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‘wiiE CHICAGO TRIBUNIG: FRIDAY, JUNLE 30, jtrlin GENERAT, NEWS. The RMev. J. T. McClure, of the Alllance, left 11t ovening for Thiladelphia, The lat-Finlshers' Trade Asrocintton of the United States will meet in Conventton at Phila- delphia July 3. Walter L. Smith was elected delegato to represcat the local Assoclation of Chl- eago. The temporatnre yesterday, ns observed by Man- asse, optician, TrRinuse Bullding, was at§a, m., 74 degrees; 108, m., 70; 12m., p. m., 783 Bp.m., 75, Barometer, 8. ., 20,14; B p, m.y 8%, 10, Mt. D, C. Cook, General Sollcltor of the Chicago & Northwestern Itaslroad, who went to Callfornia me weaks ngo to bring home hin wife wha was sojunrning there, returned to Chicago with her yeeterday. Soventy-threo blooded horses arrived at the Unlon Stack-Yards yesterdsy morning en ronte from Lexington, Ky., to St. Panl, Minn,, branded 17, 8., and intended for pursuit of the Sloux In Dakota and Monlano, Mr. Georgo Morton, hushand of Tonfse Haw- thorne, laexpected in thiscity this morning. The body, which e now In charge of the nndertaker, wil) e brought then to the Tremont Honee, where, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the services will bo held Some fellow taok o dose of artenic Wednesdny morning at 1 o'clock, In the Bethel llome, corner of Lake and Deaplaines atreals. The man did not intend to commwmlt sulcide, but took the palson throngh mistako. 1o it atil] allve, and s man by the naine of Burr I attending i, Avont 600 yesterday aftornoon | Frellerlck Torgke, while cmployed In loading steel ralla upon @ on 0t the North Chicaxo. Rolling M, aceldent- atly had e Flght g adly broker below the finee, by a fallinzrall. )i wan” taken to his resldence, No. 420 Eiston avenue, where Lo Laaa family of four children, The Firemen's Mutnal Ald anid Tenovolent Sa- clety held §ts first bukiness meeting ot Engines Tlotire No. 344 Jast oventng, tho President, Marehnl Telrie, In the chalr. The only business transacted was tlie. recelpt of dued from the 302 members of the Ansociation, making & fund of $7:24 that witl De pald ovor to the family of the first meinber that fes, Thom ddy, n young son of Patrick Ruildy, of oS laron atelets Wio wa recently hold 5 the Criminal Court for assault and prson, hus been milaaing for several daye, and from the circum- stances attending hia disappearance It Is supposed that he was drowned In the odden Slip, at the fout of Tilinols strect. Tha poltce dragied tho allp yo terdny, but failed to finid any remaing, or any artl- clo of clothiog that might have bolunged io the nilesing lnd. Complaints are dally mado at the Citizens’ Assa. clation. by parties wha rlgned the petition for the Nllnlnlnnf lnmrvur-flun act of 1875, that their rignatures woro ubtuined on the represciitation that the papers wore eirculated by direction of tho Associntluny and deslring that their nnmes be crased therefrom. ‘The Citlzens' Assochation bad nothing whatever (o do with the cirenlation of that setitfan. It Ia now in the hands of the dudictary temiuittee of the Uommon Connetl, wha canno allow any slgnatures to he erased, but vwill, pro- Dbably, report this and kindred fa FRANK M. BRUCH. Mention has heen made in the commerclal cols umns of _the death of thia young man, the elhicst sonof B, K, and Cathering L. Bruce, which oe- cnrred at the Gardner 1louse on the afternoon of the 47th inat, 11ia mother and_slstor, Baving boen rummoned from Washngton, hls young wite, his father und brother, nml “many corfowing friends, watched by hiv hedatde durlng’ his lust Loura, 1le Wasa younsman of unusunl promise and many sterling qualitice, Forone 20 young he occupled a romitent position amonget the meinbirs of tho Soard of Trade, b\{ whom he was universaily laved ond respectest, The resolutions of the Board sx- press in fitting language the esteem in which i whna held by all who knew him, and the zeneral sympathy felt for the hereaved famlly, Elis funer- al, which was largely uttended, ocenrred yusterday afternoon. < DLOE I3LAND AVENUL. Thero are a nuiber of property-lioliers on Dlne Teland avenue, couth of Fifteentn strect and the new viaduct, who are anstlons 1o have the strect paved to Tieentyesecond street, but thtis far Lhey have met with puor ruccess {n endeavoring to L 0 few npatuetic real-estato owners, on_ the ine of the proposed [mprovement, td pay in 60 per cent of their assessmenta. The total neseen- ment [+ 304,000, aud there is 317,000 of it now In the hands of the Comptroller, The contract for the paving wak recently let to John Dufly at $20, - 000,y lisn done work amounting to 1,000, and not recelving any puy has been compelled to stop. Ahesnmn ruquired now 18 33,600 to complete halt the asscssment, nnd tho property” vwners Who o o aro - Bushing o tho " waiter o aru coniident that 1t can le raised In a short time, Obaaial dacksun owns U biuck of Jnnd extending from Twenty-frst _to Twenty-second street, and hixussessment 1 10,500, le las not pald In avything, and the _property-owners | would Mie to have him do ro, 8, I, Kerfoot is alro back- ward, nnd {f these gentlemen would come forward promptly with 50 per cent of their usness- xaenls the woik ould go on rapidly. The West Division Raflway Compnany will lay n double track 1o Twenty-aceand strest, from thele preacnt terininus ot Fifteenth, and the property- owners at Lawndalo pirposu putting down a single track line from their euburh slong ‘Pwventy-second street, to connect with the Dhie Ixtamd avenog line, " There are other property-owncrs who have uot pafd in thele aereesents, ind from them the gentleinen who luve heen prominent by vecarimg tire improvement hupe tooblain enauzrly to muke up the required 50 per cent of the tota) sum. TIITE GRAND JURY. INVESTIGATING CITY AFPAINS, ‘The Grand Jury continued its [uvestigations yes- torday into.the alleged crookedneas of the Hoard of Public Works and munleipal mattera in general, and many witnesses were examined, gome of them atlength. ‘The charges agalnet the Board of Pub- Tlic Worka stll] continue to coma in to the Jury in the form of letters and documents, and, while they are considercd ns trash, tho Jury feels in duty bound to make an examination sufticient to ascers tain whether there faany probability that tho con. tents of the ducuments are in any way true, Mavor Colvin was hefore the angust body of cor- ruption-exposors yosterdny to deliver that Infor- mation, which no ane else possesses, In regard to the ruloon-leense question. It §8 not known what e Honor hud to aay, but that it was & aatiafactory explunativn why the licenses have been growing fewer yeatly remalnn to bu seen, ‘Thera were o lost of persons to testify concerns ing the Board of Public’ Works and the numerous alfexed froudulent tranzactions. Commixsdoner “hompson, Ci y-l-:mimwr Cliesbrongh, Seeretury Bulllvan, und Buokkeeper Johmson were hauled over the conls, e wero aldo exaninned, Dee Witt C. Cregler, and :Mr. Cox, the masanry con- tractor, and uther gentlemen who du not “know much sbout the ‘Hoard, To theso wltnesses 8 great many questions were put on n great many enbjects, aud unswera satlsfactory in tho moin were given 10 all, agicelng in all finportsnt partic- nlors. It will hot be attempted to write thu ques- tions and auswers, but a Iitily sketch of TUE VARIOUS CHARGES will be given, Firat the jury wanted 1o know about. a atory that had reached thele cacs whunt the donn- tion of 8 Louse and lot by Contractur Cox to Mr. Prindtville, Vreaideut of the Board. The story went that Cox had bullt the house un his own lot and plven the whole thing clean out and vut to Mr. P, ex- Decting, of coutae, u succession uf favors from the Asuard when contracts wore nwarded, Thy fucta of the cano uro thut Mr. Prindiville once mide o trade witl Mr, Cox, the terms of which wers that Cux #hoald bild o brown-stone front huiso for Ale, 1, and should take sx his puy a vacant Jot. When Mr. Cox was exumbued by the Jury, he eald thut the transter deed coutaliied no description of the property, sud this the jury tiousht u bad wizo, bt Mr. Cox wan mistalien, for Nr. Prindiville yerterday showed the deed, with the description Gf the Jot, to o' Fuuse. reporier, and said thut e had other lots which o should llke to dixpose of inu elmilar tmuuner, but hy did not know but that he had done wrong a not golng t Detroit or Milwaukes to engngo s contractor for his huuse, for if any public oflicial hus uny deal- fugw with u contractur who dues work fur thils clty people say, **He gets that mighty cheap,* ‘Then there wus another stury which guvo rlse to much inquiry, It wa that CUMMISSIONEN LOUIS WAL bad same water-pipe laying done at his faclory by the clty's men, and thut he'bed puld notliig for It The fucts of the case ars th i About Jan, 1 Mr, Wahl dld have sumu pipe-laying done, A Bouth bi\ludllllmbur had sgrecd to do the job for $.60, but Mr. Wahl, when it was proposed 1o him thut the city's laborers, to Lave employment, should do “the work, oasented, thinking that, of coureo, it would bo 'wa cheaply dout sa by u ‘private frm. What was his artoplshment when the Jub was completed 1o learn that the bill rendered ugainst i wus for 8573, Mo gald that |t wus cxorbitant, aud lie should nof pay it Mr. Wakl feein, even thongh bo la s Comuils- wioner, that the il {s too much, sud that the cit ahall never do work for hiwm sgain; yet he will probably yay {4 betura petirlug (o oilice. ~ One teu fu the BT 1a for 855 fect of fron pipe at 25 centa per foot, which amounts to about $21.3, Iut the transaction needs no explanation. If Mr. Wahl wil nat pay up, the result wili be that the matter Wwill be teated lu Jawsult, OTUEK MATTENS over which severnl queations wore asked were transactions in bollers which helonged 10 the city, At the Umo of the Great Firo the Court-Uoues steam boilers wore found to be uninjured. Uno uf thew was wold for 8300, and taken by the pur- cliaser out of town. The othier two~for these wero three of them—were placed u the building now uscd s the City Hull and - stand ;hetc?ua lu"ill_:‘y, lnl "‘nl hunul ry. e man who started the wtory thatthe Board had sold the two boilors and puck'elul the money evidently did not knuw what had become of them. Thers was ANOTUXHK BOILER THANSACTION. Thore were sume condemped bullers ot the North Bide &:mpln works, Mr. Cregler Jroposed to Wahl (o buy thew (vno or Woro—pecbapa but v Bot Mr. W, sald that u?er{ wvue would say, y did noi pay the value of {hat boller,” aud s re- fused 80 1waky thy puschase. ‘Aho bullor was then when' advartised for tvo weeks in the 7nfer-Osan for sale, Aud at the rale wan honcht hy A stranqer, Mr. 'Wabl bonghit the boiler of that man for €50 = £33 mure than the auetion price, and the articl i now in Wahl Brothees' cluc-factory, where, e condemned for steam generation, it Is needas a e, 'Sueh are the facts a8 bronght ont by tho examl. notion of tho aboye-mentioned witnessea by the Granid Tnry, and all the statements they are pro- arcd to frove, both by the Lovka of the ity and ndividnal bonks, nswell an by persons wiio are acquatnted with the facts. These statements nre tielieyed to eame frouy a disclorged employe who had long threntencd to exposo the Bord fo the Citizenn” Association. Mr. Wahl waa nformed that he was comtng In forn ahare of nlnse, Mr. Colvin hud swori to “acalp Peindisille, " and somo one else had nworn to'renln Wahl hecniina bo wan opposed 1o tho rc- ‘moval of Prindiville and tho instailing of some ono clse. M. Watil yesterday expressed a dealre to go be- fore that Jury and be exnmined. Nob that he hua anything to tmpart, bug If any ono can fiud any- thing agalnst hiv o wanta It spread, e aays thia if'he fu ever ngaln, after his preseat term rung out, in ofiice, Iy opes that some ono will conmeuco & sult agninst him for Insanity. TIIE POLICE. TUENL ANNUAL REVIEW, Tho nnnaal review of the potice force took phice yesterday afternoon un Lake Park, and was onie of the most, it not tho most, creditable cver held. There were 420 officers and men on parade, and they presented o nest and soldiesly appearance. They marched In good order and handled thvir batuna promptly at the word of command. The Tine wan forined on LaSalle street, the right rest ing on Van Liuren. The forco was divided into twelve compantes, and was maneuveed by Drill Master Dauder fn o skillful manner. There wero 150 men from the First Precinet, Incharge of Capt. Duckley and Sergts. Ebersold, Byrne, Scavey, 0'Connor, Barrett, aud Hood; 160 men from the Sccond Precinet in charge of Capt, Ellis and Sergta. Simuons, Blattner, O'Dopnicll, Fitzpat rick and Vesey; 04 men from the Third Pro- cinct in chargo of Capt. Johuson and Serpta. Drieco, Wiley, and Fox: und 68 men from ' tho Fotrth Drecingt n clinrge = of Capt, Gund and Seruta, llathaway, Blechoif, Mc- Aniey, and Baus, bergt, Gerbing had 25 men of the Lake Steect Squad on duty at_the park to pre- sered onler and keep the ground clear, The furce, in immeilate command of Supt. Hickey and Asst. Sapt. Dixon, amdl with Nevins' Military Band at their head, connterimarched on LuSalle street to Adaina, thence to Michigan avenue, and south to Van Biren stroct, where they filed on the parade ground, Along the route they were vipwed by any peonfe, and several thourand persons, [ncluding o number of ladien, gathered at the Park ta witness the parado and roviow. After the usual regimental parate. an inspection of the men was maie Ly the Superintendent, Ald, McAuley, Chalrman of She Commitieo on Police, Ald. Ciila Terton and Kirk, alsoof the Police Committco, and Ald, Sheridan, Swoeucy, Lodding Lawler, . Throop, Clevelnnd, O'Bricn, and Stewart. “Ing ten wore then formed In hollow square, and the ofticers were drawn up inaslmllar fusalon With- it Ald, Meduley, Sheridan, Throop, Lawler, Stewatt, and Sweeney mude brief addroes- &5, nll 0f then thuching upon the matter af & re- diiction of nlarics, Tho strst named ofiicial rafd there wonld be no’ reduction uniess It obtained 1y all the depnrtments, and the utliers were opposed to any reduction. The speakers complimented thes oflicers and_men on their e nppearance nud ir.- teiligont bearing, and Supt. fickey thanked the for thelr good b . Ve itne wos reforred and the forca mnrehed back to the Clty-Ilull, wlere they were dispersed. LOCAL LETTERS. HONOR THE DAY, 7o the Flitor of The Tribune, Cicaoo, June 27.~Every city in tha Unlon,. amll conntry towns not excepted, s celobrating Tucaday, the 100th anniver<ary of our country, WHI our city do nuthing In this directiont Are our Jeading merchants, military companies, and aing- inyg socletles, vo Lure of all patriotisin 73 to ullow that historical day to pars by without u proper bration, without an utterance in honor ot the dis. tingulshed heroes of the Revolution, withont vhoro noble deeds ourbeloved Stac Spungled Bon- ner wonld not exlat? “[hie Fourth of July 18 o natlonal hollday, tho celebration uf which should be participated 1 by every good cltizen without any regard Lo purty o creed, . 1t 18 probably tou late £o arrange o proces- slon Like the German Friedenafeat procession, hut 118 not too late o do ot least something, ' Onr merchants will not refuxs the necessary money, the many socletios will furnish obundant material, and all that iy wunted {5 old Chlcago spirit and skill thut #o often huve overcume all obstacles, Wil not Tie Ciicano Tnuse, the columns of which Jaye nll the time been open to patriotie expross slous, assist in making the result satisfactory? A Patiiony THE CITY-HALL. Water-rents yesterday wero 52,470, Thomaa Brenan, the Awistant City Trensurcr, swoe sick yesterday, and atayed ut hume. The City Clerk 1 haying tho ballot-hoxes ovor- hauled, nnd s muking general preparations for tha Mayoral election July 12, Holler-Inspector Murphy has become weary of walting for ex-Inspector Hamllton to give up tho appurtenances of hi office, and will begln suit I~ mediately, both agalsst Hxwilton aud ibe men on hils Loud, Wiliiam 1%, Schimpferman is the first and as yet thie unly sman who hua taken out raloon lcenso for thecoming year, ~ With the change in adnunix. tration it [« thouzht that the lleonse fevenuo will ihcruuro to Its proper size. Tho follawlng* Committeos have been called Schiools, Polico, and Fire and Water, Saturday, at T0.8.m., tnihe Councll Chumuber; Marketa, to-duy, n . 1., In the Clty Clérk's oiice, and the Com- mittes on Ballroads ¢ 4 [, ., Saturday, in tho City Clerk's oflica, The Finance Committee,.hapnening Into the Comptrollur's sanctum yeaterdny, had o lostly and solier talk on tho aatlook for mon W hat thoy sald, or what they propose to da 1o get funds rilicient to carry ou the government, was not stated 1o a reportér asking £or Informatiun, and ail that was done, accoralng to the suwme lufermant, was to **talk.™ Tho following 18 & specimon of the returns mado 1o the Bouth Town Asseasur by sume of our Soutn Water strect commlgsion firis, who do en enor- mous businesi: second-hand safe, bought secund-hinnded, $255 second-lund plne desk, 553 recond-hand wooden chairs, 81,505 sundry_oflice furniture, $hi 12 second-lind ey cuses, 893 12 second-hind poultey coops, $3, Total, 814, TAX CA4ES. Tn tho United States Circuit Court, befare Judgoe Drumwmond, last Wedne: WOTS Seven cases in- volving the valldity of taxes nusessed by the Cily of Chicago for the yeani INT3 and 1874 niint the capltal stock and franchises of the following com- paniea: Teutunta Lifo Insuranco Compuny, Globe Ineurance Compuny, Iide and Leathier Buuk, Kopublic Lifo tnsutance Compuny, Safety Depostt Inaurance Company, snd 000 Life tsur- nnce Company, Mersrv, Dennett & Kretzinger, for the cmu‘nulxmnm stuted thut tho city bad not the legal £ pital wtock ‘undd fran - chilren'of e compa nt this could unly be done by the dlate Hourd of Equalization, Francts Adans, Esq., for tho clty, coutended, on tho uther hand, that the city by [ts charter hud power Lo aanexs ull real und Honnl property In tha clity, which power ineluded the TEH (0 ansons propuity. n Jort o proposition that they pruperty, Mr. Adais roferred tothe generai revenug v, WhiCH provides thut thoy shal} e ssavssed and ulso Lo decisions of the Supreme Court of tute and the Cuited States, holdang that the cupital stock and franchisvs of Corporstions nre propecty, and taxable us wucl, e Adani wlso argued that o tute authorizing the cxemption from clty taxutlun of tue capitsl stock and fran- chilses of corporations would be a viokition of A 1, Art, IN,, of the Constittlon of 1870, which providea that municipal laxation shall be uniform In respect to persons and property within thy juris. diction uf the body lmpunl\ui the nume. Ju;lgu Drummond ok the cass undor advive- ment, THE COUNTY BUILDING, Commlsstonor Holden was tha only wemher of the Board who put It an appearancs yesterduy, Tho County Collector yesterduy lovied on 250 pounds of ten, the property of a Mr, Heidenvery, on Milwaukeo avenue, 1o satlsty & cluim for per- sonal taxes, Hermann (irosse, lite a reporter onthe Staats- Zeltuny, wus yeaterday adjudged fneano In the Crlmlnal Court, and in the sfternuon wid coye veyed to the losane Asylum at Jetfersun, Farmer Harms yesterday attempted to got around Ity contract tn dulng wolnw rubuele-stonu work on the Court-lluuse fouudation, but wus etected by the t:ln:lnlccl-. and mudu to desfet and undo what Ly une. “Ihe following 1a & Mt of tho excurelonists to Cluclnnatl to lovk alter the stona for the new Court- Houso: U, G, Ayurs, ‘Theodore Guenther, Patrick Careoll, Jolin MeCaffrey, Mictael Mubloy, dohn ‘Fabor, 'Jolu Conly, Julits Cominkey, A, d. Mahr, Thouis Nelsan, and I J, Sexton. They will bt folued ut Clucisinatl by Col. Cleary sud Johu AL, tountreu, Coroner Dietzsch comploted hle semi-annua) re- o1t Lo the Connty Board yesterday. 1t shows that n Loceibur 80 ingucests Were held; January, 815 February, 88} arch, April, 40; "May, 40; and o June, Ui towal for eix monthe, 228, The seport shows the foltowing Buanclal condition: Antount of August fe TH fees foi rits, BLli5.:305 total, 8, Bl H rving w total feea collected, 245, oilicu ezpenre, - cluding salary, 3% 11003 balincy dus iui for tho balf-year, §1, 128, 50, Tho Grand Jury yesterday contlnued fia Inveatl- gatiun fute the ananagement of city sifales, May. or” Culvin, Commisstoner Thumpeon, Alvsander sullivan, Edwurd Johuson, Thoias Canued, aml seversl of tne Sayor's police, W ere among the w.ie nesses examiued. The Muyer woae cspecially ex. amined in reference o saluon sl mock-nuction Heonses, while the others tesiitivd ab ben, ut they walv Gt ubunt ety wifaivs generally Netliug of any great wivmeni was chicited, so far as couhl e learned, and tho aimost fruitiesn work will he resnmed to-day. The diapusition of the Jury acems o he to tlval iia veedecesss fn unenrihing fraud in public nTalza bt fts closine hours, hut ro far It Lias heen auate to the worle. Tudge Murphy, af Woedstoek, visited the hoild- ng yoterdng, 11a special bisinen wan said to ho o higuire after the statua of the Indicted Commia- sloners whon v days nfifl aworo that he ens prejudieed neninat them, 1t is rumored that an at- tempé Wi be made to Amuse anch of the Commis. iwmers ae took a chano of venite with an indiets ment for perjury in swearing that the judiclary of the cpunty werd prejudiced against them, —— CRIMINAL. + TL D, Gllhert, of No. 400 West Jackeon, eom+ Plains that snenk-thicves got away with $50 worth of clothling tast Wednesday night, A tortender named C, . A, Levl is at the Madi- eon Strect Ktatlon charged with the larceny of n Bonjo and a elock from Joarih Watson, of No, 471 West Lnko street. Thotozrapher Smith, of West Madiron street, who was in durance vile for some time npon the complaint of an apprentice, has been acquitted, no one belng present 1o proseente, Jomeph O, Cheney will foon be srrested anil Bronght before Justice Foote on complaint of Juseph WiHlsun, who saya that Chenoy stole from nhim a clatk, banjn, and otherarticles. e reddence of J. W. Dridgeman, of the Comtratler's ofice, No, 782 West Washington atreet, was entced by burglars Tuesdny evaning, il was robbed of a quantily of Jowelrs, Webher's market, Na, 421 State atreet, was en- tered by a sueak-thief Wednosday night, and the till tappedof §175. The thicf entered br A renl door v:hile the proprivtress was chatting wlth soins customera In front of the store. 1. Qloor, a retall llquor dealer at 124 Kinzlo atrent, wns oxamiined hefors Commisstoner Hoyno Yosterdny charged with retailing withont paylig i apeclal tax. The chief witnees swas Deputy Collector Sprimger, Lloor w 1 §n $500 ball 1o awalt the uctlon of the next GrandJury, own ping-ugly went into a saloon at 18 Went Lake street fuat evening and klcked ap 8 row with o Norwegian named Jansen, af No. 17 Dunn street, Tu the fight the unknown got the wort af the battle, and munaged to cut Jansen's two firat finzers on the rleht hand to_the bone, besides cut- tingn gash In the padm, No arrests. The Nor- wezian's fingers are cut badly, but amputation ta nut thotight o be necessary. T, W, and J. T. Jones are colored men and Trofers. Thes bonght a hures some timo ago (rom Elisha Smart, In payment for the hotse n aute was given, When Smart applled for the pay. Tient of the note, Theodore W, Joucs pleaded the Wby act,” wnd ‘Smart had tho pafr_arreated for obtaliiing money under false pretenses. They ap- | peared befaro Justice Foote yustcring afiornoun anil were placed under 3500 ball to awalt trlal, {Thoro vas quite n rampusaround the ofico of tha post and Mall last evening caniacd by the news- haye, wha' were disorde scnl 1o the Central Station, and Detective Heinz- Tnan went down 1o ace what was tho matter. Ile fonml a disturbance and attemptedtoarrest anews- boy named Mike Evane, . &, Scovilly a real catato mgont hnving an ofiice in tho vicinity, Interfered, as did ag oxpressman named 1t. . ammond. Three men Heinzmanalso arrested for resiating on offlcer. They were cn to the Central Station, Justice Fonte was called li, and all parties gavo batl to ap- pear for teial, A furmer from Towa, who had come to town to urchase blooded stuck from tho lon. dohn Wentworth's farm at Summit, yosterdny windered jtito n Cannl street snlde sueting establiahment and wite swindled out of $100. Oflicer Enaworth came boldly to_ the reseie and foreed the_ thieves to din. pargs, . Several cases of the kind have hnppencd e past week, and It seoma earlous that the Doike Ficiala do nat take some actlon to close_tho place up. While they are allowed to run, Ens- {vortiv< pan of forcing them to dlsgarge to those of their sletima who know enough to euter complaint ie undoubtedly the beet. Mesare. Moeon, Loomis & Co., revresenting In thiscity the Pero Marquette Lumber Company, sesterdny recolved a telogram annotineing the death f Luther 11, Fnater, the Secretary of the Company. Ar.’ Foster fesldad b Ludington, Mich., and was avakened during thy might by o borglae in_tho house. He boluly grappled with the tellow, who, fnding oxcape o matter of life or death, *diew hin rovolver and ehot Mr, Forter, cansinzg almost In- wtant death, The ruMan then nm.;‘,ufi. and ap to lixt ncconnis had siut been captured, althougly the Stierhll and posse were i hot pursuit. Mrw. Madden, o iady of some 50 years of nge, was run over by englng 32 of the Lake Shoro & Michigan Southern Railroad st the crossing at the eurnerof Eightcenth and Amold streets, and had both legs crushed off below the knecs. She was removed to the County 1lospital in an uncon- sciuun atate, In which sho rémalned, until death re- Neved her of her sufferiegs shorily befare nonn, Her rosldenco Line not yet been ascartalned. The tiremun, Charles Sloan, and the enginecr, Thomas tlozan, ‘wera both locked up at the Twenty-recanid Streot Station, but there belng no evidence againat the former he was allowed to demrl.. whilo the Intter was held withont bail until -xln(y 10 uwait the actlon of the Coraner's Jury, Accldents have becowe 2o frequent of Jate upon the varions roads centering In this city thal the pollce have deter- mined to'attend to wiich aflairs more closely, and punlel the vifenders i possible. About four yeary “fi“ the Race family, which awned considerable wuburban real estate, sold o plece of land in the Town of Jefferson to Mre. C. Glenson. ‘The land had nlready beon plattod and dedicated ay &_roadwoy. Not lonz after tho sale the Village Commissioners, thinking thata rond was town property, attempted to open this one for travel. The Gleason gotout an Injunction, and clilmea the land under o warranty-decd. ' Tho Board of Commisoloners defended its clalm and obtained favorablo decisfous in_the Snperior and Supreme Courts, Commissioner.John McDonald, two weeks ago, started to moke a survey and lay out the road, When he areived on tha fand he found men with sliot-gans to keep off the surveyors, and y. The Post Company the guns wors loaded too. The Board gave notley that on the 218t of thly month another atiempt wonld bo made (o Iny ot the roud, and that o force wonld be on Tnnd for protection. The day came and the Con- misxloner, accompnnied by seventeon armed men und Constable Mclean, went to_ the place, ladd out the ground, und were not_Interfered with, Tho Glearon family, however, had the wlolo party ar- rented for riot, and arrulned beforw Justice Pol. luk lnst “‘llhlnllxKv A change of venne was takon to Justice Meech, and the case is now on tho docket there, und W“l?lfflbflhly take revernl days for set- tlement. The itace family backs the Gleanons, for shionll the Town of Jeflerson he sustained, the Itaces would be obllged to give back the $30 a foot which they recelyed for the proper-y. ANNOUNCEMENTS, + The third Sonth Park ncert will take place at A0 o'clock ta-morrow afternoon. The pienlcof the Second Daptist Church witl take placo ut 1ighland Park to-nmorrow. George Quinan will conduct the Gospel meeting ot ll\u“"unn = Men's Chiristlan Assoclallon rovms, No. 150 Mudlson strect, to-night. The Chieago Cricket Club will play Saturday af: tornoon (Instead of Peiduy), ati p. in., at Thirty- third wireet snd Michigin' nvenns, Tho regular . cleven will be chosen for match gumes, The young people of the Fonrth Unltatlan Churchwill hold thote anual pleal Satunlay at South Puck, *Buses will leavo thy church at inthe moruing. Al fricnds are Invited ta go. The Iit, ftev. Willlim E. McLaren, Dishop af Tllinots, will mako & vixitatlon to 8t Luke's Hos. pital thin afternoon ot 4 o'clock, Al friends of Il‘lchurplml are tnvited to De present on the acca- slon, ———————— THE CROPS, fpectal Dispiich to The Tribuna. B7. PAvL, Mimu, June 2l —Reports from wheat fleldn rematn contrudictory, but tho preponder- ance from disiutercated sourcea Ia that the Injnry, except over limited area, was by heat, that the Into raing have greatly helped, and that there js a fur promivs of ot less than an uverage crop, take ings the whole Stale into account, T the Euitor of Tridune. Oaresuuig, 4, dune 20.~Tho erops in this part of the country, take It un an overage, “are not an promising as they wore ot this time lnst year, The most of the curn {a yery small for this time of the year, mid he euvy ralua we ato, having now are keeping the farmers out of the felds, and the s ad weeds nea growingg us hizh as the corn, Unleva wo huve a very late full | fear for the result; and, to mend the “matter, thu griubeworms are worklng at I, T huve scon pleces of corn that aro uelaally eaten up, bn s manner,—that 1a, the corn ' zrow a blt, and ls dying as fast as (¢ can. L off the tap-rant first, “and, when that is They goue, thero §s not much show ‘for good ears of corn, Ax Twiid botore, # date fall iy, fa sume meaaire, Lelp us out; but th pof corn will not Ve uo, a4 faras L hinve seon. The oats are ery rank, and are just beginuing (o head The vwheat that s sowed looks woll now, h 1 hear some complaints abaut its custin and ubout chinch-bugs, ~ There Will bo 8 good hay crop. I AL G, e — LITHOGRAPHERS, ATTENTION, Attention [s called to the advertisement under head of ** Bualness Chiances™ of a completo litho- graphing ontilt for #ale tn Deaver, Colorado. conalats of o nearly now Hughes & Kimbor pregs, hand presses, steel-plato press, colors, pas pery ete, Furthur luformation cun be oblalned by uddrosslng 8, Q. Collins, Denver, Colorado, et Soctaidert oot “ ART {MITATING NATURE" A coating of diamonds on 8 pury crystal sneface, These are Parisian diamonds. Thelr lustrs 18 per- petual. For sale only at Richard Humphroy's jow- ¢lry store, Nu, 770 Broadway, opposito Hiewart'v. Guods went C, 0, D., with privilege to examine bu- fore paylug for them, Sond for {ustrated pricos lst, I'liave no egents, - et SOUTH PARK PHAETONS leave the corner of Dakwood und Drexcl Boalevards and the Park Kotreat ut ) o'clock v 1., snd every fwenty winutea thereafter uutil 7p. m. Fare \0 centa, WIHISKY. Facts Elicitad in the Investigation at Washington. Cato, tho Investigator, Getting Mors than He Bargained For. A Milwaukee Correspondent Indulges in Some Iertinent Remnrkse Ool. Juesson's Rojoindor to Thoso Romarks of Mr, Belim, Nosiness at the Jail.-Snils Against Distillerse. The Frospet for To-Day, TIE INVESTIGATION. CERTALN UNPAID BILLA, Speciat Dispateh to The Tridbune, Wasmnxaton, D, €., Juno 20.—The Milwaukee whisky investigation was contlnnod. Coleman, Postmasterat Fond dn Lac, was called. Judee (ate producgd a letter from acltizen of Fond du Lae, charging that Cofeman had raid that bille fn Madisun for 81,000 for the Carpenter campalpn were left unpald, Colemnnsald, **Yon wrlte to that gentlenian and tell him I say on ohth that that teaile." CATE'S TESTIMONY, Carpenter then pnt Cate on tho stand. and de. manded to know whether he had received any lets tors from Drosdhead, Uinel, Hareison, illeley, Orton, Burpee, A.M, Thomson, or the editoraof the Commercial Thnesinstizatinz hisInvestigation, Cate declined to answer, slating that it wus nono of Carpenter's business. Carpenter gava notice that he should appeal to the Houso and requlre Cate to answer like any ordinary witness, Carpentor propared to postpone tha Investigation until the nction of the House could be taken, whereupon Cate, to avold complication, answered to all except tu the cditors of the Commerclal || Tlmes, that o had never recelvod o letter from of the Uovernmenta named In his life, and that he did not know them, As tu the editor of the Com- mercial Times, Cato Informed Carpenter that It was none of tho latter's basiness, THE INFERENCR left waa that Cate got his information for newspa- per publication from the cditors of the Times and from public rumor. Carpenter inslsted upon his right to epecific an- Awera to his questions, und will inske an appeal to the House, Sanderaon teatified an to tho attempted negotin- tlon for thie sale of the Seatinel stock to the Car- penter Intereet, ile anld 4. J, Thomaon, a Mil- waikee lawyer, approached him and sald that a1l the voting and opposition to Carpenter could ho sllenced and Carpenter elecled 1f the Thompeon stock In tho Sentinal was purchased for $235,000. Sanderson rays he reported thin to Cacpenter, who declined having anything to do with it. = DAKA Co LAMD, Rallroad Commissloncr of Wlsconsin, testified that, In the presen f Eldred, a man whose name he did not roi her, offered to sell elgat Democeatic votes for$1,500. Tamb reported this 10 Carpenter, who denouticed him for having llstes o such 8 propusltion, Laumb sware that Carpen. ter aaid if ho (Carpenter) should be elected and diecovered that any votes had been buught he would realgn his scat. TOWNE, OF RMPON, WIS, teatified to the sanie general facts that Carponter refused ta consent to bribery, 11, . Payne, Postmasterat Milwaukee, testified that he munaged Carpenter's campalgn and col lected funda fur him, He produced a Jetter from Carpenter, Aprll #4,” 1874, In which Carpenter aaked Payne his opinion abont the propricty of re- moving fBurfee. Payne produced another letter from (Arpenter to himaelf dated March 21, 1874, In which Carpenter sald he wan not enthusiastic ahout cunning for the Senate. bt was not cowarily enougeh to desert the party and leave it In distress; that if ho had become unpupular on account of baek ay ot for any other resson, he wonll not run; that hia pecunlary intereat wonld not Ls advanced by it. 1le ind 16 work nights and Sun- ys practicing law In Washingion to got along, Carpenter alno aid that he hud just 1AD A CONVERSATION WITI WASHRURN, who saltl the reports that Lie intended to hecomo a candidato were not true. Carpentor #ald ho had not the nllghteat fear of Washburn, Payno swora he had long been the confidentlal adviser as well as_munager for Carpenter, He col- Tected altogether $2,600 In the full of 1874 for the uso of Congressional districts. Of this smin all Tiut 8200°was collected froni Federal ofMcers. This 8100 was pald by 0'Niel, a distiller, who was elect- edto the Assembly, That I tho unly dollar Payne ever collected or focelved dircctly, of his knowl. adgo, frum uny distiller or whisky inan for the campalgn. Appolutments were generally made by Carpenter, npon the recommendation of the Young Men's Republican Club. Payne spent out of the funds undor his charze money for jrinting for por- sons upposed to Carpenter, The whole history of the compromiso of the Sam Rindskopf casc wasgone aver uguin to-day. Payno testiflcd that aftor carnest entreatica frum Nuncmacher and many otliers, ho wont to Wash- Ington to preecnt the caso to Carpenter und uther Congrearnen, TUET OPPELED HIM A TIHOUSAND DOLLARS for hin chances and cxpenses, 1o accepted, und received §500, Peyne produced petitions for tho continuance Algneéd by Democratic membcers of tho Loglalnturo, 1o sald that on arclving in Washington Carpentor ald that nothlng could by dono aud notiinz ought tobo dona by him, as It would bo confempt of court. Fayne pald Carpenter no money whatover. Noel, of Milwaukee, was called for the parposc of _tmpuichlng the tostimony of " David Grifiths, & Milwaukee disttler, who testifled hero omo weeka sinco, Nocl festified that. rlflthe bud told him emphaticully that ho knew nothing whatever to_criminate Car- [Cntor, Kezen, or Fayno, wid that thy only coutel- ution'ia hod ever pald 'na o distiller wan $30 for camphign purposes. Noct gave testlinony apon snother braneh of the sabjcet, which wis NOT ESPECIALLY PLLASING TO JUDOE CATE. Noel, lbapyoars, eas on turms of perconal inil- macy with the ellitor and proprletora’ of the Mil- wavkeo Commerclal Tinies, Moanrs, Chittenden, Dishop, and Northup: 'Noel testifiod tint at diiferent Northup had acknowl- odged to him that the persous counected with that paper were tho Instigntors of the present in- veatigatlon, and that they were in constant corre- spondence With Judze Cale upon the Aubject; that in fact dudge Cato was the Washlnzton ngent for tllo concera, 1o Inaugirito wadconduct thio invos- ation, 031 further tustified that he learned from Nor- thup that Cata ot times win the Washinglon car- respondent of that paper, and 1f ha Nad been preswed had enougis 1t ts wald thut Nocl would have teatliled that Noethup hsd beew indiscroct enough toahow hiin BLVERAL LETTERS FROM CATI: upon th subject of the luventizatlon. 1t (8 falr to Noel 0 eay that thero atatouciits Were ot volun. tacy on his purt, and were ouly made after he had refused o anawer, and the aciing Chalrman of the Committee had been uppealed o and decided that tie guestion was n prujer oo, Nool deiined his politlen to be Lepublican, rescrving the richt to e any member of the \Washbatn iy, TuffoCate did not listen to this_tentimony of Nocl'n with & marked degree of equanimity, On the contrary, ho BLUSTERED A GOOD DEAL at the witness untll e didcovered that be had eo excellent autharity for bis stateinents aa Northup, th editor uf the Commerclal Times himacil, whura- upon Judge Catu's futerent i the interrigatives censed, Noel, howerer, contimned: . Nortltip, editor of the Commercial Zimes, han in- furmed ihe Lot he was continuuily in commnunies- tian with Cato, and he kepl v posted un intters relating to this Investigations that they, the ed- Mtars, were correapuuilents of Cate, and Wers the rimo movers in the Mary Merritt Mvestigation. ™ e word Was tou tnuch fur Cato, The Maty Mer- Filt memarles aro nat cliecrful unies, und Cald here- upon told the witners o stop, nud let hit go. RENIY 1. ELLIS, of Milwaukee, Hkewine wan ucyuuinted with Notth- up, editor of the Commerclal Tanes; hud talked with tiltn abont this Inveatigation. 1o hud learnod from Northup prectsuly U suins facta. wentloned 3y No 8. K. Dow, of Clhileago, was 'called as an orlginal withess by Chrpunter 10 featify Teepecting _con- versation_ held with Conkitn pending the Munn trlal In Chicugu. Upon Teuving the Cougt toom ono day Conklin colled him Ghu side and said In substance this: ** Thoy have brouzlit me howe for tha purpose of Implicating Carnentdr and Koyes in tha Mliwaukeo whisky-frauds. ‘They Wil bu mistaken, 1 cannot testlty to Wing that wiil finplicate efther _of Then ho added that at the time tho frands were belng committed I Milwaukes he (Canklin) did notbellove und does not now bellove that Carpenter or eyes hud uny knowledsto whatove with reepectgto them. — Dow Interposed that Conk lin's statement o Gl then A not agree with common rumor as to the naturc of s stutement and teatimony, Conkli suid, ¢ Perhaps 1 am 1alking 160 frecly (0 4 stranger,” 10 which Dow fu- aponded, **1 havo asked you 1o quustions. You sought vio out. ™ DAN MUNN was examined by Dow. itls examination for tho moat part had reference to Conklin's story about the payment of the 5,000, Munn, It appears, bhad upposed tho remuval of Burfes, Conklin'y Emdcccnnr, and was cunscquently not at rst well fepused to Conklln, The vital Bolnt of Munn's testimony was bis cxplanation of Conklin's w0 story. Astothat, Munn sald with grest ‘I hafo only to way that thy statement is rutch In eyery purticulnr, wan Con- under . w forelgy flag for tho purposs of purchasing fmmunily un- der his 0w As to the conversation alleged by Conkln to have been had at the distdlery, Munn said: **No conversation of that kind ocenrred ut Onl’ onu thing that Conkiin saye [ trae; thut wasthot | hnd u mortgace of 34,000 upon my bou ‘That was true, and s true, for @ have a WOrlgge ul 35,000 ou It wow." Munu eaid ke to the reat, thero was nothing ot of which the story cothl have been made, except whole clnth, Quostion Iy Dow--Dill you ever recciva any moncy at auy tinie, onany dceaslon from Conklin? Mustn—I never recoiveld any monoy at any thine onany ocenslon froa Conklin or iy peron for potitical pueposes, Sam Rindakop sabd thnt he never pakd the money charged to have heen b, I cnnn outof tho atflee 4,000 paoree than when | wentin. 1 have demonateated thin heforo onc cuurt, und am abla to do ro before othere, CONKLIN CIOSS-EXAMINED MUNN hut d(d not break his testimony, Ho only rendored the fasue of veracity between them more marled, daftersan €. McKinnes, speclal United States District-Attorney for Wisconstn, wan examined at Teuuth. Ho swore that the testimony of the distil- Tor Griffithe before the Investicattng Committee s vory diferent from his t befors the Girand Jury and the Superyisors (n Milwankee, [t contnined fncts to which Grlnithe, althoughsearch- thuly esamined, made no eefeeence the the exception of Grifithe’, McRinney teatifled that the evidence In tho Invostization here was thesnmo it had heen before the Grand Jury, and he aafd thiat fu all the cvidenco tnken hefore the Qrand Jury there had been nothing showing anything to crunfunte Carpenter, Keses, or Payiie, o tu connect them with' the ~ Whisky Ring. e nl=o states that Conklin's confosalon by no means wad enfliclent wacrant for his lmmtinity, but that the fmuunity had beon granted upon representi- tlon that Conklin wonld testify to mattorsof a criminat charucter not contalned 1n his confosaton, MeKiuney did ot directly teatity to_the fact, Lt Carpenler uxes his IMllmnn{ toconfrm his own wtory, that Tlamilon, United Statea Marsln, ont of personnd mallce to Carpenter, eecured thia fin- nnity, nutwithstanding Conklin's confossion iid not warrant il CARUENTER'S DRFENSE. Matt Carpenter spoke an hour in hisown de. fen<e. [1ia teatlmony wos o contintous mpecch, it con<lsted of a resnme of the teetimony aleeady do- tatled at length, with the emphatic asseserutions of his inuocence. SOME WITNESSES. CONCERNING THOSE SUMMONED TO WASHINGTON IN CARPENTE®'S INTENEST, Hpecial Correspondence af The Tribune. MitwavkEs, Juno 20,—A specinl dispateh to Tua Tt from Washington states that the Republican delegation In Congress from Wisconsin has united in a request to Proctor Knott to have all the witnesses named Ly Boss Keyes summoned to testify tn tho leyes-Carpenter-Whisky-Ring In- vextlzatlon now golnz on before the House Com- mittea. Of conrse it Is the duty of oll good Repub- licans in Washinzton tosce that Knott's Confeder- ate Committeo in not allowed ta besmirch anybody for mere political purposes, and our members of Cangreas do right In inslsting that the Chalrman of our Republican State Central Comittee and a distinguishied and eminent ex-Senator slionld have fale play; but heyond this the Wisconsin Iepubli- cans do not expeet them to go. The peopla of Wisconsin do not expect that the gality will bo al- Towed to cacape simply becanse STIEY ARE OUR RASCALS," and our 8onators and Representatives havo n noble examplo get for them to follow In the course pare sued by President Grant when Uol. Dabcock was charged, as Carpentor nnd Keyen now are, with compliclty with the whisky thleves to defraud tho Government of ita revenne. Tho testimony of Griftiths, Wirth, Rindekopf, and Conklin, slrcady iven, makes it look bad for the defemiants, and ¢ they cannot rebut It by the evidence of goud witnerses they onght to be tried honestly and fairly Uefure o $nry of their peers, and it I8 pers fectly casy for anghody to get a fale and Impartial trintin theso latter days. But there s ono thing that makes this Jouk more like a political than like o Judiclal proceeding, and that Iy the character and habits of those gentlensen wiho have been sum- wmwned ot the Instance of Keyes to go to Washing- ton to tell what they know,~ Bxeept 9, AND RODDIS, sient employy the centle- men summoned to appear probably know as little about tha crooked-whisky business as the man in the moon; hut It 1s for qulte another an 0se that theso othera have bLeen sent for, Thelr rpecial Vusiness will be—nlded snd abotted, periinps, by the Republican delegation In Congress from this State—to conyince Mr, Morrill, and President tirant, aml all the other leading politiciuns in Washington, and eapecially of thu prees, that the track 1s gMLlnfi Altagether (0o fresh for the zood of tha party In Wisconsin, und that, if the Stata ia to Le curricd for Ilayes and W hecler thiv £l theey whiaky prosccutisna must bo abandoned. Now, 0 the reader will go aver the st with me, I will cons vince him that what 1 eay is correct. Mr, Edward Sanderson 13 a millerand a_prominent memher of the Board of Trade, 1l In rich, and has always buen supposed o furnish Matt Carpenter with funds for all legitimate and illcgittinate purposes, 1fo 18 a Directof and o stackholder (Roniinaliy th MATT'S WIHISKY-RING NEWSVAPEL, the Sentinel, and bas always stuck to the Senator through ovil as well as good report. Iie {as man of far botter scnee than the one he has 80 Tatthrut- 1y seeved, nnd his word {8 as good an his bond, lHe was o delogate to the Cinclnnatl Conventlon and n Dristow man. ilo kpows nothing of the whisky business, and he toon not go fo tertify, but to brace up Keyen and Matt, W, A, Newell 18 another wit- noss. - What ho don't know would 3l many vol- wumen, e wns formerly Becrotary of the Board of Publie Works [n this city, and was, and is, on ar. dent Carponter man, Next comes J, T, doak, TPostmaster at Watertown, 11, B, l'osvne, Postmas- tor at ftipon, and James Coleman, Postminstor at Foud du Lac—all activo politiciana'and all wenring Matt's beand apon theie hacks. Each of themlives 50 mliles from Milwaukee, and has had no knawl- edge af the crooked-whisky buainoss, as they al- waya toko their's atraighl and clear. They all se- cured thelr offices through Carponter's lnfluenco while Senator, and are all OLD TFLIENDS AND CO-WORKERS WITH 8, 1. CONKLIN, who has rc:cn!l! retnrned from Canada, [enry % Poyne, onr Postmaster, has also gune down to tiie Céntonnlal, ostonsibly, and will probably visit Washington before ho returns, as his name has also been unplensantly asaoclated with crooked money 1o earcy on onr local campaign buslnoss, And, last of ull, Gov. Ludington has been privately ro- quested to visit Philadelphia, #o as to be within onsy call; also Gen, David Afwood, of the &lale ournal, who 18 oiie of the Centennia) Cominis- wlonera, 8o you will observe, O Tuwinuxe, that it onr Republican delegutlon in Congress, backed by this stronz array of local politiclans, ask for A LET Ul ON TIH WHISKY TUIEVES in Milwaukeo becauso too many Influential parties will bo invnlved in tho full exposure, it wiil re- quiro u man of gomy nerve to say no 10 thoin, and the gullty will stand a good chance to cs- capo.” Thoso who read Conklin'a statement upon which be was granted immnnity by the Gov- ernment, and allowed to return, will remember that he declares, substuntlally, that Keyes and Car- penter taxed all tho distillers and rectifiers, Demo- cratu as well as Republicans, and that It was with the understanding that they should not be prose- cuted for runnsng crooked, “Aneffortis beingmade 10 break duwn Conklin's testimony, and Carpenter himself is cross-oxnmining him before Knott's com- mittee, ‘This will be a weene full of richness, and if tho Commlites fs wide-nwake they may getat the *rbuttomn facts ™ and tene Inwarduess of tho wholy matter, as **Conk' was for years hoand-in-glove with the Boss and Matt, and KNEW ALL THEIR SECHETS, and was thelr right hower [n all thefr plaosand schiemes. But, ta T havo alrendy hinted, the p ent movement lovka like an attempt 1o flank the Administration by setting forth the lnjury that the \hisky pruwceutions ure doing ta te party in Wisconafn, The injury to tho party, in tho {ndzmcm of o good many Republcans, has already been done In coiluding with the Whisky Ring, ana now, if we wish to carry tho State for” layes, wo mist wash our hiands clean of this dirty bitsiness. The fact that A, C. lleaing has gone $o Juil will not prevent the ltepublicans of {1linols feam carry - ing tho State, but it will help thotn to thousanda of votes all over the Siato from thoese ln favor of hon- caty and cconomy ; and the first atep th Hepublice nns of Wisconsin took vn the back track tu aud retronciiment was when our. back-pay wilar; b Fenator was Infd on the shelf. And unleas 3, Conklin 18 an unmitiated Har and perjure those lepublicans who detled King Cancus and d feated Mr, Carpenter, were true reformers, and #et tha conntry the example of |[mrlf)'hu; the party while still renmaining members of it. A for Conklin, whose testimony has made all this Dulter among the DRY BONES OF TIIE BADGER TOLITICIANS, there are two or three gy peinte In bis case bo- foro his teatimony will be broken down, In the Rrst place he wuy nppuinted at the apecial request of Carpenter, Keyes, Howe, Bawyer, flazloton, and otbers, who had known him fur yeara, and ull of whom testited to his nhllllir and “honcsty as o an; aud §f he has gono astray In Lis odiclal capac- fty, [t was with tho full knowledge and connent, and porhaps' advico, of some ¢f thon. 1iis old nelghbors in Jeifurson County, whero he hoa lyved fortwenty-iive years, and raiscdhis fumily, all eay that whatover ofso *Conk ™ (e, bo I4 not s lar, aud they will belleve whatever he says, In the next place ho was uot promised lm- munity on candltion that hu would besmirch this pian or that man (n his statement, tnt that ho would go whorever he was required to g0, and tell the truth, the wholu truth, wnd nuthing but the truth, 1If Kinney and Judge Dixou, the Gov. ern atturneys, hadogreed o allow turn procided ho “could “disclose enoy, dict Koyes and Carpenter, it might look like A PUT-UP JOU on the part of thelr cnemies, but no suck require- ment was fald ulmu Conklig, and he has thereforo notbiog to gain by culurlnt: one #ingle fact to ake it tell wiatnst thein, Having been uppointed o of« fice at thelr solicitation, having soryed them botn falthfully for years as a confldent in nll their achemes and intrigics—having no_motlve for lying about thom, and Ilnv\"q Lis teatimony fully cor- roborated and sustalied by all the mewmbers of the Whisky Ring, 1L sscis to inu aa if his fmpeachment will e up-hill businces fur anybody who under- H takod (t. “The Republicany of Wisconsin want to see the corrupt and dishonest members of thefr own pusty wunishod and the party puriied: but they are (0o uir-minded to Wish to seo any man persecuted, Aud If our monbors of Cougross wiah Lo avold the Fock upon which the most Lrililant wan that over wentout from us wrecked his ship, they willba content to sce fair play, and not consent (0 handle pich with the expectation that their constitucuts Jril ot suo it au thel ugers whet they retun oue. Tayea and Whecler are strong in Wisconaln, and will carey tho Biate, provided the people can bo wada to ellevo that ihoy reformabusea i tho Ul il Seryice, anid not fuherlt thy corruptions uod riugy of tho prescnt, AN IMPORTANT WITNESY, 1f the Conumittee In rharge of the Wisconain Whisky Hing luvestixations st Washiugton wish to petatibs ",{IJIW:AI facte " %o By ceclier Mie eratura) the, Barpeo, of Janeavillo, Wis, will do well to summon Me, A, B, To held tho ofice of Revanuo Agent hefore_Conkiln, and wis removed nt the dictatlon of the Ring hecauso ho conld nut Do weed, it Canklin was appolnteil in hie piace. Iuepes knowa & ereat deal, anid with ba glad to tell {LIF the Comnlitee will giva him an opportinily, over the prefl i not I 12 K5 s e Rymptiy ovpres ey stens for anl paiic i Indliterence to us, when by thve. 1t helng Conanl of Uy 4'foe Wi, Wern M L. Wern A A private Taakytidenl it wonld be n matter of oF his represcntas 5 R BRSNS nhus ahould havo tatcen part in the meoting held yoster. Ay to e i 0 Conkiin mwenrs that once ipon & time, wiion ho had | Feprornintive ar - Rrent pation " whios i’ awerg ¥ collectod & fob of cruoked mronoy . from tho | Ansi "+ maineain® jte fouor, wa would ool diatilicries, &nd°paid 1t over o a mofed | bl attenn tuthe faot thet 16 it necomtug in i solitician, te wan complimented with ;frlllll\?lllo“r. Meaing the commission which fis holds el O g Somplmented | with | rrom i terman dotninent e theulier gentiomen belwoon & man who knows how 1o do the businos I mate of 1ne nnd & damned fool." The man who knew how *'to (lo Imainess™ was tha man who wonhl Iw|(| defrand the Government, and ** tho damned fool " was tho honest ofitclal who held on to his Integrity aml oheyed his conaclence nad hils oath, Durpoe can nlra let that Committeo Into soms secrata in regard to n cerialn revenuo case up In Fond dn Lac tlounty, whore there wan senlldnggery used to e fraud “the Government, Tnrpoo Ina good witness, and Gen. E. S, Bragg, of Fond du Lac, {s another, They ore hoth perfectly reliable non, and nobody will'try to Inpeach thelr word. MILWAUKEE NOTES. COMMENTS ON THE WHISKT-RING. Special Correspondence of The Tribune, MiLwauree, June 20. —Onoof tho most success- ful firms engaged In tho crooked whisky business in this city was the Nunnemachers, fathor and rons, They bewan to clieat carly, sat up late at night, and made heaps of money ta build opera- houses, hotels, and to pay revenue officers to keep quict, 4 Old Jake," an he 1a familiarly called, has Just bieen sentenced tofive mnonths’ imprisonment In he County Jall and to pay n fine of $10,000, which Ina sentence 8o light and trivial compared with his dererts that It looks mave ik a farco than an hon- estattompt Lo punish wrong-dolng. Tho ald fel- Tow 1& reported to have nafid that if the Government hnd let the boys heroaloneanothor year they would have made cruvked \whisky enonch to have pald the natlonal debt. Ilix oldcat non, HEUMAN, 18 now a fagitive from justico, and ia reported to he on the banks of the Rhine, in the villago whero he wns born, Tle was Indicted at Oshkosh n year az0, and when he snw his namo in the category of thoec thus honored by the attention of the” Grand dury he immedingely litout, It was thought hy thoeo who know nil nhout it that flerman took a big pile of money with dilm, and that he wont to etay, but recent eventareemn to polnt to his return. riingl (layornment cannot ho plaaseil whien sented by entenced Clanesenlus nny, in avconlance willl the doct Kindred souls, g0t (nvolantarily toward M. § Bt Ay Cansol'of the German E: atriven 1o keep thiem within bounds. nem In ol peabubliity Jacul ing, be braught be Campbell had asked for another postponement, CIVIL BUITS, ment of Iy thelr bond amounted to hut $80,000, {le fu dlct for £40,000. In tho cnse of the Chica Meoliol Worka and Orlando 13, Dickenson, Jr than Able, 0, 8. Maun, and David G, Ttus.. Judgment of 848,160 was obtalned. The propes. o ————— AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Spectal Dispaich to The Tyibune, To-dny, the first pleasant day this week, the a tendance was very large, resented thore. amonnt could not bo recovered, and the jury, which was impaneled pra formn, rendered a ver Teprescntatives In forelun countries allawed hetnelven to he repra- 1 A1, The syinpathien of Mr, ot eaing, Empire, Lo should have tchm will, this morn foro Judeo Blodgett to receive his reward for the things done In the Ring, At last accounts neither Judge Lawrence nor George ¢ Yesterday morning tha Internal Ravento Cols tector mada an assosement upon several of the dis- tillors for th atamp tax which they avolded pay- ) tho removal of the dfstilled apirits, Willinm Cooper, 11, 1B, Miller, A, C. lleslng, and Georga Miller wero nssexwed for 812,000, A of the defendante ean be lovled npon wherever found to maka good theseaums to tho Governmont, LAPAYETTE, Ind., Junc 2, —~The exhibition of nagricultural ltaplemaonts on the University grounds, 1 milo weat of this city, has been altended with many difficultics on accunnt of tho continned ratn, Over 1, 000 persons wers on the ground all day, witnessing tho tests of va- rlons implements, Every Inhor-saving agricultural finplement of any note mado in the country !a rep- All kinds of plows, cult!vators, CONILIN'S TRSTIMONT drfie plantors, nseaws, rakes, mowers, reaporry nins #0 pesoclated Herman's namo with tho doingas | Portablo englnes, - throshers, © huy-londers * s of the Iting that ho i now badly needed to elthor | A0ckers,—in_ fuct, evoryihlug in" use to aks cortuborate ot disprove Conklin's sintementa inre. | 8%t the ogriculturlst “in tilling the ground yard to the rafslng of crooked money for political | SN cultivating and harvesting liis crops. 'Tha competition 1y lively, wnd Senatorial purposes, Conklln wears that otd | S0f Jako gavo him at una thne a package of 8,000, saylng, **llcro 1s 3,000 hushels of wheat for M, " and hu alsostates that Hermanand Wirth azreed to ralse $10,000 to buy A. M. Thomson's atock In tho Senfinel, If that would compromiso the quarrel hotweon ‘Thomeon nnd Carpentor, and re-clect tha latter to the Senate, This aum was erroneously printod $1,000 in_Conklin's statement o St appeated in T e Tumuss, and it ia only im- portant to correct it as showing to what oxtent THU RING WAS WILLING TO U0 TO JIELP MATT. It §a now currently reported here that [Terman's attorney holds a written confesalon of the Inalde workings of the Ring, and that an offart will be mnde to_get Tim to” return and turn State's ovi- denco, Tio I8 n vory Important witness, snd it malics one rad to_ think of the *‘other hoarts that willacho* If Herman comes back to unfold his alo, matches came ofl movworé, for which thure wara seven entrits. this week. A itorsare, ——— A LIGHTNING SAW, Special Dispalch to The Tridune, ot the Centennlal one ovening rocently. —_— YARYAN. DISMISIED TIHE SERVIOD. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasiNoTan, D,C. , Juno 20,—The Prestdent to- dny peremptorily ordered the dlscharge of 11, T Yaryan, Chlef of the Durcan Agents, whu probably dlil more than any other revenue officer i the dis- lightnlng saw, patented March 28, 1876, In five minutes, the trial, and timed the cutting. Tho Emperor marked that ** This was fast, vory fast, cutting. and {a exciting much Inter- sL. ' The farmors arc by o means Idle apoctators, Yetterdny aftarnoon and this morning the plowin; this afternoan e roupers' a 10 teats of ‘varlous implements will continuo through a tho nward of promiums will not he made untll tha State Fair, no one nave the Execu- tive Committee whi know who the fortunute oxhib- PritApeLruia, June 20.~The Emporor Dom Pedro, accompanied by Ditector-Genernt Goshorn, Bupt. Abbott, and othore, visited Machluery 1all Among ofhor things Inspected, at tho invitation of E, M. Boynton they witnessed a trial of the Improved T'wo mien, with one of theso colebrated satvs, cut off a sound log of gum-wood 1 foot In extremo diametor In sevon secondd, or at the eaty of a cord of wood Menszn. Corlles, Morrlll, Lynch, and other members of the Commlisslon, witnessed covery of tho St. Louls whisky frauds, Secretary DEATILS, Briatow was asiced by the Preefdent soveral times to disniles Yaryan, but ho always delayed it. On the day Hocretary Bristow twont out of ofiico ha wrote Yanyan the foliowing letter: WansnixaToN Crry, June 20, 187 My DeAnrSing Among tho mang peraona employed Intho Treasnry Department during iny torm of service whose falthe fulness and ability has hecn noticcable none has rendered moro efiiclent service than yourself, Tho dutlea which yon liave been_called upon to per- form have boen peculinrly difienlt and delleato, The vory nature of your datics has of ncceasity promoted nntagonism and invited the hostility of thoso agalngt whom yon wero_ obliged to declde, but you have met thé responaibllity of your position with courngo and Impart(atity, such as to chullengo my admiration and hearty approval, I beg you fo accept my thanka for the grent acrvice you hava rendered, and my best wishos for your prosperity and happiuess. Very truly yours, (Signed) B. 1, Brusrow, o Mr. If, T\ Yaryan, Internal Revenue Burean, ——— CIIICAGO. COL. JEUSSEN'S STORY. A TrinuxNx reportor called on Col, Juessen yos- terday ta got his atatement concerning the bill fur. nished Jake Tehm, which was commented on by tiat gentleman, The Colonel sald the blll waa rendered for special services only. e had never heen retalned generally by Ar. Rehm, and had hat gontleman offercd a general retainer, it wonld hase been refased, because, tho Coionel enys, ho Houre, at 3 o'clock p. m., to-dny. e fricnis are Invited to be prosont. av., Juno 30, at 1 o'clock p. m. nat. Funeral to take place Friday, Juno 30, rosidence, Us Walnnt-st,, 10 Church, thence from hi 8t Columbkili 4. . KINCATD—Tnno 29, at 11 a, m. George W, and Fannic Kincald, aged 18 days. Funeral nt_resldonce, 1027 Junc 90, at10a. m. Fricnds lnvited, MAGAN—-Mary (Molly) A, Magan, nged 6 years uly 1. of the b Muabam, a: Thomns A 21 month falo, aged 74 yenre, £2/” Duffalo papera plensa copy. months sad 10 days, daughtor of Annfe K. and P, HICKS—Tune 20, at the residence of his son-Ia: taw, Chatles Pratt, Jolin Hicks, formoely of Buf- * HAWTHORNE—Tho funcral scrvices of Mise Louire lawthorne will bo held at the Tremout CRANE-The fancral of Mamle Crane will take plnce at the residence of her father, 112 loyno- Friends Invited, QAVIN~Poter Gavin, aged 51 years, on the 28th by cars io Calvary Comutery, 11 infant son of Weat Monrocest., 3 Magan. Faneral from the realdenco of her parents, 454 gnulh Morgan-st., by cara to Calvary, on Saturduy, MUSHAM—Thureday, June 20, of inflammation son of T. I, and Carrlo Funeral from 681 Milwnukeo-av., Friday, Jun :lm. 1o'clock p. m. Carrlages to Gracolais Cemoe 2 #aw from the first that the interesta of Rehm and Henlng would clash. 1o was merely employed by Rehm to goto Canadnand get certaln afldavits, mpticating Rootin the frawds, which afldavits werg to bo uscd by Rehm (nhis trade with the Govérnment. Mr, Campboll was at that thme tho counsol for Rehm, and Col, Juessen was employed ‘becauso ho conld do better with those Gormans than Br, Campbell could, As far oa prosecuting Rehm 1s concorned, the Colouelsays he never sald a word ngalnst him until Itehm maode his attack on Mr, Heslng, when Col. Juessen made up his mind to protect his client at all hozards, The Colonel suys Rehm lias no tight to complain of the bill for rurvices, When Jucasen was ap- pointed Cullector, Rehin came to him and wanted anoflice, 1ia raid he could have secured the ap- lmlmmnnt for himsaelf, lint Instead had thrown hin nfluence for ths Colonel, Col. Juecassen told him thiere was no appropriation fram Which to pay him, to which Jehm responded that he wanted €he of- fice any way, “*Not knowIng hia reputation, " sald the Colonel, o+ [ nppolniedhim Deputy Collcetor on a salary of 150 pur month, on hia promiso tu ferrct out all rande and report to mo, Ile held_that position from May 16 to Sept. 1, 1809, when I becan® satia- fled he was not the man for the place, 1 heard re. Puru ubout him, though I nover got one from him, for hu never rendored the wlightest particle of ase siatance. People camoto mo and sald they had REPUBLICAN RATITTOATION, a reatlieation ineeting at.Benz Hall, aud Etate nominations. present. ECOND WARD, street, ot 8 o'clock, Ward are Invited to attend, SEVENTH WARD, will be held at Seventh Ward Club headquartora | now exiath mlln&( the Aldermuanic vacanc 5 mportanca.: Ward, Other businoas of traneacted, vited to attend. parts, Chiengo. Al:.;ll(r.publlmn voters of the | Weber's all, southwest corner Halsted and tcour- teenth streets, Friday, to take actlon [n rvgt‘u'd ’:n n tho to be All Ropublicans of the Ward are (ne J. . MEARS, Scc'y. POLITIOAL, ANNOUNCETENTS, A B L The Thirteenth Ward Republican Club will hold Weat Lk atrcot, Soturday at 8 1. m., Lo ratify the Natlanal Good speakers will be L:} Tio Sccand Ward Republican Club will meet this eventng in thie Ticnnett Medical Colloga, 513 Giate A meetlng of Ropublicans of the Soventh Ward n ELEBRATED throughoilt the Unlon—expressed to all 10 ond upward at , 80c per M, Addeess GUNTUER, Confecs learned of m{ employing Jake as a private detect- ive,and sald [t waslikesotting a fox to watcha hen- roont, I then revoked his appointment in writing, but he begged so hard for the privilego of resfgme inyz that 1ot him resign, e then sent mo a bill of 85223 for servicos, which he had never rendered, and I paid 1t out of ' my awn pockot, and stiil have his receipt for ft. So you scc ho got moncy out of e for abéolutely nothiing, and now grumbles at a bil} for actusl services rendered, ™ "fhe Colonel went on to npeak of his connection with Jaka since the frauds, ~ Jake was {n the habit of coming In and meeting the rest of *the Colonel's eltents, and hoaring all thoy hd to soy. 1o en- tered fato all their plans and ucliomes, anpotently, and win welcamed by them. At tho time of the consuliation as to wiiat had better o done, Juessen {ald Campbell, at whose oflice the mecting was to bo hold, that he supposed he, (Jucsson, ) was ex- pected to be present in the intorest of ilusiug, 1o recuived an ovasive nnawer, and then scnt a lotter domsnding information as to how the matter stood, and whethor he would buallowed o attond, In answer, ho recelved o flat refusnl, 1t then becatno upparant that Juke had oncemoro been consistent, and hiad wormed himiwelf into the confldenco of dnessen’s clicnts, und then went off t0_uso It In hlv trade, ‘War was declured at once, and alnco then Juéason anil dnko have been vut. it was discoverad that Jake liad kept his own connsel and had gouged tho whola party. 1t might ho Interesting to learn the experlenco of tho restof his counnel with Juke, and if the con- versafions between dake, Judge Bungs, and Mr. Ayvj’r‘wnld bo got at,thoro would be some racy réadivg, By ELISON, YOMEROY & CO, Auctloneers, 84 and 80 ftandolph-st. JUNE 30, AT 9:30 A. 1L Tositivo Clearing Sale of Soverul Conslgmnent New and Elegant Parlor Suits, Chambor Het. Bruesels, Tap. Brussola and Wool Carpats, wh' are positively to bo sold. A Largo 8tock Go Second-1iand Faruiture and General Houschol Goods, Crackery, Glass,and Plated Ware, Gen. cral Metchandlse, &e., &ec., &c., ELISON POMEROY, & Co. OHATTEL MORTGAGE SALE Chamber ficta, Walfint Sido 'Toard, Lnwy Chatr Carpets, Bedding, Lace Curtalns, Crockury, £ and China Ware, urniture, 10-Itoom Hon neacly new and In 'good order, Fale A order of Mortgageo, BU l(lngulvh‘yt IN TIHE JAIL yesterdny there was notuing new. A mumber of AT THE At our store FrldA{. June 30, at 10 o'clock, Iive ny FRIDAY'S SALE Ofice and Library Deaks, 110 Now Engllsh Boc . o posltive by ELISON POMEROY, 84 snd “THE ART SALE Visitors, amony thein several ladles, culied, Mr, ] 4 ok 0 cters s foatie et | Associated Artists Gallery, furns, geraniums, and ivy, which brightencd up the oifica of the Juli, and Was generally admlred, Tho barket boro a card etatiny that it came from sumo of thu ladica of the North Side, but who the fair donure wers ho 18 i a loss to conjectare, Among tho other ladies who colled wery Mra, Clawasenius, with a lurge party of friends, Dickenson, Abel & Co. aro still carrying on busliews. Yesterday they sold 200 barrels of stuff. Since the 24th of Juue tiioy v, pald 812,000 in rovenuo, Their distlllery s under the manugo- ment of Mr. Awes, and not Mp. Leach, asor- roicously stited In yeatorday's punor, Atubout U o’clock yenterday morning s carrlaga drove up g tho County Bulldiug, and te Mo, Charles Il Fnrwoll slopped out and went into the ollica of Btatw's-Attorucy Reed, 1n s fow mo- munts Mr, Reed camo out, and, going to the c; rlage, upoke to a gontleman Invide, whio, unalight- ing, wus peen to ho Judge Blodgett, ' Tho threo geitlemon went Into M. Roed'w otlice, and ro- tuanad a short timu fogether, This was looked upun by those who saw itas particnlurly siguificant, and the news lew liko wildire, ATimuNe reporter 212 WABASH-AV,, COMMENCES AND CONTINUES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY At »ame hour. Sixty Paintinga to be sold at cach sale. . BCOTT, Jdr., Salesman, WM, A, BUTTERS & CO.,_Auctloncers By G, . GORE & CO,, ot and 70 Wabaat-av, On Saturday, July 1, at 9 o'clock, 13 oratos W. @, Orockery; 1876 styles, TIHIS EVENING AT 8 O'CLOCK, Rockingham, Yellow, and Glassware, called” upon Julge" Dlodeit dlltl ot ]fll“.: Ati0o'clock—A very Iarge assorment of that perhips undue nuportance bad been attache: e s et b | HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,. there, but declined to stato for what reaton. M | parpg, Chamber. and Kitchen Furnlture, Lawrence, one of Rlehm's counsel, was present in | Sofus, ' Lous Wardrobes, Parlor sod Ullice Devks, the Jndgy’ d the reporior rofralued from | Bliow Cusca, s, Uil Cloty dAl 11 v'cluc il ine WMLUIL PRV L o & g A By WM, MOOREHOUBE & CUO., Auctloncers, 274 and 270 East Madisou-st, vomn, reastug any fuquiirics, Mr. Farwell saye the visit iad no signiticance, 1o s in tho hablt of meeting the Judge on the morning tral, snd taking him in from the devot 1o tha Custom-kouse. g moralng b recelved wor tred wanted to seu him that Mr. Judgo Lilougelt If o bad thig to drlvo W round that way. 'The 0 sala ho had, and upun arrivingab the County-Bullding the Judye accepted dir. Reed's Juvitation to enter. This was all (here was 1241, bo said. It had no political or other vignil- cance, sud he regretted (Lat any such Interpreta- tion bad been givon to It Tho Committee appoluted at the German meoting 1o get siguatures Lo the fetition tor lcelng's par- don bus ot yet inbuded tho sanctums Judge 1lodgets und District-Attoraey langs., TILE GEHMAN CONSUL, ‘The Frele Preise of Weduesdoy bus the follows U'was unqueationably fmproper that Consul Clausso: m. at 10 o' feos, taugsnt, fses; No, BUO Fourteenth-st,, between Laill Luomls + hie eotire stuck of & Grocery Slares ON BATURDAY. JULY 1, OUR REGULAR SALHB Of New and Second-hand P bold Goods, &c., at our stores, lture and Houses N eclcs, Carringes, snd Unrneses, to tre. lock, will ba eold on the prom. 258 Wabash-av,, tho entire fixtures of & Rea= ALSO, m. 4t 10 0°clock will b s0ld on the prem. o and

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