Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 1876, Page 9

whatever, We remain, ver, foly, your obedis ent sorvants, i Mml'rmv.” ilan & Co. The two witnosses quoted for the originsl chargo baving thus offectunlly disposed of It, this chargo taalf reappears IN ANOTHER FONN, to this effect, viz. : that & cortain draft Was ne- gotiatod at tho Louse of Morton, DBlive & Co. in 1871, through Thomas A. Beolt, then Prosidont of tho Unfon D'scifio Rallway Company. for tho sum of 04,000, and that 275,000 of the bonda of the Little Rock & Fort Bmith Railrosd camimny wors pledgod a4 col- Iateral that the Unlon Pacifio Company pald tho draft and took up tha collatoral; that the esals praceods of it went to mo, and that Ihad furnisbed, or sold, or in momo way convoyed or tranaforred toThomas A. Scolt these Littlo Rook & Fort Smith bonds which had boon used ad col- Intoral; that the bonda in renlity lad Dbe- longed to me, or somo friond of con- atituent _of mino for whom wan adting, I endonvor to stato tlio charge inita boldost form and in all fts phosos, I desire hora and now to doclaro thatall and ovory part of thiy story that canncots my namo with it 1s abRolnte-~ 1y uiitrue, without ona_partlete of foundation in fact, and without o tittlo of ovidenca to substan- tistoit, I novor Lad any transaction of any kind with Thomas A. Beott concerning bonds of e Little Rock & Fart Bamith Road, or bonds of any othor railroad, or sny busincus in any way connocted with railroads, directly or indiroctly, immadiataly ar ramately. I noevor biad any busl- ness_sransaction whatever with tho Union Pa- cifis Railroad Company, or any of ita officers, or agents, or represntatives, and nover in auy maunor recoivad from that Company, dircctly or indireotly, A BINOLE DOLLAB 1N MONEY, OR STOCKS, OB BLAINE. The Maine Momber Reads to (he gouso His Long-Promised Explanations Ho Makes a Oomplete Denial of tho Arkansas Bond Story. fud Bxplains How and When Yo Obtained tho Bonds in Question, S Letters from Dillon, Scoit, and Others in Support of His Statement. Me. Blaine's Views o4 to the Relations Betwoen Congressmen and Cor« "porations, " The Refutation Considercd Con= BONDS, clusive So Far as It Goes. or other form of valuo ; and 3 to tha particular transaction referred to, T never so much as hoard of it until nearly two yeaia aftor its allogod oc- eutronge, when it was tall:éd of at tho timo of the Cradit Mobilior Invoatigation of 1874, But, whilo my denjal may be conclusive, 1 shoul | groatly regrot to Lo compolled to leave tho mattor there. 1am fortnnately ablo to Aus- tasu my own decloraticn by tho most conclusive evidence tha easn admits of or buman losti- Yot Thero Are Points of Vital Intorest Ro- quiring Solution, Smeedal Dlavaten to The Chieass Tribune. WasmiNatoy, D. C,, April 24, —Mr, Blaino's | mony can eupply, ~If any porson or statemont waa latened to by nlargo audience | persons kuow tho truth or [faleity with tho closost possiblo attontion. Avery gan- | of these charges, it must Lo 3 tho offlcera of the Union Pacitic Raliroad Com- any, 1 accordiugly addroseod & note to tho 'ronidont of that Company,—8 gontleman who bad been o Diroctor of tho Company from its organlzation, I beliovo, and who bas 8 moro thataugh acquaiutance with its business transac. tlons, probably, thas any other man. The cor- respondonce, which I Lere submit, will_oxplain itsolf. and leavo nothing to bo aaid, I will road tho lettora in thoir proper order. Thoy nood no comment, oral commont at tho closo was, ** Excetlont if it covera tbe grounds” Tho following pointa of eriticiam upon it aroquite current : Thero ia no donisl of any kind from Mr, Rollins, mado aftor tho Harrison publication. Thero is nothing from James F. Wilson, of Towa, o Government DI recior who has boon widoly quoted as anthonty for tho statemont tting Mr. Blaine bad mado an oxplauation of this mattor to him quito at. BLAINT: TO PRESIDENT DILLOY, varianco with tuo ons made to-day. WAL B, O APHL 38 Stdnoy. Dillatt, Eag.y Nr. Horrinon, the Governmont Directos, | peesident Uion Puetiie Rafiroad—Dkan Bui: You was osrofully ignored, and also the | have doubtisss obscrved the scandal now {u clrcula- tlon I regard lo my baving beon intereated in cortaln bonda of tho Liltlo Rock & Fort Bmith Raiirosd, al- legeil fo hayo een purchissed by your Company i 1471, It is due (0 mo, I think, that some elatement 1 Tegard to that subject should bo made by yoursoll aa 115 ofilclal head of tha Unlon Pacifio Rallrosd Come pauy. Very respoctfully, 3. G, Brasaz. TUE REPLY. Orricx or i UmioN Pactrio Ranoap, New Yon, Aprii 15,—The Hon. Jaua G, Dlaine, Wathing- oot that this §04,000 transaction was tho Bub- ect of invoatigation by the Government Direc- tors. The explanation of hie doalings in various soourities of a land-grant railroad, whilo » mom- ber of Congress, in which atress was laid on tho fact that tho road was helped by the Hinte and not by Congross, {s rogarded as e e e L Fbre in iy o , desire 1o #a; ave {his ainco tho Btato aid was gratod aa & consequenca | &b G2 SR “heal, wiio way fresident of tha of belp {rom Cougroed, Unton Pacific Railcoad Company st the time of tho transaction reforred to, & letter, of which I send n copy herowith, On reml(sl of his reply I will incloso lfiz:)you. Very respoctfully, S1DNRY DiLrox, President, Tho reasons givon for not asking for an in- ~vagtigation aro not hold to bovalld, Tho quos- tlon s asked on all sides, Why should Mr. Blaino bo apy more reluctant 0 be investigated Uxton Paciric RaILnoap, New Yomr, by tho Domocrats than Dy, Dristow? Tho | wony 16 18yl Thomas A. frody Phsiadelohia— Isttor has within fow wooks dewanded to bo | DranBtn: Tha press of tho conniey are making al- hoard by one committes, oponly dofled suothes, | logations tst certain bonds of tho Little Hock & Fort Hwith Railroad Company, purghssed by the Union I'a- clfio 1tatlcoad Company in 1871, were oblalned from hie Hon, James G Iilaine, of Msie, or that the avalle in pome form wont 10 his benofit, and that the knowl- ‘edgo of theao facts rests with tho oflicers of tho Comn- pany and with yoursclf, Theso Atatements aro Snju- Tians both to Ar, Blaine and to the Univa Pacifio Rall- Tosd Company. Tliote Were Hover any facts o war« rant them, and I think that s statoment to tho putiie 13 duo both to you and mysolf, I desire, as Presldeny o tho Gompany, to repel any such inforcnce in the most emphatic mlnfinr,‘.lng would Hulllm to licar from you ot the subject, Very rospectful ! ‘Bunniy DitoN, Dresldent, BCOTT'S LETTER. Orvicr o ue UnioN Pactric RAILROAD, Nxw Your, April 23, 18i6,.—The Lo, James G, Liaine, Waahingion—Deaw 61 . Av L ulrised jau somo diyd ago, T wroto ColThowss A, Scott, and beg loave to iclogo you his reply. I dexiro furthor to ray that I ‘was & Diroctor of the Company snd a member of tho Executive Committes in 1871, and to add my testimony 1o tlist of Col, Brott's in verification of all that Lie Liaa stated in tho fnclosed letter, Truly yours, ‘Stower DiLLos, Presidont, and demanded to bo beard vyit besides, and has given two othora all tho intormation in Lis power sa to persons and records that could throw any light on the charges mado against him. In evory caso bo has challonged tho foll- oot inquiry. Besidos this, in Mr. Blalne's caso tho varions charges against him cannot bo in- vostigated untess he himself or hla frionds do~ mand it, sinco bo was ity A MEMDLR OF ANOTIER CONGRESS, whon all the matters involved occurred. 8o tho Domocrate are preciudod from ordoring an in- quiry that will cover the wholo case, Tho sin- gle mattor=of the 840,000 tranenction may como put betore tue Judiciary, but it cannot RO out- #ido of that, 3 The fooling is quito common to-night that bo- fore this mattor can bo regardod as setiled tho sworn testimony of Mossra, Hurrlson snd Wil- son, -Govornment Directors ; of Mr. Rollins, snd of the officors of tho Paclfic Road, must be taken os to THE EXACT NATURE OV THE TRANSAOTION Mr, Harrigon bas made known, and of which nothing more {8 fmown sinco Mr. Blatne’s ex- planation than was known boforo, While Mr. Blaine himselt did not mootion 3fr. Harrison, some of his frieuds aro apparontly soeking to digerodit him by donouncing him a8 a men of no charscter, and ono who caunot bo belioved. Thia witl bo nows wheravor ho is known, ANOTAIER VIEW OF THE CASE. Bpecial Jrapatch to The Chicago [ribuns, Wasunatox, D, 0., April 24.—DBlaine's fricnds and many of lis political enemios maintain that his answor is unoxcoptionablo and {nasssilable. They say it i frank, comprobensiblo, and con- nhu{n. ‘and that the Democrats could not refats It b{ an investigation. They eay that by it Mr. 0 PareapzLriLa, April 31, 1876,—Sidney Dition, Proadent U, P.'R, R, ew York—Mx Deau’ B 1 have your letter under date of New York, April 16, 1836, stating that tho press of the caualrilnm mnklnfi alicgations that certaln bonds of tho ttlo Rock Fort Smith Ltallroad, purchased by tho Unlon Pacific Tullrosd Company fh 1871, wero obtained rom tho Hon, J. G, Blaine, of Maine, or thiat the avalls i somo form went to 1is benoflts that tlere novor wero any facta to warrant tho etatcmonts:_that 1t {a your deslra | e Prosident of the Company o repcl any such infer- ance o the moat empliatio mouner; sud seking mo to mske & elatement in rogard to thie matter. In roply 1 beg leave to say tbat, much as I dialiko tho idea of entering Into any of tho controversiss that are befors tha publlc in Whcso daya of scandal, from ‘which but fow men in publo lifo icem to bo exompt, 1 foel it my duty to state that the Littls Rock & Fort Bmith bonde purchased by tho Union Tacifio Iallvoad Company in 1371 wero not purchased or received from . Bisin, directly or udiroctly, and that of tho ‘money pald by the Unlon Pacific ailrosd Company, or of avails of sald bonus, not ono dollar went ta Ar. Dlaina or to any persons whom or for hia benefil in any form. All Matements to the effect that Mr, Blaino ever had any transaction with mo, directly or indirect- Ay invalvipg manoy or wslusbies of any “kind, aro ab- £ Dialoe baa cleared his name of tho stain utely without foundation in fact, ‘whick his enemior had sought to cast upon it 1 take pleasuro {n niaking thls statement to you, and Gen, Garfiold, in the midat of a circlo of {rionds, ?'ou may uso it in any manner you deam besi for the said to Blaino that thore wsa only ono point | interests of the Unton Pacifa Iiailrosd Company. Very truly yours, Tiosas A, 5COTT. NLAIXE O ISVLSTIOATIONS. And this closos tho tostimony I have wished to offer, Boveral nowspapers, womeo of thom Qoubsless from friondly motives, have urged that I should ask for » committoe to investigate theso charges. I might have dana that, and awsited tho delay and slow progross that in- ovitably attond all Cougresslonal investigutions, Throo and & balf years ngo 1 moved a committoa to fuvostigato tha Credit-Mobilier chargos, and though overy partiolo of proof in comploto ox- calpagon of myself was beforo the Committeo in thurty-pix hours aftor its first meeung, Iwas compolled to wait for moro thau two months, iu- doed moventy full*days, boforo I got a publio report oxoucrsting aud vindicating mo from the chorgos, If Ihadusken fora Comnittes to inves- tigato the pending atior, I shuld huvebeen com- polled to wait 1ts necessaniy slow sction, with tha chiargos all the whils havging over me un- donfed and unaunswored ; and, pending tho pro- coodings of nu investigation which I biad my- solf aukod, proprioty would have forbiddon my colloctiug and publining tho decisivo proofs which I baye sow submitted. For those rea. sons I have deemed that tho shortest and mout oxpeditious modo of vindication was tho ono which [ was bound to chioose by evory consid- oration of myeelf personally and of v official rolations, I havo not omitted tho testimony of o slnglo materisl witnoss to the ransaction on waich tho accusation against mo Is basod, &nd, 'nnlesn I minappros hond tho scopo sud forco of the testimony, 1t lonves na chiargo sgainet mo. Ionany aod all ovonta X awm roady to submit thio wholo mastor to tho candid Judgmont of} tho Housa snd country ; 1f tho Houso tho thinks matter shonld bo farthor inquired into, I beg to oxpress my entiro roadl- neex to givo all tho asslerance in my powor to make the investigation as thorough, oa rigid, and as impartial as i» posuiblo to give a pesming corroboration or foundation to tho story which I Lavo disproved. “Fho absurd rumor bss lately appeared in cor- tain nowspapors that I waa owner of from $100,- 000 to §250,000 of Littio Rock & Fort Bruithy Rail~ road bonds, which I raceived without considera~ tion, and that it was from theso bonds that Thomas A. Scott roceivod his $75,000. Tho tatomont {8 grotultously and utterly false. No responeible author appears enywhore for this unfounded atory, Lut |a dismiesing it I desire to make tho following EXPLIOEY BTATRMENT, More than twenty-throo yoars ago, fn the clos- {ng daya of Mr, Fillmore's Administration, tha Government grantod to tho Btato of Arkanusy son10 publio Iands within it own limits to bo applied to tho conatraction of rallrasda in tbat Biato. Tho Logialaturo of Arkausas incorpo. rated tho Littlo Rock & Fort Bumth Hatlroad Company the eame yoar, and gavo to the Com- pany & portion of the land it hiad roceived from ho Genoral Goyernmont to axd in tho construc. tion of the road, about 5,000 acres to tho wile, I sbink, but the Company woro uuablo to raiso sny mouey for tho enterprise, (hough they macle the nioat stronuous efforts, aud whon tho War broke out in 1861, eight years aftor the Btate bad given o lauds” to the Come wot a mile of road was built, courso mnothiog waa dono durlug tho War. After tho War all tha_grayta of laud bro- viously mado to Bouthern ftated wore renowed In gross in the sossivu of 18G5-'06. - Tho Little Hook & Fort Smith Company egain roccived a gyant from iho Etats, and again <led to rawa the monoy to build their road. The years 1855~ '66-67 passed without theie gettiug a dollar, Finally towsrds tho closo of 1803 & company of which could poseibly bo eriticizod. That was, Blaino had not stated eho nmount ot Litclo Rock & Fort Bmith bonds ho bought on ‘whioh ho lost the 20,000, Btaine's 1eply was that he could havo easily said that if ho hsd thought of it. e conld casily have done it, but that it never occurrad to bim. Ilo thonght that ho had alrosdy said too much in bis statementa about matters that wore not covered by tho oharges. Lamar, who llstoned ctosoly Lo avery word, #sid that Blaine's reply to the chorges wpon him was nusnswerabto. - [ the Associated Preea.) Mt BLAINE'S SIEECH, Wasmnatox, D, 0., Aprit 24.—In the House ¢o-day, Iate in tho afternoon, Mr, Diaine ob- tainod tho floor, and spoke at eome longth in dental of the atories concorntug his allogod con- naction with certain transactions in I'acifio Rail- road bonds, The following fa tho full toxt of ia spooch ; Mn. Sreager; With tho loavo of the Iouss 0 kindly grantod, I shall proceod to Eubmit cor- tain facts and corroot oortaiu orrors parsonal to myaolf. The date of tho correspoudenco em- bracea in my statement will show that it woa impousible for me to nako it earlier, Ishall bo 88 brief aa clroumstances will permit, For soma montha past a chargo ogainot me hias heen circu- lasing in private, and was rocently mada public, domigmng to ahow that I had in soms indirace manner roceived tha large suni of 04,000 from tho Union Paclfio Rmlroad Company in 1871, for what sorvices or what purposes hod nevor beon giatod. Thoe alloged proof of this sorious ac<’ cusation was bssod, sccording to the original ntory, upon the authority of E. IL Rolius, Troasurer of (ho Unlon P'acific Compauy, who, ib was avorrod, had full knowlodgo that 1 got the monoy, and also upon the suthority of Alorten, Dliss & Co., bankers, of Now York, through whom tho draft for £6,000 wan said to Lsve been negotiated for mv_bouofit, 83 thoy con- fidentiatly know. Hearing of thia chargo eix woeks in advanco of its publication, I procured the following atatemont from TUB TWO PRINCIPAL WITNESSES who 0 quoted aa having such defiuito koow!- sdge againat ma : Nxw Yonx, April 6, 1870,—rhe Hon, J. @, Blaine, Washington—Dxan Bins In snswer fo your inquiry e beg 10 stata that no dratt, uoto, or check, or other oridence of value, hins ever pansed through our Looks in which you wers Xnown ot aupposed to Liavo any ine taroust of any kind, dircct or indlrect, Very rugfiéoll.l‘ v BMoazow, ULus Also the followlng 1 Orriox or Tix UNION PACIZIO RATLEOAD COMPANT, Toszox, March 81,—rhs Hon. J, 6. Iilame, Washing- fon=—Dan itn: In reapouso fo your tagutey, I beg Jeave to stata tliat I havo boen Treanurer of tho Union Facito Tallzoud Comyatiy sinco Aprlb, 1571, nocessarily known of alt disbursements niad that date, Duriug tlat onlre periud, up to the proa- oot time, T s sure that no monoy bia boen wld i any way or o reon by the Compiuy {n which ou were interestod fn any minner whatovor, 1 make ia statement (o Justice to tho Gompany, to you, and tomyyelf, Very respocifully, A1, TloLLke, Bome persons, on rmulin(k- tho lotter of Mor- ton, Dhigs & Co., sald that its denisl Goomed to Lo copfized to ary Enymunc ihat Lad passed through their * books,” whorcas thoy might bave naid s dratt in which I waw interested, and yeb no entry of It be made on thelr books. Qo this orlticism being msde to tho fArm, thoy at onoo addresned mo = e 05 Yot the Hom, J G, Biaii A 3, ~The Lon. J, G, Blai w:'fl»}&:."' D.%,—Dun B ¢ 1t has been suggests €0 s thet our letier of the 6ib inst, was not wuficloni- Jy inclualye or exclusive. 1o that letier wo stated that R0 draft, note, oF theck, or viber evidencs of valus bud aver passed through our bouks in wlich you wero g < kuown og supposed £o have any interest, dircct or - | Bogton gentlemen, ropresonting considerable Hirect: “Je miay bo proper for us to add that nothing e een bl by ub i Any form, o At any e, 1o | Savlial, audertaok ls donatruotion, In ralsig oy porson or any sorporstion i which you were mvn:mu terosd the requisite meacs thoy &luud ved, or suppased Lo hsve any iut w Eogl tho Compsny on thoe Noei and parket in THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1876. tho enmmor of 1869, offering tiiem on torms which mesmod very favorablo to the purchasor, aud offeriug thom at a time whon in- vertmonts of this kind woro fatally pon- nlor. In common with hundrods of other paople In Now England and oiber 8““ of the country, 1 bought aomo of theso onds, not s vary large amount, plfilflg for them ot vrecisely tho Ramo rato that othors paid. I novor hasrd, and to not heltavo, that the Littlo Rock Unmpnn{l which I know ia controlled by nighly honorable mon, over pacted with s bond to any porson nxcurt st tho rogular prico fxed for_their sale. Tha entorprise, though appar- ently very promising, proved unsuccessful, as did ®o _many similar projects about the aamo o, I loat a conusidorablo sum of monoy, QVER TWENTY THOUAAND DOLLAI, b{ my Investmont, and 1 presumo Now En- glavd” made a net loss of $2,000,000 in comploting that road for Arkansas, an sho hes lost over 100,000,000 by similar ven- turcs Weat and Houth within tho last twalvo yoars. In addition to my Invostment in bonds, 1 umited with othors in rsising somo money for tho Company whon it mot 1ta firut fiuancial troubles. Procoedings aro now pond- ing in the United Statos Circuit Court in Arkan. &an, to which Iam a party of record, for reim- barsement of the monoy g0 advanced, All the bonda which I sver purchasod I continued to liold, snd whon the Company wad roorganizod in 1874 I exchangod them for stock and bouds {u tho now concern, which Iatilt own, My whola connoction with the road Laa boon open an day. 1f thero had hoon anything to conceal about it I never slionld have touched it. Whor- over concenlment isRdesiinble, avoidanuce is ad- vigablo; and I do not know sny hotter test to apply to tho lionor and fairness of & business transnction, As to tho question of proprioty involved in momber of “Congross holdiog an investment of thiy Lind, it must bo rememvered tho lsuds wora grantod to the Biato of Arkanead and uot to the Iiailroad Company, and that the Com- pony derivod itw lifo, franchise, and valuo whol- Iy ffom tho State, and Lo tho State the Company 18 amonablo and auswarabln, and (n no souse to Cougrars, Bince 1 purchasod the bouds but one act of Congro:s hias passed in any way touching tho subjoct, and that wae imeraly to rectify a previoun mistako in legislation. 1 tako 1t wion suy security, from Government bonda lo tawn serip, is offered at public #alo to any une who oan pay for it TYENY AMERICAXN CITIZEN 18 FREF T0 BUT. If yon oxclude s Reprosontative from tho in- vostmont on the ground that ia & sccondary or ramotes wey tho logislation of Cougress hsa af- fected or may affect tha valuo of the article, then you oxclude every man on (his toor not only from bolding a Uovernment vond oz a sharo in o National Bank, but also from owning a flock of shoep, or a fiold of homp, or s tobacco planta- Lion, or & cotton mitl, or an iron furnace, for all theso interoata aro vitally affected by tariff logis- lation on which we vote at every session, and on which an importaut measnrs i4 oven now pond- ing in Committoo of tho Wholo. To tho sovon mterv«nlng yeara ainco the Littlo Rock & Fort Smith bondn ‘were placed on the market, I know fow investments that have not been mora affectod by tho legislation of Con- groes. Dut this case does not require to bo abieldod by any such comparisons_or citations, for I ropent the Littlo Rock Road dorived all |t biad from the Stato of Arkansas and nob from COongross, It wau in the disorotion of Coogresa to give or withhold from the Stato, but it was sololy in the discrotion of the Hiate to give or withbold from the Littlo Rock Railroad Com- pany. When tho Littlo Rock Road fell Into the 1inaneial troubles of wbich I have apoken, thore woro cortain interosts connooted ith it that wore ander FECULIADLY TMTRESSING RMBARNASSMENTS, ond that'neoded roliof. Thoro had been, st dif- forent times, vory congidernblo talk about fn- ducfug the Atlantic & Paclilc Rload, which, on its southorn branch, was to bo a couueccting luo cast and west with the Lutle Rock & Forty Smith and Missourl, Konsss & 'Texas ‘Iloads, which would bo s _connccting lino both north jad gouth at 8 paint of juoction, to aid the ittio Rock & Fort Bimith onterprise by taking somo of its sccurities, 3 practice very common amoug counecting roads. 1o both of theso roads tha completion of the Little Rock Ioad wag of very groat jmportanco. Accordingly in tho apring ot 1871, wlhon oaly ona coupan had boon passed by the Little Rock Company oo one serios of ita ‘bonds, and nouo possed on tho other, and whion thoro was & sanguino bope ot otting the_onterprifo on its foob agaiy, tho tlantio & Paciflc Company took 100,000 of its booda and 8100,000 of its stock for the grosa sum of 879,000, and the Miseouri, Kandas & Toxas, {f 1 romomber corroctly, took half tho smount st tho same rate, This was dono not for the corporation itsolf, but for an futorest largely engaged in the construction of tho road, With tho clrcnmstances attondiv, tho negotiation with the Atlantic & Pacifle o I was ontiroly familiar, and with soveral of itn officors J have loug boen well acquointed. I algo fnew of the nagotiation with the Missourl, Kansss & Toxas Hoad, though I nevor to my kuowledgo snw any of ita ofiicers, and neover had an intorviow with any of them ou any subjoct ; but {o case of both roads I destro to sny that tuo bonds eold tothom did not belong to mo, nor did I havo ono doltar’s pecoulary interost in the whole transaction with oither” company. The infamous fnsinuation mado in certain quarters that 1 engagod to use my inllucnce in Congrese for shie Atlantic & Pacifio Road, and also for tho Mispourl, Knnsas & Tozns, in consideration of their purchasing theso socuritios, TARDLY MEMTS NOTICE. Tho officers and Diroctors of both Companies, 80 far as I have known one and Leard of cthors, saro high-toved, honorable_gentlomen, and thoy would havo justly spurned mo from their pros- onco bad I been wilting to submic au offer so dishonorablo and mutuslly degrading. I bad no Imcumnry atalco §n tho nogotiation, and 1 shonld hava lovod imfamy?for fufamy's sako bad I bar- torod my worsonal and oflicial honor in the tranasction, aod 1 am enre that overy man cou- nacted with either Company would repot tho di lionoring atggestion as warmly as I do myself, Tha wholo alfair bad no moro connection with Congreasioun] legislallon than any ono of ten thousand slmilar transactions that aro constantly occurring in the business world ‘of a liko character, with the insinuation juut auawored s that which, in an irrosponsible ant snonymous way, sttomple to counect tho ownership of Little Rock & Lort Bumith bonds with the logislation of last wintor respocting tho Stato Government of Arkansas. "Thero are goma acertaations which it s difficult to repel with suflicient forco, because of their muxture of absurdity, dopravity and, falacliood. I uaver hoard thin stupid slandor until within a fow days, sud I vonturo to sy thoro is not a re- spausible man du tho country of tho shghtest aenso who can discern tho romotest connoction botween two thinga that arealloged to have an intimate and infamous relation, BUMMING UY's T.otme now, Mr, Spoaker, briefly summarize wlhint I have prosontod : 2Yirst—That tho story of my receiving $61,000, or any other snm of money or other thiug of waluo, from the Union Paoific Rallroad Gowpany, directly or ludiractly, or {u any forw, s abio lutely disproved by tha moat conclusive tostis mony. sef;nuz—'tlm no bond of ming wag aver old to the Atlantic & Pacitic or tho Missouri, Kaness & 'Poxas Hailrond Company, and that not a singlo dollar of money from olthor of theae com- panies ovor wont ta ny profit or honeilt, Thivd—That {nstead of recolving bonds of tho T.ttle Itock & Fort Bmith Rord o4 a gratuity, I nover hal ouo excopt at tho rogular matkot prico, and that instoad of making n largn fortuno of that Compnuy I Lave incumod o se- wmr‘wcnnlnryluuu from my invostmont in its securitios, which I stitl retain, and oul of such affairs aa thia grows tho popular gossip of large fortuncs amaeacd in Congroge. T can hardly expect, Mr, Bpoaker, that any atatoment from mo will atop tho worlt of thoso who have 8o industriousty circutated thoso calumoles, For monthe past the effort has been enorgetio and continiious ta sproad these atories {u privato circles. Kmissarios of alander hava visited tho editorial rooms of loading Ropub- Jican papers from Boston to Owaba, and whigpor- ed of rovclations to como tuat wers too tor- riblo even to bo wpoken in loud tones, aud at Iast tho rovelatiout Linvo been made, I am now, Alr. Sposker, in tho fourtoouth oar of & not inactive sorvice in this hail. Envu taken wna hayo given blows, 1 bave no doubt said many things in the heat of dobato which [ would now P adly rocall. 1 have no doubt given votes which, tn fuller light, L woutd ladly change ; but I have nsver douo anything n my public caroor for which I could be put to the faintost biush in any prosence, or for which 1caunot answer to my constituontd, my cou seionce, and tho groat Searchor of oarts, TIUE IMPRESSION CREATED. Br. Blalno's speoch was deliverod very im- Ppresivoly from writton slips, and was listenod to with osger attention by ovory membor and persou within tha crowded bafl. As ho con- cluded thore was & murmur of spplause rom both rides of the hal), and oneof » group of prowinent Democratio mombora bLaviug tew- ,)oury geats near tho reportor exclaimed, a4 lio inlshiod his assertion of innocencoe, **1 boliove it; avory word of it." To which othors roplied, # And g0 do L" UABRIGON'S LABT. InpIANAPOLIS, April 24.—In nu intorviow this afteruoon with s reportor, Joho O. Harrison tod that in writiog aud duspatching the Hon, J. ¥, Wilvon regardiog tho wwiadle eoonocted witly tho Unlon Pacifio Bailroad, Le did not uso tho name of Mr. Dlalns, put simply romarked that tho person roferred to wea o prominent aud inflnentisl member of the Ropublican party, Ilo Hays further tbat he mont Mr, Wilson two or three quostions to bo ssked witnesses coming beforo his Committeo whiok, if thoy had baen askad and proporly answored, would have dis- cavorod the nsms very quickly., Mr. Harrigon has copies of his dispatchea and lottors sont Mr, Wilsou, 'The correspondence took pisce in January and Febraary, 1873, SPORTING NEWS, WRESTLING. DEYOSTER-CHBISTOL, * Tho wreatling match aftor the Grreeo-Roman sigla Letween Hoygator and Christol takes place thiy avening st tho Now Chicago Thontra, What litlo betting has yot boen done haa beon at alight odds on tho Gorman, though it seemn to ba ncknowlodged that the younger man, Christol, haa the advantagein wind, actlvity, and acienco, —~in fact, evorything but mtrength sud weigh. Tt will bo an Intoresting match, for the reawson that lvolrduroln will bo pitted againat sctonce, and the result ia therefore very doubtful. Iinuor, tho colobratod wrestior, does not like to oo the wrosthng interest in Ohicsgo go on without him, and has accordingly siguifled his intentfon in tho followioy dispatol ¢ To the Editor of The Chicato Tribuns : Br. Lo, April 24.—1 leavo 8t, Louls to-night to be [rerent at tho wreniling mateh to-morrow, s I clal- engo the witner for $:00 10 $1,000. Cit, SAURR, It {8 on_rocord that Bauor beat Christol in Roston and In New York, but {t docs not secm from tho accounts given that thora s, after all, much to cligone betwoan the men, As to Ifeyg- ster, hio is an uokbowa quantity, anc lisble to 50 many strango tiogs, That ho was dofented tn his firat match after his arrival in Boston does not gottle anything. To-night'a match in suro 1o be a good ono. and tho clhialiongo of Bauer ouly adda interest to it, ————— BASE BALL. THE OAME DETWEEN TIE DOSTON AND ATILETIO CLUNB YESTERDAY, Special Dispatek Lo The Chicaqo Tribune, PirApeLriia, April 24.—"Fho weather was cloudy and chilly. Two thousand people wero present, Beyerlo's batting and Knight's pitch- ing wora the foatures s ATHLETIC T R B Aln” TOBTON, PIAE 103 0| Wright, 8. {'t’u}_ PR T T 11 11 3] 0j|O'Rourke,t.1, 4 v| 1[ 8l 0! 1 0, 1!|Murnan, § bl & 0} G24: 0 0 Hiaor: £ ol Hibtaanioa,abt ¢ 2213 6 1 Kuigbt, 1. 4) 3l Josepns, .4 41 01 11 31 4l & [EE ] 4-20 o | "ll'“’fiu b i !ufloll N Mpizo— deorge Houbal, Timo of gamo— Hours and 15 minutes. et “ PEDESTRIANISM. O'LEARY IN 8AN PRANCISCO. Bax Fraxcisco, April 23.—~0'Leary and Behmeohl, pedoatrians, bave agreed upon a 600 mile match, §2,000 a side, in tlus clty some time in May, O'Loary will also attompt 152 miles in !illllrl_y-tlm bours botwoen tho 18t and 10¢h of 2y, THE TRIGCER. NO MARESMEK IN CALIFORNIA. Bax Fraxcisco, April 28.—California will probably not sond merksmen to Cresdmoor to compoto for a position on tho international team. Tho cloking match to-day resulted 11 no ouo making the acore required to be sout enst by tho Ltiflo Association, CENTENNIAL. THE CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION, Special Diapateh tn The Chieagn Tridune, SeaNorisup, IH., April 24,—The following Joint rosolution ot Congress Las boon for- wardoed by the Htata Dopartment at Washington to Gov. Beveridge with tho roquest thotit be mado the basis of an Exocutive recommendation to the county and town nuthorities of Iilinois, to carry out ita waggostions, and tha Gayernar will accordingly, in o day or two, issue a procla- mation in accordanoo thorawith : Joryt REAoLUTION on tho celobration of tho Centen- iat in tho sevoral countiea or townn. Tie 1t vesoiced, by the Senato and House of Tepre- 108 of tHo United Bistos of America, That it 8 Lieroby recommeuded by tha Senste sud Tlouso of. Rapresentativos ta tho people of tha sevoral Hiatos that they assernblo {n tha seversl counties or towns on the approsching centennial anniversary of our natlonal Independonce, and that they causo o have delivercd on auch day an_historical” sketch of naid county or town from it formation, and that s copy of said akelch moy be filed in print or manu- script 1 tho Clork's oRice of sald county and an sddi- tonal copy fn print_or manucript bo filed in the office of tho Librarian of Congrom, to tho intont thint & completo Tocord may thus be ‘obtaied of tha progress of our {nstitutions during the fisst centen- nial'of thulr oxlatence, THE PRECIOUS METALS, GeorakTowN, Col,, April 24.—~The shipment of ores for the Centennisl Exposition from the Olear Crock country has commonced. Tho own- ors of tho Polican Mino lead off with one mass of ore woighing 4,600 pounds, This mino will o represonted by spocimens of great value, pro- sonting o total weight of 7,000 pouuds. The Dives will bo reprosented by masslve spocimens of raro nud valuabto aro. The Consolidatod Her- cules and Roe Baxtor, gnlphurots, aud Colorado Contral eend ono ton each, C. R, Fish's cabinot af rich and rare ore, weighiug about a ton, is Loing boxed up for ehipment. Ono fall car-load of ore will bo on route from the Clear Creok conutry minea this wook, PHILADELPHIA, Pranaperemia, Pa, April 24.~The steamor INlioots, which aerived to-day from Liverpool, Lrings additional British oxhibits for the Con- tounial Expositio —_— THE WEATHER. ‘WasniNotoN, D. O, April 25—1 a, m.—~For the Upper Lake rogion risiog, followed by falling, barometer, notth (o oast winds, partly cloudy sod warmor woather, LOCAL ODSELVATIONS. Qiicago, April 26, Dar. e B, mIs0asl 42 lfll “) 1 451 383 . 04T, 4T ;00 p. 1,:30,19] «[ 10:18 e 44 Maximum thermometor, 60, Ainimum, 40, OLNERAL OBSERVATIONS, Cintosuo, April 26=Midnight, [Bar. (Tl Wind, _Tain Weathier, Biatlon, 53 Calin.cusee 41 N,, gontla, 0 N., gentle, .. eab, Bt 6ifd,'E. AW, M GBITUARY, Bpecial Dispatch ta The Chicago Tribune, MavisoN, Win,, April 38.—Francls Mnssing, & prominont (lorman citizen of this oity, & resl- dout siuce 1848, diod to-day sftera lingering Hlincsy. o was a Ropublican Sorgeant-at-Arms of tho Assombly of 1858, o Liberal in 1873, and u Raformer in 1878, aud State Librarian undor T'uvlor, tho Jast two yoars, as & reward for hiy sctivo offorts for the Reform party. Evaxavitne, Ind, Apnl 2L—Ezx-Gov. Archi- bald Dixon, of Kontucky, diod st his houss in Hondorson, Ky., laas night at 7:20 o'clacl, after 81 illuess of many woels, cansod by a complica- tiou of disorders "and softeuimg of the brain, Ho succeeded Iloary chi{ in thio United Biatos Bonato in 1852, and was for many yesrs distin- guished in @ and pationa! politics, 1o was 71 yoare of agc at tho tiwo of hia death, wod fived in Hendorsos cince 1805, 1Hia nativo place {410 the deopeat mourniug, and the publio busi- noss iy Ellfle)emlml by ollicial proclamation, o will be buriod from the I'resbyterian Church in Honderson to-morrow aftornoon at 3:30 o'clock. o= VESSELS PASSED PORT HURON. Pont Ilunox, Mich,, Aprit 34.—Dowx—DProp J. Bortseby, Ur—~Prop V, Dwan and consort ; schrs Bweet- hollrt. Buunyside, Reindeer, Monticello, Moat- pehior, Wixp—Northoast, treah ; weather cloar. Asuorz—Thoe woow Louise, which wau towod ol;&[‘yul:la:;hy.]hs:nt. wout :launm 1 mile south of Lexlngton last evonivg during & sovere £0g. Ansistance hias boen sent L0 hor.“s & BRISTOW. He Has No Explanation, but Wants an Investigation. And It Must Be Prompt, Thorough, and De- cisive. Ile Demands that the Milwaukee Ringsters Shall Come to the Front. Spirited Scene Between the Secretary and His In- vestigators. Further Interesting Facts Conctrning t.he Mary Merritt Case. BEFORE THE OMMITTEE BRISTOW AND CATE. ‘WasmiNgTon, D, C., April 24.~The Committeo on Expenditures in the Treasury Department met to-day for the invostigation of the charges againat Becrdtary Bristow iu relation to tharo- leaso of tho bark Mary Merritt, Mr. Bristow ap- poared in hils own behalf, and Judgo Cato ap- pearod in his own bebslf, Judge Cato, who in- troduced the rosolution in the House, wan callod upon for the uamen of tho parties who furnish- ed him with the iuformation. Ho gavo the namos of I, II. Chittenden, E, E. Johuson, 8. E. Welss, Lovi Hubbell, G. W. Iazloton, and Mr, Northrup. Hn nuggested that porhape it might not bo necessary to summon moro than ouo or two of them, s all the facts could bo ob- tained from that nombor as well as sll, and tho exponse _of summoning all of them might be saved, Ho did not think it neccepary to enm- mon Judge Hubbell. Mr, Bristow eaid it wag late to tulk about ecanomy 1n thia matter. 1o bad booo arraigned beforo the country, sud he wanted fallost and minutost Invostigation, snd desired tho attand- anco of all tho witnesses, Jparticularly Judgo Hubbell, as *bo desired to show undor what circumstances Judgo ~Hubbell went out of oflico. He questiofied Csta au to sl tho sources of his information. nnd do- atrod o list of all the persous with whom he had conversed upon tho subject, Mombersof the Committee having objeoted to hLis quostions, Bacrotary Bristow gald "o had no hositation in saying that theso chargoa Lad beon iustigated by what 1s known in tho country ag tho ** Whis- ky Rung of Milwaukee,” and "he Interrogsted Cate to bring out those facts and put thoe iufor- matlon on rocord. Cate maid the Committeo would try to take caro of their sids of tho case. Io lumsolf did not wish to sppear aa tha prosesutor, Hocrotary Dristow—** But you wili do so. caunot helpit." Aftor furthor discossion the Committoo de- cided to summon all tho witnogtes namod. Socrotary Dristow anid that somo newapspora uad cbarged that ho dad declined to fusuish tha original papers in tho case. 1le wished to ssato that while 10 obedience to an Executive order Le stould decline to furnish the original papers in the caacs undor investigstion, yot in cvery caso agatnst himeelf ho would take tho respounsibility 10 produce bofore the Committee every original paper. e thon pave tha Committon the follow- ing nsmos of witneseos to bo summonoed: D. Lyman, O, F. Conaut, Dluford Wilsoo, J, H. Robinson (of the Treasary,Dopartment), John Freland, W. L. and 8. E. Trice, of Hopkinaville, Ky,, and Waltor Evang, Loulsville, “Fho Committce thon sdjourncd. oo e THE MOIETY LIE. A FULL EXPOSITION OF THE CASE. 2othe Edutor of The Chicaco Tridune : MmwAvkee, April 24.—The charges against Becrotary Bristow, 88 mado and reiterated by au ovening paper of this city from day to day, have finally found their calmination. Judge Cate, the Represontative of tho Eighth WiscoosinDis- trict, has accurad the adoption, in the Housa of Represontatives, of a rosolution calling foran in- vestigation of tho Mary Morritt case. But how littlo AIr, Cato and tho man who drafted tho reso- Iution know about tho matter becomes apparont from tho fact that the resotution etates that tho Mary Merritt bisd beoa soized for a violation of the customs lawa, Ishowed In & former commu- nieation which appeared in Tar Tainoxs of Bat- day, that You TIIB STATEMENT I8 FALSE, Just as are many other statemonts made by this same ovening paper In conuection with the charges. In the paper roforrod to, roferonco i froquently made to a **legal document that it cost 37,000 to enpprosa"—or {o o ‘“brief that securod Mr, Weiss his mosoty, but did not fright- en Mr, Bristow from perpetratiog a diroct steal from tho Treseury,” In view of this fact I deem {t proper to dovoto a littlo attention to thia **legal document." Undor tho act of March 8, 1797, the Becretary of the Treasury has power to remit fives, pen- alties, and for feitures incurred under the rovo- nue and navigation Inws, sud this powor ox- tonds also over the moioty of the customs ofll- cers, to which they were formerls eutitled un- dor tho law. BUT THIS FOWER CEASES when tho petition {5 dismissed, nud » warraut of non-remigsion I8 granted aud nled with tho court. Iu tho caso boforo us, a petition for re- mission was mado sunultanoously with an ape peat to the Bupreme Court, and it 18 kuown that this girst petition was dismissed by the Secro- tary of tho Treasury, Marct 20, 1874, for toch- nical defocts, and upon tho ovinionof tho Bolicitor of tho Troasury, Mr, Bantleld, * That the petitioner could. not, on appeal to the Su- proms Court, olaim that there was no forfeiture, and at tho same time, by petition to the Becre- tary, admit forfeiture.” IT 18 ALSO ENOWN that afterwards, in May, 1874, a molion wes made for a rohcaring; that Becretary lichard- son, upon tho strength of an afiidavii of tho pe- titioners thiat thoir attornoy had grossly neglect- ed tho cudo, grantod a reconslderation of tho pe- tition on nerita; that, upon cousideration of thoso merits, the Becrotary of the Tressury decidod, May 21, 1874, that uo romission or Iavestigation cobld be granted, and that tho warrapt of non-romission should stand sud ru- maly in full forea, 1T 18 A MATTER OV PACT AND LAW that whon thia decision wwas made, and the wsr- rant of non-romission was fllod with the court m the manner required by law, the suit of remie- vion becamo res adjudica o8 {ar a8 tho claun of afr, Weiss, or uny othor privato indivianal ciaiming & moity, waa concornei, Now, when Moxsra, Foland aud Evans poti- tioued the Bocretary of the Treasury, under tho adminiatration of ‘Mr. Bristow, by lotter dated Hopt. 1, 1874, for auothior bearing, with a view of obtaining & discharge of the judgmont on- terod agalust tho vesaol and her boudsmon, Alr. Weiss, to protoot lus vestod right in ssld judg- nent, proteatod mgainst & reopening of tho cass in a lettor dated_Hoptomber, 14874, printed in brief form and addressed to the Hon. B, 1L Dristow, Socrotary of tuo Treasury, clainiing that a roopening of the suit of romiseion, with a viow of remitung the wholé forfeiture, was une authorized by law, and iu support of the protest o quoted froely YIOM THE BMEY OF M. DRis oW on his argnment for tho claimauts filod with Becrotary Rtichardson at tho timo of the robesrs ing i Msy proviously, Mr., Bristow having theu wainteluod ** that such & reopamug tho law vowhero allows ;" that *no Court dismisses n ' suit in order to mako tho parties bring it again, snd thst there (s nosort of fluuht.h the peti- tion s dismissed, the cusloma officers will insist 1 are barred, the law having been cxhausled by the sirst action.” Aud this dootrine, as advocat od by Mr. Bristow whilo ploading a8 counscl in bohslf of the vessol-owners, waa quoted by Mr. Woiss in his protost, tn ordor to sliow that tho claim of the oustoma ofiicors 10 the fosfeitwie bad bocome A YRSTID DIGRT; and, furthormore, 80 far as this olalm or molety was concerned, tho osse was Elmd beyond tha acope of furthor interference by the Bucrotary of the Treanury or any one wlao. ‘Prue, $bis protest, or brief, was mailed to tho Bocretary of tho Treasury for tho purpose of dofeating the potition of Mesars, Folaud and Evanu, above referred to; but it ia alsa trae that this protest was . ENTIRELY UNNECRSBALY AND BUPERFLUOTS, anit will appesr trom thofiles of the Treasury Do~ partmont thal Bectotary Bristow dad dieposed o he petition wevoral dly:'balara thia bflu!mwhn{ the Dopartmont by referring the petition to the Holicitor of tho Tressury. Mr. Wilson, with ine strnetions to not(rflllhu partios that the petition could not and would not be entertained. Thua it will bo obaerved that Hearetary Bristow was in no wise Influenced by this brief, and that when ho daclined to entortain the petition so in- diacreatly proforred to him by Mosars. Fefand and Evana, ho was aotuatad oniy by A HIOH BENBE OF QFFICIAL DUTY AND PROPRIFTY, The doctrine of Ar, Dristow, “that whon a potition for romission Is finally decided, and s warrant ot non-remission ia Isened, tho claims of tho customs officara to the forfolturo bocoma s vested right, aad tho Beorotary of ths Troas. ury has no power Lo nterfero vmh this_right," has been adhered toby the Trosaury Dopart- mont 6ince tha law was in forco, and it was not doparted from in the case of tho Mary Morritt, when hor forfeituro was remitted Dy Aczlng Hecrotary Conant, far the petition of Mr. . :g!{;x:m:n pn{u}n:c‘? :‘r::plo proof that the nght ntorost whic a cusloms officors in sod to tho forfoitaro were Sl FPULLY COMPROXIRED and legally ansigued to tho petitionars, viz: to partiea who could not ba wronged by the remia- ‘u(un, and who could not and would not objoct to t. I uuderstand that Mr. Woisn, who is intro- duced in the saneational charges againnt Mr, Brstow aa tho witness * willing to givo hin tea- timony fally and freely,” Lan been subpwusod to appear beforo tha Cobgrensionsl Commitinn to rive evidence lu the case, Mr. Waoisa bas horo- toforae refused to ba interviesed on this subjoct, though ha is supposcd to know all about tho caso. Ho is 8 Domocrat of tho purest water, but the reputation ho enjoys fn this community warrants me in nsnrluf the readers of Tnk Trinuxe that he will not Injuro the charscter of Mr, Briatow, or any other liopublican candidato o1 the Prestdency sf the Iacta withtn his knawle adge do not justify it. Revunrican. CRIML., A FRIEND [N NEED. Lovteviiie, Ky., April 20.—Tho captors of James Wilkingon, who is charged with a £15,000 embezzlement in Now Orioans and elsewhere, las proven an importans arreat. On Saturday ovening ho recoived a diapateh in fail from J, B. Pholps, ot Indianspolis, stating that he would arrive on the 1 o'clock (morning) Chicsgo tralu, and go immediately to tho vail, Phelpa ia the party to whom Wilkinson sbipped the packages fram New Orleaus ta Chicago, and the datoctives canjectured that be was B partoor in thio crime with \Wilkinson, They mccordingly decided o arrost him au a suspectod folon on hia arrival, Phelps, on roaching tho city syesterday moraiug, took a hack, telling the driver that ho was gofng to the Jail to releaso a prisonor, and wanted Lim fo wait for Lim at the door, whether hio cama out alone or not. The dotectives wero in the jail when Plelps entored. Ho was allowed to go Into the room where Wilkingon was confined and see him. As soon ag ho eiarted out ho was arrest- ed, snd two detectives soarchod him, whilo n third wont into Wilkinson's room and stripped bim of all Lis clothes. In the heclof his stock- ing no found $2,600, which looknd as if it bad just been placed there. When Phelps was ac- cused of giving Wilkinson money ha denled il koowlodga of 1t, and he protosted that ho had not givon him & cout. Somo important papers weore found on his person. D'helps was thon locked up as o suspected falon, To-day write of habeas corpub wore taken out for the prinoner, and the Court releasod Plolps, but romanded Wilkiveon to jail. Tho moooy was not restored, Pholpa biaviug said that it was not his whon bo ‘was arrested. A HORRIBLE CRIME. CiNoINNATL, O., April 24.—Tho Commercial's Farost, 0., specinl saye thnt about s wook ago John Banmock, a farmor residing 5 miles from that place, while working in s fiold with a son aged 16 and a daughter nged 7, becamg enraged at tho ad and folled him sonselesa with a hand- spike, following up too blows till lifo was ex- tinct, and then buriod the body in an adjacent log-heap. He threataned to kil his little daughter it she did not preserve M- lence, He then reported tho boy Lad absconded, Yesterday the littlo gir), in ao- awor to a question: enid she knew t?m where- sbonts of hor brother, but was afraid to tell. After some q\mmwmug‘ shin told the story of tho murder, but cduld not oxactly locato the biding-place of tho bodv. To-day tho entire noighborhood began s search and discovered thuo remaius, partinlly decomposed. Banmock sitompted to escape, but was arredted and jailed. ARREST OF TWO FURIES, Lanawix Cirv, Wy. Tor,, April 34.—Tho Sheriff hae arrested and confined in jail hers two women, gupposed to be tho old woman and Kate Bender, of Kausas-murder fame, A description of Kato sud Mr4, Bender was sont here by telegraph to- day from the Sheriff of Parsons, Kan., and ex- netly, suswors to tho description of thoso prison- crs, They are tough cases, auyhow, and will be boeld for furthor juvostigation. .swv* DESERTER WOUNDED, CoLtm.»,, 0., Apnl 24.—A soldier mamed Johnson, place «f reaidonce unknosn, impris- oned ot tho United Stues barracks horo, under sentonce of imprisonmeat to Fort Leavenworth for desortion, attemuptod tQ escape to-day by throwing o handtul of red popper in his susrd's {ace. Johineon attempted to run, but wia fircd upon by the guard, the ball passing through bis body, injuring Liw, it is supposed, fatally. KANSAS TRIALS, Torexa, Ran., April 23.—1ha jury In the caso of Taylor, the LaCygno Postmaster, after boing out twonty-siz hours, fuiled to agroo end were discharged, An offort will bo made to disxmixe the caso. Tho caso of Tappin, ox-State Troasuror and perpetrator of sckool-bond frauds, 18 sel for the I5th of May, ALLEGED INCENDIARISM. Special Duavateh to The Chicaga Tribune. Dunuque, Is., April 24.—~Isaac Smith a gon- tleman of color, wad arrosted Loro thin aftor- noon for setting firo to to Pulimantiouse ot Cedar;lapids, that was burnod aoma time sinco. —ee "BUSINESS NOTICES. ‘Co 11 Iccepers~Tho nttention ot Beads of fawilien fa vited {0 the supenor guality of Humnett's Flavorlng Eatracts, They are highly con- centrated, havo all the freshness snid delicacy of the frulty from which thoy are propared, sud are lesa ox- penatvo, —— 'This fents Al I=T, §3. Putimnn, Covs= inggtou, Pa, wan cured of kiduey disesso by using only huis a bottlo of Wiehart's Piuo Tre Tar Cordial, while 3ir, Packard (druguiat 1o same town) was alao benedi- wd by what remaitied {n tho bottle} - Thoroughly eures aure throat and discared huys 1 Fans! Fancy Jewelry! Flegant Geo!s, Richly M untzd, New Do- signs constantly added in Bridsl, Opers, and Tocket Fans, Plain, Putled, and Flowered, Pearl, Ivory, Ebony, and Silver stick, Russia Leather, TPeather, Mikado, Mandarhs, and Rusian Straw with rare bargaing in French and Jupanese Fang at quarter value. Our stock of Fancy Goods contains allthe Novelties of the scason, * Juaud'Are Belts, Doy Collars, 8hell, Bilver, Ivory, and Onyx Combs. Bets, Eur Rings, Necklaces, Lockets, Velvet Neck Bands, Bilver Filligres, Bangles, Romsn Lead Necklaces, Porcelain Jewelry, und other articles of elegant Bijouterio now fashlouable, At Moderate Prices. Chas. Gossage & Co. Stato-st.--Washington-st. Having made extensive purchuses, Black Gros Crain s At tho recont AUCTION SALES In Now York, wo are offering them at the lowest prices ever sold, Examine our qualitics at $1.33, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00; $2.26, $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 linosof Golored Gros Grain ks, In all tho desirable shades, at $1.00, $1.26, $1.560, $1.76, $R.00, $2.560,, Unequaled in \(nluu at the prices. 26 PIECES COLORED STRIPES: AT 76 CTS,, Worth fully $1.00 per yard. W . SHNDSON & €0, BUCCESSORS TO SIMPSON, NORWELL & C0., AT THE OLD STAND, 79 & 81 State-st. DRESS GOODS. “It Pays to Trate on the West §ide® MOST ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS DRESS C00DS AT THE West Fud Dry Goods Houss, Madison and Peoria-sts. CARSON, PIRIE & (0. Offer tho following among many other bargains bought in the pros- ont doprossed state of tho marketat sorious loss to tho importors, and never before offered so choap: At 20 cfs. Twilled "o heges, Popling, and Plnids 3 worth o1, 9. 20p A2 ets. Silk Mfsed Tipes, to mateh ; ta Plain Colid Mehairz, Plaids, and worth 10 eta. 1 Mohairs, Diugengls. Serge Biripes, o i formerdy 4 etd. = At 30 clt, Finest Camel Jlair Snitings, Hight shitdes i previously sold for 60 ¢1s, At 30 cts, Tandsome Diagronal Costume Cloths, Twilld D'beges, and Arabesque T'opling 3 cost 43 cts to import, . A 37 1-2 cts, Extra-Fine All-Wool D'beges y regular 50 quality elsewhere. 2 AtG0cls. Superfine MerinoWool Berge D'beges; Fm\'lnufily b5 ets, At 50 cts. Elewant quality All-Wool French Batistes, choice shades, formerly 75 ets, AL 50 cts, Damusses Frich Cashimeres, Camel's: Hair efteets in stripes and plaids; worthy 0 cts, At $L0|].o -4 Camel's Hair Suitings; regular. ouds, At 121-2 &n,_ 10 Cases finest Printed Percalesy n-;iumr 2hc quality. Ele;n;n lies of all yia\u-sl and Choleo Dress, "abrics in the most fashionable shades, Bpecinl Parguins,in BUk Cashweres and Drap DEites, Qur Sale of Col'd Tyons Gros Grainsat {he as- tonishing prices provivusly udvartised stilk continues, PAPER HANGINGS, A.E. IANCASTER & (0, BUCCESSORS TO ALLEN, MACKEY & CO, 233 STATE-ST., corner Jackson, ARE OFPERING PAPERHANGINGS To closa tho stook, lower thau ovar before kuown, Brown Blanks, White Blanks ironze Goods Stamp Gold,, 20-inch Tint 40-inch ‘'Lint. Borders...... ..1 to 8¢ por yard Decorations of all kinds 20 per cent below manufese 3 " pricos, urers” pri curu(: 30, 35, and 400 12 and 15¢ ‘Carpelinge, Oll Cloths, Mattings, Bedding, Goalls, Upholstory Goods, sud Window Shsdes pricos’ lower thad has bion known for the last foq youra. SHIR1S, Of oxperionce teaches many useiul lossonsy Qur EXPERIENOR {o the 8HIRT BUBI. NESS ensbles us to give ous customers what they all desire, 8 n&;glggw‘t-flmu SHIRT. & COBB, - 171 Bouth Clark-sk