Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 26, 1876, Page 1

—’__—___._____'_._—-._ VOLUME XXXL —e—— SILVER AND §ILVER & SILVER PLATE PLATED WARD, Just recoived, in Bonutiful Designs, suitable for Bridal Presents & House Furnishing. MANUFACTUREBRS? ERICES. GILES, BRO. & CO., No. INDEPENDENT FIRE [ismrance. Agency. Bofore insuring olsowhero, call pand got my rates. None but old- established and firat-class compa- nios reprosontod. OAPITAL REPRESENTED : $3,600,000.00! WESTCIESTER, OF NEW YORK. ESTABLISHED 1837, ST, NICHOLAS, OF NEW YORK, ESTABLISHED 1852, PHGENIX, OF ST. LOUIS, ESTABLISIIED 1840, NEW JERSEY MUTUAL LIFE, OF NEWARK, N. J. EDWARD M, TEALL, Agent, 130 LA SALLIZ-ST. OCEAN STEAMSEUES, .0NLY DIRECT LINE T0O FRANCE, apsatlantic Company's Mail Bteaniers u'{'&‘lff §$’3’F§n and llm'rc,pc-filnx at Llymouth {6 T for. the ianding of passengers. ‘The splendid {eiscli on this tavorito routo for the Conttuent, (Cabing Jrovided with £lectric Bells,) will sall from bler No, 5, oot of iiscrow street, A 1t., 08 followe: T, Germain, Kuculonx, Entuifday, Bept. Tavigior, sanglier, Snthrday, Oct. 7.8 3 m, eul, Satiirday, Oct. . . o w)hnh‘;llnt cahin, sccommodation. _Second, 10y S lo. ‘erurn Hkets 2t reduced rate, steerage &6, with super 7 accommodation, Tncluding e eadine. and utenalle, without cxtra charge, Blesmers marked thus ® not catry llcfl'fle nasscne gem.. LOUIS DE BEDIAN, Agent, 85 Uroadway. OF W. F. WHITE, 07 Clark-st., Agent for Chiténgo, ANCHOR LINE MAIL STEAMERS New York and Glasgorr: SICTORIA, 8ept, 20,3 pm | ALSATIA Oct. 14, 2pm ROLAVIA, bet, 7,7 8 m | ANGITORIA, Gct. 21, 7 am ew Tork to Ginskow, Liverpool, London, or Lo‘derry, Cablng, €05, (0 £30, i_x(u.}_c,:‘xmnnlmfi. 5331 Mtcernge, 6230 NCASTLE, eplon] ANGLIA, Got. 7, - Tam mnn!nnculmm. 555 K0 $70¢ Btecraiie, 30, L rates, THENS, 90 Washingion-at. LINE. 00T, DUBLIN, i PUBLIN, Thurslay, Oct, 5§ hursda; et, 10 STATE gy USTIN, HA{X)WIN kfi:n cneral Y rates, "Apply to A s Avente, ST ARIATK, Munageroh Clark North German Lloyd. fhe steamers of thin Company will sail every Eatur- day fron Bremen. Fier. foot of Third-st.. Hovoken. Jites of pessye_rrom New York to Soltnampton, London, Havre, and Bremen, first cabin, §100; second cabin, £a0, x;il\l; sieerage, $30 cuprenc For frolin Gr paiesges ELI: 0,y el 2Dawltng Green, New York, Grent Western Steamship Line, From New York to Briatol (England) direct. ARRAGON, Bymons., ‘Wolnosday. Oct. 4 CORNWALL, Stampe Baturday, Oct. 14 Cabin pussge, $70: Intermcdiate, $45; Btecra X [ e AT & Gk OUNARD MAIL LINE, - Salling three timesa weck toand from Brltish 'orts, west Prices, Apply at Company’s Ofice, northwest corner Clark and Randolph-ats., Chicago, P, H. DU VEKNKT. General Wentern Agent, TO IEENT. Desirable Ofice TO RENT IN TEB RIBUNE BUILDING. INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, Room 8 TRIBUNE BRUILDING 208 WABASIT-AV. TAVE NOW IN STOCK FULL LINES OF NTHR FROM Medium to Finest Goods Manufactured, INCLUDING CARTWRIGHT & WARNER'S, IN SCARLET AND WHITE, They have s specialty in hoavy SCARLET CASHMERE, not equaled in the market, LOWEST PRICES. 67 and 69. Washington-st.,, Chicago. Pike’s Opera House, Cincinnati, 408 North Fourtl-st,, St. Louis. FURNITURE, AT PUBLIC . AUCTION! By GE.P. GORE & C0., Auctioncers. Tho entiro BANKRUPT STOCK of FINE FURNITURE of the lato Geo. Gilbort, 267 and 269 Wabash. av,, is to bo closod out WITHOUT RESERVE. Two Sales Each Day, TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW. Tuesday and Wadnosday, Sopt. 26 and 27, commencing at 10 a, m. and 2 p. m. each day. 5 DASE HALL. BASE BALLL To-dny and To-morrow, 26l anil 27th, The Hartfords vs, Chicagn. NOT ONLY ARE THESE THE LAST LEAGUE CLUB GAMES, In Chicago this seazon, but on taolr l«ruo DEPENDS THE CHAMPIONSHIP, Gamo called at 3:15 prompt. Tlckots ot . A PRI ALDING & TIRO.%, 118 Randolph-st, LAY, Sy An elogant assortinont of WATCHES, FINE GOLD JEWELRY, SILVER AND RILVER-PLATED WARE, AT ABOUT HALF THE REGULAR PRICES Now being cloged ont at the BANXKXRUPT SALLE, Cor. of Lako and Clerk-sts. Every article Warranted, & COMPANY, MORTGAGE LOARS AT LOWEST RATES OF INTEREST. 157 & 130 Lnsaite-st, 3,11 BEED Xew York, SOMN 0: AiGitr v, { oitoaro. 7 PER CENT, hnfee Inrge 10ans on finproved clty bunlness property lfliflslfl:’&h H1o,000 and four suma of 5,000 cach, 10 W 6, g ICUDDER & MASOY, 107100 Dearborn-at, MEHiUAL- ONEGA COhSU.\I('TIDN- INI)!GI{S’I‘H!N N A0 ING ;l;)lln tnoat eMcactous PANCREATIO EMULSION AND PANCREATINE, i 1 f LS oo ooy fiasl AVORY & s M()(‘)‘l:slg,ew Bond-st., London. B Boid by them, and all H ‘9‘.“1'» ATONI ERS r‘x’l‘luas\quour TED STAT At E. B, EATON'’S, 53 State-st. ESTABLISHED 1 HONEY AT LOW RATES Tolasn on Wafehouse Kecelpts for Gratn and Prosls. fone un ity Certlticates sud Vuiche 4 and LAZARUS BHLVERMAN Butik Climmber of Comuierce, CHICAGO CITY CERTIFKCATES, J Recetvablo for Taxes, for sala Ly H. WRENN & CO,, ulmqpl ng l{' |fl3|‘n‘lll. — BOOKS, Intending to dovote the coming fall and winter to l[;l.'\!lll‘lh:l in dne books, I ¥hall for one wuck offer A my stock of Looks at very great reductlons, A rare chunce for bargains 15 of. fered. Stock conslsts al- most entlrely of cholco books, W.T. KEENER, 013 Dearborn-at. DOLLAIR NKOIE, RTFALL T VISIT 106 MADISON STREET STEIN'S DOLLARSTORE IOTELS. ""SHERMAN HOUSE, Cor, Clark nud Randolpl. e Tatnol s ELEGANT HOTEL bavs hase 1o ot ot Sbove the 1 YistouUatle) fuous WL batte, Truu 4,60 10 4,50 Telegr fet . o fo v ot e PSR e, ELLANEOUS, i Gloves Dry Cleaned at 10 cents a Palr A1 the INTERNATIONAL DRY DYE WORKS, Washiugton-ste - OIL 'TAN PP SN ok s A0S B S AWILSON & EVENDEN, OiL TANKS Axo SHIPPING OANS, 47 & 49 West Laka Btreet, O IOAGO. B3 $xXD FOM CATALOGYE, EYE AND EAR. Dispensary, 194 8. Clark-st., Chicago, (Siifratsprovtded with board, lodgiog, stindance, g PRI b g b waALKER, Operatibi Buriton, ATS SEE the new styles of Men's and Boys® ilats wt Low Prices, WBARNES &£ 00,, 70 Madlson-st, the latter to an fmmeuse e @hicage 1 ailp Irib CHICAGO, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1876 POLITICAL, Unprovoked and Brutal Mur- ders in South Carolina and Mississippi. The Work of Crushing Out Republican Senti-- ment Progressing © Rapidly. Tremendous Efforts in the Other Direction Now Making in Indiana, Jim Steedman, Who Originated the Lying Charge Against Gov. Hayes, His Sweet-Scented Record as a Federal Office-older at New Orleans. Defaleations Amounting to Over $500,000, and Not o Cent Recovered, or Likely to Be. William M. Springer's Connection with the Venezuelan Claims. His Aots in Opposition to the Honor of His Country and the Interests of His Countrymen. Republican Primaries for the » Third Congressional Dis- 3 trict Convention. TIE SOUTH. MONK CONFEDERATE RLECTIONEERING. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, ‘WasnineTon, D. C., Sept. 25.—The Repub- ean Congressional Commitice to-day recelved the followlng diepatch: Anennein, Mlss., Sopt, Uean mecting fn Okibaluh ‘was broken up Inst night. ~ Four negroes wero killed and several wounded by the Democrats, ‘The dispatch 15 signed by an ontirely religble verson, whoss character is vouched for by the Cougressional Committeo. The county (Mon- roc) in which this trouble occurred fs a strong Republican county, and the disturbances are in~ terpreted hiere as un fndication of the intentlons of the White-Lenguers to intimldate the cotored vote and to carry tha Stato at sll hazards, ‘The Intentian of the White-Leaguors fs far. ther shawn by the followlng dlspateh from Dise trlchuurnu,I' Walton, of Mississlppl, to Attor- ney-General Taft, Valtonis a candidate for Congress, o telegraphs: Ax MunnlnE and myaelf, nominees far Congress, were engaged in Joint discusalon hero fo-doy & while.man_cudgeled s nogro, and tho whrtos opened fire on 4 fargo coloral crowa in the audls ence. Five colored and two whites are roported sliot. After the shootine 1 offered to speals, but declared I ehould aw uenal dononnce Democratic violence, The oficers thon advived the crowd to disperag, and they did so, ‘This affatr occurrcd some time ago, but THE DETAILS WERE SUPPRESSED, and information conceruing it has only recently reached here. The Assoclated Press suppressed all mention of the fact. District-At torney Walton communleated to the At- tarney-General thisadditional information: ‘That he personally saw a white man strike the first blow, and nanother white man firo the first shot, which he declares wos "un]{rovukefl and nupar- donable brutality,” The White-Leagucers pus- sued thelr nccustomoed course at this meeting and demanded half the scats, although thers were but 40 white Democrats fn the mecting to 1,000 colored Republicans. Attorncy-General Taft, before leaving here, tock oceasion to answer in private some of the eriticlsms made upon his recent circular to United States Marshals, tfe safd that the fn- s{.}rum.luns of the Marshals are founded upon the P EXPRESS TROVISIONS OF TIE STATUTES 4, 1870.~A Repub- pplicable to. the Federal cleetions, Bees, 2404, 2,021, 2,09, inclusive, They are not n muflfct with the fudgment of ihe Supreme outt, The instructlons to the Marshals sim- lfly cmbody the provislona of tho law so far us e posse comitatus is converned, It gives the eommon law powers, and those of the statutes, This Is fully covered in tho clauso of the opiu- fons of ‘Astorney-General Cushing, relterating a decislon. The powers of a Sherifl or o Marshal to call qut tho posse comitatus ure weil scttled, and they are' 08 broad s the language of tho instructions to the Marshals makesit. The Attorney-General has no fil-wiil to the South, but fs determined, so long as he rematus At- torney-Generul, that TIH LAW SUALL DE RESPECTED in every Bouthern State as it {a fu every other portion of the Union, . ‘The seneational rumors that large numbers of troops were to be ordered to South Carolina arc not veritled. Gov, Chamborlaln was here to-day and had a long conferencs with Sollcitors QGeneral Pliclps, at which he did not even sug- 5:33!. that any additiona! troops should be or- ered there, Tho news from Bouth Caroling contains hor- rible details of the operations of White-Leaguers ugatnst the colored men, One-wrmed Butler, thio brothier 8 Gen. M. C. Butler, thy leader of the Humburg massacre, s at the Yheud of u band of white men who are patrolling the county ond killing negroes wherever found, Within a few duys he hus, according to repurts recelved here, stopped & {rain_and took colored members o tha Leglslnture from it and shot them. Rough- riders aru m\lmllln;r- every county, secking in all possible wuys to Inttimidute the colored wau, INDIANA. LAPAYETTE, Bpectal Dispaich to The Triduns. Laraverre, Ind., Scpt. 25.—The Republlean meceting to-nlght was a magnificent ovation,— the largest audience by far that any speaker has had during the campalgn., The Hayes and Wheeler (luards turned out with musle and torches and escorted Scnator Booth from his quartors to the stand. His appearanco was the signal for tromendous and long-continuod chcering. i speech was clear and forcible, one of the Lust of the season, occupying two hours {n delivery, holding his audienco com- plete to the close, crowds that could not obtain seata standing the whdle time epell-bound by his cloquence, Thu applause was [re- quent and hearty,—the most enthusiastic manifested sinco the opening of the campulgn, Awmong the distingulshed speakers on the stund were ten, Ben Harrlson and Gea. Kilpatricl, the former having nade a l{mnm.tu-dny at ttlen to o large and enthusinstic mesdiag, and thering at, Good. land, The Hon, James (3. Blaine and Robert Lincoln arrived Jato this evening. All the ohove speakera will participats at tho Buttle- Ground mv:ulln%wnmrruw. Gen. Kilpatrick will be cacorted thither by a body of cavalry, . BOUTH BEND, IND. Bpecial Dispateh to The Triduni. BouTu Baxw, Ind., Bept, 95.—The_poople of this county to a lurgo extent were addressed fu this clty by ex-Becretary Bristow, both afternvon and o\'anln_g and by Col, Tom Nelson in the evenin lie torch bt procession, numbering over 1,000 torches, wus pronounced Ly Mr. Nel- son to be, for thelr spleudld drill movement, the fluest he had ever witnessed, Certalnly it was boyond all prevedentin Northern Indlaud. There was never a larger sudlence brought together in thia city thun lstened to Bristow and Nelson. Thefr “addresses were masterly, and tho vast gudicnos lstemed witl delight. Mr. Bristow rnl«l a high compliment to the warth and ability of Ben Harrdson, the next Gavernor of Indlana, Toth gentlemen were lwnnH{ cheercd, nid ench was “presented with ehlee huuquets, the glfts of ladien, It 15 expected that on the 4th of October Gov, Harrlson will be grected here with the grandest turnout which ever took place within 100 miles ol here, barring Chifcazo, EVANSVILLE, ¥ Ipe EVANSVILLE, Ind., Bept, 25.—Gov. Jewell, of Conneetieut, and Col, Clurl E, Carr, of Illinofa, addressed a lurice mecting this afternoonat Me- Cutchanville In this county, To-night both spoke at the Wigwam to an” immense crowd, 'I'ho atreet display was the grandest of the cam- nIQII‘Wturulncl Leing in Proumlou. Gov. ewell made an able “tevicw of the ls- suea, and made a8 good impres- slon. Col. Carr followed with o reusing speech and one of the hest of the eam- palgn, Lolding the andlence spellbound four jours nid a Chalf, The Wigwam was more dcnselrv crowded ot the close than at the pen- Ing. It was the most telllug speech of the senson. ‘The wildest enthusfasm was exclted. Gova, Morton and Stone arrived to-nfght and were serenaded. Gov. Stone mude o speech, Prospects arc brightening, Spectat Digpaich 1o The Tridune patc e i Watsnka, Hi, Sept, 25.—~The lon, G. L. Fort, Republican candklate for Coneress in this district, adidressed n large and intelligent oudi- ence at Opera-lall In this city to-nfeht. Ilis epeech was n masterly effort, and was well re- cetved, ol important questions Leing reviewed atlength in an ablemanner, Col. Fart is making 8 thorough canvags in the district, and the fruits of his labors will be apparent In Novem- liery the Republicans belng thoroughly aroused and fully ajtpreciating tue situation. ook out for a maforiiy fv the old Eighth District that will not only surprise the enemy, but which will acdd lonors to the viready glorious record, and cause loyal hearts to rejoive, INDIANAPOLIS, Spectal Dispatch to The Tridune, INDIANAPOLIY, Sept. 25.~(ien, Lmi'.\n maden masterly address to-night before a large nudi- ence, [t wasn logleal, effective argument on thy Issues of the hour, and commanded the best attcutlon of lis Liearers to the end, i s ILLINOIS. WILL COUSTY, Spectal Dispatch te The Tridune, Jorrer, 11, Sept. 25.~The Republicans avo making a thorough canvass in this county, and will have every voter out on clectlon day, Three mectings, In as many different townships, were held this evening, One at Plalufield, where Gen. P C. Huyes, aur nominee for Congress, and the Hom, A, Q. Marshall, were the speak- erg. Another at Braldwood, addressed by Col. Ifeory Logan and the Hon. G. M, RadelifTe, of this city. The third was held in the Town Hall at Well's Corners, in Homer, and the audience was cntortained by Capt. Charles A. Il ana James Goodspeed, Esq., editor of the Joliet Jtevubliean, who both made good speeches. Wil County can be considered eafe for o haud- some majority for the whole Republican ticket, ISGRHSOLL'S PROGRAMME, Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune, TProna, sept. 25, —Cul, lufiursull started for Ohio this morning. I{e speuks in that State un- il Oct. 2. e then stumps Indluua until the eclectlon In that State. After carrying the Btate for Ilarrison, he will turn his attentlon to sweeplng New York for Hayes and Wheeler, Ife will be engaged fn speabing up to the day of sejection. Ingersoll recefves o hatful of invita- tions every morning to speak in every part of the country, North, South, East, and Vest are writing and telegraphing for s services. It woull take Iim two years, speaking five nights a week, to fill every favitation le has thus fur received, PRISCETON, Special Dispateh to The Tribune. DecaTos, 1., Sept. 25.—Tue band and all the acalpers arc out {n full force at the grand Re- publiean rally to-night. The weather has been a little unfavorable, but now has eleared off. Gen, Rinnaker, Elector-at-Large, is the princi- pal peaker. FOR CONGRESS. TILIRD 10WA. + Spectal Dispateh to The Tridune. McGregon, In, Sept. 25.—~The Democratic Conventlun for the Third District mceets licre to-morrow. L. L. Alnsworth, the present mem- ber, will probably be nominated. 1L B, Fouke and Fred O'Donnell, of Dubuque are also can- didntes. Delegates are crowding in. The Con- vontion will be largely attended, §T. LOUIS DIST) €78, . St. Lous, Bept, 25.—The Democrats of the Flrst and Third Districts of Lhis city nominated, this moming, E, C. Kehr and R. G, Frost for Congress. Kebr's Is a renomination, and Frost takes the place of W, II, Stone, the present In- cumbicat. : BIONTH MISSOURY DISTRICT, St, Louts Scpt. 25,~The Republicans of the Iél]:hm District of this Biate have nominated ol. D, 8. Twitchell, of Kansas Clty, for Con-, gress. GEN. STEEDMAN. MORE ABOUT THE MAN WHO STARTED TNE LT- NG CIHIARGE THAT GOV, IIAYES MAD PALSIFIED HI8 PERSONAL-TAX RETURNY, ¢ Spectal Correspondence of The Tribune, Nrw Onreans, Scpt, 21.—A better comment- ary on the high-sounding professions of tha Democracy to excluslve honesty and o desire for “ Reform ™ could not well be masdo than by taking a retrospective glnnce into the doines of some of thoss leaders when Andy Johneon's treachery liad made it possible for them to ex- hibit that brillfant quality and wortby aspira. tion. The Federal offices fn this city were es- puocially blessed, in 1866-'67, by tho appointment, of several bright lights In the party of * IORESTY AND REFOLSL™ some of whom etill shine out in difterent sec- tions of the country ltke Jocomotive headlighta in o dark night,—couspicuous for their pro- fesslons of desire to purify the politics of the country, Perry Fuller was appoluted Collector of tho Port, He is now dead, and has gone to his lastaccount, But ho left this world with 88 indictmenta for defrauding thoe revenus langing over his head, amounting in the aggregato to hundreds of thousands of dollars, William M. S8mallwood was appolnted Postmnaster, and left bis offico with a deficit standingg agalnst his name of $10,231.15. Theso men were appoluted to theso offices from the North, but thoy were not “carpet-baggers,'’—~ they wers Democrats. Last, but not least, in the list 13 that eminent supporter of “Tilden, Hendricks, and Reform,” now of Ohlo, and doing yeoman service to the cause {n that State, . GEN, “JIN" BTEEDMAN,~ theman who started the false report about Gov. Hayes' personal-tux returns, Ol Jim," a8 he ta famlliarly called by thoso with whom lie was most familiar in those days, wos quito o favorlte, from the fact that he hod certain Dem- ovratin charact eristics developed to o Jurge do- gree: indeed, he could hold his own in drinking whisky and telling smuttystories with the most chivatrous Confederate in Loulsinna, In co sequency, AN Democratle clubs nained_{n his Ywnur. such a8 tho ¢ Bteed- man Guards,” tho “Stecdman Kunlghts," and other Ynlgh-mundhm Bleedman_ urgan- fzations, Mo~ was appoluted Collector of Internal Revenuo by Presilent Johuson, April 4, 1867, and_held the olllee two years, during’ which timo the adminlstration of thy oflice was characterized by the utmost dllh‘Efll’ll of the laws of tho rovenue service, The Gove ernment was undoubtedly robbed of more rev- enue than it collected, by the laxity of Gen, 8teedman, fn addition to that which wus filched after it hud been collected, THR FOLLOWING REFORT was made by Auditor C. M, Walker to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, shortly after Gon. Stecdman reslgued: {No, 9,541.] Trxasuny DEPARTMENT, Firts Aupitow's Or. rics, April 0, 1800.8-1 hereby certify that 1 have examinod and adjusted an account betwoen the Unlted States and James 1, sleedinay, late Col. lector of the First District of Loulslana, from July , 1808, te Dec. 31, 1 und find Lin chargeable \ai follows (under bonds dated Aprl 4, 1867, aud June 27, 1807): To balance from last sdjustment, p report No. 3,002 8 303,800,02 To smuunt of A colpted for as per certificate of Cowmissloner _und receipts in k (:umJuallnr’- Ofllce (Fopm Ne 2380 1hsessmssnmeverssnrasyrarert 2,054 To n‘mon’nl' wglec(od on Illnlno “{a- ceipted_for by sncces 8. 11, Moe, ACHNED s o 7,680.73 To ?n’zurlll;! cl'lllcclnd lls ceipted for by predecessor In of n:c‘uv P, n’;-flnm........u & ©3,059,20 Toumount of stanips for distilled Tfipmu nold {;’n{m Nr::nmll..... it 27,440.50 '0_amount of heersatamps Aol (Forin No, 1039, s 13,607.02 T amount of tobac stampa eold (Form No, 7 15,242.22 To amuantof taxes contain Virts recelved from other Collect- ars, viz: C, M. llml“k‘h{. Collector Second Dlstrict, Loulsie 5 116,04 s e 144,70 To amonnt collected on cofton wot rereiptod 190, ouiueeiiesannornanns 88,120.70 To amount of duties on bonded goods unaccounted for, eveerss o 14, 512,00 81,108,524, 87 1 alao find Lim entitled to credit as followa: By amount of carh deposited, »s per 168 eertificates herewith...... $ 486,047,567 By amount of taxen abated by Com- TIRSIONCES OFACES Loeeessroernees 0,822.35 Warrants covering into Treasury amount of cash denosited: No. 204, third quarier BHid, ooe... $101,704.07 arte 1 No. b T 0 120,161.47 Ko. 789, third " quarter I808. .00 oeeee s 53,448,40 No. 220, fourth quarter pLTE . 62.540.03 567,803,564 01,240,006 2450,047.67 Iialance due the Unlted States...... 614,764.45 -81,108, 524.87 As apnears from acconnts and vonchers herawith transmitted for the decislon of the Comptroller thereon. C, 3, Wanken, Audlitor. 'Ta the First Comptroller of the Trensury, Tlhe Comptroller made THE POLLOWING INDORSEMENT to thls report: 2014, 751,05, —Tneasuny Devantxest, Coxr- TROLLEI'S UPFICE, May 14, 1860,~1 admit and certify that a balunce of six Aundred and fourteen thouxund eecen hundred and Afty-four dollurs and nhletx-{flu cenls is due to the” Gnited States, oa stated I the sbove report, R. W, Tarron, Comptroiler. To the Register of the Tronsury. Steedman, upon taking posscssion of the ofliee, had piven twvo bonds,—one In the sum of £100,000. and the other in $00,000. Suit was im- tedlately brought azaltst Steedman and the sureties on huth bonds; but not a cent was ever recovered. The hondsmen cither lind no prop- erty, or managei Lo get it out of their hands, The following Is a copy of the petition flled in the case of TiE £100,000 poxND: United States Clrcult Court, District of Loulsiana, No, b W70, —Unlled Slates es, James B, Steed- ;"!gl?).d al.—Detltion on bond, jiled Sept, 18, To the Honorable the Judges of the Circuit Court of the Unlted Statea for the Fiyth Clreult and District of Loulsiana: The petition of the United States with reepect abows that Jamnos 3. Steedman, Will- fam 8, Grant, John F. Coyle, Madlson Sweetser, Fraucle J. Herron, and Jaiues Huchee, of the Clty of New Orleaus, ore tn solldo indebted to petition- cre b the sum of one hundred thousand dollaray aad that THE BAID JAMES B. STEEDNAN IS INDEBTED To PETITIONENS IX THE FONTHER 83l OF Five UNDRED ANI FOUNTEEN THOUSAND SEVEN UN~ DEED AND FIFTY-FOUR DOLLAUS ANKD NINETY-TIVE cuxts, —for this: That, on or sbout the 4th day of April, 1607, the sald James B, Stecdman was, by the Preeident of the United Stutes, duly aps pointed Collector of Taxes for the IPirst Collection Dietrict of Loulslana, under the act of Congress entitled **An act to provide internal revenuc to aupport the Government, to Py interest on the public dubt, ' and = for other purpoucs, " approved June $0, 1864, and did, in pursuance of Jaw, make, slgn, and deliver to peti- tioncera the bond, a duly certified copy of which s filed as part of this petftion, In the penal sum of $100, 6410, subject to the conditions therein at lurgo set forth: and the rajd Willlam 5. Grant, John F. Coyle, Mudison t = etser, Francis J. Herron, and James Hughesidid sign the same na surctivs for the falthtul compllance by thu rald James B. Bteedman with the torms and conditlons of the sume bond, Petitloners aver that the rald James I8, Stecdman has altogether fajled to comply with the terme and conditivns of the sald houd, and par- ticnlarly In thin: ‘That ke did not jestly and raith- fully account yor and pay ocer to the United Stutes, In compliance with tho orders and rniuh\linn.-l of the Buoretary of the Treasury, all public moseys which came Into his hands or possessicn, And etitionerx aver that the accountsof the sald James 5, Btecdman s Coliector of Taxes aforcssld wero adjusted by proper _ oflicers of tho ‘lroasury “of United Stotes on the 14th of “May, 1800, ond a balunce was found {v be due and owlag by him to petition- era of six hundred and fourlean thousand aeren hundred and_ fifty-four dullars and ninely-fice cente (S014,754.15), as will mors fally appear b; the duly-ccrtified copies of #aid accounts und ad- Jjustment herewith filed sa part of this petition, iwhich amount 18 still duc and unpaid, And, fure ther, pettioners aver that, by reason of tho said breacties of candlition of eald boud, the eame hax becom forfelted, and the amuunt of the penaity thereof is justly due to petitioners by the obligara thereon, “Tho’ Hrcml:ca constdered, detitioners pray that the aald James D, Steedman, Willlam S, tirant, John F. Coyle, Madison Sweetser, Fran- cfs . fierron, and James Iughes may bo cited, aud, aftor duc praccediugy had, that peti- tioners may have judgment ayainst them in solido for eald sum of £100,000, with G per cent per an- nam interest from Mny 14, 1869, uati) En d, and costs uf puit; ond aguinet the sald James B, Steed- man for the further som of §514,751.05, with b lmr cent per annum Interedt thereon from May 14, 809, until }mld and costs of snlt. And puti- tloners pray for alt gencral relfef. J, W, GonLey, Acting for P. If. Morgan, United States Attorney. The followng petition was filed in the case of THR $60,000 BOND: United Stales District Court, Diatrict of Loulsi- ana, No, 5,071.—Unlted States rs. Willlam 8. Grant ct al., surefies of James R, Steedinun, Letition on bond, Jiled Sept, 18, 1860, To the Honorable Judges of the Circult Court of the United Stutes for the Fiflh Circult and Diatrict of Loulsiani ho petition of tha United States with respec s that William S, frant, Mugh M. Crool anuin Viosca, Jr., Edward luxnu{. and Samuel I, Torrey, of New Orleans, uroin solido indebted to then In the sum of sixty thon- sund dollara and interest.—for_thls: That, on o about the 4th day of April, 1867, James B, Steod- mian was dul’n]vr»lmull by the President of tho Unlted Btates Collector of Internal-Rtovenus Taxes for the Fimt Collection Dlstrlct of Loulelana, uniler the act of Congress entitled ** An act to pro- vide futernal revenuo to !Ill)‘“lfl the Uovernment, (o yay Interest on the publle dobt, and for othor utlon, > appoved duno 30, 1804 and tho. Ml Jumes 1}, Steeidman did, on the 27th day of June, 1807, In pursuance of law, wake, siym, and deliver to petitioner, the bond, a duly cortified copy of which i herewith filed as part of this petition, in the penal suin of 240, 000, subjecl tothe conditions thurein at Iargo sct forth. And the sald William B. Grant, lingh M. Crooks, Joaguin Viosca, Jr. Eaward Ltigney, and Samuel 1l Torrey dud sign the vamo as surctios for a faithful complisnce with tho _condltions of tho sald bond by the said James u, Steedman. etitioners nver that the sald James 1. Steed- man has altozether failed Lo comply with the terms and conditions of the sald bond, and partfcularly (n thls: That he has not truly and falthfully exe. cuted and discharged all the” dctles of unld " offica accurdlug to law: that ke kas not justly and falth= Jully accounted for and pald orer (0 the United States, In compllance' ‘with the orde and “regulations of the ‘Ireasury, all public moneys whichcame Into hishands and possession, Petle tioners aver that the accounts of the sald Jumes B, Iilv:?m:n a8 Collector of Texns as aforesuid were adjifsted by the proper ofticera of the Treasury of the United States on the 14th of May, 1860, and a balance icas found to be due and ot ing by hlm la pctitioners of sl hundred and fourteen thowsand acven hundred and Afty-four dotlars and ninety JSive centa; for o recovery of which they have fie stituted suit in this llonorable Court, No. 6,070 of the docket; which sald indebtedness will nora lnI.I{ sppear by referonce to the certifled coples of eald ‘mccounts and adjusting the sald couse, and now el prayed to be tsken a§ petition, Petitioners aver that, said breaches of Lhe condltions of” the suid bond, tho sume has becomo forfelted, and tho lmnnlly therof {y {nuly due to petitioners by the suld surcties, obligors on sald bond, ‘The premises considered, tpemlum:m pray that tho suaid William 8, Grant. llugh M. Crooks, Jusquin Viosca, Jr., Edwani Rignoy, and Samuel . 'Torroy muy' bo élied, and, after due proceed- ings had, "that they bo condemned in solido to pay 1o petitloners the ssld sum of §u0, 000, with faters cat thereon at therate of 5 per cent per unnum, from tho Mtk duy of May, 1860, until paid, and costs of suit. And they pray for general relief, J. W, Guituey, United States Attorney, Acting for P. H, Morgan, An amended petition was flcd Nov, 20, 1871, in suit No. 5,070, sctting forth that a reudjust. ment of Bteedman's account had beon made, and 8 credit was llowed of §20,883,18; and April 20, 1873, an admlssion of a¥further credit was allowed of 819,752.03,~thus rerdering the amount due I thut case from 8014,754.95 to $550,114.14._ The oddition of the amount due iu sult No, 5,071, 260,000, would leavu the great Objo % Reforuer ¥ aud prospective Seerctary of War under Tilden, sud his surcties, still” in. debted to the Government to the extent of B040,114.14, The suit for the recovory of this monoy has been dragging along in the Clreutt Court from Rept. 19, 1369, until the present day; but not a picarune hos the Government over been able to get hold of, In conversation with a man who is pretty well inforined in matters of that day, I Inauired if ¢ Steedman thad succeeded In - realizing the whole amount of that big steal, ‘¢ el gald e, the money 18 gone, His habite of life were ‘very diesolute and cxtrava- gant. e eatabled a great denl, and lost a Inrge 2 The gamblers all did 't 45 His offlce = Why, they tal & & a amount of money, thrlving husiness when hie was here, too, waa very badly managed. of whiskv-frauds nowadaysj but, the distillers USED TO PAY JUST WIIAT THEY PLEABED. Half of them did not pn( at all. Whisky was selling at 10 centa a paliun leas than the Goy ermment tax. The distillers who wanted to run openly would send a few barrels to the hond- ed wirchouse once fn a while, just to keep appearances, and eive it to anybody who would .}vuy the tax on it and take it out of bond, *Old i1 ' shut down on two or three of them who did that, telllng then that it was evident they were Josing money, and be did it for thelr own good. 1 suppose the real reason was, that they d/d not *come down.' Then same of * his depu- ties colleeten money, and never turned it over.” I In?uln‘d what was tha reason that Steedman and his deputles were not prosecuted eriminally, and sent to the Penitentlary, “i aurposc they would ‘be now, safd lhe, 4 hut, at that tine, they were not 8o particular, The men who were recently sent from hers to tlie West Virginla Penitentlary were less fiumy than they, The oficers under a Republlcun Admiuisiration are MORE EXACTINO TIHAN UNDER A DEMOCRATIC in those tm¢ ONE, Now, Stcedman used to take money out of lis enrrent coliectlons to pay the expenses of his offfce with, Tiat, you know, {8 considered 8_great crime. He used to pive orders to tie ‘Steedman Guards' and ‘Knights’ on the bonded warchoures for whisky, whith the ‘Guards' and ‘Knights’ used to drink. That was very risky business, tvo. Nowadays such work would nut do.” My informant war by no means o willing wit- ness. He sald: “1 “don't care to say much about *01d Jim.! He and I were good Tricnds. But these things were notorfous, und anybudy who knows anything about him CAN TELL YOU A8 MUCH." Buch I8 the character of the last bateh of Democratic Federal ofticers in this eity. They were in oflice but u short time, but thele namces have remalned on the lst of delinquents for mauy years,—£o long, in fact, that they have almost forgotten it themselves, and, as’ln the case of “0Id Jiin ' Steedman, are gl Pricsts in the toner tendple of the party whose watehe word is “Tilden, Hondricks, atid llciuru'l." WILLIAM M. SPRINGER. 1118 CONNECTION WITH OUNt VENEZURLAN CLAINS, v the Editor of The Tribune. 87. Lovis, Sept. 20.—~I learn by recent press- dlspatehes that Mr. Willlam M, Bpringer, of the Springtield (I1l.) District, has bLeen circulating among the Grangers in Indiang, aud vouching for the good character of Gov. Tilden, This is kind of Mr. Springer, but who will vouch for the Springficld Representativel The veraclous Times, of Chicago, I understand, vouches for bin frequently, 1t says he “is the champlon investigator,’ and gives him pretty and comnpli- mentary names infufinite variety, Butit docsu’t do the great man justice, after all§ ond, with permission of Tie Trisuxe, I will volunteer a chapter of specific testimony, in which tho graces of mind, greatness of futellect, and fra- grance of character generally, of this *chnm- plon,” wiil stand right out, Mke heads of pur- splration on the brow of Vulcan., Inhis talk to the Terre Haute lusbandmen, I ece that Mr. Springer referred to his illustrious predecessors, Dougias and Lincoln, and, with modesty which was really uncalled-for, admitted himseclf feeble in comparieon with them, but he very promptly ond properly mollifled the palnful shock such admission must hove given his hearcrs, with the declaration that ho “could still return tohls constituents with the assurance that he bhad done his level hest.” Now, I charge it upon the Zimes, and upon the honorable Representative himself, that nelther of them, nor both of them, do the subject of his individual sweetness justice; thoupgh I frankly admit they give publlc ecre- dulity about as severe & strain us tholr twin rep- utatlons for rellabllity could possibly give. I do uot infer that the gentleman from Spring- ficld is travellng now npon the reputation mada in cotton-tranadctions, but that he_fs pluming himself upon his recent success s investigator; so I will procced to the examination of that aubject. Iwlll first strike IS NIOAD TO JNVESTIOATION, Early In May lust, 8 press-dispateh announced that one Hirmn W, Johnson, for and in behalf of Venczuela, had petitioned the Committee on Forclgn Aflairs to interfere nud preyvent the disbursements to the scveral claimants of fn- atallments held By the Unfted States, and now due on account of awards made by the Mixed Commission orgunized under un Internatlonul treaty made bettween and ratified by the United States Government and the "Government of Venezucla, In the vear 1866 havo been unable, however, to find any note of this petition in the Congressional fLlecord, and cnnnot expluin by what authority ft came to be consfd- ered by the Committee on Foreign Affufrs, sud tho matter of complaint made the baslsof a resolution which afterwards passed the House The House received a messago from the Presi- dent dn Mareh, referring to the Venczuclan aflalr, which was enbstantlally as follows: 1am bappy to snnounce that the Government of Venezueln has, upon further consideration, prace tically abandoned its objectlion to pay to the United States that share of [ts ravenue which some years since it allotted toward the extluguishment of the clalms of forcignors gencrally, Under dato of Maret 97, thero also appears record of a reaolution intridueed in the Senate by Mr. Jones, of Florlda, enlling upon the Seee retary of State for information us to how much money, {f nn}' there {3 in the funds of his De- partoient, pai Al by the Government of Venezu- ¢lu on nceount of the awards of the Mixed Comimnisslon between the United Siwtes and Venezuels, The message of the President gnd reply to the Benalo fnquiry wers re- ferred to"the Committes on Forelgn Affalrs, and by {t to a sub-committes of its own, com- (uflud of Mr. Williun M. Bpringer of Iflinois Chairman), Mr. Falkner of Weast Virginla, and Mouroe of Ohio. Bubscquently, and a day or two biefore the adjournment of Congress, presss dispatehes sunouneed that Mr, Bprm;i-:r'n Com- mittee bad reported, but that the louse et away conslderable portlons of thu repurt (cspe- clally that part which referred to ex-Mindater Orth, of Indinus) before consenting that it should go toprint, Tho report was supple- mented by a so-called JOINT REZOLUTION WITH IEEAMBLE, as follows: n view of tho Isct that this session of Congreas witl soon adjourn, and that dainite and final legls- latlon upon the subject canuot bo effected at this scasion, your Committee recummend the Jmulun of the following joint resolution, suspending all furtber ({nymnnu )y the Secretary of State to hold- ers of Venezuelan certlilcates, und withholding further demands ubon Venczucels for further pay- ments until the 4th of March next, or uutil furthvr legiulation bg Congress; lfmah.m. the Senute ana Houssof Representas tires of the United States of dmericd, in Congress assembled, That the President of tho United Stated 18 hereby requested to withhold further de- mands - upon thy Covernuwnt of Vene- zucla on uccount of thu awards of the Mixed Commission of Aprll 25, 1500, uutll the 4th of March, 1877; and tie Socretary of Stato s nuthorized and directed to suspend all further ayments to noders of certlficates awarded by aid gll’;ud Comnilssion, until said time, unless Con- gress whal) otherwise dlroct. Appended to theso resolutions are notcsas follows; o il The undersigned concurs in the conclusions reached by Ihu‘:‘nuxlnlncu n repurd to the fraudu- lent character of the clajma decided by the umpire, und (a0 the dfvapproval of the conduct of the Unite ttates Commissiuner; but 18 not prepared, with present opportunitics for examination, (o adopt all he fncldental statements aud K‘I’plnlflnl of the re. port. Axzs MONKOE, "o underaigned members of tho Commitice on Fpreign Atlaire concur in the foregoling resolution; but, in view of the fact that the testioiony taken by the sub-committee has not sll been‘pllmad.luu not yet been submitted to the Counmittee, and o {ucowplete, and that the (iwo atforded for exame. ination of the queations involved hus been Huited, llu;{ do not wikh to commlt themselves to all the tiudings, deductions, aud propositiuny contalned o the repurt, % l'l ll'lu'xmc. . P, Baxnke, Iu further tell!mo:s to the able charucter of the work aecomplished by ‘PR CHAMPION INVESTIGATOR,” and of the heanyy avproval {f met from other | wisslon. snd who bad -+ dinpife affer { ne, PRICE FIVE CENTS, t thersof the Committee, and from his cols 2y in the House, I quote from the discus~ '™ alch followed the reading of the report. &2 g other things, the Hon. John A, Kuason, 18, 8ald: re Is unother difficulty, to which 1 bheg to enll sion hefor the gentloman from Iilinols (Mr. o er) takes the ffuor, Arbitratlons of this sork ~5 as last peaceful reaort of natlons; and, so far 5 -fiuq tnow, We have never, In tho history of thie stry, allowed a Government which ‘had cone «cd’ta an arbitration to withdraw from ita re. A prior to the execution of the duties and ol & lona impaascd by the nebiteation, and tu denonnce 2 fnding of that nrbitration. I fear anything el may be constrited Into n precedent In” favor the right of ln{ one natlon Lo assort now grounds he clalins have been settlod by this final peacetul resost, Mr. Banks, of Massachusetts, whose explana tlous on signing the resofution we have alrendy peruscd, with many other polnts, in discusslog submitted as follows: ‘Thero are two things to wwhich T object In thia »e. {mn as presented to the [louse, In the firat piace, hifs foInt rewolution §a suspensory; practically i8 auspensory of judgment,—a suspeuafun of evle dence,—a suspension for conalderation, for thne, for better obportunityffor taking tostimony, Thi Teport, on the contrary, reasons upon the gronnd that this is & concluded, absolute fact upon whick this statement in bared. And, 80 faras one of the tembers of the Committee, 1 dissent abrolutely frow that part of the report, The testimony in not not considored it. "It has Nt been agreed upon by the Committee, nor dothe conclusions which the Commitice report have any felation whatever to the report itaclf, This Is ths objectlon I make to it. notlier remark I inay perhaps be justificd is making, for it will notaifect the judgment of the Houne, I8 8 to the attitude in which we nre placed on this question, The Hoase of Hepresenintives in treating with the Guvernment of Veowzucls df- fectly, us if thy House of Represcntatives were an . independent Government, equal in statlon and rank with the Government of Venezucia, Whate ever we do in regard 1o Venezuela ought to be dons on represcntation by that Government to thy Gov- ernment of the United States, And we ought not to coneider ourscives authorlzed, under the Consti tutlon, to treat with the Government of Venczuela, to hiear her counsel, Lo recelve her ofll a8 wits neaxes beforo ne, and to take their judgment on these relutlons; and atlil Jess ought we to blight the reputation und good nome of any citizen, upon any such Indircct transuct.on aa thats The above is a brief outline of TUE STOCK IN TRADD which Mr, Springes {3 now using as polith cal capital awmon the Grangers. For this Serfumphy” the Times uccordshim the * chame plonship? among Investipators. But that the reader may cleurly underatami the ground he must go over to reach that which, under the manipulntiuns of Mr, sr(m',:ur, has been made Lo appear to that Investigntoras a elguntic fraud, and which, through big counivanees, has heeo stercotyped in certaln suborned newspapers ar the “ Venczuelan Cinfins Swindle," I will make a few statements in review, The Republic of Venezueln hecame Indebted to citizens of tho United States lu sums whick eregated $4,693,273.31, The indebteducss had its source In supplics furnlahed Venezueln In her struggles for fnde. pendences {o sefzures and spoliatiuns; i violn: tion of coutracta; and i aets of outruge and murder, Many nucmru had been made by our Gow crnmient to collect these claims through the di rect effurts of our Mintsters to that country, but they were without avall, and finally Venezuela consented to submit all the clalms In question to a Mlxed Conunlseion, Lo consist of one Com- missloner, to be appointed by each respective Government, and these w choose an Umplre ta decide upon_cluims upon which the Cummis- sloners could not agree,—the chooslng of an Umpire, iu casc the Comnmlssioners werc urable to ageree upon a cholee, to be made by the rest- dent Minister in \Vnshh:gwu, cither of Switzer- lapd or Russla, ‘This Cummission, under eolemn treaty, met at Caracas, the capital of Venczueln. As pro- vided for, the Umpire was sefected by the Itus. sinn_Ambassador. The Cominission examined all the claitns pending, and passed upon them determined the amounta to_ be awarded, Issue the certificates therefor, sudthen reported, each Commissioner to his respective Governmeat, and recelved, each from his respective Govern- ment, unqualified spproval. v Buch, In briet, Ic the ISTORY OF THE MATTER a8 an International affair, The wearying steps taken by the United States Commissloner it 1s not neceesary to review here in order to clearly compreticnd the present status of this Inyestigi- tion, due, presumptively, to the fact that n Venozuelan emissury. overleaped onr State Departnient, and pouticed down with his budget which had been branded with the seal of con- leinuation by the Stato Department on a pres vlous oceaslon) Into the midst of a so-called sub~ committee of the Congressof the United States. Tho work of the Comnlssion was accomplished exactly aecordIng ' to trealy, or as nearto tha terms, ot every siep, as Venezucla's carping and prevarieation rondered possible. The selection of the Umpire was no exception to the rule in any form, and his actlois, being & part of the Corntnission work, recelved full sauction and ratifieation. This is all matter of record. Lettha Veneruelan Commlssioner with whom the worle of the Commission wos closed, S8enor Villafane, be quoted fn proof of this, Atthe conclusion of the work of the Commission, Villafaue eube mitted a full report. to his Government, In uluding to the character of the Commission, he aald that ¢ In no instance could he observe any- thing retlecting upon the fntegrity of the Com- missfon, or any member of the Commisston, or In uny wlse detrimental to the interests of Ven- czueln; for, had hio observed (n any Instanee any such fluw, he should have at once resigned and broken up the Commisston,’ Cousiderine this tnatter, then, from the stand- point of {ts completeness, and its entire upprov- ul by both Governments partics to {t, it §s plain as duy that the exceptlons urged by Venczueln are the results practically of ufter-thought; and that to the first and (to the present Congress und our Government) TAE MOIT IMPORTANT QUEITION 18, How comes this matter before Congress in its present shape! As to the constitutinnality of the etep, the Supreme Court of the United States has u word to say. This Court, when examining the effects of ‘a flnding by the Com- missloners under the treaty wade with Spalu, April 20, 1523, declares: ‘I'ic object of the treaty was to fnveat tho Com- mivsionors with full authorlty to receive, examing, and decide upon the amount und validity of the as- serted clalins for damuges and injuries.” Thelr do- cislon, within the scope of this “authorlty, is con~ cliatvo and final, 1} they pronounce tno clalim vulld or invalld: §f they uscertain the omount, — cheir award in the premises [s not re-cxaminable; the partivs ust ablde by It, as tho decrec of a competent Court of exclusive juriadiction. A re- {cclctl clufm eaznot be brought “agaln under roviow n any judicial tribunal. An_amount once fixed {3 a dnul dscertainment of the damages or injury. ‘Tho Court of Clalms, discussing the effect of a deefsion madoe by the same Cornmission abova raferred ta, sud aiter quotln{: the authority above cited, with others, remurks: ‘These precedents are vo full and polnted that, In aur judgment, they authoritatively rulo tho cnse. However erroncoud the declolon, upon whatever mistuke af fact or law it was hased, whatever hurd- ships or Injustico It Indicts, give 28 ne right, and cunfer 1o puwer, to reupen and oxawino the ques- tlon, In our u&»lnluu it 18 1iko any other nuttor 1 that' s been sinally Judiclally decided by a come petent court, 1t closes the coutrovorsy, and, howuver injured or dissatlsfied any party may bo, there csn bo no redresa In any othor tribunal, But hiere we are forced to the conviction that the Supreme Court of the United - 8tutes, and the Court of Clahing, had both fallen into error on this polut. The *champlon " fnvestigator, tho Hou, Mr, Springer, from’ 8pringiield, comes along, und DHUSILES TUEIR PINDINGS AND RULINGS AWAY with bardly a pretenso of real close rcasoning, And now we hear of hiin bounding from stumy tostump in Indiang, vouching for the charnn ter of Mr, idden, Ho reminds i hearers thot ho “returus to his con- stitucuta with the assurauce that be has done his level -best.,” “When his constituents shull have become fully informed of the detalls of the work he boaats as his % level best ! (as ul soma time not fur distant !"r"{ belleve they will becone informed), theywill have greater reasons than ab present to inarvel at the pro- fundity of the * champion's' assurauce. In whatever olge the Hon. Mr. Springer may be deflelent, tn assurance ho §s certalnly no banke rupt, Let him be frank fn alluding'to that en- dowment,—he cau never overcstimate {ts bulk ile may return to his constituents as ofteu as bo may need, vith his assurauce, aud exposs himaclf to all possible lossea by the way, and then he will bave enough to hoast of on bfs lust return, Hocan travel anywhere on his assure snce. Mr. Sl)rlnger says ho ** has done his level best.” 1 would fuquire; Does he Hnd oppor- tunity for hls * luvel best™ in assumiug, as Chalrtnan of a sub-committee in Congress, the partof a pettyfogging pleader fora Uuvernment cudtnv'ormg 0 break up o solewsn International treaty Does ke do bis **level best' fn turning & com- mittoe futo a court of inquiaition, to himsclt in- sult and mbuse a gentleman who had been honored by his Guvernment with au mportaut reeeived tha Sl aps