Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1876, Page 2

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1876. POLITICAL. important Meeting of the Eighteenth Ward Republicans. ; An Anti-Beveridge Delega- tion to the County Con- vention Suggested. Strong Expression in Favor of Bris- tow for President, . Schemes and Intrigues of the Democratic Politicians in Ohio. How tho Ancient Allen Has Been Used to Suppress the Youthful Thurman. The Honest Voter Likely to Assert Himself in Towa Politics. Candidates in linoie—Farmer Tsylor and the Recent I;.\vestigafiun. THE EIGHTEENTH WARD. OPENING THE CAMPAIGN. The Eighteenth Ward Republican Club held a largely attended meeting last evening in North Side Turner Hall, for the purpose of choosing elegates to the County Conveation to be voted lor at the primaries. Mr. A. L Pence presided, nd Mr. H. W. Mannacted as Sccretary. The chair stated the object of the meeting, ind also that the Executive Committee had \aken upon itself the authority of suggesting a dcket with twenty ~mames on it yom which ten delegates could be \lected. The names were as follows: E. C. Larned; Jacob Boser, W. D. Houghtal- Ing, 1L Lamparter, J. B. McMullen, Henry N. Manun, Cherles Gloyes, A. L. Chetlain, Henry Laubenbeimer, I. N. Arnold, George Sturges, Georse Smith, Julian S. Rumsey, Louis C. Huck, Taeots Harth, John B. Thiclen, B. D. Mazruder, Yeter lrmiter, George S. Carmichael, Williom Kuccken. 4 Mr. Houghtaling said that the DELLGATES SHOULD EXTRESS THEMSELVES gs to their preferences for Governor. He was opposed Lo Beveridge [tond applause}, and was was not afraid to say co. _They had had cuough of highfalutin Governor Beveridge. [Applause.] Ny Thomas moved that the delegates be re- quested to express their sentiments in regard to the Gubcrnatorial contest. Mr. Huck was opposed to the delezates being bound down, though he was not afraid 1o give s views. . Alr. Larned said it was right to get the dele- [rates to express themselves, so that they wonld know where every man stood, -as they would thus ehow their colors. E; ‘The Chair said the expressions were merely » matter of preference, for circumstances might be such that Lh(!-; would have to vote for some pne else than the person whom their personal lil:ings might now incline to. Alr. Thomas' motion prevailed. ME. LARNID declared himeelf in favor of Cullom unreservedly, Dbecause they meeded the ablest and best men in thiz State st this time. He bad a high character Tor ability and integrity, and therefore w2y prefer- sble 1o Mr. Beseridge, whom he respected, bat whom he thought did niot have the epericnce or Sapacity for tge position of Governor. . For the ‘residency they had to have a candidate who would be the piatform, for when people suw the Sian, they cared Jittle for the platform. Hethought BRISTOW WAS TUE CXLY MAN for the position [Applause). Ina elave-State he vaon hoti-slavery man. He was aman of deter- ‘mination. conrage, and the kigliest orderof char- ncter. e fought for his ;rinc.i ples with the bay- onet. ic was a brave soldier. e had confronted whirky fracds. and shown that he was the candidate for reform. They badto get 3 man who could beat Sam J. Tilden. They could not defeat hi with a Sammer oz machine politician. He was infavor of Zefeating the Democrats, and he thought Bristow as the oply mantodoit. M. Lamparser was for Mr. Beveridge. Gen. Chetlain tvas annoanced 8sa Collom man. r. Mann indorsed Mr. Larned's sentiments. Ar. Tloyes was a Dlaine man, and so exprossed him- gelf, and for Cullora for Governor. MR 1. N. ARNOLD was for Wachbumne, when he was 4 candidate, but he was not for Beveridze. He could “indoree Mr. Callom. He wasin favorof Jr. Washburne first for President, and next for Mr. Bristorw, if the first- named would not become o cendidate. = Bristow wae the etrongest man for Presidentof the Tnited Ktates to-day, as he stood out the noblest for re- Torm. ‘Mr. Smith was said to be for Callom for Governor 2nd Bristow for President. The same could be s2id of Mr. Rumeey. A N L. C. Muck indorsed E. C. Larned's re- marks, 48 he thought Gov. Beveridge was one of the by-zones. Nt llasth was for Cullom for- Governor, and Diaine for President. r. Lauhcuheimer was o Cullom and Bristow roan. Mr. Boser evid he was a Cullom and Bristow i, Mr. Cermichael expressed himsclf asbeing a Cullom and Blaine ma. The candidatcs having expreesed themeelvee, valloting was gone into. which sesulted as followe’ . C. Lamed, Jacob Boser, W. D). Uoughtaling, ffonry N, Mann, A. L. Chetlain, Henry Lauben- heimer, L N. Arnold. George \W. Smith, Julian S. tumsey, Lonis C. Huck. & 2ir. Scligman made a &peech in favor of Beveridz £nd 1anded him 28 the next thing o 2 Saint poli cally. He was for him for Governor, and for B tow for President. ME. A. H. BURLEY mado a brief speeck: in favor of Callom, bat called attention fo the fact that they needed competent. oan foranditor,”and " he thonght Mr. Powell, of Diney, il., was the man. e zavea brief sketch of his carcer in public life, and 28 8 public man scho was willing 1o admit-that Chicago and Cook County was a part of Illinois. 7 “TAE PLATFORM. ‘Mr. Pence offered the following: Resclred, That it ir the conviction of the Repub- ficans of the Eightecuth Ward of Chicago that the Tharacter of the man who is a candidate for office is the only platform that has apy value; that honesty shonld be the chief gualification: thatve suepect Lhe want of euch qualification in those persons who Tontinoally use the appurtcnances of office and party machinery as htir chief measares for con- tinuing them in offices 1. Bristow to be an honest man and an enemy of eli frouds upon the Government; -that he has rhown, not onl'g his honesty, hut his ability, as Secretary of e '‘Treasury, in_collecting the rovenue - of the Government, and in the prose- ‘cution of the whisky thieves; that he was a Repub- lican in a Slave State when it required manhood to ascert Republican sentiments, and that he has ever ‘been fnithful to his earlicst political convictions; and, for the forcgoing reasons, among others, wo express onr wish that he be the candidate of the Republican party for the I’m!idcncdy of the United States, and we bereby instruct the delezates chosen from this ward to _the forthconiing Convention to ‘use all the means in their puwer toscenre a Bristow, deletation from the State of llinois to the Cincin- nati Convention. Teesolted, That the Repoblicans of the Eigh- teenth Ward of Chicago are. upJ\Oscfl to the nomi- nation of Jo! L. Beverridge s candidate for Governor of the State of Iilinois, and the delegates from this Ward 1o the forthcoming Convention are ‘ereby instructed to usc a1l bonorable means tode- Yeat his nomination. “That we recognize in Shelby M. Gallom » man_who. havinz occupied many ‘places of political trnst, has aiways filied the same ith fdclity and ability. ‘The resolations were unanimonsly adopted amid spplansc. 1INDORSING TIE COUNCIL. Mr. Larned offered the following indorsement of the action of the Council: resolted, That this Club moet heartily spproves tho goaree of the Common Council of out City in declaring Mr. Thomas Hoyne elected Mayor of Chi- cago; that we I:q;’(':t ‘the Common CourJi to stand by the rights of the people and to see (o it that the antharity of the candidate whom they have clected e maintained- and- respected, ‘and this Club ap- Droves the coarse of their Aldérmen in reference to his question. . “The resolution was passod without- a-dissenting oice. Mr. Huck wanted the words *‘delegates be in- structed” withdrawn from Mr. Pence's resolation, and moved that they be reconsidered for that par- pose. A discussion then came up as 10 MR, JOHN CULLON'S CHARACTER. Nir. Horace White cxplained that he did not be- tieve-Mr. Cullom was conuected with the Whieky- Ring, and esplained the Harper-Smith defalcation, nd a statement made some time 220 t0 Mr. Joseph Medill in regard thereto,, exoneraling Mr. Collum #rom 21l conection with it * ? 3ir. Huck's motion wae then pat and earried. E BEVERIDGE. . - M. Huck then moved 1o strike ont the clause tn Qb last resolution of Mr. Pence, opposing Mr. Befif.ng.“?mlmd moved to amend by striking out the whole resolution. - Mr, Harvey moved e table. al!r. Pence spoke in fzvor of his resolution and ‘beliored that the Club.shonld give an honest opin- $opin regard to Mr, Beveridgc, i Mr. Barley moved $» amend by striking out only 8 much & rolated §9 instructing delegsies, bat to lay the whole matter on that we believe Benjamin: Jeaving the favorable notice of Mr. Callom in the resolution. IMr. H. 3, Willing moved to amend by strikingont %11 of the 1ast section, including the mention of AMr. Cullom's name. Mr. Seligman moved to lay the whole matter on the table. Mr. Willing's amendment was then carried, after which the meeting adjourned. MINOR MEETINGS. SIXTH WARD. = The Sixth Ward Republican Club held ameet-~ ing last evening in Westfall’s Hall, No: 683 South Halsted street. Henry Volk, President, called the mecting to order; and John ‘Vander- poel acted as Secretary. A motion was made that the Club disband, and prevailed. Christopher Tegtmeyer was then called to the chair, pro. tem.,and a Committee on Pt;rmnnent Organization was 2 ointed, Messrs. W. Brook- man, T. C. Diener, Decker, Ludewing, and John Ruehl The following list of officers were reported by the Committee and elected: President, Louis Hutt; Vice-Presidents, Fred Zuttermelster, William Luderving, Jacob Kos- ueki, Edward Culltrton, — Shrocder, John M. Wallace; Seeretary, J. Vanderpoel, Treasurer, John Pleiffer. Executive Commit- tee: First Precinct, Joscph Vanderiker, John Rubl, — Conroy; Second Precinct, Christo- pher Tegtmeyer, Henry Zuttermeister, John Ytocdur; Third Precinct, J. Vanderpoul, Frank Fucher, Prokop Iudck; Fourth Precinct, Henry Valk, Edward Heirrze, — Nesselle; Fifth Precinct, P. Lang, E. Watson. C. Tegtmey- er; Sixth Precinet, E. . Decker, I A Gamc{', Thomas J. Suddard. A constitution and by-laws were ndopted and £ity names were glnccd on the roll of membership. Henry Volkand C._Tegtmeyer were clected del- ecates to the Grand Council. ¢ following candidates for delegatzs to the County Convention, tothe voted forat the primary, were named Dy the club: C. Tegtmeyer, T. C. Dicner, John Ruchl, Jzcob Tekuski, Henry Volk, E. J. Decker. "The Club adjonrned until two wecks from last evening. 3 . FIFTEENTH WARD. A meeting of the Fifteenth Ward Repablicans s held 1ast night in the church cormer of Sophia and Mohawkstrvets. Afternearly an honr had been £pent in waiting for some one to move, Vice-Presi- dent Greiner called the assembly to order. There was a large attendance, and_there seemed to be 4 misunderstanding as to whether or not the mecting waa one of the organized Republican Club of the ward, or a zeneral meeting in which all Republi- cans present should have a voice. It wasatlength decided that it was a mass-meeting. “The clection of a Chairman being first in arder, Messrs. G. E. Adams and John F. Barker were nominated. Mr. Adams was elected, and Engene A. Sittig was chosen Sccretary, protem. . A discussion then arore a5 1o whether thétbbjeat of the gathering was to start another clubin the ‘ward or to etrenzthen and fill the vacancies of the then existing body. There was a greatdifference of by opinion. and much talk. Remarks were made 5‘ el D. Phelps, John ohn_ Woodbridge, Jr., W, Scribner. sired that its.numbers be increased. Mr. Wood- bridge proposed 8 permanent orzunization, and Ris - remarks on allowing all _Republicans present a vote in theelection of oflicors called forth {ise motion that a Committee on Permanent Organi- Zation be appointed by the Chair. After opposition {rom Dr. Stewart, John Wamner, and others, “ths ‘motion was carried, snd, after an sdjournment of fivaqminutes for copsultation, the Chair appointed from the First Precinct, Christian ~Anderson and Charles Greiner; Sccond Precinct, Adam Brewer and W, 4. Davis; Third Precinct, Conrad Folz and E. T. Adams; Fourth Precinct, Capt. P. M. Ryan and L. A Beebe. It was then decided thatanew orzanization was needed and an adjournment of ten minutes was ad to allow the old body to mcet und dissolve. This was done. and the Committee ‘on Organization retired, After some time had clzpsed they returned and reported as their selec- tion for officers of the Club, U ing: Tresident, George E. Adams; First Vice, Charles Greiners Second, Charles Hauener; Third, Fred- crick Bensinger: Fourti, John Armbruster; Re- cording Secretary, Eusene A, Sittig; Financial Secretary. W. S. Scri.ner; Treasurer, Conrad Folz, apnd the Executive Committee was not Tho report o received, adopted, and nickly concarred in as far as the ofiices of Presi- Jentand Secretary wero concerned. A halt was then mnde and o long dispute ensued, indulzed in Dby many. Some claimed an irrezuiarity of pro- cocdings. It was finally scttled by the appoint- Tmeat of A Committee on Constitution and By-laws, to report at the next meetint OHIO. THE HOT CONTEST BETWEEN THURMAN AND ALLEN.—SPECDIEN STRAWS SHOWING THE DRIFT OF REPTBLICAN OPINION. Spectal Correspondence af The Tribune. CoLwaes, 0., May 8.—Scnator Thurman and his Unele William are dividing the atten- tion of the Democratic politicians of Ohio just now in a manner such as could hardly have been anticipated by the nephew three years azo. When he brougbt ont his predecessor in the Na- tional Senate from a retirement of twenty years, and made the name of William Allen a rallying ery for the Democracy in the State campaign (a forlorn hope for the twenty-years-beaten party), the act was regarded as a clever bit of strategy to reunite the forces which had been demoral- ized in the Greelcy campaign, and not as raising up a formidable rival for the Presidential race. At that time, the few men who remembered that WILLIAM ALLEX was not physically dead, only vm(i fn their guesses a5 to how much “over 80 years old the vencrable ' ex-Senstor iras; end when the prefty conceit was invented of calling the new visitor to the pale glimpses of the (political) moon but 68 years old, it was only by persistent iterating that the conceit was made to take with the mass of the Democratic party. They only remembered that some time in the carly part of the half century preceding the Civil War such 2 man had represented the Democratic party in the Scnateof the United States. The stroke 2t A SEMBLANCE OF RESURRECTION wasa bold ope, and characteristic of the au- dacity which used to mark the political move- ments of Judge Thurman before he had been 2s much talked of as available for a Presiden- tial candidate as ho has been of -late. It succecded by o .mere scratch, -owing to the epidemic of dissatisfaction tha had upon the masses of the Republican par- ity in ihe vear succceding President Grant's ro- Jection. - The uncle was choscn: Governor by an ‘actual vote in his-favor many thousands, less than the nephew had received five years before ina similar race, when beaten by Gen. R. B. Hayes. “YWith ‘him came alto 3 Democratic Legisiature, and the clection of Judge Thurman toa second term in the Senate. TIE PATHS OF UNCLE AXD NEPHEW PARTED, ,and, within three months after the inaugaration of Qov. Allen, it was painfally evident to the men who had wrought for years for Thurman that the new Governor had concluded to drive the team headed toward the White-House and remit the young man Tharman, who etill Incked some_years of three score and ten, to the far-off futurc forhis chance at that distinction. Time would fafl me now to_detail the workings and the counter-workings, the plotflnF! and the counter-plottings here at this State Capitol, grow- ing out of this now and seemingly unnatural rival- ry. The contest seemed to all observers to have Toached & premnature cnd in & fanmer quite unex- pected to iho immediate supporters of the contest- ants, when last_October Gov. Allen was defeated forre-election. He himaelf, no doubt, ro t atthat time, but 88 the progress of eventa in Wash- ington sent into retirement one after anothier of the favorite sons of Democracy, and the contet for the nomination at St. Louis narrowed. but etill show- jng a chance for the survival of Thurman as the fittest, it becomes apparent that Ohio was gradnal- Iy bat steadsly turning towards him, and the men who had staked all upon his defeat bocame at once, a8 it were, ENAMORED ANEW OF GOV. ALLEX. The old man’s vanity was always unlimited, and is ot of that quality that subsides with advancing years. Wl\ol:{ oblivious of that fact, which is Ipparent to disinterested observers, that he has Jesa chance of that nomination at St. Louis than he hos of being struck by lightning, snd equally oblivious of that equally potentfact that the nse of hir name in this connection isnot at all for his benefit or advancement, and ' that it is for the de- feat of his nephew, the old man enjoye, no_doubt, ina philosophic gpirit, the sudden Tising of the tide in somc of the Congressional districts of the State in his favor. -1t Jooks now as thongh the ruse had already suc- ceeded, and the SKILLFCL MANIPULATIONS OF THE RUGRAL CON- B VEXTIONS, ostensibly for Allen had disposed of the Thurman interest in Ohio, and, thercfore, in the nominating convention. Gentlemen who makea business o Xmowing what is the *‘true -inyvardness™ of these recent demanstrations, insist that ‘suchis not a correct issue of the case, and that a majority of the very delegates who have been formallyinstruct- ed by the local “conventions for Allen arc friendly 10 Thurman, and will rally to him after the Allen cffervescence has worked ofL. In fact, but threc ont of the twenty Congressional Districts have yet chosen delegates to St. Lonis. Of these the Sixth {(Toledo) and Eleventh (Lawrence) Distriots in- structed for Allen, while of the delecates chosen {rom those tWo cts only Gen. & n. of edo, s regarded as personally hostlle to Thur. man. Inthe Bleventh District Vance predicates ‘i hopes of & re-election to Congress :larmly on the _disturbance ‘on the carrency ques- tion he may ‘be able to get up among the miners and other sufferers by the panic; and it ‘was natural that his Convention ehoald bo for the man who had the perve 10 declare, from a Demo- m\?‘aun}p, that specie paymenis were **a barren ity. 1In the Fifth Congressional District, 8 very Gib- raltar of Demooracy, o resolution instreetivg for Allen was voted down by & vote of nearly two-to one, and..the:delemates ~arc -said -to ‘stand- ane neatral eod ope for Thurmen. _ Semeother districts have partially declared them- ,eelves in County, Convention. The Ninth(Knaxand Delaware) District will oppose Thurman as far a8 Gen. George M. Morgan is able to run that district. Morgan, who took the back pay without losing his standing 88 & Democratic politician, has not forgotten or forgiven Thurmsn's severs strictares on the salary-grab businces: at least the friends of {he Senator say o. 'This (Cu?":fl)_dhtnct and the Cleveland (Tiwentieth) district will send strong Thurman men to St. Lonisand to the State Conven- tion, which sclects delezates at large. The same is robably trueof the Nincteenth (Ashtabula) and ;ommmm (Crawford aud Holmes) districts. The Cincinnati districts will be hotly contested, ant with doubtful results. Tn spite of this manifest division of sentiment in the Couventions as far as held, and expressions favorable to Allen in many countles, the friends of Thurman still profess to see & fair prospect of nniting the Ohlo delegution upon their favorite as soon as the Allen tomfoolery is exploded, which will of course be at an ear]’ stage of the ballotings, il indecd his name shoul go into a ballot. TIAYES, BRISTOW, AND WASHBURNE. Asa straw or two indicating the course of the {;u‘lilicnl ‘breeze, a few daysago Imet one of the hio delegates to the Cincinnatl Convention. He ulled from his pocket a letter from Ex-Senator Vade, in which the latter, after acknowledging the receipt of aletter of inquiry on the subject, expressed himself warmly in favor of the election of Haycs for Presidential candidate. *‘But.” I said to my -informant, ‘‘Wade has written in another letter that while he favors Hayes, Morton Wil be his second choice. How will you agrce on thats" **Notat all, not st all," was the reply, nor am T in favor of Bristow. I should prefer Washtmrne to any one but Hayes. ™ Shortly afterwards I met a gentlemar prominent in professional circles, but not in political life. und whose brother had made EomelhinF of a figure in Congress. He had arranged his cholce thus: Vash- .burne first, Bristow second, and Hayes third, and wanld be well satisfied with elther. These are sample bricks, or sumple straws, and othiers of like indication might be clted. IOWA. IIPRESSIONS OF AN OBSERVER WHO DOES NOT SEE THINGS FROM A MACHINE STANDPOINT. To the Editor of The Tribune. Des Momses, Ia., May S.—Certain political manipulators, who have an impression that it is their province to “fix matters up” for Iowa Republican voters, and that said voters shonld only hold themselves inreadiness to ratify what- ever the manipulators aforesaid may propose, find that their labors yield short returns in this Centennial year. These folks first sent out Morton missionaries, but their labors soon came ‘to maught. JTowa Republicans are an in- telligent, reading peaple, who Lavé a habit of thinking for themsclves. While they recognize Mr. Morton as a man of abil- ity, and remember with gratitude his patriotic services to the country, they feel that there arcimpertive reasons why be should not be {he standard-bearer of the party in the coming strugzle. Efforts werealso made toworkup a public gentiment in favor of Mr. Conkling, but this also failed; our people were quick to discover that bis nomination would be construed into an indorse- ment of the present Administration. To this Iowa TRepublicans would not be 2 party. While they be- Jieve in the personal integrity of the President, and award him all praisc for loyalty and devotion to tric Repnblicanism, they cannot forget that he hus ‘made blundens which théy cunnot evenseem to in- dorsc by nomimating for his successor the man who of all others is the chofco of the’ President, and I may eafely gssume that, it there were no other reasons, ihv intimate relations existing between Morton™ and Conkling and the Presidentwould effectually pre- vent the vote of Town from being cast for either of those gentlemen in the Cincinnati Convention. Onr-Iowa manipulators, finding that their efforts 10 ot a delegation favorabie to cither of the above amed, have abandoned them, and have latterly ven in their adhesion to Blaine, with the hoj ihatif the people refused to support their cand dates they might not entirely ignore and repndiate them. Seeing that there was a strong-public senti- ment growing up among the people in favor of Blaine, they concluded to attach themselves 1o hus fortuncs, and by long and loud shouting hope to create the impression that they were his early and ardent supporters. ‘While this is an evidence of Mr. Blaine's popalarity in Jowa, I am Dot sure that it argues any Zood for the gentloman from Maine. xolitical” wire-pulicrs—men who make politics o bubiness—are not in high favar with 1he average lowa voter, and a general flocking of machine politicians to the Blaine standard would canse the honest vouer to pause and inquire, Why isthis? Anditisnot too much to muy that this movernent is one of the greatest obstacles now in the way of a Blaine delegation from Iowa to Cin- cinuati. Ithinkitmay be safely concluded that the contest in this® State will "he between Risine and DBristow. It cannot be denied that the latter gentleman is growing rapidly in strength among the masses of the party. He i3 coniing more and more to be recognized as the representative of true reform. _And while he will Ve bitterly opposed by .the Whisky-Ring thieves throuzhout the land, and by all others who hope to drive @ barmain with the Government at the expense of the Pablic Treasary, the great army of hunest Yoters who are actuatcd solely by the public good have faith in his honesty and in his devotion to Re- publican principles. On every band T sec indica- tions of the popalarity of both Blaine and Bris- tow in this State; and I may safely assume that, if ounr people could have their way in this matter, the ticket would be composed of the two names. And they wonld not be very par- ticalar which was placed at the head. It’is the opinion of your correspondent that this combina- tlon wonld be the very strongest that could be formed. Give us ‘‘Bristow” and Blaine,” or *+Biaine and ‘Bristow,” and you will give nsa ticket that will sweep the country in November. The nomination'of such a ticket would be an ab- solnte aseurance of Repuablican victory at the polls, and would utterly dissipate all danger of placing the Government in the control of tke clements which fought, with such desperation, to destroy it during the long years of the Rebellion. 1t may be urged that nei- Ther of the zentlenen named would consent to take the second placeon the ticket. Idonotshareinthat fear. They are both high-minded, patriotic mcn, and arc ardently attached to their counf and the principles of the Republican parts. If the repre- sentatives of. this zreat party in the Cincinnati Con- Yention should decide that the_public good and the interesta of the party required that both names shonld be inscribed ‘on the Republican banner, I have-no donbt but each wonld follow where duty seemed to lead, and yield graceful and cheerful obedience to the voice of the great party of free- dom and reform. And what conld be more fitting than a ticket 5o constituted? -The men are conced- ed on all hands to be among the very ablest in the nation. One represents the Hast, and the other the Southwest. In view of the fact that the West has hiad the President for so many years, it secms but fair, other things being cqual, that ‘it should De conceded to some other section. A ticket made up a3 I have indicated would combine more of talent, statesmanship, expericnce in public affairs, and other strong points, than has ever before been embodied in a Presidential ticket, and would be one that wonld commend itself to the good sense of the people of tho country. With sucha ticket victory at the polls would be a fore- gone conclusion. *‘Bristow and Blaine,” or *Blainc and Bristow, " which? W. E. G BRISTOW. Reokuk (Ia.) Gate City, 3ay9. ‘We cannot conceive any good reason why any Town Republican should seck to throw any eort of discredit upon_Secretary Bristow. No man con- nected with thiffsdministration, no other half-doz- en men in the United States, have done 6o much as he to bring the Republican party into that strong and growing pablic. credit where it stands at the outsct of this Presidential campaign, with victory almost assured. There were two desideratums as preliminaries to Republican success in this cam- paign. The first and greatest was to make tho country fecl as:a fact of practicat-sdministration that the Repablican party conld be trusted to carry ont ‘‘reform within the party.” Bristow mora than any other man has dore this. The sccond was to make the patriotirm of the conntry feel that the Southern Democracy conld not be trusted with party control of the ‘Government. Blane more thari_any otber man_has done this. Why the Republicanism of Bristow, or his eervice to the §al’ty, shonld “be -diecredited any more than Blaine's, we cannot undcrstand. If our party trosted Grant, and have been justified in that trust by his: stannch party fealty, it would seem that it would be fallyas prudent and safe to trust Bristow. He has 2 Republican record that has been well tosted. Al our ‘personal informa- tion a to Bristow, ‘from-men at Washington who know him, and who are not men to take any risks of cu'c‘hlng another Andrewy Johuson in the Re- Enm!mn Presidential net, gives nssurance that the Secretary of the Trearury is a good, staunch style of man for the Republican party of 'the country to ‘Thonor and trust. ‘may not be’ neceseary to mnke him President, althougl he is well fit for this. Wo would sooncr eee him at the head of the Trea: Tepsrtment under the next Repaplican administra, thon. We don't kaow ansthing about the morits of any personal grievance .the Znfer-Ocean may bave azainst Secretary Bristow nnd his (rcatmcueof its {friends. 'But we do know that WWestern Republic- ans cannot "afford to reflect its quarrels in their es- timate and treatment of Benjamin H.-Bristow: JLLINOIS. LOGAN COUNTY WANTS THE AUDITOR. 70 the Editor of The Tribune. LixcoLy, L, May 9.—Iam a constant read- erof yourvaluable paper, and peruse with in- terest the numeronsletters and communications from the differcnt localities of the-State in favor of or against: the many candidates:now in"the field for the.various-offices. Certain scctions favor Scroggs, others favor Lippencott, Needles, ‘and Powell. -Mr. Lippincott enters. the field as 3 soldier, and claiming that the people of the _Smte owe him a reward {or the service rendered in the late civil strife. Now I contend that the Republican party of this State and the nation should .give the preference to a soldier, provid- fog © that he .is capable of assuming end fillipz the dnties of the offce. Let me ask the frieddsof Gen. Lippencott, Hxs not the Republican « party of Illnots folfilled its duty to Gen. Lippen: “the_ probabilities of his making an ass of himself " Postiac, 1L, May 8,—Being in the Eighth Co |_oud says that there are gome circumstances 2 more desirable nomination than Morton, and that one is tho iportance |0f carrying New York. Butler thinks that under ordinary circamstences Conkling would make o Tetter run in that State than spy other nominee, and that in the event of the nomination of Tilden the powerful influence hostile to Tilden would be concentrated upon Conkling. THE GREENBACEERS. Wasnrseros; D. C., May 11, —Thereiga misun- derstandingamong some of the leaders a3 to wheth- cr the National Greenback Convention is to be held &t Indianapolis on the 17th, ue originally intended. Itis asserted here that ata conference, Tast week, cott? Since his election to the ofiice of Anditor he which make Conkling Das smassed considerable wealth. He can live very comfortably now on his income, and ought to be willing to concede the office to anvther of the many ‘brave men that battled so nobly for the preserva- tion of the Unfon. It scers to me that this con- tinual aspiring of Lippencott is imposing upon the od-nature of the Republicans of this State. and t seems to be the opinion of - many in this connty. that some other good man should now take pos- seseion of Lippencott's yiosition. And to il that osition one of Logan County's honored sons is oming up—the ~Hon. *James G. Chalfant, 8, pentleman, " o gllant? e dier, and one | of the most promincnt persons engiged in the ¢ Shitnois "promisent educators, and _the | movement, thero wasan agreement 0 ‘postpone resent County Supcrintendent . of Schools. | the Convention until the ourth of July, and to r. Chalfant served faitlfally asa soldler intho | change the place of meeting to Philadel- Inte Rebellion, and at tho termination of that | phia. The Secretary of the Natiopal Com- srugglo he retarned {0 his home and devoted his | mittee, T. B. Duchanan, left here the Tatter time and atlontion to the canse of education. e | part of the week, with the understanding. ja 8 writer of considerable ability, an accomplished | it iasaid, that upon hie arrival st Indianapolis 2 no- and eloquent speaker, o Jawyer of fair ubility, and | tice of such change should be iasued. 1t is inti- & plendid business man; o man that fsnot per- | mated, however, Teat the publication the plans of the leaders, including their efforts to sccure from Judge David Davis his consent to aceept 8 nomination, from the Convention, may bave in- duced the National Committee to change the course thus agreed upon. _The friends of Judge Dasis de- sire that he shall have the benefit of an political capital that can be made by having the indorsement of the Greenback Convention, but if the latter i3 Dot postponed. as agreed npom, it is doubtful Shether they viill permit his name to' be nsed, for fear that it may destroy his chances of obtaining the regular Democratic nomination. TIE CONNECTICUT SENATORSHIP. Tartrorp, Conn., day 1L~—The Bepublican members of the Legislature have nominated Henry B. Harrison for the United States Senute. GRAND 'RAPIDS, MICH. Special Digpatch to The Trioune. GRAXD Rfuvma. ich., May 11.—The Demo- cratic County Convention met in this city to-day to clect delegntes to the State Convention at the 24th. 1t chose ns delegates James Blair, W. I Rameey, C. C. Comsmc)c.l C. H. Taylor, Julius petusl office-seeker, and has alwaye avoided ally- ing himeclf with rings and cliguos; also posscesing a private_and public record against which not & word can he trathfally said, and If nominated will carry Logan County by an overwhelming majority. Theclaim of Logan County should ot be ignored Dy the Republican party of tius State. It will he remembered that at the last Congressional election this "connty was the only one in the district that remained loyal to the Republican cause. This fact should be romembered by the pacty. In- asmuch 88 we have never presented a candidate for a State office, we think it the duty of tho Repub- lican party to concede to us the State Auditorat least. AS this county was uncomfortably close at the lust Congressional election, soinc movement should be inaugurated to insuro it to the party, and the nomination of Jr. Chalfant will certainly in- sure it In the cvent of the nomination of Mr. Chaifant, Logan County can bo relied upon for at Teast 1,500 majority, and if_elected to the offic of Auditor he will faitill the datics impartially, and to the credit of himself and the put{. REPUBLICAN. | Tlouseman, James N. Davls, S. O. Dishunan. aud = 1. E. Little, of this city; Dwight Rankin, of BARNEY CAULFIELD. };\'y(&ming: .-\(1 s‘d\\‘n{m, o;. q;_(shmy:’ %;‘S;d To the Editor of The Tribune. radford, of Ade; Samuel Toby, O 3 s, Jucob Barns, of ' Walker; Auanias Worden Auror, TH., May 10.—Since Barney Caulficld has become the champion ass of the mostin- differont Congress which ever assembled in the country, eyerybody wants to know more of Bar- Couldn't the Tue TRmTNE print his picture, and Ira Ellis, of Cannon;_and Uenry D. Plumb. The only question at issue in the Convention was hard and foft money, and the fofts zot the best of the argument, s they beat. Onc or twngentlemen proposed—aniong them the don. L. 11 Randall— ney. u i s i utting hard-money men in their pleces. The De- and givo a brief sketch of -his life, his birth, and | PULRETIANES (a0 O o*fetofco-seeliers of by whom? When, where, and why? When edt- | yolders is not ut all enthusisstic, and the Conven- tion was not largely attended or very encouraging. — —— THE PENITENTIARY. 3 To the Editor of The Tribune. ¥ Jorrer, 1ll., May 8.—Inthe Journal of the2d inst. appeared an article ** Concerning the Peni- tentiary,” defending that institution’s management and Gov. Beveridge, and attacking TiE TRIBUNE'S correspondent at this place. The suthor of the article is the jack-leg lawyer and correspondent of the Times in, this cily T was well feed for his milk-and-water defense of the **acting Governor” by Col. Sonthworth, Deveridge's disbursing agent, and Sccretary of the Board of Peni- tentinry Commisvioners, who told James Good- that cated, and how? Whether he gave out any pre- monitory symptoms of future greatness inearly life, or any other well-defined symptoms? Whether his intellect had_fally developed when chosen to Congress, or whether his friends had. ever previ- ously discovered any traits in Lis mental charac- teristics which sugzested grave fears that Baraey would convert himsolf into an ass npon the slight- est provocation? Whether, when Barney makes an menof himeelf, he seems to resurd the situation serlonsly, or does he ignora his predicament in » Cool, uniwoncerned manner which_shows that he not 'consclous af the flasco?. \Was Barney v Kicked on the head when yotmg, or did any oth accident cver happen to bim' that would likely place him in a mental statas which weuld angment with prenter facility than he otherwisc wonld huve done? Will Barncy expect to @raw uny pay for | speed, editor of the Republican at this place, such services as e he ** need only name the money consideration for s rendered this winter? ATAS-PATER. | runouncing Washburne and supporting Deveridge, and it should be fortkcoming.” The article starts ont by saying that Tirs Tars- uNE's correspondent here is o +disappointed ap- plicant for a position at the prison, or some em- @rso politician who hopes to injure Beveridge in the interest of some other pet candidate, " which is false. He has applicd for no position at the pris- on. nor docs he expect to, and neither is he a poli- MARSHALL COUNTY ¥OR RIDGWAY. T the Editor of The Tribune, gressional District, we desir to say that the dis- pateh in to-day’s issue from Marshall County docs not fairly represent ns. Highly as we admire Col. Fort, we do not think it politic or expedient to pre- sent his name to the Republican State Convention | o2 ] g A o eandldate for Goveror,. s s ont firat enico | UciBv orasnirat fordny political preferment. Te 7 is o solid, honest citizen, the city edi- for Congress, and will no doubt bo returnd tohis | 4° % 0 5 C g, s30 comopondent peoh resent keat. Livingston County. will tuke pleas- 4 i I Tife and pride in casting her_eight, votes in o pieas” | your own sensible and Yearloss Tripcxz. Tle 13 v for tho Ton. Thomas S. Rldmvay asour first | atisficd with bis income and seekspo favors, be olee for Governor. \o admiro the moral stam- | Supports the right us e feed it, nnda m.’fi the e fiaof the man, anid the purity of his public and | Joumalist that he is, exposto frand whepever it Drivate life 18 sure to tell In his favor when it js | comes to his motice. Hischarges macengunel 00 properly presented to the people. We regard him priton anthorities. and Bereridge are tme, as P36 % Peoplo's candidate, » and trnst his calling shall coufirm, it they are not nalt of what is truo i ill be st of that nest of official fraud and mi: ngemel Eateleetion il Koty sty Lo Lo | Que of his charzes, the first, is that Beverilige is at fiie battom of the late reduction of ealaries, which fiie Journal mun sttempts to disprove, Iknow that Beveridge uppeared ab the prison two days be- fore the . Board met to reduce the galaries, gnd «aid, in the hearing of an ofticer who is prepared to confirm it, that *“the salarics of the cployes musl come down 5 we wmust make a good showing ! The feed *‘smarty Alex.” ¢+Tho duties of the inferior emyloges do not re- quire an exalted capacity, and. thelr places can be Gasily supplied from the scores of upplicants who are duily beseiging the Commissioners for posi- tions at the reduced compengation.™ . “Fhis is o likely argument. The Commiesioners have frequentiy assertod _that they wanted SCROGGS. 7o the Editor of The Tribune. Axxa, Union Co., 1L, May 10.—Alexander County has instructed for Scroggs for Secretary of State. That's right. Let's have a new man,—a flat-footed Republican, one who has been tried in the ficld. I have been on the march with him. and gaw the arms stacked after many a hard day’s march. Men of Maj.-Gen. Jamcs D. Morgun's Division remember who brought up the ammuni- tion ut Jonesboro, Gn. Union County will say at Springield Scroggs will do. Yours, eic. E. B. goes on and ssys: LIETZE AND NEEDLES. T the Editor of The Tribune. none Dbut first-clazs, mm\uigen_z prison-men, i oy G, —" | who were . esperienced © in - governing Canuriz, Clinton Co., 1IL, May 6. —The Repub- | coniiets and that they intended 1o licans of Clinton County met to-day pursuant to notice, and appointed delegates to the Republican Stato Convention to be held ot Springdeld on the 24th fost., and instracted them to vote for the “Hon. F. A. Lietze for Licatenant Governor, and T.-B. Needles for Auditor. ‘The utmost harmony provailed. Tuowas S, ST, Secretary. WISCONSIN. THE GUBERNATORIAL GRANGER INVESTIGATION— TROUBLES OF THE DEMOCRACY. Spicial Correspondence of The Tribune. AMADISON, Wis., May 10.—The Gubernatorial Granger investigation has been the chief topic of interest-here of recent days; and our late Reform Executive shows himself in a most un- pleasant light. The Democrats, who -boldly took ‘ground against his nomination last fall, and tried to prevent it, feel that they are vindicated now. Some papers who sustained him through thick and thin, and discredited the campaign stories, now denounce him bitterly. The Fond du Lac Jowrnal, edited by a Demo- eratic office-holder, closcs a stinging article on @3y, R. Taylor's Peculations ”’ by sayingz: “We are in no nood to write words of extenuation in behalf of a man whom we have asslsted in b oring only to be_repaid with unmerited humilia tion? whose paltry greedno ecnse of decency, ‘honor, m"'pmimn oblization could eradicate or restrain. The Democracy. of the State are getting into to increase the salaries, as well as the standard of qualification of tness, so that they might retain Hood keepers and_guards, and provent every rag- H2 and bob-tail thut comes along from getting and holdinga place which he is in no way capai e of Glling. Maj. McClaughry, the den, also said, in his address before the Presbyterian ministers at Chicago, that he wanted none but * good, experi- caced prison-keepers and guards,” “that he bind ‘been discharging the bad or incompetent ones, and, was still applying the **wecding-out” process. Tlow does this agree with reducing the already reanty eularies of the employes, and bringing on scores of green hands who happen to_be tramps and penniless, and, therefore, willing to work perhips fora month for their bourd,” and, then tramp oot _again, leaving his place for another green applicint. The Journul writer alludes to the impossibility of reducing the =alarics of higher oflicials, because they are fixed by law. Admitting that all of the oflicers, excepting the Board, “are worth their wages, it could not be supposed that the law or tho State would raise the least objection if they volun- urily gave 20 per cent of their earnings for a good cause; in which they are so titally interested! The Chief Clerk receives $500 a year more thun the law says he shali receive, yet he was Tot reduced, 1t scarcely would be policy to reduce the salary of the Chief Clerks there is danger; there isxsnch o thing us squealing in these days of crook- edness, How absurd_and silly:that this Mr, 3an of the Journal shonld support the iden that the prison is not *‘financially embarrassed.” The Steward scarcely ever goes to Joliet or Chi- cago but what he is dunned and chased for the Dbills long due to merchants where supplics are pur- trouble abont their State Conyvention, to be held at | chased, This was done so much that Milwaukee, June 7, to clect delegates toSt. Louis. | he got mad and {lmu:swd saying he ‘‘would It was cxpected delegates would be chasen accord- | bo cursed if e W gLoing to be dunned for the State's debts,” and lie has been ing to the new apportionment; but, acting on the violent azanmption that it is vitiated becanso our town was ceidently left out of an Assembly Dis- trict, the Chairman of tho State Committee directs 1 1 10 eatl conventions and olcct delegates according to | _ Another fact praves it dnancinl embarrsument. the old apportionment; wherent some rebel, and | The institution aflows every keeper or guard a fur- fhere may be double_delesations. The Greenback | lough of fifteen days in a year; when the employe Convention, having in view an independont party, | docs not take his furlough he 13allowed the money, ‘which meets here Wednesday, 1o elect delegntes to | or, 8t least, this is the way it used to be; now, » Natlonal Convention at Indianapolis, provesadis- | however, if the emplose loses auy time, he is furbin® oloment: and at least one delesation, under | docked that amount, but isallowed ffteen days the. 1¢ad of ducge Small, of Waukesha, has becn | extra pay ~called ‘‘commutation® —money, elected, ona greenback orsoft-money platform, to | instead of a farlongh. This commuiation the Democratic State Convention. Now comes a | momey amounts to about $24 per man per year, still more distubing call fora Convention of the | aud the institution is noé able to puy it; atleastit A facksontan Democracy of Wisconsin, opposed | Las nut paid it, and there aro no indications that it to of fesn, cfc., {0 meet here Juno 13, to | will by paid thig, year. 1t has been. duc since the choose ton Eloctors and twenty delesates o the { 1stof Murch. It'is o fact. of record that large National Demoaatic Convention nt St. Louis. | amounts of money, overand above the espenses of There is 8 good prospect for contested seats, the institution, buve, been made. Washburn left ——— 350,000, Wham left $40,000 in bank, and the WEST VIRGINIA. prevent Warden claims to have cleared the fimz THE REIUBLICAN CONVENTION. Fear $30.000. What has become of it ? e Pk s g okt i T WepELING, W. Va., May 11.—The West Vir- | Se the i £, Do ] Clarksburg to-day. A epecial to the Iutelligencer announces the appointment of ten delegates to tho Cincinnati Convention, and the adoption of some steps to qaict public clamor and ward off sus- picion, and th dulinguept contractor ‘‘came a resolution espressive of a preference for Blaine for President. down ™ to the smount of.abaut. one-fourth of hi indebtedness. Talk abont the contractors bei The delegates are as follows: First District, ex-Gov. Stevenson, Dr. T. H. Sagar, and Gen. {v(u&cd by the stringency of the timesl Their ‘Nathan Goff; Sccond District, ex-Senator Wil- huoks will show that. they are disposing.of as much and more stock this year t‘m ey, ever have be- fore. Their books.will aiso¥how that their receipts t ;mll profis arn larger now thon Luey ovor wera b n rore, while the price of their labor js the sume iey, E. W. S. Moore, and John T. Schley; Third | gurdly i v 2 D’ml:t..n B s Divns. A James gurdly low fizuro that it always has been. V. Davis. The delegate for State-at large is R. W. Simmons, clored, of Parkersbarg. A resolution complimentary to the Hon. B. H. Bristow was pasct ‘The same indnstries, at nearly ten times the cost for labor, are flourishing and getting rick in your sed. Ex-Senstor Willey is understood to be a Bristow man. The oxactstandingof the delc? own city and everywhere, tion isnot known, ‘but it is, no dotbt, largely for heard. to eay hie wished tha ** d—d institntion \would pny ity bills, and not have cversbody dunn- ing him on the strets wherever he went.” “The fact is, there must bea *‘nigger inthe wood- pile.” The contractors know they have the Com- Tnissioners foul, and cando_as. thoy pleaso, A thorongh investization wounld startle the public, tarn the prison ** upside down, " and result in an injunction on the Institution, the furning out of the present managers, and the appointment of a Re- laine, BRISTOW. ceiver, Respeotfally, DaILT READEL. ———e———— RIVATE LETT) 'ROM HIM, . i andnnl:z;lco::rrird:. CANADIAN NEWS. There was & whisky-thicf lie of very small pro- portionsstarted on Secretary Bristow in Madison, Ind., and M. C. Garber, Jr.,wrote to the Secretary about it. The whisky-thief lars have persisted in jabbering, and Nr. Garber has published an iaxm\ct of o private letter from Bristow, as fol- ows: . I cannot undertake to make public denial of such staries.as this; andwould pfl{ no sttention to the ‘matter, except thal XI-deem It due, in answer to fl:nl Kind commarication, to state this much. I! Aave been so-malifmantly purued that 1 am mot surprised to find cery professional transaction of my life paraded beforc the public and the facts dis- torted in suchawayas to n;:gmr discreditablo; but 1am too mach occrpied with official duties to give my time to the con:radiction or explanation of the infamous charges tlat have been, and will continue to be, tramped up igalnst me by politieal enemies _snd others who haw taken offense at my efforts to enforce the Revenie lawss I repeat that1 donot write this for pudlic use, but for your information. - | - Very truly yours, . H. Brastow. | ———— MISCELLANEOUSB. BUILER'S CHOICE. Special Diatch to The Trivune. - WASHINGTON, D. C., May 11.—Gen. Butler has expressed a preference for the nomination of Morton at Cincinngii. He said, however, that the health of Mortan might be an - impediment, a fact which reedered. it more important to make a wise choice for the second pluce on the ticket. Butler favo:s Conkling next to Morton, Consolldation—Naval—The Lumbor Trade— Migh Water. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘MoNTREAL, May 11, —The nnion of the City Bank of Montreal and the RoyalCanadian Bank of To- ronto has become an accomplished fact. J.B.Renny and Thomas McCracken bave been appointed joint cashiers, one to reside at Montreal and the otherat Toronto. The institution is to bo styled the Con~ solidated Bank. ['wo vessels for the Franch Government were launched at Contin's ship-yard to-day. The French Consal and a large number of citizens and invited guests were present. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Coroura, May 11" The Centennial yacht Count~ ess of Dniferin was successfully launched here to- 4lny'.2rds-:u sustained no damage from the mishap of yes 3 - Speclat Dispaich to The Tribune Orrawa, May 1L —A pumber of American lam- ber-dealers are in ‘town, -bat. they offer such low prices that mill men refuse to sell.* The argument They use In favor of low prices {8 that freights are <o Tow on the trunk lines that Michizon lumber is crowding the Eastern market. Tke Chandicre lam- ber-yards are completely submerzed. During the last ‘thirty-six hours the water has risen 7 inches every twelve hours. Over & dozen mills have shat down in consequence of the high water. Great damage has been done to wharves and bridges on the Upper Ottawa. CUnless the freshet soon smb- sides the mill men fear 3 calamitous Tosult? The river is said to bo higher now than it has been since 18, Timber, co fen, X 2nd houses are 1o bo seen drifting down-stream, 1: is jmpossible to cstimate the AmoTnt0f damage. WHISKY. Progress of the Trial of Jonas and Others at Milwaukee. The Defendants Neverrconspired, and Abandoned. the Con= spiracy, Anyway. Important Evidence. Against MoEes Snr- rendered to Mr. Dyer. MILWAUEKEE. JOXAS, GOLDBERG, AND CROSET. Speclal Dispatch to The Tribune. MILWAUKEE, May 11.—In the Jonas case, the examination of Sam Rindskopf was resumed, but nothing of further interest was elicited. Cross-czamined by Alr. Murphey: He was not certain that Goldberg was present at the depot meeting at Chicago. He explained the mean- ing of certain symbolical words in the cor- respondence. For the sum of $100,000, first asked, and afterwards $70,000, defend- ants offcred to clear all the parties to the negotiations from the civil and criminal suits brought against them, and it was under- stood the method of their doing this was that the Chicago parties were to use all the means at their command to procure papers in the suits, so as to insure a successful legal de- fense. He heard from Goldberg the latter was to have a post-tradership, and Goldberg asked witness to help him to get stock and eredit to go into the business, but this had no connection with whisky matters. Goldberg tried bard to interest witness in post-trading, saying therc wwas lots of money init. He never thought the scheme contemplated STEALING OUTRIGHT. If he had not thought Hedrick was a party to the job, he would have had nothing to do with it. = The hearing here developed. into a lengthy conversational discussion between _the counsel, which the Court stopped by saying counsel on both sides appeared to be growing into the hubit of embodying the substance of an answer in their questions, and he desired this practice to stop. The remainder of the examination of this witness was of no interest. ELIAS SHIPMAN, of Chicago, was the next witness. Over an hour was spent in discussing as to the limita- tions- of this witness' cxamination. Finally he was allowed to proceed, the Court permitting him to tell his narrative in his own style of any interviews at which the Milwaukee men and the defendants were present. Witness said he, was present at the first interview between all the par- ties at the Tremont House, in June last. THE TERRIBLE CONDITION OF THE MILWAUEEE WHISKEY MEN was explained, and the object of the meeting was to devise means to alleviate their condition. 3r. Crosby sugzested the cmployment of Mr. Pretty- man, #aying the fact ef his being Hedrick's brother- in-law would be of great advantize,—a declaration which witness wasprepared to believe. All the par- ties were invited to this meeting by Mr. Rinds- kopf. No sum was mentioned as a retaining fee. Ir. Jonas came to be at the mecting becanse GOLDBERG ASKED HDI FOR AID AND COUNSEL in the premises, telling him their sitnation. Jonas told witness the story, and this induced witness to epeals to Crosby, who was o relative of his, their Wives hoing couins. After the meeting, witness, Sam Rindskopf, Jonas, and Goldberg went ridinzto Lincoln Park and spent the evening together. Nothing more was talked abont except the employ- ‘ment of Prettyman as a laWyer, and of CROSBY TO SEE HIM. Next. there was an interview at the depot, when Mr. Wirth joined the orl%'mll arties. In the eariy part of the cyening Crosby, Xindskopf, Goldbers, and witness were present. It took place at the Tremont. These parties went together to the depot inahack. Rindskopf and. Cros] a’s(epymd out of the hack, leaving witness and Goldberg in the hack for abont five minutes, Rindskopf nd Crosby talked with a man whom he si) understood was Wirth and another gentleman (Kiewert), who were aboat to take the train. Thkey were on the side- walk, too farawny for witness to hear the con- versation. He heard Rindskopf, however, say .they would have Crosby come,_up to Milwankee. Rindskopf then got In'the hackandall drove off, Jeaving Wirth and Kiewert to take the train for Ailwaukee. Jonas.was not present at this meet- inz. At the hotel, before this, Crosby zeported to Kindskopf that PRETTYMAN COULD BE HAD, . but a large sum of money would be necessary for 3 contingent. fund, and a large retaining fee would have to be paid before he would move. Crosby epoke claborately 84 to the desirability of employ- fng Prettyman. The question of selecting a man tohold_the money was. discnssed, and Rindskopf sclected Jonas, a5 3 man of integrity, etc. Jonas was at that time & man’ of ‘wealth and enviable re- ‘putation for honor and. honesty. Witnees had fre- quent interviews subsequently with tke Chicago partics; he knetw of thevisit of Goldberg and Crosby to Milwaukee the next day after the West Water street interview, and, so far as Goldberg and Jonas were concerned, the matter was ebandoned from from that time. Tlere councel for the Government objected to the line of examination, and- Mr. Murphy said he pro- ‘poscd to show that Goldberg and.Jonas . ABANDONED ALL CONNECTION WITH THIS E SCHEME,— whatever it was,—and had nothing further to do with it, after the West Water strect meeting. Further, that Crosby sitply acted 25 Sam Rinds- kopf's agent, the other partics washing their hands of the entire affsir on the advice of the witness. Col. Goodwin said the Government had attempt- ed to show by inference that this scheme, what- ever it was, had NEVER BEEN ABANDONED. andall the partics defendant were equally guilty participants in all that took _place snbsequent to the West Water street mecting, whereas the fact was thed. up to the time of the et interview refer- red to by the witness, the only project engaged in was the enzagement of Prettyman as counsel, which projecifell through, and all- the parties withdres except Crosby, and from that time be re- mained merely as Sam Rindskopfls agent. That Crosby so acted, snd that the other parties SO WITIDREW, was all the defense now desired to show. Witness was finally suffercd to_say that. Croshy told him as the result'of the last interview in Mil- waukee that the general plan had fallen through, bt he was to remain at work in the interests of Sam Rindskopf. Witness knew that Crosby afterwards went to Jowa and Southern ilinois in the interests of Mr. Rindskopf, respecting. the releasc of some whisky, and in the general inferests of Rindskopf. Witness advised defendants to break up nezot tions because there eeemed to be no unity of sen! ment or consolidation of interests among the M wankee men, ‘There was an interview at the Sher- man House a few days after his advice TO.ABANDON THE SCHEMR. Several Milwaukee distillers whom he did not know were present. _Jonas and'witness were the onfy Chicago men who.were preseat. Crasby.i5as not in Chicago or Cobk County that day. ~ Witness waould not have gane if Crosby. was intown,and only did 8o at the personal solicitation of Jonas. Jonas. &aid, **These Mlilwaukes fellowsare here, let'sgo over and e them.” When witness and Jonasenter- edthe room, they found the Miiwankee men talking heatedly, and in omething witness thought was In- dian, but Jonas said was Hebrew. ' Witness said : Lot s got out of ibis as goon a2 possitlc, Ask them to rink, and get off quietly with offending. %Ecm. onlr. appeared they were tal ing abont pay- g money. 'They Were apparent] parreling. Jonas asked them o take sommetning to drink, and they . READILY FELL IN WITH THIS, an%_lunun nllal:é-mfi and witness left. itness advised leaving beca were quarrelling, and ¥ .nsc Bo Ay UE DISTRUSTED THEM, and preferred. having nothing to do with them. Knew nothing of any written_agreement said to have been prepared by him. Never prepared an such agreement. . Nothing took Flacuym:?t‘ wimesi could not hear, as he was with Jones the whole time, and'went home with im. * Never heard any- thing of any plan to steal documents; heard Croshy siy Prettytnan, as Hedrick's relative, would have frce access to the papera: Never had any idea of stenling papers, and never heard the otliers talk of anything of the kind. e letter of Aug. 12 from Jonas was drafted by wit- ness, and left with onme of Jonas' clerks to copy. DId not think Jonas conld have framed such a letter without ass 3 whether Jonas saw the dmr.":flfic;" POnE ke HAD WRITTEN LETTERS HINSELP RO and signed Jones' name. Thae letter hfi;fl:fls st 2'caa “writien for Jonas by A- AL Croaby.. The ‘object of the letter was to say-that if the Milwan. kee men wanted to £25,81,000 to retaln Bretiymad and to employ Crosby for the purpose, they. mast. 50 shead and send the morcy. ¢. chvolope pro- on. g for with into Jonas' office to write lcxmnE’. shecige was next eworn, ‘zad too um“am S 0, 'and testified he a jou Chxmgln employed on the Slaau-Zelh’mgf“gln‘nw!g }m \“lk‘zll:g flf!dhi: city; h.ldmm‘icd with him onspiras ¢ case i Murpheysoficeln this ehy: = s fik ,Clmmnl for the prosecntion objected toan exami. nition as te any interview.nqt referred to fn the evidence for the prosccuticn. ¢ U Morphey said he had questioned witness irth when he was on the stand for the Govern- ment, a8 to this interview. but he declared he had no recollection of it. He proposed to show that- Wirth told this witnees, in the prescnee of several gentlemen, that he.never knew or heard an: 2 E’Xz“f.—fm T papers or records, or nnym’n‘gmu? The nonr being up at this point, an adjonrnm was had for xz:mhrx;;mo hgger man, o Fok cates ¢ Form GZsod other: mpe.:d ni'::::dd%g?fi the indictment were rent to W Twoulh have known. that destroyina. Dotols and would have been uttorly sbortive.” The Pt bave put_in evidence 3 letier of. Crosby fo Thos® man, which had been left with Jonas to send cuds, Pretiyman in case the money to retain_ him s, o i be received from Milwaukee, stating be had gt retained, asking him to act withont delay. el giviag e paricalarsara ity Bametotof i $¥hisEy that Rindskopf wanted to s The witness teaiihed the Tifo e thlesied. nother letter was put in from Cros! saying that he was disappotnted at ihg joiloLes - the negotiations, and asking Jones to cnnecle 5 forward him $200, traveling exponsee. ans (ol up the whole thing. Shipman then maden - ¢ . PERSONAL BXPLANATION = - to the effect that he wonld have nothing to do any sclieme to steal pnblic!dncnmcnu." bl ¢ \was then crosa-examined by £aid Goldhors waa Interested as'a ;g;,}:?ifim of dskopf. Jonzs never heard or g “k: of pay, and the witness would not accepted pay if offered. What was meant in oi® of the letiers by the sentence that **if the mapa® succended it might be 2 nice hing for a1l ey Supposed, Crosby expected, if Pret O - opts sranld do amoan s refecince 35 (0 a1l quotations.. Did ot kngy until telezram was put in evidence tha over addrosced 38 A. C. Melvin, t Crosby wag § Reirrliriept Ie knew uoth‘ixug in Crosby's life ¢ ustify his using un assumed nawe. At adjourned. i potat ST. LOUIS. DAD FOR M’KEE. Bpeciar Dispatch to The Triduna; St. Louts, Mo., May 11.—The Republican hay information that the wife of Jolm Leavenwo, deceased (who was the first treasurer and master of the Whisky-Ring in this cit), hay made aflidavit to some very interesting ang startling facts neyer. beforc. published f regard to McKee's complicity in he frauds. Reid Leavenworth, a brother of Jobn, was recently arrested on indictment, and, tg mitigate his punishment, the wife of the fmy named sent Zfor Col. Dyer and turned over ty him certain letters in the handwriting of Ford ang McKee, praving beyond doubt their guilty knowl. edge of and’ participetion in the frandi Mre Leavenworth declared she was present when mone; e p:x!!id‘ o bnl:;z::dem(\l\-i fl&% McEee's residences. ctween Ler hos| and Mc] inams {ng to thousands. gk CON MAGUIRE left for Washington to-nizht, where he zoes in be. half of himself and McKee. ' His special object & to see Secretary Bristow In_person, and he sy if he can get 2n andicnce with that 'official he 1y certain that the showing he will make will secure his recommendation, and as a consequence that of Pierrcpont for Executive clemency. ~What specia| plea Maguire proposes to make in_ sdditiog o those already made public has not fransferred.” CHICAGO. MUNN. The Munn trial will come up this morning, and, in all probability, go forward without fur- ther delay. The Government’s witnesses arm W. 8. Golsen, Gearge Miller, Jake Rehm, C. B, Fredericks, C. A. Vergho, and John Pagne, From the intimations which have procceded from the Government authorities from time to time, that this trial would disclose many of the bottom facts in connection with the Chicagn Ring, the trial will doubtless be Witnessed by an eager and interested audicnce. WEST SIDE SINNERS. Late Wednesday evening Capt. Somervilly and Capt. Laughlin descended upon the saloon kept by Gabricl Wahl, Isaac Meyer, and Jesob Meyer at the corner of Clinton and Twelfth streets, 2nd seized the contents thereof. Thes¢ parties are ed with the practice of com. 'pounding liquors without a license, and the off cers who have worked up the case say they have discovered a prev.t;bgoo sample of crookednesy on a small scale. pt Somerville swore outg warrant for their arrest dy;sterda mornh which was placed in the hands of a Deputy Mar- shal, who 10at no time in executing it. “The thre¢ men were brought before Commissioner Hoyne v{g}a(umhg;, n:u:rnouu. m;fl gave bond in the sum of & each to appear for examination Commissioner ot the 224 inst. e CAUGHT ON THE FLY. As Col. H. A. Plimpton was going home Wedness day evening he pessed the Lake Shore & Michigsa Southern dcpot. As he neared the place he sawa dray loaded with five barrels containing spirite ‘moving towards the freizht department. The Col- onel's.eyes are usually good, and his disposition ta scan everything that may possibly come under the head of crookedngss wonderfully acute. The cvents of the past_eight or ten months have mads him more than ordinarily ecrutinizing, and accord- ingly he took 2 long, fond look atthe dray, the driver, the horse, and the barrels. He saw thst they camo from the Phenix Distilling Company, ond learned that they were _ abont 10 De shipped East. He looked still further and saw more. He saw that one of the barrels was un- stamped, while the other four were marked with the Internal Revenue Department's passport. ‘The Colonel immediately scized the barret that was not stamped, and had it remvoed to the Custom-Houss. for sufe-keepinz. In the meantime Dickenson, Abel & Co., the real Pheenixcs, learned of the eeizure and at once posted off to see Collector Har- voy, while at the same time they sent the Gaager, George Smith, down to see Colonel Plimpton. ~All the gentlemen represented to the Government odicers that it ‘was undoubtedly a mist 4 Gauger taking all the blame upon himself and, suying that it \as simply carelessness on his part, for which, of course, he was sorry, and wonld never do 3t agun, etc. ~ TheCollectar seemedgatis- fied that it was actually 2 mistake, and yesterday morning the barrel of corn-juice was el etamped and sent ou its way to join its comrades It was fortunate that the absence of the stamp wat discovered before shipment, because if the barrel ‘had beea seized after its delivery the matter would Bot iavo been so capableof explanation, st v, this little circumstance will make the Pheenixes an others mora careful in the future as the manner ix which packages leave their establishments, ~ —————— CHINOPHOBIA. Expulslon of Celestinls from = CxlSueh Town. Correspondence San Fraacisco Chronicie. AsTiocn, April 30.—Yesterday was one of usual activity and excitement, and a day long tob remembered in the history of Antioch. Ever sines the first step was taken in San Francizco and othet, places in California toward the eradicatian of coalie emigration the people of this place huve been wide awake.' Though they wero perhaps far behind i1 outward demonstrations upon the subject, the clti- zens of Antioch have arrived at the conclasion thal the presence of the Chinese omong us is distastes ful; that there Is little hope af the proper oficilt taking hold of. the matter. with any effect foz, Tap, sears o come, and hat ths oaly way W ourselves of. their contaminsting infuerce H- to put our shoulders to the wheel and them hence. Several of our boys, sons of respedis. able citizens, have from time to time. been eaticd into Chinese houses of prostitution, where. they- contracted incurable diseases, which, baving beet concealed ont of shame, - will necessarily refmlt it their physicalrain. Varlons cases of thix kind ate been revealed by the investigations of doctors and_parents interesfed. Yestordsy.mo. ingat an carly hour fifty of the moet ek citizens of Antioch marched to the Chinese quanzl of the town, und, dividing up in squads of fourst five, a simultancous demand was made at eachof the Chinese houses for admiseion. The occapantt of tho various dens were peremptorily Informed that they would be given until 3 a'clock’fn the aftornoon to make preparations for a fnal de- partare from our midst, They were told thal Tho steamer Amador would lesve for Sii Froncisco at that hour, . and that thost who preferred to embark upon el might as well begin to make the necessary tions, Upon no consideration would they be allo® ed to remain in Antioch another ni before the time set for the departare of & Chinatown was deserted except by a few males, 388, were well-known to be industrions and boosst The scenc on the wharf at the sicamer landing W, a repetition on a amaller kcale of what maybeo; servéd any day ot the Pacic Mail dock upan it arrival of & vessel from the Orient atyout dfY; Ezch of the Mongolians had his or hef Wares packed in baskets at cither end of 8 pole or, secarely tied up in the inevitsble striped Sillc handkerchief in sach common use with 15 females. There wns very little commotion, bat 2. continual conversation wis carried on in thelf O¥% tongme in smothered and subdued accents. T:g clambered mpan the, boat ey fast as possible, when 3 o'clock came pot a Chinesa pxnem majned, in Antioch. The ganleners and men who have means invested in property here st whobeliayo themselves, Wero 20k ‘molested, ey be. "AxTiocm, May 1. —Our people had just begun 8 congratulate themeelves upon havingrid hers sclves of-the Chinese prosti ast €YER:: irig, atnboat 8 o'clock, an alarm of fire was 800 ed in conscquence of the recently vacated CM:{!; ? 5 being &mcamewmlm this was as follows:. Ong of the females ¥hO town i a small- boat for. Stockton on 4 afternoon is reported. to have returned on the ‘:u lowing evening. When it wae aunounced that St had returned, the indignatiop of the citizens K nobounds. AIl the -buitlibzs except t;t:"-" burned to.the gronnd, and they ¥ere o d-n( b comn%?:_ c%nscnt. 1tis to bg ho "‘:‘: this disreputable element has left us for Shonld any return it may prove the worse 08 g — ————— Sayings of Buddah. o +*By gentlences, overcome anges; by £00%. "flt lbyllbemlity. “greed; by opeoneas aud {ruth, &8 lsembling and falschood. {"¢+Speak the truth; yiold not to anger; give, ¥be :;keihfi :hcmflu t'.:on h;:t; by these three sizpd: ou near the rhe eeldoer moarns in this world, n‘,‘o‘; ghall mourn in the next; in both worlds has ba a row. He grieves, bo is tormented, szelng 58 m‘hl’;g virta j ices inthis wnfld\mflh‘ > e jous man rejoices 7 shall rejoice in the next, in both warldshas b8 % e rjoices, he exalts, " seeing the purity of i deed. ot *{\A:man slotbfal, enying many good Gizg. o A an SOl S Tarimian couig 9 king ot others, bukowning nons.”