Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 13, 1876, Page 1

VOLUME XXXI. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS. FORR SALE. SAFETY DEPOSIT VAULTS| OF THE CLIFTON HOUSE TEX: supssnessmronien,| FURNITURRE Nos. 80 & 82 LaSalle-st., Chicago. parties tem) orarily leaving the city, or [} E:E,?&Ifi Toe! insecure at their hoes, ABSOLUTE SECURITY , wearing apparel, books, silver- mum“‘}:.nlublea of every description. These Vaults are the MOST SUBSTANTIAL ir kind in this country. They are omfl%m ail the MoASrn ImprOves genu ‘and are carefully watched nigkt and Ty by efficient watchmen. *Phey are situated =0 &s to give AMPLE ROOM conveniencoof their patrons. A pri- melm- is providod for ladies. Therssre .mber of compartments for the safo ' money, coini tflzlxmond:, g’””"{; 3, sbstracts o e, raceipts, an i papers, which will bo rented oa reasonable I & prNCER, President. 2 D GUILD, Cashier. Safe Far 'ate par) slarge nu Xkesping OF "SRR HOHES, Hishwoed, Highland Park, Rarinia, and Winnetka No Bridgeport, No Swill Milk, No Poisonous Sewers, Pure Air, Delightful Shade, Healthy Children. Elegant houses at one-half their value. 10 years' time, without payment down. MEARS & CO. 47 Reaper Block. FOR SALE. Must be disposed of at any sacri- fice! A fire residence and lot at Riverside is hereby offered at one- third of it8 cost to build. The prop- erty belongs to & non-resident, and is the greatest bargain of the year. Address N 97, Tribune office. Fifty Thonsand Dallars worth of choice and valushle'real-estate, including a large frult farm. in and adjolntng Osceola and Murray, Clark County, 3. for sale or exchange for dry-goods and groceries. ~ luquire of HC. SIGLER, Osceol, Ia. $1,000, 10 years’ time, no payment down, will buy 2-story Inme residence; wide piazza, 3 sides, & roome, st Bighwood, 1f party will occupy at once. E. ASHLEY MEARS, 47 Reaper Block. FOR SALE AT MORGAN PARK. Houtes and Lote on reasonable terms. House Built to order. Rallroad fare, 10 cts. THE BLUE L L. & BUILDING CO., No. 13 Chamber of Commerce. FOR SALE, Cheap for cash. & choice vacant lot. 25 feet front, 160 deep, froniing Lake, on Lake-ay. near Thirty- teventh-st. Apply 1o owner, at 119 Lukc-av. PIANOS. 1 (M“*‘ (and, Sguare, and Upright Pianos. SUPERIOR TO ALY OTHERS, Aud universslly acknowledged to be THE STANDARD PIANOS OF THE WORLD. ., Havine been awarded the Firat of the Grand Gold edals of Honor, WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1867. LONDON, 1863. Prices ae lowas the exclusive ure of the best materials and most tborough workmanship will g Au unlimited guaranty with every Piano. ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, With Price List, wailed free on application. LYON & NIEALY, State and Monroe-sts. , Chicago. DEKER PIANCS, Special Bargains Now Offering. Alio, some good chezp Pianos very low to cash uycrs. CHICAGO PIANO DEALERS' ASSOCIATION, Northwest corter State and Adnns-sts, Al President. NANCIAL. J. ¥I. REED, New York. JONEN ¥H. AVERTY, 159 Lasalle-st., Ciicago. LOANS ON REAL ESTATE * 1 Qicago and o improved suburbs, in eoms of ¥2.000 e5d upwards, made at current rates. BAIRD & BRADLEY, Lasall e o o o o S0 TSllest 7] PER CENT. $10, 00, cAls on choice business secarity at 7 “”"-_"fhk,!sz.aoo at 8. City Certificates honds wanted. SCCDDER & MASON, 107-109 Dearborn-st. o FOR SALE. “hares (1,000) stock 1n the Chl B par, AL R ox D, LOW RATES 2 Warchouee Keceipts for Grain and Provis: City Certificates and. Vougheem, on Jents aad N L. B: Al § A amber of Commerce. To Jong, 2 ZARUS SIL nk Ch: RExovED from First National Bank Sornpi: Building to 56 Washington-st., over ces 1o orig sccured great reduction in, T Mention m"fl“‘g’“‘ reductionin prices. Special ling und preserving the natural tceth. e PROFESSIONAL. And MORPHINE habit abso- Iutely and speedily cured. h!:}loss.. _No jiblicity, DR. CAR TOXN. 187 Washington- 8t Chicago, zently cured by Jeffers® unc- usled French Catarrh Berley selers Boon, S HAale tree. " Call or pend eiamp for elrcolr. 2N AND.) Fixtures Of this elegant House are now offered for sale in parcels and job lots, at a VERY GREAT SAGRIFICE, Having purchased the above described property at mortgage sale, 1 will, ou Tuesday, Aug. 15, sell at private sale, at the Clifton House, corner of Monroe-st. 2nd Wabaen-av., Chicago, ‘any or all of said Furniture, couststing in part of ELEGANT Partor and Chamber Furniture In Silk, Damask, and Rep, in shades of blve, Green, Scarlet and Maroon. Very tine Chamber (s in Oak, Ash. and Black Walnut, VERY EL- 2nd Pier Glasges, some extra fine and large. Ten thousands yards of Carpet of the best quality of Body Brus . Wilton, and Axmin- ster, uot surpasxcd in any hotel in the coun; Two hundred best Curled Hair Mattresses, Pil- lows, Bolsters. - The Spring Beds are of the best quality. Two- hundred Led Spreads; 400 pairs Dlankets; Bed Linen, &c., for 175 beds. All the Lumbrequins, Curtains, and Cornices are of excellent msterial, and in perfect order. A great variety of very elezant Gas Fixtures; come extra fine Crystal and Bronze Chandeliers, suitable for Parlors, Halls, and Libraries Twenty Walnut Exteneion Dining Tablea. One hundred and seventy Walnut, Bandback, Spring-scat Dining Chairs, covered in Maroon Leather—superior. All the Kitchen Eunrniture and Utensils. Six Zeller's Billiard Tables, with balls, cues, cue-racks; &c. Har Counters, Bar Furniture, Ornaments, &c. Office Sofas, Desk, Safe, Clock, &c. All the above Furniture is from the manufactory of the Webber Furniture Company, of the VERY BEST QUALITY. To hotel men about opening new hotels or stock- ing up, this is an opportunity of obtaining first- class Furniture at Very Great Bargain. And to individuala desirous of furniehing private louses, this opportunity should né)x II»;: lost. GOOLD. HORLICK'S FDOE TRIED AND PROVED. ZFOUNDLINGS' HOME, Aug. 11, 1678, ~ J. & W.HORLICK: After two years’ continued use of HORLICK’S FOOD for Children and Invalidz in this Institution, we freely say that it has proved the very best Food wehave ever known, slthough we have tried all other kinds. J.P. MILLS, M. D., Attending Physician. G. E. SHIPMAN, M. D., 2 Superintendent. HORLICK'S FOOD SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. TRADE SUPPLIED BY HALSEY BROS., SOLE_AGE) EXCURSIONS. o For Laks Suoepir GRAND PLEASURE EXCURSIONS. ‘The mest delightful and intaresting trip oa Yhis Continent. Accommadations Strictly First-Class. ‘The Palace Steamers, “PEERLESS,” Wil 1eave on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 8 p. m. “JCSEPH L. HURD,” Will leave on Tuesday, Ang. 22, at 8 p. m. FARES REDUCED. The Only First-Class Passenger Steamers On the Chicago and Lake Superior route. For Freight, Passage, or Excursion Clrculars ap- ply to LEOPOLD & AUSTRIAN, 72 Managers Lake Superior People arket- Line Stmi JEWELRY, fiA;A'CHES, &c. FLGIN and WALTHAN WATCHES, And an elegant assortment of FINE INPORTED WATCHES, FINE COLD JEWELRY, SILVER AND SILVER-PLATED WARE, AT ABOUT Half the Regular Prices, Kow belng closed out at the o BANKRUPT SALE, Cor. of Lake and Clark-sts. Every article Warranted. MISCELLANEQOUS. CITY COMPTROLLER’S OFFiCE, Crmicaco, Ang. 12, 1876, Sealed Proposals will be received until the 21at inst., for farnishing the City of Chicago with Coal as follows: 1,500 tons (more or less) selected Lump Erie Cosl, or other Soft Coal of the same quality, free from dirt or screenings, for Fire Department. 200 tons (more or less) Hard (Range) Cozl; 150 tons being for Fire Department, and 50 tons being for other uses. 100 tons (more or Ices) Hard (Small Egg) Coal. ‘Abore coal for Fire Department to be hauled by city, remainder to be delivered as required. Right rescrved to reject any and all bids. J. A. FARWELL, City Comptrolier, FIRE-CLAY FLUE-LINING AND PATENT CHIMNEYS. e, and no fire-proof chimyey should he T o e eraliwed, manufacturer ind Drile without ¢ ‘i Tue Listng. has been' fn the nizaon buels Gty 20 years and ke well that 0o fie-proof ke o ofe without theFire-Ci -Lin- smoke-flue can De gefe witho <Ciay Flue LI g, Manufactured and sold by W. ) Adams and Quiney-sts. RED CAP. TO CAPITALISTS. A retirine partner, o consequence of continued health, will scll upon tavorable terms his active half intcrest In a long-cstablished and profitable cash b ness, presenting Inducements for safe {nvestment sel- dom equaled. Caplial required from $20.000 to $30 0. For particulars addreas Z 73, Tribune ofice. - Bailp CHICAGO, SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. wibune, PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHEAP LOTS. TEN-CENT TRAINS1 HO! FOR A GRANGE! ‘WILL BUY a beautiful lot, one block from ~1§0L' at Lia Graoge, 7 miles from Chicago; ..fieadown and $5monthly. Property shown EXCURSIONS FOR ALL WHO HEAN BUSINESS, Leave my office to see the Lots every pleasant day at 7 and 10:30 in the morning and 4 o’clockin the atternoon. LA GRANGE Is about half-way between Chicazo and DOWNERS GROVE, on the Chicego, Burlington & Quincy Rail- road; is one of Chicazo’s most attractive and caterprising auburbs, being beaunfully situated amony hiils and groves; has now sbout 1,000 inhabitants, and growing rap- idly ; churches, schools, stores, eic., ete. 10-CENT TRAINS slready on, and 5-cent trains will run shortly. COMMUTATION On This Road Fery Low, and TRAINS ALMOST EVERY HOUR. Special oyening trains duriog amusement season, Sunday trains for those wishing to attend church in the city. DON’T FAIL to see these Lots before buying elsewhere. 1t is the CHEAPEST FIRSL.CLASS PROPERTY inthemarket, I ALSO HAVE EACH. 40 Lots at Hyde Park - $600 200 Lots at Desplaines - 200 40 Lots at Park Ridge - 200 400 Lots at Lale Side - - 100 300 Lots at Glencoe - - 700 Lots at La Grange 800 Lots at Thornton - 1,600 Lots at Homewood 2400 Lotsat San Diego, Cal., 100 Remember that you get an Abstract with all property purchasged of me, and also save commissions, as I deal in noth- ing but my own property, and SHOW IT FREE. IRA BROWN, 140 1A SALLET, ROOH 4, PIIOTOGRAPIIY. I CLAIM THBAT THE Avenne Art Gallery, 596 Wabash-av., Is the most complete WORKING Gallery in Chicago, and that I make finer CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPIHS for $3.00 per dozen than can be obtained at any other Gallery in Chicage for five or six dollars. [ have no interest in any other Gallery in Chicago. ROBERT F. HUGHES. POLITICAL. INDEPENDENT National Gregoback Nass Meeting! EXPOSITION BUILDING, AUG. 23, 1876. THon. PETER COOPER and Hon. SAMUEL F. CARY, candidates for President und Vice-Presi- dent, and other distinguished gentlemen, will ad- dreas the wmceting. GRAND TORCHLIGHT FROCESSION IN THE EVENING. All fricnds of the movement are requested to participate withoat further invitation. TO [CENT. Desiranle Oflce TO RENT IN TEE TRIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW. Room 8 TRIBUNE BUILDING TO REINT. Dock, about 200x209 fect, at the sonthwest cor- ner of Grove and Sixtcenib-sts. ; slip on south front; good rail connection. R.S. & W. G. McCORMICK, 155 LaSalle-st. FOR RENT. Store Cor. Clark and Washington-sts. INQUIRE ON THE PREMISES. FTOUNDRY TG RENT, With large run of paying castom work. Rent paid in castinge. A rare chance for 4 practical man with 1 cnergy snd means, RICHARDS' IRON WORKS CO., Corner Clinton and Washington-sta. ! a WASHINGTON. QGen. Horace Porter Takes His Turn in the Whisky Mill. : His Knowledge of the Famous Letter from Wilson to Henderson. And the President’s Remarks ‘When He Perused That Document, Wilson’s Version of the “Sylph” Story Emphat- ically Denied. Senator Windom Skillfally Turns the Confederate ““Stocking » Inside Out. And Shows How Iittle Retrench- ment Has Actually Been . Effected. The Appropriation Bills All Disposed of in Com- mittee. Speaker Kerr's Physical Condition Rapidly Growing Worse. WHISKY. 6EXN. PORTER BEFORE THE COMMITTEN. Special Dispalch to The Tribune. ‘Wasmingroy, D. C., Aug. 12.—Horace Porter was examined at length to-day by the Whisky Committee. He testified in reference to the letter from Maj. Bluford Wilson to Gen. Hen- derson at St. Louis, that neither Gen. Babeock nor anybody else recognized the handwriting. He did not belicve that Maj. Wilson had written it as an anonymous letter, and Porter said it would be but justice to send the letter to Maj. ‘Wilson, todeal with him {n frankness. He took the lester to show it to Maj. Wilson; told nim the letter had been received, and at the same time banding it to him. He appeared to know all about it. Said he was not surprised to lcarn that the letter had been lost or stolen in the Court-House in St. Louis. He said it ywas not a correct copy of the letter. He introduced a letter-press copy of the original. In the copy which Porter brought appeared AN INTERPOLATION of two letters, *“ W. H.,” inserted in brackets after the word “top.” Upon this discovery being potnted out, be euw at once that the let- ters “ W. H." had been interpolated, and told Maj. Wilson he was convinced of that fact. He said very positively that this letter had no ref- ercnce whatever to the President or to Gen. Babeock, but that it related entirely to the whisky thieves in St. Lonis. He seid he thought it necessary to have increased watch- fulness, writing the letter to prevent their es- cape. . Porter testified that” Wilson asked him to shoav the letter to the President, and to sa¥ to him that the “W. H.” was interpolated in the copy. Inthe course of the conversution Maj. Wilson asked Porter what he understood to be the origin of the term Sylph, and an cxplana- tion of the “Sylph? dispatch. Porter knew nothing in reference to it of his own kuowl- edge, but repeated what Gen. Babcock had told him at Long Bramch the previous summer, which was this: In the fall of 1874, when the President was in St. Louis, McDonald pointed out to Babcock on the fair grounds a woman very handsome, and rather large, and called her asylph. It was referred to afterwards by way of a joke, and afterwards became a sort of by- word. , Porter was asked if he had entercd into any REAL ESTATE SPECULATIONS. He said no, but afterwards admitted that he did in connection with Gen. Babeock through a third party, purchase two lots in New York. In reference to Black Friday * he know of it according to greneral rumor only.” Never made any investments or had any dealings in connec- tion with it, and don’t know that Gen. Babeock did. Did not believe that he did, but have no knowledge of the facts. “Believe so because I know nothing about it,” he said. The Chairman ssked him if any papers were received by the President showing GEN. BABCOCK’S CONNEUTION WITH THE BLACK FRIDAY CONSIIRACY. e said he did not belicve that auy papers were transmitted to the President showing Gen. Babceock’s connection with the conspiracy. He founds his belief upon what Gen. Babcock has stated since this matter cme up. Within a few days, Babeock, he says, told him that he never had anything to do with the matter, and that no papers could cxist unless they were false papers. The Chairman said he would have to insist. Porter then said the President did not say. so dircetly. e inti- mated that therc was nothing whatever which could implicate Gen. Babcuck in any man- ner with the ‘ Black Friday* transactions in New York. The Chairman then pressed the question about the pupers. Porter suid that there were papers in the President’s pos- session, but they conntaiied nothing atfecting the question, o NOR REFLECTING ON BABCOCK in the slizhtest degrec. * The Chairman asked him if he saw the papers. itated a loug time, and finally went ted and consulted with him private- 1y a short time, tuch in the mauner of counsel and client, and at length he said he had scen the ‘pupers, and, as befope mentioned, they contained nothing implicating Gen. Babcock. 'They were simply”lotiers_rolating to the lols mentioned purchased iu New York. Emery Storrs told him that the President seid the testimony of Maj. Wilson in regard to his (Wilson’s) explanation to_the President of the origin of the term * Sylph,” wWas iucorrect. ‘Wilson did not recite this vulgar slander about an improper woman to him. Iic commenced to &y something ubout an improper woman, and the President stopped him direct!y, and would not hear auything about it. Special Moore sppeuared i the Committee- n with a lot of prepared statements against -Wilson, but the Comumittee decided not to cumn- ber the record with that sort of material, and the investigation was closed for the session. YORTER'S STORY. To the Western dssociated Press. WasmxGToN, D. C., Aug. 1%.—Gen. Horace Porter was betore the Suv-Committee on the whisky frauds to-daj. In reference to Bluford Wilson’s testimol aid he did not allude to “Sylph» 1o a lewd woman, inspeaking of her to JMcDonald. Gen. Babcock made an explanation to the President and the Attorney General. If the witness had thus spoken of ¢ 8ylph,” ke would have been in- venting a rumor, which would have reflected on the President. The witness denied positive- ly that be told witness that “the greatest tavor he could do the Bresident was to sh&cld Babcock.” He denied other assertions of son. The witness said that he never heard Gen. Babcock referred to as concerned 1n the specu- lations, except from the newspapers. Cochrane askicd the witness whether he did not know that CERTAIN PAPERS shown to the President, implicating Babcock, was the reason why the President retained counsel to defend him. The witness replied that he did not believe that any papers.were pluced before the Presi- | { dent Imglicnfini}hbmck. The witness further stated that the President intimated to him that nothing whatever had come to his knowledgze which implicated Babeock, directly orindirectly, or in any manuer, with “ Black Friday” specu- lations. Inreply to a question as to what explana- tion Gen. Babcock gave to the President and Attorncy-General Pierrepont about the “Sylph” dispatch, the witness said that he did’ not attach much significance to it. He Wwas not present with the President and Mr. Pierrepont when the explanation was made. He kner, lowever, that Babcock gave to them the origin of the term ** yfim," as was done during his trial at St. Louis. “He did not know_that the explanativn made to the President and tHat in court was diffcrent. The witness was posi- tive in sayin, that he did not tell Wilson that “Sylph” was a lewd woman, and bad given theé President much trouble, etc. Wilson, however, did ask him what the explana- tion of * Sylph " was, and he told Wilson what he had heard from others, although, as he had ::ef_({re said, he did not attach much’ significance 0 it. ' ‘The question was asked whether the President at any time said anything to him about that matter, and the wittess replied that _ . NOTIING WAS KATD BY THE PRISIDENT, in his presence or hearing. aud dngtling he may have heard as coming from the President he des clined to state. Subseyuently, bowever, the witness said he heard from Storrs that the President said that the statement made by M: Wilson hefore this Committee was incor that Wilson did not repeat &bis vulgar slder to him; that Wilsun com- menced saying | sometling sbout an im. proper woman, when the President stopped bim instantly, and that he did not permit the recital and “discussion of the matter. The President_never, cither directly or indirectly, spoke to the witness on the subject, nor did the witness ever couple the term **lewd woman™ with the “3ylph” dispatch. The witness explained 118 CONVERSATION WITH BABCOCK. f his Janguage was that Bab- cock was a distinguished ofticer of the army, and was a graduate of West Point, and there- fore every officer in the army felt an interest in the matter; that the President believed Babcock to be innocent, but that if guilty he ought to be punished. ‘Wilson did sty to him,in the course of a conversation, that Babcock should be fairly dealt with, ana no injustice done to bim; but farther thun that he could not go. The witness did_not assist Babcock in getting up his defense. He had uot, since he had been summoned o8 a witness, been to sec the Presi- dent, but had pmxoeoly avoided calling on bim at present, nor had he consulted with anybody, but bad read some of the evidence; aud had a general idea of it. Gen. Porter heing asked to state what occur- red in the interview which he had with Bluford Wilsoit, TOUCHING CERTAIN LETTERS written by the lutter to Mr. Henderson in St. Louis, said that the interview océurred in a purely accidential manner. 1 will state just liow it occurred, as it has beenquoted erroneous- ly in the testimony of Mr. Wilson. In Novem- ber last, or possibly in the early part of Decem- ber, I spent a day in Washington. 1 called at the Executive Munsion to pay my respects to the President_and his family. In passing through Gen. Babcock’s room, I fell into con- versation with him and one or two others who were preeent, in the course of which he, said Be had received, through 4n ‘anonymous source, & very extraordinary letter,which he handed me to read. It was con- tained in an envelope postmarked St. Louis, bearing a recent date. Itappearcd to be a copy of the letier written by Wilson, addressed to Mr. Henderson. It was the bottom and top letter which the Comnmittee has had before it, and it was headed at the top, “A true copy.” Then followed what purported to be the copy of a letter from Wllson to Henderson. It was not the original Ictter, and did not purport. to be the original letter. As i understoed neither Babcock nor any of his assistants recognized the lLandwriting of the anonymous sender. After reading the letter, I stated I did not believe Mr. Wilson had been guilty of writing a letter of that character, and that it was my practice in business not to pay :ma attention to anonymous letters. Gen. Babeock stated that was the course he always pursucd, and that he did not think it worth while to SHOW THI3 LETTER TO TRE PRESIDENT. I understovd him to eay tbatit bad becn shown to_Pierrepuit and. Mr. Bristow. Itold him that 1 thought it would be an sct of justice. to Wilsonto send the letter to him,and I thought the best way to_treat the subject was with entire frankness: He sdfd Mr. Wilson had buen abscat from the city, and that he had not yet had an opportunity to briug the letter to his uotice. Iam not so positive about this state- ment. Isaid if the letter were given I would volunteer to take it to Wilson, and do him the Jjustice to show it to him. The letter was hand- ed to me, and in the course of the day I went to CALL ON WILS I think I met him on the_street, or at his hotel, and walked with him to_his office in the Treas- ury Department. I told him that such a letter had been received, and I handed it to him. He appeared to know all about it, and said be was not surprised, as he hud learned that the letter had been lost or stolen inthe Bourt-Housein St. Louis. He said it was not a correct copy of his Ietter;and, after a while, he brought out his let- ter-press copy-book and turned to the press copy of bis original letter, one of us reading this press uogy while the other read the copy which I bad brought., My recollection is that they were identical, except as to the letters “W. H.,” which, in an anonymous copy, were inserted in parenthesis after the word '* Top.” On this discrepancy being pointed out, I said at once that the letters * W.H.” had been inter- polated, and 1 told Wilson that I was perfectly satisticd of that fact. He then went on to make N EXPLANATION in regard to the letter. He stated very posi- tively that that letter had no reference whatever to the President or Gen. Babcock, and that it lad no reference whatever to the visit of the President's party to St. Louis in the previous fall, but that it related entirely to whisky thieves in St. Louis. I think he said there was a motion pending to quash the indict- ments against some of them, and he thought it was nccessarv 'to have increased watchfulness during the next ten days after the writing of the letter to prevent their eseape, but he said he meant to stand or fali by that letter. He only wanted the trath inregard to it to be understood. I told him that, according to my understanding, the letter had not been shown to the President, and that 1 saw no necessity of its being shown him. He then asked me personally to show this letter to the President, and to state to him the “W. H.»” was interpolated in the copy, and also to make to the Prosident THE SAME EXPLANATION shich he had made tone. You will observe that I had a copy of the letter with me, not 2n original letter, and that the letters ‘W, H.» were not inserted in the original letter, and in a different bandwriting, us_has been usserted, so that I could not have said I saw this forgery in the oriinal letter. ; Mr. Plaisted—Was it all in the same band- writing, the *“W. 1.” and the rest of it¢ Wituess—It was all in the same handwriting. “SYLPH" AGAIN. Mr. Plaisted—Go on and give a succinet his- tory of the whole affair in your own way. Witness—In the course’of the conversation Mr. Wilson asked me what I understood to be the origin of the term (*Sylph”), and the ex- planation of the “Sylph?” dispatch. I kuew nothing in regard to the origin of that term, or any circumstances _connceted with it of my own knowledge. I merely repeated to Wilson what Gen. Babrock bad told me at Long Brauch the previous summer, when from motives of curiosity I asked him what the explanation was which I repeated to Wilson as coming from Gen, Babeock, and was as follows: That in the fall of 1574 Gen. Babcock visited St. Louis with the President’s party; that ou one occasion McDonald, then Supervisor of that district, was present with Gen. Babcock, either at the hotel or at a fair which wasbcing beld in that city; that McDonald pointed outa handsome woman, but rather large in size, and called ber asylph; that that was done in such a manner as to createconsiderable wmusement; that it was referred to afterwards in the way of a joke, and thut it became asort_of a by-word. Ido not understand that the President was present on this occasion, nor did I understand there was any reflcction on the lady’s character. The allegation that 1 uttered or ever repeated a 5 and vulgar slander on the President in that connection or in auy other connection, or that I ever uttered language which conld by a possibility be construed into a reflection upon his character, is so unuttersbly absurd as to bear its own refutation on its face. But 1L want, right here, under the solemnity of an oath, to give to that statement a BROAD, AUSOLUTE. AND UNQUALIFIED DENIAL. Mr. Wilson s, or insinuated I said, ibat the “8ylph” message referred to the move- ments of some parties who were going to St. Louis on bridge business. Now, mark the perversion, \What I s3id to him iu regard to.that was preciscly this: In speaking of telegrams, and for the purpose of showing how suspiciously a telegram might be on its face and yet how innocent might be its nature, Isaid Col. Stevens had told me he once re- ceived a telegram from Gen. Babcock in Wash- ington while he (Stevens) was in St. Louis, which read as follows: *“Is No. 1 going from here?” The Colonel s2id on ita face and with- out explanation that MIGHT LOOK VERY BAD, but that he had 4 day or two before, he being 3 railroad manager, and hearing that the Presi- dent and his party were coming to St. Louis to attend the opening of the St. Louis bridge on the Fourth of July, telegraphed Gen. Babcock to know when the Presiden would reach there, and bow many would his party consist of, and it was in answer to this that Gen. Babcock sent this innocent reply: * No one going from bere.” | I took occasion, in compliance with Mr. Wil- son’s -Tequest, to speak to the President in relation to the bottom or top letter. Inmy in- terview with the President I showed him a copy and explain®d to him that I had compared it with Wilson’s letter; that the “W. H.” was an interpolation; and I gave him the explanation which Wilson had given to me. The President exhibited considerable feeling in regard to the Ietter, and didn’t appear to regard the * W. H." 8s important. It was the gencral tone of the lctter to which he objected. I sug- gested ke should send for Wilsor, see the letter-press copy himself, and bear the ex- planation from Wlison himself, as1 did not waunt to be {he vehicle for transmitting explana- tions. Now, Iwant to say Lere that I made this call on Wilsun from motivesof kindness, hoping to do him anact of justice, and the only reward I have reccived thus fur is to bave my name drawn into an unseemly discussion in’ reference toa matter about which Iknow little or nothing, and care still less. i Mr. Plaisted—You may state what the Presi- dent said. Witness—The President was annoyed by the letter, and looked upon it as very disrespectful, 2s an ciort tosct spies upon him during his visit to St. Louis. M. Plaisted—I should like to have just what the President said about it. Witness—I cannot trust my memory to recol- Iect the exact lunguage used. Q.—Waus auything said about Wilson's re- moval? that he ought to be removed, or any- thing of that kind ! A—The President said Wilson ought to be removed, and that was what led me to ask that he might send for Wilson. : . gd:—suu what the President did say on that c: A.—His manner and his language left the im- e{,}:‘sa(un on me that he was going to remove 50, fected, he said, was less than $5,000,000, whit¢ under Republican Administration there had been gradual reductions of about $5,000,000. Mr. Windom commented with great scverity on the course of the thirty-three Investigating Committees, the cost of which & prominert member of the House Committee on Appropri- ations had said would be & million of dollars. In conclusion, he said that the three lines of attack determined upon last fall, viz.: retrench- ment, investigation, and upon the records of the Treasury, had ail been pursued without re- sult, and now, after nine months, they stood without a single fact on which to go before tha country. NEARING THE END. THE APPROPRIATION BILLS. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. WasHINGTOX, D. C., Aug. 12.—At a little after 10 o’clock this evening the Senate passed the Consular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill, and with this ended the work upon the appro- printion bills for the present session. It is trae the Indian Appropriation bill has not been for- mally adopted, but it is agreed to, and would have been passed but for the slight zlerical er~ rors, the corrections of which required the re- appointment of the Conference Committce. There was considerable discussion this even- fog on the Legislative bill, and Mr. Edmunds, of Vermout, made the point of order that the. section of the bill prohibiting assessments for politleal purposes on employes of the Govern= ment was foreign to the bill, and must be ex- cluded. This point was overruled, and the re- port of the Conference Comminege’ was agreed to. The bills are in the hands of the €DgToSS- ing clerks, and owing to the latuncssof the hour will not be signed till Monday. The debate on tne diplomatic conference ro- port, although not protructed, was rather lively. Frelinghuysen thought the country was dis- graced by reducing the rank of its foreign mis- sious,when Eaton ook hini strongly to task, ang declared that if anything disgraced the country it was to use such lanzuage on the floor of the Scnate. Mr. Frelinghuyzen, considersbly an- noyed at the remark, arose, aod with mock po- litcness, suid that if the Sepator meant fl‘:nl bis own langusge diseraced the Senate, he &meinghuzsen) would be too polite to contra- ict him. Eaton then withdrew the offensive remark, saying that he had only applied it in a general sense. Alter this there was A GOOD DEAL OF AMUSEMENT over the frantic effort of several Senators, headed by West of Louisiana, to adjourn when it ot to be 11 o’clock, but Mr. Surgent, of Califor- nia,who has charge of the Hawuiian Uill,defeated all these efforts, and Norwood, of Georyia, was therefore, much aguinst his will, competled to bexin his speccn at_ once. He kept the © in a constant giggle by threateniug to rev, himself upon the Scnate by kevpiug tiie:: until they certainly would et tired of hiu. then wtarted with saying that the ques- tion before the country wus tie corruption of the Republican party.” (Laughier. "l Sou- ator from Indianz: (Mr. Morton) had inoved as a substitute the Hamburg riots. [Laughter. CROSS-EXAMINATION. Inthe cross-¢xamination, Gen. Porter was asked: Did the President at any time after this say anything to you about Wilson having given him the conversation between you and him (Wilson) about this Sylph dispatcn? A.—He did not. The President never said to me that Wilson had msde to him this state- ment as related in his testimiony. Q.—Do you know of the President having at any time spoken of a conversation with Wilson in regard to your explanation of that ** Sylph ™ here e telggramt I so what did the Presidont sa% | o this buntering strain he went on, aud then and what sre your means of knowledge! comically stopped short, und wanted to know Witness first declined to answer the question, | hap'\eag before the Senate. Amid a general but tinallysaid : ““The President made no state- ment to me or in my hearing, and anything that Imay have heard in the way of rumor as to what the President said I must decline o state in evidence.” Inanswer to the question, “Did you hear anything from anybody, and if so from whom, in Togard o the matter!” witness said heheard about it titter the President replied: ** The Hawaiizn. treaty,” and Norwood then vigorously entered: upon Lis specch in opposition to the bill, but+ before midnight the Senate adjourncd. ADIOURNMENT. Members of the House generally expect thats Congress will adjourn on Monday evening or* Tuesday. The Senators did not expect to get, away before Wednesday, but owing to the rapid diminution in the number of members remain- ing here, it is probable that an adjournment willk- be bad on sday. The Senate still re- frains from passing thc House resolu- tion fixing the day of adjournment, the object being to prevent the Democratic members of the House profiting by the privi- lege of doing business under a suspension of the rules, which they would then enjoy. NOTES AND NEWS. CHANGES IN THE TEEASURY. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 12—In the Legts. lative bill, as it passed to-night,is the follow- ing: Office of Assistant Treasurer, Chicago: for Assistant Treasurer, $5,000; for Cashier, $2,500; for Paying Teller,$1,800; forBookkeeper, and Receiving Teller §1,500 each; for one clerk, $1,200; for one messenges, $540, and. one watchman, $720. SPEAKER KERR. To the Western Associaled Press. WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. I2.—Speaker Kerr's condition s such as to alarm his friends, and it is now belicved he will not long survive. = Adis~ patch received from him dated yesterday from FROM E. A. STORRS, who said the President said that thegstatement made by Wilson in his testimony was incorrect; that Wilson did not recite this vulgar slander to him; that he commenced to say somethin; about an improper woman, and that the Presi- dent stopped him instantly and did not permit him to recite or discuss the matter. William B. Moore, Special Treasury Agent, contradicts in his testimony the statements by Wilson concerning Lim. Among other things be denied ever having even stated he saw Gen. Babcock received a letter from Joyce. The Committee have adjourned further ex- amination of the whisky frauds until the next session of Congress. DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY. SENATOR WINDOM EXPLAINS ITS CHARACTER. 8pecial Dispatch to The Tribune. ‘WasmiNaros, D. C., Aug. 12.—One of the severest arraignments of the Democratic man- sgements in the present Congress was made to- day by Senator Windom. Mr. Windom took the floor to repel certain statements made re- peatedly here and elsewhere in relation to the reduction of expenses of the Government. g?ut et oottt tes . fhe | 2 BriageAlui Spcing, eayec - fam, much rse, an 0] is veaker. Record without reading them. He said that the | 0% 30 o0 O BT A FhawcH. Mr. French, new Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, was at the Department this ‘morning and took the oath of oflice. He will enter on his duties on Monday. , INCREASING TIE ARMY. The House-Committee on Militury Affatrs to day considercd the President’s message relating to an increase of the army during the pendeacy of the Indian war, aud agreed to the biu President has a table carefully prepared, and purporting to be a statement of reductions made by the House. By a comparison with the appropriations for the preceding year,this table, he said, showed a saving of $38,516,312.04, and il its preparation not only had arithmetic and logic, but truth itself had been set at defiance. He then procceded to point out that in the table hict passed the® Senate providing thal the Deficiency bill for 1576 had been included, | hona Phreciiens . shall have . power -t while it increase the pumber of enlist ien in each company of cavalry to 100, in sach regi- ments as may in his opinion require such in- crease; provided, that more than 2,500 enlisted men shall thus be added at any one time to the HAD NO BELATION TO THE APPROPRIATIONS. Second, sn appropriation of $500,00 for the Centennial had been included in last year’s appropriation, but the appropriation of | 25000 authorized by the act of July 24, 157G $1,500,000 for the succeeding year was | The Committee adopted an amendment Lhat ag wholly omitted in the tables. The House [ soon as hostilities cease the regiments shall by had this year appropriated ail the unexpeaded zflnfl;m'd aguin, and the original men mustered balances that could be raked up. This moncy N. ury bad it wmot been Ieappropri- [, Geneya award bonds, offered by theSccretary ated. The table omitted appropriatious of the Treasury, bas been accepted. of $200,000 for the survey of the Yellowstone, $200,000 for the Washingion monument, $500,- 000 for mints and assay office, and $200,000 for repaving Pennsylvania avenue, and otucrs of this class, making an egate of about £6,500,000. In the matter of public printing, the amount had been greatly decreased, while more work had been ordered, and the numerous Investigation Committees, which hud searched the prisons and jails and the slums of society for witnesses, would ALL WANT THEIR EVIDENCE PRINTED, and a large sum will have to be appropriated after the election to defray the expense. The, appropriation_for mints and assay oflices had been reduced, as cvery coin pr( luced at the mints _yiclds a protit to the United States, so the reduction was really a loss to the Govern- ment. ‘Another reduction was the appropriation for examining the Rebel archives. hese archives had furnished evidence by which millions hud been saved by defeating illegal claiins ayainst the Government, and he had just béen told tuat within a few days this labor far which an appropriation of $6,000 bad been refused, had just saved the sum of $50,000 to the: Government. This wasthe Dem- ueratic economy that would cover up the evi- dence and allow claimants to plunder the ‘Treasury. Another fvem was the cutting of the nominal appropriations for oflicial stamps for the several branches of the Governmeat, and suthorizing the several Departments to draw on the Post- THE RECORD. SENATE. ‘WasHrsGToN, D. C., Aug. 12—Mr. Windom made a speech on the Hawaiian Treaty bill, and spoke particularly of the appropriations made at this session. blessrs. Windom, Edmunds, and Kernan were appointed members of the Committee on Con- ference oun the disagreeing voies of the twa Houses on the bill to provide means to defray the expenses of the District of Columbia until Dec. 1, 1876, The concurrent resolution of the House pro- vidiog for the final adjournment of the session at 4 o'clock on Mondsy, the 1ith inst., was read, and Mr. Windom moved that it bere- ferred to the Comimittee ou Appropriations. Several Senators objected, and it was ordered that the resolution Hé‘s;n the table for the pres- ent, 8o that it might be called up at any time. Mr. Harvey e up. the House bill to pro- vide for the sale of cestain Cherokee scrip lands in Kansas. Passed. At the expiration of the morning hour con. sideration was resumed of the blil to carry into effect the provisions of the Hawailan m_n;d. Sir. Sargent spoke in favor of thebill, and Mr. ‘West in opposition. ‘The jo!nl:p:csulufion proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, master-General for them without their_appear- | prohibiting _appropriations for sectarian iz : 4 ills. schools, was read a third time, in ac- ing on tue appropristron bills. Another way mrg:l;,e 3 Tl A s . had been an arbitrary-reduction in the clerical force of the Departorents WITHOUT REGAKD TO ECONOMY OR EXFEDI- ENCT, and in the face oftthe recommendations of near- 1y every bureau aificer. Another means was Officer Ferry then take its place on the The order of the Sepate directing i ng baving been_executed, the questi now pending is: **Shall the joint resolation pass? and & two-tairds vote is necessary to pass it. Seuate Inst evening. Prending announced thst it would calendar. a horizontal reduction of 10 per cent. Mr. Sargent, from the Couference Committee on He showed the. inconsisteucles of the b:rmllf- the Conzalar and Dlnlnmrlcd‘ .?gpmpr{n- salarics of members of | tion bill, made & rej sad, in- expla- cation of the rule to the salarics of mel n:‘nm‘ L"m s c&.‘fim Yk -grp! s Congress and derks alike, and denounced the scheine as a piece u[r_' sheer demagog- the amount ef differvnce ism inauguraid by those who, turee | TUCRCyi il of $42,750 for diplomatic ser- yeurs sgo, wace the most actlve fop an | o ‘and $107, 730 for Consular service, nerease of their owu pay. LY. wot Mr. Edmunds moved that the report be laid over the proposed resinction to conciliate the people, while the poor_clerk who wasto submit toa like reduction ‘bad no back-pay fund tofull back upon. P ONOTHEE X145 OF DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY was a repudiation of national obligations. The Court of Claims was a creature of Congress, aud its awards. had been_made under laws pre- scribed by Coiigress, and yet shis House pudisted’ its awards, with a knowledge of and printed. So ordered. ) Mr. Anthony called up the Senate bill to print the report of the proceedings of the Lelknap im- peachnent trial. Passed, sad the Senate then took & recess. Upon reassembling, the Senate resumed consid- eration of the bill to carry the Hawarian treaty into ofdect. Mr. Saulsbury continued bis argument. Mr. Windom, from the Commiltee of Conferenca onthe Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appro- all the facts before it. He said it | priation bill, submitted a report. The Committee was at the outset determined to lay on gadngreed upon the bill, nnfioimuuxd. The re- the fron mile, and make a reduction of | port was agrced to. Mr. Surzent called up the conference report on the Consuinr and Diplomatic Appropriation bul submitted in the afternoon. Alter some discussion, the report was agreed to without & division. Mr. Logan, from the Conference Commitice on the bill regulating the issue of articial limbs tw disabled soldiers, seamen, and othacs, made & re= nort and it was laid over. $20,000,000, and in the attanpt to carry it out the kaife had gone crashing through rezardless of law, obligations, the nsiiomal honor aud the safety of toe Public Treasury, and yet they had fallen short of the amount $10,000,000. ‘The reason why this resnit was reached was be- canse to carty up the full figures would make the matier yoo appascal. The atual saving ef-.