with Lyon, and thers, a8 Lyon Wituess and Stewart visited Balt Lake City whero they mot Bsnstor Mortop, to whom Stow- pays, met Senator Oliver ¥, Morton. Utah thon aeems (o have been in art rolated tho dificnity of obtainiog » tnalin A CONDITION OF JUDICIAL ANARCIY. ts of that Territory, Morton mid it a5 ron, Whon Blonaré soplied that, if Morton would assiat, 1 HE SHOULD mAVE $20,000. 1t Lyon is to Lo bolieved, Chiof Justido MoKosn aud bis Asauciato Justicen wore altting in judg- mont upon minug casos whiloholding stock and acting as Directors in oco of thic corporations An offort was mado to hnve Judgo MoRean re- m!;wd?rbnl without success, Tlfiyyohjuulodm cla in tho Zimes. ~Ife scontod tho ides of sir, litigant. ‘Tho United States Marslal held atock likgwvise, and was certsin to ssloct jurors who ho was oD d Hoslpg oxpatriating bhimself, and pronvunced Jleltean bocausy he War ongagel 1B SVIRE | tue adicio & miserablo Lo from bexinuing to bo™’ stock, Thia condition of affairs was rop- resentod to Senntor Morton by Benator Btewart. was intorostod, being Prosident of snd a | end. ’ large stookboldor in & f‘:omrmny ongaged in lit- The roporter losrned from gation with anotber mining cDm;llx;y. McEean OTHER SOUIOES wag nlso futerasted to the extent of $100,000 fn | that Mr. Hesling, accompanied by Col. Juesson, tho Toonol Mining Company, which organized | bis cauusel, sud Aea. Auguat Newhaus, loft for withi o capital of 81,000,000, ~Tho othior Justices | Detcoit Sstaniay evoniug. It is wali known ivo thom. Morton oaid it was il wrong. Slowart told it partuors in 'tho Emmn Minp.~inter- | i whisky clecles that Hormann Bocker, | waitlog to roce 3 Diorton T ot Mo wonld saslat In socuriog | sy aiverss to him, Tho Marohal of fhe Torn. | Loronz Disttom, sod August Newhaus, all | 2t Whoroa sour man 70 tald the reporter, &'l tho caso gonor- | tory wes aleo Intorestad in Emma Mine stook. | (augors aud Btorokeepers, aro domiciled in the | 1 Well, 5 tho romoval of JeKean, and I 8 iclojty of Windsor, on the Canada mide Guod joke, now, if Hoot” lind skippod, ob, ally, lio would give him (Morlon) $30,000. To fi.“i“?’m{f.‘ E: uEI;lr:: %?i'\’uh'}%r‘i“?:éfin'fi'fi z’c nm); ?Jutmil mv'nr, whero they lounge | Bird?™ SRR " this, as Lyon saye, Morton agroed. Dorton was nlnlm: e O o ot Toila rom "the | about, froo _ from ' tho Lostlla vieit | *OM, psha | {,xd»°"1”.53"fe'§x'.§3‘§“?;’;u“x‘,',‘ golog to Indianapolis, aud Movitor Jode, snd orgavizod the Emma Mine | of Deputy Marsbals or othor offcors | ir & mighty big pi ., you kpow, sod wo'll got hun all right, I gucss,’’ repliod tho complacent Bird, asho in- vitod two companions to samplo 1o bar. “ Now,” ssid Bird ¢o Adnma, whon the trio had dieposad of thros lemonedes, ‘* you go into Tiooley's, and look out for oot thero, I'll go armed with bonch-warrants for their arrost. Lt {a statad that the teatimony of thoae throe gen- tlemen would be of gront bonefit to Mr. Hesing in his spproaching trial, snd_ Col. Juorson has Bona to interview thom, with the hopo of nr- ranging for their prosenco bore under the pro- WAITED TO DE ADVISED OF IROGRESA. Btewart did eoon after tolegraph to Morton to oomo to Salt Lake immediatoly, 88 tho caso was b vory important and Lyon had boon abused, um“vgllfm:;‘:;‘:unum, S, AN AL Morton does not seom to have gone, @nd | (yinges was anxious to disposc of his iutercat Company, mth & capttal of 10,000,000, Btow- ort ndviaod witness to consolidato his interest with thie now Company, which would havo shsres tectionof the Court. 1t {8 surmised that hlve. | down ‘to McVickor's aud tho Adelphi, snd if [ Alihogn e lnfl“mwh ! I.\mndg h‘n:o :2 P;m'“x,-n.n‘;, {,fi:hn f,‘f: “&‘:{’,‘,:“";,,:,"‘1“‘;“235 Nowhaus accompaniod the party to do tho nec~ | got bim I11 lv:': ‘l,'»:fi fl‘r:l lhlnr:‘;mll y‘n‘y. fi;n‘ ‘:lln; hotr, MoKoan was ot then YOmOvOr 2 he had commenced. Btewart eald Park | C4Sary coaxing in case her husband ghould prove | do the semo & 1, 0. g ‘Mothodiats woro too much for the Sonators aud | he lad commel Aubborn. along, TWOUNE was not to bo trusted, and would awoar to a lis, litignnts. Browsrt wanted Lyoo ito go totho | gy y) regordy of Courts, buy witncssos, and do trial in Utah, Herefused solovg as the Marabal, | gupthiog to carry bis point. Witnoss, in who was interosted with tho opposito party, | roply to Stewart, eald : *1 bavo heard Park Meauwhile sumo Californin | sy bard things about vou, and that yon would Tl Mtter acquioscad, and the trio sopiratod, Adaws desconding upon Hooloy's, and Jird and the roporter making for MoVickor's. The objoct o thoir senrch was nt noither placa. Adama, 'Tug Tnivone is of tho opinion that this is the corract solation of Mr. Hesiog'a vislt to Dotroit. Two or three days after tho fight of Beokor and Mattern, ho informed a ro- 4 , bad lofc Hooley's sonte "'C“‘ .bluryfit thio abadowy claim of somo | ROt hesitate 1o buy jurors and witnesses at your mmé. zu f.hum s um:fllmlrw“])u;‘:; ‘:‘é??.‘éi‘%‘infi"mfi 110 wau ?‘:\:fing:'n!;fi i O e this mlno. Upon this basis shoy | POFonal convonionce.™ Witnoss sakad towart B Sioedont, sa tholr tostimony, would 5s | tlio reportor. Root was not. ono of “thoto who lq::llnr! nour this R ¥ [ to soo Park, sud Inflm s -mlm:n: noeded by im on his trial, Lo furthor swted | witneasod tho clap-trap of tho blood-and-tiunder mado of tho businows, It was sgrood that | 4 nh o Tione bo compelted to sond for U6m, | drawna now in full binat at that resort, The trlo 4 coxra:y Wit 810,000,000 sTock. 82,000,000 had boew taken -out of iy hn{mi 0 ak for them the protetion of | moxt trind the Coliscum, with oqually pocr suc- Stowsrt ungod Lyon to cousolidato with this | tho mine up to July 11, end, ollowing half a wil- | HIAG 2 N, [yoeiington Honing uitod vos- | coss, Otber places were visted. The decsptive low for expenses, witness waa willing to sottle ou that busls, never having surrondored his ju- torost in tho AMomitor lode, Btewars and Park latt for New York, andon the fth oMniusl Stowart wrote he could uot mako 80 good a bar- gain with Park aa ho desirod, but thoro was no at hb fathor's Company, usiog 88 an ‘arguwent tho fact that 138 sincarety thara would be shares onough to supply all the Judges, jurors aud witnossos in Utah. Thia Lyon rotusod to do. "Trenor W, Park then appearcd as the holder Rout was not. At lapt thoy gave 1tup, and, whilo the Doputy aod the Bailifl exprossed their opinion that thore bad boen no oscapo, they cumo Lo the conclusion that thoy would separate for tho night and roues the contoat this morn. tordsy that their presenco hero trinl Was abaolutely vocessary, hoped they would come, THX FUBLIC INTERRAT in tho departure o; 3Ir. Ilesing vas teatified by ot oo jnterost advorso to Lyon, Slewart aud numerous offers to bot on tlo return or atay of | jug. Bante belbe e meb o o watey ‘M | Gopuract Stowary proposed with Park, st | snd offerad 310 1 that ho had gono for good. It | L Rioot'r house, No, 1407 fudisaa avenue. is sald that -Monlhbum warg m’:d& n:.;::ulol:_: money pat up, but tho names o 8 wnldynot bo punorumod. Mr. Hosing's frionds wero sauguino of his yeturn this morning, snd statod that thay wonld ralso and stake suy smount of money thereapon, but with the ex- ocoptlon of & fow wido bets, It {9 doubtful If any yery largs amounts dopend upon the jusne, THE FRELING AT THE CUSTOM-NIOUSE yosterday in regard to tho scusational statement tuat A. O. Heslug bad made good his escape to Canada was decidedly averso to Lellef 1n tho atary, The thoory that ho had gone to remain, to forfoit his bouds and bie roputation, bosidos the loss of his proporcy, was not givea auy point. Park eald that Blewart lad booght Judpes and juries. Lyon decllned to onter into thelr personal dit- forences. This emmily soomy to havo boou as- sumed, an BIEWART AND PALK AOON WOREED JOINTLY toinduce Lyon to compromise. In tho course ©of those confermices Htowart proposed to man- #go the Surveyor and tus Land-Uilico, After asmonding tho ateps, Lo rang the door- boll, and & rathor comoely lady, who had dently bron weoping, came to the door. 13 Ar, Root st home:” queried the ro- portor. N, eir, rbpllod tho Iady. + Nrw, Itoot 7" agaiu ssked the roporter, + You, sir. I am tho Jady. * Vhero hea Mr, Rtoot goue 7" d'o Bluo Island," Whoen did bo loavo 2" This morning,” + And Lo went to Blue Island 2" +Yog, sir,” and thou she wiped away s tear, * \Vhou did you say Lie laft 7" Park dlscharged oll tho minory but six, No ora was to bo taken ont, but only daveloped for ox- amination by au engiucar, as it waa to bo sold on its roputation. Blowart and Park wont over to England, Stowart telographed Nov. 9 to wite ness to come to London, When ho got thors Btawart sald thoroe woro 100 mines thera for salo snd sgawmst provious advice of wituess he bad Al At that timo Park boon bis was tn July, 1871, and Stowart agrood (at £3,000,000 bad boon | COMFELLED 30 taken from tha Emma Mine. Then Park organ- ized nis New York nnos Mine Company, with » capital of £5,000,000. Park, Btewart, and Lyon were then agreed that tho minoso far avi- IDENTIFY OIMSELY WITH THK EMNA MINE, Prof. 8llliman's report had placed the mine among tho groat mines of tho world, and stated that ore to tho value of three sud a half millious ud dovoloped was sbont exbaustad; sl tho | bed lresdy boon remavad from it. tredouco, Tho enorsl opiofos was that ko | «This moming, and Lo told mo be was going Witnoss~ found Htewart & Park oocupying a tn 800 gomoe Of tho eacaped | to Bluo lslaad.” oro that was in”wight was nearly gono. It was | Witnous found thewart i Tare Sonpyie s b 05" Brorokoopors, August Nowhaus | «Whou will bo bo back ' nyroad batweon tue three that Lhe ore taken out sbould be called $1,600,000 not, and that Lyon wbould biavo one-third—£800,000—for his claim, To-day flads bim atill in searoh of thnt claim, Sevator Btowart bimeoif, in a lotter to Lyon, datod Aug, 5, 1871, 8peaks of the mino as a wash cut ming, and says that it would bo betterto sccept tho compromles than litigata for such n mico, In tha eamo lottor Btowart speaksof bav- ing worked ‘:P ihe mino in England by ore that wad sent, and by tho manner of sending it ; thet 45,000,000 or 80,000,000 of Par'u siook == % Encud £0 b s0ld thore. Tho witagwe siniied b y the mannsr of souding ho unuersiwod that THE BZRVIOLS OF SCHRNCK WELE MEANT. b A cuntract of ydjnsauout wes thon wado be- tween Park ¥4 yon, which Siowart signed for Lrou wiutdtELutherity, 'Tuab contmsot, Lyon '"E{ 2, secured to him @500,000. Au it turne o Grant, of London, framed tho prospeatus of the Emm& Mine Company, and £100,000 were paid to him s o) L of ‘“llu sehigmey Twenty-fiva thousand _poub to ém,r’b.n‘l““,,g.m'.ou Gt sy oo, HicOuloa Jo. for the nse ol ol I (o 000 for znfl'.‘f“ogffdnu tho siums oxponded, DOL PMURYEK wAs TURSKNTED WiTu 500 auAnes GF Btook st £20 o ahiare. Albert Lowis & Bons, of Liverpool, woro to have rocetved £8,000, but did not ; but Prof, Billiman roceived £9,000 or £10,000 for making his favorablo report. The witnsss further glfl his experience with Atewart, who mado varions exouses for not ab- taining for him the sum ho promised, svd wit- noss thought that ho made a proposition so closs tranesction for $230,000 ju pesticular, to learn of them something lu regard Lo tho uature of the evidence to bo pro~ gquead at the coming trisl, and porbaps to ascar- tafn {f those cxilon could bo induced (o return provided they could offor auy evidonce which would tand to clear My, Heslug, This view was further strengthanod by tho rather authorita- tive statomouts to that offoct by a gentloman connected with e Sauls-Zeituny, whom Mr, Heelog bad Informea that he was going .n{. but woula bs back this (Tyesday) morniog. It Is protty gonerally believoa that Mr, Hosing will bo found s his desk to-day ta emphatically dis- prove of any rumore 8 to Intended escapo, TWO VALIANT MISGIONARIES, convorted from tho galling dominlon of the Chi- eago Whisky Blog aince the 10th of May last, ars in tho feld, ot I, Mason Lias gone to New York to help Asel +'Po-morrow morbiug, 1 think," The door wae closed o hitlo moro to, for the Intorview ook place on the doorstop. wDidu't your husband loave oo the 5:45 trsin tuis ovonlug 7"’ *No, air, e loft thie morning and told mo bie would be Laclk thin eveniug. o Lasn't come, and I think he'il back tu-morrow morning."” + Are you sure ' Houitatingly—**1 think so,* ' Now, dida't Mr, llool go East 2" # No, sir, o went to Bluo lsland, He told %0, Didn't he leave (or Dotrott this evening 2" “No, eir. 1le told mo he was goiug 1o seo bls sister at Blue Islaud,” +1Whea did be go 7' “Idou't koow the time of day; haloft this Lot Smean sometbing very | the e nt District-Attorney | morning.” g D“L'nls hams: i o:“SL‘c'e’i.FE:.‘fi“}‘s;'},“ ‘:.;u\‘;‘“é.‘“.?.‘.",‘u‘iflé‘iz ::f B"fi""‘." lga:m,“g{flhmflw " lfi\fl f},"a"" VAnd. you ar0 aure he hnan't gone to Windsor, for00%, st to Tondon undor expross - | By JiCh ikl loruiin, Giving we a romson that e | A Wostainbly CObRIRE, £ho FASL ChAa | Oupade B o i , Trom b clionk nob 0 8S4OCE | gi{ o yant to b orikicised by hia pohitioal ene~ | (YA A Al 0 | 111 toll you ho has gone (o Blue Teland, structions 0% % in pattiog the Eam | oy LIS St Buvas bottar loror han | S0 B e ol Bing | comiy aim oot he Iaforation ihie, reporter 5o upon tho mark, Browart violatod bix | LI VARCECCRONCIOK wiot tho fetier of tha | Now, Ontate Sokets Monans - | could lean tram Arg, Toot, ‘1t wan tatod lut tone, Pask understood his work, 835! Oth 6f Lacomber, in which ho resigued, Park s tha Tann Ratis ¥ oyening that O, L, Root loft on the afteruoon Instruct W] provose to sl thia mins for whal gald, " This s » bettor indorserment of the Emma il the b olds oul to bura, tralu on the Michigan Central Rallroad for De- to Lyon, "L PEr it and for what i in it" 80d | S g o e amo s Dirsator.” Whan b N e Sroll, st bhiag Shie smorsing will S6d bim safs B watt helpod bim to do thia, Ib Wsa BSCOR" } 14 scandal sgatust Behienck Brut bocame kuown ROOT HAS LEFT US. 1ng e fn Wikious, Gaadla, aut of rowh of p“’“?‘v’r’uumlu STaTEM OF COURUPTION, In Boglaod, Parkaald GONE TG JOIN MINTY. IT 16 NATHER A OURIQUS ¥AQT 1R HAD FIXED TRINGS WITH TUE OENRRAL that the Grand Jury, whils it made an stte; Tl roquested the Genoral o Rive bis note for B attempt Theaune was firut “Emd foraciontificiuventls Litt1o o 1O Gews Waa expacted At the Cnstom- = to get at the Hoot of the matter and summo tlon, end then Trol, Hiilwan way 2504 L0 1% | tho atack. Behienok said if hls Bote was not good | Houss ymud-‘\y.rl:nf- tho bulldiog tured out a | {2 B8 et 1GL1 J0F Ghlafy from them st yort upl::n i m'E Mine was ona of true | security ho would mortgege his house in Wash | losat oue item duriog the day, Ous man was | figient testimony to justify an indictment, sud it [ uuuu i !: mn Ine W o powor, | lngouy Urought to griof, snd heno losas person than | remained for Listilier No, 1, already sl We t Ahed Tl “among the wing to the famous telogram from Williams, | ¢ 7, "yioot, Chlot Deputy-Collector under Gen, | to work up the matter and put ihe ",3:“ mb:u of ;"h;, ‘w.m. Tuls waa qu in | Bllimen, snd Muzzoy, of now and very large the Lande of tba Colloctor. Rool d hilped thoesle. \hen this discovories 1n_the Emma Mine, the stack went | YWebster: Rendors o Tug Teisode will recall ¢ \BAx hen i 1o Hevesno Depaimnni @ proapectus, AU an artiole which appeared {o its columos Jess ’ Bhareholders thought our Government was [ ! il it “m?d' on 'fif&’%fi’:fiflm‘:&-’&&?fi g&k&uc the lpuuhnnug‘ulh Gon. Bohenck's | than a month 3R, iu the course of which was w:':. :r':n&‘;'fl, m-'oga‘“ uy 53 u.vlgr“ 'Tfi-fl%‘:fi x",m m::zo L e e, y 2w pfiu‘tln L‘:,fl'.‘f Pprospactus a4 Munister | got forth with much direotness the way In | years. :D‘l{xrinn all m that | tima be bad on the Unl . !\Af::urpr °T&mfl°flfiy-flxm w:\,xl:u"-:{ m'l'l:- teatimany of Lyon will ba continued to. ;‘:’:&S:::r n:nm:‘c‘;ot‘:m .:::ndumm :gfindnlxénfi pn:.é;u :x‘u:; wcn:m'r‘élv'ug‘l’:d o TOW. ‘"“lu““;.dkl@omo%luu the prouniies. o | e ofice, whoroby they mansged (0 orowd | 1y oll e {ho Tespat i’mm‘&’au‘fi',’flffi'&'& :‘“&’ Fab 60, wad for tho use. of their uame s | - There being vome doubt in the minds of mer- | mashes wittiout Baybaly in the Uolleotor's offico, | varlous positionsin the onice, o was in tua Soba" Faloston, of Gut firm, £10,000 I w& bers of g:; lfl:mnn&‘. 'Il‘xnt‘har t&lur:l;u u."’:'" except thia fimkl:cd °1fi“ kuowing what wag 'fl""’x{a :; thfi}z-m:mlbamflnxa; mnl suy tin) tinct and dofinita sutlio undertake the in- 3 ow 2 other man. wuccasuor—timporari Hicbanck, 1 M&:filflfl?mfi ?cogn'p- share; v:fumnum it wa l.u-{ly’u?mlwi alter much an‘ o :u not b“d hplmmu:: i . J. C. Kirkiand, Chief lv’l‘dm{ ]lJ‘lnal:;‘ & gussnios nat £20 par Bhate; | v i Gousmsiee sk the Hogas | clerk'susme wea 50t publubod st b time out | T8 2y'verierday direoted by Gan. Wobater ta Tevis& Hons metal brokers, 24,000 aots N rinoF taatrusiions, ud eava to it durig | of perswoal conklderations, but Tum Taisuus | fxe Shargo of Mr: hoot's deak: Tho mp sion mfi‘.’r.! sy umllnulnsmultlmvfl"‘m that | the sensica of the Houss. stood ready t0 tarnish the nsua s0d the partion. | gooms to bo that tha sppaatmant will ke made TAE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1876. permanent, It ao, it will bs gratifsing to thuss who have to do businsaa at Lhe office, for they aro convincad of the trustworthineas and capa- city of the Major. THE OFFENSE with which Mr. Root in charged s understood to hsve bean committed nnder the Collsctorship of Mr. Irvio, and is, a8 has beon stated in genoral torma. that he waa in collusion with cortsin die- tillers, who worc sllowed to crowd mashes and 10 run axims, for koeping atill in rapard to which Root Is alloged to have been placed on tha crooked distillars’ pay-roll. ‘Tho_genersl improssion ia that the missing Chlef Deputy has improved bis opportanity, and Rone where warranta ean hiave no effect upon hiy personal freedom. Most men, If conscions of fimlv.. would da so, and ths fsct that ho conld not. o found last night, potsithstanding diligent noarch was mad bird has flown. el s ELSEWHERE, PIERREPONT. AN EVASIVE ANSWER. Special Inepaleh to The Chicaan Tribune, Wasusxazox, D, G, Feb. 28.—The Attorney- Qonoral'a angwer $o the Tlouae in rogard to hin letter to Dintrict Attorneys 8 regarded on all niden ma ovasive to & degreo seldom attempted by the Head of apy Departmont with Congress, aod the indications in the Houso to-day were that tho Atlarnoy-Goneral would soon bo or- dered to furnish mora explicit iuformation. (1o the Associaled Press.) THE LEITER. ‘Wasmxnoton, D. C., Feb, 28.—Tha following communication was sent to the Ilouso of opre- sentatives to-day Depautstent ar Justicr, Wasmnazon, D, O, Fel, 6.~70 the House of Representatives: 1am in receipt of th following resolution of tho House of Repreaent- atives of Feb. 25 On wmotion of Mr, Lord, resolved, that tho Attorney-Ciennral be required to fnform the House by what suthority snd for w} cently gave {natructions to his £0 b6 in contraventisn of the Inng-eatablisbe lating o e teatimony of accomyplices u_criminnl ac- tone." To which, n reply, I have the hunot to sug- Reat thad the resoltition muat have been: jntroducad under mispprobention. No fusteuctionn have beon given by the Attornoy-General to his subardi- nator ln conizovention of uuy rulo relating o teati- mony of accomplices In criminal actione, and no In- siractions that hud any such nurposs or intent, nor a0y inatructioyn to wikch any such purpose could bo futiy atiributad.The anly specifia jastructiona which hiave boen gives on tho subject are thoss o certain districts whiers whisky frauds aro belug prosecuted, and theso sro mercly in confirmation snd approval o, would meem to prove that the of the srrangement made fo mwe the festi- mony of sccomplices. Aw thesa arrapge- mesis and Sosiructiops pelsts 1o mattera in progress, the House will Tesdlly nen the proprioty of withholding spsc'al information relatlug thoreto until tho triala are over. 1 bove tho bonor to add that in no Instance sinco i have been Attorney-Goneral hua there been & propasition of any subordivste of mine relsting 1 ihs tostimony of ccomplices in_criminal sctlon which I ot met my prompt sod cordist sanction, 1 have tho homor to ranaln yours, very obediently, EDWALDS IZRBEPONT, Attorney-General, ——— SPRINGFIELD. VAN DINETON'S AUCCESSOR. Speciat apatzh to The Chicaso Tribune, prmxarteLp, 1L, Feb. 28.—A privato dis- pateh recoived horo to-day mnnounces the ap- pointment and confirmation of tho Ion. James A. Connelly, of Chsrleston, Coles County, 88 United Btatos District Attornoy for this Diatrlct. Ttis boped that homey boe inclised to sccept. Col. Connelly aerved with credit In the Twenty- eighth and Twenty-ninth General Assemblios, and was eapetialiy prominent in the lattor. Ho {a an nble Iawyer, and Las tho pluck and go- nheadativeness B0 requisite in a DProsccuting Atiorey. MOTIONR TO QUABIL, Intbo Fedoral Courts to-day a motion was madeand argued by Gov. Palmor for,and Dis- trict-Attorney Ros against, to quash tho indict- menta for conaplracy against Westerman, Jobn L.Bmith, Nolsinger, sud G. C. Glassford, Pokin distillers, but the Judge overruled the motion. The conteat was an oarnest one. and, by tho sus- taining of the indictmont the Government scores ome, Waterman, Davo Thompson, Benjamiu L\;, {‘lrlggn. sud Albert Bmith appeared nnd” gave nds, The fodictments beratofora withbeld aro sll based upon tho disclosures in tho Lebanon Dis- tillory crookedness, snd are agslust Heorich Heliofen sud Chris I'feiffer, the Erupttfilou: Charles Stephan, late Colloctor of that District ; D, T. Linegar, of Cairo, and II, -, Dodeman, tho 8t. Louis botol-keepor whoso houso is al- loged to have boen the rondezvous for the con- rpirators, and whero iho swag wae divided, Bodoman i tho witnoss who published cards against Tne Tutmose corroapondont for publish- ing this Bt, Louts witnosa’ tostitnouy, and waated tho correspondout arraigned for costempt of Couist for 80 duing, FIRES, IN CHICAGO, At the Nevada Hotol, No. 148 Wabash avenue. the gas with which ithe honse is illuminated is manufactured from kerosens. Mr. Kondrick, tho proprietor, recently purcbased a supply of that combustiblo from Messra, Lake, Chase, Hamaford & Co., dealors st tho coruer of Bouth Water street and Wabneh avenue, a portion of which had boen con- demned, Whila using this material seustorday aftornoon, the gas gonerator exploded, ignitivg wood-work In the cellar of the bouse and causing aa alarm to bo eounded from Box No. 108t 4:05 o'clock. A mtill alarm had been proviously given to Ballwinkle's Firo Patrol, aud tho flames were extinguished without aid from tho Dopariment. Lamsgo estucated at $200, 1osured in tho Farragut for §3,000. Tho nlarm from Box No, 819 at 5 minutes past 12 o'clock this marntng waa caused by n small firo 1n the two-atory frame bulding st No, 41 Meridiau stroct, awned by James Campbell and occupied an & rosidence gv Uoorgo Washington. ‘The flre originated in a wardrobe, aud was ex- tingulsbed bLofore the arrival of tho opgines. Damage insignificant ; no insurance, AT ATCHISON, KAN. Spectat Dispalch to The Chiearw Tribune, ArciieoN, Kan., Fob. 28.—~Price's *Block, cor- ner of Main and Fourth streots, in thie city, was entirely destrogod by firo this morniug, Tho Namos wero firat discovered in the cellar, and the causo of the fire is noknown. The property was valued at 812,000, aud was insured for 6,000 in the following companies: Livorpool, Loudon, and Globe, £1,000 ; Queon's, of London, 1,000 ; Manbsttan, of New York, 31,0005 Phaulx, of New York, $1,000; Phenix, of Iartford, £1,000 Ponnaylvanis, of Philadalpbis, 81,000, "'Yho block was thio proporly of the 1ion.J, M.rice, and Liis valusbilo Juv-llbn;y and ofice-furniture wero ontiroly consumed. Thors wau no insurance on the contents, ‘Tho dwelling-housa of Patrick Kelly was en- tirely consumed by fire last might. Loes, §2,5600, 13:;-363-! in tho North British and Mercaatile for ) IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON. Ban QuexTiN, Cal., Fob, 28.—The workshopa of the Btate Prison burnod about 3:55 this after- noon. Estimated loss about $700,000; uo ju- surauco, Great exoitoment provallod among tho prisonore. All sresife. The building Ie supposed to have boen st on fire by prisonery in tho attic in tho paint department, The prison is heavily guardod to-night. Bax Foanetsco, Feb, 28.—A detachmant of polico sud Natioual Guarde was dispatched from ilita clty to Ban Quontin thus evouiug to ssslas in guarding the prisoners, who number in the poighborhood of 1,000, Telograms stato that thoe couvicts thus far show a dieposition to he- Liave quietly, AT BLUFFTON, IND, Special tupatch (o Tha Chicase Tribune. Four Warng, Ind,, Fob, 28.—Early this noru. ing the saw-mill of E, 1i. Montgomery, 5 miles north of Bluffton, Ing,, was cousumed by firo, involving a total loss of over $5,000 ; no 1nsur- auce, OBITUARY, Special Disvateh to Fhe Chicago Tridune, East Haawaw, Mich, Fob, 33.—Dr, James Hooper, editar of the Michigan Odd-Fellow, was found dead ln bed &t bis resideuca in Bay City tnis morning. 1fe appeared in usual health yos- torday. Congestion of thie lnngu and hesrt ty sup- p;z;u (g liave luumr :I;n uunl. 1o wau l{‘x yoars old, and wus one of the prominent {lic' Odd-Totlowa' Ordor i this Rester o °F apeciad Dirpatch to The Chicaw Tridune, annmuu;}l. &m.‘.vlfub. ;Isl.—.lmn Robln- son, a sokdier o War of 1813, du qisy to-dsy, Hoe was iu his 50tk y&t. el e A beavy thundes-atorm, Sunday night, accom- Penind b7 8100k OoPuFTed i the Tus SomAss a4 southern portiond of MNichigan, and the suow at &mm I8 4 inckios, and at Alpena nearly a foot, ms! ;goodhnu.m‘. 4ad loge are balug put in ETHE BROOKLYN SCANDAL. Personal History of One of Bow- en’s Female Witnesses, An Towa Advisorist’s Admiration of the Council and of Beecher. Frank Moulfon’s Maliclons Prosecution Suit In Its Preliminary Stage. THAT "YOUNG GIRL." SOMETIING ATOUT ONE OF ML DOWEN'S WITNESARS, I'n the Editor of The Chicaso Tribune : Cateaan, Feb, 23.—The following in cut from this morning’s TrinuNe: Preceding his communication fo the cburch, Mr, Bowen wan active [u ararching for scandal-testimony In other quarters, with which to support his reasonn for hix bellef, He catled upon a Brookisn dressmaker, who @an ssid to have soma facts; and ugon Mra, Mosen P, Bromn, of ¥as ‘Twenlydnird streel, who s asid {0 have (he confennion of & youny gifl who was in Packer Iuntitute for n time at Mr, Licocher's expanto, sud then wan exeluded from the church in 1848, anbe sequently becoming an (nmato of the Five Boints House of Industry, Tho results of his visits aro not known,—New York Sun, Permit me to eay, in regard to this, that 1 knesw the ** young girl " referred to very well. 8ho was more than 20 years old, of Irish parent nge,~her motber waa a washerwoman, I think,— but ber brightnoss made her the protego of Mr, Boeclier, Mr. Grootoy, Theodore Parker, and others, It was probably through Mr. Beechor™s influcnce that sho was placed at tho Pacler In. stitute, whers I was for more than & year her clansmato. Hor subsequent history I kuow very woll, including bor stsy at the Five-Points Ilouss of Industry, I was then teach- fng & milssion Babbath-school class at tho Ifouse of Industrs, and, finding this girl among the abandoned women who Liad gought its sheltor, called hor case to the at- teatiop of Mr, Pease, and Mr. Johnson. his gs- sistant,and was porsonally interested inefforts for hier reclamation. 1 apeak what ] knoto when Ieay thiat tho girl was thoroughly depraved, and her *contossions " would be of no welght whataver, While shie was at schiool, she made her boasts of baviag read “Don Jusn,” sod other aimilar works. Tho cause ©of lher [fall was by berself atatod to be the immod: erato uss of braudy s proscribed by a physician for nouraigis. So far from Mr. Boectier being her temptar, I am quita sura it wna Mr. Boeclior who first made known her un- worthiness to the autliorition at tho Packor, and B0 causod hier removal; for sho was not a ** pay™ scholar, but wss supportad from the funds in the hands of the Itegents of tho University. 1 was credibly informed, by a persou who was not 8 friand or udmirer of Mr. Beecher, but who ad- mired bis usction in thst inatance, that lis {ll!uenhor‘u) firat suapicion of her waa aroused by er coming to bim with s domand for mogey, aud sdding = *¢I ama 80 dostitute, Mr, Boechor, that, if you do not furnish me with aid, I munt prostitute mysolf to obtain it." “Dliss — ," wna his_roply, can tute ber, I have boen for years s firm belicver in Mr. Boocher's guit, having hoard the charges agninst a soman who snch a thing as that 18 slresay a prosti- nd that was the end of his patroage of bLim, lobg before they wero mado public, from parttes who profossed au mtimate koowlodgo of details, gainced from tho prineipaly thomsolves, Bome of those people, who wero o fall of knowleuge, when !hnf' did not expect to bo held accouutable for thelr words, I find are now uslng all possible endoavor to ovade responaibility for tueir state- ments ; and, if Mr. Bowon's charges rest upon such circnmstancen s the above, tho sooner they are brought to daylight and exploded, tle better for the causo of rofigion snd humanity. JUBTICE. —_— THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. THE DEV. MERDILL, OF DAVENFOLT, EXVRESSES HIS OPINION. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Davenpont, 1a., Fob, 28.—The Rev. J. O, Merzill, of the Congregationsal Church of this city, preached a sarmon last ovening upon the Beoclior Advisory Conncil. Mr, M. was one of thio delegatos to that Council, and has becomo rather famous on account of his oft-oxpressed friondship for Boocher, and because ha last fall denounced Theodore Tilton from the pulpit. Mr. Merrill, in his discourse, sald Beechor way gulitions of all crimes; donied that the Conncit was prejudiced ; and declsred that the results of the Councyt wers, first, it kopt intsct tho in- dependence of tho local cburch—the doarost right of Congregntionalism ; second, it declared the power of sound hdvice, coming {rom s friondly source; third, it doveloped in a marked wanoor the trus loyaity, simplieity, and faith- fulness of the largost church of it order; fourtls, it has preparod tho way without usurpo- tion for tho might of the donomination to ais- cover tho guilt of its groatest proucher if ho be gailty, snd to stand by bim {f be be {nnocent; fifth, 1t has displayod thu weakness of bumau might—in thatsuch & cburch, of such grand proportions, should noed to call to 1ts assist- auce tho weak organizations which Lave aij along nufipmnd that all they could do was to tal caro of themselves, —_— MOULTON VS. BEECHER. TOE MALICIOUS-FROSECUTION HUIT. DrooxLry, Fab. 28.—~Argument was bogun to. day in the Brooklyn Bupreme Court on the de- wurrer in tho caso of Frank Moulton against Houry Ward Boecher, The question to ba de- bLns ontered a nollo prosequi in the case agninet Moulton, the lattor has o nght to bring a case againgl Beecher for malicious prosecution. Gen. Butler and Roger A. P'ryor appesr for Moultou, Alr. Sheanuan is ssaisted by Mr. Abbott, for Beochor. After argument by Gen, Butler and Mr. Abbott |}|x Court took the papors sud revorved its de- cision. —————ca. THE WEATHER. tho Lake Rogion, rieing barometer, southwost to northwest, aud possibly morthosst winds, coolar, cloudy, and tureatening weather, and oo- castonal snow or ralu, clearing away on the Up- por Lakea, e For New York and New England, northoaat winds, cioudy, and paupibly rau or enow, risiog, followed by falling barometar, and slight changes {u tomporature, LOCAL ODSERVATIONS, _Unicauo, Yeb, 28, Uar. Thrdlu, | Wind, |RainjWe'ther 29,70 BO[ 78 W., freah pp AR oy Time, 6:63a, 1u, 118w, m, 0 po o]0 83 .m0 V40 p. 1n, 30,03 1 1028 p: 113007} 75:W,, freals,, Saximum thermomater, 53, Bation. | Blamarek,, 30,32, Hreckl'dge.|30.40! —2N. W,, f Uaeyenne., (29,19 Duluth, Pair, Clear, alr, Cluwdy, 0.1 it X gt anow, 30.47| (Clear, 30,37 Clear, E o Clear, 30,30] Cloudy, [N It 90.20| 3011 34N, frveh,. .} 3 17|N. W, frealii 0l Cloudy, 43 —0|N, Wogentle, ... [Cluwr, 218, W, bigh +[Fair, Svecwal Dispateh to The Chreaan Tridune, ‘Wixona, Minn,, Feb. 23, —Ou Buodsy after- noon about 4 o’clock, & lively hail-storms visited this city, acoompanted by thunder and lightning, ‘The ball soon turned to #now, but the electrical Qigplay continued, K!eueul!ng tho uuuaual apso-~ tacle of thunder and lightoing in the midst of a Lard anow-atorm, The storm lasted all night, and ou Monday the snow was 16 Inches decp on alovel. West of lLieis itiwas wuch lightor,—~at Hocheater and Now Ulm ouly § inchos, and about tha same smount at Red Wiig. At Green Day, and acroea the Btate of Wiscousin oo tho line of tho Groon Bay & Alinnesota Road, the wnow iy & foot deop In many Maces, ‘The bul-storm of Monday |:ranl‘§ntu«lkt;al‘axrr;'pgnlme-. Spectad Diapaich fa 4 1ae0 Trib B T, Fob o, v glare of Ice for L tweuty hiours, ous accidenta hAvap.;cuurmLy Boowiug now and thawiog, Special Disvateh (o The Chicago Trune, Easr Baawvaw, Mich, Vob, 28.—A terrible thander-atormjocourred here this worning, fol- lowed by snow,—the first aleighing of the season. The wuow Is from § to 18 juches deapat all in un, sm? f:rth‘g.l z.s""""' pectal DHepateh to Ths Chicaos Tribume, Goaxn Haven, Mich., Feb. 2. —Thander aud Lightalug last night, with saversl inobes.of snow Numer- but none fatal, #nd bail, which broke many windows and injueed fruit trees, Stectal Diavateh to The CAlease Tridune, and wiud storm remembarad passe this county vesterdsy. Reporta of i man and beast ju the Weat are appre! LincoLy, Neb., Feb. ‘eb. 23.—Tho sevareat soow SPORTING. PEDESTRIANISM. BCHMERL, As fareahadowod yosterday, the young mat Behimelil, who {a trsing his strength and eadun anco &t McCormick Hall, 1 proving & wonder. ful walker, Ho finistisd hia 100th milo at 0:41:3) Iast ‘evening, haviug medo that distance i1 2 Op beginning 5, which ia fiuo time for an amateut walking ona short track. ‘Tho firat 60 milet were mnado in 9:08;54, his 100tk mile, Schmohl Jot bimsolf out sna covered the diatance in 0 minutes nod 40 soconds, at loast that 18 the teatimony of Justice fIalues, wha wad timing, and the lve acorers. ‘Thia ia tha fastost milo but ono ever walked, as faras rece ords show. Up to 9:27 laat evening Miss Wickers, Schmeih's competitor, had walked 55 miles. quite large, and tho walking pretty good, THE WOMEN WALRERS, The attondance at tho Toloda yeaterdsy wag e 11:25 Iaat aveniog Roao had made 132 mlles and Hubbard 121, oxpressod s determination to out. rato, clasa prizes, sevon siogl Tise, firel mouney was won by lko Fartington, tica on —— THE TRIGGER- Toth wera in good condition, and 188t tho sovendays PIOEON-BUOOTING AT NEW ONLEANS, New Unceans, Feb, 28.—At theshooting toure nament, third day, purac No, 5, 1,000 cash,open totbe world, entrance £10, 3100 to fill or pror C. MeGraw, P 1o birds, 21 yards I and T traps, twouty-throo entries, the by J. H, Acklon, ssoond third ~ divided botweeu of Coviugton, Ry., iu atiooting off the fied in soven bhud killed thres bird at 26'yardy and six st 81, lesding the scorn by one, when he was doclared tho winoer, This decision was afternards rovorssd ou challonge, Il";mhlgruhmvn that Medraw was 2 fnches in- side o bird,was, therefore, ecored Inat, leaving him » tio with Acklen and Logardue, Acilen giosily winoiog the The #econ the line st tho last sl rize, coudition, had twenty-six entries, monoy. wea won by L. C. by A H. Bogarda Lobroton ¢ tho third, by E. ovent, purse six, of 8500, hot, The Tho fret ho second, T, Man- ping, who killed eighteen birds out of ninatesn. Weather cloar and pleasant, of the National Assoctation of ——— BASE.BAL.L. FATIONAL ANATEUNS, Nxw Yok, Fob, 28,—~Tho Committes on Riiles Amatour Base- Ball Players will recomtmend for adoption to the Convention of amntours in Philadniphia, March 8, that portion of the ruley zovumlnfi ingof the game sdopted rocently fossloual playera, the play- ¥ tho pro- e Tho Board of Education of Winena, Mion., on Baturday ovening ndontod the general pians of tho Madison school building for tho new echool- Louss in tho Third Wardof that city. coat about #25,0iK). 'BUSINESS NOTICES. It will To Klonkciccepers,—Tho nttention of honds of fawilie In reaportiully fuvited o tho Supe rlor quality of Burnett's Flavoring Extrscts, They nre rutirely freo {rom tho poivonous olis and scids which enter itto the comsporition of many of the fac- titiouw feult Bigbiy concenteated, Lave all tho fecshiin and dell~ eacy of the frulls fram which they aro_prepared, are loss expenrive, Moatn, soups, cle., niay be graatly Improven by Burnelt's PIRIE & 00, Rop Dolainos, zood s au bi flavors now i the market, tractof Celers, -— _DRY GOODS, &o. RETAIL DEPARTMENT OF CARSON, Tuey are Rend the ‘Fruth—Samuel 8, James, Warren, Ind., was sald to have incurable con tion. 1fe toak ouly eight bottles of Wishart's Treo Tag Cardial, imj Pite Now Lis health i perfect, Beat remedy in the world to thoroughly purify tho bleod, and clear the #ystens of all pulmonary diseasos | Golden Opportuty GREAT ANNUAL SALE Madison and Peoria-sts. The Winter Stock of the Great West Bnd Dry Goods House at Greatly Reduced Prices. The fol- lowing are a tew nmong hundreds of other bargnins: Doy Gray Dextor, ings at 14 los, 13 o cts yd; half price, ta yd. Inis nad Plain Sulb- 50 pea Pinlds, brizht colors, 120, worth 35, cided {8, whothor, after the District-Attorney | Camol's Hair Pinids, Vi formorly sold for 30 to Mohaira, Berges, Poplins, Onmel’s I und 50 ota ‘alencina, a7 « &0, at 200 i ota, lins, Alpacas, and 8trips air ‘ot 45 ofs; reduced from 40 yard. O8.inch Iinghsh Cashmeres, colors, at 3003 warth 50, All-Wool Camol’s Huir Buiting, 35 ots; ra= duced from 65, C(élorefl Drap d'Etes, hoavy and very fine, Anstonishing Bargaina 5 ots: tormerly $1.25, in All-Waool Fronoh ormon. Fronch Morino reduced from 80 ots to 50 Frouch Cy Black Al worth 4 Hoat G5 Gront rady 5o 0 RO vy Blnok ¥ Blucl ¥y ncas 1.2 c. ‘Queen’s Cloths, 400} cont. Cloaks ot nstonishing reductions, Dadies’ All-Wool Heaver Oloaks, Fur Beaver Cloaks, $! Extra fine Quinohilla, qyjmux Dosves ol Great b each: 2, $15, Ladies’ 75 ota, Lndieu;{g{l,bh'd Morino Iose, 150; reduced om 300, uan'h}l\(aréno Shirts and Drawers 500 each; wor 3 u‘;au-'fi'nnny ‘Wool Hose, 100 pair; worth o, Bargeinsin Linensand House- eeping Goods, Irish Linens, slightly smok- ed and wet ata Now York fire, for half-price. Great Reductions in Flan- s former prices, $10, $13, 5 wor and orino Drawors, 350 pair, o | nels, Blankets, &e. 8, and 31 5. $0 enon, Fur Deaver, and Hae onkw, nicely trimmed, 18: worth noarly doublo, argains in Shawla of all kinds, ats yard, ‘WasaisaroN, D, C., Tob. 29—-1 a. m.—For Fronih Morinos reduced from $1 to 70¢ yd. ashniaros, all colors, at 80 otaj re« duced from $1,00 and $1.45 yd. 450 yd{ a spocial bargain, Togular 3, Dargains in Black Cashmeres, all Cloak Velvota reduced 25 to S0 per %7, and i worth . Cassimeres, Cloths, & Cloak- ings greatly reduced, Imbroiderics at 50 cents on the dollar, _MADISON AND PEORIA-STS. SHIRTS, ONE N d th ng the The uircets Lave beea & | GOOD. ublio e FIT GOOD, LOUK GOOD, and HARRIS & COBB, 171 Bouth Olark-st. turn in lettin, r loses by dolog & good turn, and we think we sre them_know WRAB __GENERAL NOTIOE: 2 Uaviog pircusaed ihe oo, 2 Fi ibires of e tite Aem of Hon orders for @uaching Gt W Lasey Tolate | rossss, wud repared Go., 1 am to exscuto , ATty sradil wosk oo, TAMESD ‘Wazka, nme