Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 18, 1876, Page 5

I don't mean to “WHISKY. The Evidence for the Gov- ornment in the Munn Trial All In. Conklin Allowed to Tell Iis Story =Wirth Choked Off. Rehm Questioned as to His Admis~ o sions to Hesing, What He Testifled to When Be- fore the Grand Jury. A Network of Subterranean Whis= ky=Pipes Found in San Francisco. McIXeo and Maguire Go to Com- fortable Quarters in Jail. Unimportant Proceedings in the fonas Caso at Milwaukee, MUNN'S TRIAL. THE GOVERNMENT CLOSES. CONKLIN'S RVIDENCE, Upon the opening of Court yesterday morn- Ing, after disposing of some civil motfons, Judge Blodgett safd that, as to the admissibllity of Conklin's evldence, he should let it go to the extent of the ndmissions made by Munn to the witness, but, with refercnce to the transactions, which it was offered to move, he should exclude It, ot present ab least.” It was ot least debatable ground, and all doubts should be in faver of the prisoner. It was not falr to make the de- fendant meet a wholly new case now. Mr. Ayer argued tho matter for a few min- utes, mafntaining that the transactions ought to come to light. Col. Ingersoll maintalned that only the con- yersation ought to be admitted, if anything, and the Court still licld to his pronounced opinlon. The examination of Witness Conklin then proceeded, as follows: We conversed together rolog out all the way. Mr. Munn said: “'Fhese ’ihau eries will steal, the best way we can fix them, If tliey own Storckeepers tiey con stuft the washes, und you and I cannot catch them. ¢ understood that 1 want these distillers to haveu chance to steal. them to be held as close to the loyy as possible, for when we do all we can lhu{ will steal, and, 1f they want to divide, I think It Is right cuough to fix them," 1le.dldu't suy Chicago or Mil- waukee distillers; he sald tlese distitlers. He further enid he worked hard and was poor, and that tho Government did not pay what thoy cught to, CROSS-EXAMINATION, Dy Col, Ingersull: 1 suppose [ may call myself & realdent of Canada. 1 wus burn in"the State of New York., 1 left for Conada about the 231 uf November. Tho immediate cause formy **light- ng-out * was my arrest, Twas charged with he- Inz connected with the crooked-whisky business In Milwaukeo. I was subsequently Indlcted, a Revenue Agent under the Goverument, T held o similor situation at New Orleans. 1do not recol- lect being charged with takine a 8500 bribe from a distiiler there. - 1 wan Indicted twice hefore fn the Btate of Wieconsin, Idon't know what was in- dicted for the firet time. I nover read the indict- ment, I understood afterwards that it was a wnls- tako, Ido not know that it was claimed I had cheated o man out of fands; you have grot the 1 was wrong plfl by tho cur-it was the other man who i this. There I8 no truth fn - the statement that I did thls, Tean't give fio next the I was indicted exactly; think it was In 1867, 'T'his was in Jeflerwon Coun- ty, Wis,, and It was for rnnning off a witness, I t clear on that. I was never triedon [t I have cen in Canada since Novonber, 1 may trnthfully say if thero was any trylng to get mo back the Gove crimient tried to get me. Through my attorney ot Miwaukee I am ndvised that 1 won't' Lo touched while hero; the bargain has been fised up, Several ofticera visited me {u Canuda, and I'mndo a state- ment which haa been teduced to writiug, 1understand Iam to huve Immunity, and 1 think my atiomeys bury an agrecment fn back aud white, 1wouldn't have come back if T hadn't so underatood it. I should have come back aftera while though, for 1 want to go to trial. 1 like the conntry well enough, bnt I dow't Hke to llve in ahy country but my own. A lnwyer in thia city named Mctlellan cime over 1o se Bridges, and Isaw him. 1 had no talk with bim sbout the whisky frauds, I think very likely Itold him'soveral poriles had beon there 1o sec mo about these whisky matters. 1 nevereald to anybody, at suy time or place, that 1 didn't know anything galnst Munu, I ewear I did not eay to McClellan that I told an officer 1 knew nothing agalnst Muun. 1hclleve I anld to Bridges ar McClellan, when one of them sald I would be u good witness for Munn, that Munn dldn't want to subpaena e, Munn did 1ot oppose my appointment os Revenue Agent. 1 think { may Lave sajd_after Munu was removed, “AMr, Munn, you got bounced, and you dldn't make a cent cutof it 1don't remember saying t0 Dr./Qsgood, ** I sliowed Miinn plenty of chaiices to makc money, but he was su d—d religlous that hie wouldn't liave anythingtodo with them." I don't remember any such conversations. Iwas with him In the office and strangers cume in, and I waa very likely to talk In that_vein, but I don't re- member any particular remarks. 1wes once nent to Cincinnaii to look after Bupervisor Thomny Young, I accepted no brlbes, Twas in thearmy, but was not dismlescd, or charged with any offense, I ‘waa Quartermaster, and nover heard uny complaint fnst me, 1 was Bupervisor at New ‘Orlcaus for threo {Dlr\!,—l}!flD to 1872, What Munn stated about fhio Borekeepers and Gaugers buing aguinst ou and your being able to mteal in spito of uromunr. faa fact; this in especially true if the Collcctor 14 1n with the Gaugers aud Storckespers, DY Mr. Ayer—This indictment agsinst mo for ?ir ting awny 8 witness was nol 1iko to explain thia matter, If tho Court will allow e, ‘Tho Court significd its willingness, and tho wit. ness entered {nto & pretty full explanation of the caae, hia statement cxculpating him cntlrely, but reliccting on » * wicked partuer, " . PERDINAND JAEOLR, the crockery mnm, was calied, and testified that Mann cailed at his store on Wabush uvenuo Dec, 3, 1873, with Rebm, and bought » small bill of chinn-ware, According to the Looks Munn then resided ot Cafro, Witneas was a little backward fn recognizing Mun, but wos clear ou the transac- tion, He yvas not cross-examined, LEOPOLD WINLTH, tho Milwankes ctook, was then paton tho stand. Ho testified: - 1 was acqualinted with Muna In 1875, - S8aw hlm In Milwaukee In April of thut year, Baw hlin on tho strect and Lad some conversation with him. 'he conveniation was objucted to by Col. Inger- roll, and_Mr, Ayersald he wanted toprove that witness had made an arrangement to pay Munn 2,600 for participation in crovkedness i Milwau- e o, Tlie Court aafd It would come under tho rulo pre- viounty Jald down, and could not ba ndmitted, o, Tngeraoll—la thia the Wirth who was indlct- gulity 1 yer—You necdn't answer that. Col. Tngersoll—Well, I want to know abont this, 0 Court—You needn't anvwer, r. Ayar—You can call himfor youralde and make him your witncss if you wish. Col. Ingersoll—No, thank you, Goad-by, Mr. Wirth, good-by. _[Laughter. CONKLIN AUGAIN. Theto waa & hitch here, the Goyornment not kmowing just whom to call mext. To fll up the Ume Judgo- Bangu sald Mr. Conklin wanted to make & further statemunt. Tho requeat wia grant- 4, and Conklin wanted it undrstood that his part- Yory Coloy fold him he liad honest totentfons Whlie Conktin was épho producad tho latter by Munn in Aprll, 1875, {elling him Munu would b at Milwaukee on the 24th of that month, he Government then announced that thelr caso s closcd, and Col. Ingorsoll aaked until 2 o'clock hfil his'witncsses (opother. lle was Dot even cerlain which one he would eall first. The Court grunted the request, remorking that tho casn for the prosccution had'now closed, un- lese, on furthiee conalderation, the evidence of Conklin and Wirth should bo admitted. Col. Ingersoli thought he millghl to be l“wlzcd of It ¢ 'l‘;m;hcg. ‘ourt had any Intentfon of admittivg this The Court sald that eo far it was with Col, Tn- rsoll, the guestlon touched on debutable mw:nd, tud it would be given furthior consldera- Court then took & receas until 2 o'clock. REIM, WIAT IR BAID TO DEEING. Upon the reassembling of the Court at 2 o'clock, Col. Ingersoll asked permisslon to re- E}l Jacob Rehm to ask him two or three ques- us. Permission was granted, and Jake was placed ©n the stand and interroguted as follows: Q.—Afr, Rehm, I will ask you if, some timo in December, 1675, in the oflice of A, C. Heslng, fu this clty, there being at that time present . B. Miller, Stmeon Powell, A. O. Hestug, and your- self, whether or not H. B. Miller gave you an ftemized account of the money which he clatmed Jou had reealved Lrom all dlstillers, aud the ao- I want. count he made out was $15,000 a month, and that, nhuwln{ t{mt that and m\llng your atten- to cach dlstillery from which you recelved money, il you Jid” not aay, “Well, you don't know hownuch I paid out™t! A,~No,sir. Q.—That Is all of that, unless you iwish to ex- plain something about It. . A.—Ile apoke of i1, and sald T madoe the monoy, but I sald, * You know hetter," Q.—I will ask you whether, in_ the office of Mr. A G Healug, (o tho month of May, arabout that time in 1875, you did not say, with regard to the removal of D, W, Munn from office, that it wna » ahame that Munn should be removed, 08 he was an fnnocent mant A.—No, sir, Q.—I will ask you whether, fn October, 1674, At the thne MR. TOYT endeavored to go hefore the Grand Jury for the Pur o8 of explaining his case,—~do you remnem- her thot circumatance, that he did_endeavor Lo go hofore tha Grand Jury to explain his casot A.—I remember him rnylng something abont it. Q,—Do you remember the clrcumatances? don‘t thiuk it was In October; I think it w ather Grand Jnry, Q. you, ‘ut that convereation with A, C. Tering, say tht Tioyt wos an inuoceut man ¥ A. ~No, nir, Q. —Anil that ho could not be fndicted? A,—N4, alr3 1 sald hie could not Ve indicted—that T did nof think te coutd without niy Lestimony, Q.—But did you say he was an innocent man? A, —=No, sir; I did not, ", y or thenext time the Jury met, when 1loyt tried to go befars them, #ay o Hesing that Hoyt was an innocent mnat A,—No, sir, Q.—Werce you preaent {n Court when the argu- ment was heing snade te quash the indictment agalnst IToyt, Itehm, and Hesing? A,—Yes, sir, Q.—DId youat that time, hicere In the Court-room, or on the staira golng dowrn, ray to Mr. A, C. Hes- ing that oyt was sa Innocent as you? A. (em- Phitically)=I uovor aaid anything of tio kind, uir. Q.—DId you at the snmb time ln{ to Mr. A, C. lesing, ‘“to and tell Judge Doolittle, " who was the atlorney of Hoyt, ‘‘to have Hoyt trled at once,” authere was nolhlnr\,ugnlml.h m—thut o o8 an Innocent man ¥ A.—No, sir; 1 told him to huve him tried as soon as he could, because it wonld relieve ug, Q.—But you dldn't ey nocent many .—DIid yon afterwards adviee Iloyt to run away? A.~—Idid not, el (f‘ Did you advise ) TesIngor nak Mr. Eleslng to {cll hls nttorney to teli Hoyt 10 run away? A.— Idid not, Q.—Atany thme or place? A.—No, alr. .—1 wiltask you If in the full of 1874 yon had o conversatfon with As C. Tienlng with regurd to A MAN OF THE NAME OF BECK heing appointed Sll{’l’l\"!nrfl' Internal Revenue In nllncu of D, W. Munn? A.—In what yeor was it Q.—In 1874, and In the fall thercof?! A.—I think I had n talk with Mr, Hesing somne tino in 1875, He wanted me to— Q.—In the fall of 1876? A.—In the apring or winterof 1875, —In 1874-'6? A, —~Yeg,alr. Mr, Hesing wanted to know who wna going to take the ploce, and I told him that Beek wanted it Q.—DId you In that rame conversation ray yon did not know whether yon were for Munn or not, a3 you diid not know whetlier you could use Lim? A.—Nao, ¥ir; I'was for Munn, and i tald hin so. beeanso he was an fn- .~-No, alr. Did you say you wore golng to sce If ho was all Tight, and If Jic was all right you would be for him?” A.—No, slr. Q-Did you sy to M. A C Tesing, w1t 1 find that [ can use him, or If T find that Alunn Ia oll right and e gets_the bloce, you and I can make & fortunct™ A,—No, air; becnuse 1 knew Munn was right. I sald nothin to him of that kind. Q.—You did not then say to him, **Lam not for Hudguutil 1 liad out Whetter fie 15 all right™'? sir, Q.—"*DBut If Tdofndont ho s all right, then you'nnd I cun make n fortune™? _A.—No, #ir. Q.—Or **Make ourselves rlch ™Y " A.—No, alr, G=Do you remumber st thy tino ieken Uorye . Burcougli went to Waeliigton I 16751 A.—1 o not. Col. Ingersoll—That isall. MUNN’S WITNESSES, TUE DEFENDANT. Mr. Dow then proposed to place Mr. Munn on the stand to testify In his own behalf, on the ground that it was competent unlees the prose- cution objected, but the Court would not enter- talu the proposition. After o short argument on the point, the Court directed the defense to cail thelr wit- nesses. SAMUEL D. HOARD was the firat witness called, and was examined by Mr. Dow. e teatifled as follows: Khave been here sinee 18265 was Postmaster here onee. T'wus the foremau of the Octoler Qrand Jury, Relin was o witness before that Jury, Mr. Ayer sald he had looked futo the question 88 to whether It was comptent for members of o Grand Jury to testify concerning the proceed- inezs of Grand Juries, and had found the welght of authority agalst ft. I the Court thought It competent, the Government would not object, ‘The Court decided that it was competent and allowed the testimony to proceed. Witness, continuing: Relun was before the inry, und waoa sworn, He was there twlee, per- iaps oftener. 1 have no distinet recollection that he wus asked If he knew about frauds on the revenue, 1le wns asked if he signed the re- ceipt for tho 150 barrels in the Chicago Dock Come pany’s warcho and ho sald ho_ had not signed the recelpt, Mr. T, C. lloog and I, W. Kingin- terrogated hin. T cannot positively recollect any answer he made us to whether he knew of any *cruokedness here or not. I don't recollect whothor ho was esked such questions or not, CROYS-EXAMINATION by Mr. Aver: Tho- Grand Jury wis o ecr. wlon ecveral weel Perhaps 200 witnesscs were cxamined altogetier. Diatrict Attorney Ward was there. I think ho was present when Hehm waa exnlined; he camo in and_ont, but [ don't think ho examined Rehm, [Reflecting. } Como tg think of it, Tthink Mr, Ward dfd _examing him, Mr, Schlichter und another gentleman took down the testimony, The first tlme Rehm was asked about the 150 barrels, 1 think Mr. lluu1 recalled him, e waa anxlous for Itehim to tell al he knew, It scemdto me he wad thero twice, That {s my inpression, but 1 may be mistaken, Mr, King and Mr. Hoag asked most of the quea- tions, They might have asked sbout some other things, but 1 doi't recollect positively, INGWELL OLESON o was cxamined by Mr. Dow, and eamo next. testified: I have reslded here sbout twonty-two years, Havo practiced law sinco Jauuary, 1870, Was As- afstant District Attornoy Inst fall, and was with the Jury. Rolim wos o witness, and was sworn on bothoceastons, He wag thero "twice os n witncss, and exsmined h&]\lr. Ward und o couple of jurors, Nir. Hoag, Mr, King, and another gontleman whoso name 1'don't remomber. Tiehm was asked If hu knew of auy frauds upen tho revenue in this dis- rict. Mr, Ayer rald the reporter's notes would bo tho best teatimony, ‘'he Court said the defense could Introduce tho ovirenco,of witnesses who heard the testimony. Witncss—1lo answered $*No." Al the ques- lluéxu on that wubject wors put by Yoag and King and— Mr. Dow—8ampson? Witnuas——Yes, that's tho name, Tlo wns nsked it o hadu't destroyed hls books ta destroy evidenco of crooked deall uia in malt. Ho was oaked, sub- atantlally, It bd know of “any fraudulent transnc. tions by distillers or officera in thisditrict, and Lis anawer was **No, " CROSS-EXAMINATION by Mr. Ayer: Hehm wan thero the first thmo from fteen minntes to half an hour; the second time about two houre. 1 wan present nesrly alf tho time. T naked no questions, but took o fow notes. ‘The wero eaten up by mlco in the drawer of my deslc in the Disirlct Attorney's. ohico, think Ward was present on both occasions and conducted the oxamluations. ~ Rebim wns there thy it timo, Ithink, about themlddle of Octobur. Lon't re- member how long afterwards ho was ealled the second timo; I think it wan auInterval of a week or a0, TAhink thero wann _short-haud reporter thera at tho wecond time when Ko festitied about the booke, Mr. Schiichter was thera part of thu time, and had his aaslatants thers, 1le was employed by the Dinteict Attorney. I uever saw his notes writ- tenont. It wasun the accond exmalnation that Itchim sald ke kuew nothing of crookeduvss [u Chi- cago. 1 dow't think Ward put any such guea. tlons; Hoog, King, aud Bumpron = did [ It wan supposed that Rehm had taken out these rela an - warehouse receipts which he had Indorsed. Thst was tho substance of thoe first examination. 1 think he was sent for tho third time, but that Lo only came up {nto tho ball, I have Dot taken any fnturest in this defense, or helped get nny witnceats here, 1 saw Haddock, Dr. Gibba, Clinton Briggs, and porbaps wome otbors, 1 exainined them £or the sake of two other partics, 1 deeline o state who they were, FRED A, BCHLICUTELR was the next witness, 3o teatitleds 1am in no bunincss now, un accouut of il-health, Tom a stenographer. | touk the testlmuny beforo the Grand Jury. Iehm was sked it be K inew of any crookeducsa fu this district, aud lio replied, ot unt wan clther the 14th or 15l o Octobier, on hfu first visls to tho Grand Jury. e sald he know of no crookedies, 1Or of &ny Toney puid to Wadsworth, Ward, or Munn. CHOSS-EXAMINATION by Mr. Ayer—I was _employed by Commissionor Pratt, T bollove, but Mr. Ward_ recommended g for W place. 1 look an oath which 1 was to con- sider s Liuding; don't remombor Ls exact nature. Tlehm's Orut examlnation was on the Ith or 16th, und the sccond examiuation was about two weeks ftorwards, | think hio was thero about ffleen minutes tho first time and perhapa an huur the b oud time. The sucond time hu was shown the re- culpt and asked about It, aud the examination thon becatne goucral. 1dld hot furufuly Junker or Ford uotes of testinuny, of Helmbholz, clork for Junker, aud Juuker did not pay mo mouey for that or uny urpose, 'These are tho notes 1 dictated to M. at Dexter's oflice, the Gth of Blay, This ia Rehn'e testiony, 'Thls I tho lue cons taining tho question and auswer. Tha question iy ++1u you know anythlug of crooked trausactions)” and the suawer i3, **No, sir." 1havo nu regular ractics about writing th question and suswer In 0 sanio line. Thid {s on the pame lne. 1did not fugert tho **No3™ It was juthu n.tes, but not very clear, § never fecelyed any money from snybod jat tho United Stated for furnishing testimony. slatecsophiatically tat &id no msert that ** No,* THE CHICAGO; TRIBUNE: - THURSDAY. MAY 18, 1876. Tdid not offer to farnish Parker Mason testimony while the jary was In sesslon, Jdid farnish reports for the 7Vmes afterwards, but tho jury was not then n messton, \Was pald §735 o week. 1 was then do- fnggeneral reporting, 1 Al not farnish the Ttnse {!plfl’lllflf tho testimony when the October Jury was n mensinn, ll{ Mr. Ingersoll—~The **No' was put there by me In taking the notes, Mr. Munn never offered mo Any money, hut the Governmentoffered ma 82,500, at'my room In the Commercinl Hntel, toteatify that Rehmn waa hefore the Jury only once. By Mr. Ayer—Ididn’t know the peraon who call. Ccommercial, I saw him aince at the "Tivoll ano evening. 1 communicated this o my connsel, Mr. 8tores. Tle asked me what iy recol- lection wax of Itchm'a testimony, and I told him. Itold Storrs heforn I saw the man thasecond time. I have had Mr. Dexter's inont solomn assurances that there wns no eare ngalnat me for reporting any testimony to anyhody. 4, D, WARD, pala and sweak from recent i ond_cxamined by Col, Ingeesoll. He testified: have Jived hore twenty-four yeara Uhis fail, 1 have oceupied varfons ofices here, trict Attorney in October, 1875, Ttehin was called be- fore the ]II!’ twico, The frator recond time he wan naked §f lie knew of any crookednens, and said **No." Ile was aaked If hio ever pald money to of - ficcra or not, and he sald ** No," and that he had nothing to do with those thinge. A long argument was hind_on the admissibility of evidence from Mr, Ward tending to dieprovo Rehin's stalement that he had paid him (Ward) 2600, The Government took the position that it had not heen brought ont on the direct examina- tlon, The defense mointained that, when Rehm rald he paid Irvin, Munn, Drldges, and ** others, " they had a right to find out who the *‘others" were, and to disprove tho atatement that they had been paid money. According to Rehm, the **others ™ were Ward and Wadsworth, The Court was inclined to believe that the evidence wae not admisaible, Col. Ingersoll then anid ho desired to being In his authoritics this orning, and the Court nllowed i1, Anltwos near the tima for adjournment, the further examinntion of Mr. Ward was postponed, pending the deciafon'on this point, snd the defenso procecded with another witness, DI, 0118 wns the next witness, 1o teatified that he wason the October Girand Jury. e knew Jake Relm, who waa n witnees before that Grand Jury. It was his impresslon that Mr. hm wwan asked whether ho knew of any crookedncss lu whisky, and replied in the negatlve. Tha cross-cxamination did not elicit nnythlng new. Z ' 2 e Court then adjourned to this morning, IN GENERAL. MILWAUKEE. JONAS—A GOOD DEAL OF BIDE-1S3UZ, Speciat Dispatch tn The Tribune. MILWATREE, May 17.—In the Jouas case, the Court declded the legal point ratsed - yesterday 03 to the questions respeeting the general chiar- acter of o witness sought to be impeached, flnd- ing that only his charneter for truth and ve- racity could bo inguired Into. 3. E. FITZGERALD, ex-Cauger, was rcealled. Mr. McKinney re- newed his question of last night as to whether he had spoken with Leopold Wirth respecting this conspiracy any time last July. ‘Witness proceeded to state the substanco of such conversation, which took place on the street after the fndictments were found. The keulhlmn{ wad interrupted with continual dlscus- :Inulnn legal polnts, and took up the entire morn- ng. HORACE ELLIOTT, & a detective, of Chlcugo, war noxt ssom, and de- tafled the mode used by Rindskopf ta secure his services fn provimg bad things ogainst Louis M. Cohen, 1ledid nof accept thelr profered retatner, nnd bad nothiug to do with the business. DAVID SAMI'SON, of Chilcaro, wan next eworn. le teatifled that Ttindskopf and himself heard Eiliott. Knew Cohen well, and went to him to learn about Cobn, Elliott #xld he knew Slg Colien. Witness then mpldly rehenrsed the couvermation. He did not e minkopt, say anything about payiog cx- penses; told BIoE he would be relmbutsed for Lis cxpensoss Rindskopf did not unthorize me to so atate; Rindskopf appeared to be in trouble, and T thought T fght promiso thut much; amw Jew, and proud of it Recesn for dinner, AFTERNOON, John E. Fltzzerald was reenlied, every question Defug keenly dfsputed und debated by counsel. Nothlng wateriuf was eliclted. HENRY NEHZOFP, an ex-Constable, of Dotroit, wue next sworn. e Identilled Louls M. Cohen 88 in the pawnbroking huslnees In Detrolt. " His character for truth and veraclty In Detrolt iy not zood. Tn cross-exnming- tlon, the churacter of this witness was pretty cf- fectinally rlddled. v Murphy, belng Interrupted In his examination, snfi ho Lnd o dispatch from Detroft advising that 5500 huve been uifered there for o witness that will impench Louls Cohen, and he handed the Court the telegram, Thix crested somo senention, Quea- tlons were continued, bat b the midst of tho cx- swmnlnstion tho Cuprt sdjuurned. M’KEE AND MAGUIRE. THR WAY OF THE TRANSURESSOR IN WIISKT, Hpecial Dispatch 10 The Tribune. 8r. Louss, May 17.—At 4 o'clock this after- noon Willlam MeKee and Con Maguire proceed- ed to the County Jail, where cells had been fixed up quite comnfortably for them. The fron Dbedstends hud been removed and the apartments refurnished with spring- mattrasses, carpets, chairs, lumps, ete. Both were quite cheerful under the circumstances, and the “good Deacon P Me- Kee did not break down in the least when the fron gate closed him fn. Ilo said, smilingly, to a youthful fricnd who accompanied him: “This {s o heavy ealamity for un old man ltke me, but {f I wero ns young as you, 1 WOULDN'T GIVE A CENT." As it is, T have enough philosophy in me to sustain me.”” Mr, MeKee expressed an abiding confidence that, long beforo lila eentence of two years cxpires, ho will have been freed by a Presi- dunllul}u\nlun. Ie was occompanied to the Jail by J. 1. McCuliagh, his editor; Henry McKee, his brothers 1L ' Itay, hia nephew; D, 1, Houser, Lis partner,’ and Col. Dougherty and L. 1L, Tohle, employes. ' Nofore leavingz his oftico he paid over to the Murshal the $10, 000£ine includ- ed fn Wi sentence. Magulre wan ficcompanicd to the foil by hia bondsmon, Con hus only four months to serye, and the contemplation of Lls mar- velows good luck in escaping with only this brief curtaliment of his llberty made I8 SURRWD, IRISIE PACE benm with evident pleasurc. Muany of Mcleo's fricnds belfove thelony confinement will fintsh i, Lut, though C1 years oli, he lLass remarkubly strong phyeleal constitation and good mental vigor, and f& quit likely to pull l-ln‘ollgnlll. A far ay kmown there will be mo change in McKee's nows- paper, the Globe-Democrat, XDITORIAL REMARRS, The Globe- Demiocral of to-moreaw will say edit- *'Mr, MclCce was yestorday committed to the County Jall uuder entence of the United Statva Ulreuit Court. ‘T'he efforts of hin friends to obtain Executlve clemency were overwhelmed by the zcal of his enemics (0 meck vengesnce under the ploueible divgulse of poblic juatice. The end fitly crowned the work. “Indlcted on tho testtmany of informers and convicted on the teatimony of pere Jurens, it wos but covalstent that hls plea for clem- ency should have been offsct by an afiidavit in which a woman reviles the wncmory of her dead Tusband, and cheertully confesses herself the widow of a thief. There s probably no allel to Mr, McKee's cuae in tho extent to wi vindle- tivenuen was made to onact the part of Justice, and fn which populsr clamor was allowed to drown tho vofce of- law, Wao have no dispo- sitlon to male this uowepsper Mr, Mclice's special pleadur or vindicator: but, §t would an - cusy task to show that s prosecution was Furlecullnn from {ts incep- 116h 10 1ta close, and {hut the fratstep In then i tempt to prove Mr, McKee guilty of conspiring aguinst the Government wes o Vils conspiracy agnlnst Mr. Bclce. We trust that the many friends whio have en d thewmselves for him on the side of mercy will continuo thulr offorts in tho consciousncss that tho measire of lissuifering has alrendy farexceeded tho measuro of hlareputed alne niug," BAN FRANCISCO. TUE WORST YET, Bax Francisco, May 17.—The Investigation of the affairs of the Bay View Distillery, in Bouth Ban Francisco, has been pushed vigorous- 1y for several days past. Tho grouud in the vi- unity has been excavated fn ull directions fn search of concealed pipes. Revenue oflicials are very reticont as to the nature of their discoy- erles, but it {s understood that they are such as to mako & vory strong case agalnst the pro- prictors, It is evident that subterrancan DPlpes have been used to sceretly convey #pirits from the distilory to vesscls lying at the wharf, and it {4 also bellovod that accesa has been aurreptitioualy obtalned to tho clatern-room, which isin charge of United States oflctals, and liquor rowoved thenco to a largo amount, Froprietors and emyloyes 1d faco when the in- vestigation was comm , and euacted the role of virtuouw indignativn, but, since the discoveries of & net-work of plpes, thoy have malutalned a sul- len uilence, NEW YORK. THUE INDICTED. New Yong, May 17.—In the Criminal branch of the United States Cércult Court to-day, F. O, Boyd, Philtp 1. Tuska, Willlam 1L Rice, Will- tum M, Hurdiog, Enuuuel Erslug, Edgar P Hit, Willlam 8, Miller, James Anthony, and Edward Bonny, the ouly persons thus for indicted for complicity In the crooked-whisky frauds, wers aralgued o plead tu tholr Indictcnts. Boyd and uska weru allowed untll Monday next Lo put in thelr pleas, and all tho rest of the cases were ad- Sourned uatil Weduesday next, WASHINGTON. Some of the Provisions of the ILegislative Botch Called the Postal Bill Belknap’s Trial Preity Cerfiln, But His Conviction Not Looked For. The Arkansas Bond Story Further Disgeoted Without Find- ing Blaine, Prender’s $200,000,000 Haul Turns Out to Be Only ‘Waste Paper. More Disgusting Incidents of Carpet-Bag Rule in Louisiana. Another Bristow Story Riddled by Facts from the Record. THE POSTAL BILL. EAR-MARKS OF THE * UNWASHED," Bpectul Dispaatch fo The Tribune. Wasnixorox, D, C., May 17.—The House has passed tho Post-Office LI in a curfous shape, 1t Is & gross absurdity. In general terms it in- creases tho percentage of a large class of postal service 10 per cent in amount, aud diminishes the appropriations for the entire service about 67 per cent. It forblds the Postmaster-General from discontinuing any route, notwithstanding the decrease of the appropriations, and in the face of a law which makes it o penal offense for that officer to spend suy money not appro- priated. The bill fs UTTERLY IMPRACTICADLE, digercditable to the ordinary Intelligence of the ITonse, and nn assuult upen the common sense of the country. The Houne, 1n fact, requirea the Postmaster-General to continue the present service on all exlsting rontes, and increases tho number of postal routes 10 per cent, after a reduction of $7,000,000 in the aggregato appropriation. The o1}l contemplates the abolition of the fast-wmail ser- vice. ''his Is one of tho uyowed purposes of its authors, The latter propose to make the maximum pald to any rallroad $500 per mile per year, whila THE PRESENT ACTUAL COST of the fart-mall is 81,000 per mile per year, and the raliroads are unwilling to longer perform tho service at that rato, An amendment by George ¥, Hoar was adopted, which provides that no BTAMI'LD ENVELOPES #hall be eold at less than the cost of manufactur- Ing, 1loar clnlmed that the Government lost $2,+ 000,000 o yeur on theso articles, Iolman insisted that It was the nolicy of the Government 1o en- cournze the fale of the eavelopes na a guard sgaliet counterfelt stamps, All the smendments for the increase of ratlrond compensation were defented. “he effort maie to strike out tho proviafon that land-grant ralironds slinll receise only 80 per cent of the compeneation suthorlzed to otlier rouda wan alea defented. = ‘T ouly provision needed to porfect this legisla- ttve abaurdity ls o clause prohibitiug the Postios- ter-Uenernd from muking ony contracts at less than present rates. IMPEACIHMENT,. TILE PUOBABILITIES. Speciat Dispateh to The Tribune. ‘Wasmxarox, D. C., May 17.—Senutor Conk- lug held the floor Quring the entire day, nnd ia safd to have made a speech of very grest ability i the Belknap case, ‘Ihe probabilities now are that the Senate will not declde tho question of Jurisdiction before Saturday. There Is scarcely & doubt thut the decision will be that the Sea- ate has jurisdlction, and that the trial will pro- ceed. The principal grounds upon which jurls- dletion will be maintained, it §s understood, will be that resignation cannot be considered operative when made up the same duy that impeschment 18 found, Under the rules a majority of the Senate can decide the question. The full Senate s 73, there bulng o vacancy in Loutsiana, Thirty.seven can declde to proceed with the trisl, but the de- clmion to proceed with the trial need not necvs- sarily be followed by o verdict of gulity, even If the proofs of Belknap's gullt arcabsolute, This results from the Scnute rulss und Constltution, Belknap canuot be kupeached except by a TWO-TIIRDS VOTE OF TUE SENATE. Tho Senatemay decldo by thirty-seven votes that it lus Jurlsdiction, while the remaining thirty-six maintain a contmry opinfon, If of this Iatter number, when the voto Is taken apon the question _ of gullt, there ~aro twenty-tive who deny the jurisdiction nnd who chaose Lo vate notgullty on that account, Geu, Belknup Wil cscape convlction. The pres- ent indications ra that the Scnato will decldo that it an Jurladiction, and that when tho dnal voto la reached in tho trin] there will be found twenty-ve wha have such legal and conscientious scruples ua to the jurlsdictlon of the Scnate that they wiil vote not_gullty. So that whatever tho ovidence, the probabilitics are that Belknap WILL KOT HE CONVICTED,. Tho rules of the Senute will permit the twenty- flve Senators who may vote **not gulity "' to stute thiat they do this on the queation of Juriadiction, [hrespocitve of tho merits f tho cuse, THOSE BONDS. ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY. Speciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Wasmivoton, D. C,, May 17.~In the Blaine fovestigation to-day nothing new was developed, Jumes F. Wilsun was recalled, and corroboruted his former statcment. The Committeo tele- grraphed yesterday to New Yark for Horuwce White with reference to Wilson'stestimony, but did not tud White there. Morton, of Morton, Bltss & Co., and Carnsgle, oue of Beott'sagents, gave o complete history of the salo of the bonds, and substantisted Col. 8cott’s evidence. Mean- while * Poker Jack," formerly Chief Justice Mc- Clure, of Arkansus, and other witnesses from Arkansus, claim to have testimony to give con- cernfng tho bonds at o time auterior to the tme when they came into the posseasion of Col. Scott. 1f these Arkansas wit- nesses ure examined, und they swear to tho state- ments they glve out ou the etreet, the Little Rock & Fort Sulth transaction eannot yet bo considered ended. The testhmony of Morton, of Morton, Bliss & Co., scoma to placy Col. Bcott and tho Ualon Pactiic Road IN A CURIOUS POSITION a8 regards theso bonds, Morton, Dllas &Co., it appeury, took theso saventy-Ave bonds only as part collateral for o laan of $00,000. They took bestdes $67,000 of the Unlom Pa- cfic income bonds, which of themsclves wero regarded very nearly amplo security for the loan. During tho chiangea of tho securities held Ly Morton, Blies & Cu. the Littls Rtock & Fort Sinlth bonds never sppear to Luva been treated a8 a subatantlal security for the loan. 70 the Western Aasocialed Fress. TUE WITNESSHS, Wasumiarox, D. C., May 17.—The Sub-Com- mittes of the dudiclary Comumiiteo thiv morntuyg resumed {nvestigation of the allegations against Represontutive ~Blaine In connection with the acventy-tive bonds of tho Little Rock & Fort Smith Rallroad Company, James F. Wilion was ro- called, Mr, Wilaon testified that he had informed Rlaine thot ho understood from u statement of larrison thut bl nume had beeu connected with the seventy« five bonda of that Company that were iu posseesion of the Uniun Pacific Companys that Blalie replicd that no one could be more wurprised than hlumelf at wuch a report; that he never had _anything to do with theso bouds, and that he had no present or provpective fntercst fn then., LEVI 1. MORTON of Morton, Bllss & Co., testifled that in June, 1871, he loancd to Andrew Curnagle for Col. Thowmas Bcolt $00,000 upon collateral sccurlty, which was alsty-seven Unlon Pacliic incomo bonis aud seventy-five Little Hock bonds, Carnagiv stated at thy thuo the loan woe negotiated that it wos for Col. Heott, He never heard thut Blaine was Interouted in . He could not remember tho value of thy Little Rock bonds at the tima of the toan, ilo know of no ruilrord boads in which Dlalno was Intereated, and noverjuad any busluces trausactions with bini. ANDIEW CARNAGIE corroborated Morton's testlmony, declaring thathe raluod the 300,000 for Scott; that the Union Pucific income bonds were his own, and were afteward withdrawa by him. o never heard tho name of Blaine {n the trunsaction. SIDNEY DILLON, President of the Unlou Pacific, {estified that tho woney was adyanced to Bcott on account of the many obligations nnder which tho road was tohim. nu"md never heard of Blalne's name in the trans- action. NOTES AND NEWS. NAVAL INVESTIGATION, Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune. WasnineToN, D. C, May 17.—The House Naval Committes has nearly fin- Ished its Investigation. The Democratic mem- bers will endeavor to censure Scerctary Robeson on account of certain facts in connection with 2 clothing contract, and the rceelpt by the Cattcla of $140,000 from successful contractors. Robeson will be Invited to appear before the Committee this week. The Republiean mem- bers of the Committee maintain that the exam- ination las been entircly unfalr, partisan, and unjust. Ilobeson fs now Vrcplrlng o report on the r::lnuuus of Norman Wiard to the Depart- ment, NRISTOW. The Cincinnatl Timer, which reaclics here to- night, charges that Becretary Bristow was President of the Texns Pacile Construction Company up to about the thine he became Secre- tary, that Lo wan Jarge holder of Texan Pacific bonds, and induced may of his Kentucky friends 1o juvest under the assurance that Congresa would grant a large subsidy, and that he sold out his in. vestment Bt an advance, and lcft his friends to. dimpose of theire at great Tors, The facts aro as follows: Gen, Bristow resfuncd the Prealdency of hin Construction Compauy July 1, 1875, year bes fore he went into the Treasnry. ' Ho held oxactly $12,000 worth of the sccuritica of thut rond, for which he paid cash. o solicited none of his friends to Invest. e took no purt whatever nt any time in attempting to procure o subaidy, s whole connection witli the Company was while he was a private citizen. Some months before he entered upon his dutles a Secretary of the Treasur he dispoved of all his sccaritica in the road at 15 cents on the dollar, S THE ENFORCEMENT ACT. The Senate dndiciary Commitice has reported a bill to amend the Enforcement act to obviate the objections murgested In the Supreme Court's decin- fon, The Republicun Senators intend to pasa the Dill ot an carly day. CIIAZY PRENDER. Prender, the old Treasury clerk, who_was to rove the theft of $200,000,000 frum the Treasury cpariment, has been discharged by the Committec. The substance of hin testinony has been Lo show that a lot of bank-nute puper, printed on one sldeand defaced in the uual mouner, waa cut up and need By atrips with which bank notes were tled up. This 18 practically his tremendous_ venention. 'The ex- pert is now vccupled In acarching Richardson, the other Treasury clerk, who i8 1o help Lo moke I der's testimony good, Thin expert was himeelf discharged from the Treasury far caune. 7o the Testern Avsociated Prese, 1’8 TESTIMONY. May 17.—''e_Investiza. 7 ‘of Cunigresn from Loufl- ann, was resumed to-day, and Aa), Seelye was cross-cxamined. e ntated thot there was a de- folcation of between §11,000 and 813,000 in the New Orleans Post-Office, nnd that cmployes there were asseaned to make up the defcicnecy. Witnera declined to answer an Ingui whether he vias guilty or sty on e kround that e of othera would be criminated therohy, and charged that Morey had tried to get him fufo the Penitens tiary to screcn hiumaelf, Morey's counsel tried to show up Seelye's bad churncter. Seelye admitted that he got railrond passes an Speelal Agent of the Post-Ofice Depart. ment after bis term hud expired, lic relterated the cliarge that Republicans had tried to intimidate him_ from moking exposures, and threatened to send Lim to the Penitentlary, LOUISIANA, Gov. Kellopg, of Loulslana, hind & long inter- view with the Attorney-General to-day, during which he reeited the troubles that have ocourred lu Louisiaug, o far as he had been advised of them, and expressed grestanxicty that some arrangement could be muade by which “the nuthorities of that State would be able overcome the difi- culties which might hercafter arise, The Attorncy-Generul wus unable to give any further amsurunces than that the exi- genclen of the chamcter bio referred to must be ta- e 0a they arise, and no general plan for meeting themn could be arrunged. Whatever canbe law- fully done under the Constitation and lowe will ho dong, but Judge Pierrevont said that outslde of the nuumrll{ therein vested he hind uo advice to give. dov. Kellory, previous to lis futerview with the Attorney-Ceneral had on interview with the Pres- Ident, who referred him to law ofticers of the Gov- ernment. POSTAL CONTRACTS, J. T, Taggert, of Washington, to-day testifled before thie Committee un Pust Ofices and Poxt Toads thut In 1870 ha undertook to oblaln cer- tain mnil contracts for Gllman and Saulabury. 1le went to Morgan L. Smlith, a brother of the Second Aslstant Postmuster-Genetul, who sugzprested that Gilmun and Ssulsbury ehould glve him (Morgan L. Smith) 810,000, which he woull return to them In cave they were not awnnled the deelred contracts. ‘The firmi declined the offer, and wituess hod no furtier connection with the busiuess. TOE RECORD. BENATE. Wasmxarox, D. C., May 17.—Mr, Cooper called up the House bill to further provide for the bullding of u Custom-Ilouse, Post-Oflice, court-rooms, ete., In the City of Memphis. Pussed. NOUSE, Mr. Whitthorne, from the Committee on Na- val Affairs, reported o bill that the Navy-Yards ot Broaklyn, Kittery, Charleston, and Norfulk, be retadned for general purposes; those of Pen- sacola and Mare tstand for naval rendezyous and for temporary repalrs; the yard ot Wash- ington for manufactaring ‘purposes, and that the yurds at League Ixland and New London be aban- toned. _Recommitted, Mr. Wood (N. from tee Committoe on Ways and Means, reported o bill abolishing the tax on roceipta to savings banke, Passed, The louse concurred {n the Senate amendmenta to the blll to extend the time to pre-omptors on public lands, THE POSTAL BILL, The Houro went Into Cominittec of the Whole on the Postal Approprintion bill, On motion of Mr. Reajun, the sam to be ‘u\lll to any railroad for transportation of tho malls was 1imited t0§500 per mile per annum, Mr. Monr moved to nmeud by udding o new sece tion to the blll providing that no stamped envel- ope, o newspaper-weappers shall bo rold by the Vost-Ofico Departinent for lces, in addition to the legnl pustage, thon the cost, including ealarles, clerk-hire, cte. After discusalon the amendment was agreed fo, Mr. Clark (Mo.) offered an additional scction, allowing third-class mnil matter to be sont in pack- ages not_cxceeding four pounds In welght, and misking tho postage 1 cent for every two ounces, Mr. Townsend (Pa. ) moved to amend Mr. Clark's amendment by providiug that the winual reports and catalogues of univernities, collvges, aud uther Institutions, shall by deemed third-class matter. Apreed to, Mr., Clark's amendment, 88 thus amended, was agreed to, On wotion of Mr. lolman, the appropriation for Jetter-carriers was increascd from 81,850,000 to 1,800,000, and the Postmaster-General wasdi- rected Lo reduce, i J‘luufl)le. the number of car- ricrs and number of deliverles in the varlous cltice, On motlon of Mr, Holmay, the iter to meet the doticlencles in tho Post-Oftice Department was In- creased frum $2, 680, 0U0 to $4, 240, 0V0. Mr. Holman stated that tho bill s omended ap- propristed nbout the sAme UmMOUNE B3 Wi KEPFO+ rluted for the prosent ducal yeur, and that there- ore there was no grounds for any apprehension that the postal service would by In dnywise dimin- shed., ‘Tlule Committes then zose and reported tho bill to the House, The varlous amendments made fn Committeo were agreed to, and tho bl passod. CLAYP, Mr. Slngleton, from thy Committee on Printing, reported back the resolntlon which wae recommits ted 1o 1t yeatenday In roference lo the Cangresstonal Printer, with un amendmont which, Instead of in- wiructing the Commitice on Aprwprlnllum to Te- port In tho Clvil Appropristions bill chnnging tho present system of printing, ine -u‘mu nquiriug into the expedioncy of making achange. \\'llh‘“uul oction upon It, a point of ordcr)m\'lnfi' been mi.wd‘b?llr Hoar that it was nut a privilege fou: roport, the Louse sdjourned, I0WA, A Crim.-Con, Suit---Contenariuns-—A Rlss- laug Man. Spectal Corvespondence of Tha Tribune. Des Mornes, I, May 15.—A little church at Homer, in llamilton County, has just passed throngh the throes of a Beecher eplsode, with all 1ts true fuwardn 1t culminated before a jury of twelve good men and truc, at Webster City, Joseph Webber, the plaintiff, charged one John Kimmell with crim. con. with Mr. Webber, It was sck forth in the testimony for tho pros- ccution that tho aforesald XKimmell snd Mrs, Webber hoed corn togetler, and at the rato of ono hill in twenly minutes; that they trequently rode out together, taking nnfr quented roady, leading the lungest way roun Ihat they vislted the sanctuary togetier; that they often stayed at huino when Mrs, Khumel) and Mr, Webbor wero ubsent; and thut Mra, Webber do- mauded of Mr, Webber that he rent thelr farm to Mr, Klmmell, My, Kimmell, for himself, intro- duced teatimony to show that he was the head of 8 ruspectable and virtuous family, snd had been a virtuous and Lonorble man uutll by fell nto the wlles of Mrs, Webber; aund, further, that Mr \\'uhlmr'lmd. Leen cnw};&;}rol ‘l'l:"llli:l. ‘\‘\’l:;: bf:’mfi on for three yenre. . W --'x‘n': of 100 :inu damages, yln-u:nd of 83,000 s clatinod. JOWA CENTENARIANS, Tho Centonnlal unniversary of tho natlon has Drought to public notice s nuiber of centenariuna in u.&'- ouug State, One, a Mr. Forsyth, dled a Miort tfisa sface tn Marios County. = Anothér,Jobn mpbell, dicd a fow days siuce in this county. In Juferson County, at Fatrleld, realde & couple 3who probably autedate any now llving together in 1Y Sl ehmel Hogan and bia wito Brldget. e S e ora 1 Milltowd, ulbey, County Clare, Jreland; tho husband in 1776, the wife In 1770, They wero married in 1815,aud have red Mflmg ne years. They came to the United Btates in 1842, and the following year to Fairfield, where they have since lived. Butone ron s living outof scven children, and he fa an old man, Thie conpla are in good health and active, having to earn thele own living, They are cbeerful and chatty, and bid falr to live a decade of years more. MAN MISSING, Joseph nnl-ecli a carriage-maker at Cednr mv 1dn, {8 missing, ~ About fonr weeka ago he went to Marlon, since’ when e has not been seen by his fricnds, 1iin wifo says there ia no reason for de- aertion of his family, as his domestic relations were hinppy, nor wan there caase for aufclde, Il had just eifected a loan of several thousand dollars on long time, with which to Incroase his business. 11in property wan worth 85,000, Ile lcavos & wifo and three children. INDIAN WAR. IT8 ACTUAL COMMENCEMENT. Fr. Lanaxiz, Wy,, May 17.—The Indian war for years predicted has actaslly begun. For months murdering of white men has heen confined to the Black Hillers, but now a United States matl- carrler, en route to Camp loblnson and Red Clond Agency, has been kllled, scalped, and fearfully mu- tilated. This news was bronght here to.day by Gen. Crook's party, returning from the agencies. Well- Informed persons in Indian affaira say, In fact, that this attack waa intended for the General, os it occurred only ffteen minutes after that party and his Lind passed cach other on the road. Qcv. Crook, accompanied by Col. Stanton and Licut. Dourke, had ‘been to the agencles trging to obtain . the amsiate ance of the pesceful Indlans in subdoing tho hostilu bands of Sloux. At firet, it eecmed this much-dealred object waa secured. Such chicfs ns Conquering Bear and 8itting Ball or Two Strike stating 1n council thelr willingnens to join In keep- ing peace on the frontier and puttingdown murder- and stealing by dog-soldiers, renegades, Clieyenncs, and bad-facee, ‘This councll was held in the abeence of Agent Hlastings and Indian Inspector Vandevere, On their return a tota) change of sentiment took place, The chiofs insolently declined ail offcrs by Government ofticers to help police these plaine. The audden chopping round, it is said, is due tu the mecret influences of lastings and Vandevere, s to bo hoped 8o scrious 6 charge s mot true, for it would otherwise seem as if they did not desire the Northern bands to bo pun- ished nnd made to acknowledge the authoriiy of the Government to put them on reservations. As roun s the Indlans became insolent, Gen, Crook roke up the council with o brief **That willdo. Idon't want you.” This moy have been the oceasion of the premeditated attack, which falled in its original dexl; bt tho “foct that Ited Cloud's son-in-[aw was wounded while attacking s party of swhites on Indlsn Creck, and other evidences, Int to the conclusion that, If the Indians Jeave be avencies, the military will be unable to protect settlor. party arrlving here from the Black Iiills Ever: hrll!:-yuddhlunnl ncws of another killing by Indiana from the Agencles, To-day news iw re- celved of Jim Sanders and four others, killed vn Sund Creck. Ssnders wan an old plsinwman, bav- ing been a guide, hunter, wagon-master, and l'.';lnlrlcmrforthn Government before Uen. Larney’s e, Eighty lodges of Ogalallas have left the Ted Cloud A{:cnc{ to joinin the war. This le thought to be only a forerunncr of a general exodus of all but the old men, equaws, and chlldren. Col, Stanton held a council for Gen. Crook with Spotted Tall, Chlef of the Drules, about Indlan scouta for an expedition. Old **Spot™ replied that he had made & blg name as o Ware rior when a young man, but now he was old gnd dld” not want auy more glory, end his young men could not fight without him. Compmnics 1i, O, and C, Ninth Infantry, Burt, Burrows, and Munsron, Jeave In a few days for Fort Fetterman, where Crook's Powder River expedis tion against Bltting Ball will reudezvous, F, —— RED CLOUD'S WARRIORS. OxAltA, Neb,, May 17.—A correspondent of the Erening Dee nt Custer City writes May 6: *'A traln of ity men arrived on the evening of the 3d with the body of J. Leggett, s man 8 years old, for- merly of Lancasier, Pa., but more recently of Loulusille, Ky. Nearly 4,000 in greenbacks, found on his person, are now in posacssfon of n Mr, Sargent, formerly o hotel-keeper'of Denver.™ Private dlspatches” from Fort Laramle to-night sny matters ot Red Cloud are sssumiug s very ba axpect. Numbem of Indians have left to joln Sit- tiug Bull or engage in depredations upon the Black Hillers, The mall-tider waa killed yesterday on White itiver. The military sro preparing us rupid. 1y as poseible for the Beld, THREE MEN KILLED. Oxama, Neb,, May 17.—Mr. May, of Cheyenne, ‘brings in news that he was told by a Mr, Church that J. C. Sanders, of Cheyenne, and two others vere killed o fow days ngo on Sand Creck, near Church's {uformaut helped bury the three, iy were out prospecting. All wero acalped. Mr. Church was exjiected in to-day, TERRY’S EXPEDITION, Spectal Dispaich o The Tribune. 57, Pavr, Minn., May 17.—The rear of Terry's expedition atarted from Ft. Lincoln at 5 o'clock thls mornlng, the wagon train already belog ad- vanced a day’s journey. RAILROADS. RAILROAD RATES. Another move In the gamo of chess now being played between tho various Eastern raflroads was made yesterday. The New York Central ordered a further reduction in tho rates on fourth class frefghts, makiog them 20 cents per 200 pounds from Chicago to New York, and 25 cents to Boston, This isa reduction of 2% cents per 100 pounds. Heretofore the charge on gralu hus been from 2% 10 5 conts lower than fourth-class frelghts, but by this last move graln and fourth-class frelghts are placed on tho eawmnc foating, 0 ceuts belng the cur- rent ratcon the former article. What the next movewlll be 18 hard to tell. 1t s hardly probable that another reduction in freight rutes will be iade, ne those now charged are lower than they have ever been. Some think o reduction In passenger rates will be ude soon, Thisls, however, doubtful ot pres 1t was the Intention to make a reduction this we but after reffection it was declded not 10 be too ty regarding thia matter, If a reduction ln fares does not take place within the next two weeks nono will bu made at all. Tho reason the rallroads are #0 reluctant to reduce passenger ratua at prescnt [y on account uf tho Centenulal business, from whicl they mean to reap some profit if possible, The worst suffercra from tho present rallrond war are, next 1o tho vesscl-owners, the clevator men ju thisclty, Mostof the graln now Mhl?[md goes by rutirond, and docs naot stop in Chicago at all. ‘I'lio clevators expected to do an Immcnse business this epring, and instead of this they are almost {dle. There are, however, very fow to extend them any sympathy. They arc merely reaping what they wowed last winter, Whilo ™ the “discriminations againat this city were being Investiguted they were indignant becaune the railroads charged more from Chiwim than other polnta, Hut when [t was asked that they should also reduce their rates for clevat. {g, thoy could not see it, und the Investigation, which they got up themnelvos, was allowed to fzzle out, Now that the rullroads are making rates so Tow that the vesscls cannot compete, lhe{ areagaln complalniug buesuse_gralu guca by rail inutesd of Dy water. ~But had - they reduccd the clevating sid trimmings charges at the tino when the rallroads were willing to reduce or abolish the switchiug chnrgoa the situation would be quite dif- ferent, and vessels would bo able to compete with the rsliroads even at the prevalllng low rates, and the elevators would huve plenty to- do, instead of Velngg almost dle. CENTRAL PACITIC. 8ax Francinco, Cal,, May 17, —1n the sult of J, R. Robiuson and other stockholders against the Central Paclfic Raflrond, tho testimony of K. H. Miller, Secretary of the Company, was continued 1o-day, the books of the Company being placed in evidence to show the amount of stock fssued to the origiual subscribers, and what amount had been Issued for work performod or other consider- stlons, and it appeating that 1t would be a work of several du{- to segregate tho stock as desired, tho exumination was continued il Tuesday next: The injunction suil of Anthony Coolut aguinst tha Contral Pacifie Railroad ia sct for Monday next. Meantlme, aftdavits witl be filed disproving por- tlons of Wie anawer led by tho defenne. It pos- {tively stated that, fn these sults agulnet the Come pany, no zompromiso will bu entertained by the comiplatuants, but all of tho cases will be forced to a legal concluslon, ITEMS, 1t 1s rumored in railway circles that the Bupreme Court of the United States Iy sbout to decldo tho yarlous rallroad laws unconatitutional. The rall- way men refuse to tell wheuce cun:e-‘ ll“!lr hlnl;n. vy are quite certaln that tho declslon “v‘l‘lllluln‘}‘l: ‘:Il:m fll‘ur,qulld ey are greatly sejolced G ber of prominent raflway men aro i g0 number of prominen en aro in e O e Tai Ar. William 1ifus, General Managor of the Boston & Albany Railroads Mr, J, i1, lutter, General Frelght Agent of tho Now York Central Jiaflroad; Mr, C,” Datloy, Manager of tho White Lingi Me.' J. B. Carson,’ Manager of thio Blus Lino; M. 8, D. Colwell, Mnager of tho Red Line, o rui othore of more or Teas prom- nce. 'Theso gentlemen aro on a tour of fuspec- e ooking Inio tho bustnees of tho fast-frolgbt e TIE ILLINOIS LAW. Speciul Dispaich (o The Tridune. Drcaruy, 1L, May 17.—The wain polnt in the great rallroad cose sccma ot present to hinge on the guestion of admitting an imwnenso amount of do- posltions In reference to the cost of tho ruad, ete., as abasls of tho rcasonablencss of thelr charges. Counsel have argued ‘the queation all day, Judge Green made a powerfyl srgument, for thelr sdmis. , Pal closed the &l fon In re Pl Ml Ger Wil eckda 1o Quatioa o lney, elaborately to-morrow moring. - Tt thess depost tlone ore thrown oat, ihe. ‘de; m’ w?fl“b{ allm. The riterent In the casa Is vory' gééat, and this blde fair t ‘:-1;. ,? n:;& the most Important of " all ese Agflu o e —— CASUALTIIS. BTOR.\.K_I)T\SIAGE- CLEYELAND, O., May 17.—~A very severe thume der-storm commenced hers Inst evening and Jasted untll 11 o'clock this morning, with a heavy fall of rain. The lightning did considerabla damage, sote nngdlhu packing-housc of Ross & Bro., on Indee pendence atrect, on fire this mornis Thlirely deatrorea. The. 1oos o mor arecoiainedy The Standard Oll Worka were also net on fire. The lonn {s amall.. The spire on the German Lutheraa Church, at the corner of Erie and Bollvar stroets, waa struck and badly shattered. No loss of 1ifa le reported. Spectal Dispatch to The Triduna. REoRUK, Ia., May 17.—During & violent win@ and raln atorm thfs morning the rear wall of the ' Court-Tonse In this city wan blown down, falling upon_the reaidence of Shertl flllfiginl adjoining. completely smashing It. Mrs. Higgins, who wae fn_ the ‘housc at” the time, was saverel R though not dangerously, hurt the fal g ing brick. 8he was “almost burled in_the debrls, and her escape from Inatant death fs miracutous. ~The damage to_the Court-House |s- eotimated at $2,000 to . Court was fm #easion ot the time, but the Judge and Attorneys c!uged through the front door withoat being in- Jared. Masonic IHall, which was Jocated in the third floor of the building, vs badly damaged, and 1 the loss to the order wil' ho about ’.’xg. The 2 disaster was caused by a violent whirlwind, = —— § GORED TO DEATII. Special Dispatch ta The Tridune. ) MENDOTA, 111, May 17.—A son of Mr. Willlams Roth, baggage-master here of tho Illinols Central Railroad, was gored by s bull a_fow days since, while visiting with hfs mother at o farm-house. i After sufferinglintensely, he dicd to-day from the onnia ths rerateeac ! e 3 THE WEATHER, T Wasnixatox, D, C., May 18—1a. m,~In the i Lake region, rising followed by falllng barometer, ; winda shifting to northeast or southenst, slightly \ cooler, partly cloudy weathor, and rain areas, | LOCAL QDSENYVATIONS, Cittoaco, May17. Wind. | &, | Weather Time, \ Biar. T0r Tfi.| A:53 B, m.'50,00) m Clesr, it alr, " S0l i) e ' 10:18 p. In, 129, K0! Claudy, E Max{muw thernometer, 75, Mintmum, 07, GENERAL QNSENVATIONS, Cintoago, May 17-3tidnight. v \Jiar,) Thr,,— Wind. _ Tiain, Weather, * 8 Statinns. YOUNG LIMBS. Spectal Dispatch to The Tribuns. New Yonk, May 17.—Among the gradnates ot the Columbia_College Law School In this clty to- night, were Clyasen Simpson Grant, son of the President, and Henry Silas Pagron, Perry Hiram Swith, aud Thomas William Graves, of Chlcago. BUSINESS NOTICES, An long as our pntrons continue to koep ue engaged oa wo havo boen for the pot two years, wo ahall bo encouraged to coniinue our present rates, —88 for the hest full sct of teeth; If not, we waust'return to fancy prices, $30 0 rot. 'The fnest | gold fllings at ouc-third the usual rates, W. B McChesney, corner Clark and Randolph streets, e ——— Full of Danger!—Never Laugh at o Col® In the Head, Soro Throut, or Polu In the Lungs, Just such **little aflments ™ are premonitory of Consumption and Death, und Wishart's Ploe Treo Tar Cordlal Is the only Remedy that can thoroughly Gure all” Fulonary Cowplalata by purlfyiag tso 00 —— Asthma---Thottaands of the worst cases of [ asthma _have been reloved by using donas Whit- comb's Remedy. In no case of purely asthmatio character has it failcid 16 give rellch, Cloaks & Suif, CARSON, PIRIE & (0, - Madison & Peoria-Sts. 150 Nlack Oashmero Cloaks at $4.50, fore L mor price $0.50. : 160 Black Cashmero Cloaks at $5.50, fore F mer price $8. L 100 Black Cashmero Cloaks at $7, former price $10. . 100 Black Cashmera Oloaks at $8.50, for- P mer price $12. : ! 50 Black Onshmero Olonks at $10, former prics $16. 200 Black Cashmere Cloaks, oxtra quality, at $13, 815 and $16, worth nearly double. LADIES' STUFR SUITS. 35 Ladtoa’ Stuff Buits, $10, worth $14, 25 Ladios’ Btuff Buits, §13, worth $10. 35 Liadioa® Btuff Buits, $16, worth $30. : 35 Ladiea’ Stuff Buits, $18, worth $308, : 50 Yodies' Btuff Suita, fino quality, $30, $22 and §25, noarly half price, Ladies'Linen Suitsand Ulsters. ‘ 400 Ladios’ Linon Buits, in 3 pieces, for$3, . 200 Ladies’ Linon Suits, in 3 pleces, nice~ ' 1y trimmad, $4. 300 Ladics Linen Suits, in 3 ploces, eme . " broidered, $4.50, 150 Ladies Linon Suits, in 3 pleces, emse « brotdered, $6.50. 160 Ladies’ Linen Suita, in 3 pleces, with.* knifo plaiting and Embroi'd, $6. b 100 Ladies’ Lynon Suits, knifo plaitingan®.’ fino Bmbroi’d, $7. ) 800 Ladies’ Linen Buits, very handsome Buits, fine Linon, $8, $0 and $10, former * ' prico 513 to $18. x 300 Ladies’ Linen Ulstors, for $3.50, 84 , ’ and $5, tho cheapest and bost made goods in the city. z A large lino of 8ilk Oloaks for §12, 815,318 and $30, mado very nicoly and-of good Billk. | ! Ladios’ Print Sults, 3 pieces, trimmed with ! | knifo plaiting and lined, for $3.50, $ Ladios Poronle Buits, $4, $4.50 and §6, * vory niooly made and Jacket lined. I Ohaldren’s and Misseca' Cloaks a specialty, atull lino of eizea from 2333 years to 16 yoars, llerr Rosenthal, late of Berlin, Is Superintendent of designing and manufacturing in our Cloak and Suit Department, and wilk guaranteo a fit in every instance. Ladles® Dresges and Cloaks mado to order. Also cutting and fitting done, West End Dry Goods Houge, SPECTACLES, WASKESRS, cctlon &t (Tribusio Bullding). PROPOSALS. . AZILIAN PEBN] Eul\l\"lllu all slghts by 1ny) dlson-st, Outiclan, 88 3| PUOEUSALS FORL WIOUGUT AND OAST TRON. . ork— United States Custom-House lndl:tmll»g: 1 K Chicago, 1L 9 bllwflhflfls An D Oy oy L, —ieated p s it e réceived al this {utti 13 0 of (ho el day of May, 1670, Ing, delivering, “Asting, pitt] wrought sud cast-lron ‘lor‘ o puie ndent of Uie ) 1 tieh Rrdrmation gy be Badon -mu:wn':fi\’; l'fill. Buperylalug ol