Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 18, 1876, Page 2

- Yawfully remove from tho Dlackhnwk Ditillory THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 187—TWELVE PAGES. a s M———m eredit tho siatomenta regontly mado by onoof tho prominant * equoalora’ " . “Ihavon't hoard o? it." District Attorney Banga hina achleveda roputa- tion nmong nnws-xulhcm(n a5 boing one of tho best non-committal mon {n the city, 1lo han the rare tach of withholdivg information without rondoring himael dlsagrocablo. It will bo noticod that in tho abave conversation ho did not dony any of tho suppositions, If thoy'had beon incorroct, ho might have denied them with- out lnznnng tho Qovernment cause or lasing himfelf open fo the swlul charge of * glving away " nowa, ‘Tio allegations concerning tho recont dovels opmonta iu the Grand Jury room aro many and conflicting. It is not proposcd to stats thom as sbeoluto facts, bat only to give them for what thoy aro worth, It is said that whon Jake ehm went beforo that body tho othor day, bo made some rovelations that were startling, and too Incrediblo aven for the simplo intolloots of tho jurors, At firat thoy listonod to him with respect as baving beon a inan of prominonce in the Alotropolis of tho Northwest, but by and by, a3 he proceoded to srln out hia talo at a rate so rapid na to almoal nopplus the short-hand revortor, thoy began to shiake their heads and to look at ono anothior dubiously, The jurors are poracesed of o good dosl of hard cammon sanso, and o foaling of doubt gradually pervaded their rinds. They pub certsin statements togother and found thom irreconcliablo, sa thoy at last got and mad told Ar. Doxtor juat tha degreo of confidance which thay attachod to Jake's stato- monts, Their actlon is ssid to lavo been tho eatigo of Mr, Dexter's suddenly leaving tho Grand Jury room, Mr. Boulsllo, Assistant Pros- ecuting Attornoy, llk!n? his placo. In this shapo, acdording to thn story, mattora stood whon_tho jn:{ camo tagethor yosterday morning, - What ‘did they do yesterday? From an outside siardpoint that dlel notmur. Thoy went into thoir room at 10 o'clock in tho fore- poon, snd romained thoro until half-past 13 o'clock, during which scsslon no witnesacs on- tored tholr sanctuary, In tho afternoon thero was o ropetiffon of tho Bamo etato of af- fairs. Naturalty It would bo supposcd, putting the circumstances fogether, tnat they ~woro epgaged oll day in dis- cusalon. In fact, ft looked . very much that way, for ovory little whila onoe or two of the Jurors would wander out of tho jurg-room as it to find rolief from tho tedions dobato, and oc- cassionally there would bo animated convoras- tions nnd bntton-holings among little groups of jurors nssombled fn the upper corridor. \What tho subject of these talks and diacussious woro ‘could oot be diroctly learncd. ¥ It was some time after 4 o'clock whod a formal adjournment was takon until to-day. ——ie A, C. HESING. THE ' STAATH-ZEITUNG " ON 118 CASE. Tho Staals-Zeilung of this morning containa a loos! editorial concernlng Mr, Hesing's ploa in the Federal Court yestorday, and tho action taken thereupon by tho Governmont suthoritics. The statement, which, if not *“imspired™ by Mr. Hening or hie attornoy, at all evonls represents Lhis position vory nccuratoly. It is as followst Yosterday morning tha casos against Rebm, Hogt, snd Hesing, nn well sa the ltferont indictments sgainet tha’ distillers, wora called uprn the Fedoral Comt, As wa have previously sald, there were thros different indfctments agatnst Mr. Lealug, Tho chict principaljone _charged him with having conspired with Rehm aud Hoyt to defraud tho Government of whisky tsxes, The oiher indictmonta wero ugainst A, 0. Jieaing aa distillor, The vroceolings esterdsy morniag havo fnally Placed in ita trua Lght the position of Mr. estug 1n regnd to this whole matter, after many thivgs have appeared In tho newspspers upon {his polns which wera not Justified by tho facts, Tho indlctment, ace carding 10 which Mr, 1lesiug waa concerned io a g and comprelionsive conspiracy, (he baals of which w. tho corruption of the revenus oficers and s syata atlc organization of n general plan of fraud, practically dropped, and Ar, Jusseen, Mr. Hesg's lswsor, ' oxplaned ' that clicnt picaded gullty as a'distiller in the ramo way and with refurenca to thosamo two counts o the othier distillors of this district who have buen calied spanto plead, With this, thie sults sgainst Mr, Healng are entlraly disposed of undll tho pronounclig of wentence. Tnle will naturally Lo dono when 3l the facls relat- ing to .theso revonth cases havo come to the knowlodge of the Court. That tho Govern- ment lawyers, after a thorough | examination of all tle tesiimony, bave como to thoiconclusion to proceod agalust Mr, Hesing a8 agafust tho othor dis- tillers, snd not to fnalat on the indictment for geucral couspiracy, is o sufliciont proof that the eonncction of Mr. Hosung with such o conspiracy and the corruption of ‘revenuo officers mever oxiatod. This conclusion fa fully justified by tue roal facis in tho caso, Mr, liesing nover mado oven ,on attempt to bribo or ta fllegally iuflucnco any Government officer, and if it- 15 trus that there wns o systeniatia conspiracy—ono_which united all the dlstillors snd Governmant officery for the samue_fllegal purposes—3lr. Hosing was neither & leader nor s mon= Bex 6¢ #uch an organization, ainco, s o distiler, that 1805 apariner in_distillery, he ‘neverhad any per- +onsl part in carrying on tho businces, or oven & supore ficlal soqualntanco with the details of this busineas, Tho whole comnestion of Mr. IHeslug with Q. Rusk, 0. B, Dickenaon, Jonathan Abel, E. O, YLeach, Georgo T. Burronghs, Henry B. Miller, Frederick L. Roed, and divers othor porsons un- known to the Grana Jurors aforesald, to defraud the Unilod Btales of tho tax imposed on 1,000,000 gallons of distilled epirits to be thoroaftor produced at the Lako Bhore Distil- fery, the Unlon Copper Diatillory, tho O. @. Tarselt Distilfory, tho Cbicago Alcohol Works, tho Dickenzon, Abol & Co, Distillesy, and tho Diackhark Distillory Thaton' tho Ttk day of April, 1874, George Ailler did unlawfully romoys from his dislillery 5,000 gallons of proof splcita upon which the tax 1iad not bgen pald, That on the 14th day of April, 1874, Henry B, Miiler aud F. L. Heed did unlawfully romovd from tho Dlsckhawk Distillery 5.000 gallons of proof epirits upon which tho tag had not boen aid, P ‘That April 21, 1874, Roolls, TJunker & Co, did unlawfully remove from tho Union Coppor Dis- tiltury 5,000 gallous of proof spirits upon which tho tax had not been pakl. That April 23, 1674, Gholson G. Russell did unlawfully removo from his dialillery 5,000 gnle |&|!|u of ;:{Iool Bpirits upon which the tax bad not cn pald. TIIIE May B, 1874, Il J. Pallman snd David -@. Rush did unlawfully removo 8,000 gallona of grool aplrita upon which the tax bad not beon aid. Y That May 12, 1874, O, B, Dickonson, Jonathan Abel, E, 0, Leach, and GQoorge T. Burroughs did unlawfully romove 56,000 gallons of proof epirita upon which the lax had not boen pard, That May 10, 1874, Georgo Milier and” Honry ©. Fredarioks did unlaw{ully romovo from tho Tiake Shore Distillery 5,00 gallons of spirits upon which tho tax imposed by law ha et pald. ’l‘hu“l May 26, 1874, William Cooper did unlaw- fally remove from the Blackhawk Distillery 5,000 gallons of proof epirita upon which tho tax had not beon pakd, "Clint Juno 2, 1874, Jacob Rohm, in pursuance of tho conspiracy 0 entesed futo aa nforosald, gave notico to C(oorge Millor that the Lake Bhoro Distillery was about to bo visited by a cor- tafn Internal Hevenue Agont for tho purpous of investigativg the samoe, tho sald diatiliory belng thon and thore ongaged in ruuning crookoed. Tuat June 9, 1674, Jaob Rehm likewiso moti- fied Gholson G, Ruseell to the samo effact, And tho Grand Jurors furthor brosont that Daniel \V. Muon and E. T, Bridges, Sept. 1, 1874, did conspire with Jocob Iobm, Goorge Dliller, Anton Juoker, G. G. Russcll, William Coaper, 1L J. Pahlman, D. G. Rush, George T. Barrcughs, aod other péraons unknown, -to do- draud the Unitod Ktates out of tio tax on 100,- 000 proof gallons of distllod apirity. ‘Ut Gourgo Miller did then and thero unlaw- Zully remova frow tuo TLake Sharo Distillory 10,- #alions of proof enirits upon which tho tax jm- Ppoacd by law had not beon paid. That Autou Junkor did- then and thors unlayw- {fully removae 10,000 galtons of prouf spirita from tho Univn Coppor_ Distiliey on which the tax im- poted by Iaw liad not been paid. ‘That G. G, Rtussell did then and there unlaw- fully romove 10,000 galfous of Pmol apirits upon which tho tax had not becn paid. That William Cooper did then and there un- not 10,000 gallone of proof spirita upun which tho tax had not beon paid ‘Thas L J, Pahlwan and David G, Rosb did thon and thero nulawfully ramovo 10,000 gallons of proof epints from tho Clicago Aleobol Works upon which the tax imposed by law Lixd not boen rid. x ‘I'hat Georgo T, Burroughs did then and thero unlawfully renove 10,000 gallons of prouf epire its from tho distillery of Dickongon, Absl & Co, upon which the tax bad not beeu puid. THIL WADSWORTI, Tho Grand Juro:s on their oaths present that Philip Wadsworth, of Chicago, on tho lut day of January, 1875, was a Collector of the Internal TRevonue of tho United Htated for tho First Dis- trict nf Illinols, and as such Collector did then and thero conepiro and collude with Jacob ¥Yebm, Georgo Miller, lonry 0. Frodericks, Joseph Roelle, Anton Juuker, Gholson_G. Itns- soll, Willlam Cooper, Ilormann J. Pahiman, David G. Rueb, 0. B. Dickenson, Jonathsn Abel, ¥. O. Leach, Georgo . Burroughs, and Simon T'owell, aud divers other persons to the Grand Jury unknown, to dofraud the United Biates of tho luternsl rovenus tax upon a cor- tain large quantity, to-wit: 1,000,000 proof gal- lons of distilled spirits, thereafter to ba pro- duced at certain ditillerios eltuatod within the gaid Nortborn District of Ilhmols, to-wit : the Lake Shore Distillery, tho Unlon Copper Dis- tillory, tho G. G. Rusuell Distillery, the Dlack- Laswk Distillery, thio Chicago Alcohiol Works, tha Dickonson, Abel & Co. Distillery, the Sonth Brancl Distillery, againet the peaco and dignity of the United Statee, Al the Grand Jurors further present that tho #0id Puilip Wadaworth. oa the.1st day of Fob-+ ruary, 1875, wes a Collector of tho Interanl Revengo of tho United #iatos in and for tho Turst Internal Rovenue Collection Diatrict of tho Stato of Iilinois, and as such ‘Gulleotor did conspito with one Jacob Ithom and divers other ’vemfluuh tho Grand Jurors unknown to de- fraud the United States of tho amount of $ax prescillied by law, aod then aud there due and ayabio under tho provisiona of the Internal teveuve Iaw, on and in respectto a cortain Iur'o fuantity, to-wit: 100,000 proof gallons of dis- ailled spizits, produced in Chicago and subjact o 1ay, sgaiust the peaco snd digmty of ‘the Uuited States, nud coutrary to tho statuto in uch cass mnade and providod. And tlio irand Jurors do farthor presont that Philip Wadsworth, as Collector of Internal Rov- onug, on tho et day of January, 1875, did con- epire and cotludo with Jacob ltohm sud ‘other peraons to the Grand Jury unknown to unlaw- 1ully removo o large quantity, to-wlt: 100,000 allons of distilled spints, witbout the tax Lo~ ng paid thoreon, from tho distillery of Dicken- son, Abel & Co. ton place to the Graud Jurors anknown, theroby to defraud the United Statos, t_Tho Grapd Jurors aforeaald presont that uaid Phillp Wadaworth ou Jan: 1, 1875, did conspiro to remove 100,000 gallons from the DBlsckhawlk Distillery without tho tax Leing paid thereon, to dofraud tho United Biatos, ‘Fho Grand Jurors present that eald Phillp /Wadsworth gonspired to unlawfully remave 100,- %QD gallons of distilled epirits from the South rauch Distiltery. That aaid I’hIlII: ‘Wadsworth did on the same day conspira to unlawfully remnovo 100,000 gal- guup! distilled upirits from the Unlon Copper iatitlery at Calumot, + That said PLllip Wadaworth did on the same ‘fay conspire to nulawfally remoyo 100,000 gal- }mm of distillod spirits tfrom G, G, Jusacll's dis- ery. ‘That eald Phillp Wadaworth, aa Coliector of intorual Rovenue, did unlawfully snd negligently germit 11, J. Pablman and Dayid G. Rush to de- Kraud tho United Statos of the tax ou 20,000 yproof gallons of spirits, by unlawfully romoving tha same to o placo to the jurors aforesaid un- Jknown, 1 That sald Phillp Wadsworth, as Collector ot Anternal lovenus, did, on the 4th day of Jauu- , unlawfully and negligently permit 20,000 lons of distilled apirits to be unlawfally re- Jnoved from tho Union Coppor Dintillery with- mut the payment of the tax Imposed by law. » Thet said Vbilip Wadaworth, as Collactar mioregald, did, ou the 2d day of January, 1875, Kolawfully and pegligently permit Witliam Coup- er forowove 20,000 gallons of distilled apints from {bo Blackbawk Distilory, to defraud the United btates of the tax imposed thoreon, £ That esid Dhilip Vadeworth, s Colleator sforosald, did, on the 1st day of JAuulr{. 1476, mnlawfully sud nogligently permis Gholson G. Baseoll to untawfully remove trom his distillery %n,mm gallona of proof wpirits, to defraud tho nkied Btaton of tho tax fmposod by law thereon. —— 2 1 always when they needed Lis help. ago, from purely ‘frivndly motiven, ho fudorsed the Jasex of some diatilers anul aigued tho bonda faquired )y tho Fodoral Government, For this risk, which was somotimes consldoruble, the distlilers who wero cons corned gave him an intercat in thelr net profis, and only 80 far s this made bim technically appear a part- ner o thelr cetablishmeuts was ho entangled in tns unbappy affair, Tho sums which wero occasionatly ‘banded to him by some dis. tillers to defray different eclection expenses may partly havo come from the lllefnl profils of thess dustillers,” But it was not his business on any such llllll:l“luon to refuso thess moneys coutriluted for genoral political purposes, for the fact that money iy need for elections {3 denled by nobody, anil that those whio contribute money are not questioned about thelr ‘business aifnirs, liea i tho very hature of things. On this polot tho Republicans are us fncuriousas tho Democrats, Evory ono who is well acquainted wilh Jr, fealny knows that in tho courso of his long poiitical carcer ho has contributed far lsrger sums for part: purposcs than have sver beea given to him, and thal ‘whenovor Lo, a3 at the time of tho agitation of (ha tanperance and SBunday questions, went carnestly in- 10 tho fght, no personal sacrifico was too great #a he could win the victory tor his party, 11, in the excite- ment of political activity,or from fricudship earried 100 far, Lio Lias come ito tho palnful position of belog & tochnical accomplice in the offensea of bLis partners, on tha other hand the withdrawal of thiose indictinonts which wera basod on the masumption of a corrupt ine terost frees him from the reproach of having boen actustod by dishonorable motives. % — SUPERVISOR TUTTON. MI8 VIEW OF TIE SITUATION, Bupervisor Tutton, of the Pounsylvanis Dig- triot, is in the clty, hawing orrivod yestorday morning from Washingtoo, Ar. Tutton some timo ago joinod tho lurgo class of men who think they havo boon abused. Ilo waa around the Custom-Houso yosterday, rocowing ac- quaintance with the officlals theroin contained, and plcking up throads of information from the polut whore ho loft them at the close of his lant visit to those parts, o way rathor more aub- duod jn manoor than formorly, though anfii. ciontly free in bis conversation. **1 have never opposed the prosecution of the whieky frauds,” said he, “ but, on_the contrary, X hiavo used overy effort to bring tho criminals to Justico ' “What bave besn your particnlar efforts in that Lino?* *Thero is no nse jn going ovor the ground. Ay past regord epeaks for ftself, I told Wob~ 8tor when I was hore last thut ho ought to look out for Hoot. I didn't Lave sny direct eyldence to show that Root was in (ho Ring, bub I folt certain that Le was uot straight, ‘Thiugs wera running too ladsaly around the oifico,” * What did Gon. Webstor say to that 7 ** Ho didu't say much of anyllung, it I romom- ber, ‘Cho Gonoral wes = very confiding man, o trusted implcitly tioso who woro wround him. I koow ho unover kad tho falntest suse icfon that snything was wrong with Root or oyt X epoketo bim about Mogt, too," &, Didlnu wuapeot Hove 7' 1 did, ana for & good reason. T knaw that no man who was thoroughty honest aud efficiant could mllow tho distillers here in Clicago to run off crooked to sho Iarge extent that they did. Any man AL nll g quainted ‘with tho routlne of the revenug oftice, and haviog chiarge of the accounts, ks Lo did, could seo with halt an eya that things were ot going on right. oyt couldn’t claim thal Le wag ampoaed ou, for ho bad had many yoarg’ ex- perlence, and know all tuo detaila’of “the whisky bnsiness." *Why d?llgnt you dlschargo him on your own authori 1 tol lou!hui no direct evidence against Lim, and I teought that 1t would bo enough to caution Webster, ‘Then thore was Bridges, tho Gauger. 1sctuslly did discharge hiw, and the {ellow hiad tho chesk to complaiu to mo about if. 1didu't koow that Le was connected with fho frauds, but I dischsrged bim on geueral princi- Plos,—because Lie wore 100 goad clothes.” *0an’t o man wear good clothos and bo a OLBRN r **Noj forif he does Lis duty he {1 obliged to bo around the distilery continually ; aud e dis- tillery is no placo for store-clothes, Ile muet bo oftou in tho ‘weul-room, sud must go where bis clothen get covered wis wash stid wud, Bridges wad alwayw dressed with extra neatoess, and I ]é::w" that ho couldu'c bave attended to bis 3r. Tutton, in the courso of the con atatod that o had beso aummauecu ‘;a&fl:‘l&fi from Washington by Iulvgnvu iu order that ko might beatiry sguloes Loyt ine sudden uamka THE GRAND JURY, A FOOU LECORD. A ghadow has beon brooding over the Granger Jury for some days,—not tho shiesdow of im- pending dleastor for somo wrotchod liquor man, wut & more portontons development of dissen- #ion, At loast that le whut rumor tells, aud ap- yearances ceriainly prosent evory jndication Ahat suck {8 the fact. It {3 said that there s n serjons disagroement among the diffcrent mem- dbors ol tho fury, and, moro than that, between the jury aud the principal Government attornoy, Just how much trath thers iy fa the »tatement canuot be vouchod for at present, sluco meither Mr, Dexter, nor Mr. Dangs, nor Ruy ono connected with tho inquisitorial band, will givo any Information upon the subjecs. District-Ateorney Bangs was vislled yostprday sftornoon by & Taisuxs reporter who auked ¢ “Isit truy, Mr, Bange, that the Graud Jury have coma tos standstill on scoount of their tallure to agrew “l"uunul. prepared to say that such fs tho ** Do you know whothcr cotlain of tho jurors have said that they wero digsatistied with the eharacter of the evidence brought before them 7% would not undertake to uny,” ' Dm‘j‘an not bear oue of the jurors say that e would naver indics msn on tho testinony of Jl*‘ Robm 7" 8y bave heard such a remark, but I can- wo thiat it was wads fu earnest.” v Isitwo that Mr, Dester has sbandoued the oenduok of $he exawinstion before tho Grand Ay of. Ly setusal of fho jurors to wro of that ex-offictal had relioved h’lm from the fn;'. ho wanta to know the uuo;mt of pyblia neceesity of going on the staud, * Ho did not Ing to Tiovprido, but after tho_donfab o be- copsure and the amount of crliwinal pralac, and POIJTICAL' eamn warm jn lis support. Withous further mont, ore, and tdoatifiod themnolyon with the Grap, A lndl turniug to the Ro; think that he would bo oalled a3 & witness articulariziog, (6 maybe atated, that SBsmuol | no wnl?b tho ono sgalnst the othor befaro he Oub 5‘:.,5.;"; gy«:f,r] '(‘;,;‘:muu,: m::“}:ls:".l."‘l’l . naninst eithor Hosing, Retim, or any of the dis- . . Raymond, the Govognor's sop-in-law, and O, | will sat, Thin being a'oago fn which tha publia | qay at Salom, Tho sama thing nlmrmnrlzm"‘ my'f"‘ rlI{JG l“l;cl! Chicago to-morraw for Lows- | Shelby M, Cullom Welcomes' Xis | G. l;\yhr;, glllomnr nl-}\'nfl:J a:r. i r;n;o 11:‘4: h‘ nrg:(u “:?:ich{: 7 ;::: i ?u:;s‘mrhgu:‘l::l::: that atttactod so much attention in Chiengo "helu i oans. B 4 uty Bliorl® undor ovoridge, with | alarmin uda to b ) b ¥ : R A Sap e D Friends nt tho Taclfic. l\m mfn';r two_proviously mentloned, form what prluunoll"l of the mont hardened and esporato %:‘:d?n;‘fng;,finr:lt:&l:v‘:g; ;::v;“:;:a:;‘mhflr of in tormed in Lyvanaton thevillago and Doveridgo coalition, " aid "thoy, with others Intimalaly con- nactad with them, protead to gontrol tha’ local Tepubliean orunn\zmlou ahd tho Board of Trus- toos of the town, with tho othor oflices, This 1 cinim to have agcured thno co-uporation of ono of the wealthieat and moat reapectablo citl- zoug of tho place, appointed by tho Uovernor aq Trusteo of *tho Lloform "Behool at I'ons norl“ thua making the verdicts of jurios and the fi@blonces of Jidgea of little or ho offect, Upon no grounds of publlo polioy is it possiblo that this Lias beon done. It s tho publio policy, as it the duty of tha Exocutive, to koop faat the doorn of tho Binte's Prigon, not to throw thom wido npan, T will not charge the Govornor with any fitentlonat wrong-doing for ‘a peouniary urd IN CENERAL. 5‘ ot TAR TON. JASPER D, WARD vislted tho Distrlat;Attornoy's offics ysatarday morning, and bad o briof Interview with the Governmout conngol. During the Interview he pressod his application for permtesion to go bo- fore tho Grand Jury, snd to prescat documents tho county, and tho intorest manifested in 1y, niiécend of ko patty. ' Tho Imprassion [n thyy those corruptions, tings, thlnvlu{(s. and gonery| rascalities ohargod to tha Republioan Adminjy. tration are golug to work gaod, nat only Lo country, hut tha poarty, as it is stirring up 1“1,‘! droda who havo noglocted primarios and conven,. toni, bocaiise thoy wero dlagusted with poli, Nomination of mpnfificfin Aldeymen in the Second Ward. Cln.lms of Yrominent éngdl\ln(ps for the g mAIn ¢ woalc and vain as I think himtobe, 1 % X and wilnossos to prove Lis junoconco of tho Prestdency Discussed. tine, by sojecting him Ghatrman of tho Toard | showld bo aiow to balloro bim caprblo of fAKINE | nawe btk wosl san Hosam T 12 dasing ot charges lald at his door, Itappesred to him, of Truktees of the village. Mr. Curry has also | o bribe § but the Govornor of snolhior Btato, e entablishind a good chinractor, aro nominata] 1o, whilo lio was thero, that ho was arguing hope- offico, Yours, rospeottully, lesaly, for it fs contrary to all cstablished riles to pormit tho dofeudant to proscnt his dofensa beforo tho august nd eccret body. Buk, while ho will not bo allowed to preseunt himsolt Deon Asnessor of the town for some yoara past, Tio s known and regarded ne morally honest, and aman who 18 vory popular with tho poorer claraes, i It in thought to havo bean o reault af the con- foranco botwoen 'I'nylor and Baveridge Mondsy HOmO yoara ngo, came neat being rnined in tho cstimation of tho whole publio by n_course towerds conviata not nearly 80 gross and appar- ently unoxplainnblo an that pursued by our Governor ditring tho past two years. Tt Is undoubtedly truo that, if Gov, Boverldgs A Recapitulation of Some of Mr, Bavar- " idge's Blortcomings, CHICAGO, BECOND ARD RZPUBLICANS, TRESA COMMENTS, Dureaw County Nepublican, The 24th of May, thas time fixed for holdig - t improbablo that Dr. {hat Mr. Drainard, ns Chalemab of tho Repubi- | Lag in & slnglo instance doviatod from his polioy | tha Ropublican Btato Convontion, will soon by ';',' '}ff"?]"' itun‘; n:imo:pr;’n:wfi :m Ar A Inrgoly-attonded mecting of the new Bac- [ lican Cominliteo, —fssugd a eall o | of vo!&g\lho[hmvb'ynb{nnldu(emncc to 80 much | liore, and 1 is high timo for'the people to bigiy Y 2 m 4 bo ealled in 'lo— orror | 074 Ward Ropublicana was held last night in | n caucus, which 48 to_ bo bhold | of publa opinion as hols able to detect in tho | o conslder tha quostion, ** Wha shali be Goy. O. Heslog vl oy the hslt of fto Bunnott Medioal Golieg, No. | thin ovaning, for lho purposs af nominating | woal men who crowd noatost to bim, it In in tho ornor of tho gront Btato of Tilinois for tho nagy four yoara ?"" Tho candidates alroady actlvely jy tho flold ara four or five in number, prominey amopg whom sro montlonad tha namos of (y ton, John L. Boverldge and the Tlon, Bheiby M. Cullom, Tho formor is tha presont Governg * and the Iatier bns bold high offlcen of Lionor ang trust in"State and nation, Bath sre mon of dig. tingolshed ability, and g0 far aa wo know hay Elnblmr{zm thoir’ offlcial datios with oredis g thomsolyea and honor to tho State. “Recontly, howevor, wo_have seen the namp of 'tho Ilon. Elihu B, Weshburno mentiong {n connectfon with ‘tho Governoranip, ond, while weé bave heratofora expromssd g proforonce to Gov. Boveridgo's ro-oloction, w foel froo to may that in our judgment Mz, Wash Lurno is by far the moac availablo person for that pasition of any man in tho Stato of Illinoly, Tormorly Mr, Wdshburne was sevoral timegy momhor of Congress, but after the qloction of Gon, Grant to tha Prosidency ho waa choson ag Minlator to Francs, whoro ho has represcntsd Amorlcan intorsta with » fidelity that has y. cured for him & lvqxld-v_vlds roputation. In Liy aro” cambindd the energy, sbility, and Integrty so.much nocdod at thin timo to load the Ropab. licans of Illinola to victory and goneral succass,~ for' it isa fact, worthy of consideration, thy Alr, Washburne's nams will do mora ¢ounifo ang rally up tho Republican columna’ than that of ony othor mun. True, wa don't know whother Ar. Washbarmy will conaant to be a candidate ‘or ‘tot, but 1f'E will bio is our first cholco for Goveynor. ) Joltet un. ‘Tho frionds of Miniatof Washiburna scom o by busy just now in_working up s bofony the Banma of tho Stato of Iilinols ss for Qovornor.” Thla 18 "all” very well, provide they wish him to be the roal Goveruor, and pro. vided tho fon. E. B. Washburno desires to oom hiomo from foreign parts and sattle down quietly in " tho unpretontions Gubernatorial mansion of Bprlnqflold, and sigu the Blate stntutes, lsany commiesiops, and pardoncanyicts, for four yoarg to come. But'|f the objoat is to eloct bim Goy. ornor and trausplant bim immodistely to th and examined aa to all thoy knew concorning 3Mr. Ward's whisky transactions. Mr, Powall will testify that Ward novor bad o interoat o a stick of timber or a drop of whisky fn the South DBrauch Distillery, and 3Ir. Hesivg will fully ox- plain the $40,000 transaction fn wbich dr. Ward's vame has beon prominontly montioned, Wit Dr. Rush will testify to 18 not yot Jearned, but bisevidenca will probably tond to devolap tho conepirncy formod agamet Ward, which will bo shown from admigsions mmdo to Iush by ol What the offect of this testimony will be can- not yot be stnted, bat, from the present Indica- tions, wnlass it ia strang, the indictment will bo found forthwith, X TIE SOUTH-NRANCI DISTILLELY. By virluo of a warraut of distraint, lssued to Doputy-Collector Longblin by the Iato Collsc- tor, for tho colleation of €06,847.60 tax, with cost and ponalty, ‘assoseod against tho Houth- Branch Dlsmlln;il(:nmpany. conelating of Stmon Powel), Josoph lians, and Thomas F. Dailey, Daputy-Ootloctor Loughlin baving dlstralncd on tho property somo time ago, sold the samp yos- tordsy ot tho offico of the Houth-Branch Di atll- ling Company. The following 8 o description of tho threo pioces : 'Uhs east half of Lot No. 3, Dlock 49, * Bchool' Bection Addition te Chicago ; Lot No. 9, and the south balf of Lot No. 8, Block 46, School 8ection Addition to Chi- ©ago ; & portion of tho northwest quarter of tho northwest quartor of Sec, 5, Town 88, north of rango 14, oast, being on tho cast bank of tho Houth Dranch of the Chicago Iiver, in the Town of Lake, County of Cook, and Btato of I|Il\lmlu, sud containing sbout 3 8-100 acres, mora or loss, ‘Thoeo pleces, in_ordinary language, aro situ- atod a8 tollows:" The firat ia on Woat Madison siroet, oast of Canal, and sbout opnosite Powoll & Hana’ old livery-stablo, Tho eocond pieco om- braces nhout 73 feet of ground on the cornor of Qlinton and Monros strecis, whilo the third em« ‘braces tho proporty upon which tho old Leach & 'Townsend Distillery way sltuated, out noat the Htogk-Yards. town oflicoras and that winca thou tho friends of tho Govrrnor hinve beon advoenting the nom- {uation of Mr, Curry far re-oloction nn Asagssor, although hia last'nascesment was objected to. The yealthior citizona of the town, roprozenting I;rany soven-tenths of ol the proporty, lately old n mooling, in which tho prosont condition " of ~ tho local = Goveromont waa' discnsscd, - and o _ tioket placed in tho ficld to oppose Curry and thoe Boveridge mon, Mr. L. Iusking {s tho canaidate for As- sessor in oppositlon to Mr, Grrq‘ and the con- tost iu the caucis will tako Paco thin ovening batween thoso geutlemon, It Gurry is defeated, tlion Boveridge will Lo boaton upon his own soil. Y e ——— THE PRESIDENCY. CONRLING, BORTON, BLAINE, URISTOY, AND WABH- DURNE. To the Edilor of. Tha Chicago Tribune: Cureaco, Marah 16.—As appearances asem to indicato that it 15 In order for ouo to oxpress Lis opinfons regarding iho availability of tho soveral Presidential candidates, I make bold to tredpass upon your spaco to a small degron. As tho mat- tor liag stood for romo timo past, tho candidatos beforo tho pooplo Liavo been Conkling, Iiayes, Morton, Blaino, Dristow, and Washburno, leav- ing out Grant, whosn cbances forathird torm have nover boen worth conwidering. Wo'want » man that will win, and such a man, firat of all, muet bo unaquivoeslly in favor of early resump- tion—n hiard-monoy man; he must possesa abil- ity, bonesty, and bo a thorough Unlon mam, oud all tho ‘botter if his » afilations have always beon with tho North. - Xt s not yot time to havd over the Govern- mont to any one whopo opiuions and actions aro liable to bo influsnced by his Bouthorn asso- ciatfons and fricnds, A united South and divided North has not yot disappenrsd from tho droama of hundreds in” this country. Iam not one of those who belioyo in hanging out tho bloody shirt " on all occasions ; will autici- instanco just alluded to, T.ot thoso whoknow him bottor than docs tho prosont writor toll us tho motive. How mort|fying it i, at tha prosont timo, to 800 tho actual (though accidental) Governor of onr great 8tato, rocoud to few in pawer, mecond to nona In lionor, on his unlutorrupted journoys amongst tho pooplo begging—yes, begging—tor » nomination | Ho conatant is Lo In his Inbors to secure the covoted prizo, that be gots over our vaat torritory nn faat as o honeo-fly over a child's soliopl map, making as litila_noieo, gud, lot ug hops, loaving aa listle siain, Far if it comed to ba’ congidered the propar thing, tlia {ndecont seoking after the Exccutive oflico, a! man aro lod #o'Lo viaw it, thon'surol and codos of political honor wo road of wo shall nover moro wilness, Whon woseo a decayed in- dividual 1n raga standing on tho streot, with both paimg extondod, wo aro apt ta tosq Lim a nickol and pass an. ' But whbn w6 seo a highi official~a Qovernor, for instanco—similarly placed, and bosgochipg our influence and votos, wp are etrdngly moved to kick him into l.hu'&‘nuor. Gov. annrldia btartod ‘out in tho present race thinking he was popular, Ho was mis- takon. No man porhaps over mads o mure de- termined effort to impress pooplo favorably. But thore s not onough of tho mottlo in him, The popularity for which bo strivea’ ko will ‘not obtain,” Alltho small tricks and familigr arta which he ia o Isborfously practicing bave boon practiced many times bofore, by cantlidates just agbig and just as littlo ns himsolf, and have many times falled. The poopla sre, porhaps, in & mood to see somo now tricks playod, some now aris displayed, but of tho old ones they are lonrtily tired. Forono, I cannot imagine what tho supportera of Gov. Beveridge aro thinking, by pressing him for tho nominstion. Thoy can- not surely have forgotten that ho was 14,000 be- hind his tickot in tho laut race,—and at that time not all bia woaknesses bad beon found out. This ia not & yoar whon unpopular mon should Lo tried ; the puklic stako ig tap great. Lot tho Re- publicang nominate their’ strongest man,—and yen then thig fight will nat ba easy ar Iree from doubt, PARTISAN, 511 Stato strect, tho Presidont, Mr. Elllott An- thony, in tha chair, for tho purposo of nominat- ing Aldermon, ‘Tho . Chnir said (hat ho was glad that 80 many woro prosont, It showod that citizens took un interext in & roform sud good governmont, annd dogjrod to raiso the city from the finaucial slough into which I8 had drifted tbrough tho managament of tho prosont oftico-holdors. Ho would like nt somo futuro timo, by looking ovor tho Comptrollar's report, to prepare a statomont showing whoro oflices could bo dispenaod with and expensos curtailed. Nr, McGonnis movod that the Chair appoint & committos of five to seloot six candidates, from whom two should be nomiunted for tho offico of Alderman. Mr, Grant objectod, and thought that the clti- zena wero capable of dolpg for themeolves, and no committeo was needed. * Tho incorrigible Goodwlllle fired off In a stump spoech of ot words. Ile wey greotad witli loud higsos and crics of * eit down," “ehut up,” and bo aubsidod, Mr. McGonula' motion was carrled by a large msjority. Tho Chalr appointed to act upon such com« mitteo Mesers, McGeunis, Hargent, Alitchell, Pago, nnd Farwell, + Yhe Comnuities {hon withdrew, * Blr. Jtobort Lincoln said tuat, upon tha re- quost of tho Chuir, ho Lad oxargined into the laws on towuship organization and- town- eloctions, ond ‘rosd as tho rosult of his fuvestigationa n lengihy papor. llo stated that tho laws on the subjact wera somowhat ab- scure, and ho had been unable to_tind any one who know much an tbe subject, ¥lo was, how- over, awarded a vote of thanks for tho iuforma- tion im; lrgq({. = - Tho Committes appointed to solact the names of aix candidatos roturned and roported the fol- i Dr. D. 8. Smith, A.J. Averill, Jacob Al this proporly was heavily mort- I, 0. Vi pato u litlo by saying that Mr, Morton has car- s 3 United States Sonato wo bog leavo to objeot,— ospd snd {aneiuc a8 tho Governmaat | 103 Tassay, o+ orungr Addison allard, and | FLP o glear e far, shd has boon unfustand | s ghe Baier oy e oriceye by now _only to ~3ir. Washbarne, but (0 so bnd no first lien on s fv wog The matter of rolgcting the two namey was re- | too soyorely loya), sccording to my views. The 4 Trbumn other . prominont or leading man Beniorierp, Iil,, March 16.—I soo in to-day's TriuNE that o “Roar Rank Privato " hag somo- what tosay of Gov. Bovoridge, who the Ropublic- ans of 1ilinois are asked to support for & ronom- ination. The polnts aro well made by your corro- spondont, but thoy do not cover ths wholo ground. Thoy don't sy forth all the qualifica- tlons of tha candidate. J¢ ia not staled ¢hat Bovoridge should horanominated bocause ho haa tho dirtiost pollticlans 1o tho State working for him § becayse ho maintaing a Raliroad Commis- alon worth natbing to tha. Stafo, composed of ninogmpaops only fit to serviloly electionsor for candida(a of the lopublican party must bo one whom tho poople will fecl sure that hia elaction dogs not mean & new leaso of life for Grant's Adwmioistration, and,whilo I do not cousidor that the whole Gavernment ia quite tha Augean stablo tho Opposition maka out, still it is alto- gether too corrupt, and a new deal will at loaat satigfy tho people. We would like to commonce over again, and I think the mnjority would prefor trusting the Ropublican party with its lotorests. Novy, whom sball wa mako our standard-Le: or? With the excoption of Morton and Cou! ling, aoy of the othors would be reasonably ¢ tatn of carrying tho Now England States, Con- nectiout claded, Pnun!ilvlnll' Oblo, and tho ing nomiuated for Govornor with that ides. Thy plan has worked woll in one or two notable fo. stances, but the paoplo want no more of it fory whilo at loast. Whoover runs for Govornor, whather it be Boyeridge, or Cullom, or Wash. burno, or Logan, lot it bo distinctly underatosd that the samo {ndwidual is not to bo a candidate for tho Unitod Btatos Bonato. ‘ Jlovpslon Chronicte, ‘Conelderable intorest sttaches to the report that the Ilon. E. B. Washburno will bo recalied from his foroign ‘miezlon to sccept tho nomins tion of Goyernor” of "Illinols. The party hare full confidence in Ar. Washburne, and Leaded by such a representative man’ ita majority woald forred to tho same Committpe, which rotired, Inits absencp the Rev.'Arthur Mitcholl wag called upon for remarks, 1o responded, and said that Lo took o groat intercst in Jirhmry meotings whonover aud whorevor hold. Thig was not a timo for words but for work, and every ono should mako all sacrifices that would further tha creation and maintonance of good Goyern- ment. Mr. Babeock was called npon, bat declined. It atruck Bir. Dlisa that tho Govornmont of citios was nll in relation to moncy and tho col- lection and disbursemont of tho samoe, Ho belioved thas men wlho knew how to succespfully carrv on thelr own privatq o ity not Powell's distillery pm,smny ;roper. theso mottyages, 216,000 on” tho flrst, $11,000 on the second, and £25,800 on tho third, roquire eatis. faction beforo the Goveroinent can get at lt, “The result of tho sale, when matters shall havae a1l boon settled, wil only ba about 8251 in favor of tha Government. 'Tho property waa bought by Georgo W. Stanford, who was understood to bo acting for Mr. Powell. The Inw provides that tho original owners may redeem tho land In oné oar's timo, and if Powell gots on his feot ngain t i8 possible ho may Luy it back, GULLERTON AND HILDRETIH, Just a8 tho oflices in tho Governmont build: fog wero closing up for the day, and tho oce ants thoreof wero buttoning up their overcosts ho bave i othior Westorn States, mith probably Miseissippl % . be swolled ta doublo tho usual aumber. Pad gloves, It boasmo noised sbout that Mosery, | Lot l'lf.,“’m':,'&:m;,l":,“f ity adtaimn, ‘au] | and Kouth Gorolina, "Now, wo wank Now Yori | [ielr, master; —bocsueo, ho hes —cousod e o Cullerion and Hildreth, two of tho indicted | yot feave it to bunimers and leschos, who wore | 88 woll. Morton ia an oxtremist, and is unsound BRISTQW. clorka * employod ot Btate oxpense, malled with ?pauga gtomps pald for by tha peoplo, Polifical Tettera *‘rocogulzing ™’ this and that man aa * tho loxding Republican in his county,™ nnd asking bim to work for the nonil- nation of Beveridgoe ; because he turned ant of office, a8 .}d]ulum-donunl. » gallant soldier to uubngnw a tool of' his own'; booauso ho has pardonéd’ convicted ‘liquor-dealors to **calch Gaugers, to whom oo promigence la given on account of thelr somewhab peculiar political rop- utation, bad ektpped ous for Canada. As thoy did not put 1u their appenrance in Conrt when their casca wero called, the ramor gained consid- orabla credence. It tlew rapidly, and formed tho solo topio of convarastion until every ous bu} tlie jauitor had left the bullding. A Tninusere- on the currency quostion. Lookling has not oven tho roquisito etrength fin his own Btato, aud ia too clogaly siliod to the presont Adminis- tration. lizyos is roally only a compromiso man at bout, and ‘would make a good escond with Bisine a8 fizat, or with somo other good Eastorn msn. Llafue Ia looked upon as being perhaps a8 ablo aud 88 oxporionced as any, but ho is al- only sctive in sevtring contracia for thelr own persousl gaius, Dr. levan was not accustomoed to making speoches, but he thaught that tha organization of the Reform "Oitizong'’ Cluba " throughout thd city had’ lod and ‘would lead to Lonofcial resnlts, Ho was not much given to partisan principles, but baldnged to that ciags that would ABIZEN OF BXCTIONALISM REDUEED, "Cincinnati Commercial. Tho Indiianapolis” yournal says of the fad tha the copduators of the Cincinnatt Gazetfe and Commereial sgroo that the man for the Ropnblis o {6 nin for fho Presidoncy fs ovidently Drlatow— - portor Investivated the report, and, after con- | gungort anty a good man for offica. togothor & politiclan; ho has baen right in ths | $po"Gorm an yate” 3 and becange be is tha thin- siderablo running around, found Ald. Cullerton . ly. IMogald | midst of nall the fight, and whilo" I ad- ks 7 - | , Tbesapapers hayo finally, moving from differsl and somo of Lis cronies in a well-known pollitical thni.rib"':‘:t‘x?h“(:? fi}‘:?;‘ouf:‘:hfi 2‘;%‘{‘, mfifit‘l miro his courage and devotlon to tho Union | D°2t political man la tho Btato, Kot thoss roa- | motives, reached 188 bame. sonchueien.anely, t 8008 ha sfould be nominated,~as & favor totho | noonecan bu foupd north of the Ohla resort on Afadison atrcol. Il Liad beon with | Jiad fallow'into roproach, It was thoduty of ail | cause,. by many conservatives ho is looked | g osition. anough 10 e aaE (hate belul!(nl:ub'lzxgg: Hildroth during the afternoon, and had scpa- | pand aiti to Lo fres from this reproach, and | upon with suspiclon, and they feol that, aftor all LA 10 tos, - 1t uattacy nob that men s ' thetr 1 ratod from bius sbons 0 wielock, Cullorion ba- | f'maa oniy tb ho dona. by ihe ubited efforts of | 6Yory movo s makes 18 with the Prostdoncy in | om0 £o% Hetlom, he shauld be nominated,, atiata Dot sabiuen have spend thelr ltvald of course. Yos, ho's's jally good follow, hoa & maintaining tle docirines of the party, 1t matten ood assletant or two and hisif o dozen ng_lmsl not that 0o breath of suspicion o8 to thelr fntegelty hss ‘ever been uiterod, signed as his excure for not appoaring bofore 3 i the Court thatho had forgotten that yeaterday ellinputilog flieic slhagldars o Wawhial aod viow; In fact liols secklog the place rather working hayd. too zealously. Bristow Las fought a good flght, It matters not that they 3 d La les to do his ofiice-work; and Betorga | ngya been tri hien th was tho day set for trial. The whole matter waa | " my; mittes on Candidatos th ¢ and T hositato to name my oue objeotion to him, | cor\ae) el . ava been tried a8 by e when tho Ufo of tho patte ¥ thio hauids of 1t attorney, and whonovor 1ho | aud. sonastad the’ Bamee ot A T Aveco aug | through foar of doing hica iojuatice, and becass f:““?:‘,,",‘é“,:(‘l‘fi',‘,,“fi{fl",?{f LS iy | mafurster o T K Iatier wauta him, ho will respond with alacrity. | Jacob Rosouborg, which wers grosted wih tu | it is a moro_mattor "of acoidont. ‘I am bacdly | 4y, ~oilco and ~ he lso't for Dov- his lua pi hine. Thero are plenty of Ho saya ha has no intentlon Whatever of runnivg | muliuous applsuse. " | roudy for a Prasident from subh of Mason and | orinse’ “and ¢ Hinrlow® s, 'And, bosidos, | 5999 mon who nasiatod in saving the lifo of the away, sahocouldnot liveanywherabutinChicago, | ~ Air, A, J. X\'qvell {mmediately declined on tho | Dizon's line. 'Iho momory of Aodrow Johnomon gt no tight to prosume fo” want an of- | Naton, and the Journalis moan onotigh to an- JUNKER. In Tue Tnroone of Wednesday thers ap- poared o statemnent that a distillor bad sald of Anton Junker that he had eworn beforo the Grand Jury as ho had boon instruoted. This Mr. Junker indignantly dounles, and the distiller who mado the statement now admits that ho mada it unler & misapprehonsion as to the facts, and ;hn‘tl o roarotied Laving dono Mlr. Juaker an - ustice. Bcrur‘g u-1 fich the duties of which Harlow is more familiar with, Then Beroggs, I'm told, was ouly a'vrivale soldier, and wont ‘Soush and got Limeelf shot, and dida't have sense enoagh to tay ot homo to do his ‘figbting, and bo & Colonel. " If Scrogga waso’t alroady a private bo ‘oqsht to ba takon dow, for presuming to want a'@olobel's place, whora all aroand him would bo Generals, and Colanels, and Captaing, 'Count me in for Bover- idge and Harlow, of course, "1'd likp ta vote for Cuilom or Washburne and Sorogge. bat I can't, forIammygelf ~ "~ ° ‘A Baguanizn, SICRETARY OF BTATE. To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune:s Taxzap, U, March 15,—Lel ns examine the clums of tha two candidatos for Becrotary of Blate for a moment. Col. Harlow,—titled Col. Hatlow,—~who never smelt powder outaido of tho sorvice of tho Btate militin, biaa held variong public positions for sixteen years, and wanta ta be re-cleated for anothor torm of four rore bo- cause ho is * & atanoch Republioan," and s good fellow. Wha wouldn't bo a partisan of the mast pronounced kind fora chanco to food abtha publio crib for Lpif alifo-timo? Ho also wanty an “indorsoment” frog tio party. o docy Boverldge and overy othor officc-boldor. Bixtoon yoara in offico ooght to bo s anficiont Indorse. went for any mdn, and & good many Republicaug think thia must eatis(y Harlow. 3 Mr., Beroggs, plain Goorgae Beroggs, wha sorved nearly four yeara in Unclo Bam's sorvica with & musket and aword, hasnover asked for an office, and doca not now, but the party throughout the Stato s00 fn bim a man well-tittod for tho posi- tion of Becretary of Stats, and for that roason nro prossiog his olaima. Ou his rveturn from Washington at the closo of tha War L assumed obargo of the Champaign (Fazelle, and {a satill conducting it, For ten yoars he has labored with volce and poa Tor tha aucgess of Republican principles, and his zoalous labora are dosecving of reward. -Ha {o an_eblo, bopogt, courteous man, and tho mannor in which ho sarved the llinola Progs Associatlon s its Rrosidont, aud tho aucceas he has mot with {u his own business, lae nulflclrut arsnty of his ability to Eroflprly mapage tho duties of tho oflica for which Lis nama i5 montlonad, ° Tug TwinuNe {9 making a splondld 'fight againgt Leveridge, and some of jia poluts apply qually to diarlow. No man hag a lion upon any rl: lonllu Blate al‘!lu:x.l and 'I:e nuli :ud‘ ll;m[ o patky proposo {o sliow soma paoplo that Yuoro i) cx?unlnnrqbfrbonn sud ulup‘gv in [’hu “,wqulxy mombers " of tho party, 2 sz Wuq Voreo yon IJanrow qf 672, DEVERIDOE AT OATRO, Zothe Edifor of The Chicaga Tribuna 2 Oana, R, March 15.—Wa are glad fo notlcp tha stand of Tuz Tinuss agalned Acting-Gov. Boveridge for Goyersor. Wa think ho bas fow auppartora in this Goption. A very bittoy fooling bae boon engendored sgainst him by rosacn of his yeloasa gf certain criminals well known In thia Ipcality, and whosa pardong wero ugwar ranted. Ho has, however, been trylng ta aver come thly woll-esrapd unpopularily by addreps- Iog to individual Republicana privatp letters urgipg thom touse thely Influgnoo fo_his be- ba)t. " During the snmmer of 1874 ho addrpssed aJargs sasomblogs of Tennessesans who were bLiora vixiting our aity, .lfi‘d with whom we werp {on ly busis x‘:(mumgi of absenca from tha city and lack of me. ‘The report was adopted, In fall, howesyor, but B, Avoroll absolutoly refused to ruu tor office, and & discussion fallowed ‘on tha moaos to bo adopted for tha nomination of & man ta taka dr, Avarill's place. It was finally sattled oo & mo- tloa of Dr. Isham, and tho 'gamo Cominittoo— Mosars, Emith, Averall, Rosonberg, Vierling, Alallard, and arves—were reappointed to soloct another mau, b “Iforyo” Eddy oxpressed Lfs surprine that thero wore nat more good orators in tha ward sinca bo ind lived thoro go long, o advocated Mr. Rosenbery, and Pronhculod his electlon, tla was an honest, upright citizen, and one who wonld do bis duty. o belioved that & man who had proporty of hisown to protect would make n good Alderman—who' was to vota'to spend othor peoplo's monoy. Whichoyer way tho eloc- tion went the publio” conld not be but bonelited. Nothing conld bo worse than tha proseut Coun- oil. _Mr, Eddy spiced his nEwnh with anaadotes of Long Jol Weotwarth and othars, all of which told on tho houss, sud tha spoakar way ‘Awquill:!d with frequent and stormy applauka angd L or. £ Id’fi“ S?“fi'fl'x' ‘cli}nmd m:m. made h.l l:xmrt roag in bol Q g couptrymen, whicl &8 Ly them woll. focelved, and slioned o ba bat Juat by tho others presant. The Commiitoo on Noiination returoed and roported. tho name of F, O. Vierling, who was almost unanimoyaly fudareed. 4 After further remarks from a fow spoakers the meoting udjourped for ove. woek, at which fl‘:ne dologates to tho City Qonvontion will be chosen, i A tagonizo thase who lived eonth of tho Obio River. *No one csn bo found north of tha Obio River," saya tha Journal, This i urging the resldopce of Bristow in Kentuoky agaiust him, and showa & paltry soctional piric that {a ntterly contomptiblo. Bristaw's Republican record is a8 §onu a Morton's, and tho fact that ho lives in fontpcky is no objection,—a recommondation ‘rathor, Tho Ropublican party does not need the nactional oxclusiveness tho Journal wonld insish npon, but rather ‘tha nationalizatien that it dpoms to dread, Then tho Journal cannot fail to sea that the Indisoa platform, hurmed bofare tha country, {a & diamal failure, and won'd havo destroyed Morton's candidacy oven if his strength had boen'far groater than it hag boeo. And the Journal should oo thst nome of the strict d:ullmnu who hava {dontifled themaelves with Grantism, and have dono rothing to choeck ta nbuscs, can bo nominated with a hope of sao- cosn. Dristow {a tho man who haa throcilod the whisky thieves and euppreased nmmlvgling. Ils |, a8 given proof beforo the country of integrity, oxocutive capacity, snd courage 1p good work. He has had tho fortuno to win the favor'of the neople in an extraordinary degreo, Poyhaps the Joyrnal daca nat lika that sort of man, B MISCELLANEQUS. MABSACHUSETTS REFUDLICANS, DostoN, March 17.--A conference of promb nent -Ropublicans wag leld at Worceater last ovenidg to recuro a Biata dologation to the Na- tiodal Cunvention, which will give the voiceof Maasachusetis for 4 candidate whoso cliaracter will bo a guaranteo of purity aud ability, Paul A, Obadbpurne, President of Williams College, preaided, aud thero waa a general discussion st to nood of reform. Compnitiess wora appolnied on addrons and oarrespondence. A majority of thone who expressed their views favored Socre- tary Buotow or Charles Francis Adams for the Proaldency, 3 - THE NEW UAMPEUIDE ELECTION. Conconp, N, H., Afarch 17.—Roluras fromsll tho towna snd cities in tho Btate savo two— Baton sud_LRandolph—give Cheoney 8,603 plu rality over Mnm{; sud 8,281 mofority aver all tho totsl vate boing, Onopoy, 41,608: Marcy, 87,075 ; Kendall ‘and scattoring, 420, The twe towas ta ba hoard trom gave, last yoar, Clhiene) B1; Roborts, 149, * Sosetal Diessich 60 Tht Ohveiza Trftuna. Ispuaroris, March 17.—Gov. Hondrick findd himsolf in troubla by the publication of sovoral old businoas scandals o which hiu nsmt flgurcs unplessantly, and which serya to plss lijn in rather ag equivocal position bofors {4 conatyy. THE QUI0 DEMOCRHACY, Coygnoos, O., March 17,~Thd Demoorstis ftate Contral Committoo and » pumbar-of prom: indnt Domocrats moj berp this morping, avd after a full disoussion docided to lesue the call for'a Btate Convention {a woeat {n Cinclunst 1 May VIRAINIA CONSERVATIVES. Ticnuonn, March 17.—The HStute Coo: seryativo Cominittes” hias chapged tlia dsy of L\ul&lyg the titate Conyontion to . e S 8y 81 FINANOIAL, s THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA, 8AN FrAxoisco, March 37.—~Tho Bank of Ostle ' makes ma distrusfful ; gel indopendent of thiw objoction Bristaw would rake & most excellent candidato. Last, aud to wy notlon oy available and desirable a candidato 08 any, (g Mr, Wash- burne—with two objections only, “Tirst, he ia from Ihinois, and if wo kon‘:on farnishing can- didatos it will look ua_though we had a Ilon on tho placa; aud yot if ho [s tho man, the abjec- tion should uo} pouscss a foathers weight, Bacond, Le Lus becn s warm lmguonnl friord of thq Prosident, sud many might look upon him ag partaking of the sina that belong to thoso wha surraund the DPresident, not one of ‘which, in spite of evory attempt, Lias been fastencd upon ou, Graut himeelf. My Washburno bge beon out of tho country for oight years, away from ringa withln ripgs,—us o Demociat aaid, * Tho bost appointment Grant ever made.” Ho lg capable,—his record shows it boyoud cavil,— while not a8 brilliant as somo ofhers, bat with a more ovenly balanced mind, 1hs honosty and lfifw of honor will drive awsy the barnaclos and thisves, "1 du not think, oven though a personal friond of Graut, that those who foar a continuance of tuo present rogima noed bhave any apprehonsions upou this head. Mr. Washburno {8 an uncom- promisiug Uvlon man, witbout hojug an ex- trowist of the Morton stripe, personally bitter, vrajuu!cod, wnd . viudicative.” Nominata Mr, \Vasiburne, with Willlam M. Evarls or somo good New York mep, and you bave a ticket thap will command not only tua respact but tho voteg of the people, Youra traly, ILW.B, ¥ Not Henry Wazd Boscher, RRIBTOW IN MICHIOAN. To the Editor of The Chicamo Tribune: Abniay, Mich,, March 15.—There {8 a_ strong DBristow aentimont in this vicinity, rapldly iu- crossing in enthusiasm and demonatralivencss, which bids fair to make itself Leard in our Btatp Cynyontion, with no upcortain sound. All Re- publicans hereabouts, Liberala and doubtfuls, a well ag the Old Guard, would unife in eup- porting Bristow with a hearty good will. A QGreoloy Republican sald to me a fow daya ago : 1 Giroe Welalow, anl wo are with. yad again, rogdy and anyious to work, for wo don't like the nound of that old-timo Southern swagger in Congrous.” AusTiy, EETR THE GOVERNORSHIP. DEVERIDOY'S TAOTIRA—IIS UNPOPULAMITY, To the Edutor of The Chicdga Tridune: Catzcado, March 17.—Tho valua of & candidate 10 8 pacly cousists mainly In Lis popularity. A man who is wanting in most of tho clomonts of popularity may, it eloyated to bigh oflico, be a very useful ingtrumont of the poople, §f clrcum- oiances azo favorsble. Rut no mattor what amount of morit & man may bave, i¢ ho bo vat popular, ho is gonerally and desorvedly passod aver by the paliticiang when they ara looking up acandidate. It Is in spmo sort the duty of oyery citizon who vontures fu ‘public alfaira tp posspen bumsolf of thosa dqualities, and to school himsolf in those mannors which atiract and conciliate tho people. Thia ianot ao easy thiog to do,—in fact, somo men labor on all tholr liges and never learn how ta do it. Tho effort in aome consplouous oxamples {4 paintyl to fnterested observars, for failuro i3’ avideut and beyoud tua hope of yewcdy. MIgh charaster apd superior intellect will gave pua from ridi- MR, O, B, DIGRENSON was ropreeented in yostordny's TRIouwm as the author of tho Inter-Ocean’s fib concorning Col. AMatthews aund Root. Mr. Dickenson eays Lo nover saw an Infer-Ocean roporter in hia life, aod nover heard of the story notil he sawin Tite TrrooNe that the Infer-Ocean had published such o thing. : T ——pie— DERICKSON. T8 XKAME WITHDRAWH. Bpecial Diapatch to 2'he Chicago Tribune, ‘Wasuinatoy, D. 0., March 17.—Scnator Lo- gan and tho Congressmen from the Northorn Ilinois Diatrict bave been euccossful in thelr oppusition to the nomination of Derickson as Collectar of Tntornal Revooue. Ila nema ia to bo withdrawn, and that of Jool D. Harvey will bogent in at the noxt session of the Benata. Tho defeat of Dorickeon, it should be under- lood, I8 in no gonre due to allegations againat Lia integrity or ability, Thoso of tho dolegation who know him apoke woll of him, both to tho Prosident and Becretary of tho I'reas- ury, ‘The opposition to Dorickson arosa from the fact that Conpressmon have bogome jealous of what they call their ‘prorogative in coonection with_appolutments, aud do not pra- lmsn that all Rovesue appointmenta shall Lo ongor dictated to them from the Treasury. One of the Congresamon who has boen active in securing the withdrawal of Derickson's name says, “ It {8 quite timo thatv the appointments for Illinois shuuld ceave to bo mado in & private oflico of the Chicago Custom-House.” 1n this saying lien |n part tho explanation of Doricke pon's defeat and Harvey's success, b ———— NEW ORLEANS. TARTIES ARIAIONED, New Onexans, March 17.~John MeWhorter, Maj, O, B. Wikz, Gov. Kellogg's brother-in-law, ‘1% W. Eaton, 8am Hammond, and Bohan, and Thorne, indicted for conapiracy to defraud the Govorumont In whisky matters, wera arraiguod KD-(}:’, ploaded not guilty, and ballod in €5,000 oach. (CULLOM'S FRIENDS IN COUNCIL. A largely-atteoded meoting of the jolitical and personl frionda of tho 1lon, Shelby AL Cullom, Who i8 an aspirant for the CGubornatorlul nomi- uation at the linnds of the State m‘rublicnu Coue vention to take placo in Hpringfield on May 2: was held last ovening at Farlor 44 Pacifio Hotel. Among thoso prosent woro Ald, It B, Blons, Ag- sistant City-Attoruey’ Tathill, . ex-Coroner Sta- bons, ex-Ald, Sidwell, Maj, Brookwsy, Ald. ichaflnor, ox-Commlssioner Georgo M. Bogua, ox-County-Attornoy James P, Root, ox-Gralu- Tuspectoc W, 11, Harper, Watse-Inapeotor Ouuan Aundorson, Col. Tlieaby, Dr, " Rica, Charles R. Stioldon, William Aldrich, Presidont of tho Cook County Contral* Republican Ojub Col. Bisbos, ex-Uounty-Treasurer Jesso M. Allco, James 1. Galloway, IL B. Mason, ex- Doputy-County-Treasuror Willists Beyo, Chris Mamer, Johu Muller, SBupenior Court Ulerk J. J. Healy, Doputy Buperior Court Clerk James Ilcaly, Jo I B, Wood, 1, A, Bltuig, candidate for - Alderman {u tho Htitconth Ward, Arthur Erbe, W. J. Halph, and E. I Beriboor, T'he most prominent gentleman prosent waa John Garrick, the ouly original yard-wide, dyod-in-il e-wool Domoorat of which tuat party can boast in Ouok County. Jobn liss boen & warm personal friend of Ak, Cutlom for many years, aod called simply to pay Lis rospects. The Gubornatorial aspirant waa in ona of his happiest moods, and warmly welcomed the gontlemon as thoy arrived. Far thoue who indniged n ‘*blawing s clond" cigars wers in abundant supply. ‘Iho affsir wes of & very informal charactor. ‘Tho woutlemen prosent “cougregated fu littlo roups and dizcussed politics, the whisky trials, Ikaap, Uoveridge, boer, Babcock, Bowen, and Bueecher and r. Cullom waa kopt busy titting Liereand thero,exchangiuga word with thisgroup, snuiling beiguly on that, and heartily grasping tho bands of tho lato comers. 'Tho guests ey STATE AFFAIRS. MISSISSIPRL, ¢ Mexpuwsg, Tonn,, March 17.—The Avalanche's Jackeon (Miss,) spocial says, in the Court of Impeschmout to-day, Gov. Amos appearod by counsal, Thomas J. Durant, and five days wero granted for him to nuawer. Liout.-Gov. Dayis has resigoed, sud Coy, Ames will appoiut a successor, Ex-Auditar Margrovo 1a o popular candidate of the Itupub- loane, Warner, of Puarl Hiver motorioiy,is also an gapirant. Cardozo, wilt mntg“ stfrlnlendunt of Public Edacation, Intlo House a committes was appointed to invoutigato tho conduct of ¥'rod Parsoue, Ropra- soulativo u? Adsms County, in couueotion with g i ops. :l;‘:‘ yl:’zfl‘:a ;o‘:\xl‘%x Bmith from sho Peniteutiary, f.ouugm%l :lehh other dlo ;hud I;v their | cule, even if one does not eucceed; but 8 uoe iB’iflfi :3;‘:4“:: hl‘:;le‘ll;d o’ them n(‘(‘:' uu‘ife]?:\‘ac:), ::;‘:.h iy davicd in birg Uaseanéak of 1090 "o Cormmmitton Inveatigatod (o Now Orloanw, | abd” lewvd ho oo untuswed ' gs | tomporod cliszaster, and oo Intellcct somothing | 91 thiok Jou yaow soaeliingat tho Yeakerk Jackeon & Grosk Noriborn Railrosd regarding | ssourohis nomination for te poaition to which | Undes the common, 1s & pitiable sight on the po- | dowtyau¢ I think you faund ouh enqug] :\‘;: OB{TUARY. thom during the Wer, didw't you ' e in & moat ingulting aud tantafizivg manyer, aud inrogard to ouy trsdo with them bLo & “Bring up hore what yon raise, and ll"wu WAl it wn’l"hny i, aud if wa don't, we won't." i addresa was full of thy big J and litlls you, aud visitiorw, citizons, and ‘all who listened Lo him, wore du{fiuuwfl aud’ worilied, Wa waut no moro of hiuy hore. W, H. Monay, PUVEBLDQE AT ODIN, T ths Kdtler of The Chicago Tribyns; Ongy, UL, March 10.—\Wa aro decidsdly antl- Beveridge down hers, gFrom all I can gathr, Southern Illinpis will haye byt fow yotea in Uon- Warrants paid u, and prosentod tho warrants to :Ilze".:)l‘ulllx)huil A Ill)vl'.lyldlucnmun followed &g Jtroying thony, but they were finall; 0 110 Trcusurcr for kato keeping, Y} oroEed —— SUICIDE. Spectal Dispatch (o the Chicago Tribune, Jouier, 1L, March 17.—George M. Wallacs, ons of the oldest citizens of thiy city, uud man of cousiderabls vroperty, attempted mo commit suicide yesterdsy evoniug by shooting himacl{ sn the head and bresst while lakoring undor av attack of tewporary lussuity, Oueof ho mapitos, About 10 o'clook the conforenca bo- [ litleal field. (iov. Moveridge'hms won each position in clvil life Ly fawnng, In a com- muonity of raligiouisty, "ho has professed a piety and practiced sulf-doulal. Ho Lus becn knawn to bo, howover, just oajstdo of that staid society, as “worldly® ny the truty unaugbty ouey! In the company of abutainera é;un or Rau to disintograto, sod balf an hour later not more than lislf 8 dozen gentiemen wore presens, 10 whow the Lost of tho eveniog imparied his wishos, u0 far a4 they rolato ¢o thiscouuty, 10} wmost coutdential manuaer. . LEVENIDOE AT KVAXSTON, Evon in Evauaton Gov. Boveridge is meating with wmuch oppoaition, showing that he is not woll liked oven thore, sod that bis acts a4 the Exauunvo of the Btate Hud o popular reupouse a¢ Lome, W. N. Braioard is & membor of the Dosrd of 'I'ru?un sud Clairman of the Hepublican Com- mitice (bero, and & Canal Comumusioner— New Yopr, Murch, 17.—The Tjav, Mausfield Fropal, popularly knawn sa Chaplaly French, # promipent Metidist migistor, and widel) kuown s s friond of tho colored race, diod 8 biv pastoral chiarge, Poarsills, Long Jelaud, Wadnepdsy morning, sged 66 years, Br, Frencd was bom in Vermont, snd bogan hix theologic! atudias in Honyon Oollege, Obio, in which Blate slcohiolis drinks, ke abstains, A candi legisistive houora in & countitucuoy where wine wmay bs used and not briug disgrace, heisa friond sa tho cup. Ju ki leginlativo noat ho thiuks it would give hilspredit with tho fapatical 0 vote for s ligbtulug tewmporauce law, aud he voted for t. And in the samo way sl through. b prasched for some fiule, &pecial Lispalch (o Ihe Chicqoo Tribung. Wiixespiung, March 17.—Jacob Bchestze, of Philadefphia, aged 83, well known purougbout thip East py thoe proprietor of HBcheotze's Litiers A Gavernor he has not Bought out avy straight aiid other medicipes, diod suddonly at hls hotel | Jioy Bullels ran removed from bishatd by Do | 45 Sppoistes of the Goveruor. E. 8. |path of duiy, but hus Snttined haw (uls | vention for bum, Dplkuap'q rascality dou's hurk | . flis ity e Mtemoon Taurs dlacess 3. ¢ ur l'i.\ nu'u ! u nlpc" e | nu:‘: lfi ;nywr. the Bucretary of tho Lincoln | wayaod mow that, as ha {aucied would Vest | ugany, and the Republicana fuslst on his pun- | #4814 t0 hisva beon tho oausa of his desth, ;lll:\lf] 0, Hdoflb i ore ;“l hr s 'm . all io | Park s 3, alvo resides ai Evausion, | serve his own euds. ' Yaa ropriave asked for p | ynment. ‘Waate mansbaling st 105 th Hracuyd Dupateh to The Chicaga “fridyne, L ok tud uothor imihls Lrssaty bl outor- Whoo,r_.- Governor was last up Lo was closated | m , ho wania ta ynaw whothior the court 1 o g oy Vo BEy i ‘”‘b 9 the | enkosu, Wik, Marel 19,—Owen Hughot, 8 64 Slosu o bis heart, sud Which 1msy prove | Witl Tuviorly the laters bouss. Frovious to | or tho crifainat bas (e oo frionds, 1a g pav- | Presidentisl campalgn.s Quite unmbor of aup | o1d and Lighly-reapected roaidonty syddenly div L thas Tuylos had ovinoed & vory lukewarm feck | doq of saie wresch [a-the Laauinf panyosh | eading farmers wlio xanbiato tha Libaralmove- | sbly morpiug of heaxh diseaso.