Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1876, Page 7

' The Refutation Considercd Con- BLAINE. The Maine Member Reads to fhe Uouso Iis Long-Promised Explanation. flo Makes a Oomplete Denial of the Arkangas Bond Btory. fnd Explains How and When Ho Obtained tho Bonds in (uestion. " Letters from Dillon, Scott, and Others in Support of His Statement. Mr, Blaine's Views a4 to tho Relations Bstwesn Congrossmen and Core "porations, clusive So Far us 1t Gocs. Yet Thero Aro Points of Vital Interest Re- quiring Bolution, Sperial Dispaten to The Chieaco Tribune. Wasmnaroy, D. O,, April 24.—Mr. Blaino's statemont was liatoned Lo by n large audioaco with tho oloseat possiblo attontion. Avery gen- oral comment at tho cloge was, * Excellont if it covera the grounds.” The folluwing points of criticiom upon it arequite current: Thero ia no donial of any kind from Mr. Rollins, mudo after tho Harrison publication, Thete {s nothing from Jamen F. Wilson, of Tows, n Goveramont DI- zoctor who hss boen widely quoted as authonity for tho Atatomont thac Mr. Blaine Liad mado an explauation of this matter to bhim quite at, varianco with - tho one made to-day. Nr. Harrigon, the Government Director, was carofully Ignored, and also the fact that this €64,000 transaction was tho sub- Joct of Invoatigation'by the Governmont Direc- tors. The oxnlanation of hie doalings in various soourities of a land-grant railroad, whllo a mem- ber of Congress, in which stress was lald on the fact thiat tho road was holped by the Stato and not by Congrees, Is regarded a8 VERY WEAK, sinco tho Btato aid waa gdnted a8 & consequence of bielp from Cougross. Tho resanns given for not asking for so fn- 1 ~tigstion 80 B katd to bo valid, The ques- b:n * sskod on all sidan + g shionld hir. Blsino 80Y wgre reluctant 10 - by tho Doliwrats theu Mr. BrlfitosuEsted Intter hos within u fow wooks demandod v’ heard by oue committea, oponly defied snother, and domanded to be beard byit besides, and has given two othors all the information In his power a8 to persons and records that could throw any light on the charges made ngainst bim. In overy caso he has challonged the fall- o8t inquiry. Bosidos this, in Mr. Blaine's caso tho varlous chnrges against him cannot be in- vostigated unless Lie himself or hia frionds do- mand it, sinca ho waa 3 A MEMDED OF ANOTHER CONGRESH, when all the mattors involved occurred. So the Domocrats are precluded from ordering an in- quiry that will cover the wholo case. Tho sin- gl mattorZof the $40,000 tranenction may como out betore the Judiclary, but It cannot go out- #ido of thint. ) The fecling i8 quite common to-night that be- fors this mattor can bo regarded as ssttled tho awora testimony of Mossre. Harrison sud Wil- son, -Government Directora ; of Mr. Rollins, snd of the officors of tho Paciflo Boad, must bo taken ns to THE EXACT NATURE OF THE TRANSACTION Mr. Harrison has made known, and of which nothing more is known since Mr. Blalne's ox- planation than was koown beforo, While Mr. Blaine himself did not montion Mr, Harrison, somo of his friends ars spparontly soeking to discredit him by donouncing bim se a man of no character, aud ono who cannot bo bolieved, "This will bo newa whoravor ho is kuown. ANGTHEL VIEW OF THK CABE. Bpeciat 1risnatch to The Chicago (ribune, \YasmixaToN, D, C., April 24.—Blaine's friends and many of his poiltical enomics maintain that his auswer 18 uncxceptionable and inrssmiable. They say it is frank, comprohensiblo, and con- clualvo, and that the Democrats could not refuta it by sn_investigation. Thoy eay that by it Mr, Bialoo has clesred his name of the stain which his enemier had sought to cast upon it, Gen, Garflald, in the midat of a cirolo of friends, #aid to Blalno that thero was only ono point which could poseibly bo eriticizod. That was, Dlaine had not stated tho amount ot Litto Rock & Fort Smith bonds ho bought on whioh ho lost the $20,000. Biamo's roply waa that he could havo easily emid thatil'lio had thought of it. He conld casily have done it, but that {t nover ocourrad to Lim. o thonght that he had alroady said too much in his statoments nbout matters that wore not covored by tho * oharges. Lamar, who listened cloacly to avery word, said that Blaino's reply to the charges wpon him was unanswerable. (To the Associnted Presa,) ML, BLAINE'S HVEECH, VasiavaroN, D. O, April 24.—In the House co-day, Iate iu tho afternoon, Ar. Dlaloe ob- tatned tho floor, and spoke at some length in denial of the storics concorniug hiu allegad con- naction with certaiu transactions in Pacitlo Iiml. road bonds. The following 18 the full text of bis spoceh; . Arn. Breaker; With the loavo of tho ITouse 80 kindly granted, I shall proceod Lo submit cor- taln faois and correct cortain errors personal to myself. Thedate of tho correspondence em- bracea in my statoment will chow that it was impoueible for me to mako it earlier, I shall Lo a8 brief aa circumstances will permit, For somo months past o chiargo ageinet me Liug boen cirou- Iating in private, snd was rocontly mada publio, dosigning 1o abow that L had in some Indireot mannor rooeived tha Iarge sum of 304,000 from tho Unjon Pacific Rmiroad Company iu 1871, for what sorvicos or what purposcs has never been stated. Tho alloged proof of this Borlous ac-* cueation was based, sccording to the original ntory, upon the authority of E, IL Iolling, Troasurer of (ho Unlon Pacific Compaty, who, it waa averred, had full knowlodgo that I gat the money, and also upon tho authority of Morton, Bliss & Co., bankers, of Now York, through whom tho draft for #61,000 wan eaid to bhave been mfinhned for my benefit, 88 thoy con- fidentlally know. Hearing of this chargo six weeks in advanco of {ts publication, I procured the following mtatemont from TUR TWO PRINCIPAL WITNESAES who were quoted as having such dofluito knowl- edge agalnst me : New Yonx, April 8, 1870.—rhe Hon. J, G, Biaine, ‘ashington—Dran 810 In snswer to your fnquiry We beg 10 stata that no drafl, noto, or clheck, or uther seridence of value, over passed_ibrough our Looke 1n which you were known ot supposad (o Liave any n- |‘;mi of any kind, dircet orindirect, Very rumouh A bloazTox, LLiss Also the following 1 Orricx or THE UNION PACIFIO ILAILLOAD CONPANT, 70N, March 81.—rhs Hun. J, G, Diame, Washing: ton—Dxan8iu: In respousa to your inguiry, I beg leave to state that I have been Treanurer of the Unlon Facitio Lalrond Compauy aluco ARl s, 1671, and avo Docosuarily known of ali disbursemenis nisde sinco thut date,” During {hat onlire porivd, up to (o prea- wnt time, Tam sure that no motoy has din inyway'or to aay person by tho Combany In which {0 wers intereatod [u auy manner whatorer, 1 uake s statement in juatice to tho Domg:uy, to you, and tomygelf, Very respocitully, £, {1, Rovuava, Some persons, on roading tho lettor of Mor- ton, Blise & Co., sald that ita denisl soomea to bo"copfined to suy payment that bad passed through their **books,” whoroas thoy might have paid a draft in which I wau intoreated, and ¥t 0o entry of 1t be made on their books, On this criticism boing made to tho tirm, thoy at ©noe sddressed mo : TUR FOLLOWING LETTER} New Yoxx, Apell 13, 1670, ~Ts Lon. J, G, Blain Washington, ‘D). C,—DEan BIn 1 1t has been suggest £0 us thiat our latier of the 6th inst, was ot auficionts Iy inclunive or exclunve. In that letter wo statod that 0o draft, note, or obeck, or uiber svidence of valuo had ever passed through our books 1n which you wero Kiiown o4 sapposed 10 ave Ay intereat dircct oF {n- direct, 1t niny b proper for us to sdd that nothing 1ias been pald by s fu any form, of st any tne, to 2oy persan or any eurporstion in which you were kuown, belfovsd, or supposed lo have auy nf whateror, Wo remain, very retpactfally ur ohed| ent aervants, ontow, fLiss & Co, The two witnosses quoted for the original eh."iu baving thus effoctuslly disposed of it, the chargo itsolf reappoars IN ANOTHER FORM, to this offect, viz. + that & ceriain draft wad no- gotiatod at the bouse of Morton, DBlins & Co. in 1871, through Thomas A. Heott, then Proaidont of the Unlon Pacific RNaliway Company, for tho sum of £04,000, and that 875,000 of tho bonds of the Littlo Rock & Fort Bmith Railrosd Company woro plodged as col- Iateral; that the Unlon Pacifie Company pald tho draft snd took up tho collatoral; that the cash proceods of it wont to mo, and that Ihad farnlehed, or sold, or in pomo way conveyed or tranaforred to Thomas A, Scott these Littlo ook & Fort Bmitl bonds which had beon usod as col- Iatoral; that the bLonda in ranlity Lind be- longed to mo, or somo filomfly or con- stituent _of mino for whom I was soting, I endoavor to etato tho chargo inita boldost form and in all {ts phasos, I donire boro and now to doclaro thatall snd overy part of thia story that connoota my namo with It s abroluto- ly untrue, without ona_particte of foundation in fact, and without a tittlo of evidenco to substan- tirtait, I nover hsd any tranyaction of £ kind with Thomas A, Beotf concorning bonds of e Little Rock & Fort Brmith Itond, or bouds of sny other railrond, or any business In any way gonnected with railronds, directly or lndlrocll{. immodiatoly or remotely. I nover had nny bus! nesa_traneaction whatover with the Union Pa- cific Railrond Comypany, or any of its officers, or agents, or reprosontatives, and nover inany maunor recoivod from that Compauy, directly or indirootly, A EINULE DOLLAR IN MONEY, TONDS, or other form of valuio ; and s to the particular transaction roterred to, I naver 80 much as hoard of it until nearly two yeara aftor its alloged oc- currongn, when it was talked of at tho timo of tho Credit Mobilier invostigation of 1873, Dut, whilo my denial mny be conclnaiye, I shoul | groatly rogrot to Lo compolled to leavo tho mattor tiere. 1nm fortunntely ablo to Bns- taiu my own declaraticn by thio most conclusive ovidonce tho casn admits of or huwman testi- OR STOCKE, OR mony can supply. If any porson or porsons kwow the truth or [falsity of thesa charges, it must bo tho officors of the Union I'acitic Railroad Com- any. 1 accordiugly addreseod & note to tho 'renidont of Lhat Company,—s gentleman who bad been & Director of tho Company from its organlzation, I beliove, and who has s moro thorough acquaiutaace with ita business tronenc- tlons, probably, than any othor man. The cor~ respondonce, which I bore submit, will oxplain itsolf. and loave notling to bo snid. I will road tho lottors in thoir propor order. Thoy noed no comment, BLAINE. TO PRESIDENT DILLOX. WasmNGTON, D, O, April 13,—Sidney Dillon, Eaq., Prestdent Union Pacttie Ratirond—DEAR Bini You hiavo doubitioss observed the scandal now in circuls- tion Ju regard lo my Laving beon {nterested in certain bonds of tho Litile Rock & Fort Bmith Railrosd, al- legedl to hayo boen purchased by your Company in 1871, It 1s dus ta me, 1 thiuk, that some statement in regard to that subjoct should bo mada by yoursolf as ihio ofiicial head of tho Union Pacific Ralliroad Com- pany, Very respoctfully, J. G. Braxe, TUE NEPLY, Orrice oy Tne Umion Pactrio RarLnoip, New Yonx, April 16.—7he Hon, Jamea G, Diaine, Wushin: ton—Dran Bin: I nave your favor of tho 13th inst,, and, fn reply, desira to_say that Thave this day writ- ten'Col. Thoman A, Bcoit, who was Ireaident of the Unlon Pacific Rafiroad Qompsny at the time of tho transaction reforred to, a lstter, of which 1 send o sopy hnwvm. Ou rectipt ‘of Ltk reply I will incloso toyou, Very respectfully, A * Binxr Dietox, President. Orrice UxioN Piciric Iurunoan, New Yone, April 15, 1870—Cot._ Thomas A. Scoft, Phitadelphia Dran Bin: Tho press of tho conniry’ are making “arationn that certain bonds of tho Little Rock & ¥ort cifto lisugonad Company, purghssed by tho Unjon Ia- fhie Hon. Jamos Grany i 1871, were oblained from in *omo form went to Ima. of Afaine, or that tho avails edgo of theso focts resta witirat, sud that tho knowl- pany and with yourdolf, Theso mallicers of tho Qom- rious both to Mr, Blaine and to the Unmous aro inju- road Company, Thore were movor any farilc Rall- rant them, aud T think that & sistoment to fho guer- 18 duo both to you and myself, I desirc, au Presidens of tho Company, to ropel any such inforcnce in the moat empliatic manuer, and would bo glad to hear from you on the subjeel. _ Very rospectfuily, S1DNEY DILLOY, President, 8COTT'S LETTER, Orrvior ov Tne UNION PActrio Rarunoan, New Your, April 2, 1870, —The Hon, James Q. Liaine, Washingron—DEaw 815 *An L dvised you somo duys ago, 1 wrote ColThomas A.Hcott, and Leg leave to innelono you bia roply, 1 desira further to say that I was a Diroctor of the Company snd a member of the Executlve Committes in 1871, 5nd ta add my testimony 10 that of Col, Bcolt's in verification of ali that hie has stated fn tho fnclosed lotter, Truly yours, ‘BoNgr DILLON, Presldont, PrILADRLIILA, ATl 31, 1870,—S(dney Dilton, Heq., President U, I R, I, New York—\Y Dean 8riv: I havo your letter undor date of New York, April 15, 1870, stating that the prean of the country sre makin allcgations that certaln bonde of tho Little Rock Fort Bmith Raliroad, purchiased by the Union Paciflo Jtallrond Company fu_1871, wero obiainod from the on, J, G, Blsine, of Malne, or that tho avalla in somo form wout to ks benefit; that $hero nover wero sny facts to warrant tho statomenta; that 1t | 23 Prostdent of the Company to repcl any such infer- ence in the most empliatic manuer; and asking mo to mnke & eiatoment ln rogard to the matter. In roply 1 ave o say thel, much as I diallke tha filoa of entering luto any of tho controversfes that aro before tho public {u theso days of scaudal, from ‘which but few mon {n_publio tifo seem to bo_exompt, 1 foel it my duty to taio that the Littls Rock & Fort Smith bonds purchsscd by tho Union Pacifio Rallvosd Company in 1871 were uot purchiasud or recolved froin 3r. Dialne, directly o, indirectly, and that of tho ‘muney paid by the Unfon Pacific ftallrosd Company, or of avails of said bonds, not ono dollsr went to A7, Blsinn or to_any persous whom or for bia benefit in any form. Al atatements to {ho offect that Mr, Blaino over had any traneaction wilh mo, dircatly or fudirect- y, involving mouoy or valusbloa of any kind, aroab- ‘solutely without foundation iu fact, 1 take pleasuro in making this utatemeot to you, snd ot may usa it in any manner you deem best for the {iteccsts of ho Union Pacifio lailroad Compsny. Very truly yours, Triosus A, BoTT, DLAINE ON TNVLSTIGATIONS. Auvid this closos tho testimony I have wished to offer. Boveral nmowspapors, somo of thom Qoubsloss from friondly motives, have urged {hat I should nak_for » committoe to investigate those charges. I might lLave done tbat, and awaited the delay and slow progross that in- ovitably attend nll Cougresalonat investigations, Threo and a half yoara zgo I moved n committeo to fuvestigato tho Credit-Mobilier ohiarges, and though overy pastiolo of proof in completo ox- cuipation of myself wua beforo the Committeo in tiurly-six_hours aftor its tirst moetiog, I was compolled to walt for moro than two mouths, in- dord sovonty full'days, Lofure I got a publio roport exonorating aud vindieating me from the chiorgos, If Ihiad asked for a Cowntnittes to inves- tigate the ponding matter,I shuld havebeen com- pollod to wait 1ta necessarily slow action, with tho chargos all the whilo hanging over me un- donled &nd unannwored ; ud. pending tho pro~ ceodings of sn Juvestigation winch 1 hsd my- solf ankod, propricty would have forblddon my collecting and “publishing the decisive proofs which I have now submitted. For these roa. nona I hava deemed that tho shortest and most oxpeditious modo of vindication waa tho ono which I was bound to choose by evory cousid- oration of inysolf porsonally and of my offlcial rolations, I have not owmitted the testimony of & singlo material witnoss to tho traneaction on which tho accusation agalost mo is based, and, ‘unless I wisapproe hond tho scope and forco of tha testimony, it loavos no charge againet mo, In any nnd all ovents I am rendy to submit tho whole mattor to thia candid judimont ofjthio House amd conntry § i tho Houeo tho thinke matter shounld bo furthor inquired into, I beg to expross my entiro rendi- nes to givo all tho susigranco tn my power to make the [nvestigation ns thorough, ue rigid, and on impartisl as i poaulblo to give naommg corroboration or toundation to tho story which lisvoe disproved. L The absurd rumor has lately appearod in cor- taln nowspapors that I was owner of from 8100, 000 to ¥250,000 of Little Rock & Fort 8muth Rall- road bondas, which I rocolved without considera tion, and that it was from theso bonds that Thomas A, Scott reccived his $75,000. Tho statomont {8 gratuitously and utterly falao, No reaponsiblo author appears soywhore for this unfounded atory, but in diemissing it I desire to make tbo following EXPLICIT BTATENENT. More than twonty-throo yoara ago, in the olos- ing days of Mr, Fillmore's Administration, the Goverument grantod to the Btats of Arkausay om0 publio lands witbin its own limits to b applied to thoe construction of railrosds in tbat Stato, Tho Logislaturo of Arkansss incorpo- rated tho Listlo Nock & Fort Bunth Railroad Company tho eama year, and finvu ta tko Cow- pany a portion of the land it kad roceived from tho Genoral Govornment to sid in tho conatruo- tion of the road, about 5,000 acres to tho ilo, 1 think, but the Company woro auablo to raiso suy monoy for the entorpriso, though thoy made the most stronuous efforts, aud wuon tho War broke out In 1861, eight yesrs aftor thu Siate had givon tho launds to tho Uom- pany, mot & nllo of rosl was bullt. Ot course notbing waa dono during tho War, After the War sl the grayts of laud pro- viously made to Houthorn ftates were renowod in gross in the wossiun of 1865-'66, Tho Littlo Kook & Fort Smith Company wgain recoived a grant from tho Btate, and again <ried to rauo the money to baild thelr road. The yeara 185~ '66-'67 passed without thoir goltiug w dollsr, Fioally towards the close of 1808 a company of ton gentlemen, represonting considersblo caplial, undertook ita construction. In raising tho requisite moaus they placed the bonds of tho Company oa the New Englsnd marketin your desira, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1876, & the snmmor of 1860, offering them on torma whichi sesmed very favorable to the purchaser, and offering them at s timo whon in- veremonts of thia kind wero fatally pon- wlar. In common with hundrods of other poonle In Now England and other gmn of the country, 1 bought somo of theso onds, not & yory large amount, pnzlnu tor them ot proclasly tho samo rata that othors paid. novor hoard, aud do not helleve, that tho Little Rock Oarnpnnl which I know is controlled by bighly honoral lo mon, ovor parted with & bond 1o any porson except at Lho rogular price fixed for their gale. Tho ontorprise, though appar- cntly very promising, proved ungueccessful, an did ‘so_many similar projects about tha samo timo. I loat & considorabio sum of money, OVER TWENTY THIOUAAND DOLLARY, hr my fnvestmont, and I presume Now En- gland mndo a mnot loss of €2,000,000 in comploting that road for Arkansas, as sho Las lost ovor $£100,000,000 by similar von- tures Woat and South within tho last twalvo yoara, In addition to my investmont fn bonds, I united with ofhors in raisiug somo money for tho Company whon it mot tla first luanclal troublos. I'rocesdingy aro now pond- ing in the United Btates Circuit Court fn Arkan. aan, to which Iam a party of rocord, for reim- bursement of the monoy o advanced. All the bonds which 1 ever c[lmchnwd 1 continued to hold, aud whon the Company way roorganized in 1874 [ exchangod them for stock snd Louds in tho now concern, shich Iatillown, My wholo connection with the road has boon apen s day. If thero had boon suything lo conceal about it I nevor should bave touchod it. Wher- ovor concenlmont isgdesltable, avoidanco is ad- visabloj and I do not know any hotter teat to apply to tho honor and fairness of & busincss transaction, As to tho question of proprioty involved in momber of “Congress holdiog an {nvostment of this Liod, it must be remewbored tho lands woro grantod to the Stata of Arkaneas and not to tho Haiiroad Company, and that tho Com- pany derived ite lifo, franchise, and valuo whol- ly from tho Btate, aud to tha State tbo Cumpany 18 amonablo and pusworablo, and in no sense to Congross. Binco 1 purchased the bonds but ons act of Congress has passed in any way touching tho mubjoct, and that was merely to ractify a previous mustako in legislation. 1 take it when any socurity, from Govornment bonds to town serip, in offered at publio sale to any uno who oan pay for it, EVEIY AMERICAN CITIZEN 18 FRER TO IDT, If yon oxcludo a Iopresoststive from the in- vestmont on the ground tuat in & secondary or romote way tho logislation of Congress Lis af- fected or may affect tha valuo of tho article, then you exclude every man on this tloor not only from holding a Goreromont nond or & sliaro in o National Bauk, but also from owning o flock of sheep, or o field of homp, or & tohacco planta- tion, or a cotton mill, or sn fron furnace, for all tueso intercsts nro vitslly affected by tarift login Iation on which we vote nt overy session, and on which su {mportant mensure iy oven now pond- lmlx hz ucommmuo of zlm‘ Wholo. i 0 tho Roven 1nfervoning yesra sinco tho Littlo Rock & Fort Hmlih bonda ’:\M! placed on tho markot, I koow fow Investments that have not boen moro affected by tho logislation of Con- gress. Dut thia caso does not require to bo 8hiclded by anv such comparisons or citations, for I ropent the Littlo Rock Road derived all jt Liad from the Htato of Arkansss and not from Congress. 1t was in the disorotion of Congross to give or withhold from tho State, but it was sololy in tho discrotion of the Btate to give or withbold from tho Littlo Rock Railroad Com- pany. \When the Littio Rock Road fell Into the tinancial troublos of whlsh I liave spoken, thers woro certalu interosts counooted with it that wore under PECULIATLY INMPRESSING EMDARRASSMENTS, and that'veoded reliof. Thoro had boeu, at dif- forent times, vory considerable talk alout in- ducipg tho Atiantio & Pacific IRoad, whic, on its southiorn branch, was to be a couuccting lino oast and wost with tho Little Rock & Fortyl Bmith aud Missonri, Konwna & Texas -Roads, which would be 8 connecting lino both north nd sonth at s point of junction, to ald the dttio Rock & Fort Smith ontorprise by takiug spme of il8 securitios, a practice very common ToRlg connecting ronds. Yo both of thcao wan ohe comvkallg.n of the Little Rack Road i tho rprit?, ey ‘PRortance, Accordingly boon passed by wg 1.4ttle Rook' ona conpon bad sorlos of itq bonds, and nono poss¥ly ou ouo other, and whien thoro was s _sacguine hopd'wn gotting tho_enterpriso on ita foot again, tho Atlantio & Paciflo Company took £100,000 of its bonds sngd 8100,000 of ita stock for tho gross sum of 870,000, and tho Missouri, Kandas & Toxas, it I remomber corroetly, took half the smount at tho eamo rato. This was done nol for tho corporation iteoll, bot for an iutorost largoly cngsged in the construction of tho road, ~ With tha circnmatances sttending tho negotintton with the Atlantic & Pacifle Rloa I was ontirely famitinr, and with soveral of its officors [ bave long boen woll acquointod. I also know of the nogotiation with thoe Missourl, Kaneas & Toxas Hosd, thoogh I nevor to my knowledgo saw any of its oftleers, aud novor had an intorviow with any of them ov any subjoct ; but in cage of both roada I desiro to say that tho bonds sold to thom did not belong to mo, nor did I have vno dollar's pecuniary intorost in tho whole traneaction with eithor” company. The intamous inginuation mado in certain quartors that I ongagod to use my influence in Congrees for the Atlantlo & Paciflo Road, and also for tho Miegouri, Kansaa & Toxas, in consideration of their purchamng theso socuritics, IABDLY MEIITA NOTICE. Tho officors aud Diroctors of both Companies, #0 for a8 I have known one aud heard of othors, aro high-toned, honorabla gentlemen, and thoy would have justly spurned mo from thelr pros- enco bad I been willing to submit au offer so disionorable and mutually degradiog. I had uo pocuniary steko in tho negotiation, and 1 should ann lored imfamy3tor jufamy's sako had I bar- tored my versonnl and ofticlal hoonor in the traneaction, and 1 am sure that overy man cou- noctod with either Company would ropel tho dis- lionoring suggeetion na warmly ns I do mysolf, ‘Tho whole alfair had no mora conncction with Cougressional legislation than any oue of ten thousand gimilor transactiona that aro countantly occurring in the husiness wortd of a liko character, with —tho inginuation just auswored {s that which, iu an frrosponsiblo and anonymoun way, sttompts to cotinoet the ownership of Littlo Nock & Fort Smith bonds with the legistation of last winter respocting tho Btato Govornment of Avkanesi. "Thero are some acenantions which 1t is difffcult to ropol with sufictent force, bocauss of thoir mixttro of absurdity, depravity and, falsshood. 1 nover heard thia stupld slander until within a fow days, and L vonture to say thore is not o re- ppousiblo man iu the country of the shghtest sonse who cau discern tho romoteat connootion botween two things that arasllogad to have au intimate and infawous relation. BUANING TP Lot mo notr, Mr. Bpoakor, briefly summarize what I have prosontod ¢ First—That tho story of my receiving £04,000, or any other s of money or other thing of value, fram tho Unlon Pacifio Rallroad Gompany, directly or indirectly, or in any forw, in abso- lutely disproved by tho most conclusive testi- mony. Setond—Tat no vond of mino was aever sold to the Atlantlo & Pacitlc or the Missouri, Kanuas & Toxas Nailrond Company, and that not s singlo dollar of noney from olther of theao com- panies over wout to ty proilt or henatit, Third—1hat instesd of recoiving bonda of tho Little ftock & Fort Smith Road us a gratuity, I nover had ono excopt at tho rogular markot prico, and that fnstoad of making a largn fortuno of that Company I have incurrod o so- vera pecuniary loss from my investmont in ity securitios, which 1 stlll retain, and out of such affairs as this grows tho popular gossip of large fortunos amarsed ln Congross. I can hardly expect, Mr, Spoakor, that any statement from me will stop tho worle of thoso who havo so industriously circulated thoso calumnies, For monthe past tha effort has been enorgetlo and continiioua to sproad these tories in private clecles, Lmissarics of slandor have visited tho oditorisl rooms of leading Rapub- Hean papers from Bostou to Omaba, and whispor- ed of rovelations to como tluat wers too ter- riblo even to ho spoken in loud tones, aud at last thio rovelations havo boon mude. I am now, Mr. Bpeskor, in tho fourteenth i‘ur of amnot inactive sorvice in this hall, I avo taken sna hayo given blows. I bave no doubt said many numiu intho hoat of dobata which {would now gladly rocall. I have no doubt givon votes v'hich, in fuller light, I would Indly chango ; but I bavo never douo anything n my publio caroor for which Icould bo put to tho faintest blush in any prosence, or for which 1 caunot auswer to my constituonts, my con- scionce, and tho grout Hoarchor of Ylearts, THE IMPIESBION CREATED. Mr. Blaina's spoech was doliverod very im- preesivoly from written alips, and was listonod to with esger attention by overy mombor and persou within tho crowded ball. As be con- cluded thore was a_murmur of spplauge from both rides of the hall, and oue of s group of prowinent Democratio mombora having tem- Konry neats near tho roportor exclaimol, as ho nfaliod bis aesertion of innocence, **I beliove it; overy word of i, To which otliers repliod, * And 8o do L" UATRISON'A LAST. Inpranarorss, April 24.—In an ioterview this aftoernoon with 8 reportor, Joho O. Harnson statod that in wtmnf aud dupatching tho Hon, J. I, Wilvon rogarding tho éwindle eounocted Witls tho Union P'scifio Bailroad, be did not ueo tho nsme of Mr, Blains, but simply rematkoe] that tho porson roferred to was a prominent and influontial momber of tho Republican party, Ila Bays further that he sont Mr, Wilnon two or three quostiona to ho asked witnossen coming bofora his Committee whiob, If thay had beon aeked and properly answored, would have dis- covored the name very quickly, 3ir. Harrlson haa coplen of his dispatchies and lettors sent Mr, Wilsou. The correspondence took place in Joouary and Febraary, 1873, SPORTING NEWS, WRESTLING. HEYGBTER-CHBISTOL, The wrestling match after tha Gricco-Remsn atyls Latweon Heygator and Chriutol takes place this avoning at tho Now Chicago Theatro. What littla betting has yot Loen done has heen at alight odds on tho Gorman, though it scems to bo ncknowlodgod that the youngor man, Chrlatol, liaa the advantagein wind, activity, and sclence, —in fast, evorything but strength and weight., It will ho an Intarestiog 1natch, for the reason that lvmnlulmln will bo pitted againat scionco, and tho reault is thereforo very doubtful. Bauer, tha colobrated wrostlor, doos not like to roo the wrosthug interest 1n Chicago go on without hum, and haa accordingly sigoified hia intention lu the following dispstoh : To ihe Editor of The Chicarn Tritune : 8. Touh, April 24,1 leava B, Touls to-night tabe rescnt at tho srestling maten to-morrow, and I chal- [engo the winner for $:00 10 31,00, i, Bavrn, It {8 on rocord that Dauor beat Chrintol in Doston and in Now York, but it doca pot moom from the accounts given tuat thoro In, after all, much to chaoso betwoen the mon, An to Hoyg- stor, lio is an uoknown quantity, anc Hable to fia manv strange things, That ho was defontod in his firat mutch sftor bin arrival in Boston does not gottle anything. To-night's match ia auro t0 be 8 good one, snd tho chaliongo of Bauer ouly adds intoroat 0 it. s BASE BALL. THE GAME DETWEEN TIIE DOSTON AND ATHLETIO CLURS TESTERDAT, Sractal Dispateh to The Chicaao Tribune, Puitaperrnia, Aprit 24.—Tho woather was cloudy and chilly, Two thousand people were presont, Moyerlo's batting and Knight's pitch- ing were the foatures : 5 1 Fod " Ahioiic, o1 ° ¥lrat Bass by crrors—Athietia, ¢; Doston, 1, s on aatled Darta—Atkotis, b: Fostom, 2. Umniptro—~George Houhol. Timo of gamoa hours and 15 minutes. SR e PEDESTRIANISM. O'LEARY IN BAN FNANCISCO. Baxn TFraxcisco, April 23.~O0'Loary and Bchmehl, pedeatrians, havo agreed upon s G0 milo match, 2,000 a eide, in this city somo timo in May. O'Loary will also attompt 153 miles in oillnlrly-tnn houra betwoon tho Ist and 10:h of ay. z PR THE TRIGGER. NO MARESMEN 1N CALIFORNIA. BaN Francmco, April 28.—California will probably not sond markemen to Creedmoor to compoto for & position on tho infornational team. The closing match to-day resulted 1n no ono making the score required to be sont east by tha Riflo Association. CENTENNIAL. THE CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION. &pectal Dispatch to The Chwcagn Tribune. Sraixarigip, IH, April 24.—The following Jjoint resolution of Congress has beon for- warded by the Stato Department at Washington *f,.Gov. Doveridge with tho roquest that it bo to tha'iR.basis of an Executive recommendation to carry outiand town suthorities of Illinois, will accordingly, iunutions, snd tho Goyornor matlon in accordaneo thoior to, issue a procla- JorNT REsoLuTIoN on tho colobrativ.. nfal {n tho soveral countlcs or tawun. hg Centen- Be st resoired, by the Senato and itouss ot sontatlves of (o Uniod States of America, Thaea. boand I8 heroby rocommended by tho Senate aua Houso of. Tlopredentativoa to tho people of tho several Hiatos that they assemblo in the meveral counties or towns o the approsching centeunisl soniverssty of our uatiouel fndependonce, and that they causo to Bave dolivered on such day an_historical” sketch of safd county or town from ila formation, ond that & copy of sald sketcl may bo filed in priot or manu- seript In tho Clork's office of safd conuty and an ddi- tional eopy n print or manuscnpt bo filed in tho ofiice of tho Librarlan of Congros, fo the intent thiat & complete vocord may thus bo ‘obtained of the progress of our {natitutious during tho first centea- nfalof thelr oxistence. “THE PRECIOUS METALS. GroraeTowN, Cal., April 24.—Tho ehipment of ores for tho Centenninl Exposition from the Olear Crook country haa commonced. The own- ors of tho Pelican Mino lead off with ono maass of oro woighlng 4,600 pounds, This mine will bo represonted by spocimens of great valuo, pro- sonting o total weight of 7,000 pouuds. The Dives will o reproseuted by massivo spocimena of raro and valusblo oro, Tho Consolidatod Hor- cules sud loe Baxtor, sulphurete, and Colorado Contral gend ono ton each. C, R. Fish's cabiuet of rich and raro ore, welghiug about a tou, ig Deing boxed up for shipment. Ono full car-load of oro will bo en routo from the Ciear Creox country minea thia week, PHILADELPHIA. PriApeLrns, Pa, April 24,—The steamor Tihnow, which awrived to-day from Liverpool, brings additional British oxhibits for the Cen- tounial Expotition, —_— THE WEATHER. Wasnivaton, I, C., April 25—1 a. m.~Tor the Upper Lake region risiog, followsd by falling, paromster, north to cast winds, partly cloudy sod warmer weathor, » LOCAL OBSEBVATIONS. cuicaco, April 24, Wind, |1 6630, 08| 43 1. .| ¢‘| 240 p, . 50181 48] 383 . mLiFOAT, 4T) 4 :00 p, 101,30,19] 10514 po M. 130,10, 44 Masimum thcrmometor, 60, Siuimum, 40, GLNERAYL, OBSERVATIONS. Citicauo, April 26—Midnighf Bhation, Gheyense..., Ials,, m-.ufln...l. Dimoark.... 50N E., gentlo!..)"! Dreckinridge . [50.11 4318, E. treab.. 10,0 :atl ByN, i, frek GB'S, W., gentk OBITUARY. Bpeeial Disualeh (6 The Chicaco Tribunes Mavison, Wis., April 2t.—Franciy Masaing, & prominent Qorman citizon of this city, & resi- dout sluce 1848, died to-day aftera lingering llucas, Ho was u Ropublican Bergeant-at-Arms of tho Assoinbly of 1858, a Liborul in 1873, and o ltoformer in 1678, aud State Librorian under Taylor, tho last two years, s a roward for his setive offorts for the Roform party. Lvasavite, Ind., Apnl 21.—Ex-Gov. Archi- bald Dixon, of Kentucks, died at his houss In Hendorson, last night at 7:20 o'clack, mfter au illuoss of many woeks, cansod by a complica~ tion of diorders and softculug of the brain, Ha succoeded llonry Clay in tho United States Benate 1n 1652, aud was fur mauny soars diatin. guished in Etato aud national politics, Ho wae 74 years of ngn at tho tiwo of i doail, sud Iivod in Hondorson since 1805, 1 nativo place iv 10 the deepest monrning, and the publio busi- noss s suspendod by obicial proclamation, Ho will be buriod from tho I'resbytorian Churol fu Honderson to-morrow aftoruoon aé 3:30 o'clock. il it b VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. Pour Muuox, Mich,, April 3h.—Dows—Prop J. Bertsely. Ur—Prop V. Dwam and consort ; echrs Bweet. hu‘ln. Suunyslde, Heludcor, Monticallo, Mont- elior, B Winp—Northoast, fresh ; weathor clea Asuonz—The scow Louise, which out yosterday, lignt, wout sshore 1 mile south of Lexipgton last evonivg during a sovero 10g. Auzlstange haa boon sent t0 hor, BRISTOW. He Has No Explanation, but Wants an Investigation, And It Must Be Prompt, Thorough, and De- cisive. lle Demands that the Milwaukee Ringsters Shall Como to the Front. Spirited Scone Between the Secretary and His In- vestigators. Further Interesting Facls Concerning (.he Mary Merritt Case. BEFORE THE OMMITTEE, BRIATOW AND CATE. Wasmxatox, D. C., April 24.—The Committeo on Ezpenditures in the Troasury Departmont met to-day for tho invortigation of tho charges agcainat Seerdlary Bristow in relation to tha ro- Iease of tho bark Mary Merritt, Mr. Bristow ap- peared in his own bebalf, nod Judge Cate ap- peared fo his own bobalf, Judge Cato, who in- troduced thio rosclution in ths Ifonse, was catled upon for the uamen of the parties who furnish- ed him with the ioformation. Ho gave the names of IL 11, Chittendon, E, E. Jolnuon, 8. E. Welss, Lovi lubbell, G. W. Hazloton, and Mr. Northrup, Ha suggested that porhiaps it might not bo nocesssry to” summon moro than ono or two of thom, aa sli the facts cauld bo ob- taiuod from that numbor as weil s all, and the exponso of summoning all of them might be saved. Hadld not tiunk it neccesary to sum- mon Judge Hubbell. Mr. Bristow gaid it was late to tulk about oconomy in this matter, e had booon srraigned beforo the country, and ho wanted fullost and minvutest investigation, and desired the attend- anco of all tho witnesses, iparticularly Judgo Hubbell, a8 *ho deaired “to_show uuder what circumstances Judgo Hubbell went out of office. He questiofied Cato as to all the sourcos of his Information., and do- sired 8 list of all the persous with whom he had converged upon the subject. Mombersof the Comuiitteo baving objecied to his quostiovs, Becratary Bristow gaid ho had no hesitation in sayiog that theso chiargos had boeen instigated by what 14 knowo io tho country as the ** Whis- ky Ring of Milwaukee,” and "he interrogated Cats to bring out those facts and put tho mfor- matlon on record. Cate #aid the Committeo would try to take caro of their sido of tho case, Ho lumselt did not wieli to appoar aa tho pruseantor. Bocrotary Bristow—*But you will do go. You caunot belpit." Aftor furthor discussion tho Commlttoo do- cided to summon all tho witnestica namod. Bocrotary Dristow said that some newspspora uad charged that Lo dad declined to furuish the original papers in tho caso. e wisbod to state that while in obedieneo to an Executive order he atould deelino to furnish the original papers in the cases under investiration, yot in overy caso sgainat himeelf hio would take tgo responaibility to produco beforo the Committoe every original paper. o thon wave the Committoe tho follow- ing names of witneeses to bo summoned: D. Lymao, C. F. Conant, Bluford Wison, J. II Robinaou (of tho Treasury , Departmont), Joba Froland, W. L. and 8. I, Trice, of Hopkinavillo, Ky., and Waltor Evans, Louisvillo, The Committeo thon adjvurncd. S A— THE MOIETY LIE. A FULL EXPOSITION OF THE GABE. 201he Edor of The Chicado Tridune : Mimnwaugez, Apnil 24.—The charges against Socrotary Driatow, as mado and roitorated by su ovening paper of this city from day to day, Lave thdly found thoir cnlmination. Judge Cate, mfl:"flreunhd\'e of tho Eighth WisconsinDis- partmeont that Becrotary Bristow Aad disposed o, the petilion sevoral days befors this bm‘!’ggmhud, tho Dopartmant by rnmflng the petition to the Holicitor of the Tressury, Mr. Wilson, with ine slrnctionn to notify tho parties that tho patition could not and would not be entertalned. Thun it will bo obsorved that Beorstary Bristow was in no wise influenced by this brief, and that when he doclined to entertain the petition ao in- discrontly proforred to him by Mosara, Faland and Evans, bo was actuated only by A IIGI KENBE OF OFFICIAL DUTY AND FROPRIETY. The doctrine of Mr. Bristow, ''that whon & notition for romiasion ia finally docided, and a waerant of non-remission in {ssued, the claims of the customa oflicera to the forfoitura bocoma a vestod right, and tho Becrotary of the Tropa- uiry has no power to interfora v:{th thiy_right," lims been adherod to by tho Trossury Dopart- mont aince the Iaw was in forco, and it waa not doparied from in tho case of the Mary Merntt, when hor forfolturo was remittod by Acdnf: Hocrotary Conant, for tho petition of Mr. F, Jolnson pregontod amplo proof that the mght and intorost which the customs officors had in aud to tho forfoltare worn FULLY COMPROMIAED and legally sseigued to tho patitioners, viz: to parties who could not be wronged by Lbo remis- ;Lun. and who could not and would niot object to I understand that Mr, Woina, who is int duced in the ronsational charges Axnlnv{: \r{;— Dristow na tho witness ** willing to givo his Lea- timony fally and freely,” bas been subpwnunad to sppear befors the Congressional Committeo to givo ovidenco ju the caso. Br. Weisa has haro- tofore refused to ba interviowed on this subjoct, though ho 18 Bupposed to know all about the caso. Mo is & Domocrat of tho purest water, ‘but the reputation ho enjoys in this community warranta ine in uunduy tho ronders of Tar Triuse that ho witl not injure the character of M, Bristow, or any otber lapublican candidate Iar the Presidoncy if tho facta witbin i kuowl- odgo do not justify it. RepunLicax, CRIMI, A FRIEND IN NEED. Lovmstire, Ky, April 24,—Tho capture of James Wilkiugon, who Is chiarged with a 15,000 embezzlement fu New Orloans and clsewhere, has proven an {mportant arreat. On Batarday eveniug ko recoived a dispateh in jail from J. B. Phelpy, at Indianapolis, stating that he would arnve on tho 1 o'clock (morning) Chicago train, and go immodiately to tho Jail, Phelps is the party to whom Wilkinson shipped the packages from New Orleand to Chicago, and tho dstoctives conjectured that he was a partuer in the crime with Wilkineon, Thoy accordingly decided to arrost bim as s suspectod felanon hia arrival. Phelps, on roacl tho city yostorday morniug, took s hack, telling the driver that ho was golng to the Jail to relesso a prisonor, and wanted bLim to wait for him nt the door, whothior ha came out alone or not. The detoctives wers in the jail when Phelps entered. Ho was sllowed to go into the room where Wilkinson s confined and soe Lim. As soon &8 bo started out ho was arrest- ed, and two detectiven soarched him, whilo a third went into Wilkinson's room aod stripped Lim of all Lis clothes. In the Lol of hia stock- ing no found $2,610, which Jooknd aa if it had fust been placed thero. When Tholps was ac- cused of giving Wilkinson money ha denied all Lknowledgo of 1t, and he protostod that ho bad not given him s ceut. Boma important papers wero found on his person. Phelps was thon locked up ne o suspectod felon, ‘To-dsy writs of habeas corpus wre taken out for the prisoner, ond the Court relessod Phalps, but remanded Wilkivgou to jail. The money was nat restored, Pholps haviug said that it woe not Lis when ho was arrested. 3 A HORRIBLE CRIME. Orxciyatt, O, April 24.—Tho Commercial's Forest, O., special says that abont s woek ago Johin Benmock, a farmer residing & miles from tuat place, whilo working in a fleld with a son aged 16 and s daughtor aged 7, becamo earaped at tho lad and folled him senseless with a hond- eplke, following np too blows till lifo was ex- tinet, and thon buried the body in an adjacent log-heap. 1o threatoned to kill his little danghtor if she did not preserso s lence, He then reported tho boy had absconded. Yesterday the littlo girl, in an- swor to o queation: sald sho knew tho where- sbontr of hor brother, but was afraid to tell. Aftor nome quostiontng, ehe told the story of tho murder, but cbuld not exactly locato the hiding-place of tho body. To-day the entire noighborhood began a soarch and discovered tho remaius, partislly decomposed. Banmock m;"“an::wrud the adoption, in the Ifouse of Yoatiiation L% Of & rosolution calling for an jn- littlo i gyq, oo Mary Moritt caso, Lut bow lution kno. abiout ti, man who draftod tho reso- from the fact woy 1,0 Maticr becomes apparont Mary Merritt ut fl10 rosotution utates that the tho oustoms laws. LsEGVAd for s violation of nieation which appeared in 'Tur dyrmer commn- day, that ~f Sate TIIE BTATEMENT 18 FALSE, Just aa are many other statomonts made by this same ovening papor In conuection with the charges, In the paper roforred to, roference is frequently mado to a *‘legal document that it cost §7,000 to snppress"—or to a “‘briof that secured Mr, Weisa Lis moioty, but did not fright- en Mr. Bristow from perpetrating & diroct steal from tho Tremsury.” In view of this fact I docm it proper to devoto & little attention to thils *legal document.” Undor tho nct of March 8, 1797, the Secretary of the Treasury has power to remit fines, pen- alties, and for feitures incurred under the rove- nuo and navigation laws, sod this powor ox- tenids also ovor the moioty of the customa ofli- cers, to which they wore formerly entitled un- dor tho low, BUT TIIIS POWER CEASES when tho petition i dismissed, aud & warraut of non-remission Is granted and tiled with tho court. Iu tho cogs boforo us, a potition for re- miesion was msdo simultuncously with sn ap- peal to the Bupreme Court, nud it 18 kuown that this first petition was divmisscd by tho Becre- tary of tho Troasury, March 20, 1874, for toch- nieal defects, and upon tho oninion of the Holicitor of tho Troanury, 3r, Bantield, ** That tho petitioner eonld uot, on appeal to the Su- preme Court, claim that thoro was no forfeiture, and ot the same time, by petition to the Becro- tary, admit forfeituro.” 1T 18 ALSO KNOWN that afterwards, in May, 1874, a motion was wade for a rohcaring; that Secretary Richard- son, upon the strength of an aflidavit of the po- titlonors that thoir attorney had grossly neglect- ed tho cuvo, granted a reconslderation of tho pe- titlon on U8 merits ; \hiat, upow consideration of thoso merits, the Bocrotary of tho ‘I'Teasury deeidod, May 21, 1874, that uno romission or investigation could be granted, and that the warrant of non-romisgion should stand and ro- waiu i full foreo, 1T 18 A MATTER OF PACT AND LAW that whou thie decision was mado, and the war- rant of non-romission was filod with tho court in the manner required by law, the suit of romis- wion bocamo res adjudica as far as the elasun of alr, Woss, or any other private individual claiming a moity, was concorned. Now, when Mo#srs, Foland aund Evana poti- tioued the Bocretary of the Treasnry, uudor tho adminfstration of ‘Mr. Bristow, by lotter dated Sopt. 1, 1974, for anothor Learing, with a view of obteining a discharge of the judgment su- tered sgaiust tho veasol nod her bondsmen, Mr. Weiss, to protect his vested right in said judg- tnent, protestod sgainst & racpening of tho case in a letter doted Boptamber, 1874, printed in brief form and dressed ta the Hon, B, H. Bristow, Hocretary of tno Treasury, claiming thiat n roopeniug of the auit of remiseion, with a viow of romilting tho whole forfeiture, was un- autharized by law, aud iu support of tho protost ho quoted frooly FROM THE BIIEP OF NI, PRISTOW on his argnmont for tho claimants filod with Baerotary Richardson at tho time of tho rahear- ing In May proviously, Mr, Bristow having thon maintafuod * that such a wnpunn:lg tho law nowhere allows ;" that **no Court wuit {u order to make tho parties bring it again, and that thoro 18 no sort of doubt, if the poti- tion 4 diewlesed, tho customs officera will insist we are barred, the law having been exhausted by the first action.” ~Aud this dootrine, as advocat- od by Me, Hriutow whilo pleading sa counsel in behulf of tho vessol-owners, waa quoted by Nr, Weiss in his protest, In ordor to shiow that tha claim of the customs officers to the forfeiture had bocomo A YESTED DIQNT; and, farthormors, a0 far as this olaim or wolety was concerned, the case was Elmn beyond tho seope of furthor interference by the Bocrotary of the Treasury or any one olse. ‘True, this protest, or brief, waa mailed to tho Bocretary of the Treasury for tho purposs of defeating the potition of Mesars, Folaud and Evane. above referred to ; but it ia also tras that thia protest was . ENTIRELY UNNECEASARY AND SULERFLUOUS, 81t will appear trom tho flles of the Troasury Do~ iBiniusos & sttompted to eecape, but was arrosted and jailed. ARREST OF TWO FURIES, Lanadag City, Wy. Ter., April 21.—Tho Sheriff has arrested and confined tn jail hiere two women, eupposed o be the old woman and Kato Boador, of Kausag-murder fame, A description of Kawa and Mrs, Bender was sont here by telegraph to- day from the Bheriff of Parsons, Kan.,and ex- netly_ answers to the deacription of those prison- crs. “They are tough cases, auyhow, and will be “ald for further investigation. COLUMbs DESERTER WOUNDED, Johoson, place .April 24.—A soldier named oned at the United didauce unknown, impns- #entonce of imprisonment wrescks horo, under for desortion, attempted tq escEymvenworth throwing a handful of red popper in hinv by face, Jolhneon attempted to rum, but was thl upon by the guard, the ball parsing through his body, injuring biw, it is supposed, fatally. KANSAS TRIALS, Toyexa, Kan., April 23.—The jury in tho cano of Taylor, the LaCygne Posimaster, after beiug out twonty-six hours, failed to agree and wero discharged, Aun offort will bo mado to dismixs the caso. The cage of Y.appin, ox-Stato Treasuror and perpetrator of school-bond frauds, 18 et for tho 16th of May, ALLEGED INCENDIARISM. Syecial Disvateh to The Chacags Tribune. Dunuque, Ia., April 24.—Isaao Swmith s gon- tloman of color, was arrestod hara thia aftor- noon for setting firo to tho Pullmantouso of Cedar;liapids, that ‘burnod some tiwmo since. "BUSINESS NOTICES. 'fo Monsslkeopers,—Tho utiention of Beads of familien fa 1vited to tho superior quality of Turnett's Flavoring Eatracta, They sre highly con- centeated, havo all thu froshiiess sud dulicacy of the feuitn from which thioy sro prepared, aud are less ox- pensive. —————— ‘Fhis Bents Al =T, I8, P Inigion, Pa., was cured of kidaey diseise by using only Auif s bottlo of Wiehart's Piue ‘Troe Tar Cordlal, whilo Mr, Puckard (druggist fn same town) waa also beneBi- e by what remained {0 the bottle] ‘Thoroughly cures woro throat and discased lunge | Fans! Fancy Jewelry! Elegant Guols, Richly M untzd, New De- signs constantly added In Dridal, Opers, and Yocket Fans, Plain, Putfed, and Flowered, Pear), Tvory, Ebony, and Silver stick, Russia Leather, Feather, Mikado, Mandarh, and Russian Straw with rare largains fn French and Japaneso Fany at quarter value, Qur stock of Fancy Goods cotitains all the Novelties of tho season, " Joand'Arc Belts, Dog Collars, 8hell, Silver, Ivory, aud Onyx Combs. Bets, Ear Rings, Necklaces, Lockets, Yelvet Neck Dauds, Silver Filligreo, Bangles, Roman Bead Necklnces, Porcelain Jewelry, and other articles, of elegaut Bijouterio now fashlonable, At Moderate Prices. Chas. Gossage & Co. State-st.---Washington-st. mnn, Cove’ BILES. Special Sale Having made extensive purchases, Black Gros Lrain SIS At the recent AUCTION SALES In Now York, we are offering them at the lowest prices ever sold, Tixamine our qualities at $1.35, $1.50, $L75, $2.00; $2.25, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, They are all CACHEMIRE FIN~ ISH goods, the products of the most noted and relinble Lyons manufacturers, ‘We are also offering full linesof Colored Gros Grain Silks,, In all the desirnble shades, at $1.00, 81.25, $1.50, $1.76, $2.00, $2.560,, Unequaled in value at the prices. 26 PIECES COLORED STRIPES: AT 76 CTS., Worth fully $1.00 per yard. W. A SHPSON & GO, BUCCESSORS TO SINMPSON, NORWELL & (0., AT THE OLD STAND, 479 & 81 State-st. DRESS GOODS. “It Pays {0 Trade on Lig West Side® » e/ MOST ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS DRESS 600DS AT THE West Ead Dry Goods House, Madison and Peoria-sts, CARSON, PIRIE & (0. Offer the following among many other bargains bought in the pros- 8¢.doprossed stato of the market et nover-.loss to the importors, and At20cts, Triforod 8o choap: Pluids 3 worth i 11 i At 25 s Silk Sy e Ubeges, Popling, and pes, to matel s w, iy, S, T, b 1 Sth'in ?h i o serge diripes, &, 10Ty cls, »la, ALBD B Flats Cormets Tair Sk, ight shides ‘lre\'luuulljv sold for 60 cq; AL30 cts. | llnndsome ingonul CostunmivCloths, Twilld D'beges, and Arabesquo Popling cost A5 cts to import, AL37 12 ¢l Extra-Fine All-Wool D'begw ro;]u ur 50c quality elsowhere, At 50 cls, Buperfine Merino\Wool Serge D'begest previously 6l cts, At 50 cls. Eefi:nm. q;mll(y All-Wool French Ratistes, choice shades; formerly 75 cts, At 59 ets, Damasses Frich Cashmeres, Camel's: flluir effects in stripes and plaids; worthy i ¢ At $l'l"9'0 6-4 Camel's Mair Suitings; regular. a0 goods, At 12 1.2 cts, 10 Cases finest Printed Percalesy regrulur 2ie quality, Flegant lines of all Tatestand Cholco Dress, Fabries in the mest fashionable shad Smcilu}lrlkm.muls.in BI'k Cashweres and Drap. es, Qur Sale of Col'd Tiyons Gros Grainaat the as- tonishing prices previously advertised stilk cuntinues, ALLEN, MACKEY & CO, 233 STATE-ST., corner Jackson, ARR OFFERING PAPER HANGINGS To closa the stock, lower than ever before known. Brown Blanks..... ..6o White Blanks. .9, 10, and 12¢ Bronze Goods 20, 25, and 300 Stamp Gold 30, 85, nund 40c 20-inch Tint. 12 and 150 40-inch Tiut.. 50 and 60c Borders,............ 1 to 8¢ por yard Decorations of a1t klnds 20 por cent below manufase e clinger Oil Clots, Maitings, Bedding, Ourtan Goots Dobetury Goods, and Window Hbades sl pricos’ lawer thad has been known for the last teg goars, SHIR1S, “THE SCHOOL Of oxperionce teaches many useful lessons) Our EXPERIENOR in the SHIRT BUBI. NESB enables us to give our customers what they all » PERFECT.FITTING BHIRT. HARRIS & COBS, 171 Bohth Olark.sh